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If you'll be my bodyguard
I can be your long lost pal
I can call you Betty
And Betty when you call me
You can call me Al
Call me Al
You Can Call Me Al, by Paul Simon

Denver police said the man who had been known only as "Al" is Jeff Ingram, 40, of Olympia, Wash.

DENVER, COLORADO -- A man who found himself in Denver not knowing who he was or how he got here was identified Sunday after his parents saw a television report about him.
[ChiTrib]

And it's not the first time the guy had amnesia, either. What say we tattoo something on his arm, like what you see on the side of a milk carton? Something to the order of, "Have you seen me? Call this number:"

I love how "hypnosis" told investigators how he was somehow tied in with the 9/11 tragedy in New York.

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I'll not link to the video of the marathon runner winning the marathon by slipping and falling under the winning banner. Yes, 26 miles and change and the experienced runner chooses that moment to slip and fall? Uh, no. Try "He fell on the craptastic vinyl "Chicago Marathon" logo put on the road in front of the finish line".

I realize that everyone wants to "brand" their product, but this kind of negative exposure is not the branding you were looking for...

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What's so special about this 13 year old girl?

A thirteen-year-old London girl has become the first in the country to receive the cervical cancer vaccine.

Hollie Anderson's mother, Lisa, paid £450 for her to have the jab privately after seeing her own mother battle against cancer.

The vaccine, Gardasil, launched in Britain last week, protects against the main viruses that cause the cancer but the Government has not yet issued guidance on which groups will be routinely immunised.

The confusion means mothers are taking their daughters to private clinics instead.

Mrs Anderson, a child psychologist from Enfield, said: "Every mother and every daughter should have this vaccine. I've seen how awful the disease can be. I saw it as my role to protect Hollie." [link]

Yes, it's when you actually are afraid of the "Like Mother, Like Daughter" scenarios...
Good luck, Hollie.

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How do you make a Green Latern ring? [via Slashdot]

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Apparently, until you're outed by a scuffle on the set, photos of you hanging around another male actor aren't really news. (photos of T.R.Knight shopping with Luke MacFarlane)

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20 of the best license free fonts

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Too poor for Photoshop, but you wouldn't mind something free that is quick and easy?
GetPaint.net Built with C++. Which is a plus. plus.

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Something science has suspected for a long time: When the sun puts out Cosmic Rays, the Earth warms up. Sunspots and Coronal Holes = Global Warming.

Quick, everybody panic!

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Pubs in the UK may install fingerprint readers to keep known troublemakers away from alcohol [link]

Okay, NOW you can panic!!

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Rachel McAdams will be playing The Time Traveler's Wife [TMZ]

If you haven't read this book, it's almost worth it. I'd like to see how they do the movie version, because it's either going to be real good or real boring. Except, of course, when the Time Traveler does his time travel thing, because time traveling only transports the body -- no clothes.

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And finally, a message on piracy from Jack Black [via BoingBoing]

Sound req'd.

Like Jack Black says... Don't be a Douche!

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