Archive for January, 2009

By fracas 3 Comments

This is a pin-worthy event if ever there was one. Fraccers… all of them!
When news of Swayze’s cancer first came out, blogs and websites jumped on the news, declaring him dead for the hits.
Again, tonight, Google Trends shows an ‘On Fire’ rating for search terms that include ‘patrick swayze dead’, ‘patrick swayze died’ and anything  [ Read More ]

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Fracas is a twit.
It happened quite recently, and save for a few conversations with some regular fraccers, I’ve really just been figuring things out, adding followers and deciding how much of a twit I really want to be.
Along the way, there is much to learn. Applications to make it easier to be a twit (like I need  [ Read More ]

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By fracas 2 Comments

It was early in the morning of January 22, 2003. Brittney Bergeron and her half-sister Kristyanna Cowan were at their home in the CasaBlanca RV park in Mesquite, Utah. Tamara Schmidt, the girls’ mother, had left them alone.
In an act of revenge (for being duped into purchasing ordinary table salt masquerading as methamphetamine) Beau Maestas  [ Read More ]

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By fracas 0 Comment

Rules for Richard Simmons:
Only lift up women’s legs if their skirts are long enough to conceal their lady bits.
Acceptable…This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is required to view the video.
Not so acceptable…This video was embedded using the YouTuber plugin by Roy Tanck. Adobe Flash Player is  [ Read More ]

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By fracas 4 Comments

Have you ever been caught by a question that, while it seems totally stupid, ends up actually making you think?
Here is the third post in that series of silly, weird, stupid or just crazy questions. Missed the first? Find it here! Missed the second one too? Find it here!

How come you never see a headline like  [ Read More ]

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By fracas 0 Comment

Third-hand smoke.  
If you weren’t paying attention when people told you about the dangers of first-hand or second-hand smoke, maybe now is the time to listen.
Third-hand smoke. A term so new, you’re only hearing about it at news sites… or bloggers who’ve picked up the story and will now inundate you with anti-smoking advice. It’ll probably tick  [ Read More ]

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By fracas 1 Comment

So it seems that we’re affected by the company we keep.
What a shock.
In this article at NewScientist, Michael Bond writes:
Recent research shows that our moods are far more strongly influenced by those around us than we tend to think. Not only that, we are also beholden to the moods of friends of friends, and of  [ Read More ]

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