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1. Tech
   

   im thinking thats probably what you had for breakfast.

   January 13, 2011 at 12:48 pm | Report abuse |
2. Tammy
   

   I'm thinking you're both nuts!

   January 13, 2011 at 12:58 pm | Report abuse |
   • Big Al
     

     That's what you get for thinking!

     January 13, 2011 at 2:05 pm | Report abuse |
3. Rez
   

   I am trying to think here...!

   January 13, 2011 at 1:03 pm | Report abuse |
4. Mrs Howell
   

   I haven't watched the video, but as a teacher, I have to BEG CNN, can we PLEASE not use "gotta"!? I'm trying to teach my students proper English and CNN, of all places, is NOT helping!!

   January 13, 2011 at 1:18 pm | Report abuse |
   • Ms. B.
     

     You just can't argue with that. I agree 100 percent.

     January 13, 2011 at 1:49 pm | Report abuse |
   • Hoagy
     

     You're setting a pretty lousy example with those multiple punctuation marks, yourself, Mrs. Howell.

     January 13, 2011 at 4:33 pm | Report abuse |
   • Truthwillsetyoufree
     

     Ya you gotta stop that...

     January 13, 2011 at 5:16 pm | Report abuse |
   • RustyNail
     

     Maybe CNN learned it from President Obama's "...we got ta learn ta...."

     January 13, 2011 at 7:49 pm | Report abuse |
5. Brad
   

   Saying that the determining factor between a primate being an ape or a monkey is simply the presence or lack of a tail is a gross oversimplification

   i.e. Macaca sylvanus (the "Barbary Macaque"), a tailess monkey.

   January 13, 2011 at 1:21 pm | Report abuse |
   • italk2whales
     

     Brad, I do not disagree that it is an oversimplification but this is how most science is presented to the general public: free of nearly all scientific jargon. The average person does not know, and most likely does not care, about every difference between apes and monkeys. I work at an aquarium with seals, and even though we have signs that point out the differences between seals and sea lions most people still think that we have sea lions. If you want something that is more scientifically accurate you need to be reading a scientific journal not CNN.

     January 13, 2011 at 1:54 pm | Report abuse |
   • Brad
     

     I do agree that it's common practice to leave jargon out of descriptions and explanations. However, I don't consider giving a factually innacurate description instead of no description (as you pointed out, most people don't care what the difference is anyway) to be 'leaving out the jargon.' I figured there was no harm/ no foul for pointing out the error.

     January 13, 2011 at 2:46 pm | Report abuse |
6. Mr. Howell
   

   You gotta cut out up da crib tonight. My boys be rolling on up in.

   January 13, 2011 at 1:23 pm | Report abuse |
   • Mrs Howell
     

     Coo dat. Imma holla at ma gurls den. :-/

     January 13, 2011 at 3:24 pm | Report abuse |
   • Truthwillsetyoufree
     

     wow if someone freaked out or gotta, the Mrs comment must be making her nuts...

     January 13, 2011 at 5:17 pm | Report abuse |
7. GoodtimeBob
   

   That gay museum in SF is one of the first parts in a massive complex of museums and art galleries. Next door to it will be the candy museum. Across the street, the NAMBLA museum opens next month. The first office in California for Obama's re-election bid will open this summer at about the same time as the mosque is finished.

   January 13, 2011 at 1:35 pm | Report abuse |
8. magnus
   

   the thiefs should probably give back the ashes, but i am sure they threw it out once they realized it was not valuable. Sad.

   January 13, 2011 at 1:39 pm | Report abuse |
9. Sarah
   

   YOU MISSED THE BEST ONE !
   Greeting Cards Vs HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
   Just search for "StayPuts For Cards"
   ALSO try the website Stayputsforcards

   On You Tube: Video id: juL2igKcXxU

   January 13, 2011 at 1:59 pm | Report abuse |
10. Big Al
    

    Do away with ALL zoos!

    January 13, 2011 at 2:03 pm | Report abuse |
    • Dana
      

      lol hippie

      January 13, 2011 at 4:50 pm | Report abuse |
11. JOCO
    

    Stop trying to get us to think that Conan is funny. He is terrible and has nothing remotely interesting or unique about his show. Just because he can mimic art doesn't make him a good artist. He is one of the worst talk show hosts ever, and I have seen Ricki Lake. Just garbage!

    January 13, 2011 at 2:51 pm | Report abuse |
    • JOCO IS COCO
      

      To say Conan's show is not unique is to say that Mona Lisa is just a painting. When it comes to Conan there is no other such thing as a Late Night Talk Show host. He is the only one who can get me to watch and that includes all of them.

      January 13, 2011 at 3:04 pm | Report abuse |
12. Sotrueigottalaugh
    

    And contrary to the chairman dick cheny reeducation programs of the u.s... China is not the worlds number one economy or military power. Obsolete info is the mask of all those who are obsolete.

    January 13, 2011 at 4:40 pm | Report abuse |
13. Cesar
    

    @Mrs. Howell: I can understand how you feel. As a teacher you want to expose your students to good examples so that you can reinforce part of your lessons in real life. I gotta agree with you.

    January 13, 2011 at 5:47 pm | Report abuse |
14. Team Coco
    

    THRICE! Cmam is the man!

    January 13, 2011 at 11:25 pm | Report abuse |
15. Team Coco
    

    THRICE! Conan is the man!

    January 13, 2011 at 11:26 pm | Report abuse |