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hero: A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life
Here are some experiences of Iraqis while voting.
Ali:
As I got out it was still early and I saw no one on the streets but as I got near to the voting center I [...]

Another joke from everyone’s favorite genre of humor.
A blonde woman was speeding down the road in her little red sports car and was pulled over by a woman police officer, who was also a blonde. The cop asked to see the blonde’s driver’s license. She dug through her purse and was getting progressively more agitated. [...]

As they say, you just can’t make this stuff up.
This ad is courtesy of Smith’s, a grocery store here in Provo, Utah.
Perhaps there were complaints from some Provo High students as to the confusing price structure of 10 cent cookies.
Those pesky decimal points are so hard to move around!

calculate how much money you’ll get back when you retire. you’ll need a box of tissues, sucker.
for what i really think about social security, read this.
hat tip to the heritage foundation and to gopbloggers

how’s this for evidence of a conservative mandate: about 115 million people voted for right-leaning presidential candidates in the last election. according to politicalcompass.org (as well as many insightful political commentators) john kerry was running as a republican. fortunately for america, slightly over 50% of the people could tell he was [...]

Here’s a funny video of current Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer back in the 1980’s pitching Windows 1.0
Although not aired on TV apparently, it was made for Microsoft employees.

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Many thanks go to the Spanish blog tintachina for providing this code to bloggers everywhere.

the most courageous play you will ever see in a hockey game is a defender diving in front of an opposing player’s slapshot to prevent that puck from getting near his team’s goal mouth. in the professional leagues, the hard, dense projectile has been clocked at speeds over 100 miles an hour.
acknowledging [...]

a petition won’t stop ashlee if there are enough 13 year olds still watching her show and buying her CDs to make the ashlee simpson juggernaut profitable. however, signing the petition may show the snake oil salesmen (geffen records execs and simpson’s father) that they need to stop forcing her upon us elsewhere–like SNL and [...]

IMDB has a list of memorable quotes from napoleon dynamite. my favorite interactions in the movie are between (1) napoleon and uncle rico (2) kip and anyone (3) uncle rico and steak. the following is an example of 1 & 3:

Napoleon Dynamite: Grandma just called and said you’re supposed to go home.
Uncle Rico: [...]

Google, now joined by Yahoo and MSN Search, is taking steps to eliminate comment spam on this blog and all others.
In non-tech jargon, the reason that we get so many ads for pills and mortgages in our comments section is that those links help those sites appear higher in Google’s search engine. So, what [...]

This is our first (of many!) video posts. This is an ad produced in Australia, showing the birth of the average Japanese baby.
Just press play, and enjoy!

If no movie appears, click here to download Macromedia Flash Player 7.
Many thanks go to the Spanish blog tintachina for providing this code to bloggers everywhere.

like most sane, normal people, i imagined the worst when ESPN sportscenter wouldn’t even show randy moss’ “tasteless” touchdown celebration the morning after minnesota beat green bay last week. i can’t remember exactly, but i think one anchor might have said, “randy has finally gone over the edge” or something to that effect. [...]

read about it here: This Liberal: Che Guevara at BYU

Apparently some German lawmakers, seizing an opportunity provided by the outrage at Prince Harry’s wardrobe malfunction, are suggesting that there be a Europe-wide ban on Nazi insignia.
“All of Europe suffered under Nazi crimes in the past, therefore, it would be logical for Nazi symbols to be banned all over Europe,” said Silvana Koch-Merin, vice president [...]

i promised my dentist, a native of preston, idaho, that we would post this video featuring the late show’s “top ten signs you’re not the most popular guy in your high school”. napoleon dynamite (jon heder) presents the list.

and remember, kids: hygiene, tetherball, and bowhunting skills are the key to being popular with [...]