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dinosaur defense
2008-01-04 06:07:00 No one likes accepting blame. For example, you may recall that I posted a story about the pantless man who was arrested for breaking into a car and claimed that a leprechaun led him do it.This week, a man from Wentachee, Washington came up with a completely original excuse. The unnamed man was driving in the wrong lane and crashed his car into a pole. When asked what caused the accident, he gave a very simple answer: "pterodactyl."That's right. He claims that his car was swooped by a prehistoric winged dinosaur that has been extinct for millions of years... or not (?).http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article. html?in_article_id=81848&in_page_id=2 But let's not leap to judgment. After all, a person should be assumed innocent until proven guilty. More About: Defense
it works! female deer urine gets attention.
2008-01-04 06:05:00 This was on TV a few years ago, the guy that was attacked had sprayed female deer urine on himself in hopes of attracting a deer.... and, he did! More About: Female , Deer , Works , Attention , Urine
deck the halls with... er... doggy doo?
2008-01-03 06:08:00 I know what you are thinking... but you can have this for next Christmas if you order now. Supplies are not limited. Doggies keep cranking it out. More About: Deck , Deck The Halls
15 Things We Didn't Know Last Year
2008-01-02 06:07:00 The BBC News Magazine Monitor keeps a weekly list of “things we didn’t know.” These are items that the BBC editors did not know until the daily news taught it to them. This week, the magazine posted the top “100 Things We Didn’t Know Last Year .” I wasn’t terribly impressed with the whole list (and didn’t want to post the whole thing here). So, I reduced it to these 15: 1. Saddam Hussein's codename while in US custody in 2004/5 was "Victor".2. Adding milk to tea negates the health-giving effects of a hot brew.3. The word "jaywalking" came from the US slang "jay", a term popular in the early 20th Century meaning a rustic newcomer unfamiliar with city ways.4. There are at least two children given the name "Superman" in the UK since 1984.5. Cloudy apple juice is healthier than clear, containing almost double the antioxidants which protect against heart disease and cancer.6. Dishcloths are purged of 99% of their bacteria during two minutes in a microwave.7. Ant...
what would failure have looked like?
2008-01-02 06:02:00 Well, that's a relief!I was thinking that we were in trouble. More About: Failure
Dave Berry's advice on New Year's Resolutions
2008-01-01 07:00:00 Thinking about your New Year's resolutions? Here are some helpful words from author Dave Berry:Many people give up because they “set their sights too high.” In making a New Year’s resolution, pick a goal that you can reasonably expect to attain, as we see in these examples:Unrealistic Goal: “In the next month, I will lose 25 pounds.” Realistic Goal: “Over the next year, taking it an ounce or two at a time, I will gain 25 pounds, and my face will bloat like a military life raft.” Unrealistic Goal: “I will learn to speak Chinese.” Realistic Goal: “I will order some Chinese food.” Unrealistic Goal: “I will read a good book.” Realistic Goal: “I will examine the outsides of some good books, then waddle over to the part of the bookstore where they sell pastries.” Unrealistic Goal: “I will do volunteer work for a worthy cause.” Realistic Goal: “I will give myself a hearty scratching.”Thanks for the help, Dave.http://www.newyearsresolutionsblog.c om... More About: Advice , Resolutions
excellent. the New Year's resolution song
2008-01-01 07:00:00 Adblock More About: Song , Resolution , Excellent
it is all in the background
2007-12-31 06:07:00 click arrow to start slideshow; move cursor over picture pause, controlAdblock More About: Background
recorded emergency call: be careful who you give it to
2007-12-31 06:05:00 Adblocksent to me by Barry More About: Give , Call , Careful , Emergency , Cord
return of shoutbox
2007-12-31 06:02:00 I put the Shoutbox on my sidebar again. Please say hello or leave a comment if you feel like it. :) More About: Return
Christmas Eve in the septic tank
2007-12-28 06:10:00 You think Ebenezer Scrooge had one miserable Christmas Eve?? He had nothing on Robert Schoff of Des Moines, Iowa.Robert Schoff, 77, had a clog in his septic tank on Christmas Eve . Realizing that he would not be able to get someone to fix it on the holiday, Robert decided to unclog it himself.So, he went out into his yard, uncovered the septic tank and reached his arm in there. But that wasn't all.Robert slipped and fell head first into the septic tank and securely lodged in the opening with his feet and legs still flailing in the air above the tank.About an hour later, his wife, Toni, happened to walk by a window and noticed a pair of legs kicking in the air above the septic tank hole. She ran out to rescue Robert.Unfortunately, even though Robert is only 5 ft -5 in. tall and 138 lbs., Toni couldn't extract him from the hole. She called 911 and two sheriffs came to free him from the tank.Robert, a master of understatement, said, "It wasn't good, I'll tell you what. It was... More About: Tank
photo: man shaves IQ on back
2007-12-28 06:04:00 he likes watching shiny things that go around in circles More About: Photo , Back
very cool. guess what song he is singing.
2007-12-27 06:08:00 amazing. you will figure it out half way and then realize why he is doing what he does.one reader said he was having trouble loading this video. if you have trouble, here is a link to the YouTube url More About: Song , Cool , Guess , Singing
stick um up? man robs store with stapler
2007-12-27 06:05:00 Gerald Rocchi, 32, came up with a completely unique idea for a heist: he used a stapler to rob an ice cream store.Wearing a ski mask and armed with a chrome desk-type stapler, Gerald entered The Ice Cream Shop in Ashland, KY and demanded their money. The clerks, apparently afraid of a guy in a ski mask brandishing a stapler, gave over $175 in cash.Fortunately, eyewitnesses were able to direct police to where the thief had run. When they arrived at Rocchi's house, they found the money, a stapler, and a ski mask.Investigators said that it is not clear whether Gerald planned to shoot staples at the clerks or if he was planning to use it as a blunt-force weapon. I am guessing Gerald hadn't thought that far ahead.http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbea t/2007-11-16-stapler-bandit_N.htm?csp=34I am not sure which tells us more about Ashland, KY... the fact that they have a stapler-bandit in their population or that their ice cream shop is named "The Ice Cream Shop." More About: Store , Stick , Tick , Stapler
strange Christmas traditions
2007-12-24 06:15:00 In honor of Christmas Day, here are a few strange/unusual Christmas traditions that are practiced around the world.--In Greenland, the Christmas feast includes Kiviak. Kiviak is a delicacy made from the raw meat of an auk (a diving bird of the North Atlantic-- see picture). Sounds yummy? Ah but wait! Kiviak isn't ready until the bird meat has been buried under a stone encased in a sealskin for a few months. "Good" Kiviak is in an advanced state of decomposition and smells like old blue cheese.In Japan, they never send red Christmas cards because that is the usual color of funeral notices.In Yugoslavia, on the second Sunday before Christmas, children tie their mother to a chair. They shout "Mother's Day, Mother's Day what will you pay to get away?" The mother gives them some gifts. On the Sunday before Christmas, the kids play a prank on their father... who again, responds with giving more presents.Some Portuguese people celebrate a special feast on Christmas morning that is c... More About: Traditions , Strange
Christmas advertisments
2007-12-24 06:09:00 Need some last minute gifts? How about Chocolate Coffins... or how about the "Christmas Fun Special"?
man finds mom after 22 years... working with him at Lowe's
2007-12-21 06:15:00 After 22 years, Steve Flaig found his biological mother-- at the front of the Lowe's store where he works.When Steve was born in 1985, his mother knew that she was unable to care for him. So, she made the difficult decision to put him up for adoption. At the time of the adoption, she gave the adoption agency permission to disclose her name if her child ever wanted to find her.Steve was raised by Pat and Lois Flaig who supported him in the search for his mother. When he turned 18, he went to the adoption agency and learned the name of his biological mother: Christine Tallady.Steve did Internet search. Unfortunately, the search turned up nothing.Three years later, he looked at the adoption paperwork again and realized he had misspelled Tallady's name in his Internet search. He had spelled it Talladay, not Tallady.This time, the search came up with an address-- less than a mile from the Lowe's store where he works.The next day, Steve mentioned it to his boss who said, "You mean... More About: Years , Working , Workin
reporter in Denmark faints on live TV
2007-12-21 06:07:00 what I find weird /funny about this is the response of the other reporters... they aren't terribly helpful. More About: Live , Denmark , Reporter
inappropriate contextual ad
2007-12-21 06:05:00 We have all seen "contextual advertising" -- that is when an advertisement is plugged into an article by a computer that tries to match the article subject with an advertisement. This time, it failed. (screenshot)found at "Worse than Failure" More About: Contextual
argggg..... man falls out of ambulance: video and story
2007-12-20 06:08:00 This video is all over the internet, but the background of the story is not as easily found.The incident happened on December 14, 2007 in Ankara, Turkey. The man in the video is Mehmet Ali Kocaman. He was a passenger in a car that had just crashed into a tree.Following the video, he was (again) placed in an ambulance and taken to the hospital... with the back door firmly closed.http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /article.php?enewsid=91280Mahmet Ali Kocaman- soon to be one of the richest men in Ankara. More About: Video , Story , Ambulance , Falls
fun and innovative advertising
2007-12-20 06:05:00 I think these advertisements are pretty amazing. I mean, the graphics on the trucks are perfect and fun.If you can't make out what the second truck is about, the cab sign says "Impreza: it sticks to the road."found at piculous.com More About: Advertising , Innovative
lost bracelet found in chicken 25 years later
2007-12-19 06:09:00 Aaron Giles lost his identity bracelet more than 25 years ago. He was around 5 years old when he lost it and never dreamed he'd see the bracelet again (and at 31 years old, he didn't much care).Last month, a meat cutter at the Olson Locker in Fairmont, Minnesota was butchering a chicken when he came across a shiny object in the chicken's gizzard.When he removed it and cleaned it off, he saw Aaron's name, former address and phone number engraved on it. With that information, it was easy to relocate Aaron.Aaron assumes that he lost his bracelet while playing in his grandfather's barn. The barn was dismantled a few years ago, and the parts of it were used to construct a new barn 45 miles away in Elmore, MN- where chickens are kept.MSNBC quotes Araron, "It was in pretty immaculate shape. Everything was working on it, and all the engravings on it were still legible. It was quite the surprise."http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/220 47939/so, where do you think they get the toys that go wi... More About: Lost , Chicken , Bracelet , Years
happy birthday, Jenny
2007-12-13 06:20:00 (my kid :) )Create Fake Magazine Covers with your own picture at MagMyPic.com More About: Happy , Birthday , Happy Birthday , Jenny
women get revenge on cheating boyfriend/husband
2007-12-13 06:09:00 These are pictures of cars that were redecorated by women who had been cheated on....probably not the best of break-ups. More About: Women , Boyfriend , Cheating , Revenge , Husband
another ad you won't see these days... from the 1960s Flintstones
2007-12-12 06:20:00 yes, this advertisement was broadcast More About: Days , Stones
bad news... good news... really bad news... best news... and a world record
2007-12-12 06:10:00 On October 26, 2001, there was an accident on Interstate 376 near Pittsburgh, PA. Fortunately, Matthew McKnight of Connellsville, PA, an off-duty paramedic, was near the scene and stopped to help the accident victims.Unfortunately, while helping the accident victims, Matthew was struck by another car traveling 70mph. He was flung far into the air and suffered two dislocated shoulders, one broken shoulder, a broken tail-bone, pelvis, and leg. But Matthew survived.And now... this year, Matthew will appear in the 2008 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records because he is the world record holder for "Greatest Distance Thrown in a Car Accident." His record flight was 118 feet (36 meters).Matthew submitted the paperwork back in 2003, but the record has not appeared in the book until this year. Nice going, Matthew. Let's try not to break it.http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.h tml?in_article_id=79117&in_page_id=2T he picture is not Matthew. It is a stunt professional. Ple... More About: News , World Record , Good News , Bad News
ads from the past... that you won't see today
2007-12-11 06:15:00 Back in the day when "sexism" wasn't yet a word and "politically correct" wasn't yet a concept... ads like these were common.These advertisements were originally printed in 1961, 1952, and 1953 respectively.these pictures were taken from an article in the Daily Mail and are part of a new book entitled You Mean A Woman Can Open It?: The Woman's Place In The Classic Age Of Advertising."My wife doesn't need a watch. There is a clock on the stove."--James Kline, now deceased More About: Today , Past
first MacDonald's commercial... with a very creepy Ronald
2007-12-11 06:12:00 Adblock More About: Commercial , Creepy , Ronald
update: Santa fired for offensive language
More articles from this author:2007-12-10 06:07:00 A story I posted last month has happened-- a Santa claims that he was fired from his job for offensive language.Last week John Oakes, 70, was fired from his job as Santa at Myer department store in Cairnes, Northern Australia.In a report in the Daily Mail, Mr. Oakes explained the reason for his firing: "The manager told me my services were no longer required... When I asked why, she replied, "You said ho-ho-ho and that's not appropriate.""He was also guilty of singing Jingle Bells which is also against the store policy.Why is ho ho ho "inappropriate" for Santa? Apparently the PC police believe that women might be offended by it because "ho" is slang for "a woman of the evening." They suggest that Santa should say "ha ha ha."No explanation was given as to why singing Jingle Bells is a problem with the store.The management company that hired Mr. Oakes (and gave instructions to their Santas not to say ho ho ho) insists that he was not fired for ho-ho-hoeing, but for his "attitude.... More About: Language , Update , Fired 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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