Thursday, September 5, 2002


She was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar: now she's America's idol - Independent, UK 09-05-2002. Clarkson Wins Recording Deal, Fame  - Austin Statesman
'Idol' Judge Talks About Show's Power  - Yahoo! Headlines
Justin comes up short in 'American Idol' finale  - Philadelphia Inquirer
`Idol' speculation ends  - Chicago Tribune
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Priestley Talks Future - E! Online 09-05-2002. Priestley holds off on racing future  - Baltimore Sun
Priestley concentrates on rehab before deciding on racing career  - San Francisco Chronicle
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N.y. Seeing Only Part Of Promised Aid - Guardian, UK 09-05-2002. At the Movies: 'Swimfan'  - Austin Statesman
Ground Zero leaves Hewitt 'empty'  - News Interactive Australia
At the Movies: 'City by the Sea'  - Yahoo! Headlines
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Thieves break into mortuary, steal slab
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Thirty percent of college men can't figure out how condoms work
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Smite Heathens with Shocking Bible Wear (not safe for work)
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NASA Space Station experiment to prevent kidney stones. Anyone who's had kidney stones wishes this had come sooner
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"Our peaceful valley where elves play." - Canada surrenders..
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Photoshop some We See/They See perspectives: Link to sample
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Man Charged With Driving Drunk Twice In Same Day. Once for driving a car and once for riding a bike back to the car
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Poop hits the fan at the Earth Summit as leaders try to cope with Flying Toilets
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Contest prize for Microsoft mythology game will send you to Greece where video games are now illegal
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Nation's largest private insurance company tricking the elderly with chickens
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Deja vu is usually a glitch in the Matrix. It happens when they change something. Like Nebraska running backs
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The first Dog-to-Chinese translator hits the markets
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PS Challenge: Chain photoshopping - Start with the original and alter the last entry you see in the thread. (Link goes a starter picture)
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'West Wing's' Sorkin keeps door open for Lowe - CNN 09-05-2002. Lowe may return to West Wing  - News Interactive Australia
Rob Lowe may return to 'West Wing'  - Chicago Tribune
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'Idol' Winner Kelly Clarkson Set for Record Career - Yahoo! Headlines 09-05-2002. Kelly Clarkson Wins 'American Idol' more  - Launch, Yahoo!
Clarkson Wins Recording Deal, Fame  - Austin Statesman
'Idol' Judge Talks About Show's Power  - Yahoo! Headlines
`Idol' speculation ends  - Chicago Tribune
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Ryder case moves closer to trial - CNN 09-05-2002. Winona Ryder's Case Nears Trial  - Yahoo! Headlines
Hearing Postponed In Ryder Case  - Guardian, UK
Winona trial closer  - News Interactive Australia
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Buzz: Minnelli, Gest adopt child - CNN 09-05-2002. Minnelli, Gest adopt child  - CNN
'Superman' Actor Gets Second Look  - Austin Statesman
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What happens when you steal someone else's pics to put on your own auction..
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Firefighters at frat house fire find 56 stolen highway signs
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Ukulele Girl print
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Eastern Standard Tribe proposed for real
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BBEdit updated for OS X.2
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TI knocks 90% off WiFi power-consumption
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Junko Mizuno's bizarre dolls
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ESPN expert: no team can win the Superbowl this year
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Nation's largest private Insurance company tricking the elderly with chickens
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A deja vu is usually a glitch in the Matrix. It happens when they change something. Like Nebraska running backs
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Scientists claim cure for cervical cancer. Still no cure for... um...
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The first dog-to-chinese translator hits the markets
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Next Fark Meetup Day is September 14th. Pics included from August's meetup
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New September 11 photos likely staged - major discrepencies between documented events and pictures emerge
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PS Challenge: Chain Photoshopping - Start with the orginal and alter the last entry you see in the thread. (Link goes a starter picture)
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Moron breaks into deseret nerve gas storage site in utah
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A dog may be man's best friend, but a cat is the best friend of SATAN.
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Kelly Clarkson Crowned 'American Idol' - MTV 09-05-2002. Clarkson Wins Recording Deal, Fame  - Austin Statesman
Kelly's hometown celebrates  - CNN
'Idol' Judge Talks About Show's Power  - Yahoo! Headlines
Justin comes up short in 'American Idol' finale  - Philadelphia Inquirer
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Kylie's ex quashes reunion rumors - CNN 09-05-2002. Over for a year, says Kylie's 'ex'  - News Interactive Australia
Kylie No Longer With James  - Skynews UK
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'Idol' leads Nielsens - CNN 09-05-2002. 'American Idol' Leads Nielsens  - Yahoo! Headlines
Fox 'Idol'-ized on Wednesday (09-05-02)  - Hollywood Reporter
`American Idol' indicates viewers crave new shows  - SJ Mercury
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Winona Ryder shoplifting case adjourned again - Ananova 09-05-2002. Winona Ryder's trial date hearing for shoplifting case delayed  - USA Today
Hearing Postponed In Ryder Case  - Guardian, UK
Winona Ryder hearing postponed  - Jam Showbiz
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Attention terrorists: MSNBC tells you how to make deadly poison from beans
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Hooters Airlines jiggles closer to becoming a reality.
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Couple order Big Macs but get wet rags, claim anti-gay discrimination
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Mexican singer loses fingers in helicopter blades while waving to fans
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Lightning strike reveals man's pot garden
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"None of the Above" takes second place in Nevada's Democratic gubernatorial primary election, topless dancer takes third. And people say politics i...
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Video of strange dodgeball game played with flaming balls (with pic)
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Obese woman falls on snowy sidewalk, breaks leg, sues city. City ordered to pay $85K. City argues it should only be $45K since she made no effort t...
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You are five times more likely to die from your clothes igniting than to die from West Nile.
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Kid writes letter to 'Grama in the blue house'. Card gets delivered to right person
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Grand champion duck stolen from county fair. Sheriff suspects fowl play
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Charges dropped against 100 people charged with watching live sex show. Evidence fails to stand up in court
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Couple who want to name child 'Osama Bin Laden' refuted by judge
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Sept. 5 is National Penis Day in New Zealand
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Photoshop Mick Jagger
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"I want erotica and porn on television every Saturday, all day. Then people would feel like having more sex. I think most people like porn, even th...
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Judge rules that slow drivers holding up traffic are idiots
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South Carolina is the latest SEC school to be investigated by the NCAA. One player was driving a $60,000 Cadillac Escalade just months after signin...
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Waste some time at work killing Barney and Teletubbies in this flash game (not safe for Greece)
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It has become clear that farker HPZ will need to take up smoking cigarettes. What brand should he smoke? (w/ voting) Link goes to tomacco
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Husband cooks breakfast for wife as treat, burns down house
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Babes of TechTV (safe for work)
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MSN's Holy List of Forbidden User Names
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Dallas Cowboys coach Dave Campo ranked dead last among NFL coaches
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Interesting caption from Reuters. Look quickly; may not be up long
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Famous Sept. 11 flag disappears
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Albuquerque's new minor league baseball team is called 'The Isotopes'
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Woman abducted and "forced" to rob own jewelry store, but waits till next morning to call police
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Basketball player says pot made him play better. Judge challenges him to game of one on one. Kicks his ass
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Sox, ugh. Good god, y'all. What are they good for? Absolutely nothing, say it again....
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Nell McAndrew quite fit for Brit's celebrity 'Survivor' (not safe for work)
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Kylie No Longer With James - Skynews UK 09-05-2002. Over for a year, says Kylie's 'ex'  - News Interactive Australia
Kylie Minogue's Ex Quashes Reunion Rumors - Papers  - Reuters
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`Idol' speculation ends - Chicago Tribune 09-05-2002. Judge Simon returning to 'Idol'  - CNN
Texan girl wins US version of Pop Idol  - Ananova
America to vote for its Idol  - BBC
First `American Idol' anointed  - SJ Mercury
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'American Idol' Leads Nielsens - Yahoo! Headlines 09-05-2002. `American Idol' indicates viewers crave new shows  - SJ Mercury
Nightly news ratings take dip (09-05-02)  - Hollywood Reporter
Prime-Time Nielsen Ratings  - Austin Statesman
Story: 'Idol' watch.  - Atlanta Journal Constitution
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20th Century Eightball
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Eurotrip update. Fark parties in the following cities: London, Oslo, Stockholm, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Munich, Paris, and Edinburgh. We're especia...
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'To feed a starving child is to exacerbate the world population problem' and other dumb quotes from Environmentalists
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Average Farker's work schedule
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Wisconsin athletic director appeals to chancellor. WVU Mountaineer will be allowed to bring his musket
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Ben Affleck is balder than a baby's bottom, joins Trafficant's toup/ club
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Nugent offers Lance Bass hunting life - Jam Showbiz 09-04-2002. Ted Nugent offers to give Lance Bass hunting lessons (09-05-02)  - Hollywood Reporter
Nugent Offers 'N Sync's Bass Hunting Lessons  - Billboard
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Fire destroys 'Madison County' bridge - Jam Showbiz 09-04-2002. Madison County bridge burnt  - News Interactive Australia
Fire wrecks historic bridge  - Guardian, UK
'Bridges of Madison County' Span Burns in Iowa  - Reuters
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Kelly Clarkson judged to be next 'American Idol' - USA Today 09-04-2002. America to vote for its Idol  - BBC
First `American Idol' anointed  - SJ Mercury
Kelly The Hero Is America's Pop Idol  - Skynews UK
Justin comes up short in finale  - Philadelphia Inquirer
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