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quickdrawmcgraw	Posted: November 04, 2009 11:24 am
Raging Sledgeaholic Group: Members Posts: 3146 Member No.: 632 Joined: March 07, 2007	People who let other people look after their money - what are they thinking? -------------------- God is great. Beer is good. People are crazy.

no hippies	Posted: November 04, 2009 04:18 pm
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Posted: November 05, 2009 10:06 am

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Numbers Guy Carl Bialik commented on Arnold Schwarzenegger's acrostic "f--k you" message in today's WALL STREET JOURNAL:

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In the 1990s, researchers said they had discovered codes in the Bible. Skeptics claim that such coded messages are purely random, and one Bible-code skeptic says that examining the King James translation of the Bible for coded messages with letters spaced at equal intervals in the code turns up such messages as "get lost," "go to hell," "you loser," and "I hate you."

quickdrawmcgraw	Posted: November 05, 2009 04:30 pm
Raging Sledgeaholic Group: Members Posts: 3146 Member No.: 632 Joined: March 07, 2007	There are a lot of words in the bible. Also, unless you are talking about a version that is in it's original language, it's difficult to see how someone with no knowledge of English could write something that would contain "codes" when translated into English. I have to conclude that such claims are mostly, if not completely, hoaxes. On the other hand the Governor's letter doesn't have that many words in it. I've looked at the problem from a couple of different angles - for instance what is the probability of seven letters turning up in that order from the complete set of 26? And what is the liklihood that seven words starting with those particular letters occur in that particular order? In each case I get similar looking answers, although I have not been able to replicate exactly the odds quoted in the original post. It's important to remember though that simply because something is unlikely, that is entirely different from saying it couldn't happen. So it is possible that the whole thing is coincidence. -------------------- God is great. Beer is good. People are crazy.

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Posted: November 20, 2009 03:25 pm

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You've got to love the Aussies:

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Driver gets lost for eight hours

An 81-year-old Australian who got lost while on his way shopping--ending up almost 600 kilometres away--told police he failed to stop because he "liked to drive."

Eric Steward left to buy a newspaper, but after taking a wrong turn on the highway, he drove for more than eight hours before stopping police to ask for directions.

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Piano_Man_Sledgehead	Posted: November 20, 2009 08:23 pm
Stark Raving Mad Sledgeaholic Group: Members Posts: 5338 Member No.: 289 Joined: April 10, 2005	quick, Now that is just tooo funny! LOL! Piano Man Sledgehead -------------------- HAMMER-Look, the only way to fight criminals is to be, you know, wilder than they're. That's my method. TRUNK -I feel a migraine coming on. There's...There's a migraine here. HAMMER-Captain, I feel that the reason you keep getting these headaches is that your neck is outta line. What you need is a chiropractic adjustment. TRUNK-Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhh! TRUNK-Hammer! You sadistic... TRUNK-depraved, bloodthirsty barbaric! HAMMER-Is that why you called me in here to shower me with compliments?

quickdrawmcgraw	Posted: November 26, 2009 12:45 pm
Raging Sledgeaholic Group: Members Posts: 3146 Member No.: 632 Joined: March 07, 2007	The story actually reminded me of something we heard when we were in Australia. Supposedly this guy was taking his (out of country) fiancee to meet his parents. She had asked how far away they lived and was told "about a day's drive". Many of the Aussies we met actually talk about distance this way - not in miles but in the time it takes to get there. After about 8 hours of driving, she started to think they must be getting close, and asked that perennial traveler's question "Are we there yet?" This resulted in instantly raised eyebrows - to him "a day's drive" meant the full day - 24 hours - they weren't even half way yet. So the idea that someone might drive for eight hours without actually getting anywhere isn't completely rediculous, but to get a newspaper ...? -------------------- God is great. Beer is good. People are crazy.

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Posted: November 27, 2009 03:51 pm

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I've shortened this up a bit, but it still captures a couple of key points.

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Calm mom watched carjack fail
Handed over keys; stick stymied thief
By: Gabrielle Giroday

27/11/2009 1:00 AM | Comments: 16

Dawn�s stick shift foiled a would-be carjacker. (BORIS.MINKEVICH@FREEPRESS.MB.CA)

She was heading home after a busy night leading Girl Guides through a badge ceremony.

Little did the 39-year-old woman know she would need to confront a shotgun-wielding carjacker who would point his weapon at her as she stepped out of her car.

But the self-described "mother bear" didn't scare easily, especially with her seven- and 12-year-old daughters still in the vehicle.

When the would-be carjacker told her to hand over her keys, she did. She calmly asked him if he could drive a standard vehicle.

Then the unexpected happened. The man, whose driving abilities were apparently restricted to automatic transmissions, tossed the keys back, apologized and ran down a back lane.

One more good reason to ... ah ... stick with a standard.

This post has been edited by quickdrawmcgraw on November 27, 2009 03:53 pm

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Piano_Man_Sledgehead	Posted: November 27, 2009 05:06 pm
Stark Raving Mad Sledgeaholic Group: Members Posts: 5338 Member No.: 289 Joined: April 10, 2005	Quick, Glad she got away from that creep! Piano Man Sledgehead -------------------- HAMMER-Look, the only way to fight criminals is to be, you know, wilder than they're. That's my method. TRUNK -I feel a migraine coming on. There's...There's a migraine here. HAMMER-Captain, I feel that the reason you keep getting these headaches is that your neck is outta line. What you need is a chiropractic adjustment. TRUNK-Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhh! TRUNK-Hammer! You sadistic... TRUNK-depraved, bloodthirsty barbaric! HAMMER-Is that why you called me in here to shower me with compliments?

Replicant	Posted: December 03, 2009 10:55 am
Raging Sledgeaholic Group: Moderator Posts: 4612 Member No.: 114 Joined: August 01, 2004	Denver voters will be voting on a ballot initiative to approve a welcoming panel for extraterrestrials. Here's a link: http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-wor...0,6337583.story This is another example of wasting government money on stupid projects, but at least it does provide a few laughs.

quickdrawmcgraw	Posted: December 03, 2009 11:05 am
Raging Sledgeaholic Group: Members Posts: 3146 Member No.: 632 Joined: March 07, 2007	Not to be outdone, the small northern Alberta town of St Paul has had a flying saucer landing pad since 1967. It was built as a "tourist attraction", but there was no word on their target demographic. http://www.canadacool.com/COOLFACTS/ALBERT...LandingPad.html -------------------- God is great. Beer is good. People are crazy.

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Posted: December 03, 2009 12:08 pm

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The mind boggles at the potential investment opportunities:

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Somali sea gangs lure investors at pirate lair
Tue Dec 1, 2009 2:44pm EST
By Mohamed Ahmed

HARADHEERE, Somalia (Reuters) - In Somalia's main pirate lair of Haradheere, the sea gangs have set up a cooperative to fund their hijackings offshore, a sort of stock exchange meets criminal syndicate.

It is a lucrative business that has drawn financiers from the Somali diaspora and other nations -- and now the gangs in Haradheere have set up an exchange to manage their investments.

One wealthy former pirate named Mohammed took Reuters around the small facility and said it had proved to be an important way for the pirates to win support from the local community for their operations, despite the dangers involved.

"Four months ago, during the monsoon rains, we decided to set up this stock exchange. We started with 15 'maritime companies' and now we are hosting 72. Ten of them have so far been successful at hijacking," Mohammed said.

"The shares are open to all and everybody can take part, whether personally at sea or on land by providing cash, weapons or useful materials ... we've made piracy a community activity."

Haradheere's "stock exchange" is open 24 hours a day and serves as a bustling focal point for the town. As well as investors, sobbing wives and mothers often turn up there seeking news of male relatives missing in action.

Every week, Mohammed said, gang members and equipment were lost to the sea. But he said the pirates were not deterred.

"Ransoms have even increased in recent months from between $2-3 million to $4 million because of the increased number of shareholders and the risks," he said.

Piracy investor Sahra Ibrahim, a 22-year-old divorcee, was lined up with others waiting for her cut of a ransom pay-out after one of the gangs freed a Spanish tuna fishing vessel.

"I am waiting for my share after I contributed a rocket-propelled grenade for the operation," she said, adding that she got the weapon from her ex-husband in alimony.

"I am really happy and lucky. I have made $75,000 in only 38 days since I joined the 'company'."

(Writing by Daniel Wallis; Editing by Jon Boyle)

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Piano_Man_Sledgehead	Posted: December 03, 2009 03:47 pm
Stark Raving Mad Sledgeaholic Group: Members Posts: 5338 Member No.: 289 Joined: April 10, 2005	Rep, that indeed is very funny! Piano Man Sledgehead -------------------- HAMMER-Look, the only way to fight criminals is to be, you know, wilder than they're. That's my method. TRUNK -I feel a migraine coming on. There's...There's a migraine here. HAMMER-Captain, I feel that the reason you keep getting these headaches is that your neck is outta line. What you need is a chiropractic adjustment. TRUNK-Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhh! TRUNK-Hammer! You sadistic... TRUNK-depraved, bloodthirsty barbaric! HAMMER-Is that why you called me in here to shower me with compliments?

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