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These (tiny sets) are MAKING ME THIRSTY!

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West Coast Sound's Top Ten Cover Songs of the Decade - Los Angeles Music - West Coast Sound

Cover songs are a massive gray area for music fans. If a band sticks too close to the original, they might be perceived as a cheap knock-off, but if the band makes a drastic diversion, the results might only be amusing for a moment. When a cover works, though, the payoff can be massive. Fans can be turned on to a band they've never heard before or gained some newfound appreciation for something they previously couldn't stomach. We poured through piles of covers unleashed over the past decade, from album recordings to viral videos to live-only pieces and picked out the ten best.

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Nothing better than a sweet cover.

Total Pro Sports - Top 10 Embarrassing Sports Moments of 2009 (Video)

Sportscenter did its Top Ten Embarrassing Sports moments of 2009 this past week, and I have to tell you, they aren't all that embarrassing for the most part.  They are fun to watch though.  In general, a player having a hissy fit over a bad call really isn't that embarrassing in a lot of situations.  For instance, in #6, when Carlos Zambrano pretty clearly gets the player out at the plate and the ump mistakenly calls him safe, Z had every right to flip out  (okay, I'm a Cubs fan, so obviously I'm a bit biased).

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15 Sexiest Female Musicians (That Don't Suck)

These days, we’re inundated with overly-airbrushed female musicians supported only by their underwires and overproduction. While many lesser-known artists are slowly being recognized by larger audiences, we’d still like to see many more female musicians in the spotlight who have raw talent — with whatever instrument it may be. Here are 15 incredibly sexy female musicians — that don’t suck.

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‘Traditional marriage’ defender Rove mocked for getting divorced | Raw Story

The progressive blogosphere is having a good laugh at self-professed "traditional marriage" defender Karl Rove, after a Texas court granted the former Bush White House political mastermind his second divorce.

The man referred to as "Bush's brain" ended his 24-year marriage to Darby Rove last week, said Dana Perino, the former Bush press secretary and now, apparently, the "family spokeswoman" for the Roves, according to Politico.

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Marriage, ever so sacred.

Weekly World News Archives on Google Books

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Entire issues of the Weekly World News available for free on Google Books. I will never, ever have time to do anything ever again.

Loneliness - Islamic Forum

Sorry to bother you. I'm sure most of the people in this section have way bigger problems than me, so I don't want to take away attention from the more significant issues.

Basically, the problem I'm having is that I've been having extreme loneliness...for many years. I don't really know what to do because I'm not the type who likes to go out much, and I'm just shy and quiet. Even on the internet, I don't feel comfortable posting much because it exposes myself. Sometimes people are so mean.

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So what's the significance behind this post found deep within the bowels of the internet? The quiet, lonely meanderings of one person crying out for human contact is hardly rare, especially on the internet, especially on message boards. In this case though, you're reading the thoughts of the man who recently tried to set fire to himself and blow up an airplane. Chilling would be a fair word to use here.

BarbieCollector.com - Welcome to the official Mattel site for Barbie Collector

At Barbie® Collector, we’ve always believed that you should collect what you love. If a doll speaks to you, gives you that fluttery feeling whenever you see it on the toy aisle or online, and finds its way to the top of your wish list, then the doll belongs in your collection. As a community of collectors, we also know that some doll enthusiasts collect dolls with an interest in their story, packaging, and value. Whether you collect for the simple pleasure of falling in love with Barbie® doll again and again, or with a focus on value and display aesthetic, or even if you fall somewhere in between, the following overview of the Barbie® Collector Label system will give you an insider’s perspective on what each label means and where to find all those dolls you’re dreaming of.

		Pink Label™ Collection An invitation to collecting, available where Barbie® dolls are sold.
		Silver Label™ Collection Keepsake dolls with no more than 50,000 produced worldwide.
		Gold Label™ Collection Numbered editions of 25,000 worldwide or less, available at select retailers.
		Platinum Label™ Collection Sequentially numbered editions of less than 1,000 worldwide, available at select retailers.
		Black Label™ Collection Sensational dolls designed for the adult collector.

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BLACK label Barbies?! Did you know about this? I did not know about this. I'm a little baffled right now.

the iconoclast: the next scream you hear could be your own

Tippi Hedren in make-up test stills for The Birds, 1963

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This is a Good Idea

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Beautiful

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The 6 Stupidest Things Ever Done With Historic Treasures | Cracked.com

You remember how sad you were when your favorite childhood toy accidentally went under the lawnmower? Even though we're all grown up now, cherished items from the past seem to carry a very special significance for us. That's why we find it so unthinkable that someone would take a priceless relic, thousands of years old, and use it as a napkin or something.

Of course, something being unthinkable hasn't ever stopped humanity from doing it.

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Five of the Worst Christmas Songs Ever | Gunaxin Media

Ah, Christmas. A time where people set aside their differences and go out to buy Chia Pets for relatives they can’t stand to be in the same room with. While these acts of good will are happening, radio stations everywhere are dusting off their old Mannheim Steamroller albums while blasting Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime” for the trillionth time. Yes, it’s the magical time of year where we are filled with joy, wonder, and a desire to remove our eardrums with a corkscrew if we hear “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” one more time while stuck in traffic.

Alright, we admit that Christmas tunes aren’t the worst thing to happen to music (that would be the entire ”crunkcore” genre) and that there are a few gems we enjoy hearing, but there are some Christmas songs that need to be sent to the bowels of music hell faster than you can say “Jingle Bell Rock.” Our friends at Masters of None took on this topic recently in their podcast, “Worst Christmas Songs of All Time“, but now its our turn…

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Best Celebrity Interview Walk Outs | PopEater.com

Could you imagine The Beatles storming out of an interview on 'The Ed Sullivan Show'? During the golden years of television, it would have been an unfathomable act. Today the parameters of social decorum are barely visible. Any topic or question is up for discussion, and the public feels a sense of entitlement to know the inner-most secrets of celebrity life. Long are the days of politely refusing to answer a question during an interview. The "Walk-Off" has become a way of self defense for celebrities to shield themselves from answering questions regarding lecherous or undignified behavior. Plus, it sends a clear statement to the public that just because a celebrity is providing an interview does not make every aspect of their lives open-season for critique and scrutiny. After the jump, take a look at the top celebrity interview walk outs >>

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Love Actually

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Yep, that's about right.

The 15 Most Influential Games of the Decade | GameLife | Wired.com

15. Portal (2007)

This senior thesis cum sleeper hit showed that students could hit it big in the games business — not after years of obscurity but immediately. But the space-bending puzzles of Portal will also have an influence on the way games are sold. Valve could have padded out the four hours of gameplay with extraneous cut scenes or boss battles, but instead it let the game be concise (and a bargain at $20). Portal proved that quality can trump quantity. –Daniel Feit

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I could play Portal for hours and hours. I loves me some CAKE! Even if it's a lie.

Eerie outpost unnerves US Marines with strange lights and whispers in the night - Times Online

The Marines found the bone as they scraped a shallow trench. Long, dry and unmistakably once part of a human leg, it was followed by others. They reburied most of them but also found bodies. Three of the graves were close together; in another was a skeleton still wearing a pair of glasses. The Marines covered the grave and told their successors to stay away from it.

Observation Point Rock sits a few hundred metres south east of Patrol Base Hassan Abad, where a company from 2/8 Marines has been stationed for the past seven months. It is a lonely and exposed outpost 20 metres (65ft) above the surrounding landscape, which has been in Nato hands since it was captured from the Taleban in 2008.

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So now you don't just have to avoid gunfire and IED's, but also ghosts, ghouls, and specters. Forget that. I'll keep my military experiences on my 360, thank you.

The Sexiest Magazine Covers of 2009 - Asylum.com

With monthly periodicals folding by the dozen on a near-daily basis, we should be falling over ourselves to support the likes of Esquire, GQ, Vanity Fair, Maxim and something called Ralph.

They're the rags that really put out in a big way this year, showing off the finest female specimens from around the world, sometimes naked, other times in trench coats, other times in ink (like this July 2009 cover of Bar Refaeli covered in Stephen King's dirty words), but always looking hotter than a fireplace in hell.

Keep reading for our full rundown of the sexiest magazine covers of 2009, and feel free to stare.

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I usually avoid stuff like this, but the picture of Milla (ohhh Milla, my Milla) means that I'm legally obligated to post this to Bageena. And drool.

Full List - The Top 10 Everything of 2009 - TIME

Full List - The Top 10 Everything of 2009 - TIME

Exhaustive end-all, be-all list of the top 10 EVERYTHING (supposedly anyways) of 2009. What would December be without lists, lists, lists?

Illegal And Controversial Food From Around The World | Tripbase

We eat junk food because we know it's bad for us and we get pleasure from this, it's enjoyable. But on the scale of crimes as perceived by The Law, consuming junk food is hardly a great offense; it hardly even offends the senses. Now, if you were to consume something that was actually illegal or at least extremely controversial, imagine the proverbial rush from that.

This is a list of meals and delicacies that push the envelope, with some of the latter dishes going on to open up said envelope, read what's inside, set fire to it and then snort the ashes. These are the culinary equivalent of murder, of robbing a bank, of snatching an old lady's purse. They are at best controversial and at worst, downright illegal. But all are delicious. Probably.

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10 Things Parents Should Know about Sherlock Holmes | GeekDad | Wired.com

When Sherlock Holmes was first announced, I had mixed feelings: Guy Ritchie? Seriously? More reassuring was news of Robert Downey Jr.’s casting as Holmes, especially after Iron Man showed that he could pull off a genuinely fun action movie in a way that too many stars have forgotten. But the movie is here, the kid has been lobbying for months to go (”Please, Dad — for Christmas!?!”) and so it’s time to assess the final version:

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Who is Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab? From wealthy soccer fan to suspected terrorist | Detroit News - - MLive.com

As the world tries to make sense of the failed terrorist attack aboard Northwest Flight 253 on Christmas, new details are emerging about the man allegedly responsible: Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.

How did the privileged youth once respected for his religious beliefs end up the extremist who bombed a Detroit-bound plane?  Here's what we know so far:

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I guess I missed the news about this guy, 'cause this is the first time I've heard of him.

DAMNLAG : The Best 30 Games of the Decade

As 2009 winds down, the aughties, double zeros, or whatever you like to refer this decade as, heads towards its end as well. Its incredible to think that it has been a whole ten years since Y2K, but it has. The 2000s will be remembered in the gaming industry as the decade where gaming went mainstream. No longer is gaming a fad or a niche. Instead, video gaming has become a culture, and a part of everyday entertainment. The DAMNLAG Team has decided to take you down memory lane, and rank the best thirty gaming experience to come from this great gaming decade. Commentary and rankings were all done by Jaleel Boone, Chris Holmes, Connor Beaton, Zack Rovinsky, and myself. Enjoy guys, we worked pretty hard on this one. We promise you it will be epic.

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I Wanna Hold Your Hand (for Tara)

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The JFK Photo That Could Have Changed History | TMZ.com

We believe the photo was taken in the mid-1950s. It shows two naked women jumping off the boat and two more naked women sunning on the top deck. Just below the top deck -- a man appearing to be John F. Kennedy is lying on a deck, sunning himself.

TMZ had multiple experts examine the photo -- all say there is no evidence the picture was Photoshopped. The original print -- which is creased -- was scanned and examined for evidence of inconsistent lighting, photo composition and other forms of manipulation. The experts all concluded the photo appears authentic.

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Oh please. I'm sure it's entirely possible that JFK cruised around in boats filled to the brim with nekkid ladies, but in these heady days of Photoshop, I don't believe this picture is real for a moment.