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    Bat stretcher

    This story reminds me of the story our drummer told me about his cousin’s first day of work at Domino’s, being sent on a mission to find “dough patch” for…

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    Thai Kidnapping Gangs

    If you have about 45 free minutes and any interest in kidnapping gangs operating in Thailand at all, you must see this post over at thaivisa.com: American Rescued After Being…

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    Random links for April 11, 2007

    Thanks to the Internet, I now know that the pee shivers are (possibly) officially known as post-micturition convulsion syndrome. How many incorrect stereotypes can you spot in this photo? Better…

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    YouTube Blocked in Thailand

    Office efficiency skyrockets and school delinquency rates plummet as the Thai government bans popular video sharing site YouTube. Luckily, my site isn’t hosted in Thailand (and why would it be?).…

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    50 Years of Skyline

    If the grand tour of Japan proposed on this Nissan page doesn’t include a couple of timed laps around the Osaka sotokanjo, it just ain’t worth doing. I remember one…

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    A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer

    Old news, but: “Diamond Age, based on Neal Stephenson’s best-selling novel The Diamond Age: Or a Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer, is a six-hour miniseries from Clooney and fellow executive producer…

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    Le Beat Box

    Here’s another clip of his performance where you can see that he’s unaccompanied on stage; it also reveals more about where he is performing and adds insipid French commentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3nzAikczEQ

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    Mainstream Nyotaimori

    Hadaka Sushi, West Hollywoood At least cut off your pinky finger, waps! |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| (definition: nyotaimori)