How many five year olds could you beat up?

Have you ever wondered how many five year olds you could beat up?  I had never thought about this before, but now I know. The answer is customized to your physical characteristics, your fighting etiquette and your sense of morality. OK, now bring on those five-year olds!

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A video-summary of the recent FOX “News” attacks on Barack Obama

Robert Greenwald has put together another sharp-edged video illustrating what Obama is up against from the corporate media, and especially from FOX "News." [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJox3lZGNgg&eurl=http://foxattacks.com/virus/?utm_source=rgemail[/youtube] And here's a way to take action.

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Equality and History

In the interests of discussion concerning the election and some ideas that get bandied about here from time to time, I thought I’d post one of my very favorite quotes.  This comes from a wonderful book about the Heroic Myths of the Greeks, The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony by…

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Atheist Coming Out Party 2008

This Saturday, I visited the Atheist Coming Out Party in Westerville, Ohio. The event had numerous hosts and sponsors- American Atheists, Students for Free Thought, Secular Student Alliance, and many, many regional skeptical and atheistic groups. As such, the event drew in atheists, secular humanists, skeptics, and other assorted heathens…

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Onion reports on the opening of a new Linens-N-Shit

It was bound to happen.  Several people I know already called it "Linens-N-Shit," a well-known hot spot for people who were helpless to recognize that they needlessly wanted to buy things they didn't actually need.    And now, The Onion has dedicated an entire article to the retailer. Speaking of The…

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