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Check this guy's idea out.

Doublebase — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:12:36 GMT

13 mins long but this guy is brilliant.
Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology | Video on TED.com

Tila Tequila naked

min0 lee — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:22:58 GMT

Tila Tequila naked and ranting in Ustream video about ex-boyfriend NFL star Shawne Merriman

BY Robert Dominguez
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Thursday, November 19th 2009, 3:44 PM

TMZ.com
Tequila stripped naked and danced around in the nude in her Ustream video.

Was Tila on tequila? Or just in need of serious help?
Days after filing a $1.5 million lawsuit against her ex-boyfriend, NFL star Shawne Merriman, for battery and false imprisonment, reality show star Tila Tequila had a bizarre, off-the-wall meltdown Thursday on her live Ustream page.
According to TMZ.com, the petite model stripped naked, danced around in the nude and rambled on about a variety of subjects. Among those topics was Merriman, who she claims choked, shoved and humiliated her for her bisexuality during a heated argument in September.
At one point in the Webcast that reportedly lasted several hours, Tequila said that "People call me an attention whore ... or whatever ... but excuse me, I'm a grown a-- woman and I'm confident in myself ... I think a woman's body is a beautiful thing ... that's why I'm a lesbian ... I was born naked ... anybody who is against that is gay and in denial."
She reportedly also called Merriman, a linebacker for the San Diego Chargers, a "woman beater" and accused him of drug use.
Tequila, who previously starred on MTV's bisexual dating show "A Shot of Love with Tila Tequila," also said, "I am an angel ... because I am here to save the world with my army."
The model's lawyer told TMZ that the incident with Merriman may have "pushed her over the edge," and that he would be getting his client "help."

The Ultimate Body Reality Show - Apply!

Prince — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:13:52 GMT

There will be auditions held for the next BIG deal in reality TV, The Ultimate Body in Miami FL on Dec 12 & 13 from 9am-3pm at the Newport Beachside Hotel.

For more info and to apply to be a contestant on this ground breaking fitness/bodybuilding TV show, log onto The Ultimate Body: It's Survival Of The Fittest or call 407-346-1241 for details

FAA Computer Problem Causes Widespread Flight Delays

Prince — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:05:14 GMT

FAA Computer Problem Causes Widespread Flight Delays

A computer glitch that caused flight cancellations and delays across the U.S. Thursday has been resolved, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

The problem involved the FAA computer systems in Salt Lake City and Atlanta that handle automated flight plans, forcing air-traffic controllers to revert to the much more time-consuming approach of entering flight plans by hand.

That produced a "domino effect" delaying flights around the country, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association said.

Many of the nation's airports weren't encountering departure delays, according to the FAA air-traffic system command center Web site. But major delays were reported in Washington, New York, Philadelphia and Chicago.

At Washington's Dulles International Airport, flights destined for New York's LaGuardia Airport were averaging delays of one hour and 20 minutes. Traffic bound for Philadelphia from Dulles was running more than two hours behind. The FAA said gate hold and taxi delays at Dulles were averaging more than one and a half hours, and are lengthening.

FAA spokesperson Paul Takemoto said the problem started between 5:15 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. EST.

Delays began on the East Coast and rippled out to the west. The problem didn't affect radar coverage or communications with planes in the air, the FAA said. The air traffic controllers union, however, said the FAA systems that provide information on weather and wind speeds at airports weren't functioning.

As of mid-morning, the delays appeared to be waning, based on a check of some major airports, according to FlightStats.com. The Web site, which captures FAA flight data, indicated that departures from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport were delayed by 20 to 60 minutes. But departures scheduled for later in the day were generally showing to be on time.

"The airport is working to minimize the impact on customers by bringing in additional staff and ensuring that all facilities are operational and fully maintained," a statement from Hartsfield-Jackson officials said.

Departures from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York were indicated running at more than an hour behind schedule for a handful of flights, according to FlightStats.com. But this afternoon, they show on time. Philadelphia International Airport showed delays of 15 to 30 minutes on some flights scheduled to depart soon, but departures scheduled for later also looked to be on time.

US Airways Group Inc. said the FAA's problems created a systemwide slowdown for its planes, with some being delayed up to 30 minutes. The airline said it brought additional staffers to its operations center in Pittsburgh to cope with the slower, manual processing of flight information.

American Airlines, the second-largest U.S. airline by traffic behind Delta Air Lines and unit of AMR Corp., said the FAA has indicated it has fixed or is close to fixing the main automated flight-plan system. Meanwhile, the process of entering plans manually is flowing better now, spokesman Tim Smith said.

"It's going much more smoothly now, so the system is flowing," Mr. Smith said. "It took a little while to get them up to speed."

American had yet to cancel any flights and was seeing delays of 10 to 20 minutes, though some stretched to an hour, Mr. Smith said. "We've had worse days driven by weather," he said. "This is perhaps broader but not as extreme."

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines Inc., the largest U.S. airline by traffic, said it was experiencing some delays but continued to dispatch flights and was assessing a situation that remained fluid.

An AirTran spokesman said as of 8 a.m. EST Thursday the airline had canceled 22 flight across the U.S. He said the cancellations were mainly at their Atlanta hub, but flights were affected nationwide.

The FAA system is a major, cutting-edge program full of redundancies that are designed to keep it from going down. As such, the problem is quite different from localized radio communication or computer problems the FAA suffers from time to time.

Passengers are being asked to check the status of their flights online before going to airports.

Hello, im new to this board

fitmember — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:30:20 GMT

Just wanted to say hello.

Ive been lifting for about 2 years and im currently trying to put on mass for the winter then cut this spring.

How is everyone??

Why Swearing Is Good for You....

nkira — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:16:05 GMT

Start swearing people....this article is fucking good ;)

Why Swearing Is Good for You

Posted by: Mark Peters
on July 25, 2009 at 9:00 am

When popping a pill doesn�t work, try dropping an F-bomb.

Like the music of Celine Dion, swearing is a noisy phenomenon some people enjoy more than others. Military folks and college students have a well-earned reputation for salty language, but even the most mild-mouthed saint might have trouble resisting a �Jesus Christ!� or �Shit!� on occasion.
Well, it turns out a potty mouth does more than earn your conversations an R rating: it actually relieves pain, according to a new study by Richard Stephens, John Atkins, and Andrew Kingston of Keele University in the UK. But that�s not all: you�d never know it from what your mom told you, but there are many positive, beneficial aspects of swearing, including harmless venting and social bonding (not to mention reams of adult comedy). Bad language does a lot of good.
In Stephens� study, college students were asked to list �five words you might use after hitting yourself on the thumb with a hammer� (they came up with fuck, shit, bugger, bastard, bollocks, etc.) and �five words to describe a table� (such as brown, flat, and hard). If there was a swear word on the first list, they would repeat that word at a steady rhythm and volume (no yelling allowed) while one hand was submerged in cold water. The same procedure was then followed with the non-filthy word.
Going into the study, the researchers believed that swearing was actually a type of pain-related catastrophising�in other words, a �maladaptive response to pain� that made things like horrible agony worse, not better. But Stephens and company found that ��repeating a swear word, compared with repeating a neutral word, allowed participants to hold their hands in ice cold water for 40 seconds longer (on average), they perceived less pain on a pain perception scale (questionnaire) and they had a larger heart rate increase. Because we saw an increase in heart rate we think that people had an emotional reaction to swearing (indicated by the increase in heart rate), bringing about the fight or flight response, which is known to increase pain tolerance (make people more able to withstand pain).� In a nutshell, swearing has an analgesic, pain-lessening effect that could give Ibuprofen a run for its money, probably by working us into an aggressive, heightened state.
But if pain relief isn�t enough to make you start �working blue� in your workplace and at family picnics, consider the work of Timothy Jay, Professor of Psychology at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, who has repeatedly found that ��swearing is a common conversational practice resulting in no obvious harm.� His work makes clear that social cohesion, emotional satisfaction, and humor are among the top good things about bad words. By email, I asked what else swearing accomplished, and Jay made a rare defense of what would normally be considered fighting words: �Angry swearing can help the speaker change the listener�s behavior�yelling at someone who did something wrong��you fucking idiot, you made an illegal left turn, cutting me off.� Much of swearing is like this, a corrective measure, but usually between people who know each other.� That sounds considerably less positive than a cookie or medal of honor, but if you agree that a sharp word is less damaging than a sharp trident, I think you see Jay�s point.
I wondered whether innocent exclamations like �By the hammer of Thor!� and Battlestar Galactica�s frak have the same beneficial effects as taboo language, but Fay emphatically said, �NO. Euphemisms exist because they don�t do what the more offensive words do�. We already have a rich vocab and the inventions have to compete for space, which they don�t very well, historically speaking. The seven dirty words have been around for centuries.� Stephens agreed, saying that ��I doubt they (pain-sufferers) would have the same emotional reaction to frak, although because frak is somewhat similar to fuck, maybe there would be a lesser effect. That remains to be seen.�
Frak is the obscenity of choice for a fictional military, a la the filth-mouthedness of the real armed forces. Stephens� work makes me wonder if the pain of being a soldier�including physical pain, mental anguish, moral quagmires, and problems I can�t even conceive of�might be one reason for all the naughty talk. Stephens said, ��it fits with our theory that people can self-regulate their own emotional state by swearing�think of a sports team coach using four letter words in a team talk about getting at the opposing team). On the other hand, if it is the shock value of the words that produces the effect then one would expect overuse of swear words to lessen the effect. Investigating this would make a great follow-up study.�
Yes, it would. Sigh. You know, it kind of hurts to leave such a fascinating topic after just one column. At least I know how to relieve the pain�

Source

Lesnar Has Bacterial Infection, 'Should Be Released Soon' From Hospital

Prince — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:17:30 GMT

Lesnar Has Bacterial Infection, 'Should Be Released Soon' From Hospital

The mystery surrounding Brock Lesnar's illness has been cleared up a bit. The UFC heavyweight champion is suffering from a bacterial infection in his intestinal tract, though it looks like he may be released from the hospital soon.

"He's in stable condition and should be released soon," UFC president Dana White said.

White said he spoke with Lesnar on Monday, but he wouldn't reveal which hospital Lesnar was currently being treated at because he wanted to protect his privacy.

White also said he is encouraging Lesnar to check into the renowned Mayo Clinic in Minnesota for further treatment, but still doesn't know if Lesnar will fight again.

"It depends on how serious this is," White said.

White relayed Lesnar's thanks to all his fans for their support as the champ tries to battle through this infection. "He's never in good spirits and he's not in good spirits now," White said.

As reported earlier, Lesnar's possible title defense against Shane Carwin at UFC 108 on Jan. 2 has been postponed indefinitely while Lesnar recovers.

Anyone have a 2day trial code for xbox live?

Fetusaurus Rex — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:20:24 GMT

Anyone have a 2day trial code for xbox live they could part with?

They didnt come with many games I know, but I had one come with Halo 3 and Rainbow Six Vegas I remember, but I wanted to get my friend online for a couple days if anyone has some they dont think they will use?

Thanks :thumb:

A National Geographic Photographer�s Incredible Antarctic Experience

min0 lee — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:56:31 GMT

A National Geographic Photographer�s Incredible Antarctic Experience

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Rob Schneider being a jerk?

AKIRA — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:49:57 GMT

Watch: Rob Schneider Is A Jerk | Bunny With Fangs!

Meh, I dont know. He is a comedian, so his material will be offensive to some. Plus, they didnt get his name right.

All in all, I dont think hes funny, but its better than acting like a couple of crybabies on the air.

40-Year Old Suspended Golfer Sues PGA Claiming Testosterone is Medically Necessary!

Prince — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:33:25 GMT

40-Year Old Suspended Golfer Sues PGA Claiming Testosterone is Medically Necessary!

MEMPHIS, Tenn. � The PGA Tour's first-ever suspension for violation of its anti-doping rules wound up in federal court on Friday where attorneys for a 40-year-old journeyman tried to block the one-year ban.

Attorneys for Doug Barron, a professional golfer from Memphis, sought a temporary restraining order on his one-year suspension for testing positive for two banned substances in June. The tour announced earlier this month that he was the first golfer to be banned for violating the policy that went into effect July 3, 2008.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Tu Pham heard more than three hours of argument and said he would make his decision by early Saturday.

Barron, who was not at the hearing, hopes to play in an event next week at the PGA's Tour School, a prerequisite for a "tour card" qualifying a pro for lucrative tournaments on the PGA Tour. Barron, who started his career in 1995, tested positive for the anabolic steroid testosterone and propranolol, a beta-blocker that calms nerves, at the PGA's St. Jude Classics in Memphis in June. He was given a sponsor's exemption, an automatic entry, into the tournament.

Attorney Jeffrey Rosenblum, representing Barron, said his client took the drugs under the supervision of a doctor for "therapeutic use" and made no secret of it.

He said Barron began taking testosterone in 2005 because his natural level was below the level considered normal.

"It is not performance enhancing when it is used to keep a man within the normal range," he said.

Rosenblum said Barron is "disabled" under the Americans With Disabilities Act because low testosterone "impairs a major life activity and that is intimacy with your wife." Barron and his wife, who was in the courtroom, have two children.

Rosenblum said Barron has taken propranolol since 1987 for a racing heart. In 2008, his doctor tried to "wean him off" the drug, but he was still using it in June when he was tested.

"If he had tried to wean off of it faster he would have been medically unsafe," Rosenblum said.

Rosenblum said the PGA singled out Barron, an unknown journeyman, rather than better known players to make it look like it is cracking down on its policy, but he alleged that as many as ten current pro golfers have taken illegal drugs but were not suspended. He said he would seek details from the PGA Tour during the discovery process if and when Barron's case goes to trial.

The tour stated clearly that Barron was the first player to be suspended � not necessarily the first to receive a positive test. The tour is not required to suspend or announce any punishment for recreational drugs.

"This is an outrageous penalty when you compare it to baseball or football," he said.

By consent, attorneys for both sides agreed to move the case from state court to federal court in Memphis Friday morning.

Rich Young, attorney for the PGA Tour, said Barron knowingly violated the rules. He called testosterone "the granddaddy of anabolic steroids" and said "clean sports are a very important public interest." Beta-blockers, he said, could calm the nerves of an athlete who had the shakes, giving him an unfair advantage.

Young said a committee of doctors denied Barron's request for a therapeutic exemption in January of 2009. Barron's natural testosterone level, Young said, was within the normal range.

"He was told very clearly, 'You are not to use testosterone.' To get ready for the St. Jude Classic he got a shot," Young said.

Young said Barron's appeal on the beta-blocker was also denied. The presence of either drug would have resulted in a suspension.

"This isn't fun or easy for anybody," Young said. "But it's the right thing for a sport to do."

Schwarzenegger visits troops in Iraq

Prince — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:25:52 GMT

Schwarzenegger visits troops in Iraq
By Kevin Yamamura
The Sacramento Bee

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visited troops Monday in Iraq at a military camp outside Baghdad for the first time as California governor, signing autographs and recounting his own experience as an Austrian tank driver.

The governor gave a short speech designed to motivate the troops. He delivered cigars, signed autographs and told them he'd return today to work out with them before breakfast.

Schwarzenegger last visited Iraq in 2003, just before he announced his run for governor. His communications director said last week the governor had been looking for the right time to visit the troops and felt it was appropriate to do so after striking a water infrastructure deal with lawmakers and before the next round of budget negotiations.

"I just wanted to let you know how much we in the United States appreciate the work you are doing," Schwarzenegger said Monday, according to video provided by the Multi-National Corps public affairs office in Iraq. "Now, I know you are thinking many times, 'Why am I here? What am I doing?' Maybe you're not making the kind of progress sometimes that you wish you would make here. But don't ever get discouraged."

Schwarzenegger said he has a special appreciation for the military as an immigrant who chose to live in the United States. He then won cheers when he mused that if he weren't an immigrant, "maybe I would be running for president or something like that."

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Mike O'hearn Gladiator

Prince — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:13:19 GMT

:run:

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Well, Apple has done it again!! II

soxmuscle — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:51:26 GMT

Apple’s Black Friday deals leaked? � Boy Genius Report

How many people will get trampled and die at this event, if true?

Well, Apple has done it again!!

sara — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:03:23 GMT

Apple announced today that it has developed a breast implant that can store and play music. The iTit will cost from $499 to $699, depending on cup and speaker size. This is considered a major social breakthrough, because women are always complaining about men staring at their breasts and not listening to them.

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Bodybuilding Supplements

Prince — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:22:52 GMT

From Will Brink:

Part 1.

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First U.S. marijuana cafe opens for business in Portland

Prince — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:57:00 GMT

First U.S. marijuana cafe opens for business in Portland

Cancel your flight to Amsterdam � the U.S. just got its first marijuana cafe on Friday. Located in Portland, Ore., the Cannabis Cafe shows how attitudes have changed since the Obama administration moved into the White House. A month ago, President Barack Obama told federal attorneys to ease off medical marijuana prosecutions.

The widening use of medicinal marijuana has forced governments into a tenuous legal balancing act, according to a Reuters report. Some states passed legislation to allow it, starting with California in 1996. Nonetheless, a federal ban remains in place. The operation of businesses like the Cannabis Cafe, as well as marijuana establishments in California, has been possible as long as federal authorities have chosen not to pursue them. Unlike the shops in California, though, the Portland establishment is the first in the U.S. where certified medical marijuana users can both acquire and consume their marijuana, as long as they stay out of public view.

Madeline Martinez, executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws in Oregon, says that the Cannabis Club "represents personal freedom, finally, for our members." NORML supports legislation to legalize marijuana.

"Our plans go beyond serving food and marijuana," Martinez continues. "We hope to have classes, seminars, even a Cannabis Community College, based here to help people learn about growing and other uses for cannabis."

The Food is For Sale, but the Pot is Free
The Cannabis Cafe's new home is a two-story building with an interesting past. Once upon a time, it was occupied by a speakeasy, and later, an adult entertainment club called Rumpspankers. The Cannabis Cafe is a private club, but any Oregon resident who is a member of NORML and has an official medical marijuana card can gain entry.

Members pay $25 a month for use of the cafe, which has a capacity of 100. The product offered is not sold. Rather, it's provided free over the counter from the "budtenders" employed by the establishment. Food, of course, is available for purchase, but the club doesn't have a liquor license. (Why bother?)

The potential market for the Cannabis Cafe is small, but likely committed. Approximately 21,000 patients are registered to use medical marijuana in Oregon, with doctors prescribing the drug for a wide range of illnesses, among them Alzheimer's, diabetes, multiple sclerosis and Tourette's syndrome.
Eric Solomon, the proprietor, says he still just runs a coffee shop and events venue, as he did before he converted it to the current format, but he says, "now it will be cannabis-themed." Film festivals and dances are expected for the second floor ballroom, not to mentioned marijuana-themed weddings.
Neighboring businesses have mixed feelings about the new cafe, but they are hopeful that it will benefit them, too. David Bell, who works at a nearby boutique, is "withholding judgment." He notes, "There's no precedent for it. We don't know what to expect. But it would great if it brought some customers into our store."

Jay Cutler on January 2010 cover of Muscular Development

Prince — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:07:53 GMT

Jay Cutler on January 2010 cover of Muscular Development:

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maximum muscle

Vieope — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:55:53 GMT

It is common sense that you can not add muscle forever, your body has a limit.

But if you look at fat people, they go way, way heavier than most muscle guys.

I dont know but if you compare the most fat man on earth and the most muscle man on earth? I think the fat man wins on weight, right? Why?

Is it because muscle consumes energy and fat just stays there or our body is made to hold more fat than muscle? Did I just answer my own question or there is more to it?

Colorado balloon boy parents plead guilty in hoax

Prince — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:54:27 GMT

Colorado balloon boy parents plead guilty in hoax

By P. SOLOMON BANDA (AP) � 56 minutes ago

FORT COLLINS, Colo. � The Colorado parents accused of pulling a spectacular hoax by reporting their son was aboard a runaway balloon pleaded guilty Friday to charges that could bring some jail time and probation.

Richard Heene pleaded guilty to knowingly and falsely influencing Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden, a felony, in the episode that sent law enforcement scrambling to rescue 6-year-old Falcon until he was found safe at the family home. Mayumi Heene pleaded guilty to knowingly filing a false report with emergency services, a misdemeanor.

Richard Heene told judge Stephen Schapanski he understood that he could have to pay restitution for the costs incurred by public agencies because of his actions. Local and federal authorities spent at least $62,000 pursuing the balloon and searching for 6-year-old Falcon after it landed.

Schapanski told Mayumi Heene that her plea doesn't automatically prevent any action by federal authorities regarding her immigration status; she is a Japanese citizen. Her attorney, Lee Christian, acknowledged that was the case but said avoiding a trial could reduce the consequences.

Chief deputy district attorney Andrew Lewis told the judge that prosecutors always intended to charge Mayumi Heene with a misdemeanor based on her cooperation with authorities and what he called her lower level of culpability in the incident. He insisted prosecutors never used the threat of deportation in her case � contrary to what Richard Heene's attorney David Lane has said.

Christian said the possibility of going to trial and risking a felony conviction was one of "many reasons" Mayumi Heene wanted to plead guilty.

Both attorneys said their clients had no plans to talk publicly at least until after their sentencing.

Prosecutors would like the Heenes to serve some time in jail, but the final decision will be made by Schapanski at a Dec. 23 sentencing hearing.

In the meantime, Lane said Richard Heene intends to seek employment with trips to New York and California, and Mayumi Heene plans to accompany him. The judge adjusted their bond to allow them to do so, as long as they report to probation services within seven days.

Lane told the judge that Richard Heene has an "employment opportunity" in New York. Lane declined to elaborate as he left the courtroom, and Heene waved off questions.

Business associates of Richard Heene said before the balloon incident Richard Heene was trying to pitch a TV series based on science. The Heenes are amateur storm chasers and had twice appeared on the ABC reality show "Wife Swap."

Mayumi Heene allegedly told investigators the balloon launch was a hoax aimed at promoting a possible reality television show. Neither she nor her husband discussed their intent during the court hearing and neither apologized.

RDF USA, which produces "Wife Swap," has said it was developing a show with the Heenes. The company said after the Oct. 15 launch that they had scrapped the plans.

Investigators found evidence two days after the launch that the Heenes were working with RDF, according to court documents released Friday.

It wasn't clear when RDF's plans were scrapped. The company didn't immediately respond Friday to phone and e-mail requests for comment.

Other production companies are steering clear of the Heenes.

"It's just too poisonous," said Irad Eyal, vice president of development at Endemol-owned True Entertainment, who does not plan to meet with Richard Heene. "I don't think anyone is going to want to meet with a man who shamed his family and children that way. In reality TV, there's a definite line you don't cross, and that's tormenting children."

Carrie Prejean Abruptly Leaves Larry King Interview

Prince — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:53:23 GMT

oh lord...
Carrie Prejean Abruptly Leaves Larry King Interview - Yahoo! TV Blog

Windows 7

min0 lee — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:54:11 GMT

Get it and dump Vista.

Brrr little chilly outside

sara — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:01:45 GMT

down to 57 tonight.. :shake:

Titanya and I broke up

Crono1000 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:02:39 GMT

I've been gone, from everyone really, for a few months now. This summer has been incredibly difficult for me. The worst time of my young and yet still painful life, really. Tanya had begun having feelings for a friend of ours, met through a stupid online video game of all places, and as time grew on she began doing things with him behind my back. He had come to visit for a week, they began doing worse things behind my back. She says she still loves me, but for reasons that she cannot explain she has to leave to be with this other guy. We fought this, we handled it truly as well as it could be handled, because we had an amazing relationship, with no conflict ever unresolved until now. But after months of fighting, months of her trying to get him out of her mind and some months of her just trying to get me to let her go, months of trying to understand how she could love me so and hurt me so at the same time, she finally got tired of fighting.

I hate this. This was entirely unexpected by everyone. We have, since we were 13, been in each other's life, and since 17 we have been a single unit. We had defeated so many odds, long distance, high school temptations, college temptations, and 9 years later she finally forced us to be the statistic that high school sweethearts tend to be.

Fat people smell so bad

Fetusaurus Rex — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:52:18 GMT

I was in the waiting room at the doctors and this real fat girl came in and sat next to me and smelled like death, I had to move across the room and she stunk up the whole damn room!

Then when she left someone came in and sprayed lysol around everywhere she walked and I almost died laughing :lol:

she was like this big

fucking fat stinkers

Veteran's day / Remembrance day

urbanski — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:44:18 GMT

The below was written a few years ago by my best friend and coach, IMF's very own supermoderator Built. I felt you all should read this. She is as talented a writer as she is a bodybuilder. Her thoughts are touching and I will echo them to all the Veterans out there. peace.

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Eleven Eleven Eleven

Remembrance Day here in Canada. My husband and I went to the downtown Vancouver ceremony at Victory Square. It rained; somehow it just isn’t right if it doesn’t rain for Remembrance Day celebrations. In a way, the cold grey splatter of rain is a comfort for those of us who cry in the open without shame.

I always have such mixed feelings on Remembrance Day. Today is no different. War itself seems such a terrible waste of resources, energy, money, and life. And still, we must hate the war but love the warriors. Their country called and they stood up for all of us.

Nothing in this world demonstrates more clearly our colossal failure to communicate on a global level than war. It is to our profound shame as citizens of this planet that to this day, with all the technology we have developed, we can still feel such unbearable disagreement with each other on a national level that we send our fittest and most promising youth out to kill each other.

There are windows in the eyes of old soldiers. During these ceremonies, if you are brave enough to look, there are a few short moments when these heroes feel brave enough to let you glimpse the horror they remember, the horror they fought to keep you from ever having to see. I see the soldiers’ windows open up and I break down into pieces. I cannot bear to be this brave for even a moment, and still, I am grateful for the glimpse. It lets me appreciate their sacrifice, and how sweet and beautiful my life has been because of it.

Standing there out in the rain, I feel a light wash of responsibility glance over me. I somehow feel the need to be mindful of my posture. My strong body stiffens to a soldier’s stance; we all do this, I think; all of us transmogrify momentarily into soldiers of some real or imagined battle – just pick a war; the players and the reasons change but the process is always driven by the same machine. In unison, our eyes follow the tight formation of the commemorative flypast. I forget to breathe.

My feet are planted firmly in the muddy ground while child-like, during this short hiccup on a grey November day, I play-act in my mind how it might feel to be a soldier. I stand, shell-shocked, looking over a troop of kindred spirits. My undisciplined mind contemplates my make-believe battles in the gym, where I prepare for combat with imaginary foes as I push myself a little harder, where conjured rage mixes with a little bit of very real fear as I get under a bar that threatens to be more than I can lift – but only if I let it win.

It is such a farce, this iron battle fought by a paper soldier. I feel so small. Nothing I do in my soft, comfortable life can ever mimic the acrid reality of one battlefield minute.

Small children – not yet aware of why they are in a muddy field in the rain, listening to guns and bagpipes – are hushed and soothed by parents who likely never knew war themselves.

Thank God.

It is our collective responsibility that this newest generation carries forward the memory that ensures not one soldier died in vain. We owe them that much.

We owe them so much more than this.

We can never repay this debt.

The persistence of memory across time gives their sacrifice meaning. In fact, it is the only thing that ever can.

- MariAnne Anderson, Remembrance Day 2007

Charla Nash, Connecticut woman mauled by chimpanzee, unveils face on Oprah

min0 lee — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:06:42 GMT

BY Corky Siemaszko
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Originally Published:Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 2:26 PM
Updated: Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 3:33 PM
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Charla Nash (right) appears on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Nash (left) poses before she was attacked by a chimp.

If Charla Nash still had eyes, she too would be horrified.
The Connecticut woman who was mauled by a 200-pound chimpanzee revealed to the world Wednesday what was left of her face.
"The veil is lifted," Oprah Winfrey said as she helped Nash remove her hat and coverings before a stunned studio audience.

Her nose, lips and eyelids were ripped off by the berserk beast in February.
The face Nash displayed was swollen and damaged beyond recognition, with a large mound of skin where her nose had been.
Remarkably, Nash told Winfrey she feels no pain. Nor is she angry about what happened to her.

"I don't even think about it," Nash insisted on Wednesday's episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." "And there's no time for that anyways because I need to heal, you know, not look backwards."

Nash said she found out just a few weeks ago that the reason she cannot see is because she no longer has eyes. She said that's a blessing, in a way.
"It's like less for me to worry about if I don't know," she said.
Nash was visiting her friend and business associate Sandra Herold in Stamford, Conn., when Herold's pet chimpanzee, Travis, attacked her.
Police later killed the chimp and Nash's family has filed a a $50 million lawsuit against Herold.

In addition to losing her face, Travis tore off Nash's hands. She's being treated at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio and is forced to eat everything through a straw.
Nash said it feels like "patches of tape or gauze" are covering her face and she doesn't remember anything from the attack. She knows from having touched her face that "I have my forehead."

Nash said she tries to walk every day, even when she doesn't feel well. She says she covers her head to avoid scaring people.
"I'm the same person I've always been," she said. "I just look different."

Man Test

Prince — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:55:50 GMT

MAN TEST

1. If you are over forty and you have a washboard stomach, you are a queer. It means you haven't sucked back enough beer with the boys and have spent the rest of your free time doing sit-ups, aerobics and doing the Oprah diet...Faggot.

2. If you have a cat, you are a homo. A cat is like a dog, but queer -- it grooms itself constantly but never scratches itself, has a delicate touch except when it uses its claws and whines to be fed.. And just think about how you call a dog... 'Killer, come here! I said get your ass over here, Killer!' Now think about how you call a cat...'Bun-bun, come to daddy, snookums!' Jeeez you're so queer.

3. If you suck on lollipops, ring pops, baby pacifiers or any such nonsense, rest assured, you are a gaylord.. A straight man only sucks on BBQ ribs, crab claws, raw oysters, lobster backs, pickled pigs feet or tits. Anything else and you are a homo in training and undeniably a fag.

4. If you refuse to take a dump in a public bathroom or piss in a parking lot, you crave a deep homosexual relationship. A man's world is his toilet; he defecates and urinates where he pleases.

5. If you drink anything other than regular coffee, you're as fairy as Tinkerbelle. A straight man will never be heard ordering a 'decaf soy latte'. If you've put a decaf soy latte to your lips, you've had a man there too.

6. If you know more than six names of non-standard colors or four different types of dessert other than ice cream and custard, you might as well be handing out free ass passes. A real man doesn't have memory space in his brain to remember all of that crap. If you can pick out chartreuse you're gay. And if you can name ANY type of textile other than cotton or denim, you are a peter puffer.

7. If you drive with both hands on the wheel, forget it, you're dying to tune a meat whistle. A man only puts both hands on the wheel to honk at a slow-assed driver or to cut the prick off. The rest of the time he needs that hand to change the radio station, eat a hamburger or hold his beer.

8. If you do not send this off to all the males on your email list because you are afraid of hurting their feelings then you are definitely on the verge of being a salami smuggler.

Junk Mail

Doublebase — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:52:14 GMT

Is there a way to stop receiving junk mail in your physical mailbox? I am always getting offers from Verizon, insurance companies and what not. Its just a waste of paper. Is there a way to make them stop sending you crap?? Just curious.

Flag Laws

Lee Delroy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:10:26 GMT

I'm wondering if anyone knows if their is any law against hanging Swastika's/Nazi flags in your apartment? I have 3 Nazi flags with Swastika's on my wall aswell as an SS flag.