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Category: Driving

September 6, 2010

Drivers Exam

California supposedly has the best drivers -- but there are always exceptions.

These are supposedly real answers received on exams given by the California Department of Transportation's driving school (read Saturday Traffic School for moving violation offenders). Riiiiight.

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Category: Redneck

September 3, 2010

More Country Song Titles

Like the earlier batch of Country Song Titles, I have no idea if these are real songs or not -- but I wouldn't be surprised if they were.

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  • If My Nose Were Full of Nickels, I'd Blow It All On You

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Category: Medical & True Story

September 1, 2010

Expert Medical Opinion

"It all started with an inquiry from a nurse," Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki told listeners to his science phone-in show on the Triple J radio station in Brisbane. "She wanted to know whether she was contaminating the operating theater she worked in by quietly farting in the sterile environment during operations, and I realized that I didn't know. But I was determined to find out."

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