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Passwords for Brazilian jobless site insult users

It's a shameless thing to do in an economic crisis.

Jobless benefits Web site adds insult to injury

It's a shameless thing to do in an economic crisis. Jobless people seeking information about their benefits on the Brazilian Labor Ministry's Web were forced to type in passwords such as "bum" and "shameless."

Zimbabwe Politician Expelled for Insults

The ruling party in Zimbabwe expelled one of its co-founders for insulting President Robert Mugabe in a recently published autobiography, a government newspaper reported.

The Vine

Dishing Dirt

If it is your quest to come to the vine and dish out dirt and insult conservatives/Republicans..do not be surprised if we respond in kind..Most of the time There is a lot of well thought out reasoning that goes on here at the vine,but ocassionally it turns into mudslinging and fo …

Doing the Right Thing -- 5 Tech Pitfalls
Source: Switched

Remember, like the toilet paper dangling from a TP'd tree of yore, online insults and Net misbehavior can leave a trail of incriminating, rep ruining, and possibly career-ending evidence. Ignore at your own risk.

Man Fined for Insulting His Mother-in-Law
Source: Asylum

Thanks to uncreative sitcoms and stand-up comedians, jokes about in-laws have been a staple of comedy for ages. They are hilarious everywhere except, apparently, Italy.

Insults are better taken lying down, claim scientists
Source: Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed

Research showed that those who took personal insults while upright exhibited brain activity linked to attacking but this urge disappeared when they took the same insults lying down.

How Does Offering Free Content Insult Those Who Pay?
Source: Techdirt

It's interesting to see the logical pretzels that certain business execs will twist themselves into to defend a poor business model against one that customers enjoy much more.

Why all the hate against the Obamas?

Never have I seen so much hate garnered at the First Family. I hear claims from others that say, "Oh, you guys insulted Bush so we can do it too!", yet I never have seen the Bush family insulted as much as the Obama family is.

Anti-Gay Slurs Drove 11-Year-Old to Suicide
Source: Truthdig

Sirdeaner L. Walker of Springfield, Massachusetts complained to her son's school about the daily taunts. The bullies who tormented her son Carl with the words "gay" and "fag" made her feel worse than the breast cancer she survived.

Arab Federation takes Kenney to court
Source: National Post

The Canadian Arab Federation is taking Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney to court over his decision to stop funding the group's language-training programs for newcomers to Canada.

Proclamation of Support for 'No Cussing Club'
Source: ABC News

Brent Hatch says his son McKay has received 60,000 pieces of hate mail in the past six weeks. People anonymously ordered more than $2,000 worth of pizza delivered to his house, trying to stick the family with the bills.

How "Douchebag" became everyone's favorite insult.
Source: SF Weekly

Learn How 'Douchebag' took the country by storm

From Heel to Low: the World's Rich Tapestry of Insults
Source: The Times

Who throws a shoe? Arabs do. In fact, in the global scheme of things, we in the West (you, me, George Bush, Austin Powers) are somewhat in the minority in not having a problem with feet at all.

Say Everything: Jim Norton
Source: expressnightout.com

Excerpt: JIM NORTON LIKES water sports — and we don't mean boating.

The Art of Blog Arguments

Forsyth, GA "Avoid foolish and ignorant debates, for you know they lead to quarrels." (2 Tim: 2: 23) It can be said that arguing is an art form. It is not just throwing insults at your opponents. A true argument is informative, illustrative, and searches for a logical end.

The 10 Most Devastating Insults of All Time
Source: CRACKED.com

I particularly liked those offered by Winston Churchill.

McCain: "...Americans, like Alan, can realize the American dream."

There was a very subtle - and yet glaring - incident that took place during the second debate between John McCain and Barack Obama.

Pink Sarah Palin Blast:Sarah Palin Hates Women
Source: news.spreadit.org

Pink Sarah Palin Blast:Sarah Palin Hates Women - Pink is blasting Sarah Palin and thinks that she hates women.Pink said:

The thing about discussions

Obviously I have not been on the Vine as long as many others of you have, but I notice a pattern! Time and time again I am discovering threads that are basically on the Vine for a few friendly pats on the back and have nothing to do with a real debate or discussion, where both si …

Biden: India, Pakistan and Dunkin' Donuts. Biden insults supporter
Source: Crooks and Liars

Joe Biden has a talent for saying absolutely the wrong thing, often because of his elitist viewpoint. He lives in the most expensive and exclusive neighborhood in Delaware.

German judge's giggle fit stops court case
Source: thelocal.de

A German judge in Düsseldorf was forced to halt a court case between two feuding neighbours after she couldn't stop laughing at the absurdity of their antics.

(Audio) Radio Host Blasted for Autism Remarks: "brats, idiots and morons... autism is a fraud and a racket"
Source: ABC News

Radio Host Blasted for Autism Remarks Advocates are set to protest Michael Savage for calling autistic kids... "brats, idiots and morons... autism is a fraud and a racket"... See more irresistible headlines

On Morning Joe , Carlson compared Clinton to a "cat in a box" and a "drunk party guest"
Source: Media Matters for America

On MSNBC's Morning Joe, Tucker Carlson said of Sen. Hillary Clinton, "Look, she's a trapped animal, there's absolutely no question about it.

U.S. soldier riddles Koran with bullets in Iraq
Source: newsdaily.com

An American soldier has been disciplined and ordered from Iraq, the U.S. military said on Sunday, for using a copy of the Koran for target practice at a shooting range near Baghdad.

Sticks and Stones: Are Names Hurting Us?
Source: ABC News

With all the recent discussions on the vine, about name calling, derogatory remarks and berating of views, I thought this article was pretty pertinent to how we interact with each other.

When insults had class
Source: bspcn.com

"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." Winston Churchill "A modest little person, with much to be modest about." Winston Churchill "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." Clarence Darrow

On Obama, Insults, Crossing the Line, Race; Free Speech?
Source: ABC News

I would also say that there's nobody on my staff who would still be working for me if they made a comment like that about anybody of any ethnic group. He didn't just cross the line, He fed into some of the worst stereotypes ........having to deal with today in America.

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