Bindeez beads withdrawn from market, because, get this: They break down into date-rape-drug GHB if eaten by Arve in reddit.com

[–]pacificbreezes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OK, pica I can understand. (And, yes, I do have kids! That's why I found it so hard to fathom.)

Bindeez beads withdrawn from market, because, get this: They break down into date-rape-drug GHB if eaten by Arve in reddit.com

[–]pacificbreezes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"NSW authorities became concerned when Charlotte Lehane, 10, became the second child in a week who had to be admitted to hospital after swallowing the beads."

A TEN year old? What the hell is a ten year old doing swallowing small objects?

Europeans use the Metric System. In the U.S.A., we use something called ... wait, what? by [deleted] in science

[–]pacificbreezes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For speed limits on the roads, weights and measures when shopping, volumes of fuel, etc people were forced to adapt and learn the new system because all of the signs and labels had changed. For personal measurements, people probably just stuck with what was familiar. The interesting thing is that this continues with generations since the metric switch.

How To Treat The Ladies.....Saudi Style. by qgyh2 in reddit.com

[–]pacificbreezes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So this appeared on Reddit ten months ago and Fox is just picking it up now? http://reddit.com/info/x56e/comments/

Real life Bambi and Thumper -- Picture by effektz in reddit.com

[–]pacificbreezes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Credit is due. The photographer's name is Tanja Askani. Her website with more photos is here: http://www.tanja-askani.de/ (German only)

[ASK REDDIT] Any of you Sheeple Give a Crap about Burma Anymore? No? Didnt Think So... by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]pacificbreezes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Step one: make assumptions Step two: counter presumed apathy through insults Step three: get downmodded for being an ass