2009
r/politicsThe guy who yelled "You lie!" during President Obamas speech was Rep. Joe Wilson, Republican of South Carolina. Eight years of George W. Bush and no Democrat EVER disrupted any of his addresses to Congress
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r/funnyI'm just gonna jog across the street while the light OOOOOHHHHH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!
4.7k upvotes · 812 comments
r/IAmA10 years from now I am a scientist working at the Large Hadron Collider.
4.1k upvotes · 909 comments
r/politicsBarney Frank Confronts Woman At Townhall Comparing Obama To Hitler- "Trying to have a conversation with you would be like arguing with a dining room table."
4.0k upvotes · 1.1k comments
r/politicsHey Reddit. My friend works for a company that is being paid by GOP Allies to post and upvote stories like this so that you'll be disillusioned and won't support the Dems. Just thought you should have all facts. (Please note that I'll probably be downvoted heavily by this and other companies.)
3.5k upvotes · 706 comments
r/politicsWhen millions of Americans protested the Iraq war, the media ignored it. 70,000 lunatics protest healthcare, they got hours of commentary. When a couple went to a Bush rally wearing anti-Bush t-shirts, they got arrested. Guys at Obama rallies openly carry guns and get interviews.
3.5k upvotes · 958 comments
r/worldnewsHow do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I was in the room.
3.4k upvotes · 1.2k comments
r/funnyI got banned from a website for distorting time with my mouse. [Pic]
3.4k upvotes · 343 comments
r/scienceSick of not being able to read the full text of important scientific articles? Support Science Commons.
3.4k upvotes · 353 comments
r/offbeatUpvote this so "Kurt Greenbaum" google searches yield this as the top result and in the process teach people that its not OK to get other people fired for posting comments on their blog, especially in a down economy.
3.1k upvotes · 314 comments
r/funnyBut If We Started Dating It Would Ruin Our Friendship Where I Ask You To Do Things And You Do Them
3.0k upvotes · 1.6k comments
r/politicsHey, Reddit. I write to you from Kerr Hall at UC Santa Cruz, currently occupied by students in protest of tuition hikes. The administration is sending out emails to everyone with a @ucsc.edu address condemning us, so an upvote of support would go a long way for us.
3.0k upvotes · 1.1k comments
r/technologyThis guy killed my friends dad can anyone help clean up the picture? [Surveillance Footage]
3.0k upvotes · 925 comments
r/funnyChristian conservative lawmaker, unaware of an open mic, talks about spanking his mistress, who happens to be a lobbyist 18 years his junior, and "dripping" out of her. Also describes her enough so the public can identify her. And also talks about a second mistress he's banging. Hilarity ensues.
2.7k upvotes · 617 comments
r/funnyIn case you missed it: TV host Mike Rowe ('Dirty Jobs') responding to a redditor's request that he stop sleeping with his wife in her dreams.
2.6k upvotes · 301 comments
r/AskRedditWhere did my post about Sears.com's URL-hackable categories go? Am I actually being censored!?
2.6k upvotes · 748 comments
r/technologyNew staff find White House in tech Dark Ages. 'It's kind of like going from an Xbox to an Atari,' an Obama aide says
2.5k upvotes · 742 comments
r/funnyProtect Insurance Companies -- A public service announcement from Will Ferrell and friends.
2.5k upvotes · 411 comments
r/funnyI got a spam email about a week back that slipped through my filter...
2.4k upvotes · 282 comments
r/politicsSo, yesterday Obama cut out ALL funding of abstinence programs in the 2010 budget!
2.4k upvotes · 494 comments
r/worldnewsMy friend in Honduras just sent me an email with videos and pictures of the military firing on peaceful protesters. I uploaded his eyewitness account for everyone to see. Please don't let this disappear, because no one else is reporting it.
2.4k upvotes · 569 comments
r/funnyDid anyone else see this ad this morning? [Colbert v. Miracle Whip Round 2]
2.4k upvotes · 809 comments
r/AskRedditWhat is the nicest thing you've ever done that no one knows about?
2.2k upvotes · 2.8k comments
r/funnyHow to kiss a woman properly. My girlfriend just sent me this; said it reminded her of me.
2.2k upvotes · 456 comments
r/politicsTELL CONGRESS TO WAIT A WEEK and READ THE BILL!!! Take this to the front page!
2.2k upvotes · 425 comments
r/technologyAdblock Plus Filter maintainer, Richard "rick752" Petnel, has passed away at 57.
2.2k upvotes · 261 comments
r/funnyI'm pretty sure I've invented a time machine. All going to plan...
2.1k upvotes · 354 comments
r/scienceWhen you drop a magnet through a copper tube... (science!) (video!)
2.1k upvotes · 447 comments
r/politicsOnce you reach a certain age, having sex with people your own age is normally not considered a crime. The explosion of “youthful sex offenders” is not the result of our kids becoming perverts. It is the result of the law criminalizing what is a normal part of growing up.
2.1k upvotes · 558 comments
r/worldnewsIt's Official, Ireland Makes Blasphemy Illegal. Seriously. Passed Wednesday, legislation making blasphemy illegal, with a 25,000-Euro fine. Police may also enter homes and confiscate "blasphemous materials" including books, artwork, cartoons of Mohammed . . . whatever! Book burnings next?
2.1k upvotes · 680 comments
r/programmingDaily WTF: This is why you should NEVER trust user input. Ever.
2.1k upvotes · 305 comments
r/worldnewsThree undercover officers accused of inciting protesters to attack riot police at the 2007 North American leaders summit in Montebello are being summoned to testify before Quebec's independent police ethics committee. (Help get the word out Reddit, this is huge)
2.1k upvotes · 195 comments
r/technologyThis is how all user agreements should be displayed. Every company should do this.
2.0k upvotes · 209 comments
r/scienceKim Peek, mega-savant, dies at the age of 58. The movie "Rain Man" was based on him.
2.0k upvotes · 373 comments
r/funnySo I type in "taylor swifts music video" into Google and this is what I get....
2.0k upvotes · 295 comments
r/politicsHow about a law that requires badge numbers be clearly visible on riot gear?
2.0k upvotes · 715 comments
r/funnyAmazing OkCupid train wreck, girl posts about her bad date, hilarity ensues.
2.0k upvotes · 1.5k comments
r/scienceResearchers from UCLA have genetically modified a bacteria to consume CO2 and produce liquid fuel
2.0k upvotes · 557 comments
r/politicsReminder: Hannity has yet to be waterboarded for Charity. That is all.
2.0k upvotes · 238 comments
r/scienceBobby McFerrin hacks your brain with the Pentatonic Scale [very cool]
1.9k upvotes · 350 comments
r/politicsThe "National Organization for Marriage" got YouTube to pull the leaked audition tapes of their false "victims" from their anti-gay ad. Vote up and support Vimeo for keeping this available-- the first "victim" is both a California doctor AND a concerned Massachussetts parent... oh nose!
1.9k upvotes · 496 comments
r/AskRedditHey Reddit: Noah Biorkman is a 5 y.o. boy who is dying of cancer. His family is celebrating Christmas next week as he may not live to see it this year. All he wants is Christmas cards. Lets try and see how many we can get to him. His address is: 1141 Fountain View Circle South Lyon, Mi 48178
1.9k upvotes · 816 comments
r/politicsAll power to Jon Stewart for calling out the Obama White House on their lack of transparency. (video)
1.9k upvotes · 399 comments
r/politicsSoldier Refuses To Return To Iraq For Immoral Duty, Upvote if he has your support!
1.9k upvotes · 439 comments
r/politicsLet me get this straight, Reagan was the greatest modern president, he turned the US into a debtor nation, cut social programs, supported Sadam, sold Iran thousands of missiles, armed and trained those who became the Taliban and Al Qaeda, and married religion with conservatism. There anything else?
1.8k upvotes · 1.1k comments
r/scienceOne of the truly great men of the 20th Century is dead. Take a minute to read about him.
1.8k upvotes · 561 comments
r/scienceSurface area required to power the whole world by solar power [PIC]
1.8k upvotes · 854 comments
r/scienceThis blows my mind every time I see it, so ... enjoy the Lyre bird
1.8k upvotes · 342 comments
r/worldnewsUN headquarters in Gaza hit by Israeli 'white phosphorus' shells
1.8k upvotes · 823 comments
r/politicsSarah Palin is Stepping Down as Alaska Gov. — Will Not Seek Reelection
1.8k upvotes · 1.1k comments
r/funnyAh, apparently The Onion thinks about Glenn Beck the same way I do.
1.8k upvotes · 335 comments
r/politicsJustice Scalia Questions the Need for More Protection of Private Information; Fordham Law Class Turns in a 15-page Dossier that Includes Scalia's Home Address, Home Phone Number Home Value, Food and Movie Preferences, His Wife's Personal E-mail Address and Photos of His Grandchildren; Scalia Pissed
1.8k upvotes · 301 comments
r/atheismAn explanation of why the atheism reddit does not appear on the default front page.
1.8k upvotes · 1.2k comments
r/technology[TPB] An Important Message from the Global Entertainment Industry
1.8k upvotes · 294 comments
r/politicsIs anyone else here a liberal or progressive but not vehemently anti-gun ownership?
1.7k upvotes · 1.8k comments
r/comicsA Famous Person Has Died, We Go Live to Somewhere Tangentially Related [COMIC]
1.7k upvotes · 91 comments
r/scienceSeveral other scientists have now resigned in protest at the sacking of Prof David Nutt
1.7k upvotes · 350 comments
r/funnySo.. I've already had to use an apology slip today at work. Also, I have bad handwriting.
1.7k upvotes · 402 comments
r/scienceStem Cell Contact Lenses Cure Blindness in Less Than a Month - Stem Cells
1.7k upvotes · 403 comments
r/politicsBREAKING: 30 Senate Democrats stand up and demand a public option
1.7k upvotes · 567 comments
r/scienceReset your natural sleep cycle in one night with a finding from evolutionary science!
1.6k upvotes · 426 comments
r/worldnewsURGENT New Video: MANY students shot & killed by Basiji gun fire in Iran
1.6k upvotes · 761 comments
r/worldnewsCzech Republic Decriminalizes All Major Drugs for Personal Use - Starting Tomorrow
1.6k upvotes · 517 comments
r/scienceRep. Barton (R - Texas) thinks he stumped a Nobel Laureate with this question
1.6k upvotes · 842 comments
r/worldnewsCAUGHT: Guy who dropped dog from a bridge in Latvia. Arrested, with PICS. Translated article.
1.6k upvotes · 821 comments
r/gamingHow many of you have pirated a game or movie or cd, then puchased it later because you enjoyed it?
1.6k upvotes · 616 comments
r/funnyWhen I do have a child, I WILL teach my baby how to do this. Best baby trick ever! [PIC]
1.6k upvotes · 239 comments
r/scienceMythbustin' - Adam Savage Answers [science] reddit's Questions - full interview
1.6k upvotes · 350 comments
r/politicsWith Fox under the mistaken impression that it can quell the outrage and lost advertising over Glenn Beck's ridiculousness by putting him on vacation for a bit, we should probably make an effort to continue spreading the word about all the awful, awful things he has said.
1.6k upvotes · 188 comments
r/technologyGuy finds a card skimmer attached to an ATM. He pulled it off and took photos of it.
1.6k upvotes · 431 comments
r/scienceThe next generation of mirrors developed by U.S. mathematician Andrew Hicks
1.6k upvotes · 277 comments
r/scienceSlow motion video of a water droplet falling into extremely fine sand, the result is simply amazing
1.6k upvotes · 215 comments