Reddit on August 20, 2011: Top Posts and Discussions

Saturday, Aug. 20th 2011

News on 8/20/11

Argentina censors more than 1,000,000 blogs hosted on Blogger because they are all on the same IP address as two blogs ordered blocked by a judge
r/worldnews · mepper · 1108 pts
A teenage suicide bomber blew himself up among worshippers offering Friday prayers at a mosque in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 47 people and wounding more than 70
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 978 pts
Iran sentences American hikers to 8 years in prison for illegal entry and espionage
r/worldnews · therealbarackobama · 945 pts
Corruption in India: "You pay for a birth certificate, a death certificate," said a 30-year-old software engineer and one of thousands who marched in Delhi to support Hazare. "All your life you pay. And for what? For things that should be free."
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 872 pts
'Gadhafi is finished': Rebels advance in Libya
r/worldnews · ayurtefe · 863 pts
Egypt called on Israel Saturday to immediately halt punitive strikes on the Gaza Strip - "Egypt denounces the use of force against civilians in any circumstance and strongly advises Israel to immediately stop its military operations against Gaza"
r/worldnews · dirkadirk2011 · 467 pts
Belgian soccer game halted by fans' taunting of Japan goalkeeper about the Fukushima disaster
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 388 pts
Iran sentences U.S. hikers to 8 years in jail: Two American hikers who have been held in prison on espionage charges since crossing the border into Iran two years ago have been sentenced to eight years, Iranian state TV reported
r/news · airpatrol · 265 pts

Politics on 8/20/11

Sports on 8/20/11

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Old ladies pirating cook books at Barnes and Nobel

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Today Was Freshman Move-in Day at my University. This Was On One of the Main Roads Leading in to Campus.

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Reddit, I heard you have an appreciation for the attention to detail in the Back to the Future movies [PIC]

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This Batman deck of cards really dropped the ball

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Annoying Childhood Friend's universal excuse

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The inevitable transformation.

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Redditor's Boyfriend

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Rat/Pig Hybrid

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AFG is very religious.

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Pretty massive digital art theft over at deviantart (xpost)

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Dandy

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Whoever made this shirt doesn't know how to play Wheel of Fortune

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No time to explain.

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Meta Julie

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Zoidberg loves the attention.

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Hey Facebook chat programmers, here's an idea!

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Tin-Foil Dog

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Ancient Aliens guy gets some

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Reddit on August 20, 2011

Saturday, Aug. 20th 2011

News on 8/20/11

Argentina censors more than 1,000,000 blogs hosted on Blogger because they are all on the same IP address as two blogs ordered blocked by a judge

A teenage suicide bomber blew himself up among worshippers offering Friday prayers at a mosque in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 47 people and wounding more than 70

Iran sentences American hikers to 8 years in prison for illegal entry and espionage

Corruption in India: "You pay for a birth certificate, a death certificate," said a 30-year-old software engineer and one of thousands who marched in Delhi to support Hazare. "All your life you pay. And for what? For things that should be free."

'Gadhafi is finished': Rebels advance in Libya

Egypt called on Israel Saturday to immediately halt punitive strikes on the Gaza Strip - "Egypt denounces the use of force against civilians in any circumstance and strongly advises Israel to immediately stop its military operations against Gaza"

Belgian soccer game halted by fans' taunting of Japan goalkeeper about the Fukushima disaster

Iran sentences U.S. hikers to 8 years in jail: Two American hikers who have been held in prison on espionage charges since crossing the border into Iran two years ago have been sentenced to eight years, Iranian state TV reported

Politics on 8/20/11

Sarah Palin's Husband Admits on Video That His Wife Quit Being Governor So She Could Make More Money

Koch responds to Buffett: "My business and non-profit investments are much more beneficial to society"; the Koch's non-profit investments include far-right conservative think tanks dedicated to cheerleading the war in Iraq, spreading anti-science propaganda, and claiming that the poor don't suffer

In a 20-country group of America’s peer countries in the OECD, the U.S. is now worst, or almost worst, on nearly 30 leading indicators of social, environmental, and economic well-being

BP is apparently PRODUCING OIL at the former site of the Deepwater Horizon after denying all week that there was any activity going on.

I don't have a favorite politician but this pic makes me feel sad for some reason.

Sports on 8/20/11

Jesus Christ Claims Tim Tebow Not Ready To Be NFL Starter

An Australian Rugby player's take on American Football.

New Meadowlands Stadium to be called MetLife Stadium in 20 year deal worth $20 million each year

Drury retires after 12 seasons in NHL

This shit is unacceptable: Belgian league match halted after Fukushima taunts

Pictures and Memes