Daily Archives: February 8, 2004

StrongBad in my Video Aggregator

We have just discovered, thanks to Jay McCarthy, StrongBad, a hero of mythic proportions. How we ever got along without him we’ll never know! Actually, he is one of a number of histerical characters, games and videos over at homestarrunner.com. … Continue reading

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Texas Rules

DALLAS (Reuters) – An East Texas woman struck oil a strange way when she came home to find her toilet gushing with the bubblin’ crude. Liela LeTourneau returned from her work as a nurse on Monday to find oil gushing … Continue reading

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Absolute Last Posting on Janet Jackson

Did anone else notice that they forced Vividblurry.com to take down the Money Shots of Janet Jackson’s breast. My God, woman, you bared that breast in front of the largest television audience of the year, 100,000 screaming fans live and … Continue reading

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Endangered Cultures

One of the “truisms” of Cultural Anthropology is that in an encounter between two cultures, the more “aggressive” and “dynamic” culture will inevitably swamp and dominate the more passive partner. Does this mean that smaller, pastoral or steady-state cultures are … Continue reading

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Swamp Buggy Nation

Here’s something else the Dowbrigade has always had a hankering to try… It’s called swamp buggy racing, a fuel-powered homage to the days when hunters prepared for the start of the fall season by showing off their latest buggies, motorized … Continue reading

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Subway Attack Spooks Moscovites

The Dowbrigade has always wanted to check out the Moscow subway system, which has the coolest Subway Map we have seen. After last week’s subway terrorist attack by Chechen separatists which killed 39, we’re not too sure….. MOSCOW — As … Continue reading

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