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Paul Nicholas Boylan

Member since: Aug 6th, 2006

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BarkOff review: A dog of a product (WalletPop)

Sep 30th 2010 10:20PM Also, it knows just how I like my coffee.

BarkOff review: A dog of a product (WalletPop)

Sep 30th 2010 6:49PM Oh yeah? Well, it worked GREAT for me! I own twenty uncontrollable, undisciplined pitt bulls, and this product works wonders! I leave it on all the time! And guess what? It also cured my psoriasis! And I've lost 30 pounds and no longer need viagra! I have been suffering from an old family curse (I don't want to go into any details, but I can tell you it involves frogs) and now there isn't a frog or toad within a kilometer of my house! No more amphibians of any kind! I'm not kidding! This is a miracle product that everyone should own! The problem is that I am terrified to turn it off. What if it breaks, or if the battery runs out? I need at least two to act as a backup in case something goes wrong. I will NOT go back to the way it was before I purchased BarkOff for $10, plus $6.99 shipping and handling. Before BarkOff my life was a living hell with all the dogs and frogs and itchy, flaky skin. Now I have a beautiful, sexually satisfied trophy wife and possible immortality. I am buying more BarkOffs immediately to protect me from disease and evil. You should, too.

Say it Loud -- Whooty and Proud (Lemondrop)

Jul 10th 2009 7:24PM I love this blog.

Shady Plastic Surgeon May Have Used Human Fat to Power SUV (Switched)

Dec 31st 2008 10:29PM You got it all wrong: this guy is a hero. Dr. Bittner is using the cast off adipose tissue of the corpulent, sedentary rich, to make fuel for cars! If it isn't legal, it should be. If I had my way, it would be compulsory. Forget reforming the tax code so that the rich pay their fair share: mandate regular fat donations to power transit for the poor!

What irony could be more beautiful?

Without Scientology, Kirstie Alley Would Be Dead (AOL Video Blog)

Jan 25th 2008 3:20PM Fools and their money are soon parted.

Kellie Pickler, Who? (AOL Video Blog)

Dec 28th 2007 9:19PM When, after one of Kellie's performances on American Idol, Simon smiled approvingly and said to her "you're a minx, aren't you?" and Kellie responded "I'm a mink?" that sort of said it all. Sorry. I wish it weren't true, but it is.

Pentagon to Implant Chips in Soldiers' Bodies (Switched)

Jul 31st 2007 6:34PM Some of your comments are, frankly, moronic. This is not a cliche right v. left, conservative v. liberal, Republican v. Democrat issue. The concept of the government implanting active or even passive RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology into human beings is very important and demands more than flip "Bush would love this" kinds of comment. I can understand why the military wants to explore the use of this technology to protect the health and safety of soldiers: the healthier and safer they are, the better they can kill and the better they can survive combat so they can fight again, and again.

But the concept of government imposed implantation of such devices is chilling and troubling. I urge you all to make this a front page issue. Urge your elected officials to speak out. The military is going to deploy this technology. It is too useful to pass up. But if it is, immediate steps should be put in place to prevent the involuntary human implantation of RFID devices in any nonmilitary context.

The Cat and the Pete (The Cooler)

May 19th 2007 9:57PM It's only for a little while, my darling....

Cinematical Seven: Bald Chicks (Cinematical)

Aug 16th 2006 10:40PM Let us not forget Maggie McOmie who played LUH 3417 in George Lucas' THX 1138.

Johannesburg is Looking Up (Gadling)

Aug 6th 2006 4:11PM I visited Johannesburg in December 2005 to give a paper at a sports law conference. I had no idea what to expect and, frankly, felt some trepidation.

I had a wonderful time. I found everything a traveler looks for - good weather, friendly people, inexpensive but excellent accommodations, great service. Compared to Europe, my American dollars went a long, long way and I ended up spending far less for far more than I get in London, Dublin or Paris.

As a Californian, I am compelled - reluctantly - to admit that South African wine is excellent yet astonishingly inexpensive compared to California wine of comparable quality. I had a bottle of SA merlot that sold for the equivolent of two American dollars that would have easily and quickly sold for $50.00 back home. As with French wine, I can't get at home what I drank and enjoyed there.

Finally, there is an energy and vitality to South Africa that is palpable. It is a society in the process of re-inventing itself. It is a democracy that is transcending a tyranical, oppressive past - and they are doing it without the need for a civil war. But that oppression is firmly remembered, providing a focus on fairness and justice that American once had, but have long since been forgotten. The SA system is, of course, broken as is any democracy. There is much injustice and unfairness within SA. But it is seen as a problem to be solved and not as a condition to be tolerated or justified.

I look forward to another visit to SA - and particlar to Johannesburg - as soon as one can be arranged.