Tag Archives: stupidity

Australian flag a ‘gang colour’

January 21st, 2007 – 12:41

Link and Run:Australian flag a ‘gang colour’. Wrong on so many levels.
Quick edit/add: It’s not BANNED from the festivities, but it’s ‘discouraged.’ Still wrong. And a bit snippy, too:
“Unfortunately the media reports yesterday were not quoted accurately and we must thank the participating media for wasting everybody’s time, including Prime Minister [...]

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Pizzerrias accepting pesos and getting death threats

January 12th, 2007 – 19:17

On the height of stupidity.
DALLAS — A pizza chain has been hit with death threats and hate mail after offering to accept Mexican pesos, becoming another flash point in the nation’s debate over immigrants.
“This is the United States of America, not the United States of Mexico,” one e-mail read. “Quit catering to the … illegal [...]

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It’s Saturday in the Lounge

August 12th, 2006 – 15:24

ie, “what is Ben surfing after he’s done all he’s supposed to do at work on a Saturday and can’t go home and he’s sick of watching Inspector Gadget with the volume down low?”
Background: The Lounge is Arstechnica’s “Anything goes” forum — all the non-tech stuff goes here. You have to be a [...]

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