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If you're regularly paying full price for items you buy online, wake up! Most major online stores include a small field at the end of the ordering process called Promotion Code, Discount Code, or Coupon Code. A quick search for "StoreName coupon code" could save you a lot of money.

The time I use promo codes the most is when I'm ordering pizza online. Papa John's and Domino's regularly have great promo codes out there, including buy one get one large pizzas. Here are some great websites to get you in on the promo code goodness:

Retail Me Not
PromotionalCodes.com
Offers.com Coupon Codes

Go get'em!

It's time to become a true citizen of the Internet by learning the memes (pronounced 'meem'). Urban Dictionary does a job great defining what exactly a meme is:

"a pervasive thought or thought pattern that replicates itself via cultural means ... a virus of the mind especially contagious to children and the impressionable"

Typically memes are started by someone posting a funny picture or video which becomes so popular that others imitate or mock it. Although some memes can be vulgar, most of them are harmless and will instantly make you laugh. Here are a few great sites to get you started on the journey:

Internet Meme Database
Cheezburger Network
Memebase
Meme Generator - Join the fun!

TL;DR:
I like my LOLburger with extra LMAOnnaise.

The world loves movies. People spend millions of dollars and years of their lives making the best ones, and we watch them over and over again.

Right now, the only two widely available options for watching movies are either going to a big crowded theater or renting a movie and watching it at home. I think if we all work together, we can add a third option: luxury movie theaters.

Imagine yourself planning a date with that cute girl you've had your eye on. Instead of paying $7 for typical movie tickets, you head down to the luxury theater nearby and buy two tickets for the big blockbuster coming out tonight for $25 each. Your date is impressed when you both arrive to your large, cushioned recliners in a theater free of kids and obnoxious talkers.

While waiting for the previews to start, you signal the well-dressed attendant and ask him to bring you a pair of martinis and some chocolate covered strawberries for the movie. Just before the lights go dim, you glance around the room at the 28 other theater goers all nestled comfortably in their chairs.

Due to the martini, you end up making a trip to the restrooms during the movie. Fortunately, the bathroom is only a short walk away and has several screens in it, all playing your movie so you don't miss a minute of it.

When the movie is over, you and your date step out of the medium-sized building into the popular night life district of of the city you love and continue your evening.

Not into dating? Take your significant other to the theater for an anniversary, or pitch in with your coworkers and get tickets for the new boss.

I believe luxury theaters in the United States could make a fortune. Big city entrepreneurs, get to it!

EDIT:
Looks like they're stepping up! Check out the article about luxury theaters in USA Today.

If you've ever played a multiplayer online game, you've probably come in contact with someone who is cheating. Usually someone has found a way to exploit a flaw in the game's software or the computer network and uses that glitch to give themselves an advantage in the game.

Don't worry. This isn't going to be another rant about how much cheaters ruin the game and upset everyone. We just need to explore the minds of those who choose to cheat regularly, in many games, and discover why they do so.

The three most common explanations for cheating are:

Lack of Skill - The person becomes frustrated with their inability to perform well in the game and is not willing to spend time developing their in-game skills.

Challenge Seeking - The person has lost interest in the game in its original form and seeks a new challenge or source of entertainment.

Revenge - The person did not originally cheat, but was so strongly affected by another cheater that they began cheating to even the odds or seek revenge.

Notice that each of these reasons for cheating results in someone desiring to play a particular game for entertainment, but having difficulty doing so. It's that loyalty to a game that explains why many unpopular games do not have as much cheating in them. When a cheater ruins an unpopular game for someone, they simply find a new game to play.

So what about the popular games, the ones that build and maintain thousands of players for several years? That's where it gets interesting. Players don't want to leave the game that they have enjoyed for so long, especially if they are required to develop a persistent character or stats. When a cheater enters a game full of veterans, the veterans fight back. Many popular games now have a "kick" feature, where players can vote to kick another player out of the game or out of an entire network.

More and more online games are becoming democratic as a defensive measure against malicious players. A good example is in the classic Savage title from S2Games
[Savage: The Battle for Newerth]. In Savage, players vote to change maps, elect commanders, discuss issues, and kick people from a particular server. For a first-hand experience of democratic gaming, you can download Savage for free from S2Games.

Remember that speech you had to give in class when you knew the guy going before you had a really great topic, and you couldn't think of one?

Well ClassTopic.com is here to save the day. The site is packed full of great topics for speeches, presentations, and projects. They keep it updated regularly, so the topics always reflect current events. Still, the best thing about ClassTopic is that they don't just give you a topic. They give you a brief write-up on each one and at least three sources to get you started on the research.

Whether you need a topic for your class or you just want some interesting stuff to read, check out the best student topics site on the web.

Ever had to deal with a neighbor's dog barking non-stop or growling at your children? Well, one man has put up a website pleading with the public to kidnap his neighbor's dog. He puts up a pretty strong argument, too.

Although this is probably fake, the man's pleading is worth taking a look at for a good laugh.

Check it out here: KidNapIt.com

We've all met them. Those people who have never had anyone stand up to them. Those people who have no consideration for those around them. They are the ones who act like they are the only person who matters, and we are nothing more than annoying creatures keeping them from doing what they want.

Examples:
-That cashier that slams my eggs into a plastic bag with a gallon of milk and throws the bag up onto the counter.
-That person driving 15 miles under the speed limit with a line of traffic behind them who doesn't bother to move over.
-That person who answers their cell phone in the middle of a crowded movie theater and proceeds to have a loud argument with the person on the other end.
-That guy who cheats at the video game and ruins the experience for all the other players.

These are the people who inspired my "Punch To The Face" philosophy. The problem is that most people have never been in a real fight, which is, for the most part, a good thing. However, I believe everyone on this earth should be hit in the face at least once between the ages of 15 and 20 for failing to show consideration of others.

Now I'm not saying they should get beat up, embarrassed, or maimed. Just one decent punch to the face. A black eye for a week does wonders in teaching people to be aware of those around them. Again, no permanent or long term injuries, just one good hit.

So who should deliver the strike? Friends? Family members? Maybe. I think it should be the person whose life is troubled by the lack of consideration, but this topic is up for discussion.

The key thing to remember is this: One good hit. Not one hit every time someone slips up. Not one hit every time someone is inconsiderate (we all are at times). Just one good hit between the ages of 15 and 20. After that, if the person still shows no concern for others, the world will have to use the current system of dirty looks and mean gestures to try to straighten them out.

Don't agree with me? Wait a week or so. Now that you know the idea, you can't help but imagine using it.