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Texans get right to the point and most of the time what they say is correct. T. B. Bechtel, a part-time City Councilman from Midland , TX , was asked on a local live radio talk show, just what he thought of the allegations of torture of the Iraqi prisoners. His reply prompted his ejection from the studio, but to thunderous applause from the audience. 'If hooking up an Iraqi prisoner's balls to a car's battery cables will save one Texas GI's life, then I have just three things to say: Red is positive, Black is negative, Make sure his balls are wet.

I could be wrong but I think the GBP is the British Pound so in that case it would be roughly 3.2 million dollars US. Either way, yeah, that doesn't seem like much for developing shape shifting robots. They must not be very good negotiators.

Killer robots which can change their shape to squeeze under doors and through cracks in walls to track their prey are moving from the realms of science fiction to the front line in the fight against terrorism. The US military has signed a GBP 1.6m deal with a technology firm to design robots which are intelligent enough to work out how to wiggle through small spaces to reach their target. The action film, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, featured a seemingly unstoppable killer robot played by Robert Patrick. The machine was made from liquid metal and could change its form to slide under doors and walk through iron bars. America's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) and the Army Research Office has awarded the contract to iRobot, which has developed other robots for the military. They want scientists to come up with a design for a tiny robot able to move under its own power and change shape so it can get through gaps less than half an inch wide. The US administration has not said what it wants the robot to do but its specification says: "Often the only available points of entry are small openings in buildings, walls, under doors, etc. In these cases, a robot must be soft enough to squeeze or traverse through small openings, yet large enough to carry an operationally meaningful payload." In an effort to inspire creative ideas, the US military has pointed to examples in nature of creatures which are able to squeeze through narrow gaps and change their form. Helen Greiner, co-founder and chairwoman of iRobot, said: "Through this programme, robots that reconstitute size, shape and functionality after traversal through complex environments will transcend the pages of science fiction to become real tools for soldiers in theatre." But Scottish-based experts believe the challenge may be too much even for the US military's budgets and technology. Mike Cates, professor of physics at Edinburgh University, said: "There are materials which can change their shapes and then regain them. There are alloys, known as memory metals, which are used in glasses and which can regain their shape. The difficulty in this case is all the other elements which need to be added to a device such as this, such as the circuitry and some form of system to propel it." Brian Baglow, of technology firm Indoctrimat, said: "As well as designing the materials for this, the sensor systems will be a problem. It's not easy for them to work out where the gaps are which they can get through."

He may go down as quick as him too. Especially against Chuck Norris.

The Tilt phone has a 3 megapixel camera. For those of you are interested in that.

And... For those of you who may use it for business needs. While you are able to view things like Word Documents, Excel Spreadsheets, PowerPoint Presentations, and PDF's. You are not able to go in and edit them on the iPhone. You are also not able to connect to your companies Sharepoint with the ability to edit either. Of course you are able to view full HTML on the iPhone. Which is a plus. But for those who are looking for true business functionality check out the AT&T Tilt phone. Also both phones are World Phones so you're able to send and receive calls and emails in other countries just as though you were right at home.

I just realized she was tied to that chair. GGGGRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

That actually was one of my top favorites. Futurerama is funny as hell. Mike Judge creates some of the funniest animated shows I've ever seen. IMO of course. One of my other top favorites is the, "THEY SEE ME ROLLIN."

That Chuck Norris is something else. Here's a guy they say could kill him. That might stop the unnecessary impaling by bulls to innocent brothers looking for a good time.

Its almost like a piece of plastic the way its stretching. This guy is tough though. Hes still playing the Staring game. He's not going to blink.

As someone who works with the public on a daily basis I have to say that the first 3 posters could not be any truer. I see these sayings in action everyday.

If I had to have a horn impale me I guess I'd rather it be like picture #1 than picture #5.

I like the way you think Squid. Using Squids mathematical breakdown I just celebrated the 10th anniversary of my 25th birthday a couple of weeks ago. 'Splain this, please. I'm dumb when it comes to math! 7th anniversary of Squids 25th birthday - 7 + 25 = 32 10th anniversary of my 25th birthday - 10 + 25 = 35

The guy with the horn in his leg and the guy getting hit in the face with the bat made me cringe.

I like the way you think Squid. Using Squids mathematical breakdown I just celebrated the 10th anniversary of my 25th birthday a couple of weeks ago.

As far as looks go, the first one would be my pick. But comfort would be the big sale for me. I'm using the Jabra that came with WarHawk and it works just fine. I typically wear it 2-3 hours a night and it goes for about 3-4 days without needing a recharge.

Thanks Hog.

Happy 4th of July from Black Ops to everyone in the Urgent Fury community.

Yeah but have there been more patches for developmental problems or for glitchers?

Keep us updated. I was thinking about taking my kids to this. That's to bad too. I really like Will Smith. Even though he's going all Scientology now.

I digress.