Reddit on August 5, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Thursday, Aug. 5th 2010

News on 8/5/10

Pentagon demands return of the 90,000 documents from Wikileaks. Methinks the pentagon doesn't understand how the internet works.
r/worldnews · Onlinealias · 1717 pts
A billboard along Interstate 75 is getting a lot of attention for attacking House Minority Leader John Boehner. The billboard asks the question, "When was the last time you golfed 119 times in one year?" while showing a picture of Boehner golfing.
r/news · Orangutan · 314 pts
A South African journalist who wrote an expose on the new chief of police has been arrested and is being held by the police even though a prosecutor has refused to press charges. Detention without trial!
r/worldnews · dandala · 250 pts
Children found starving in rural Australia
r/worldnews · ldr_fml · 144 pts
Snitch-Hacker Adrian Lamo vs. Hostile Crowd at Hacker Convention... “What you did is worse than treason. I think you belong in Guantanamo.” Yowch! Videos...
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 120 pts
A British woman was arrested and charged with indecency after walking through a Dubai shopping mall wearing a bikini
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 58 pts
Sixteen years in jail… for videotaping a police officer
r/news · maxwellhill · 51 pts
Russia bans exports of grain
r/worldnews · lw0x15 · 43 pts

Politics on 8/5/10

Sports on 8/5/10

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I sealed this terrarium 21 years ago (never opened). It's still green.

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Cubicle Warfare - Tighten, Toss, Run!

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Ozzy Osbourne hasn't looked this good in years.

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The prankster at my work hired a midget, dressed as a gnome, to sing *Happy Birthday* to my boss ... my boss has achondroplasiaphobia.

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If you do this, stop being a lazy bastard.

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DRM.

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Your beautiful eyes

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I may be staying in a cheap hotel...

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Reddit on August 5, 2010

Thursday, Aug. 5th 2010

News on 8/5/10

Pentagon demands return of the 90,000 documents from Wikileaks. Methinks the pentagon doesn't understand how the internet works.

A billboard along Interstate 75 is getting a lot of attention for attacking House Minority Leader John Boehner. The billboard asks the question, "When was the last time you golfed 119 times in one year?" while showing a picture of Boehner golfing.

A South African journalist who wrote an expose on the new chief of police has been arrested and is being held by the police even though a prosecutor has refused to press charges. Detention without trial!

Children found starving in rural Australia

Snitch-Hacker Adrian Lamo vs. Hostile Crowd at Hacker Convention... “What you did is worse than treason. I think you belong in Guantanamo.” Yowch! Videos...

A British woman was arrested and charged with indecency after walking through a Dubai shopping mall wearing a bikini

Sixteen years in jail… for videotaping a police officer

Russia bans exports of grain

Politics on 8/5/10

Massive Censorship Of Digg Uncovered - Is reddit far behind?

U.S. democratic senators are re-working a proposed shield law to specify that the protections for refusing to name anonymous sources would apply only to "traditional news-gathering activities" and not to websites like WikiLeaks. Fuck this.

I give up

What do we do if they have babies?

Nixon lied and ruined a General's life. Four decades later Obama restores his honor and his missing stars.

Sports on 8/5/10

If you think A-Rod should be allowed in the hall of fame then so should Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire and any other person who used PEDs during their career.

The hardest recorded crash in NASCAR history (impact @ 44 seconds if you don't want to see the cause).

The Jock’s Guide to Getting Arrested

Former UFC, top 5 155lbs fighter Roger Huerta - knocks out black guy who beats up a woman in public. - RETRIBUTION- professional fighter style.

Shaq has made almost $300 million in salary in his NBA career

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