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Try this, it's pretty funny, regardless of your political affiliation:

1. Go to Google.com
2. Type in (but don't hit enter): "weapons of mass destruction" including quotation marks
3. Hit the "I'm feeling lucky" button, instead of the normal "Google search" button
4. READ CAREFULLY what appears to be a normal ERROR message as well as the rest of the page

In case this doesn't work, you can go directly to the spoofed page.

I witnessed a hit and run the other day in Palo Alto. It took place right before my very eyes.

I had stepped out of Miyake and was waiting for the light to turn to cross University Ave. There was a silver car in the intersection (blocking the intersection I might add) heading East since the cars ahead of it were at a standstill. The purple/burgundy car behind it didn't stop in time and rear ended the silver car and the two cars bounced apart. Neither driver made a move to leave their cars to assess their vehicles. The silver car didn't appear to have any visible damage so I focused my attention on the burgundy car.

The driver of the burgundy car was a caucasian female in her early thirties with long, light brown hair. Her car was dented on the right (passenger) side. "Not surprising she just rear ended this guy," I thought, "She has a history of accidents!" After approximately five seconds, the woman started turning her steering wheel. I thought she was going to pull over to the side and wait for the other driver. As she was turning, she hit the silver car AGAIN - this time on the rear right bumper. Then she head South on High St. I took note of her license plate number.

I couldn't believe this woman just took off. The driver of the silver car, a man with dark brown hair, must have realized this too, because he made a hard right and sped down High St. after her.

I called the police afterwards to report the incident. They took some initial information and sent an APB out for the vehicles. They later called me a couple of times more: once to say they wanted to come to my office to ask my questions (they never showed up), and another time after the victim came forward with the same story. I may be asked to look at a photo lineup! Just like in Law & Order!!

Did you know that even inanimate objects have a gender? Look at the list below and see if you can guess which are male, and which are female:

• Ziplock bags: Male, because they hold everything in but you can see right through them.
• Copier:Female, because once turned off, it takes a while to warm up. It's an effective reproductive device if the right buttons are pushed, but it can wreak havoc if you push the wrong buttons.
• Tire: Male, because it goes bald, and often it's over-inflated.
• Hot air balloon: Male, because to get it to go anywhere you have to light a fire under it, and of course, there's the hot air part.
• Sponges: Female, because they're soft and squeezable and retain water.
• Web page: Female, because it's always getting hit on.
• NY Subway: Male, because it uses the same old lines to pick up people.
• Hourglass: Female, because, over time, the weight shifts to the bottom.
• Hammer: Male, because it hasn't evolved much over the last 5000 years, but it's handy to have around.
• Remote Control Female... You thought it would be male, right? But consider this: it gives a man pleasure, he'd be lost without it, and while he doesn't always know the right buttons to push, he keeps trying.

Labels: fun

From Slashdot comes a list of recipe websites:

• cookbook.com
• allrecipes.com
• foodnetwork.com
• epicurious.com
• recipedelights.com
• bbc.co.uk
• bbc.co.uk
• recipesource.com
• meals.com
• altonbrown.com

A related interesting site is Cooking with Google which is a Google API: "Just type in the ingredients you've got in the fridge and click 'Grab a Recipe,' and Google will give you some ideas."