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• Commented on Sonicwall thinks XKCD is porn. Stick figure porn.
  That's what they're paid to do, block things. Duh, you guys are so stupid....
• Commented on Driver of damaged car pretends nothing is wrong
  Want a new car? Just pull in front of him and come to a complete stop in a reasonable manner....
• Commented on Elderly woman arrested for not returning football
  "Jester was arrested and charged with petty theft after she took the ball and refused to give it back" "Took" the ball? That's some good journalism....
• Commented on Why people who try to bring toothpaste on a plane should be arrested
  "So treating everyone as dangerous is supposed to hurt innocent people less than just having their toothpaste confiscated? I'm missing something..." Yes, you're missing the fact that treating everyone as dangerous would actually prevent terrorists acts, which are actually a...
• Commented on Bob Garfield: Presidential candidates should promise not to lie.
  #1 "If a candidate is willing to lie, why wouldn't they be willing to break an oath not to lie?" Apparently there's nothing wrong with being a liar unless you say you aren't....
• Commented on The Last Lynching: Ted Koppel documentary on Discovery tonight
  The old days? Have you people not been watching McCain rallies?...
• Commented on Ford will offer special key for teen drivers that changes vehicle features
  "can't raise your own children in a manner that you trust them?" Indeed, perhaps for those parents we could pay people to roam the streets looking for dangerous drivers....
• Commented on Testimony of Troy Davis, on death row in Georgia
  "I would also rather see 10 guilty men go free than one innocent man receive the death penalty. Being morally correct results in the cleanest hands despite any outcome; and if one of the 10 free murderers does it again,...
• Commented on Grapes with a EULA
  "Just how do seedless grapes reproduce? Are they humping somewhere we don't know about?" I can see how seedless grapes and watermelon could be new, but you should figure out where bananas come from....
• Commented on Modular multi-compartment fridge for student houses
  I wonder if, like normal fridges, they will asplode if run while upside-down....
• Commented on Federal court blocks beef exporter from testing for mad cow disease
  Wow, I was wondering what the biased spin on this occurrence would be....
• Commented on Judge orders woman to return two library books or go to jail
  Why was someone not able to deal with this woman? She obviously has serious problems, and the buck should've stopped somewhere before this got national media attention. Plenty of crazy old people are prevented from harming the outside world. Where...
• Commented on Working Medeco high-security keys can be whittled out of plastic
  "To be clear, this doesn't allow them access to a lock which they didn't originally have access to the key (or detailed picture of the key)." These keys are extra expensive because they're supposed to be unduplicatable....
• Commented on Air Force defies Congress, spends anti-terrorism money on "comfort capsules" with "aesthetically pleasing wall treatments/coverings"
  37 inches? Come on, that TV barely covers that wall!...
• Commented on Con-artist convinces town he's a super Fed who doesn't need search warrants
  "So a con man scams a bunch of locals and it's the War on Terrorism's fault?.... okaaayyy..." Yes. The laws that were supposed to make people more safe actually made them less safe. Use your brain....
• Commented on What it's like to fly with no ID under TSA's new rules
  People still fly? /consumerist.com...
• Commented on Man declares island (pop. 1) to be a new nation
  "And speaking of other things, he'll have to buy many things for is island, most likely from the UK. He's still paying taxes." You don't think he can get things shipped to him from Amazon.com? Oh, wait......
• Commented on Dogs that know when their owners are coming home experiment
  So, what are these experimenters doing that is different than the hundreds of such failures before them?...
• Commented on Naps vs. caffeine vs. more night sleep
  Wow, people can fall asleep at three in the afternoon? I have enough problems doing it at three in the morning....
• Commented on Bananas are atheist nightmares!
  Ugh, Jason runs a two year old meme and I have to see this thing mentioned five more times?...
• Commented on Trailer for new Hunter Thompson documentary
  I'd love to hear you guys talk about cowardice while suffering from a painful medical condition. If fact, I believe I can set it up......
• Commented on Mythbuster Hyneman on weird energy
  "I wonder how much power you could get off of a rooftop that channeled all its rainwater into a single vertical pipe" How much energy do you think it takes to raise all of your bath-water two stories off the...
• Commented on US-born journalist threatened by Yakuza
  Wow, they already have 75% of the evidence for the murder trial. Do people still wonder why we can't put people in jail?...
• Commented on Couple attached by a 15-feet string for 24 hours
  What? You guys have never had a handcuffs accident?...
• Commented on Bicyclists on LA freeways
  "Do you honestly think that drivers are going to infer anything besides "look at that dick on the bike. I hope traffic clears up so I can hit him with my car."" Well, I'm not an asshole criminal, so yes....
• Commented on European airlines test spycams in every seat that "detect terrorism" in your facial expressions
  I'm so glad I haven't flown for the past five years....
• Commented on Bushnell's Bigfoot contest
  "Produce a dead one we can autopsy." Actually, a tiny bit of hair, saliva, or skin will do....
• Commented on Identity protection ads come back to bite LifeLock CEO
  Ah, the best thing is that there's nothing to stop you from getting someone's information and signing up for LifeLock yourself. Not to mention the number of times Todd Davis's identity has been stolen since he started broadcasting his SSN....
• Commented on Surveillance sign's Freudian slip
  Victoria picked up some more secrets?...
• Commented on Bicycles, all you need to know
  Oh, shit, Rob, Pittsburgh is constantly rated one of the worse cities for cycling. This also means that the bikers around here are pretty hardcore, but fewer bikers also means that cars have no idea how to react when they...