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1. Toyger Fever Cat breeders have finally come up with a housecat that has the features of a wild man-eating animal. It is about time!

2. Background's Background After falling in love with the default background on his new Windows XP computer screen, Nick Tosches spent over a year tracking down the exact location where the photograph was taken. Spoiler: It is just west of Toronto in the Burlington suburb of Kilbride.

3. Econoline 1. click the free option at the bottom of the page 2. wait for the countdown to reach zero 3. download the rar file 4. unpack the rar file using a program like winrar or a free alternative 5. burn the MP3s to a CD in the numbered order 6. print out the CD envelope (cut, fold, glue) 7. rock

4. Sick Notes In my experience, the best excuse notes are the vaguest. Try something like "Please excuse Johnny." Bang! That's it. Direct and to the point. Making up excuses makes you seem weak.

5. Naked Ladies The voice of reason in Arizona wins a battle for American freedom by beating down a proposed law meant to ban "obscene" images on mud flaps.