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The 1and1 Web Host Debian Etch Debacle Continues
Update : Turns out I called support and they were unavailable when my server was down again. The conversation went something like this:
Girl from some foreign place, assuming India 1:00 a.m cst - : I’m sorry sir but the Server 24×7 support team is on a break [...]

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Baker County, FL…
A woman is accused of borrowing a gun from a neighbor and then shooting and killing her husband Monday in their home south of Macclenny, according to the Baker County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators said Meloney Jackson borrowed a gun from a neighbor, entered the house in the 7000 block of [...]

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When my kids were little and we took them to the San Francisco Zoo my son would always need reassurance on the way home:
“Are you sure the lions and tigers won’t follow us home?”
“We’re sure. They can’t escape from the zoo. You saw the big moats around their cages, didn’t you?”
“You’re super, dooper [...]

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We seriously have to question the sanity of certain Muslims. Before anybody jumps down my throat at my first statement, I understand that there are Muslims who are perfectly sane, however, the recent events pertaining to the case involving Gillian Gibbons show that there are many within the Muslim community who really are nuts.
For [...]

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The Chicago Bus Tour is going strong:
CHICAGO - The yellow school bus rumbles through vacant lots and past demolished buildings on a tour of what was once one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the country.
For the woman with the microphone, the “Ghetto Bus Tour” is the last gasp in a crusade to tell a [...]

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The definition for “goon,” from Dictionary.com:
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source
goon (gōōn) Pronunciation Key
n. Slang
1. A thug hired to intimidate or harm opponents.
2. A stupid or oafish person.
[Probably ultimately short for gooney, simpleton.]
That pretty much sums up the 9/11 Truthers behind this dreadful story:
THIS time, they’ve gone too [...]

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China is retaliating against U.S. business interests because someone had the gall to point out that the Eastern Asian country is quietly poisoning themselves and the rest of the world with substandard products that wouldn’t be fit to feed to a dog (literally).

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While I understand why they wouldn’t have video within the tub area, I do not understand how someone could make off with a 176 pound bathtub. I have a hard time believing that nobody saw the tub leaving.

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You go to Dictionary.Com and lookup “dictionary“!
dictionary.com tired

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