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By Jonathan Mark January 5, 2010, 1:19 pm 0 Edit

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Sunday, December 14th, 2008

Hey, did you see that item in Agence France-Presse?

Female Art Students More Sexually Active Than Male Science Nerds.

Really? No kiddin’!

Hey, on Al-Arabiya TV there was a show just for those ~~female art students~~ male science nerds, Saudi Methods For Picking Up Girls

No kiddin’!

Hey, did you see The Daily Mail?

Hitler Was The Perfect Boss: Former Maid Breaks Her Silence On The ‘Charming’ Dictator

No kiddin’!

I was looking at Al-Jazeera,

Israel’s Policies Against The Palestinians Are Tantamount To A ‘Crime Against Humanity’

Really? No kiddin’!

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