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A person who works in public relations, usually for a political party who spins news stories round for the benefit of that party. The pound may have lost %20 of its value against the $ but lets report this as a great help in making our exports cheaper.
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| 23. | michigan | ||
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1. a swing state for presidential elections...yeah, we matter!
2. consists of 2 peninsula's...yes, TWO. the u.p. is equally a part of michigan. 3. is not called the wolverine state because of the presence of wolverines...but because of their commitment and working like "wolverines" during the cold war. 4. state with some sweet colleges. 5. yeah, it's cold, but we like it! 6. we got all great lakes around us. beautiful, beautiful. 7. one word...pistons 8. we got the nimrods. 9. potholes-yes...unemployment? yes... 10. no state can be perfect, there are flaws, but michigan is an awesome state! 1. we vote democratic most of the time though.
2. the u.p. has the best stories. 3. we work hard, & it shows 4. michigan tech, central, concordia, ferris, michigan state, nmu, u of michigan (oldest state college in u.s.) 5. that's why you get complimentary gloves when you enter the lower peninsula. 6. if you stay anywhere in michigan, you are within 85 miles of a great lake. 7. so what if they didn't win the championship, they still got 2nd, they were defending champs and they lost in game 7, GAME 7!! 8. also, the bessemer speedboys and the kingsford flivvers were on the list for espn's high school names. 9. yeah, so what 10. worddd |
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| 24. | straggler | ||
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A person who wanders aimlessly. Usually a notch above a homeless person. Drunks are acceptable stragglers. Usually have great stories and cause few problems, just get on your nerves. Look at this straggler coming out of the bar!
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| 25. | Diggnation | ||
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An awesome pod/videocast with former G4-TechTV hosts Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht. They cover most of the man stories on digg.com. It is just over a month old and is on most top-ten podcast lists. Diggnation is a truely great podcast.
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| 26. | jungle book | ||
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An 1894 book by Rudyard Kipling containing three stories about Mowgli and four other animal stories including Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, the tale of a heroic mongoose.
Followed in 1895 by The Second Jungle Book which contains five more stories about Mowgli and three others. In 1992 American author Pamela Jekel wrote The Third Jungle Book which has ten new stories about Mowgli. The Mowgli stories by Kipling have been adapted for film and TV several times as The Jungle Book. The most famous is Disney's 1967 cartoon version, but it basically ignores Kipling's story and chucks in a load of songs. Excerpt from "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" in The Jungle Book:
Then he jumped. The head was lying a little clear of the water jar, under the curve of it; and, as his teeth met, Rikki braced his back against the bulge of the red earthenware to hold down the head. This gave him just one second’s purchase, and he made the most of it. Then he was battered to and fro as a rat is shaken by a dog--to and fro on the floor, up and down, and around in great circles, but his eyes were red and he held on as the body cart-whipped over the floor, upsetting the tin dipper and the soap dish and the flesh brush, and banged against the tin side of the bath. As he held he closed his jaws tighter and tighter, for he was sure he would be banged to death, and, for the honour of his family, he preferred to be found with his teeth locked. He was dizzy, aching, and felt shaken to pieces when something went off like a thunderclap just behind him. A hot wind knocked him senseless and red fire singed his fur. The big man had been wakened by the noise, and had fired both barrels of a shotgun into Nag just behind the hood. Rikki-tikki held on with his eyes shut, for now he was quite sure he was dead. But the head did not move, and the big man picked him up and said, “It’s the mongoose again, Alice. The little chap has saved our lives now.” |
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| 27. | Jesse Lacey | ||
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The lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the pop-punk emo outfit, Brand New. Known for his bitter lyrics that appear on Brand New's first full length, Your Favorite Weapon (2000), as well as his deeper, more despondent stories told on Deja Entendu (2003). Jesse is also best friends with John Nolan (ex- Taking Back Sunday singer /guitarist /songwriter, current Straylight Run singer /guitarist /keyboardist /songwriter) and he makes references to this friendship, or at one point, lack thereof, in the song Seventy Times Seven. Jesse Lacey is a Great Songwriter. Great Voice. He changed the music scene.
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| 28. | cubing | ||
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A sporting activity revolving very much around the short story : The Most Dangerous Game
Often played with a very small group of people, if not alone, who meet on the internet in a very anonymous fashion in which they tell stories of past cubing adventures and plan, in a very vague manner so as not to draw attention to the actual actions of cubing, for future cubing events. Cubing is considered in all places that murder is. Most participants of cubing are incredibly methodical as they create a sense of cat & mouse amongst their victims. They often work slowly around their prey gathering information before they strike, often with a blunt. Cubing is very much an internet created social clique, and those cubing often have grand pseudonyms they go by, both for creating an identity for themselves, and to keep their anonymity. If you happen upon a cubing message board, you may have trouble keeping with the conversation, since all the members will undoubtedly post infrequently and once someone chances upon their deeds, will leave their prime meeting place on the internet in favor of another. Me and BigBoy had a great night of cubing on tuesday! My tool of choice was a shovel while BigBoy preferred the claw hammer.
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