• We pumped it up -- it almost hit that light. (Laughter.) I thought it was a lot of fun. (Laughter.) And while the canon was impressive, Joey left a bigger impression because he had already printed out his own business cards -- he was 14-years-old.

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  • In other words, people are willing to spend big money on electronics that provide them with a fun (even gimmicky) way to stay in shape.

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  • They figured some were absorbed by plants, some by animals, some by water and a large portion would float free and spread themselves all around the globe in a pattern so predictable that (this is the fun part) if you take a deep breath right now, at least one of the molecules entering your lungs literally came from Caesar's last breath.

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  • It happened again very publicly just last week, when Chris Lee, a family values Republican congressman from upstate New York, discovered it wasn't such a great idea to respond to a woman's Craigslist personal ad by e-mailing her a photo of himself, shirtless, using his own real name but claiming he was a lobbyist (and "a very fit fun classy guy" too).

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  • In 2008, Zappos surpassed a billion dollars in gross sales, an occasion that its fiercely clannish employees who operate under a program of ten Core Values (No. 3: Create Fun and a Little Weirdness) celebrated with clanging cowbells, followed by vodka shots at a local Claim Jumper restaurant.

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  • In the interim, a lot of people (including me) will have a lot of fun blowing away gas-powered dinosaurs at the stoplight with their electric cars.

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  • Consider building a more fun (read edgier version) of Facebook.

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  • He returned home to make his directorial debut with Forever Fever (1998), a fun and unabashedly Singaporean view of growing up in the disco years and promptly attracted the attention of Miramax.

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  • Cristalino off the main highway near Playa del Carmen is mostly exposed and has a fun cliff you can jump off (it's only a 15 foot or so drop).

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  • It may still end up being a very fun game that Star Trek fans (or at least fans of the recent film) will enjoy a great deal.

    FORBES: 'Star Trek: The Video Game' - Some Hands-On First Impressions

  • Teasing a CNN cameraman about his new hair cut (you know who you are) and interviewing pop stars offers a fun respite from diaper duty, even if some pop stars behave like babies (you know who you are).

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  • You can also give a Quarterly subscription as a gift, tons of fun (and easy).

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  • Furry Vengeance was meant to be a fun family movie (again starring Brendan Fraser) with an environmental message as the forest creatures attack an unscrupulous developer.

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  • In addition to the world's biggest airport, largest man-made islands, longest indoor ski slope and some of the biggest shopping malls and hotels anywhere, it is also building a mega theme park, Dubailand, which consists of some 45 separate projects, including such brand-name attractions as Legoland, a Tiger Woods golf course, a Six Flags fun fair, a Formula One park, and themed attractions from DreamWorks (a Hollywood film studio) and Marvel Comics.

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  • Based on her looks and her personality I thought (a photo shoot) would be great fun.

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  • And just looking around, this looks like a fun place to work. (Laughter.) The work you do here, as we just heard, is making homes more energy efficient, it's saving people money, it's generating jobs and it's putting America on the path to a clean energy future.

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  • All in all, the short Parliamentary session between Easter and prorogation (probably on 3 May) should be quite a fun-filled interlude.

    BBC: Looking ahead

  • At 43, Jobs seems to be having fun running Apple, a job he took on a (long-term) temporary basis last summer, twelve years after he was booted out of the company he cofounded.

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  • But the other night I gave a speech to Congress about health care. (Applause.) And I have to say, I can already see that this crowd is a lot more fun. (Laughter and applause.) But listen.

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  • When she gestured with her hands, she flashed gold and diamond rings with the SM design, part of her Celestial Jewelry collection--available by catalog as well. (Also for sale: Celestial purses, hats, gold dinnerware, chopsticks, inspirational videos, floor lamps.) A petite woman with long, dark brown hair that cascades past her shoulders, the Supreme Master is passionate, earthy (she says she needs a husband) and more fun than the average saint.

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  • And in light of the LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) offering, it should be a fun game for investors.

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  • Ms. KEIRA KNIGHTLEY: (As Domino Harvey) I want to have a little fun.

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  • Also, he has a Secret Knock Detecting Lock that is fun (and possibly very useful) for those with secret rooms in their homes.

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  • Even this writer's wife (ordinarily a fan of fun cars, but not particularly earnest sports machines) said she liked it, and that was after we'd driven for several hours.

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  • I've been having a lot of fun this week, but -- (laughter) -- nothing more fun and more important to the future of the American economy than the agreement that we're announcing today.

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  • The game is so gorgeous, and the enemy models so detailed and fun, it would really be amazing to see a version (not a port) of the Infinity Blade series come to a real gaming machine.

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  • The movie has poise and a lightly perspiring sexiness, but also an uncertain sense of humor, and you end up rooting for the squares especially Sam and his colleague Sara (Natascha McElhone), who have more fun in the front of a Volvo than seems either practical or legal.

    NEWYORKER: Laurel Canyon

  • It kind of made me nostalgic. (Laughter.) I used to have a lot of fun here in Iowa.

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  • Other games of his are slower, or more contemplative, or fun toys such as ChatChat (a graphical MUD in which every player is a cat).

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  • I'm having a little fun today, on day 94. (Laughter.) Look, I think the President -- I think the President believes, I think almost everyone in this White House believes, I actually think a huge majority of the American people believe that the 100-day -- 100th day is not a ton different than the 99th, the 101st or the 123rd.

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