Overnight Open Thread (11 Jan 2014)

Boy we sure have Al Queda on the run. Al-Queda controls more territory than ever before. The table is set for Al Queda 3.0 to grow stronger this year. Of course, we have top men in charge right? Oh wait, never mind. 'Kerry is just not in touch with reality.'

Despite all that’s going on in the Middle East — the Iranian nuclear buildup, the violence in Iraq, the shaking of Erdogan’s rule in Turkey, civil war in Syria, Egypt and Yemen in melt-down mode, Libya unraveling, Tunisia in political crisis — U.S. secretary of state John Kerry has one main thing on his mind, and that’s a Palestinian-Israeli accord. Unbelievably, he is paying a twelfth visit to the region on January 13 to pursue this goal.

Precision Guided AR-15?

So easy a caveman can do it? With this new rifle, anyone can hit a moving target at 500 yards.

Investing In Pot

Wow. Pot shares rally 21% to 1,700% as speculators see green. I don't know. Legal pot is still twice as expensive as street pot and politicians can't help themselves and will tax the crap out of it.

Because Boobs

Lights Appear During Earthquakes

Why do lights sometimes appear in earthquakes? Man I grew up in earthquake country and I have never heard of this before.

Pittsburgh Steeler Whiner

Was this you BenK? Pennsylvania man sues NFL after Chargers make playoffs on missed call. Um, Pittsburgh has been on the plus side of botched calls (Super Bowl against Seattle, the Immaculate Reception) so turn about is fair play.

WWII

This is pretty cool. Animated visualization of day-to-day changes in the European theater during WWII.

Would You...

...pay $42K to have a "private" 1 hour webcam session with a pron star?

Grammar

Grammar and spelling are important.

Famous Dance Compilation

No chemjeff, I didn't see any Argentinian dancers.

Knights Of Badassdom

Looks like this flick is finally getting some kind of limited release. First Knights of Badassdom poster shows up. I think I still want to see this. I only have expectations of it being slightly better than Sharknado.

Cat Video

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