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How much better is life in Iraq thanks to the U.S. occupation?
Seeing that a study shows that the occupation is responsible, directly and indirectly, of 100,000 Iraqi deaths, and Saddam Hussein is estimated to have killed 300,000 of his own countrymen, it looks like we’re 66% better than Saddam Hussein!
Hurray us! USA! USA!
Though, now that [...]

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Overheard on the street:
Man, to self, in high, slightly effeminate voice
Looks like I just lost control.
Same man, to self, in a deeper voice
Yeah, well you’re going to lose control right into a hospital.
Tip for modern times: due to cell phone headsets, you can no longer be sure a man apparently talking to himself is crazy, [...]

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In the first hour or two of playing Grand Theft Auto San Andreas I could do the following things in the game: play two different video games (alas, I would hope one of the games would be an early version of GTA, but sadly no), shoot hoops, lift weights, ride a bike (even a stationary [...]

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Great to see Big Quiz Thing, a fun trivia night occurring every Monday night at the Slipper Room getting a detailed write-up on Gothamist. Conny and I have gone to Big Quiz Thing a few times, dragging anyone we can to help our team. We also lose badly, but we always have fun.
Or I [...]

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Time to dust off the Playstation 2: Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is out tonight, and I’ve got a reserved copy waiting for me at the local GameStop. The last game we got for the Playstation 2 was the somewhat disapointing Dog’s Life, which we got because

it looked cute
we like dogs
it was only $20
there was [...]

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