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Bo (woof) In Commentary: My old man loves beer and he refuses to give me any. He tells me that alcohol, hops and carbonation are bad for my innards. I don’t buy it. I think he just wants all the beer for himself. That excuse is now going out the window because look at what I just found out on the internet. Dog Beer! You heard right. 3 Busy Dogs has created Bowser Beer. It’s just for dogs and it tastes like beef. Let the party begin… (Introducing Bowser BeerTM Does your dog drink responsibly?) I will say that lately...

Musicians Ozzy Osbourne, Stevie Nicks, Ted Nugent, Steve Winwood, Robert Plant, Kenny Loggins, Glenn Frey, Alice Cooper, Tony Iommi, Chris Squire, James Taylor, Todd Rundgren, Jackson Browne, Olivia Newton-John, Donna Summer, John Bonham (R.I.P.) & Rick James (R.I.P.)

While DaveLoneRanger is on vacation going to a touristy spot in a random blue state, we here in the House of GOP_Raider have a somewhat momentous occasion. My brother (pictured here is going to graduate from college tomorrow. A grand event though this certainly is for the entire family and what not, I do hope you'll forgive me if I'm a little off my game this weekend, considering that I have the song of note from my high school graduation, Vitamin C's Graduation stuck in my head This is where Wikipedia's disambiguation comes in mighty handy. So anyway, we've all...

LOL, OMG and TTYL: parents and teachers worry that teenagers' use of these and other forms of online shorthand is harming their language skills. Perhaps they will take comfort from a study suggesting that instant messaging (IM) actually represents "an expansive new linguistic renaissance". "Instant messaging represents an expansive new linguistic renaissance" Sali Tagliamonte and Derek Denis at the University of Toronto, Canada, say teenagers risk the disapproval of their elders if they use slang, and the scorn of their friends if they sound too buttoned-up. But instant messaging allows them to deploy a "robust mix" of colloquial and formal...

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Britney Spears and Mel Gibson are headed to Costa Rica where they will vacation with the singer's father and Gibson's wife, a source told People magazine. "They're just going away for a few days to relax," the source said. The group plan to stay at Gibson's Costa Rican home. They will be back early next week.

Obesity contributes to global warming: study Michael Kahn, Reuters Published: Thursday, May 15, 2008 GENEVA (Reuters) - Obesity contributes to global warming, too. Obese and overweight people require more fuel to transport them and the food they eat, and the problem will worsen as the population literally swells in size, a team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine says. This adds to food shortages and higher energy prices, the school's researchers Phil Edwards and Ian Roberts wrote in the journal Lancet on Friday. "We are all becoming heavier and it is a global responsibility," Edwards said in...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres is putting the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action — she and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show. DeGeneres was taping the episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Thursday, the day the state's high court struck down California laws against gay marriage, and it was to air Friday, a person close to the production said. Citing the court's ruling, DeGeneres said she and girlfriend de Rossi ("Ally McBeal," "Nip/Tuck") would be getting married. De Rossi, 35, who was in...

The Clintons lied in 1992 (about Bill's affairs and their phony plans for middle class tax cuts), 1995 (about Newt Gingrich and the Republican Congress), 1998 (about Monica Lewinsky), 2000 (again about the need for tax cuts in light of an upcoming recession), and 2001 (about Bill's pardons of some criminals). Each time after those lies, terrorist attacks against the US or Americans occurred, killing people -- the Twin Towers were bombed, five servicemen died in Riyadh, two African embassies were bombed, the USS Cole was attacked, and the Twin Towers were destroyed while the Pentagon was attacked. Thus, it...

Nothing is up on the website yet, but I heard this during the morning drive about two hours ago.Quinn and Rose are nationally syndicated on satellite radio, but have local coverage in the Pittsburgh region and other Clear Channel Markets.Quinn has a inside Washington souce who he calls "Son of Deep Throat" who, while unidentified, has seldom if ever been wrong.According to this source, Ed Rollins was heard bragging at a DC gathering that his man Huckabee would definitely be McCain's VP pick because that was the plan from the beginning. Huckabee was to ensure that anyone whom the Rockerfeller...

By Mike Celizic TODAYShow.com contributor updated 10:45 a.m. ET, Thurs., May. 15, 2008 After a “roller-coaster life” that she says includes a childhood of abuse at the hands of her mother and a rape at gunpoint by her husband and two other men — a roller coaster that took her from the pinnacle of sports stardom to turmoil and ignominy — Tonya Harding says she’s at peace. And she wants people to know that she’s not the cartoon figure that she’s been portrayed to be. “I am just a person who has led a roller-coaster life my whole entire life,”...

ROME (AP) -- Italian police have arrested a man in Venice who was allegedly wandering around St. Mark's Square and other city landmarks while secretly filming thousands of women's bottoms, officials said Tuesday. The man was arrested Saturday after police on patrol noticed him closely following a young woman while carrying a large bag hanging from his shoulder. "He was very well dressed," paramilitary police Capt. Mario Marino said. "He followed her and when she bent over to pick up something he tried to place the tip of the bag under her skirt." Upon inspection, the bag revealed a sophisticated...

In spite of solar minimum, there seems to be plenty of action on the sun," reports amateur astronomer Peter Schlatter of Wohlen, Switzerland, who yesterday witnessed a spectacular vortex swirling on the sun's eastern horizon. Indeed, the limb of the sun is where the action is. "A huge prominence emerged today looking like a monster rising from a sea of fire," reports David Leong of Hong Kong. None of this activity is explosive or threatens to cause geomagnetic storms on Earth--it's just a pretty show.

I seem to recall reading about a British film that debunked Al Gore’s global warming propaganda piece. Anyone know of it?

Dolly Parton is threatening to sue "The Howard Stern Show" for manipulating recordings from one of her audio books last week into seemingly racist and sexually graphic sound bites. The country performer released a statement Wednesday saying editing or trickery made it appear she was commenting on topics and celebrities including Kenny Rogers, Linda Ronstadt, Burt Reynolds and Johnny Carson in a segment that aired May 6.

Bo (woof) In Commentary: This story is unbelievable. So much so that I had to make sure it wasn’t posted on April 1st. Take a read, or if you’re already feeling like the dog days of summer are upon us, just watch the video at the end. (To come upon a hippopotamus in the wild would be sobering and cause for serious alarm, but a South African family has become surrogate parents to a hippo in their house as their pampered pet. Jessica the hippo prefers her home creature comforts to a life in the wild as she wanders around...

John Phillip Law, a tall, blond actor who cut a striking figure as the blind angel opposite Jane Fonda in 1968's "Barbarella" and in other film roles, has died. He was 70.

While Jim Robinson is away for medical treatment, how about we talk about him? I'll start it off by first saying how grateful I am for this wonderful FreeRepublic.com he invented and maintains. I've met not only Jim and Sheila and John and Chris, but hundreds of Freepers, brilliant, amazingly wonderful people (including my husband) solely because of FreeRepublic.com. Let the fun begin........

Do you think the new law to allow guns in restaurants, parks and on public transportation is a good idea? Yes No Undecided

Yes, this is a vanity...but an important one. Calling all Freepers to support Buddy Witherspoon for US Senate. He's going up against Lindsey Grahamnesty on June 10th. We've got an opportunity to throw this guy out of office for good. Remember Graham spoke before La Raza and stated: "We're going to tell the bigots to shut up!" watch the video here: Witherspoon needs donations. I don't even live in South Carolina but have donated to his campaign. Let's give Grahamnesty the boot.

Hitler reading a letter from Roosevelt in German Parliament .both hitler and his audience burst into laughs.

American psychologists have unearthed a “marital rating scale” used by marriage counsellors in 1939 to assess the performance of wives – and the categories make interesting reading for modern couples brought up to believe in the equality of the sexes. Women are awarded marks if they dress for breakfast, ask their husband’s opinions on important decisions and let their partners sleep late on Sundays and holidays.....

WASHINGTON (AP)—Sen. Arlen Specter wants an independent investigation of the Patriots’ taping of opposing coaches’ signals similar to the Mitchell Report on performance enhancing drugs in baseball. Specter again criticized the league’s handling of the investigation and threatened the possibility of revoking the NFL’s antitrust exemption during a news conference Wednesday. The senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee met with former New England video assistant Matt Walsh a day earlier. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell indicated he considered the investigation over after meeting with Walsh on Tuesday. “Everybody pooh-poohs it,” Specter said. “It’s ridiculous to make that kind of contention.”...

Sorry, Giants fans: According to new reports, Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo have punted their romance. Sources told TMZ.com that the couple, who have dated since November 2007, quietly called things quits. Romo was also overheard by an Us Weekly spy telling friends that he's single again. That same night, the mag says, Simpson went on a binge-drinking session with pals.

I went to see my doctor last week for an annual check up. Got some bad news about my blood sugar. I already have polycystic ovarian syndrome which hinges on insulin resistance, now she is saying that if I don't change my lifestyle, I may develop diabetes within the next year or so. I have already started an exercise program, walking 2 miles a day and changed my diet. The weight is not coming off as quickly as I would like and I am worried I will loose my resolve to be healthy. I really need to do this for...

LONDON (Reuters) - A giant shrimp living on Australia's Great Barrier Reef can see a world beyond the rainbow that is invisible to other animals, scientists said on Wednesday. Mantis shrimps, dubbed "thumb splitters" by divers because of their vicious claws, have the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom, capable of seeing colours from the ultraviolet to the infrared, as well as detecting other subtle variations in light. They view the world in up to 12 primary colours -- four times as many as humans -- and can measure six different kinds of light polarisation, Swiss and Australian researchers...

Mere flesh wound, says maimed Hillary on Holy Grail trail WHICH movie is Hillary Clinton? After Clinton's win in Pennsylvania, I'm convinced the right movie is in fact Monty Python and the Holy Grail. More precisely, the scene in which Arthur — the Obama character — confronts the Black Knight (Hillary), lops off his arm and declares: "Now stand aside, worthy adversary." But the Black Knight refuses to succumb, declaring "'tis but a scratch" and it's "just a flesh wound" as Arthur dismembers him. In their desperation to win, however, the Clintons might well end up destroying themselves — like...

Excerpt - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor James Garner, best known for starring in the classic television series "Maverick" and "The Rockford Files," underwent surgery this week after suffering a minor stroke, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Garner, 80, who built a six-decade career playing ruggedly charming, good-natured anti-heroes, suffered a stroke at home last Friday and was admitted to a Los Angeles-area hospital, publicist Jennifer Allen said. The actor underwent surgery on Sunday, and his prognosis following the operation was described as "very positive," Allen said, adding that Garner's vital signs were good and that he was conscious and...

Fox News projects HRC wins WV.

Help?! Is there a Spanish speaking FReeper out there who would help me in my time of need? I need 2 (very short) paragraphs translated. I had an associate handle it, but she faxed it instead of e-mailing it and only part is legible. I have done the Babelfish thing, but this is for an Auction brochure I am designing and I don't want their stilted translation. Oh, and before you attack, I'm a long time FReeper, have never been zotted, rarely post new threads, and a moose once bit my sister. I can FRmail the text. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

WASHINGTON (AP) - Emily again topped the list of most popular baby girl names last year, registering as No. 1 for the 12th straight time. Jacob led among names for boys for the ninth year in a row. New parents didn't stray far from past habits in 2007 when naming their babies. Only one name — Elizabeth — is new to the top-10 list, returning after a two-year absence. Samantha, which previously ranked 10th, dropped to No. 12, according to the latest list released Saturday by the Social Security Administration. Biblical names continued to dominate the boys' list. Besides Jacob,...

As I came out of the supermarket that sunny day, pushing my cart of groceries towards my car, I saw an old man with the hood of his car up and a lady sitting inside the car, with the door open. The old man was looking at the engine. I put my groceries away in my car and continued to watch the old gentleman from about twenty-five feet away. I saw a young man in his early twenties with a grocery bag in his arm, walking towards the old man. The old gentleman saw him coming too and took a...

On Tuesday, Starbucks is going ot start selling "+Energy" as a special ingredient in their coffee drinks. This new powershot is going to be able to be added to any drink Starbucks makes, adding in extra B-vitamins, guarana and ginseng into their Frappucinos and Lattes. The shot is supposed to be able to be added to both hot and cold drinks, as a group of food scientists and culinary experts worked at creating a taste good enough to compliment the existing Starbucks lineup. Spokeswoman Bridget Baker said that "It's a well-thought out and complementary flavor," Baker said, when asked how...

We're looking for voters who want to make their voices heard this election season. We're putting together a co-op documentary featuring YOU - the real voter. We want to know what's important to you, what you think the candidates are failing to do and what will affect your vote this election year. The film is going to be premiered for free on the web, and before it does, we're going to get the candidate's candid reactions and answers to your video. This is your chance to make a difference in 2008 and we want to hear from you! Learn more...

The problem with Bush is that Americans became unhappy with his style of management. I never liked the “Big Tent” idea since I believed it really had less to do with being Big anything and more about having to wear check pants or you don’t belong in the tent. In fact, it wasn’t even a tent. It was a “club”. But whatever the case, Bush was suppose to lead the “Big Tent” in the Republican Party in the first decade of this Century, but almost everyone, and not just conservatives, became alarmed at the way big walls between his Administration...

You all probably heard H.C. in W.V. and, if anyone says Hillary Clinton cannot deliver the stump speech that connects with Americans than you are crazy. We are being told by the old media about the oratory of B.O. . . . the “rock star” and his delivery. They try contrast B.O.’s stump speech with H.C., as if B.O. is so wonderful, and H.C. isn’t the orator of B.O. . . . . And all I have to say after most of my life watching politics and listening to stump speeches and oratory is that H.C. out did anything I...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronics makers JVC (6792.T: Quote, Profile, Research) and Kenwood Corp (6765.T: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday they would merge under a holding company on October 1 to fight fierce price competition and growing costs of product development. But the new entity would still fall far behind some of its rivals in size as combined sales of the two companies totaled 823.7 billion yen ($8 billion) in the year ended March 31, or less than one-tenth of Panasonic maker Matsushita's (6752.T: Quote, Profile, Research) 9 trillion yen. Kenwood offers car electronics and audio equipment, while JVC...

Was listening to Hannity, Susan Estridge said Obama will pick an old white guy as VP?She was referring to someone,but I missed his name.Anybody know who the old white guy is?

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1815558

You will be blessed to see this video of an Australian parrot called Riley. Real parrot not animated and holds a good conversation with its owners.

Bo (woof) In Commentary: If you dropped off your owner at spring break, would you have difficulty picking him out when he returned? Of course not. So how can an owner not know his own canine when he returns from a week of fried seafood and fried skin? I don’t know but here’s the story. (LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. - Ken Griggs likes his new dog, but he preferred the old one. Then again, it might be the same dog. In a possible case of mistaken identity, Griggs said the black Labrador named Callie that he left at a Dundee kennel...

FReepers, what do you think about requesting Cal Thomas or someone like him to address the "Gutter Language" now infesting much of our political discourse? We, meaning others and myself have grudgingly been forced to know about vulgar meanings of words that before now had no use in our everyday conversations. Last week my nine-year-old third grade daughter came home and asked me what Mack Daddy meant. I asked her where she heard the word and she stated that "the other night on television news a man called someone a Mack Daddy". I told her the man was probably talking...

Time magazine has published another one of those silly and meaningless lists some in the media occasionally and irritatingly compile to validate their self-importance. It is the 100 “most influential people in the world.” I didn’t make it, but then I don’t make other lists like People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive,” which must be an oversight. Time never tells us what qualifies these people as influential. Dictionary.com defines influence as, “the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others.” Who on Time’s list fits...

Somebody had the quotes from Obama's books posted on a thread today or late last night that seemed to be a good set. I forgot to bookmark the thread. Does anybody know that post and please a reconfirm on the accuracy? Thanks in advance.

The Mom Song Sung to William Tell Overture with Lyrics

C.Q. C.Q. all ham radio operators, short wave listeners, public service monitors and anyone interested in the subject. I’m announcing my wish to revive the Ham Radio ping list. A lost Freeper (Denver Ditdat) had the list at one time, but with his absence for almost two years, and his freepmail to me that he had lost most of the original list, I think that the ping list should be built again. There is a large population of Freepers who are hams. My wish in resurrecting this ping list is to once again bring news pertaining to all FReepers, hams...

My sincerest wishes for a Happy Mother's Day go out to you all, especially to any Gold Star or Blue Star Mothers out there. "Blessed are the mothers of warriors. For their hearts must be that much stronger."

I have a PDF of the script for this despicable movie. I've been told it's the actual, final script. I haven't even read it yet, just glanced through it and I wanted to throw up. If anyone's interested, freepmail me an email address and I'll send it to you. We could really plaster this over the internet and ruin everything for him, couldn't we....hmmm....Anyone have any other ideas???? By the way, did you all know this money is being financed by a Shanghai based group? So...to recap...a hit piece on a sitting President to be released before said President will...

It became the "Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma" on 4 January 1974,