Men appear to get greater satisfaction than women when witnessing retribution, research suggests. Scientists monitored brain activity in people while they watched someone they either liked or disliked apparently suffering pain. While women showed signs of empathy with people they both liked and disliked, men appeared to enjoy pain being inflicted on their foes. The…
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Bottle message drifts 9,000 miles
I always wanted to send a message in a bottle. I suppose it just adds to the garbage already in the sea, but there is something romantic and innocent about throwing a message into the ocean and believing that it will travel to someone else. And sometimes it does. A message in a bottle thrown…
German IT firm bans office complaining
They’ve fired three “complainers” so far. “Germany is a country of complainers,” says Thomas Kuwatsch. “Some people complain about everything, the weather, the train is late, the coffee is bad or they whinge about high fuel prices. If you go to India, they’re happy if their train arrives at all. We complain about stupid things…
Top Search Terms that Bring You to Incredible Fukn.us
this is the list from my server…I can’t beleive Rubber Johnny beats me by close to 30%. At least I finish ahead of Chris Anal…. cd 1 31.37% rubber johnny 2 3.92% scary babies 3 1.63% chris damitio 4 1.63% chris byrd 5 1.63% george bush fishing 6 1.31% borbor bele 7 1.31% terrence daniel…
Panda Bears Love to Do It
I can’t stop laughing….. cd Five-year-old giant panda Chuang Chuang (R) and his four-year-old partner Lin Hui mate for the first time at the Chiang Mai zoo in northern Thailand January 17, 2006. The pair were donated to Thailand by the Chinese government. Picture taken January 17, 2006. THAILAND OUT REUTERS/Handout
Two Honolulu Banks Robbed Within Minutes
There are two things I like about this story right off…the first is HPD’s refusal to believe that the two robberies are connected…the second is that the first robber is described as a ‘local mix’ ….sounds like a dog breed… cd Two Makiki banks were robbed within minutes of each other Wednesday. The Honolulu Police…
'Star Trek' star Shatner sells kidney stone
LOS ANGELES, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Going maybe where no other actor has gone before, “Star Trek” star William Shatner has sold a piece of his body for charity. Shatner, famed for playing Captain James T. Kirk, commander of the starship U.S.S. Enterprise in the original “Star Trek” TV series, sold his kidney stone to…
Beggar: the robotic panhandling proxy – Engadget
Leave it to the Slovs to come up with the perfect robotic companion for the homeless….nevermind that it only speaks Slovenian, any homeless guy with half a brain knows that you just put a cardboard sign on it that says…”Homeless Robot, Electricity is Expensive, Please Help!” cd Beggar: the robotic panhandling proxy – Engadget We’re…
Brazil's Rio fears dengue epidemic as cases rise
Sure it’s not bird flu, but it still could present problems…click on the bottom of this story for more about Dengue Fever cd RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Jan 18 (Reuters) – An outbreak of dengue fever in Brazil’s tourist mecca of Rio de Janeiro has prompted the authorities to step up prevention measures, fearing a…
Fellini Clowns at Winter Games in Turin
I like this a lot. The Olympics need to be a bit creepier….I think we should have zombies close the summer games….. cd Jan. 16 MILAN, Italy — Federico Fellini-inspired clowns, acrobats and high-wire acts will perform at the closing ceremony for the Torino Olympics. The circus theme also will include aspects from Italy’s winter…