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Among one of the many things I've realised I'd yet to do in my life so far was to watch a stand-up comedian live. Tomorrow I rectify this by going to see Doug Stanhope in Manchester. I'm told it is a very different experience to watching things on a recording, so I'm looking forward to it. I...

http://shelf-life.ew.com/2011/01/03/huckleberry-finn-n-word-censor-edit/?hpt=T2 Huckleberry Finn is a book that is no stranger to controversy. There perhaps is a certain level of maturity needed to read the book in context, and the idea of censoring words is not something I agree with -...

Since I'm one of those people who don't watch TV, I've turned to the radio to get my entertainment. Radio comedy is perhaps much better than anything seen on TV, since it has less to work with and gets you thinking as well as having a good laugh. I'm especially fond of such comedy as Old Harry's...

I am fascinated with the idea of conspiracy theories. Not the theories themselves, some of those are pretty wild and fantastic and too impossible to be true. The attitude people have towards conspiracies is the aspect that fascinates me the most. Now, it is pretty clear the governments of...

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Voting-machines-in-Clark-County-Nevada-automatically-checking-Harry-Reids-name-Voting-machine-technicians-are-members-of-SEIU-105815608.html#ixzz13Wumm5CK There are several news sources reporting this, and not just in...

Wikileaks.org is a website which has, as of 23rd October 2010, leaked over 400,000 secret reports and documents on the war in Iraq, from 2004 to this year. I've been having a look over some of these reports today, and some of them I've found pretty fascinating, especially the 'friendly fire'...

There has been increasing evidence for the use of cannabis to ease the suffering of people with terminal illnesses. This is nothing new. What is new is that there is new research which suggests that magic mushrooms also have medicinal benefits, especially for people with long term depression and...

Approved by Hipmonlee Hello, and welcome back to the Smogon Speedrun Contest! Each week I will post a speedrun contest, and anyone is free to compete - there is no limit on the number of players. You may even compete in just one week, there is no compulsion to compete every week - however the...

This is an idea I've been sitting on for a while, but with the recent trend of people playing more in-game challenges, like Nuzlocke, it seems appropriate to bring it up. It would make more sense to have a sub-forum dedicated to in-game challenges, which would not only include things like...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/28/catalonia-vote-on-bullfighting-ban It appears the Catalonian region of Spain have narrowly voted in favour of a ban on bullfighting. Personally, as an animal lover I'm in favour of this ban. It's about time this anacronistic and barbaric practise...

Approved by Hipmonlee Hey folks, and welcome to the First Smogon Speedrun Contest. I will be your host as you compete to show you can be the fastest gamer in Smogon! Without further ado, let me introduce you to the rules: 1. This is a weekly contest. One speedrunning challenge is posted each...

I had fought long and hard at this point. The criminal organisation Cipher had invited me to participate in their newest colosseum, Realgem, and with my sights firmly set on bringing them down, I could not refuse, even knowing I was walking into a trap. I fought four trainers in a row, and...

Well, because of the new research into Emerald, I decided to buy myself a new copy, so I could keep the data on my old copy and get some fresh legends and other stuff. Unfortunately, the copy I recieved turned out to be a fake. This is the second time I've recieved a fake Pokemon cart, the first...

I have been spending the last two months planning a speedrun of Pokemon Colosseum, and while I've been working with people from SpeedDemosArchive, and got some good input about speedrunning itself, I've been having very little input on the actual game. So I turn to you, the Smogon poster, who is...

Firestorm Edit: End FirestormEdit ---- The Speed Gamers, a group of video game enthusiasts who play for marathon hours to raise money for charities, have announced they will attempt to capture every Pokémon available in North America during 72 straight hours beginning 5 p.m. CST Dec. 19...

As many of you are aware, Diablo 3 is on the horizon, and with that a lot of people are getting back into D2, including myself. So, in order to reach out with fellow Smogons and perhaps play with them, I'm posting here to see who else has picked up D2 again and started playing. Since all my old...

A lesser used, but still very potent move is Charm. This moves reduces a single Pokemon's attack by two stages, halving any physical damage. While this move is very useful, it compares to a very similar move, Will-O-Wisp. Will-O-Wisp is a move that inflicts the Burn status on a single target...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7372477.stm Not only does this guy have 7 kids with one of his daughters, one which died and he burned apparently, he kept them imprisoned in his cellar for 24 years before it was discovered. Only got discovered after one of these children were ill and...

http://www.worldscollide.com/ The site doesn't have much on it so far, but as a fan of the MK games, I'm pretty excited at the idea of this game. So far the only confirmed characters are Sub-Zero and Scorpion of MK, and Batman and Superman of DC. However it doesn't appear that fatalities...

I forgot I drew this and I was suddenly flicking through my Photobucket and there it was. Was just a simple random doodle at first, but I liked the way his face came out so I continued. Apologies for the condition of the scan. I don't draw that often, but this turned out well, I think.