The systematic killing of the Armenian population by the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I is remembered today across the world as Turkey slaughtered 1.5 million Armenian's. This was the very first recorded genocide where an entire race was systemically almost exterminated.
Entire cities were rounded up and marched hundreds of miles into desert without food and water and left to die. Many others were loaded onto barges, towed out to sea and sunk.
If you know an Armenian he or she is a child or grandchild of a survivors
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I watched VEEP last night on HBO and was disgusted with the word "retard" used seven times in jokes. It totally put a damper on the night and all other comedies fell angry ears. Oddly "nigger" is frowned upon but "retard" can be used in jokes! I had expected more out of Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
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I've started watching Boardwalk Empire and am totally hooked. Too bad I can only get it on HBO GO and not Netflix. I have to watch it on my computer. Not really a good way for the two of us to sit down for a evening of 1920's entertainment. I love the fact that Steve Buscemi who is just butt ugly and is now a star. They make if look pretty good BE.
OK - this is just silly. There is a restaurant in Las Vegas called the "Heart Attack Grill". They have delicacies like the Quadruple Bypass Burger, four half-pound beef patties, eight slices of American cheese, a whole tomato and half an onion served in a lard-coated bun.
Well, since February there have been two heart attacks. The place is CASH ONLY BTW. I guess the 4000 calorie double bypass" burger was just a little too much for the woman.
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Gotta run
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I've just been reading about something called Play On that lets you stream alot of stuff from PC to TV via a Wii or similar device. It looks pretty inexpensive and there is a free trial. I'm thinking about getting it.
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