http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/lmao/ en-us Thu, 2 Oct 2008 11:05:49 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2095625/posts TOKYO (AFP) - Tokyo police said Tuesday they had arrested a man with a passion for women's underwear who used a fishing rod to reel them in. Akira Hino, 51, was arrested last week for stealing a pair of knickers from a laundry pole on a second-floor balcony, a police spokesman said. He stretched out a three-metre (10-foot) rod and caught the underwear on a hook, the Mainichi Shimbun reported... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2095625/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 11:05:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2016904/posts The Negligee A husband walks into Victoria's Secret to purchase a sheer negligee for his wife. He is shown several possibilities that range from $250 to $500-- the more sheer, the higher the price. Naturally, he opts for the sheerest item, pays the $500, and takes it home. He presents it to his wife and asks her to go upstairs, put it on, and model it for him. Once upstairs, the wife thinks, I have an idea. It's so sheer that it might as well not be there. I won't put it on, but I'll do the modeling naked. I'll... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2016904/posts#comment Fri, 16 May 2008 15:54:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2011427/posts <p>In his first comments since a tabloid linked him to extramarital affairs last week, Roger Clemens on Sunday acknowledged making "mistakes" in his personal life. For those mistakes, he apologized to his family and the public, but the seven-time Cy Young Award winner remained steadfast in his denials that he has used steroids or human growth hormone.</p> The NYTimes of the South (Houston Chronicle) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2011427/posts#comment Mon, 5 May 2008 14:36:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1824106/posts In a startling development, Acme-Atomic Neutronics has devloped a florescent, single sheet use, carbon neutral toilet paper. A spokesperson says the newly developed paper is solar powered and can be reused up to 50 times by liberal rock stars and producers of environmental scare movies. "We know how the green crowd likes to make sure their private jets and tour bus toilets don't get clogged up by regular toilet paper so we worked night and day to come up with this environmentally safe solution." To demonstrate the new paper, the spokesperson used the bathroom and then screwed the paper into... Hooterville Weekly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1824106/posts#comment Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:27:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1729756/posts WASHINGTON - Frustration over the prolonged Iraq conflict exploded onto the political scene yesterday as Republicans pounced on John Kerry for a botched joke and the Democrat slammed back at President Bush's "broken policy." With tensions escalating and the stakes high just a week before the midterm elections, the President led a GOP chorus demanding the Massachusetts senator apologize for a remark about how the uneducated "get stuck in Iraq." But a furious Kerry refused to back down, saying he would never apologize for taking on the President - and that the criticism against him was orchestrated by "assorted right-wing... New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1729756/posts#comment Wed, 1 Nov 2006 10:52:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1707730/posts Chris Wallace (FOX TV) just stated on the Monday morning news segment of Fox TV (aired in the 7:00 a.m. EST hour) that, not only did Bill Clinton retain his anger at Wallace after the interview was over and the cameras were off (despite Wallace trying to part on friendly terms), Clinton absolutely fumed at his own personal staff, right then and there while still on the Fox TV premises, for getting him into the interview with Wallace where he had earlier lost his head.Wallace said Clinton's blow up at his staff for this mistake was very visible and... Fox TV Morning Show (25 September) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1707730/posts#comment Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:51:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1620250/posts Dan Betzer and Louie - "Tell The Bible Classics Volume 3" Around teh Intarweb http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1620250/posts#comment Mon, 24 Apr 2006 01:13:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1631868/posts May 13, 2006 -- WASHINGTON - President Bush plans to call for troops and a high-tech "virtual" fence to beef up the border with Mexico when he speaks to the nation on immigration Monday night, sources said yesterday. The get-tough approach will be coupled with a renewed push to give illegal aliens a chance to get in line for U.S. citizenship, said a source briefed on the speech. "He'll talk about deploying troops, strengthening border control, more raids on companies that hire illegals, a virtual fence, and letting those who are here already get in line," the source said. The... New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1631868/posts#comment Sun, 14 May 2006 02:29:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1560214/posts UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - If Europeans and the United States succeed in referring Iran's nuclear program to the U.N. Security Council, sanctions or other enforcement actions would be a long way off, if imposed at all. But at a minimum the West is counting on a political and diplomatic embarrassment for Tehran, which this month removed U.N. inspection seals on uranium enrichment equipment, deepening suspicions it is seeking nuclear arms. Otherwise Tehran would not be fighting a referral, diplomats and other experts say. "Iranians are very proud and don't want to become a pariah state like North Korea," said Edward... (Osauma Bin) Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1560214/posts#comment Wed, 18 Jan 2006 13:47:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1519741/posts In an effort to “make lemonade from lemons”, an international coalition of Islamic sects today announced it would launch a sophisticated new public relations campaign to burnish the religion’s image by capitalizing on the popular association of Islam with “responsibility.” The move comes in the wake of riots by Muslim youth in France and major bombings by Muslim suicide bombers in Jordan and Iraq. “Our research shows that people associate Mormons with family, Buddhists and Hindus with non-violence and Muslims with responsibility,” said an unnamed spokesman for Federated Islamic Religious Entities. “When major news breaks around the world, it’s usually... scrappleface.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1519741/posts#comment Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:34:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1518368/posts ...pollster Zogby yesterday, showing how much ground Smits's Santos lost to Alda's Vinick in the debate, despite obvious efforts to make Santos look heroic. Before the episode, viewers between 18 and 29 preferred Santos over Vinick, 54 percent to 37 percent. But after the debate, in which veteran Alda gutted pretty-boy Smits without him even knowing it, Vinick now leads among viewers under age 30, 56 percent to 42 percent. The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1518368/posts#comment Wed, 9 Nov 2005 00:16:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1486523/posts Mills McCartney loses leg after row with J-Lo's guards 15/09/2005 - 08:09:31 Paul McCartney’s wife Heather Mills McCartney lost her prosthetic leg during a violent confrontation with security guards at Jennifer Lopez's New York office. The incident happened on Tuesday as the model turned animal rights activist attempted to deliver a People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) DVD showing creatures being killed for fur to Lopez, following a demonstration at which the 37-year-old pleaded with fans to boycott the superstar's music, movies and clothes because she uses fur in her fashion range, Sweetface. After striding into the building... http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=155937750&p=y55938456 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1486523/posts#comment Sat, 17 Sep 2005 21:27:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1343323/posts U.S. COAST GUARD ENLISTMENT OATH "I, (State your name), swear to sign away 4 years of my life to the UNITED STATES COAST GUARD because I know being in the real military scares me. However, I swear to defend our position as the fifth branch of the Armed Services, although at one point we were under the Department of Homeland Security. I understand that atleast twice a day, someone will refer to me a member of the Air Force or Navy, and when I correct them, they will question my military status. I will work on boats the size of... StrategyPage http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1343323/posts#comment Tue, 15 Feb 2005 04:00:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1320365/posts I'm listening to Mike Savage, and earlier on his show he jolted me out of my daydreaming with the statement that he is seriously considering running in '08. heh. I missed whatever he said caused him to go back on his promise that he'd never run for any political office... anyone else listening tonight who can shed some light on this for me? BTW, I am a big fan of his, but I know this is just so much hot air from Mike ;) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1320365/posts#comment Fri, 14 Jan 2005 00:58:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1318223/posts UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is adopting new steps in its global tsunami-relief campaign to guard against improprieties like those alleged in the oil-for-food program for Iraq, U.N. officials said Monday Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1318223/posts#comment Tue, 11 Jan 2005 06:07:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1316492/posts I got this link over at DU. This was supposed to be this monster rally during yesterday's election certification. About 200 people showed up... DU is calling it "A sea of people". The people you see are actual posters at DU, pretty scarey looking... I hope you didnt eat yet. flickr http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1316492/posts#comment Sat, 8 Jan 2005 03:44:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1260862/posts 2004's Scariest Halloween Costumes are here! by Dan Savage and David Schmader Photographs by John E. Hollingsworth A Do-It-Yourself Guide to This Season's Quickest, Least Expensive, and Spooky-Ookiest Halloween Costumes Florida's Electronic Touch-Screen Voting Machines Give Democrats in your neighborhood the chills with this adorable re-creation of a computerized, touch-screen voting machine! Just like the real ones, our voting machine costume leaves no paper trail and comes with easily hackable—but totally adorable—software! To make this costume, visit your neighborhood moving and storage facility and purchase a dish barrel. Cut the box down with a utility knife to fit your child—don't... Schnitt Show http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1260862/posts#comment Fri, 29 Oct 2004 02:49:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1141173/posts The East Bay Express has a long story on the subject; here are two particularly striking excerpts: A milder but more instructive glimpse of the hatreds that inflame Cal was on display February 10, the day Daniel Pipes lectured at UC Berkeley's Pimentel Hall. Pipes runs a project called Campus Watch, which through its Web site, CampusWatch.org, monitors Middle Eastern Studies departments at American schools, including Cal. The site keeps dossiers on instructors it believes are biased against the United States, and Pipes writes a steady stream of articles with intentionally provocative headlines such as "When Osama Bin Laden Becomes... The Volokh Conspiracy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1141173/posts#comment Mon, 24 May 2004 13:56:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1074709/posts The Denver Post Penis-enlargement firms sued By Kris Hudson Denver Post Business Writer Friday, February 06, 2004 - A California man on Thursday sued a slew of international companies, including a Greeley distributor, alleging the penis-enlargement products they market and distribute do not work. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Denver, seeks class-action status to represent an estimated 1 million people who ordered the products in response to advertisements on television, radio and spam e-mail. "I was wondering for a long time why no one has gotten around to suing these penis-enlargement guys, because it seems like a... Denver Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1074709/posts#comment Mon, 9 Feb 2004 22:19:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1010964/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is paying Vice President Dick Cheney's former firm Halliburton "enormous sums" -- $2.65 a gallon -- for gasoline imported into Iraq from Kuwait, two lawmakers charged on Wednesday. Democrats Rep. Henry Waxman of California and Rep. John Dingell of Michigan said this gross overpayment was made worse by the fact that the U.S. government was turning around and reselling the gasoline in Iraq for four to 15 cents a gallon. In a letter of complaint sent to President Bush (news - web sites)'s national security adviser Condoleezza Rice (news - web sites), the two... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1010964/posts#comment Thu, 30 Oct 2003 03:07:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/980882/posts TORONTO, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A new report indicates Canadian's growing penchant for bottled water may be leading to an increase in childhood cavities. Canada's National Post reports that as Canadian families increasingly opt for spring water, they are avoiding tap water that in many cities is supplemented with the decay-fighting chemical fluoride. The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/980882/posts#comment Fri, 12 Sep 2003 03:43:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/828197/posts -- U.S. Secretary Defense Donald Rumsfeld apologized today for referring to France and Germany as an "Axis of Weasels." "I'm sorry about that Axis of Weasels remark," said Mr. Rumsfeld. "I didn't mean to dredge up the history France and Germany share of pathetic compliance with ruthless dictators." The Defense Secretary said he was "way out of bounds" with the comments. "I should have known better than to remind people that these two nations--which live in freedom thanks only to the righteous might of America, Britain and their allies--that these nations are morally and politically bankrupt, and have failed to... ScrappleFace http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/828197/posts#comment Thu, 23 Jan 2003 20:08:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/739730/posts Justice Department Finds Building Criminal Case Against Lay Tough Mon Aug 26,12:40 AM ET While federal prosecutors investigating Enron's collapse appear to have a clear road map laid out to criminally charge former Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow, they are having a tougher time pinpointing evidence that shows former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Lay intended to commit fraud, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. Both Mr. Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, who departed abruptly as chief executive in August 2001, remain focuses of the Justice Department ( news - web sites)'s investigation into the Houston... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/739730/posts#comment Mon, 26 Aug 2002 22:56:51 GMT