Tuesday, May 6, 2008
YOU MIGHT BEARLY ESCAPE FROM THIS PRISON
La. warden says his prison has an unpaid guard: A black bear May 5/08: New Orleans The way the warden sees it, the more than 400-pound black bear living in the middle of the sprawling Louisiana State Penitentiary is an extra layer of security. "I love that bear being right where it is," Warden Burl...
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Sunday, May 4, 2008
CRAP SELLS
Prehistoric Poop Sells Big (a followup to Wednesday's posting) New York: Here's a sure sign the economy is not in the dumper: A pile of dinosaur dung 130 million years old sold at a New York auction this week for nearly $1,000. The prehistoric deposit fetched $960, said a spokeswoman for Bonhams New...
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Saturday, May 3, 2008
BRIDE BEATS UP THE BAND, LITERALLY
US bride, groom plead guilty in reception fight with band May 2/08: Port Chester, N.Y. A U.S. bride and groom arrested at their wedding reception after the bride trashed a set of conga drums in a spat with the band have pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. The bride was also accused of breaking a...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
FOR THE MOM WHO HAS EVERYTHING
Dinosaur dung, other ancient finds going up for auction in New York City Apr 29/08 - New York It may look like a geologic find, but the 1.4-kilogram red and white fossil heading for auction in New York is actually a pile of dinosaur dung (ohhhh...crap!) Bonhams New York puts the prehistoric deposit...
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Monday, April 21, 2008
AND HE DIDN'T HIT THE TULIPS!
Prince William lands copter in girlfriend's garden Apr 21/08: London Prince William landed a Royal Air Force helicopter in the garden of his girlfriend Kate Middleton's family home but the Defence Ministry defended his actions, saying he achieved essential training objectives (yep, he missed the...
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Sunday, April 20, 2008
GAS PRICES ODOROUS
$1.25 a litre and counting, here in this particular part of Canada (border city across from Detroit, Michigan). $1.25 x's 5 will give you roughly the cost per gallon. Can anyone explain it to me in easy to understand language, other than "we're being screwed" by the oil companies who are in bed with...
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Saturday, April 19, 2008
EXCUSE ME, IS THAT A KNIFE IN YOUR BACK?
Boozy Russian man fails to notice knife in back Apr 17/08: Moscow Russians have long used drink to take the edge off workplace stress. Lately, one man's senses were so dulled he failed to notice a knife stuck in his back by a colleague, newspapers reported. The newspapers Komsomolskaya Pravda (by...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
IF YOU DON'T WANT SMILIES, FLOWERS, ETC.
Please, just say so and I will refrain from including them with my comments. Email me if you want to. This whole thing has been gone over more than once by other bloggers. Trust me, there are no hidden motives or agendas on my part.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
WOULD YOU LEAVE A $400,000. VIOLIN ON A TRAIN?
Expensive 17th-century violin from Venetian master lost on train Apr 15/08: London, England A retired shipping consultant (man, he must have been a doozy of a shipping consultant.....) says he lost a 17th-century violin worth nearly $400,000 after leaving it on a train. Rob Napier said Monday he did...
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Monday, April 14, 2008
RUNNING BLIND NO PROBLEM FOR THIS MAN
Blind runner finishes seven marathons in seven days Apr 13/08: London, England A blind British runner became only the third person ever to complete seven marathons on seven continents in seven days when he crossed the London Marathon's finish line on Sunday. The gruelling week-long stretch saw...
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