There is nothing for modern man to return to. Our wonderful time in the wilderness had given us a taste of what man had abandoned and what mankind was still trying to get even further away from. Progress today can be defined as man's ability to complicate simplicity. Nothing in all the procedure that modern man, helped by all his modern middlemen, goes through before he earns money to buy a fish or a potato will ever be as simple as pulling it out of the water or soil. Without the farmer and the fisherman, modern society would collapse, with all its shops and pipes and wires. The farmers and the fishermen represent the nobility of modern society; they share their crumbs with the rest of us, who run about with papers and screwdrivers attempting to build a better world without a blueprint. - Thor Heyerdahl

Sex Tape Tips from Carrie Prejean

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:28 PM EST (The San Francisco Chronicle)

Days after Carrie Prejean admitted that she participated in a sex tape and called it "the biggest mistake of my life," seven additional such videos -- all "solo performances" have surfaced

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Can a leather master actually win in the general election?

Seeded on Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:55 PM EST (Cicago Reader)

Joe Laiacona is an openly gay man going toe-to-toe with the incumbent, Deborah Mell, an out lesbian for state office in a working-class Chicago northwest-side district.

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Victoria's Secret is hoping a new push-up bra intended to boost women's busts as much as two sizes also will enhance its bottom line this holiday season.

Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 7:46 PM EST (The San Francisco Chronicle)

Victoria's Secret is hoping a new push-up bra intended to boost women's busts as much as two sizes also will enhance its bottom line this holiday season.

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Do prosecutors have total immunity from lawsuits for anything they do, including framing someone for murder?

Seeded on Thu Nov 5, 2009 7:23 PM EST (NPR)

Iowa prosecutors contend "there is no freestanding right not to be framed." Whatever constitutional wrongs were suffered by defendants are the result of their conviction at trial, not the investigation that precedes the trial.

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Ukraine is in a state of hysteria as a mystery flu epidemic grips the country in the run-up to presidential elections.

Seeded on Wed Nov 4, 2009 6:35 PM EST (Radio Netherlands)

Given that the Ukraine is still dealing with the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster ofin 1986, is it surprising that such rumours have arisen? Are they just rumours, or is there some substance to the claims?

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Mummy Dearest; Cooking with Dexter

Seeded on Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:44 PM EDT (The New York Times)

I found this laugh out loud food essay in the New York Times magazine.

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I have an unhealthy fascination with scandal

Seeded on Tue Oct 6, 2009 1:40 PM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)

Jon Carroll is one of my favorite essayist. This is from today's SF Chronic. "...and then the whole thing fell apart. As we have learned so many times, it's not the deed, it's the cover-up. The second lesson is: The cover-up rarely covers anything up for very long."

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Bay Area Rapid Transit promises changes for police force

Seeded on Thu Oct 1, 2009 8:33 PM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)

They're poorly trained, armed to the teeth and loose on the train. They are over-paid, over-weight and working on their pensions.

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Another quake in Indonesia

Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:08 PM EDT

Sumatra has just got a second quake.

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Former Canadian Bishop Faces Child Porn Charges

Seeded on Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:36 PM EDT (The New York Times)

OTTAWA (Reuters) - A former Canadian bishop who oversaw the settlement of sex abuse allegations against the Roman Catholic Church, is facing child pornography charges, police said on Wednesday.

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Foldy: Can a man going nowhere fast get there more efficiently with a folding bike? By Steve Friedman

Seeded on Wed Sep 9, 2009 8:09 PM EDT (Bicycling Magazine)

One of the funniest articles I've read this summer! I've just purchased a Dahon folding bicycle and have had many a hilarious comment shot in my direction.

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How Jane Jacobs Took On New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City

Seeded on Tue Jul 28, 2009 4:00 PM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)

"For those of us who care about cities and why they flourish or fade, the accepted wisdom boils down to this: Robert Moses bad, Jane Jacobs good."

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Guyanese Bird Racing in NYC attracts Feds

Seeded on Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 PM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)

It's about time the ATF, FBI and HSA cracked down on bird smuggling.

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TN State Senator Involved in

Seeded on Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:08 PM EDT (FOX)

"Unfortunately, I am the victim and a witness to crime in an ongoing investigation. At this time, I have been advised by authorities and the District Attorney's office not to comment.

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Intense drizzle causes emergency in Chilean desert city

Seeded on Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:23 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Where does this city of 200,000 get it's water?

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S.F. sheriff's deputy dies in street race

Seeded on Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:45 PM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)

A man who died after crashing into a power pole in Hercules during an apparent street race was a third-generation San Francisco sheriff's deputy, authorities said today.

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The Ramen King and I

Seeded on Thu May 14, 2009 2:51 PM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)

A Big heaping Bowl of Mushi Dokugo!

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Lepidoptera & Aves ~ A.K.A. Butterflies & Birds

Mon May 4, 2009 11:25 AM EDT
By A. Macarthur (Clipped by Spooky Boyfriend)

I am flattered that anyone would request to see my images - in this instance, those of Butterflies and Birds. Please do not reproduce or transmit my images as they are copyright protected...but do come back and bring friends. A. Mac

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The Worst Story I Ever Heard

Seeded on Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:05 PM EDT (Esquire Magazine)

I hate every monkey I see; from chimpan-A to chimpanzee. I do not have an irrational fear of higher primates; I have a reasonable regard for their absolute vicious craziness.

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Tea Baggers

Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:08 PM EDT

...nobody told you what the slang term "tea-bagging" meant. You people exhaust me.

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How ethnic groups change Oakland neighborhoods

Seeded on Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:00 PM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)

"Taco trucks and open-air produce markets popped up in vacant parking lots on one of the city's main shopping thoroughfares.

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We Won't Feed Baby Hippo to Tigers

Seeded on Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:25 PM EDT (FOXNews.com)

BASEL, Switzerland — A Swiss zoo on Friday has decided not to feed a baby hippopotamus to big cats.

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White people do the kwaziest things!

Seeded on Sun Mar 8, 2009 4:00 PM EDT (Google)

Let us go to the prom and we will dance and dance and dance....

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...the death of irony occurred yet again yesterday...

Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:56 PM EST

Friends, Romans, country men, ascended yogis and folks, let us burn off the dross, unload the dead weight, take off the useless armor, sheath the pointless tips and dull the edges.

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database of government bailout funds to banks

Seeded on Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:42 PM EST (Charlotte Observer)

I'm just trying to follow the money. I found this database helpful.

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