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Quote:Iranian woman 'gives birth to frog'


Tests are being carried out on the frog
An Iranian newspaper has reported the controversial story of a woman who claims to have given birth to a frog.
The Iranian daily Etemaad says the creature is believed to have grown from larva to an adult frog inside her body.

While it is unclear how this could have happened, the paper carries quotes from medical experts who say there are human characteristics to the animal.

It has been speculated that the woman, who has not been named, unknowingly picked up the larva while she was swimming in a dirty pool.

Have we been too mean and vicious and scared off anyone from posting here?

I'm lonely.

Let's see how many different of Arpi's overused crutch gimmicks we can list:

I'll start:

1. Zootybang owns a flying V
2. Keyser lied about banging the redhead
3. Labelling others' fact-based arguments as "specious" but offering no tangible evidence that they're incorrect.

I made the following trade in Austin's fantasy baseball league:
I gave Alou and H. Matsui for Cordero (closer for Texas). Well, there's a wonderfully giant shit storm following this trade, mostly because I'm doing really well and that trade will probably push me over the top. Regardless, I ask you: Is this trade fair? Seems like it to me and the only complaint is because I have a great team. Oh and here some good reading below:

*THE SHIT STORM*

PUTZ #1

Quote:SUBJECT: Ok Seriously

What on gods green earth is that deal? Slut already has Abreu, Pierre, WHite, Carlos, Hunter, Chipper in the OF, and he deals for Alou and Matsui? what in the hell is going on here... thats a BS trade

Quote:SUBJECT: I want to pull a BS trade too

come on guys, Im trying to win this thing too, why doesnt anyone just give me a SS, like slut just gave him a closer? that would be fun... you know you wana

Quote:SUBJECT:VETO...my reasons for it

At first glance i looked at the trade and it did look pretty fair. HOWEVER, i didnt realize that the one team already had 54 OF's on his team and was dealing a closer for 2 more OF's. Something either smells fishy, or the other team is planning on trading 5 of those OF for Gagne or something. Anyway, this trade gets my veto. Not that it matters, since the last few trades i voted against have gone through anyway.

Quote:SUBJECT:you guys are fucking retarded idiots

He needs offense deperately. I need saves deparately. The trade is fair and moreso to his advantage. Alou is having a great great season. Matsui is a very solid player. Cordero is a solid closer. You're only bitching because I know what the fuck I'm doing and your team sucks complete ass. Just shut the fuck up.

Quote:SUBJECT: btw

Who gives a fuck how many outfielders he has? The object is to put players out there who will get your offensive stats up regardless of their position. There are utility positions in this league, are there not? Who cares if all of them happen to be outfielders? Get a grip.

Quote:SUBJECT: in addition...

...now that I have regained my cool. This trade is to his advantage but not by much. He's in near dead last. I am (will be anyway) in first. I have given him the leaverage in the deal. He can now diversify his offense though a trade if he wishes because he has a plush of outfielders. But it might not be neccesary. He needed power. He got it. There is no way in hell you can call this deal unfair. Our relative positions in the standings not withstanding, we both addressed our teams needs and exchanged players that will equally benefit us both.

Also the arguments against this trade are dicotomous. One is bitching because I supposedly stole a closer for nothin. Bullshit. The other one is bitching because now slut has a lot of outfielder. See previous post regarding that issue.

Quote:SUBJECT: it is irrelevent...

how many OF i have, you idiot. shouldn't i gain the OF i want to deal the OF i'm not goinbg to use. i swear some of you are like stupid children that ate too much lead. it's my business to decide what to do with my glut of OF. maybe i'm dropping, maybe i'm offering a trade. what the fuck are you thinking that you can protest b/c something seems "fishy"...yeah it's fishy, i'm playing a game dimwitted tool

Quote:SUBJECT: Go fuck yourself

Both of you can kiss my fuckin ass. Im tired of the name calling and bullshit over stupid trades. I voice my opinion, and thats the shit I get? I'll give both of you assholes my address, come meet me in person and call me that shit, and i'll kill you and your mothers.

Quote:SUBJECT: It's amazing...

how these 2 jackasses can say whatever they want, yet if i say something negative, I get the hammer for it. It must be because Im not Jewish, or because Im not a 35 year old fat fucker from Philly with no dignity and no self respect. Also, it sucks that I barely know anyone here, so trade negotiations are pretty much nonexistant, except for with Austin for the most part, since hes the only one i really know.

Also, Slut, my opinion was that you having way too many OF was a bad thing, and im not the only one who thinks that. I mean, it really does look like your trying to hand your pal the championship by giving him exactly what he needed for 2 guys that he didnt even have in his lineup.

Now thats just my opinion, notice, Redemption, that i didnt call anybody dimwitted or anything gay like that. Just dont be a fucking asshole and reply by saying shit like that, cause you really make yourself look ignorant, and you REALLY piss me the fuck off, especially on a god-awful morning like today. And for the record, Austin told me to post about the trade in the first place. I was going to anyway, but it shows that more than just myself are against this trade.

Quote:SUBJECT: WAHHHH!!!!

Fuck you and your lousy morning. The trade is fair. End of story. All you do is whine and whine some more. I am not Slut's buddy or anyone elses. Just because I have two quality players on my bench to trade and I'm doing well you start up with your bullshit. I don't care who likes the trade or not. It is fair and there is no logical argument outside the fact it is beneficial to me (and Slut as well). Well no shit. That's why you trade. To improve your team.

Also I don't want your address. This is too much fun. Morons like you inspired me to do what I do. You jackass.

with a fart being A, and an elevator being B, i have determined that:

A + B = funny

Quote:Published on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 by the Miami Herald


Bush's Accurate Case for War


by Robert Steinback





Let's alter history just a little bit, and imagine that President Bush had given us an accurate case for war in Iraq 18 months ago.

``My fellow Americans, I'm appearing before you today to ask for your support as I make the most solemn decision a president can make: Committing our military troops to war.

``We must remove Saddam Hussein from power, although his only known threat to the United States is that he hates us. While we know that Hussein possessed and used weapons of mass destruction in the past, we have no evidence that he has them today or that he's making more. But he hasn't proved that he doesn't have them, and this constitutes an urgent threat to America.

``So we must act now, because Hussein, who had nothing to do with the Sept. 11 attacks, might choose to give the WMDs that he doesn't have to Osama bin Laden, with whom he has never collaborated.

Hussein hasn't attacked us

``That's why I've decided to shift the bulk of our military resources away from catching bin Laden, who has already attacked us and vows to do so again, so that we can pursue a man who hasn't attacked us and almost certainly can't, based on the remote possibility that he'll give aid to bin Laden, who no longer is my top priority.

``My fellow Americans, the case is clear. We must liberate the Iraqi people, though we have little evidence that they want us to invade their country. We must give them a chance at democracy, though history strongly suggests that a Western attempt to impose a government in this part of the world is doomed to fail.

``Our very presence is likely to attract terrorists from all over the region and inspire new recruits, dedicated to undermining our attempts to impose a new government.

``Still, we must ensure the establishment of a new, friendly government in Baghdad that won't have a prayer of survival without our help. Before long, they'll beg us to establish a military base in Iraq -- which is our primary objective. That, in theory, will enable us to threaten every other Middle Eastern nation that dares to stand against us. Peace will reign, oil will flow and profits will accumulate. Admittedly, experts consider this a pretty far-fetched scenario, but we can't fail because God is on our side. He tells me so.

Dangerous attorney general

``But we face a long, difficult, bloody operation. More than 800 American soldiers will die and 4,000 will be maimed during the first 15 months of war. We'll honor them by saying that their sacrifices helped preserve American freedom, which in fact is threatened more by my attorney general than by Hussein.

``In addition, this war will put us at odds with France, Germany and many other of our traditional allies. But we'll work to repair those ruptured bonds soon, when we go crawling back to the world community pleading for it to bail us out of the tar pit into which we're about to leap.

``And so, my fellow Americans, I'm asking you to commit a modest $200 billion of your hard-earned money over the next two years to support this patriotic endeavor. Don't worry; your money will be in good hands, as we will hand out billions in no-bid contracts to corporations well known to people in my administration.

``And you can count on firm leadership from me until our mission is accomplished. So that you never lose faith in me, I will refuse to take responsibility for anything that goes wrong, whether it's intelligence failures, prisoner-abuse scandals or insufficient body armor for our troops.

``I'd like to tell you that America will prevail and that terrorism will be defeated. But I'm here to give an honest evaluation of our situation.

Strategy a `total disaster'

'So I am compelled to tell you that more than two dozen retired military brass and diplomats from both major parties who doubt the wisdom and sanity of my call for war will take the unprecedented step of publicly describing my strategy as a `total disaster.' They'll say that my approach will make the world less safe, alienate us from the very allies we need to help construct a global anti-terrorism alliance and undermine our national prestige and honor.

``And they'll be right. But here is the ultimate truth that so many of my un-American, unpatriotic critics overlook: You won't care. You'll still like me and support me, no matter how badly things turn out. That's because you have short memories, and you'll believe just about anything I tell you, even if it contradicts what I've told you before.

``So, in closing, let me say, God bless you, and God bless America.''

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i'm an intern for management, so if the union strikes i'll be reassigned and working 12 hour days 7 days a week, crossing picket lines, starting tomorrow morning at 7


should be a hoot

Saw this linked on Fark...would any undecided voters be more likely to vote for Bush after watching this?

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Edited By Sir O on 1088208735

Lately I'm hearing a lot more music that appeals to me on K-Rock, MTV, and the like and it makes me hopeful that we're on an upswing in terms of what is considered popular music. After the era of the boy band, everything developed a particular metal edge to it, where the guitar was layered on hard and thick and the singer would just angrily wail most of the songs. It seemed so abundant that it became stale. Everything sounded like Drowning Pool. I bought "Fever To Tell" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs a couple of months ago based on the single I heard on the radio and it is excellent. There's a few other songs I've been hearing that I like. Modest Mouse... Franz Ferdinand (that one song has a nice Bowie quality to it)... A friend of mine brought me an album by Muse which is decent. "Cold Hard Bitch" by Jet is pretty good as well. Even that fucking Darkness song is beginning to grow on me. It just seems that lately I'm more likely to turn on the radio in my car than I am to pop in a CD.

...was an awesome Atari game.

Am I right?