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The Fates Of 5 Famous People Who Wore Hoodies

Famous People Who Wore HoodiesUnless you've been living under a rock, then you've heard about the Trayvon Martin case that has been all over the news the past week or so.  As it turns out, Trayvon Martin, age 17, was shot and killed by a neighborhood watchman because he looked suspicious. The 17 year old black male was walking home and wearing a hoodie when the incident occurred.  According to Geraldo Rivera, the hoodie was equally responsible for Treyvon's death as the gun because hoodies depict the African-American or Latino wearer as a thug and a threat to ordinary citizens.  Never mind the fact that Geraldo is Latino and has been seen on more than one occasion wearing a hoodie, himself. This article of clothing is what did the young man in. So it got me to thinking that Geraldo just might be right.  Here is a list of five famous people who wore hoodies.  They fared about as well as Trayvon Martin, too.  My advice, don't wear a hoodie if you want to stay alive.  However, you can decide that decision for yourself...

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Posted by Jimm - March 30, 2012 at 3:37 pm

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Best Arcade Games Of The 1980′s

Back in the day, we didn't have the luxury of controlling our video games, wirelessly, at home. Sure, there were some game consoles, but nothing like what we have today. We had arcade games - huge rooms in local malls - filled with arcade games of the eighties that took a quarter to play a game. While these arcades would always be filled, there were certain games that were better than others. Here is a list of my favorite quarter eaters from the 80s.  What were yours?

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Posted by Jimm - March 29, 2012 at 11:45 pm

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Preparing For Star Wars The Old Republic

Star Wars The Old RepublicStar Wars The Old Republic is coming. We first heard mention of this game 3 years ago and have been waiting with bated breath since. I know I have spent hours scouring the internet for the smallest tidbit of information. BioWare has done a great done keeping out interest and excitement raising these last few months.

This article is brought to you by guest author, Niki Casselberry, from thegamersfridge.blogspot.com.  She is also the author of www.iratevideogames.com, which is a commercial site selling video games on a variety of different game systems.  You can catch more reviews of video games and game systems from her there. Read more...

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Posted by Jimm - December 6, 2011 at 8:52 pm

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Five Surprising Members Of Mensa

Members Of MensaMensa is an organization for very smart people.  In fact, to join the group, you have to be a certified genius (an IQ of 140 or more), so the majority of people are excluded from their dinner parties.  When you think about people who are members of Mensa a lot of us would like to imagine scientists, brain surgeons, and award-winning authors.  That isn't always the case, though.  Some of the elite people who have joined their ranks might even surprise you.  Here is a list of five such people. Read more...

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Posted by Jimm - November 3, 2011 at 2:04 am

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5 Rejected Plot Lines For The Star Wars Remake

Rejected Changes For Star WarsThere's been a lot of controversy over the release of the Star Wars film franchise that will be out on Blu-Ray this Friday.  It seems that George Lucas made some changes to his famous space opus and the fans are livid.  According to Lucas, he's been going over the scenes in Star Wars for the past 34 years and wanted to make the changes because technology wasn't quite there in 1977. Today, Lucas has the opportunity to make changes to his original masterpiece and that's exactly what he has done.  Fortunately for us, the voice of reason stopped him from making the following changes... Read more...

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Posted by Jimm - September 12, 2011 at 11:34 pm

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Five Best Harrison Ford Characters

Harrison FordHarrison Ford is one of those iconic actors. He started out as a carpenter working in the movie studios and today he is one of the most widely known performers in the business.  He's had some really huge roles. What would you consider his most famous roles?  Sure, number one and two are easy, but this is a list of five.  After taking a poll on this actor's projects, here is the list of favorite roles performed by Harrison Ford. Read more...

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Posted by Jimm - July 7, 2011 at 1:41 pm

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