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April Summary

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Submitted by Lance on Thu, 2008-05-01 01:41.

April Summary

Recent Comments:
Naked men thread? — by Olivia on Sun, May 4, 2008 at 05:14
Gall of the Month Award: Glenn Jameson — by Marcus on Sat, May 3, 2008 at 13:39
"Perseverance in the Face of — by mckeever on Fri, May 2, 2008 at 18:46

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Op-Eds & Press Releases

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Submitted by Lance on Fri, 2007-12-14 02:26.

Think before you post: Is there an op-ed or press release in this? SOLO has a massive contact list of UK, US, NZ and Aus media outlets and politicians. You got something to say?


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Irrelevant things that made me laugh this week

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Submitted by Lance on Sat, 2008-05-10 00:07.

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Great tits cope well with warming (NSFW)

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Submitted by Lance on Fri, 2008-05-09 21:32.
Recent Comments:
I — by gregster on Sun, May 11, 2008 at 00:06
hahahahaha — by Olivia on Fri, May 9, 2008 at 14:49

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Hero of the Day - Donald Tusk: "The only natural resource that we have, and with which we can compete, is freedom."

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Submitted by Lance on Mon, 2008-05-05 23:52.

Two very interesting articles here and here

Recent Comments:
I'm now pleased — by Callum McPetrie on Wed, May 7, 2008 at 01:44

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Actually, I Don't Support Gay Marriage

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Submitted by Lance on Mon, 2008-05-05 23:19.

Actually, I Don’t Support Gay Marriage

[From The Free Radical]

Recent Comments:
A Friend of Mine... — by James S. Valliant on Tue, May 6, 2008 at 09:26
Heh. — by Matty Orchard on Mon, May 5, 2008 at 20:25
I commend to your attention — by Lance on Mon, May 5, 2008 at 19:58

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Moving to China to Start the Revolution

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Submitted by Lance on Thu, 2008-05-01 02:58.

I nearly fell out of my chair when I read this.
From BBC News

Recent Comments:
lol true, surely this and — by Jon Coster on Thu, May 1, 2008 at 00:09
Stopping the Chinese from — by Mark Hubbard on Wed, April 30, 2008 at 21:11

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Why Did Harrison Ford Wax His Chest?

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Submitted by Lance on Wed, 2008-04-30 10:15.

Was it...

1) An attempt to make Indiana Jones more 'metrosexual'?
2) Fund-raising for child cancer?
3) He lost a bet?
4) In an effort to showcase the pain involved in deforestation?


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"It's all in the database"

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Submitted by Lance on Tue, 2008-04-29 22:06.

That's just scary, the UK has gone so far down 'that' road, that the promulgation of the surveillance/police/nanny state has become quite overt.

Recent Comments:
Orwell... — by jtgagnon on Wed, April 30, 2008 at 17:37
Well made ad though — by gregster on Wed, April 30, 2008 at 15:40
I have no doubt... — by mvardoulis on Wed, April 30, 2008 at 15:29

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Is Mathematics Discovered Or Invented?

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Submitted by Lance on Sun, 2008-04-27 00:56.

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Letter to NZ Herald Editor re Matt McCarten

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Submitted by Lance on Sun, 2008-04-27 00:20.

Matt McCarten, washed up commie politico and general all around sour-faced muppet writes in the HoS this morning about

Recent Comments:
OK Mark — by gregster on Wed, April 30, 2008 at 20:54
Will do Gregster. — by Mark Hubbard on Tue, April 29, 2008 at 19:03
" — by gregster on Tue, April 29, 2008 at 18:47

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Desensitisation

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Submitted by Lance on Wed, 2008-04-23 00:41.

From the NZ parliamentary debate in 1986 regarding photo driver licensing (unattributed):

Recent Comments:
Eating an elephant one bite at a time — by Ben Morgan on Tue, April 22, 2008 at 23:09
They don't enforce the no-licence 'crime' — by Jameson on Tue, April 22, 2008 at 20:35
Road Accidents — by Callum McPetrie on Tue, April 22, 2008 at 19:01

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Brigette Bardot on Trial for Muslim "Slur"

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Submitted by Lance on Tue, 2008-04-15 21:32.
Recent Comments:
Ha — by gregster on Wed, April 16, 2008 at 22:01
Surely she can't be against homosexuality... — by Jameson on Wed, April 16, 2008 at 06:41
Not in France, they don't. — by atlascott on Tue, April 15, 2008 at 18:36

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I HATE Patent Trolls/Hero of the Day: Kurt Denke of 'Blue Jeans Cables'

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Submitted by Lance on Tue, 2008-04-15 21:09.

I know, I know! Patents are a good thing right?


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Pubbe Gagge, Dylan Moran, Ian McKellen

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Submitted by Lance on Tue, 2008-04-15 01:08.

I keep seeing Duncan's post on Chaucer in 'Last Viewed' on the sidebar. Hence posting one of my favourite Bill Bailey clips

Recent Comments:
Very fuckin' funny! — by Jameson on Wed, April 16, 2008 at 06:56
Very Funny — by James S. Valliant on Tue, April 15, 2008 at 12:03

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On the good news front:

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Submitted by Lance on Fri, 2008-04-11 05:15.

US gives Cubans fast track visas

But no, of course this is the great Satan, and the great Satan has nefarious intentions!


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SOLO-NZ Op-Ed: Save The World - Shoot a Greenie

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Submitted by Lance on Fri, 2008-04-11 04:15.

SOLO-NZ Op-Ed: Save The World - Shoot a Greenie

By Lance Davey

April 11, 2008

Recent Comments:
Bring me my sword — by Marcus on Sat, April 12, 2008 at 02:03
Superb PR Lance — by Sandi on Fri, April 11, 2008 at 17:31
Looks like Governments trying to be Green have already started — by Marcus on Fri, April 11, 2008 at 15:42

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'Roids vs Ritalin

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Submitted by Lance on Thu, 2008-04-10 23:29.

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Villain of the Day: Richard Warman

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Submitted by Lance on Thu, 2008-04-10 22:24.

Richard Warman is an Ottawa-based human rights lawyer who was a member of the Canadian Human Rights Commission from July 2002 to March 2004.

Recent Comments:
Fascist Prick — by Sandi on Thu, April 10, 2008 at 18:10
Yuk! — by Lindsay Perigo on Thu, April 10, 2008 at 16:10

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Hero of the Day: Arthur Emmons Raymond

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Submitted by Lance on Thu, 2008-04-10 21:26.

Why? For, among other things, being the chief aeronautical engineer at Douglas Aircraft Company & leading the design team that produced this:

The Douglas DC-3


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SOLO-NZ Op-Ed: Dystopia Now!

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Submitted by Lance on Fri, 2008-03-14 02:13.

SOLO-NZ Op-Ed: Dystopia Now!

By Lance Davey

Recent Comments:
Very proud of you Lance ... — by Lindsay Perigo on Fri, March 14, 2008 at 00:26
Superb piece Lance, well — by Mark Hubbard on Thu, March 13, 2008 at 20:29

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Paul Watson - Apparently Someone "Shot" the Bastard!

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Submitted by Lance on Fri, 2008-03-07 09:51.

Paul Watson, founder of pirate anti-whaling organisation Sea Shepherd and most recent recipient of "Villain of the Day" has been "shot".


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Zimbabwean Sports Ban Racist?

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Submitted by Lance on Tue, 2008-03-04 12:29.

Riiiiiiiiight
Article


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Farewell

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Submitted by Lance on Tue, 2008-03-04 11:55.

to the Sony Trinitron.


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Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

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Submitted by Lance on Tue, 2008-03-04 09:44.

Mucking about with GIMP:

Recent Comments:
a picture of the Maori — by Lance on Tue, March 4, 2008 at 16:11
I would insert — by Sandi on Tue, March 4, 2008 at 16:05
It's not so bad, there's a — by Lance on Tue, March 4, 2008 at 13:01

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Helen Clark adopts "Rudd-Speak"

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Submitted by Lance on Tue, 2008-03-04 00:04.

Well spotted by Audrey Young

Recent Comments:
Clark Mental Breakdown — by gregster on Mon, March 3, 2008 at 22:39

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Villain of the Day: Paul Watson

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Submitted by Lance on Mon, 2008-03-03 23:34.

Paul Watson, co-founder of Greenpeace - expelled for being too extreme and subsequently founder of Sea Shepherd.

Warning! Ensure you have a vomit receptacle handy:

Recent Comments:
They are damn good. — by Richard Wiig on Wed, March 5, 2008 at 22:14
Okay — by James S. Valliant on Tue, March 4, 2008 at 10:23
The Anti-Industrial Revolution — by Richard Wiig on Tue, March 4, 2008 at 09:25

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Hero of the Day: Dave Eggers

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Submitted by Lance on Mon, 2008-03-03 09:19.

Today's HotD is not a towering giant of industry or ingenious revolutionary thinker. As much as I admire those folks and enjoy researching them as subjects for HotD articles, today I'm waxing all warm and fuzzy, I think it's the freezing cold weather.

Recent Comments:
I look forward to — by Lance on Mon, March 3, 2008 at 13:19
Great choice Lance. I — by Mark Hubbard on Mon, March 3, 2008 at 01:42

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Hero of the Day: Matthew Boulton

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Submitted by Lance on Sat, 2008-03-01 23:41.

Matthew Boulton (September 3, 1728 – 18 August 1809) was an English manufacturer and engineer.


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Possible HIV vaccine candidate!

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Submitted by Lance on Sat, 2008-03-01 22:53.

It was exciting to read this morning that a team of researchers at the University of Alberta has discovered a gene that is able to


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