Reddit on December 7, 2009: Top Posts and Discussions

Monday, Dec. 7th 2009

News on 12/7/09

Does anybody else often just quit reading an article when you realize it has multiple pages instead of putting the entire article on one page?
r/worldnews · Sleekery · 1005 pts
While Warner, Sony BMG, EMI and Universal are dragging file-sharers to court for copyright infringements, they are themselves facing up to $60 billion in damages for the same offenses.
r/worldnews · bitbot · 761 pts
"...the record industries could use songs as long as they pinky swore they would get authorization and pay the artist for it eventually." And yet individual downloaders are sued for millions of dollars.
r/worldnews · rmuser · 234 pts
Six senior doctors have begun legal action to force a new inquest into the death of Dr David Kelly, the scientist who died days after being exposed as the source of a controversial BBC story on the Iraq war.
r/news · yellowcakewalk · 218 pts
"The Czech government today approved the list of hallucinogenic plants and mushrooms, including hemp, coca, mescaline cacti and magic mushrooms."
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 174 pts
UK economy to drop out of world's top 10
r/worldnews · DogBotherer · 155 pts
Fake Post in r/AskReddit Gets 1,585 Upvotes By Pretending to Need Liver Transplant
r/news · [deleted] · 143 pts
Massive riots break out in Greece
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 121 pts

Politics on 12/7/09

Sports on 12/7/09

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Live long and prosper [PIC]

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Nothing says prosperity like a giant check that doesn't show up in reflections or shadows...

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Phone sex and the people at the other end of the phone [Pics] [SWF]

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would you believe... um... yeah... [pic]

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Hover Bears? We're so f*cked. [PIC]

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Local paper accidentally publishes a Full Monty. [NSFW]

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I guess there's only so much wood to go around

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This is going too far.

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Reddit on December 7, 2009

Monday, Dec. 7th 2009

News on 12/7/09

Does anybody else often just quit reading an article when you realize it has multiple pages instead of putting the entire article on one page?

While Warner, Sony BMG, EMI and Universal are dragging file-sharers to court for copyright infringements, they are themselves facing up to $60 billion in damages for the same offenses.

"...the record industries could use songs as long as they pinky swore they would get authorization and pay the artist for it eventually." And yet individual downloaders are sued for millions of dollars.

Six senior doctors have begun legal action to force a new inquest into the death of Dr David Kelly, the scientist who died days after being exposed as the source of a controversial BBC story on the Iraq war.

"The Czech government today approved the list of hallucinogenic plants and mushrooms, including hemp, coca, mescaline cacti and magic mushrooms."

UK economy to drop out of world's top 10

Fake Post in r/AskReddit Gets 1,585 Upvotes By Pretending to Need Liver Transplant

Massive riots break out in Greece

Politics on 12/7/09

Franken and Dems introduce bill requiring that 90% of health insurance premiums go to health care costs.

Obama calls press unserious: Not one asked me about Asia or the economy, I was asked several times whether I'd read Sarah Palin's book

I live in a van down by Duke University - Or, How to afford Grad School without going into debt

What happened when an anti-choice Catholic woman needed an abortion at Dr. Tiller's clinic, after they learn their unborn child wouldn't live

What Would Jesus Do? [Pic]

Sports on 12/7/09

Texas – not TCU, nor Cincinnati or Boise State – is playing Alabama in the BCS championship game because, well, its name is Texas. The system is designed to reward the big brands of the sport

Jarrett Jack ties shoe during game vs Chicago Bulls - while possessing the ball during live game action!

NFL playoff picture

The Chicago Blackhawks, as innovative off the ice in their promotional efforts as they are on the ice in terms of winning games and running up points, had a pretty cute idea for an advertising campaign. Leave it to the NFL to act as spoilsports.

Reddit leads Scots to first victory of season

Pictures and Memes