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"A COMMONWEALTH public servant was busted faking illness to avoid work after telling his bosses he was suffering from lung cancer. Ben Phillip Lyons, 28, from Queanbeyan near Canberra, repeatedly wrote fake medical certificates to avoid work in 2006." - Soup via Bookmarklet

"Why wait for manufacturers to release a USB eraser drive, when you could make your own? All you need is: one pink eraser, a USB stick drive, hobby knife, and 1-2 hours." - Soup via Bookmarklet

oops, Soup. Sorry. I thought i was not subscribed to you, but I was. But I hit the "unsubscribe" button before I realized that, thinking it was the "subscribe" button. Um...but now I am subscribed to you again! ;) - edythe

an idea whose time has arrived! - Cee Bee

"Former Swedish Prime Minister (and now Foreign Minister) Carl Bildt has, "after much reflection, examination and discussion" decided to switch to a Mac. Welcome to the family, Carl! May we recommend your next purchase: a snazzy IKEA desk to go with your Mac?" - Soup via Bookmarklet

"Ever “drunk e-mailed” an old flame, then regretted it the next morning? In what may be its most amusing feature yet, Google Labs has come up with a way to keep you from sending late-night, alcohol-induced messages that your more sober self would steer away from. Gmail engineers call the program “Mail Goggles.” When activated, the app will pop up before you send any message late on a weekend night and force you to complete some basic math problems — you know, to make sure you’re really all there." - Soup via Bookmarklet

"Welsh police attending a traffic jam used a tazer Wednesday to subdue a sheep. Traffic on the A55 Motorway in the north of Wales had come to a halt after sheep escaped from a nearby paddock. Police arrived on the scene shortly after, and attempted to heard the sheep off the motorway. One sheep however made a run for it, and a quick thinking officer tazed the sheep before it fully escaped. According to local reports, the officers than picked up the now immobile sheep, and dumped its twitchy body on the side of the road, all while being watched by motorists, including at least one small child. Police claimed in a later statement that the sheep wasn’t killed by the 50,000 volts they had shot it with. Animal rights activists were generally not amused by the incident." - Soup via Bookmarklet

Now there's a typical British understatement - "Animal rights activists were generally not amused by the incident." - Victor Ryden

"So, that was like a really bad, mean, and cruel joke. But it does seem that the recent Apple TV update is bricking some Apple TVs. According to the Apple Discussion board, some users cannot get past the boot video. If the update bricks your Apple TV, it's not the end of the world (well, it is if you cannot do the following steps)." - Soup via Bookmarklet

"We'd swear this had to be some sort of spoof on the impeccable James Bond, but sadly enough, the whole thing is true. A secondhand Nikon Coolpix camera which sold on eBay for a mere £17 ($30) turned out to be a real bargain once its new 28-year old owner completed his first image dump. Along with decidedly decent snaps from his US vacation, he also found a number of "top secret" images, diagrams and sketches that have since been confirmed as MI6 material. We're talking photos of rocket launchers, hand-drawn graphics of terrorist links and all sorts of other information not at all intended for civilian eyes. 'Course, the whole thing could just be the act of one talented Photoshopper, but we highly doubt the agency would be so fortunate." - Soup via Bookmarklet

good to have MI6 to protect us! - Henry Winckelmann

"The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board decided today to keep rates the same for digital music stores, kneecapping Apple's threat to shut down the iTunes Store rather than operate at a loss. The three-member board kept the royalty rate at 9.1 cents, and mandated a 24-cent rate for ringtones. The board has never before established mechanical rates for digital files." - Soup via Bookmarklet

Yay for saber rattling - Not Not Geoff Schultz

No shit. The 2 parties are more alike than different. Which explains my apathy for the last 12 years. - ☺ KevyKev ☺

Just in time! - Soup via Bookmarklet

dang, these actors be bossy! - Ňicķ

"A Japanese woman addicted to comics reportedly turned to the Internet to look for someone to kill her parents, after they asked her to clear out her cartoon-filled room." - Soup via Bookmarklet

Ok . . . can someone tell em where I can get my graph? - Lindsey Smith

<3 - Anne Bouey

I am going to really really "LIKE" this to pull ahead of Anne! - Steve Craft

"Nothing from the 80s belongs in today's world. The themes we cared about then are sad reminders of how naive we once were, and the fashion trends that interested us are even sadder reminders of how idiotic we were. Which makes it all the more ridiculous to see which 80s movies Hollywood wants to awkwardly jam into today's world. Movies like..." - Soup via Bookmarklet

"This uniquely shaped fire extinguisher offers "a big trigger and enough firing options to make even Judge Dredd happy, including powder, CO�, and water modes."" - Soup via Bookmarklet

"If you're on the internet, which you are, by the way, you've probably got a profile on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LiveJournal, Craigs List or all of the above, enjoying the company of hundreds of friends who you know will never ask to borrow your car. Unfortunately, people from your past are looking for you. People you had hoped would stay forgotten. And your internet listing has made it very easy for them to find you. They are..." - Soup via Bookmarklet

What They'll Really Mean: I'm better than you. :) - Walt Ruppar

"Just when Apple has started to make some friends at Greenpeace, it looks like another one of its fine products might be a wee bit toxic. According to the French newspaper Liberation, that mysterious stench emanating from your Mac Pro contains benzene -- which can irritate the eyes, skin and respiratory tract. Instead of being a mere inconvenience, that smell could be a cloud of poison gas that threatens to dizzy up, nauseate and migraine-ify you and everyone you care for. Apple has yet to issue a statement on any of this, but until it's all straightened out, those of you with the stinky Macs might want to seriously consider wearing a hazmat suit when checking your email." - Soup via Bookmarklet

Done. and good luck to them all. :) - Steve Isaacs

it's fine however it happens, if you need to pray, pray to god to give what he wants to give - Gregory Lent

I'll pray for your friend's baby if you give me two examples of what annoyed you about Phil Weiss'. If he annoyed you all your life. even four examples should be easy. OK, I'll pray anyway. - LeaNder

So true it hurts. - Soup via Bookmarklet

I was gonna say "unless you're Tolkein," but sure enough, the mouseover caption excludes him and Lewis Carroll. :) - Jandy Stone

"A lorry driver has been forced to flee after the 60,000 tins of custard and rice pudding he was transporting began to explode. The cans of dessert exploded "like fireworks" after the a blaze broke out on his HGV. The driver was unaware that his lorry, carrying 26 tonnes of Ambrosia custard and rice pudding to a local supermarket, was on fire and motorists were forced to flag him down." - Soup via Bookmarklet

Is that custard on your pants or are ya just happy to see me? - Yolanda

Why no my dear, it's FLAMING custard ;) - Soup

And now he's thrown up the highly expensive liquid antibiotic.... - Soup

Yeah, we tried to give Oliver Benedryl orally once and that didn't go well. He started foaming at the mouth every time. Looked like a rabid cat...funny and sad at the same time. - Alex "Gamerpoints" Scoble

@Alex, Aw! Poor kitteh! - Soup

All too often =/ - Stupid Emoo (aka Tina)

If only I could figure out what it is! - Soup

right now. - /(bb|[^b]{2})/ (Kamath)