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Sunday is the Super Bowl . America's greatest secular holiday. Since I don't care about the game or who wins, I'll be taking it in at the local sports pub. I'm thinking epic blow-out ... like that 49ers-Bengals game or the Cowboys-Bills. So, here's the guess (with a pologies to Bears fans ): Colts 37 Bears 14 Strangely, I'm rooting for the Bears, but my gut feeling is that it will be all downhill for Peyton Manning, and the Bears defense isn't all it's cracked up to be. If th e Bears win, good for them. They'll prove me and some skeptics wrong about the inadequacies of the NFC, but I'm thinking that it ain't gonna happen. By the way, my numbers in the office blo ck pool are Colts- 0 , Bears- 7 , so root for the quarter scores so I can afford those Blue Man G roup tickets. ------------------------------------------------------ I can't believe that there isn't something better to run cars on than gasoline. Pam put up a YouTube...

A Little Note to the YouTube Team

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As we know , I bristle at hypocrisy. I find it in so many places, that I accidentally bristle when I don't mean to. Then, I find myself apologizing to the person in line behind be, as they accidentally brush up against my bristle. Anyway, the bristling hypocrisy to which I refer is the video going around of the Saddam Hussein hanging . It's all over Google , and it's corporate little brother YouTube . Where's the hypocrisy, you ask? The hypocrisy lies in the fact that the YouTube has an anti-nudity policy. They have this Community , and a subsequent Code of Conduct . Here is what they deem as their Code: Don't Cross the Line Here are some common-sense rules that will help you steer clear of trouble: YouTube is not for pornography or sexually explicit content . If this describes your video, even if it's a video of yourself, don't post it on YouTube. Don't post videos showing dangerous or illegal acts , like animal abuse or bomb making. Real ...