Archive for February, 2009

By fracas 10 Comments

Indiana University School of Medicine pediatricians Rachel Vreeman and Aaron Carroll recently scoured medical literature to find the answers to some commonly held beliefs about our bodies and how they work.  

They published their findings in the British Medical Journal and fracas happened upon some of their answers over at the Scientific American website.
Yes… please don’t tell anyone, but sometimes,  [ Read More ]

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I happened upon a youtube video of a radio program talking about how to stop the bank from foreclosing on your house and, knowing how many of my faithful fraccers hail from the United States of America, I decided to make it available here.
It’s called ‘Produce the Note” and while it won’t be the answer to  [ Read More ]

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By fracas 2 Comments

What the frac?
What’s all this fuss about Shrove (aka Fat) Tuesday? What exactly is it and why does anyone need to know about it?
Shrove Tuesday is the term used in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Australia. [1]
In Ireland, the UK, and amongst Anglicans, Lutherans and possibly other Protestant denominations in Canada, including Newfoundland, Nova Scotia,  [ Read More ]

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By fracas 4 Comments

I received this list of 2009 Oscar Winners last night, and while I have my doubts of its authenticity… what if? Fracas thought it would be fun to print and keep as a score card while watching the real thing tonight.
Who knows…
And for even more fun… check out this printable Oscar ballot form (the link will  [ Read More ]

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By fracas 2 Comments

Ok folks… this one’s tricky, so pay attention.
I noticed the buzz tonight was about Colin Farrell and his old sex tape. I seems Candace Smith’s bio page for the new “Survivor” says she’s a former Miss Ohio USA, yada yada yada, but doesn’t say she was once sued by Colin Farrell as part of a sex tape  [ Read More ]

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By fracas 1 Comment

Fracas has been posting some pretty serious posts here lately, and before you all decide to stick me with a pin or two, it’s time for a few giggles…
…or maybe a wink and a nudge?
A man with a winking problem is applying for a position as a sales representative for a large firm. The interviewer  [ Read More ]

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By fracas 0 Comment

Their site asks and claims “Are you good at spotting buzz? Sign up to post links, images, and videos into our raw feed. The best posts will be featured on the front of BuzzFeed.”
Members then post their feedback and are able to choose from little icons to indicate if they love or hate the post,  [ Read More ]

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