“The government is launching the citizenship test for foreigners who want to become British. If you want the passport, then you'll have to read Life in the UK, a special book, and sit a 45-minute test on society, history and culture. But do you know what it is to be British? The following very unofficial questions are based on information in the official book - let's see how well you do...”

“At least some of the MRE's advertised on the Web site are being sold from Gulf states in packages labeled "US Government property - Commercial resale is unlawful."”

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“When Becky Demmitt tells her students that she doesn't celebrate Halloween, many assume she must be a Jehovah's Witness.

"I don't celebrate a holiday that celebrates everything evil and bad," said Demmitt, a teacher at Ellis Arts Academy and member of Faith Center of Rockford, a Christian church. "I keep my light off at my door on Halloween so kids don't come, only to have to explain I don't do Halloween."”

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“Version 0.3. Re-written the replacement code and added coping with [[Actual Entry|Text to Display]] tags.”

“But let's step back. Could it be a trade-off Microsoft is willing to make? Officially they would have us believe that the little elves Mr Gates keeps in his dungeon are working overtime to make as many boxes of magic as they can. But maybe, come December 2nd, when the mainstream media report that 360s are sold out across the globe, it won't be all that bad. Maybe the kudos has been planned all along. Maybe it's a deliberate ploy.”

“I have to admit, this is the very first that I'm hearing on it, but according to the "Wrestling Observer Newsletter", WWE Superstar John Cena, coming up next in "The Marine" opposite "Nip/Tuck" star Kelly Carlson, is apparently up for the lead role in a remake of 1987's Arnold Schwazenegger starrer, "Predator".”

“Per the email sent to all current Mailblocks customers, the Mailblocks email service will be discontinued on November 16, 2005.

We hope you've enjoyed your spam-free Mailblocks account and thank you for your continued support. We apologize for any inconvenience this transition may cause and we hope you continue enjoying our free spam-free and virus-free email service from AIM Mail.”

“MOVIE legend John Travolta turned down playing 007 - fearing he would be typecast, it was revealed last night.”

October 15, 2005 “HOLLYWOOD - John Travolta's cousin Rikki Lee Travolta has revealed he was producers' first choice to play superspy James Bond - but he turned the role down.”

October 13, 2005 “Licking their wounds from snubs by A-List, Hollywood elite, setting their sites lower the producers extended an olive branch to lesser known but highly heralded up and comer Rikki Lee Travolta.”

OK, OK, OK, I know no one likes these things, but this is supposedly for a kid's science fair project, and I've been instructed not to mess this up under penalty of well, something dreadful. Here's the deal: Copy and paste this letter into a new email (Do not just hit “Forward” , then read the list of names below. If your name is on the list, put a star * next to it. If not, then add your name (in alphabetical order, put no star.) Send it to ten people and send it back to the person who sent it to you. Put your name in the subject box! You'll see what happens - it's kind of cool! Please keep this going. Don't MESS it up, please.

[list of fools names redacted]

“Scientist: Perhaps it only appears that I broke your kneecap. Certainly, all the evidence points to the hypothesis I broke your kneecap. For example, your kneecap is broken; it appears to be a fresh wound; and I am holding a baseball bat, which is spattered with your blood. However, a mere preponderance of evidence doesn't mean anything. Perhaps your kneecap was designed that way.”

“As an example, as you may have seen at E3, a beginning Man or Woman completes a ”tutorial“ instance in a Brigand camp, and then enters the game proper in Archet - a village that is having trouble with some local brigands, not to mention a certain black rider in seach of a certain Hobbit (oops, did I say that?). This first part of the game is an instance and is limited to newbie players only. After questing their way through the storyline, the newbie player will discover that the bandits are planning to raid Archet by breaking through the wall in the rear of the town. This triggers a private instance; the player will experience the raid on a burning Archet with only themselves and whomever is in their fellowship at the time. When the raid is over and our hero(es) victorious, they will be transferred into the ”real“ game world, the persistent massively-multiplayer world. Now, when the player returns to Archet, they will be entering the completely uncovered persistent world and find that key buildings are burnt to the ground. This is how Archet will appear to them from this point on in the game. This would not be possible without instancing.”

“Scotland (Gaelic: Alba) is a kintra in nor-wast Europe, takkin up the northren thrid o the Breetish island. The laund haes til its sooth the laund o Ingland, an is bund bi sea an ocean on aw ither sides.”

“He was under pressure to sell before leaving Texas to study in England, where he will not have the same unfettered access to MMORPGs, where thousands of people play simultaneously.”