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  1. Re:Marsupials on Opossums Overrun Brooklyn, Fail To Eliminate Rats · · Score: 1

    These are not australian marsupials. The Opossum is one of the few south american marsupials (which was the original originating point of marsupials) to survive contact with placental mammals once they came across the land bridge, and instead prospored and spread north into north america...

  2. Possums are basically big marsupial rats, right? on Opossums Overrun Brooklyn, Fail To Eliminate Rats · · Score: 1

    Even if they did elminate the rats we'd still have the same problem...

  3. Re:Probrem! on Stewart and Colbert Plan Competing D.C. Rallies · · Score: 1

    You can't get your way via a bully polpot.

  4. Go for broke: Trademark Muhammad on Woman Trademarks Name and Threatens Sites Using It · · Score: 1
  5. $148? How about bicycle tech? on Toyota Adds External Speakers To Warn Pedestrians · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A playing card in the rims could do that for a lot less, and I'll wager the drag would cost less than the energy drain of the speaker system too....

  6. ICANN would regulate this, no? on Google's CEO Warns Kids Will Have to Change Names to Escape "Cyber Past" · · Score: 1

    I'm gonna start cyber-squatting on the best names...

  7. The Hurd Mentality on HP Board Sued Over Hurd Departure · · Score: 2, Funny

    They voted unanimously? That's the way I hurd it went down.

  8. Bill Belichek is behind this on Buried By The Brigade At Digg · · Score: 1

    The goal was to bury any stories accusing the Patriots of cheating or hating on Tom Brady or Randy Moss or Wes Welker, while at the same time propping up ones critical of the Jets, Dolphins, Mangini, Parcells, etc..

  9. Warning - 12v outlet not for accessories... on Creative Uses For Extra Drive Bays? · · Score: 2, Informative

    I have one of these. I charge my celphone with it using my car charger if I forgot the usb cable. However, once I needed to clean a (diferent) pc case and got the bright idea of using one of those 12v mini car vacuum cleaners. It lasted about 1.5 seconds before the PC just up and died. Fortunately no permanent damage was done. There probably was a warning about that somewhere in the discarded small print... I think the cup holder was supposed to be an ashtray actually. I use it to hold extra screws and stuff like that. The actual lighter on mine broke long ago though.

  10. They were worried about handling slopes... on Microsoft Unveils Street Slide Map UI · · Score: 3, Funny

    but I see it made the grade....

  11. "Incionceivable!" on Global Warming 'Undeniable,' Report Says · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    someone cue Mandy Patinkin

  12. The developer was given funding by... on Android Data Stealing App Downloaded By Millions · · Score: 1

    someone named "Job Stevens"

  13. Why isn't there an App for that? on Cell Phone Group Sues San Francisco Over Radiation Law · · Score: 4, Funny

    Geiger Counter app... measures cumulative REM, reminds you to switch ears to minimize overexposure of one ear, etc... it can pay for itself with built-in advertisement for treatment clinics...

  14. Only a few users' privacy was violated on Safari Privacy Bug May Be Leaking Your Data · · Score: 2, Funny

    and they are: Alan Jones, 9112 Tarquin Drive Luton New Hampshire, Bday Nov 3, 1970, SSN# 867-53-0909...
    Arthur J. Smith, 30612 Jethro Lane, Biscuitbarrelville Connecticut,
    James Walker, 26318 Adrian Telescope Road, Harpenden Maine

  15. I predict "R" apps will be susceptible to piracy on R In a Nutshell · · Score: 2, Funny

    I mean, how can they resist?

  16. Aasif Mandvi! on Matt Smith Leaving Doctor Who Already? · · Score: 1

    HIgh on the heels of his Airbender role, he could.... could... um...

  17. They should drop "Windows" from the name. on Windows Phone 7 Hits Technical Preview Milestone · · Score: 2, Interesting

    And "mobile". Hell, just called it Seven.

  18. Master Chef on First Halophile Potatoes Harvested · · Score: 4, Funny

    These potatos will be served.... by Master Chef.

  19. That's 50k unhealthy people... on Feds To Help Train 50,000 Health IT Workers · · Score: 1

    will they result in more health care than they need?

  20. Book of Jobs on Apple Offers Free Cases To Solve iPhone 4 Antenna Problems · · Score: 3, Funny

    Lets see how that metaphor works out. Steve Jobs is talking with Gates about how much one particular customer loves him, defends him on message boards to no end etc...... Gates suggests this fanboy only likes Steve and Apple because they love the phones, if that changes then they will curse him. So to prove Gates wrong, Gates takes away his reception and signal strength, but this fanboy still refuses to curse or reproach apple. Gates asks if he can have a go at making his life miserable, and Steve says go ahead so long as you don't kill him, and then all manner of problems beset him, poor face detection, at&t bundling, etc, making his life miserable. His wife and his friends all encourage him to curse Apple, but he refuses to do so.

    Steve finally has heard enough and speaks, giving a speech saying that he is not answerable to questions like other men, that he has experiences which ordinary mortals have not, and basically establishes that Steve has the right to do whatever he will with his creation, beyond reproach, and no one can question him. He then blesses the loyal apple fanboy, gives him free upgrades and a 140-year contract, and condemns his friends to windows mobile hell (althought he fanboy writes emails to Steve asking him to forgive his friends).

    Hrm. not sure I shoudl have used an apple in a biblical parallel...

  21. Easier solution on Apple Offers Free Cases To Solve iPhone 4 Antenna Problems · · Score: 4, Funny

    The phone shocks you if you hold it the wrong way.

  22. Droid X? Or Ex-Droid on Droid X Self-Destructs If You Try To Mod · · Score: 1

    You decide....

  23. Levels of accountability on Spammers Moving To Disposable Domains · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If a bar sells beer to an underage person, they get in trouble. Roll the layers back and put it on them to institute their own methods of verification or face consequences for not doing so. As it is, they practically have a vested business interest in continuing to sell them these domains.

  24. Shrimps got no reason to live? on Antidepressants In the Water Are Making Shrimp Suicidal · · Score: 1

    Randy Newman should write a song about this.

  25. Appropriate counter on Chinese News Reports the Taliban Are Training Monkey Soldiers · · Score: 1

    We need to train monkey-eating eagles, like the Phillippine Eagle and the Harpy Eagle....