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Submitted by enpen on Fri, 10/26/2007 - 10:53pm.

2007 new year resolution

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Submitted by Sarah on Fri, 10/26/2007 - 8:20pm.

This ever growing list is currently making the rounds of myspace world (thanks Olymp-ian for tip). I figure we can surely join in. Oh and don't blame me for anything here, including language choices. What can you add to this list?

*It is and forever will be the AM/PM, not the Shell
*If your party gets busted, the cops just make everyone go home
*You climb water towers for fun :)
*when u live at jack in the box and stiill have trouble ordering when ur fucked up...
*Regardless of being drunk, ride rides at Lakefair, hurl after getting off, then get drunk again later.
*You know every person that works the door and you get into shows for free.
*At least four of your friends have "Olympia" tattoos and you know that they're all going to remain true until they die.
*Claim you are from a bigger city, and just can't stand the Big City attitude, when everybody knows you moved here from Shelton, and despite being 24, have only been to Seattle twice; with your Mother.
*You know what someone means when they say: BroHo, Mark, Reef, House of Doom, Voyeur, PBR, Oly stubby, RTR

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Submitted by stevenl on Fri, 10/26/2007 - 8:05pm.

There. I said it. Out loud. I'll say it again just to show I am not afraid.

"The orange penguin ate the United States Constitution."

Yes, of course there will be severe consequences for saying this in print. But I've now hit the point where the truth must be told. The orange penguin ate it when no one was looking, since it hasn't really been used in awhile and everyone seemed to be ignoring it. Remember, don't kill the one who delivers the message. I'm just sayin'.

Oh. And that Constitution that tourists see in Washington DC? Not the real thing. It's a 1969 American Opinion Bookstore replica. When it all hits the fan in mainstream press, remember you read it here first, kids.

And if you see any orange penguins, just back away. They are not very nice.

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Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Fri, 10/26/2007 - 5:42pm.

I'm not experiencing difficulty with posting any longer.

I shall leave my blog address link off.

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Submitted by Rob Richards on Fri, 10/26/2007 - 3:15pm.
Some guy interrupted President Clinton while giving a speech for his wife's campaign.

It's on CNN.

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Submitted by Rob Richards on Fri, 10/26/2007 - 2:57pm.
I've been thinking about some of my reactions to people of late and see that I've taken a huge turn toward what I used to dislike about blogs. I've been quick to pick a fight, while criticizing others for the same behavior. I do remember a time when I was more focused on conversation and less on confrontation. I've decided that I want to return to that. I am now focusing on being present and aware of the things that I type and how they might be taken. My goal is to do this without compromising my principles, but to express my principles in a way that would make people more open to hearing about them. I see that my vitriol does nothing but solidify bad stereotypes that people hold about some of my beliefs, and that I'm doing myself, and my values, a disservice by being caustic or "mean", as I was recently accused of being. That's all, I'm just going to try to be nicer.
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Submitted by Tschida on Fri, 10/26/2007 - 12:02pm.

I found this at another blog I go to often. I am posting it because from time to time the Israeli/Palestinian issue is raised here, and I wanted to offer a different point of view. "David Horowitz showed up at Emory University last night to speak at an event for Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week. Horowitz’s speech was to highlight the many atrocities committed globally (murdering gays, honor killings, sexual mutilation and outright terrorism) in the name of Islam." The entire blog entry is linked here, There is a YouTube video of the auditorium full of liberals making sure everyone can excursive >their freedom of speech.

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Submitted by Rob Richards on Fri, 10/26/2007 - 10:00am.
October 25, 2007
State of the Art

Apple Offers New Goodies in Leopard System

If you’re a computer company, what on earth do you add to the sixth annual version of your operating system?

It’s not as though there are any glaring holes left. Nobody is still crying out for a better way to organize photos.

That’s the challenge that Apple faced in developing Mac OS X 10.5, code-named Leopard, which goes on sale tomorrow after a four-month delay. Price: $110 online, $190 for a family pack, or free on a new Mac. As Steve Jobs points out, for that money, “everyone gets the Ultimate version.” (That’s a swipe at Microsoft, which sells Windows Vista in at least five versions costing as much as $330 for the Ultimate).

Microsoft had it a little easier with Vista, because everybody knew what Windows needed: better security. Maybe Mac OS X is harder to hack, or maybe the virus writers consider the Mac’s 8 percent market share too piddling to bother with. But in its six years, Mac OS X hasn’t experienced a single virus outbreak or spyware infestation.

So Apple’s mission in Leopard was to make us aware of needs we never knew we had — something Apple is usually good at.

 

Read more about it
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Submitted by Rick on Fri, 10/26/2007 - 8:55am.

It seems that the author of the announcement of the BINN event deleted the post last night. This was possible because of an oversight on my part (allowing users to delete events). It is disappointing because it interrupted a lively debate that was occurring.

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