This Dog Figured Out That If He Plays Dead, He Can Seriously Freak Out His Brother

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTBT_ATF’); }); None of my dogs have ever learned how to play dead…but I’m sure if they did, they would use it to their advantage all the time. “Oh my god, Fido looks ill. Should we give him a treat?” Yeah, that seems plausible. Jack, however, has learned that if he plays possum […]

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‘LIAR’: This is why Jay Carney was trending on Twitter

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http://twitter.com/#!/TheSlimChance/status/461912950811664384 #JayCarney was trending big time on Twitter and no, social media gurus at the White House, it’s not a good thing. http://twitter.com/#!/womanwingnut/status/461917069664346112 http://twitter.com/#!/Category0ne/status/461912606488285185 http://twitter.com/#!/StevenTDennis/status/461911109189255168 Heh: http://twitter.com/#!/WildBill2225/status/461649036249149440 More Twitter reaction to the Carney circus that boosted him to the top of trending topics. Heckuva job, Baghdad Jay! http://twitter.com/#!/NaughtyBeyotch/status/461906033800392704 http://twitter.com/#!/EF517_V2/status/461916093099937792 http://twitter.com/#!/Pundit_Pete/status/461738747222949888 http://twitter.com/#!/gone2012/status/461901976343572480 http://twitter.com/#!/BEbstyne/status/461901174413598721 http://twitter.com/#!/JOEROWE409/status/461902383639851009 http://twitter.com/#!/BlackIrishI/status/461833956271210496 Forward! […]

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These Spiders In Australia Are Getting Too Smart — Not Even Floods Can Stop Them

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Australia is a land of extremes. The continent is known for its deadly assortment of wildlife, but that’s not the only extreme thing about it. There’s also the weather. Recent floods in areas of Tasmania have caused unprecedented damage to residents’ homes and businesses. However, the extreme flooding has also caused wildlife — specifically spiders […]

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#Has Justine Landed Yet: World awaits PR pro’s arrival in Africa

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http://twitter.com/#!/thefocusedphd/status/414182837516898305 It was the (tasteless) joke heard around the Twitterverse, as a public relations professional managed to make an AIDS joke that some perceived as racist. http://twitter.com/#!/JustineSacco/status/414052561248075776 It’s been retweeted nearly 4,000 times in 12 hours, and now it’s inspired a post on the New York Times website and its own hashtag, #HasJustineLandedYet, which trended high among […]

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#Fangate ‘was the moment [Gov. Scott] lost the election’

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ICYMI, last night’s debate between Republican Governor Rick Scott and (now) Democrat Charlie Crist got off to rocky start when Scott refused to take the stage because there was a small fan (prohibited by debate rules) at the bottom of Crist’s lectern. Here’s Miami Herald reporter Marc Caputo’s live reaction to the controversy, quickly dubbed […]

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Feminist offers tepid apology for ‘race based attacks’ on Sen. McConnell’s wife

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http://twitter.com/#!/redsteeze/status/495590917936799744 Kathy Groob, a political consultant involved with a PAC working to defeat Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell and elect Democrat Alison Grimes, is also an “activist for women’s rights and equality,” according to her Twitter bio. However, since the discovery of comments that demonstrate Groob’s apparent obsession with pointing out that McConnell’s wife is of […]

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27 People Who Think The Blizzard Disproves Climate Change

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Only monkeys believe in climate change. #Blizzard 1. There’s a #blizzard hitting the northeast & lefties are screaming global warming/climate change….actually, it’s just called winter â„ï¸ðŸ’¨ — amr033 (@anne) 2. @MarketWatch 97% of climate scientists agree that there is no blizzard. #GlobalWarming #climatechange — muckdog (@muckdog) 3. That awkward moment when the biggest #BLIZZARD since […]

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Feminism’s ‘toxic Twitter wars’ inspire #WhiteFeministRants

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http://twitter.com/#!/GOPMommy/status/429454285324038144 It seems to have begun with a lengthy piece at The Nation entitled, “Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars,” in which Michelle Goldberg examines the Internet as “a crucial place for feminist organizing.” Not all feminists believe they have an equal place at the virtual table, however. The Washington Free Beacon’s Sonny Bunch noted that “the most […]

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Conservatives kick-start government’s #Truthy ‘misinformation’ database

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http://twitter.com/#!/chelsea_elisa/status/504007135123210241 Anyone nostalgic for the Obama campaign’s “Attack Watch” project will be heartened to know that the federal government plans to spend $1 million to create a “Truthy” database that will track “false and misleading ideas” on social media. The Washington Free Beacon reports: The National Science Foundation is financing the creation of a web service […]

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