Reddit on February 18, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Thursday, Feb. 18th 2010

News on 2/18/10

Coup succeeds in detaining Niger president, exciting teabaggers who misread the headline
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 1337 pts
French president cancels Haiti's debt and acknowledges wounds of France's brutal colonisation
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 802 pts
The community of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel is half a million strong and growing. They live in a parallel universe cut off from the modern world in tight-knit communities where everything revolves around religion. Only a few dare to abandon this life -- and the price for doing so is high.
r/worldnews · MrTulip · 566 pts
Plane crashes into Northwest Austin building | kvue.com
r/news · DarkGoosey · 323 pts
What could have been another tragedy at Vancouver has turned into a dream of olympic glory for Slovenian XC skier Petra Majdič. She fell down a unprotected 9 foot drop during warm up, broke 4 ribs and pierced her lung - but then won bronze in agonizing pain.
r/worldnews · tomazk · 289 pts
Military coup in Niger
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 277 pts
Australian copyright staff get more than they give to authors and artists
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 193 pts
IDF bans 45,000 Palestinians from using major road built on their land to please 150 'settlers', High Court rules the IDF cannot do that, so the IDF caves in and allows Palestinians to use the road, except Palestinians are still banned from using the roads during Sabbath. Israel? Secular?
r/worldnews · linkedlist · 155 pts

Politics on 2/18/10

Sports on 2/18/10

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LEGAL DVD vs. PIRATED COPY

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Humanity. [nsfw]

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THIS... Is The Resume To End All Resumes. | Yes, it is real. It was submitted to my office for a receptionist position a few years ago.

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Closed due to short staff

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This picture scares the shit out of me.

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Reddit, I've noticed you like trick photography with album covers...

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One popular 12-year-old

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When faced with two possible choices, simply flip a coin...

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Reddit on February 18, 2010

Thursday, Feb. 18th 2010

News on 2/18/10

Coup succeeds in detaining Niger president, exciting teabaggers who misread the headline

French president cancels Haiti's debt and acknowledges wounds of France's brutal colonisation

The community of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel is half a million strong and growing. They live in a parallel universe cut off from the modern world in tight-knit communities where everything revolves around religion. Only a few dare to abandon this life -- and the price for doing so is high.

Plane crashes into Northwest Austin building | kvue.com

What could have been another tragedy at Vancouver has turned into a dream of olympic glory for Slovenian XC skier Petra Majdič. She fell down a unprotected 9 foot drop during warm up, broke 4 ribs and pierced her lung - but then won bronze in agonizing pain.

Military coup in Niger

Australian copyright staff get more than they give to authors and artists

IDF bans 45,000 Palestinians from using major road built on their land to please 150 'settlers', High Court rules the IDF cannot do that, so the IDF caves in and allows Palestinians to use the road, except Palestinians are still banned from using the roads during Sabbath. Israel? Secular?

Politics on 2/18/10

Years from now when our children ask us, "What did we do after 9/11?" we shall explain it to them using this...

I don't know, the price seems a little steep... [pic]

British MP won't travel second class because "there's a different type of person there".

Sixteen Senators (and counting) Now Calling For Vote On Public Option

If the goal of a terrorist is to create terror, and if all Glenn Beck does is tell us to be afraid, is Glenn Beck a terrorist?

Sports on 2/18/10

To celebrate Olympic Curling: A page of images from 'Women of Curling' calendar(s). Some of these are VERY nice. (NSFW)

"He's a grown man talking to another grown man before a gold-medal victory lap. Those two have been working for this very moment for four years." Yet another reason NBC's coverage SUCKS BIG GREEN DONKEY DICKS

NBC inadvertently aires Shaun White, coach having vulgar chat before gold. :)

Keys To Successful Sports Betting (infographic)

American Evan Lysacek takes gold in men's singles!

Pictures and Memes