Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Shorts

Wanna feel old? Read the Beloit College Mindset List: “It provides a look at the cultural touchstones that shape the lives of students entering college.” Entering freshman have never known a time when Clarence Thomas wasn’t on the Supreme Court, Jay Leno wasn’t hosting the Tonight Show, or (until this spring) Brett Favre wasn’t the starting quarterback of the Green Bay Packers.

Yahoo Article
Complete List

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After Prince posted a hilarious video excerpt from the Daily Show about the Olympic controversies, I found this one about the Russo-Georgian Conflict which humorously points out the hypocrisy of US Foreign Policy:



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Beware of Walmart’s Back-to-School Shopping Lists, even if they seem to be specific to your school and teacher. Walmart makes up the lists.

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Enjoy your Olympic Baseball and Softball while you can. The IOC cut both sports from the 2012 London games, becoming the first sports cut since Polo was axed in 1936.

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