ABC News reports on the health-endangering possibilities of ‘Sack Tapping’—A Schoolyard Game Turned Ugly:: Gone are the days when bullies merely gave wedgies. The newest fad in schoolyard violence? A quick slap to the testicles. In the game of “sack tapping” or “ball tapping,” as it is called, a boy will try to slap or […]
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How to Resuscitate One’s Boner
Here is the sexiest PSA on how to correctly administer CPR you will ever see. Though no nudity is involved, it should probably be deemed NSFW. However, I think if your boss catches you watching this, you have every right to spin around and scream, “GODDAMMIT!! Do you or do you NOT care whether your […]
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Agony-Fueled Euphoria
I recently took a tumble that involved a staircase and a complete lack of grace which resulted in a “severe sprain” on both sides of my ankle, a space boot/cast thing, crutches and some much needed Percocet. YES! I generally avoid prescription drugs, instead opting for whatever hippie bullshit DIY remedies I can find on […]
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Oregon Has the Least Fat Children
Huzzah! In a nation plagued by fat, new science shows that Oregon has the least fat children of them all! A study by the Center for Disease Control found that a whopping 16.4 percent of American children are obese. Only 9.6 percent of Oregon’s kids are obese and we were the ONLY state where obesity […]
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“It Would Be Virtually Impossible to Structure a Chicken-Based CDO”
On par with bus tickets for the homeless, Nevada Senate candidate Sue Lowden suggests bartering for health care. It’s unclear whether Miss Lowden would support house painting for abortions. via The Economist
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More Like Blechtown
This is the worst kind of sick. The kind that lingers. For weeks. You’re not contagious anymore, and you’re not sick enough eschew daily responsibilities, but everything sucks and is hard and this morning I sneezed while putting on eyeliner. Nobody feels sorry for you. They’re just grossed out. geekblog doucheface! At some point my […]
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Joe Biden is Right! Health Care Reform IS a “Big Fucking Deal”!
In this video, Vice President Joe Biden introduces the President as he’s about to sign the Health Care Reform Bill into law, and whispers over an open mike that “This is a big fucking deal!” (I hope nobody makes a big fucking deal out of this.)
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Healthcare Reform: Join the Discussion!
Looks like the debate about healthcare reform is heating up in Dan’s earlier post. Here’s what Barfolomew has to say in the comments: Obviously this is a huge decision which is going to affect each of us in a deeply personal way—so what’s your opinion? Hop into this ongoing discussion here!
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Happy World Water Day!
No, not Waterworld Day (which I have just now invented and will fall on my birthday, September 19—only 181 shopping days left!). World Water Day is a slightly less awesome day to raise awareness about, like, water and stuff. Some countries don’t have good water. This country does. Over at Huffington Post, Annie Leonard [EDIT: […]
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Waterloons
A lot of folks are talking about this post by conservative columnist and yakker David Frum. Back in July of last year Republicans predicted that health care reform would be Obama’s Waterloo. Health care reform winded up being Waterloo alright—just not Obama’s. Frum: Conservatives and Republicans today suffered their most crushing legislative defeat since the […]
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Health Care Bill Passes House!
Tonight the House of Representatives approved Obama’s health care bill by a squeaker vote of 219-212. Here’s President Obama’s reaction: Get ready for a shit storm. Oh, what’s that? IT’S ALREADY STARTED?
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Fiscal Conservatives Will Now Embrace Health Care Reform… Right?
Washington Post: Congressional Democrats say the final version of their comprehensive health-care plan—set to be unveiled Thursday and likely to be voted on Sunday—would cut the federal deficit by $138 billion over the next decade and $1.2 trillion 10 years after that. That’s actually not what Congressional Democrats say. It’s what the nonpartisan Congressional Budget […]