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Dead Dicks, besides being the enduring legacy of mythomaniacal former U.S. Presidents, Lyndon Baines Johnson and "Tricky Dick" Nixon, are also a numerical unit of one in Vietnam War "grunt-speak." The term was first used to describe a war stiff reported by the Vietnamese and American governments during the "body count" game. "Body-count" was a ghastly, albeit highly rated televised sport notorious for being imposed on the citizens of Vietnam and America by the captains of both teams. Essentially a dead dick is the complete opposite of a live dick, also known in Vietnam as a "Swinging Dick." From the onset both sides of the conflict agreed via negotiations that "the only good dick is a dead one." Accordingly the scoring system came into play and the game was once again a-foot. (Full article...)
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- ... that in an experiment known as Monty Hall problem, if you never make up your mind about which door to choose, the goat behind the door will grow tired and burst out?
- ... that two wrongs don't make a right, but two Wrights make an airplane?
- ... that Kilroy was here? (Pictured)
- ... that less than 10% of the world's cactus population contains gold inside?
- ... that this is just a distraction while we take your car?
- ... that there are at least three other businesses like show business?
- ... that Drake the type of dingbat to believe everything he reads on Uncyclopedia?
- ... that to the untrained ear, John Aglethorpe's Ode to the Monotony of Life may simply sound like one continuous, monotonous tone, but the song is actually composed mostly of alterations between the A sharp and B flat notes tied together?
- ... that sovereign citizens have all the rights of U.S citizens, without having to follow any of the laws?
- ... that abstinence is only 99.999% effective?
- ... that the waterways of Oslo, Norway are much like Venice, except that they are open sewers? (Pictured)
- ... that vaccinations and computer games combined make a deadly cocktail for autism?
- ... that sheep shrink when it rains?
- ... that Richard Nixon was well-known for his honesty and often referred to as Honest Dick?
- ... that Oscar Mayer has a way with B-O-L-O-G-N-A?
- ... that while laughter is the best medicine, many cancer patients prefer chemotherapy?
- ... that in an experiment known as Monty Hall problem, if you never make up your mind about which door to choose, the goat behind the door will grow tired and burst out?
- ... that two wrongs don't make a right, but two Wrights make an airplane?
- ... that Kilroy was here? (Pictured)
- ... that less than 10% of the world's cactus population contains gold inside?
- ... that this is just a distraction while we take your car?
- ... that there are at least three other businesses like show business?
- ... that Drake the type of dingbat to believe everything he reads on Uncyclopedia?
- ... that to the untrained ear, John Aglethorpe's Ode to the Monotony of Life may simply sound like one continuous, monotonous tone, but the song is actually composed mostly of alterations between the A sharp and B flat notes tied together?
- ... that sovereign citizens have all the rights of U.S citizens, without having to follow any of the laws?
- ... that abstinence is only 99.999% effective?
- ... that the waterways of Oslo, Norway are much like Venice, except that they are open sewers? (Pictured)
- ... that vaccinations and computer games combined make a deadly cocktail for autism?
- ... that sheep shrink when it rains?
- ... that Richard Nixon was well-known for his honesty and often referred to as Honest Dick?
- ... that Oscar Mayer has a way with B-O-L-O-G-N-A?
- ... that while laughter is the best medicine, many cancer patients prefer chemotherapy?
- ... that in an experiment known as Monty Hall problem, if you never make up your mind about which door to choose, the goat behind the door will grow tired and burst out?
- ... that two wrongs don't make a right, but two Wrights make an airplane?
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March 7: Talk Like Caveman Day
- 11,000 BC - Grog think very hard and make up number coming after two, called like "tree" but dumb: Grog pummeled with many rock for wasting everybody's time.
- 9800 BC - All the mammoths are burned to death by Grog, his friends pelt him with poop since they have no food, but now there is no poop to eat either.
- 2580 BC - Grog's best friend Enkidu seduced by city-slicker propaganda, play dress up as civilized instead of sucking on rocks and eating bugs like good old days.
- 2500 BC - Grog sandboards down the slope of the Pyramids, is detained and put on cave arrest.
- 1309 AD - Grog is happy and healthy in cave, while stupid civilized people die of Cholera and Plague, at least until Grog eat juicy rat.
- 1995 - Unabomber say modern gizmos bad for soul of humanity, but Grog have smelly green leg and must punch antelope to death everyday for breakfast so what does he know.
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