cmuwriter
- bio:Just a dude how lives in Northern Michigan and reports for a weekly newspaper.
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Commented on Call of Duty: Secret Spielberg Level Unlocked
This is a spoof of the game Call of Duty: World at War, which is set in the Pacific Island and Europe during World War Two. I know it is upsetting to see them take this footage of Saving Private...
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Commented on Y2K ten years later
No, because without Y2K it would have severely affected the plot of "Office Space" one of the greatest movies of all time....
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Commented on An Insider's View of the Fort Hood Tragedy
Speaking from experience as a news reporter, you slowly gain the ability of being able to ask people questions in any situation. It is hard at first and there is a lot of tension, but after a while it becomes...
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Commented on Careless forklift driver brings down the warehouse - video
In college I worked for Fabiano Brothers, a beer, wine and liquor distributor in Mount Pleasant, Michigan for nearly four years to pay my way through college. That building and the shelves look EXACTLY like Fabs. I drove a fork...
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Commented on Musicians call for release of torture soundtrack details
I can think of a few songs that if played over and over would make me go insane. Anything from the Fresh Beat Band. Parents of young children will know what I'm talking about....
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Commented on A drink that sounds even more unappetizing than "Dairy Drink"
It seems like there are many weird adverts or logos for dairy products and other farm products from the old days. Maybe it was because there were a lot of independent producers back then and they didn't really have ad...
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Commented on Eagle Vs. Reindeer
"Its a hard life for little things." - Night of the Hunter Also, I think SamSam is talking about the Eurasian eagle owl, the largest owl breed in the world. Very cool animals. I know a woman who breeds them...
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Commented on Sleeping Beauty cosplayers at the aquarium
Sometimes you just get lucky. My aunt was taking a photo of my cousin with a disposable camera one day. Alex was peeking around a large oak tree. For some reason the F-stop on the disposable made the background blue,...
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Commented on Barefoot Burglar, 18, suspected of stealing planes, etc.
It just goes to show that there are a lot of things that people can get away with if they just do them. I wonder how many times the kid has stolen a plane, flown the thing, landed it without...
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Commented on RadTech ProCable Shortz
Or you could just put a rubber band around the cable....
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Commented on Vault makes attractive garage gear
I think I am getting old too. For the past few months I have taken great pleasure in keeping my apartment amazingly clean, to the point where there is no more to clean. It is nice to just sit around...
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Commented on This is the type of fruitless anonymous comment I will now be binning
Trolling sucks, but if you respond to it more people are just going to do it....
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Commented on Newspapers' Depressing Internal Lingo
As well as cutline. But seriously, I think you're reaching with the jargon thing....
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Commented on C-Box personalized condom dispensers are perhaps a bit too personal
Maybe I should start keeping my condoms in my hollowed-out copy of Joseph Heller's "Something Happened"....
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Commented on Morning tech deals highlights
The company is out of stock on the MP3 player, I just tried to buy one....
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Commented on Stephen King killed John Lennon, claims man at city commission meeting
I've never been to a public meeting where they limited public comment to items pertaining to the city. There has usually been a public comment session for items on the agenda and an open comment section. People would comment on...
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Commented on Default password for roadside LED signs
I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but avoid changing information that could potentially harm a motorist if unknown....
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Commented on Senator's bill to ban profanity
According to Walter Sobchak, the Supreme Court has roundly rejected prior restraint....
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Commented on Tablecloth sans table as table
My grandmother used to crotchet little doilies (sic) then soak them in a heavy starch-water solution, then drape them over a cereal bowl. When the thing dried it was stiff and resembled a lady's hat. She then took a pouch...
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Commented on Buoyant key-chain
I guess it is okay to joke about massive aircraft crashes just as long as nobody died. Real classy....
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Commented on Making sauerkraut is easy
@2: There is a layer of liquid over the sauerkraut, the holes are there to allow the water to cover the lid. As long as there is liquid over the kraut, it won't spoil. I used to help my grandmother...
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Commented on Make your own Alka Seltzer for a fraction of the cost
Right.....I think I'm going to stick with my fancy store-bought Alka Seltzer....
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Commented on Sneaky fake lens lets you take photos at right angle to direction you point the camera
I love how everyone is assuming that only perverts are going to buy this piece of equipment. What about nature photography? When you look at an animal and give it attention (i.e. point a camera at a bird) the animal...
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Commented on Pair of mystery feet matched
I bet this it totally a guy who works at a funeral home who hacks the feet off people who come into the funeral home. Then he puts their feet into running shoes and throws them in the ocean. Family...
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Commented on Oprah, Amazon, and cockteasing
Thanks for making me puke a little bit in my mouth....
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Commented on Disco for CPR
I've always practiced to Nirvana's Heart-shaped Box...I kid, I kid....
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Commented on Hey, guys. Marvin here.
Attention freaking world, click on the Infomerica Icon and it will explain everything. Regardless, this is annoying....
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Commented on SteelSeries to release 15 button <em>World of Warcraft</em> mouse
That thing looks like it would kill my hand if I touched it. I want one and I don't even play WoW....
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Commented on Banana clip tray makes ice bullets
I am sure it is nearly impossible to get the bullets that crystal clear. Anyway I want to buy one, and ship it to my brother in Iraq....
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Commented on The problem with the one-eye veil for women, and a solution
What if they wore those things the Tuskan Raiders wore in Star Wars?...
