Originally posted by Zabuza

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I CAN'T GET HERPES. I'M INVINCIBLE.

yeah, no, um...*cough childish cough cough*. I know he's done stuff. I don't care anymore. The issue I have is why we keep ragging on it? What are we, high school? Oh, wait, we are. My bad.

Yeah, I'm a pissy

adult

, but what are you gonna do about it?

P.S., nice work.
Still, such a huge waste of Flash. How could you use up valuable resources like that on making fun of xmts? Bad person. No cookie for you.

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Originally posted by ABC.net

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Waiter, waiter, there's a penis in my hotpot

China's exotic food industry has a new addition, a restaurant that specialises in animal extremities.

China's increased wealth has brought a growing demand for exotic delicacies.

A new Beijing restaurant is serving up traditional hotpot with a difference.

Customers can choose from more than 30 kinds of penis - including yak, donkey, dog, ox or even seal.

Although a meal can cost more than $500, the restaurant still boasts a loyal clientele.

Eating penis is said to improve everything from male virility to skin tone.

The new delicacy joins old Chinese favourites such as frog, silkworm, scorpion, dog and snake.

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Originally posted by KETV

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OMAHA, Neb. -- A corned beef controversy is over in Omaha after the Catholic Church granted a special dispensation Tuesday morning.

Omaha's Ancient Order of Hibernians ordered corned beef for its annual St. Patrick's Day feed, but the Irish holiday's position on a Friday this year puts it in direct conflict with the Catholic rule to eat no meat on Lenten Fridays. The Hibernian leader said that plans for this year's event were in question without a dispensation. The Hibernians said they were hoping to get permission from Archbishop Elden Curtiss to serve and eat corned beef, and they ordered the beef expecting the dispensation to come through.

"In this day and age, there's precious little the church asks of us," said the Rev. Ryan Lewis, of the Omaha Archdiocese.

Lewis said Curtiss has granted dispensations for meat during Lent in the past, but it is not an action that groups or individuals should take for granted.

On Tuesday morning, Curtiss announced dispensation from the law of abstinence for March 17. Curtiss said Catholics who take part in the St. Patrick's Day holiday tradition should abstain from meat on March 18 instead.

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Originally posted by True Flight

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Heh St. Patty's day is the day I leave for State Conference. So I won't be around all weekend. St. Patty's day ALSO happens to be the date of the Dining out for our batallion. Fun huh. everyone's going to be in uniform meaning they are in green

And I really and truly don't agree with getting approval for what you eat... I don't know why I jsut dont.

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On February 24 and February 27, 2006, Environmental Working Group purchased the following drinks at four major retail outlets in Washington, D.C. They all contained asorbic acid and either sodium benzonate or potassium benzonate--the ingredients that the FDA and the beverage industry have said can mix together to form benzene, a known human carcinogen. The actual levels of benzene formed in these products may be at trace levels and within legal limits for drinking water. EWG has no information indicating that benzene is actually present in any of these products at any level, however, we recommend that consumers avoid any amount of benzene in drinks intended for children (listed alphabetically):

Country Time Lemonade
Crystal Light Sunrise Classic Orange
Diet Pepsi Twist
Diet Pepsi Vanilla
Diet RockStar Energy Drink
Fanta Orange
Fanta Pineapple
Fruit20 Plus 10 Natural Apple
Giant Fruity Punch Cooler
Hawaiian Punch Fruit Juicy Red
Hawaiian Punch Lemonade
Hi-C Blast, Orange Supernova
Kool-Aid Jammers Blue-Raspberry
Kool-Aid Jammers Cherry
Kool-Aid Jammers Grape
Kool-Aid Jammers Orange
Lo-Carb Monster Energy
Monster Energy
Pepsi Twist Lemon
RockStar Energy Drink
Sierra Mist
Sunkist
Sunny D
Sunny D Baja
Sunny D Intense Sport Cool Punch
Sunny D Orange-Fused Strawberry
Sunny D Smooth
Sunny D Smooth + Calcium
Tampico Citrus Punch
Tampico Grape Punch
Tampico Tropical Punch
Tropicana Twister Diet Soda (Diet Orange)
Tropicana Twister Soda Grape
Tropicana Twister Soda Orange
Tropicana Twister Soda Strawberry

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Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
Outspoken Scientologist Upset With Show's Depiction of Religion
By ERIN CARLSON, AP

NEW YORK (March 13) - Isaac Hayes has quit "South Park," where he voices Chef, saying he can no longer stomach its take on religion.

Hayes, who has played the ladies' man/school cook in the animated Comedy Central satire since 1997, said in a statement Monday that he feels a line has been crossed.

"There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins," the 63-year-old soul singer and outspoken Scientologist said.

"Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honored," he continued. "As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices."

"South Park" co-creator Matt Stone responded sharply in an interview with The Associated Press Monday, saying, "This is 100 percent having to do with his faith of Scientology... He has no problem - and he's cashed plenty of checks - with our show making fun of Christians."

Last November, "South Park" targeted the Church of Scientology and its celebrity followers, including actors Tom Cruise and John Travolta, in a top-rated episode called "Trapped in the Closet." In the episode, Stan, one of the show's four mischievous fourth graders, is hailed as a reluctant savior by Scientology leaders, while a cartoon Cruise locks himself in a closet and won't come out.

Stone told The AP he and co-creator Trey Parker "never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. He wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin."

03/13/06 17:07 EST

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Originally posted by Wikipedia

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Benzene, also known as C6H6, PhH, and benzol, is an organic chemical compound that is a colorless and flammable liquid with a pleasant, sweet smell. Benzene is a known carcinogen. It is a minor, or additive, component of gasoline. It is an important industrial solvent and precursor in the production of drugs, plastics, gasoline, synthetic rubber, and dyes. Benzene is a natural constituent of crude oil, but it is usually synthesized from other compounds present in petroleum. Benzene is an aromatic hydrocarbon, and the second [n]-annulene ([6]-annulene).

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