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A rare type of crime, or rather, the opposite of crime. An anti-crime… must:
… be done in such a way that it causes outrage and/or humiliation to the victim. Merely giving someone something is not enough. Examples of this type include breaking-and-decorating, proffering-with-intent, and whitemailing (for example threatening to reveal a […]

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I rewired my computer setup, something I do once or twice a year, and I flipped around the left and right. Best of all, I got back my free cable TV channels! I can watch Mythbusters and CNN (at the same time!) […]

Since I now have a prescription for new lenses, contact and otherwise, I’ve decided to try out the bargain basement of eyeglasses. I’ve just ordered the pair shown, in my prescription, for $26.45, paid via PayPal. I could have gotten away with a pair for $15, with shipping, but these looked a lot […]

Nice article in Psychology Today
“It was like I had an alien complex,” she says. “The result was that they treated me like an alien.”
Kiriana is attracted to men and sometimes longs to be in a relationship, yet it’s hard for her to have any idea whether men she meets—such as the ones who, captivated by […]

found this on craig’s list uk. hilarious

i am an intelligent, sophisticated, beautiful, and discriminating
woman of unmatched pedigree — and have the papers to prove it. I
enjoy the simple pleasures of life, whether it’s a moonlit walk down
the Champs-Elysees, or watching a virgin being sacrificed on a
Polynesian island. I’m comfortable in Diesel jeans and a Escada […]

Please go check out the web site I’ve been building since September. Well, me plus two more programmers and a design team:

I think it came out pretty nice!

This is Renee.
I gave her some change, most of a pack of Marlboro Lights, a strawberry Frappucino drink, two fruit cups, a (clean, metal) spoon, a Clif bar, and a hug.
I had most of those things with me (aside from the cigs and the hug) because of a different homeless person who said he was […]