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  • As if I need another reason to love BMW's….

    MUNICH (Reuters) – BMW will roll out the world’s first hydrogen-burning car in serial production early next year, the German premium automaker said on Tuesday, eager to put its stamp…

  • 10 stingrays killed since Irwin's death

    I’ve always found Australians to be a little crazy. Revenge against stingrays?? SYDNEY, Australia — At least 10 stingrays have been killed since “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin was fatally injured…

  • Letters from Iraq # 9 Living like a Bed-o-Ween

    Its September 11th 2006, Camp Victory, Bagdad, Iraq , grid coordinates …secret…. at one point, I may not think its strange the outcome of events and how I find myself…

  • Letters from Iraq #8 Top Secret Haiku

    We have all these devices to connect us with our loved ones back home , internet, phone, dsn phone numbers, but sometimes the most comforting is looking up at the…

  • Letters from Iraq # 7

    just writing… it is strange thinking I am representing a country, and than I think of the young men here, the ones on dismounted patrol, the ones who go outside…

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  • Skateboard for a house update…Rubies for ……?

    I know it’s been a while since my last trade. Some of you may have thought that I stalled out or quit. Here is a quick recap before I tell…

  • A bit of levity…..

    Just in case the day is a little bit heavy for you, here are some puns sent to me by my anarchist friends. (Thanks Anarchists) cd “THE ABILITY TO MAKE…

  • 9/11/06

    I found this editorial in the NY Times this morning. I think it sums things up pretty well… cd The feelings of sadness and loss with which we look back…

  • Five Years Ago Today

    We all know what happened. It was a major turning point in my life. I was homeless and living in Portland, OR. I was housesitting for a friend that week…

  • Ice Cream Ball

    Ice Cream Ball Everyone loves ice cream. Here at Firebox the whole office lets out a collective ‘Woo-hoo’ the second the ice cream van pulls up outside playing Greensleeves. But…

  • Tongan King Tupou IV dies aged 88

    He was a small dictator only in that his nation was not a huge economic power. In all other ways he was huge…. cd BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Tongan…

  • Letters from Iraq #6

    Hello friends, been busy and haven’t had a chance to write, the one thing I can say is every day here is interesting. I was getting a bit shaggy so…

  • Oahu's last tiki bar up for sale for $3 million – The Honolulu Advertiser

    Sadness. We’ve been wondering what would happen when the 92-year-old owner of the coolest bar in Hawaii passed on. Hopefully someone will buy and preserve the whole wonderful mess the…

  • Letters from Iraq #5

    Hello friends,I guess its hard trying to describe what its like here, the people we are replacing are very happy to be going, in some ways I get caught up…

  • Republican Disney trying to blame 9-11 on a Blowjob

    Just in case you were wondering who to blame 9-11, the war on terror, the mess in Iraq, all the dead on both sides, and the loss of civil liberties…

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  • Tree House People of New Guinea

    As a guy that reads a lot of anthropology, this appeals to me. As a descendant of a long line of fire making monkeys, this appeals to me. As a…

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  • Army Worm Wine

    Thanks to the Rev for hooking me up with his secret source for worm wine… cd Ray Reigstad of Duluth, Minn. is the producer and bottler (but not, unfortunately, seller)…

  • Letters from Iraq #4

    The latest from David…     its strange,  you can’t help but get effected by the information that comes through here, all day we here reports of attacks and ambushes…

  • * CAMP DEMOCRACY September 5 – 21, Washington D.C. *

    http://www.campdemocracy.org Supporters of war protester Sheehan to move group to Washington By Associated Press WASHINGTON – Anti-war demonstrators who protested near President Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas, said Tuesday they…

  • Look deeply into my telephone…

    This happens to me all the time. Of course, this is a good opportunity to bring up the strangest psychic phenomenon of all (to me anyway) and also the most…

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  • CNN.com – FDA approves viruses as food additive – Aug 18, 2006

    Another hard hitting story from Lena… cd CNN.com – FDA approves viruses as food additive – Aug 18, 2006 WASHINGTON (AP) — A mix of bacteria-killing viruses can be safely…

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  • Portland Mercury – News – City – The Gears of a Clown

    Thanks to the Rev for sending this to me. Apparently, we are still having some technical issues not allowing him to Post. cd Portland Mercury – News – City –…

  • A note from The Chairman of the Fukn Bored

    A few readers have recently asked me if I screen or select or edit what any of the writers here at Incredible Fukn.us post. The answer is no. All of…

  • Letters from Iraq #3

    No more roleplayers   When we got mobilized in Ft.hood, we got trained up on a lot of stuff, most notably and obviously how to react to and respond to…

  • Oahu Sushi

    We’ve eaten at a lot of the best sushi places on Oahu. Sometimes it is really hard to compare them as they are all very different sorts of places. I…

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