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Judy Shepard's capacity to forgive amazes me
On this day in 1998, a 21yr old college student from Wyoming named Matthew Shepard was found by a passing cyclist, tied to a fence and in a coma after having been robbed, tortured, and severely beaten. He died in a Colorado hospital five days later, having never regained consciousness.
His attackers, Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson, were ( Read more... ) -
Anyone for Robin Williams?
I have a friend who has an excellent pair of center orchestra tickets for next week's Robin Williams show in Louisville on Tuesday October 6th at 8pm, which she now cannot use because she has to go home to Michigan for a funeral ( Read more... ) -
What do you look for in a potential mate?
Alright, this is a bizarre "match" question I just got on OKCupid:
When birds stand on power lines and don't get hurt, it's most likely because of:- Good timing; they only land between calls
- Body materials that are insulated from current
- Not touching anything else at the same time
- They do get hurt; they just express it poorly
How would your ( Read more... ) - Good timing; they only land between calls
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Best Cover Tunes
This occurred to me driving to work on Friday, so here's a meme I made up. Posted here from Facebook after reading a post about cover songs that queensheba made this morning.
Unlike movies, where the book is usually better, sometimes a cover of a song equals - or outshines - its original. If you can, share 15 cover songs you really dig, as well as who sang ( Read more... ) -
I don't get it. Srsly.
Dear NBC ( Read more... ) -
Overreaction at its finest
Hilarity Via georgiamagnolia
I am one of those "passionate" people he mentions at the end... but seriously. Someone THAT Teflon-brained? I'd have read ALL the emails and ditched them afterward, too.
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QotD
I feel like crap today, but Cathy is awesome - even when frustrated, she makes me LOL...
"Ants keep invading my kitchen and congregating in the sugar bowl. Which results in me stirring my tea and watching black limbs floating around in my teacup. Fuck off ants, I'm not interested in your bullshit. And nevermind evacuating the sugar bowl and ( Read more... ) -
QotD
"That's what I love about Torchwood. By day, you're chasing the scum of the universe. Come the night, you're the wedding fairy."
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Nerdgasm
At the 5 min mark, I squeed so loud I think I scared the guy outside getting into his car.
Much thanks to layla_aaron for the sex dream fuel ;)
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