Reddit on August 24, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Tuesday, Aug. 24th 2010

News on 8/24/10

There's a traffic jam in China that's 60 miles long and has already been going on for 10 days. "It could last for weeks"
r/worldnews · phillyharper · 1122 pts
The Facebook list threatened 69 people with death if they didn't leave town. In the past ten days, three teenagers on that list have been murdered.
r/worldnews · doogie92 · 702 pts
Pac-Man Hacked Onto a Touch-Screen Voting Machine Without Breaking 'Tamper-Evident' Seals. Same systems to be used by millions of voters this November. (This is your Sequoia touch-screen voting machine)
r/news · Orangutan · 623 pts
The 72-Hour Expert - "If you spend 72 hours in a place you’ve never been, talking to people whose language you don’t speak, and you come back as the world’s biggest know-it-all, you’re a reporter"
r/worldnews · DrRichardCranium · 469 pts
Arabic to become compulsory in Israeli schools
r/worldnews · 00boyina · 132 pts
Hong Kong has expressed angry shock at the Philippines after the deaths of eight of its tourists in a bus hijack, cancelling all travel to the country.
r/worldnews · vault101kid · 110 pts
The police, the Catholic Church and the government conspired to cover up a priest's role in one of the worst atrocities of terrorism in Northern Ireland Troubles
r/worldnews · quentinnuk · 101 pts
Former Swedish chief prosecutor demands explanation for Assange arrest order
r/worldnews · niceworkthere · 86 pts

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Sports on 8/24/10

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Pushing a pair of jeans to the absolute limits.

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Life's too short. [NSFW]

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So I heard this song on the radio this morning, but I have no idea who the artist is...

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This morning I accidentally left my handbrake off, I got back from work to find this...

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Presidential Prank of the Day

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You all do this...

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On comparing Hitler to the US president (pic)

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This is what happens when I open the fridge, EVERYDAY.

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Reddit on August 24, 2010

Tuesday, Aug. 24th 2010

News on 8/24/10

There's a traffic jam in China that's 60 miles long and has already been going on for 10 days. "It could last for weeks"

The Facebook list threatened 69 people with death if they didn't leave town. In the past ten days, three teenagers on that list have been murdered.

Pac-Man Hacked Onto a Touch-Screen Voting Machine Without Breaking 'Tamper-Evident' Seals. Same systems to be used by millions of voters this November. (This is your Sequoia touch-screen voting machine)

The 72-Hour Expert - "If you spend 72 hours in a place you’ve never been, talking to people whose language you don’t speak, and you come back as the world’s biggest know-it-all, you’re a reporter"

Arabic to become compulsory in Israeli schools

Hong Kong has expressed angry shock at the Philippines after the deaths of eight of its tourists in a bus hijack, cancelling all travel to the country.

The police, the Catholic Church and the government conspired to cover up a priest's role in one of the worst atrocities of terrorism in Northern Ireland Troubles

Former Swedish chief prosecutor demands explanation for Assange arrest order

Politics on 8/24/10

Hey remember that time when every Republican called Clinton a coward because he refused to invade Iraq and relied on the no-fly zone and Sanctions? And then The Republicans came to power and invaded Iraq and fucked everything up and bankrupted our country? Yeah I remember that.

"Turn Off FOX." No-strings-attached, free sticker to encourage people to turn off FOX. Even shipping's free.

e-mail from Dad: "Letting Bush Tax Cuts Expire Will Destroy Small Businesses!" I hit Reply All with this pic I made attached.

Jon Stewart: Remember when Sarah Palin defended Dr. Laura for using the n-word? Remember when Sarah Palin called for Rahm Emanuel's firing for saying "retarded"?

Ha! It's Prince Alwaleed, the 2nd largest shareholder of Fox News, and the guy funding the "ground zero mosque" holding a board meeting with Fox News executives on ways to strengthen their relationship. Fox News is meeting with terrorists who hate America. Why does Fox News hate our troops?

Sports on 8/24/10

The 2010 Hater’s Guide To The NCAAF Top 25

How did this bitch only get a 2 game suspension?

Michael Jordan's year in baseball

Officers find Oregon State offensive lineman naked, wasted, and in a strangers house. They order him to get on the ground. Thomas refuses and instead drops into a three-point stance like a football player and lungs at the officers. He is tazed, twice. Later, kicked off the team

Tell us how you really feel Stephen!

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