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Do you Miss America?

Do you Miss America?
Answer: "I personally believe that US Americans are unable to do so, because, is that some people out there, in our nation, don't have maps, and I believe that our education, such as South Africa, and the Iraq, everywhere like, such as, and I believe that they should, our education over here, in the US should help the US, or um should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future, for our children."
What was the Question? Question: Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can't locate the U.S. on a world map. Why do you think this is?
Thank you Miss South Carolina.

Go ahead, visit the San Francisco of Canada...
The what? According to the New York Times, that's what we call ... OTTAWA! Ottawa? The San Francisco of Canada? Wow! I never knew that. Similarly, I had a textbook here in Korea that said that Canadians call the St. Lawrence River "the Mother of Canada." News to me.

This just in from Russia
Who killed the anti-Putin journalist? Why, anti-Putin terrorists of course. Not sure if this sounds more like George Orwell or Monty Python.

Want to reincarnate? Get a license
China's latest attempt to control Tibetan Buddhism - no Tibetan Monk can reincarnate unless they apply for a permit from the Chinese government. Remember that China invaded Tibet 50 years ago and has been trying to suppress the Buddhist nationals ever since.

My own private air force
Blackwater, the American mercenary outfit private contractor operating in Iraq and New Orleans, wants to buy some armed fighter planes from Brazil. They already have armed helicopters, but want something with more firepower and faster.

FUN FINAL NOTE

I'm gonna wash that man right out of my beach
Something strange and foamy happened recently to the beaches around Sydney: spontaneous foam party! Hey, they pay good money to do this in Ibiza.

— SGP

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Takin' it to the streets

Mach the Week

Apparently we didn't know soon enough

Banning Boyhood

The Force is strong in your headband

Hacking Ikea furniture

Love, American Style

Do you Miss America?

Everyone Point at New Zealand and Laugh

Gov't gone wild

Bend it like What's-his-face

Rubber ducky, you're the one!

Just say NO

We're Number 3!

Big Money versus a Stone Age Tribe

Winnie-the-Who?

Spelling Bees are for Wussies

Up in Smoke

The Culture of Smiling

The First Rule of Geek Club...

Don't Worry, Be Happy!

McCain Bombs the Beach Boys

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