After Combat, Victims of an Inner War. The number of suicides reported by the Army has risen to the highest level since record-keeping began three decades ago.
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Neighbors at war, part one and part two. Something is seriously wrong when a person thinks they can force someone else to move lawn chairs out of their own backyard.
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High Risk, High Reward. A blow-by-blow account of how John McCain chose Sarah Palin to be his running mate.
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This crazy dream may give you nightmares. Or it might just give you a few laughs.
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Choose Your Own Apocalypse. Select your favorite scenarios out of 144 possible ways for America to collapse, and compare your picks with those of other people. (via Boing Boing)
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Guess the Google. From the images shown, can you guess what the search term was? (via Bits and Pieces)
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7 Pop Groups and their Ridiculous TV Guest Spots. They seem silly now, but the publicity at the time was priceless.
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I scored a 152 first try on Guess the Google! I HAVE NO LIFE! (and nothing to do at work)
posted by Steven on 8-4-2009 at 9:03 am
Please keep us updated on John and Paul. Dying to know how the Lawn Chair Wars plays out!
posted by Hyacinth on 8-4-2009 at 10:29 am
I got 308 on my first try at Guess the Google!
posted by Suz on 8-4-2009 at 10:38 am
Thanks for Guess the Google!! I now have another way to squander my time online. Love it!!
reCaptcha: con joyfully.
Sounds about right ;)
posted by Kelly on 8-4-2009 at 11:03 am
Guess the Google could be fun, but it loaded really weird on my system. The first clue took about a minute to load up, then the next clues took anywhere from one to 30 seconds to load up.
I didn’t know if it was going to be a fast load or a slow load, so I couldn’t surf anywhere else and was stuck looking at that stupid green box.
Got a 332.
posted by Kevin on 8-4-2009 at 12:31 pm
I love the Lawn chair wars, its about as epic as Transformers or Lord of the Rings. I’m feeling a movie in the works.
posted by Matthew on 8-4-2009 at 12:33 pm
Oh My God, Choose your own apocalypse is the most fun I’ve had in a while.
I’m a sick person.
posted by Zach on 8-4-2009 at 12:46 pm
I call BS on the John and Paul stuff. It’s funny as heck, but I just don’t buy it.
Someone else mentioned that Fox has a new TV show based on neighbors like this and this is some sort of viral ad campaign.
posted by Drew on 8-4-2009 at 1:10 pm
When is the block party?????
posted by Julie on 8-4-2009 at 8:05 pm
That lawn chair thing is great. If I ever live in a neighborhood with a homeowner’s association, or if I have uptight neighbors, I plan to push the limits of good taste in yard decor. Lawn gnomes and cherub statues, anyone?
posted by Brooke on 8-5-2009 at 1:39 am