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rich, arrogant assholes who equate luck with genius

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by Tim F|  August 8, 20061:07 pm| 13 Comments

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Burns

Smithers, release the jackalopes.

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by Tim F|  August 4, 200611:27 am| 100 Comments

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I would give my kingdom for a [fill in the blank].

My answer: a slightly larger kingdom.

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by Tim F|  July 28, 200610:03 am| 179 Comments

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Fiddle while Rome burns.

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by Tim F|  July 24, 20068:15 am| 23 Comments

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What’s up? I mean other than my lazy-ass beerblogging schedule.

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by Tim F|  July 21, 200610:48 am| 108 Comments

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Apparently we need one.

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by Tim F|  July 19, 20067:34 pm| 32 Comments

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If you enjoy pointing your mouse at things and killing them, this might be the coolest demo video that I have ever seen (click on “Portal trailer 1”). Hours and hours of physics fun.

Eh, what else? I dunno. Chat about stuff.

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by Tim F|  July 18, 20061:37 pm| 29 Comments

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By popular demand, let’s scroll that last thread a bit down the page.

Mister Floofersons probably doesn’t mind uninvited backrubs. That, my friends, is the difference between Mister Floofersons and the German Chancellor.

_Sir_ Floofersons

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