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Saturday, October 7, 2006

Missing Cannon Found

One night in 1982 a cannon went missing from the front of an American Legion Hall in my neighborhood. Well, 24 years later it was found, buried in the backyard of someone' house. Now Terpgirl and I are basically from the same area and there are some strange things in the article, besides the canon... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Camera's now with slimming effects

HP has a new camera that will can slim down anyone you take a picture of. 1. Didn't CBS get in trouble for this with Katie Couric? 2. How do I convince my Dr. to believe the photo and not what he sees? Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 15, 2006

Last Tucker Carlson update

He got booted from Dancing with the Stars after the 1st show. He was doing fine till he got up off the chair. He did get to dance with lonelygirl15 from youtube on Leno though. Jerry Springer looked like he was going to have a heart attack. Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 9, 2006

More Gnome Gnews

A man in Cornwall has recieved notice that he may be arrested for "placing a garden gnome with intent to cause harassment ". The gnome has been charged with being placed in an "annoying position". Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 8, 2006

Local Primary Elections

I was driving home tonight and the last minute election commercials are on. The funny thing is the nastiest ones are for a very local county prosecutor. Everything else seems civil. Heck, the whole Bush Kerry thing seems like a lovefest compared to this. In one corner we have the local lawyer who... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 7, 2006

M&M's to the rescue?

Just days after promising 2 million dark chocolate M&M's for the recovery of "The Scream" by Edward Munch, the painting was recovered. The power of candy is amazing. Sign in to see full entry.

New Spam Product

No not another Nigerian email but a new flavor of Spam, Stinky French Garlic. This is in honor of the musical Spamalot. Right now it looks like it will only be sold in England but we can hope. Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 6, 2006

Nice job if you can work it out

A Boston police officer worked her schedule with vacation and sick time to work one day a week for months. She actually moved to Atlanta while working her job. Then she retired after nine years. The best part is she broke no rules on this. She had saved up time. This makes me understand why I can... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 5, 2006

New food sensation

Deep-Fried Coca-Cola won the creativity award at the State Fair of Texas. It beat out Deep Fried Mac and Cheese. This is from the guy who gave the world deep fried PB&J and from the fair that gave us corndogs. Something I almost missed. What makes it ok is that it is on a stick. That negates all the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 3, 2006

Sad news about Steve Irwin

Steve Irwin the crocidile hunter was killed today while filming an underwater documentary about the Great Barrier Reef. It's a shame that someone with such a joy for living goes so early. Sign in to see full entry.

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