Reddit on September 1, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Tuesday, Sep. 1st 2009

News on 9/1/09

Slovakian government passes law making it illegal for the Hungarian minority to speak their own language in public
r/worldnews · JayBrezny · 475 pts
All of Beck's big-time advertisers have fled. All of them.
r/news · chefranden · 321 pts
Pilot to control tower, ''Come on, I know you're down there, ... where the bloody hell have you hidden yourself?''
r/worldnews · rimwalker · 319 pts
North Korea reopens regular border crossing with the South
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 301 pts
72 year old Olympic medalist (Dawn Fraser, Gold 1956 in 100m freestyle swimming) attacks teenaged intruder at her home in Australia. Knee'd him in the groin with her titanium knee.
r/worldnews · moxy527 · 227 pts
Young teenagers in the UK are more likely to get drunk than anywhere else in the industrial world, shows an international survey.
r/worldnews · shenglong · 145 pts
New ID cards linked to criminal records - privacy in the UK - It doesn't exist.
r/worldnews · dynamohum · 121 pts
Hardline Nigerian official pledges to arrest the 419 scammers (if you send him $10,000 for "processing fees")
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 84 pts

Politics on 9/1/09

Sports on 9/1/09

Pictures and Memes

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Holy shit this cupcake is amazing

r/pics · 2k pts

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How to find love while being a male engineer [PIC]

r/pics · 690 pts

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Anjana the chimpanzee is well qualified to kitten-sit orphaned puma cub Sierra

r/pics · 302 pts

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The national average for ideal woman size is 16. Men prefer a size 12. Women prefer a size 8. [NSFW]

r/pics · 283 pts

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Temporarily Out Of Service

r/pics · 716 pts

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Hey.. I am Good Panda.... Now SMILE please.. [PIC]

r/pics · 340 pts

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I have a health care.

r/pics · 299 pts

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President Obama and Helen Thomas.

r/pics · 232 pts

Reddit on September 1, 2009

Tuesday, Sep. 1st 2009

News on 9/1/09

Slovakian government passes law making it illegal for the Hungarian minority to speak their own language in public

All of Beck's big-time advertisers have fled. All of them.

Pilot to control tower, ''Come on, I know you're down there, ... where the bloody hell have you hidden yourself?''

North Korea reopens regular border crossing with the South

72 year old Olympic medalist (Dawn Fraser, Gold 1956 in 100m freestyle swimming) attacks teenaged intruder at her home in Australia. Knee'd him in the groin with her titanium knee.

Young teenagers in the UK are more likely to get drunk than anywhere else in the industrial world, shows an international survey.

New ID cards linked to criminal records - privacy in the UK - It doesn't exist.

Hardline Nigerian official pledges to arrest the 419 scammers (if you send him $10,000 for "processing fees")

Politics on 9/1/09

Did Glenn Beck murder a young girl in 1990?

62 percent of American bankruptcies are linked to medical bills. 78 percent of these people actually had health insurance.

Rep. Jenkins Laughs at Uninsured Single Mother, Son: The woman, a full time waitress, falls just within the health insurance crack - can't afford health insurance and doesn't qualify for Medicaid or SCHIP. Jenkins' response? A hardy laugh and the words "go be a grown up."

Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) uses taxpayer money for a helicopter to shuttle him to church.

The AFL-CIO, the largest Union in the U.S., has declared that they will not support healthcare reform that does not include a public option.

Sports on 9/1/09

Brett Favre throws a dirty block

Bo Jackson the businessman is no longer wowing fans, but says his injury was a "blessing in disguise."

The 15 worst gimmicks in the history of pro wrestling

How I reacted when my dad told me wrestling is fake.

The 40 Most Undeserving MLB Starting Lineup Figures Ever

Pictures and Memes