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Small cars driving through a safari park in Merseyside have been chased by confused lions who think they are prey.

David Ross, park manager, told the BBC News website that a group of lionesses chased after one Smart car after being confused by its compact appearance.

Unusual features on cars can also spark interest by the 12 lions at the park, which are more used to seeing larger saloon cars. All vehicles are monitored by park staff on the way in. Mr Ross said: "The lions will take an interest in peculiarities on cars and we always keep a close eye on the cars coming in. With Smart cars and sometimes Mini Coopers the lions definitely raise an eyebrow. It sparks their interest because of their size."

"We had an incident of two ladies in a car being chased by lionesses. It must have been quite frightening for them."

"Even kids cannot stand life unless they have a drink,"

Beer is for kids!

Of course, if you look at what's in it, it's Guarana - pure caffeine.

They're all so true.

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In New Orleans, people are so afraid of retaliation that when the police fired 700 blank rounds of ammunition in a crowded neighbourhood at night, not one person called the cops to report gunfire.

In California, the next election might be The Governator versus Rob Reiner, Robin Williams, Steve Jobs, or Warren Beatty. Yikes.

In Columbia, the brother of the House Speaker has opened a new lobbying firm, whose advertising method is simple: The brother of the second-most powerful South Carolina lawmaker works there. You give him money, he promises "unparalleled access to top decision-makers." The concept of keeping your ambitions towards nepotistic corruption *quiet* appears to be lost on him.

In the USA in general, half of all people believe in extraterrestrial life - because they think it's visited here. This is further proof of the abject failure of the American education system to instill any kind of critical thinking ability.

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A man has been arrested in Japan on suspicion carrying out a virtual mugging spree by using software "bots" to beat up and rob characters in the online computer game Lineage II. The stolen virtual possessions were then exchanged for real cash.

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This is your brain on Tao. Any questions?

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Greatest philosophy ever.

"In depriving myself of the acorns... what have we learned? Nothing! Not one of us has learned!

"Which isn't my point, but very well could have been."

- Ashley Raymond, Olympia, 1989

I've decided I love preeventualism. You should, too.

"A student asked me, 'Mr. Raymond, is preeventualism complete? Have you finished it? What if the current incarnation of preeventualism is proven to be incorrect?'

"The other students shook their heads. I believe the moderator of the discussion even said, 'Good question.'

"I stormed toward the student and yelled, 'That is the most ridiculous question I've ever heard! The fundamental precept of preeventualism is that it is correct! At any cost: it is correct! Preeventualism has abandoned all other concepts in favor of correctness! What more do you need?'

"And that student vomited."

- Ashley Raymond, Georgia Tech University, 1983

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Ex-AOL employee jailed for selling 92 million AOL customer addresses to spammers. - sentenced tp 15 months in pound-me-in-the-male-server prison, where his open ports will be subject to a critical meat exploit.

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Tornados strike southern Ontario.

The picture is not related to the story, beyond being of tornados.

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Cat investigates bird's nest, steps on relay, takes 25 000 volts, catches fire, and falls 15 meters to bottom of power pole, setting fire to bushes on the way.

Cat survives, is set up for adoption. Tag reads "Slightly used, but still with 6 lives left"

May the horse be with you!

I have seen little that interests me on the grand Inter-Web today.

YOU WILL ALL NOW BE PUNISHED FOR THIS CRIME.

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