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Ass Antlers

Just stumbled upon this recently – In Germany the term “Arschgeweih” is commonly used for this which literally translates to “ass antlers”…

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Christine O’Donnell walks off CNN interview

[gplus count=”true” size=”Medium” ] I can’t wait for the late night comedians to comment and make sketches on the walk off of Christine O’Donnell’s CNN interview with Piers Morgan She should have held a press conference instead (no questions allowed). … Continue reading

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Tea Party and Voting Rights

[gplus count=”true” size=”Medium” ] Judson Phillips, president of prominent Tea Party group Tea Party Nation, has a terrific idea: “The Founding Fathers… put certain restrictions on… the right to vote… you had to be a property owner. And that makes … Continue reading

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Firecrackers in a Department Store

The Turkmenistan government, ruled by President/Dictator Gurbanguli Berdymuchamedow, has reported that there was an explosion of fire crackers in a department store in Abadan, about 16 kilometers northwest outside the capital Ashgabat, close to the border with Iran. According to … Continue reading

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How the U.S. arms industry benefits from the drug war (4)

An update to this series… As CBS news reported, “the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) has encouraged gun shops to sell thousands of assault rifles and other weapons destined for Mexican drug cartels.” Does it get any … Continue reading

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Ten Stupid Traffic Laws

Ten stupid traffic laws from around the country.. 10. It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle. (Alabama) 9. Horn honking is not permitted as it might scare horses. (Mississippi) 8. Before proceeding through the … Continue reading

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Privacy Laws and Social Media

Found this interesting article on CNN’s website. One of our intentions here at BrainTurnedOff is to report on stupid behaviors of sometimes so-called or wannabe celebrities. Now we can accept something like a love affair. There are numerous of those, … Continue reading

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Doomsday Update 2

I thought that the failure of the Doomsday prediction would be the end of it – not the end of the world, but the end all such predictions. But now Mr. Camping says: “We’re not changing a date at all; … Continue reading

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Doomsday Update

As you well know by now, the Doomsday prediction for this past Saturday was simply wrong. It just didn’t happen. There are some opinions why that was. I won’t go into the religious reasoning details. As you might know, I’m … Continue reading

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Doomsday

So this is it. The world is coming to an end starting today, May 21, 2001. At least according to Harold Camping, an 89-year-old leader of the ministry Family Radio Worldwide. He has predicted, that starting today a five-month destruction … Continue reading

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