Reddit on September 18, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Friday, Sep. 18th 2009

News on 9/18/09

Young Jewish men in Israel have created a volunteer group which patrol malls and other public places to break up interracial dates (eg. Jewish-Arab dates.)
r/worldnews · milligram · 1055 pts
The founder of the Jedi religion in Wales may file a religious discrimination lawsuit after being ejected from a supermarket for refusing to remove his hood. Mgmt fights nerdy: "Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Luke Skywalker all appeared hoodless without ever going over to the Dark Side."
r/worldnews · blackstar9000 · 400 pts
A poll of 1,000 children aged between eight and 13 found of those with a parent who smokes, 96 per cent wanted them to stop and almost two thirds would give up the chance of extra pocket money if they would.
r/worldnews · vitalis_news · 320 pts
Iranian Protesters Take To Streets Of Tehran, Other Cities : Tens of thousands of people wearing green accessories -- the sign of the opposition -- have come out on to the streets of Tehran and other major cities for the first mass protests against the Iranian government in two months.
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 257 pts
Study links 45,000 U.S. deaths to lack of insurance - "We're losing more Americans every day because of inaction ... than drunk driving and homicide combined,"
r/news · [deleted] · 168 pts
Talk about Get Out of Jail Free: Monopoly's Hidden Maps Help World War II POWs Escape
r/worldnews · kidbom · 119 pts
ICE won't allow slain marine's widow to come to the US because they were married by video hook-up and he was killed in combat before he could "consummate" the marriage. Bonus: they already had a child together
r/news · charlatan · 89 pts
WSJ.com - Sotomayor Issues Challenge to a Century of Corporate Law
r/news · druidmerlyn · 59 pts

Politics on 9/18/09

Sports on 9/18/09

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One of the best fight breast cancer ads I have seen

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How to photograph a bat - Bats fly very quickly and only at night, taking pictures of them is extremely difficult!

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This is almost too glorious.

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Calvin & Hobbes: I am Significant!

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Awww... Thanks mom!

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One possible solution for the problem of accidental misnaming during sex

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get down from there dog you don't have wings

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Grandpa, I think you're making my girlfriend a little uncomfortable

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Reddit on September 18, 2009

Friday, Sep. 18th 2009

News on 9/18/09

Young Jewish men in Israel have created a volunteer group which patrol malls and other public places to break up interracial dates (eg. Jewish-Arab dates.)

The founder of the Jedi religion in Wales may file a religious discrimination lawsuit after being ejected from a supermarket for refusing to remove his hood. Mgmt fights nerdy: "Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and Luke Skywalker all appeared hoodless without ever going over to the Dark Side."

A poll of 1,000 children aged between eight and 13 found of those with a parent who smokes, 96 per cent wanted them to stop and almost two thirds would give up the chance of extra pocket money if they would.

Iranian Protesters Take To Streets Of Tehran, Other Cities : Tens of thousands of people wearing green accessories -- the sign of the opposition -- have come out on to the streets of Tehran and other major cities for the first mass protests against the Iranian government in two months.

Study links 45,000 U.S. deaths to lack of insurance - "We're losing more Americans every day because of inaction ... than drunk driving and homicide combined,"

Talk about Get Out of Jail Free: Monopoly's Hidden Maps Help World War II POWs Escape

ICE won't allow slain marine's widow to come to the US because they were married by video hook-up and he was killed in combat before he could "consummate" the marriage. Bonus: they already had a child together

WSJ.com - Sotomayor Issues Challenge to a Century of Corporate Law

Politics on 9/18/09

7 US Senators have introduced legislation that would remove the retroactive immunity for AT&T who spied on United States citizens under the Bush administration. The bill would also severely limit the scope of the Patriot Act, returning many of the civil liberties lost.

The person who threw a shoe at Bush speaks.Why I threw the shoe - Muntazer al-Zaidi.I'm putting this up again as last time there were down votes without explanation. I give no opinion and this is an important story.

Rick Sanchez on CNN a few moments ago went absolutely balls ballistic on Fox News who ran a full page ad today in the Washington Post saying CNN did not cover the 9/12 rally. He called them liars, and questions their legitimacy as an actual news outlet.

The Day the SWAT Team Came Crashing Through My Door : I remember thinking, as I kneeled at gunpoint with my hands bound on my living room floor, that there had been a terrible, terrible mistake.

We can quote the Bible, too: [pic]

Sports on 9/18/09

Hilarious New Steve Nash Vitaminwater Infomercial

NHL- Dion Phaneuf destroys Kyle Okposo September 17th 2009

My Take on the Vibram FiveFingers Running Shoes

“I don’t remember doing this, but everybody said I stood up and hugged her, totally naked, right there in the middle of the room.” The effects of head trauma in the NFL.

Judge bars star high school athlete from team sports

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