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The street legal VW Beetle with JETPACK!


Posted in Cool by Dan | 2 Comments

Here's one sure way to beat traffic, attach a jet engine to the back of your VW Beetle. This $250,000 mod still is perfectly street-legal VW, even with California's ...

Steven Colbert at the White House


Posted in AV, Politics by Dan | 13 Comments

I don't think he should be expecting another invite soon. I don't seem to understand why the politicians didn't seem to laugh, but I feel one killer of an ...

At least this extra credit allowed the students pants to stay on


Posted in Stupid by Dan | 1 Comment

In Florida a teacher was suspended for five days without pay after offering students extra credit for bringing in paper cups from Wendy's that he could cash in for a ...

The Brick Testament


Posted in Entertainment, Random by Derek | 2 Comments

Religious beliefs mixed with recognizeable toys [Lego bricks]. The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith recreated a picture story of sorts depicting the events of the bible using colorful plastic bricks. Religious ...

Guess what Microsoft employees use for “Search”


Posted in Cool, Entertainment, Tech by Derek | 6 Comments

Surprisingly, most search queries originating from the '98052' zip code - Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA for those that don't know - use Google. Whodathunk huh? A staggering 66.7% of search ...

Verizon to charge you if you dialup


Posted in Stupid by Dan | 3 Comments

The US Court of Appeals in Boston ruled April 11 that Verizon Communications Inc. can charge per-minute fees for calls to local numbers that dial-up users need to connect to ...

Now thats some bandwith bill!


Posted in Tech by Dan | 6 Comments

Youtube is spending roughly $1 million per month, equating to 200 terabytes per day of pure nonsense. Thats INSANITY!!!! Read More

Mexico: Drugs are no different than bubble gum


Posted in Politics, Stupid by Derek | 16 Comments

Or at least that's the impression I get after discovering that there is nothing illegal about having small quantities of cocaine, heroine, and marijunana. Mexico's Congress on Friday approved a bill ...

USB Turntable


Posted in Tech by Dan | 4 Comments

Ahhhhh, the classic vinyl! Remember those? You know what DJ's used to use, and was the primary listening medium before 8-Tracks. I think anyone over the age of 40 ...

Disney’s venereal disease video education?


Posted in AV, Random, Stupid by Derek | 7 Comments

Something tells me that this clip will never be on the shelf next to Snow White or Lion King. Classic video education at its finest.

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