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    Jerry Goldsmith, R.I.P.

    I found this article at imdb.com. Personally, I held Jerry Goldsmith right up there with John Williams. Other credits to Goldsmith: Themes and fanfares to several recent Academy Awards ceremonies; Hollow Man; The Haunting; The 13th Warrior; Mulan; U.S. Marshalls; Air Force One; Executive...
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    KFC's House of Horror

    The entire news article is here: http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5721464 The video is currently available through PETA's homepage (http://www.petatv.com) or directly here: http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/Prefs.asp?video=pilgrims_web
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    Looking for a motorcycle...help

    I need some tips/advice/suggestions on buying a used motorcycle. Up until recently, I've only been interested in certain sports bikes. Recently, I realized that when I thought about a "regular" type of motorcycle, which I guess are called cruisers(?), that I was no longer as turned-off as I used...
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    This bitch got off way too easy...

    http://cnn.aimtoday.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?flok=FF-APO-1110&idq=/ff/story/0001%2F20040706%2F1810893600.htm&sc=1110
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    Tanker truck plunges off overpass, I-95 closed, >4 dead

    Surprised nobody else has aparently posted about this... There was a major accident on I-95, the main East Coast highway, this afternoon in Maryland, around 3:00pm. I initially became aware of it about a half hour afterward, when I got on Rt. 100 from I-97 and noticed the sky to the NW...
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    Find-a-word Game #1

    I'd like to play a game, a find-a-word game, that's the kind of game where you start with a base phrase and see how many other words you can make out of the letters. To make it fair, we need some rules: 1. One word per post. 2. When you post a new word, you must wait until someone else posts...
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    Vacuum cleaners

    If I get one of those home steam cleaners, like what Bissell makes or similar, do I also still need a regular vacuum cleaner?
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    Help me identify this Christmas song

    A few years ago, I heard on the radio a few times a particular Christmas song that I'd like to identify. Actually, I know the song; it's Silent Night. But I want to know who sang it, so I can download it wthout having to download the millions of versions of this popular Christmas tune. It was...
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    Asphalt vs. Concrete

    Around MD, asphalt is a much more common paving material than concrete. But I'm curious to know the differences between the two. One must have some advantages over the other, otherwise the other would always be used, and the one never would. Which is cheaper to pave with? Which lasts longer...
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    A shining light to find the toilet

    New device guides you in the dark — and warns you of the seat’s status Read more here: http://www.msnbc.com/news/1001505.asp?vts=120620031009&cp1=1
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    Turd studies

    For absolutely no reason whatsoever, I have decided to undertake a study of turds. Please answer the following questions to help me complete my study. 1. What is the average amount of time it takes you to feel that you are finished unloading your turds? 2. What is the average number of turds...
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    References: I love 'em!

    I love finding hidden (or even not-so-hidden) references to obscure things that I enjoy. For example, buried deep within Thawte's digital certificate extension configuration system is the following message: "You probably won't trigger a Vogon invasion of Earth if you press the wrong button..."...
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    Life

    What is the meaning of life?
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