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Thursday, March 11, 2010

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Posted by Sarah Mirk on Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 9:10 AM

Iraqi Election, Garbage: Early polls show Iraq's Prime Minister Maliki is leading the vote, but opponents say the election is "garbage" riddled with voter fraud.

No Lesbian Slow Dancing in Mississippi: High school cancels prom (NOOO!) rather than allow a lesbian couple to attend.

Chile Quake: Aftershocks rock Chile in the midst of the president's inauguration.

Save Christian History! The Texas School Board is continuing to push for more conservative, Christian history in the state's textbooks.

Gold Plated Pistol and a Cadillac: Kim Jong-il's personal shopper says the dictator is living the decadent life.

Facebook Aims to Sue British Tabloid: A hilarious clash of the titans.

Oregon Job Loss: Not even enough to make the top 12.

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Bill Sizemore is Broke: He needs a public defender to help his tax evasion case and has only $100 in the bank.

Randy Leonard Wants More Police Oversight: Will it ever happen?

 

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1
Chili is something one eats. Chile is a nation in South America.
Posted by brimley on March 11, 2010 at 9:25 AM · Report
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GOOD MORNING SMIRK! HOW ARE YOU?

also, what brimley said.
Posted by Graham on March 11, 2010 at 9:43 AM · Report
3
I was hoping it was just bad taste humor, rather than typical US-centric ignorance of the rest of the world...
Posted by Stu on March 11, 2010 at 9:47 AM · Report
4
hahaha! Thanks for pointing that out. I changed "chili" to "chile."

That'll will teach me to blog when I'm hungry. "Chili quake" sounds like a dish at Arby's.
Posted by s.mirk on March 11, 2010 at 10:00 AM · Report
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Isn't the Merc's style guideline to use a strikethrough when making a correction? I think you should just add all of the homonyms of Chile: chili; chilli; chilly... Then strikethrough all of them.
Posted by Graham on March 11, 2010 at 10:10 AM · Report
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Graham,

When it's a spelling error, I usually just correct the typo and note in the comments that I made the change. I strikethru factual errors, facts that have changed and sentences that get major reworking.
Posted by s.mirk on March 11, 2010 at 10:35 AM · Report
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Randy gets what he axes for.
Posted by Will Radik on March 11, 2010 at 12:42 PM · Report
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California for all intents and purposes is bankrupt and running on fumes.
Posted by NIG GER on March 11, 2010 at 5:18 PM · Report

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