My useful and useless facts thread

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[quote author="skek" date=1209124866][quote author="Nude" date=1209119183]<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/25/business/25snipes.html?em&ex=1209182400&en=082bd46220eadd9d&ei=5087">Wesley Snipes was sentenced to 3 years in prison for tax evasion.</a>

I strongly suggest that he not be transported by airplane.</blockquote>


Maybe this will finally put a stake through the heart of the theory that income taxes are voluntary and do not have to be paid.



Naaah. Some people will believe anything.</blockquote>


skekster, I was always used to the British PAYE system, it was easier, now it's kind of like going to a Restaurant and you ask the Waiter for the Check and he says "You have to work it out yourself Sir" so, OK, I calculate it out and say "Here you go, $24.50" and he says "NO, it's $28.60, so now you have to pay $38.00 for trying to cheat"
 
Fun listing on ebay <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/IHB-Way-To-Rehabil-Blind-Persons-Burrwood-Program_W0QQitemZ150160001652QQihZ005QQcategoryZ378QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247">The IHB Way</a>



Perhaps you can change the working title to "The IHB Way To Rehabilitate The Homedebtor"



<img src="http://i18.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/b3/c8/7826_1.JPG" alt="" />
 
<img src="http://www.travelodge.co.uk/press/article_image.php?id=28" alt="" />



Today Travelodge unveiled its second generation Travelpod - the world's first mobile hotel room. <a href="http://www.travelodge.co.uk/press/article.php?id=255">Roughing it, kind of</a>
 
:bug: just had a twilight zone flashback :bug:



que the music....



Closing Narration: Species of animal brought back alive. Interesting similarity in physical characteristics to human beings in head, trunk, arms, legs, hands, feet. Very tiny undeveloped brain; comes from primitive planet named Earth. Calls himself Samuel Conrad, and he will remain here in his cage with the running water and the electricity and the central heat, as long as he lives. Samuel Conrad has found the Twilight Zone.
 
California Boasts Most Millionaires

http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2008/05/05/california-boasts-most-millionaires/?mod=WSJBlog



The study analyzed the 10 counties with the highest number of millionaire households. California and other Western states had seven of the top 10 spots, with California dominating. New York rounded out the bottom with two spots. Here are the counties by rank ? note that TNS defines millionaire households as those with at least $1 million in net worth, not including primary residence:



Rank County Millionaire Households

1 Los Angeles Co., Calif. 261,081

2 Cook Co., Ill. 168,422

3 Maricopa Co., Ariz. 126,394

4 Orange Co., Calif. 115,396

5 Harris Co., Texas 107,513

6 San Diego Co., Calif. 100,727

7 King Co., Wash. 75,616

8 Santa Clara Co., Calif. 72,932

9 Nassau Co., N.Y. 71,869

10 Suffolk Co., N.Y. 71,343
 
not really so useful until you divide by total county population:



Los Angeles County, CA 2.6%



Cook County, IL 3.2%



Harris County, TX 2.7%



Maricopa County, AZ 3.25%



Orange County, CA 3.85%



San Diego County, CA 3.38%



King County, WA 4.06



Santa Clara County, CA 4.17%



Suffolk County, NY 4.9%



Nassau County, NY 5.5%
 
Dunno what's more unusual here - 2 real estate agents with 18 kids, or 2 real estate agents with no debt that build their house themselves instead of flipping it...



Fuller house: Arkansas mom pregnant with 18th child

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24537885&GT1=43001
 
'Darth Vader' spared jail in Jedi church attacks

<A href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24604338/?GT1=43001">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24604338/?GT1=43001</A>
 
<em>ARVADA (KWGN) ? Police here want the public's help in identifying two robbery suspects who were captured on surveillance video wearing women's' thong underwear on their heads as masks.</em>



<a href="http://cw2.trb.com/news/kwgn-thong-bandits,0,5637090.story">Hilarious</a>
 
[quote author="Trooper" date=1212382625]<em>ARVADA (KWGN) ? Police here want the public's help in identifying two robbery suspects who were captured on surveillance video wearing women's' thong underwear on their heads as masks.</em>



<a href="http://cw2.trb.com/news/kwgn-thong-bandits,0,5637090.story">Hilarious</a></blockquote>


I officially lost it in sentence three, where the reporter noted, ""But the <strong>bottom line </strong>is: this is a serious crime."
 
<span style="font-size: 14px;">Officials OK jail time for not mowing the lawn</span><strong></strong>



<a href="http://realestate.aol.com/article/news/_a/officials-ok-jail-time-for-not-mowing/20080603132109990002?ncid=AOLCOMMre00dynlsec0003&icid=100214839x1203605142x1200144405">No more Mr Nice Guy</a>
 
Scooter Cooler



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Is this you Vicstah ?
 
<strong><span style="font-size: 15px;">Drillers probe mountain to find route for tunnel to ease Riverside Freeway traffic</span></strong>



<em>"A tunnel would connect Interstate 15 near Corona to the Foothill Eastern tollway in Irvine".



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<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/inland/la-me-tunnel7-2008jun07,0,6124884.story">11 mile long tunnel</a>
 
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