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4. desember 2002
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It's either or...
"Bin Laden, if he's dead, is laughing at them from his grave. If he is alive and sitting in a cave, he's doing the same thing." (Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi foreign policy adviser, to the New York Times)
11:48:22 PM 
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You Googled Me!
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. That one's for you, Rayne. 
I have noticed that I get quite a few hits through search engines, like other bloggers here, and of course mostly through google.
Since I write about lots of current events topics, and also include references to many of the funnies that make the rounds on the Net, I attract a few google hits every day. 
My "old" article does the soul or spirit really exist? gets frequent hits by people asking google just that question.
A more recent favourite, Hu's on first is wildly popular. If you haven't read it yet, it means you are one of about 3 people on the Net.
I still pick up quite a bit of goggle hits on Pacman the Movie and Matrix Cow. If you missed the Matrix Cow movie clip, get it here.
Some people get to my blog searching for blasphemy in some form. D'oh.
Still, the all out super favourite search that gives me more google hits than anything else is the legendary Norwegian sports commentator Bjørge Lillelien's famous "your boys took a hell of a beating" sound clip from Norway's 2-1 victory over England in 1981 (picture).
10:45:04 PM
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The worst description of sex award
The Literary Review Bad Sex Award goes to Wendy Perham for this description in her novel Tread Softly:
"Weirdly, he was clad in pin-stripes at the same time as being naked. Pin-stripes were erotic, the uniform of fathers, two-dimensional fathers. Even Mr Hughes's penis had a seductive pin-striped foreskin."
Spare me the runners-up, thank you.
8:39:24 PM
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...and your mother, too
The Guardian for some reason feels like celebrating that Britain is a nation of mommy's boys today. And what better way to do that than compiling the mother of all web guides, from Mother Theresa to Mother Goose.
8:35:57 PM
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Blogging around the Clock
Yesterday, I was at a friend's place to help him fix his PC. The repair effort was only mildly successful. Me and him were far better at idling away lots of hours and a carton of surprisingly drinkable wine. Thus, my blog suffered tonight and today, and I missed the morning bloggers (American time) which tends to add a bit of traffic.
As they say, if you don't get enough sleep, you sometimes have to use the night.
Raven is pondering about nature's hazard signs, including trucker's lunch meals, people who wipe their feets at American flags and of course gamblers.
Scott Rosenberg is not megablogging much today, but ponders about the recent changes in AOL's business plan.
Susannah, the reverse cowgirl, recently had a few words for 'feminist crybabies' and of course someone had to respond. Phil, whoever it is, shouldn't have done that, unless he's into serious S&M;. I just love seeing someone having their arse handed to them.
Mark (of Fried Green and all that) puts out a help wanted ad, and tells the world's funniest joke. cough.Ok, I admit it. I smiled. A little bit.
Do you sometimes judge people based on their musical taste? I recently encountered a guy on a message board who said that if he met someone, and they liked Toto ('the 80s band without a homepage'), he knew immediately that wasn't the kind of person he'd want to associate with. Actual-sized Kat Donohue writes about judging people on their taste in music.
7:39:07 PM
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Cool Sounds!
Yes, literally. A new fridge uses sound waves to cool. Now, that is, eh, cool.
7:09:02 PM
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China Bans News, Not Porn
American researches have looked into which web sites are banned by Chinese authorities. Perhaps surprisingly, the puritan government only blocked a minority of well-known porn sites, while being very aggressive in censoring well known news sites. BBC News was consistently blocked, while CNN and other American news sources. were sometimes blocked.
7:07:30 PM
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Some people are very fast when it comes to making jokes!
Except that Swedes don't use the "Ø" letter. Nitpicking can really ruin a joke, can't it?
5:02:02 PM
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Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide Now!
 Dihydrogen Monoxide is a colourless and odourless chemical compound, found in a large number of caustic, explosive and poisonous substances. Exposure to the chemical kills thousands every year, and it is also an important cause behind major environmental problems and weather disturbances worldwide. Yet the environmental organisations and governments have failed to inform people about its danger, and politicians fail to act in the interests of the public. That is no doubt due to the lobbying of powerful industries that have much to lose if the dangerous chemical is put under restrictions.
Write your representative to ban Dihydrogen Monoxide now!
2:35:12 PM
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Dutch Ikea stores closed after bombs discovered
Police found bombs at three Ikea furniture stores in the Netherlands, and one of the bombs exploded in a police station, injuring two police officers. All Ikea outlets in the country are closed, as police are searching for more bombs. The motive for anyone targeting the Swedish furniture retailer is unknown.
12:25:35 PM
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Last update: 01.01.03; 03:59:47.
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