Adam Stanhope

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• Commented on Galileo's fingers found
  It wasn't only Catholics who thought "relics" were groovy. HEATHENS were into body parts as well! If I had a nickel for every temple in Asia built around one of Buddha's eyelashes.......
• Commented on New Catholic video game promises to brings family closer to heaven
  A Mighty Fortress is our Lord....
• Commented on 100-word fiction competition — win an HP MediaSmart EX495
  Stepping out of the lock into the vacuum it hit me on my helmet - thwak! My gloved hands made it nearly impossible to peel it away, but eventually I got it and brought it up to my visor to...
• Commented on Current TV axes 80 staffers, cuts shows, changes direction.
  Vanguard - Excellent InfoMania - Excellent (Yay for Sergio!) Max & Jason Still Up - Usually Excellent (change theme song, please) SuperNews - Clever, better than many...
• Commented on Afghanistan: Poppy Palaces and "Narcotecture"
  It's funny that throughout the third world, houses like these built from questionable income streams share many ostentatious qualities. In America, the wealthy want McMansions and land to surround them. In the third world, multiple stories seem to be de...
• Commented on Digging in to the donor details at Kiva.org
  I've been a Kiva "lender" for several years now and I never for an INSTANT believed that there was a direct relationship between me and the alleged recipient on the other end. It is intuitive that it should work through...
• Commented on Chris Ware animation of This American Life story
  This American Life is the best "program" on the air - radio and television. If I could choose just one piece of media to maintain access to on a desert island, I think I would choose the This American Life...
• Commented on Kfetch
  Forgive me if I don't share your outrage at these costumes... There is no shortage of genuine racism alive and well in the US and around the world. These examples are underwhelming as examples of offensiveness. We lefties need to...
• Commented on What to do if you smell a terrorist
  How are terrorists supposed to smell? I would imagine that Tim McVeigh and Terry Nichols smelled of diesel fuel and fertilizer at some point. "If your swarthy neighbor smells of diesel and fertilizer, please contact the LAPD." I once worked...
• Commented on Japanese hidden camera show: Panic Face King
  There was a clip going around recently of a Japanese show where they had built public toilets over hydraulic lifts. They wait until some dude sits down for his morning dump, then quickly lift the entire toilet (and passenger) up...
• Commented on Boing Boing guest blogger: Connie Choe!
  The kimchi looks great. Is it made in Korea or the US?...
• Commented on American woman marries auto-rickshaw driver
  My own marriage was/is very similar to this one except that I am the westerner and my wife is the foreigner (and the country wasn't India). We've been together 21 years now and have a beautiful daughter who will start...
• Commented on American woman marries auto-rickshaw driver
  @#35: The old lady offers 10 rupees as a gift/blessing. 10 rupees is about USD$0.10. Not a big deal for the bride, but quite generous on the part of the old lady. The husband - Harish - refuses the money....
• Commented on Iron Melies Moon fence yields teachable moment
  What a sweet post/story/photo! Thanks!...
• Commented on Rage
  I temporarily mistook David Oyelowo for the Waffle Fries/Unforgivable guy. Somebody ought to give the Waffle Fries guy a part in a film....
• Commented on Unusual police sketch
  @36 Apoxia: Thanks for the reverse tip re: Anencephaly. Those are some frightening pics!...
• Commented on Street vendor selling ID cards, Thailand: random road snapshot
  Khao San Road is a silly place, but it is worth visiting at least once. A trip to Bangkok without an afternoon on Khao San Road would be like visiting New York and not poking around Times Square for an...
• Commented on Light show caused by astronaut urine
  In space, no one can hear you fart....
• Commented on Brutal police violence at Berlin "Freedom not Fear" demonstration
  "Schweinhund" appears at appx. 54 seconds. I noticed it because I have just recently seen the Baader Meinhof Complex movie and the film was peppered with "Schwein" throughout. Great movie, btw....
• Commented on Brutal police violence at Berlin "Freedom not Fear" demonstration
  I saw a documentary once, perhaps 10 years ago, about some sort of protest/demonstration in Berlin. I have forgotten what the demonstration was for, but it was something that was general interest and, if I remember correctly, not terribly controversial....
• Commented on Brutal police violence at Berlin "Freedom not Fear" demonstration
  If the TECHNO VIKING had been there, none of this would have happened....
• Commented on Battle of The Billboards in LA: Giant Boozy Ladyparts are OK, Criticizing Insurance Companies Ain't.
  Reaching......
• Commented on 9/11/2009
  Amazing video - this was the first time that I've ever seen several of these angles/views. I can't imagine that I'm the only person who cries a bit seeing this footage again. Thank god it's 8 years behind us and...
• Commented on Man hunts for poo-squirting con artist in Delhi
  I got the ear-cleaning scam - in Connaught Place in Delhi. The common thread here seems to be Connaught Place. Attention everyone traveling to India: STAY AWAY FROM CONNAUGHT PLACE!...
• Commented on Death of popular Indian politico sparks wave of suicides and deaths from "shock"
  Mass hysteria seems to be far more common in India than it is in the West. Remember the Delhi Monkey Man scare a few years back?...
• Commented on Man bites off man's pinky during health care rally
  I'm sure you'll all be pleased to learn that the "Right Wing Blogosphere" has determined that this incident is definitive proof that LIBERALS, DEMOCRATS and OBAMABOTS are out-of-control savages. Meanwhile, the fight to deny access to inexpensive health care to...
• Commented on Baby chicks ground up alive: animal rights video goes viral
  The processed male-chick-protein-mash that comes out of the other end of this spur of the factory is almost certainly (after cooking) used as feed for other animals - probably fellow chickens....
• Commented on Laura Ling and Euna Lee's first statement on their North Korea capture
  Nadreck: They didn't interview anybody INSIDE North Korea. Anyone they interviewed was already outside of North Korea in the [relative] safety of the People's Republic of China....
• Commented on If Your Kid Eats This Book, Everything Will Still Be Okay - parenting book full of things you don't need to worry about
  My daughter was born when I was 22 and she's remained our only child. Now she's 17 and a senior in high school and I'm so proud of who she is becoming and excited for her about college, etc... I've...
• Commented on Robocalls become crime punishable by $16K per call fine
  This is your second and final car regarding your car's warranty......