"This is OnStar. It looks you've accidentally entered Newark, New Jersey. The door locks on your vehicle have been automatically activated, and the air conditioning has been set to recirculate. Stay calm. We are downloading directions out of New Jersey to your GPS...."
- Karim
...and what is that nasty stench??? It may be a body....I'll be outta here first thing in the am...woot!!! Karim, you've got my back, thanks! Edythe...I appreciate the the sympathy :)
- kbourke
from fftogo
I live in New Jersey and yet I avoid Newark. That should tell you something.
- Morton Fox
"There’s a silly (or sick, depending on your point of view) fad in Moscow - pet owners are tattoing their cats! Balcanpix has the story: Still dazed after being anaesthetised for three hours, a pedigree pet is hauled upright to show off its new tattoo. The controversial “body enhancement” was carried out on Mickey – a rare Canadian Hairless breed also known as a Sphynx cat. His female owner was said to be delighted with the Tutankhamun design inked on to his chest at a tattoo parlour. She said: “I wanted something new and different for the times we live in.” Horrific or fashionable? What’s your take?"
- Jonathon
from Bookmarklet
Ugh - I think it is pretty darn horrible. Pets don't need tattoos or piercings, and certainly have no say in the matter. Those are the kind of people who get pets as fashion accessories, and not as companions -- I just have no respect for that.
- Jennifer Dittrich
I personally have no like for tattoos or piercings -- either on humans or pets but is this really much different (or maybe not even as bad) than bobbing tails or ears which is common for some breeds and widely accepted?
- Brian Sullivan
Geez.. I think it's slightly more humane to stick kitty in a homemade bong and let it get high. This is nasty.
- kbourke
I am running a private beta for a new service that lets you direct message people on FriendFeed. It's 100% opt-in and only allows messages from people you are subscribed to. If you'd like to try it out, just leave a comment here! (UPDATE: BETA OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
I don't want to be left alone outside. It's dark and scary out here. Let me in please! :)
- Jason Shultz
from twhirl
Hey everyone, NO NEED to leave your email in the comments! I'll invite you to the private beta room, where you'll find instructions to sign-up. Burak/Josh/Shey/Tina/Marcos, you're invited!
- Carter Rabasa
Sounds great, I'm interested! May I get an invite?
- Phoenix
Only Robert can sense a mention of his name when it's embedded in an un-searchable image file. :) You're invited, sir. Please don't break my site.
- Carter Rabasa
Ok, I've sent invitations to everyone up to Robert Couture.
- Carter Rabasa
Ok, you're in Mark. I've CLOSED the beta (for now). Need to work through all the great suggestions and fix the bugs. Thanks for everyone's patience!
- Carter Rabasa
Just a suggestion - DMs should only be enabled if it's a 2-way subscription. If they follow you, you follow them, then they unfollow, you can no longer dm them. IMO if that happens, neither should they.
- Jesse Stay
Man Dies After Having Penis Set On Fire, Australian Prosecutors: "Jealous Wife" Enraged After Seeing Husband Hug Another Woman - CBS News - http://www.cbsnews.com/stories...
#6 is hilarious. A list of letters from children. From the page: "Dear President Obama, Here is a list of the first 10 things you should do as president: 1. Fly to the White House in a helicopter. 2. Walk in. 3. Wipe feet. 4. Walk to the Oval Office. 5. Sit down in a chair. 6. Put hand-sanitizer on hands. 7. Enjoy moment. 8. Get up. 9. Get in car. 10. Go to the dog pound. — Chandler Browne, age 12, Chicago"
- Donna Mugavero
from Bookmarklet
Dear Obama, If I were president I would have fun, because I could run fast. — Kenja Zelaya, age 6, Los Angeles
- kbourke
my daughter 16 does 3000 a month, 100 a day.
- Thomas Power
If it was a sprint account, it might not be true. They have a habit of overcharging....like my hubby's $12,000 bill for a single month's worth of calls.
- April Russo (app103)
Sprint has an unlimited messaging/data/voice plan for $100, so it can easily be true.
- MiniMage, sheeple of FF
Now this is sweet. I was just loooking for a simple mixing method for my daughter to mix songs for her dance classes. This may be way more than necessary tho'.
- kbourke
F. Mc Lintocks steakhouse in San Luis Obispo has Turkey Nuts on their menu. Breaded and deep fried turkey nuts. They taste like chicken.
- Jeremy Brooks
Turkey and/or chicken I could get into. Beef or pork is just too much for me. Makes my head go boom.
- Derrick
This book isn't put out by the Soylent company by chance is it?
- Joe Pierce
Are you needing to eat or something silly like that?
- Yolanda
i'm thinking i should actually do mine....
- Live4Emma (L4S)
He he.. eating has never been a problem, unfortunately. I have too much free time on my hands and I could be doing something more productive.
- kbourke
The tragic thing is that he is doing the best he can do at this point:( He needs to desire and accept change first.
- Roney Smith
This is child abuse. I hope they all rebel and become Democrats when they grow up.
- Bora Zivkovic
Fuck this guy. I hope his kids grow up to hate him.
- Steve Isaacs
I found his page while searching for "Bill Maher" on YouTube. He has over 100 videos - all similarly themed. There was also this link, which is kind of frightening: http://vids.myspace.com/index...
- Caffeinated Sue
We'll be reading about this guy again I'm afraid.
- cmiper
You can tell that dude was in the military, or some kind of law enforcement. You can tell from his militant demeanor and his posture, he was broken as a human being when he was very young (and apparently proud of that)
- Adam Posey
This is the political faction in America to which John McCain, Sarah Palin and the Republican Party directed their campaign. These are the people to whom they catered and whose hatred they attempted to stoke and arouse.
- Sean McBride
Now, where is that 8 yr old from Arizona?
- kbourke
When Pres Hussein does start confiscating the guns, I hope he starts at this guy's house first. And he can take them girls to be his wives too! :P (what an ignorant buffoon)
- Internet's Tad
That was creepy! It's one thing to try to instill your values in your children, but this is brainwashing. They sound like a little cult being force fed lies and fear. I agree with Bora on both points!
- Jenny R.
I personally believe that US Americans and that I completely forgot about that such as in Iraq and ...
- Donna Mugavero
this is what's known as "the base." and yet people will try to defend the philosophy, which is promoted by a certain party in this country and talks to people like the ones in this video.
- Cee Bee
Four years ago, 313,592 out of 474,740 registered voters in Alaska participated in the election-a 66% turnout. Taking into account 49,000 outstanding ballots, on Tuesday 272,633 out of 495,731 registered Alaskans showed up at the polls; a turnout of 54.9%. That's a decrease of more than 11% in voter turnout even though passions ran high for and against Barack Obama, as well as for and against Sarah Palin! This year, early voters set a new record. As of last Thursday, with 4 days left to vote early, 15,000 Alaskans showed up-shattering the old record set in 2004 by 28%! Consider the most popular governor in history-and now the most polarizing-was on the Republican ticket. Consider the historic nature of this race; the first African American presidential candidate EVER! The second woman to ever make a presidential ticket; and she's one of our own. Despite that, we're supposed to believe that overall participation DECREASED by 11%. Not only that, but this historic election both nationally and for Alaska HAD THE
- kbourke
from Bookmarklet
Gave money to Dennis Kucinich and Barack Obama. I'd wanted to volunteer in PA but I couldn't get the time off for election day to drive out there.
- Eric P
Contributed $275 to the Obama campaign (a little over $300 CDN) because I don't want McCain to become president, and because I believe in his candidacy. I'm thinking of going down to Blaine, WA on Tuesday, but I'm a little afraid of the demographic makeup. I'd like to make it back home that night.
- cecily
yes, first time .. to Obama.. also first time I donated to a proposition outside my state -- donated to NO on prop 8 in CA
- Grant Gochnauer
my first volunteering was in 2003 for a Massachusetts State Rep candidate named Avi Green. I went door to door with him in my neighborhood. It was an enlightening process. Obama, however, has been my biggest investment. I've given a few hundred dollars, canvassed in four states and launched two wikis related to the campaign in some way. The most recent is at http://www.votersuppression.net The amount of time I have invested cannot be measured
- @baratunde
I donated to Kerry, but only because I hate(d) Bush. This year's donation to Obama was in a whole different league.
- dkb
Yes, I have done both, and no, it was not the first time.
- Trish R
Yes, I have donated and volunteered for Edwards in 2004 and 2008. I donated to Kerry in 2004 and to Obama last month twice.
- Bora Zivkovic
Yes, donated time and money to Obama... also helped out some with the Kerry GOTV campaign in 2004
- Harold
Yes! This is the first campaign I have ever been passionate about. I have made calls and donated money. Each time I'd get a smear email, or started to feel anxious that McCan't was making gains, I'd donate $25, or $50 ... I've lost track as to how much I have actually contributed...several hundred by now I suppose.
- kbourke
I've volunteered & contributed, and it's been a couple of campaigns.
- anna sauce
This is the first campaign that I've ever contributed to. I've never been this passionate about a candidate before.
- ::Kristen::
Also first time I've contributed to an actual political campaign, sent money into political organizations before hand, but never donated money before to a campaign.
- Justin Yost
Contributed to Obama. 1st time I've ever contributed to a presidential candidate.
- Mitchell Tsai
I contributed once to the Obama campaign (I wanted to contribute again, but didn't get to it). This was my first time doing that, as well as voting.
- Cheryl Jones
Contributed to Obama -- 1st time I've ever contributed to a presidential campaign
- Michael Leggett
My first time donating and first time volunteered, also helped out local races
- Brian Beatty
"After a female McCain adviser complained about health insurance companies that covered pills for male impotence but not for birth control, a reporter asked Mr. McCain what he thought. Mr. McCain made a face, expressing silent befuddlement. In the pool report, a TV reporter included the number of seconds that passed between the question and Mr. McCain’s first tentative reply. Planned Parenthood put out a commercial. And Mr. McCain realized his love affair with the press was already over."
- Vox
from Bookmarklet
Damn you gotcha journalists. Damn you. lol.
- Russellreno
Well, McCain has to keep his options open. After Nov. 4th, he could be promoting those little blue pills like Bob Dole did.
- kbourke
Matt Drudge is touting the results of a one-day sample in a Zogby poll, which apparently showed John McCain ahead by 1 point. There are a couple of significant problems with this. Firstly, there is a reason that pollsters include multiple days of interviewing in their tracking polls; a one-day sample is extremely volatile, and have very high margins for error. Read more, by Nate Silver, at http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/
- kbourke