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News, current events, general weirdness - ripped from today's headlines


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Iranian Morals Crackdown Continues (and a quote of the day)...

We reported earlier that the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, calling for a police crackdown of all immoral behaviour, including any physical ...

Website of the Day

Fireworks! http://www1.jawink.ne.jp/koji-y/java/jhanabi2e_b.htm

Conker Bashing

Friday, October 11, 2002   (1 post)
It's time once again for the annual World Conker Championship. Sometimes I just don't understand the British, but yet, I'm intrigued... ...

Quote of the Day

Friday, October 11, 2002   (1 post)
"We lose about six or seven patients a year." - anonymous worker from a Paris hospital where a decomposing corpse was recently discovered in the ...

Zoo Barbecue

Friday, October 11, 2002   (1 post)
Reuters reports today that two zookeepers from the German town of Recklinghausen are under police investigation.  Apparently the pair allegedly barbecued ...

List of fictional characters the Wall Street Journal thinks are gay...

Wednesday, November 6, 2002   (1 post)
... not that there's anything wrong with that. Velma (from Scooby Doo) Peppermint Patty (from Peanuts) the Powerpuff Girls Bert and Ernie Tinky ...

Quote of the Day

Friday, November 8, 2002   (3 posts)
"We want our books to be used. That's our philosophy." - German publisher Georges Hemmerstoffer, who recently began publishing novels on toilet paper.

That's Mr. Who I Am to you...

Wednesday, October 9, 2002   (1 post)
This just in from the Lake City Reporter in Lake City, Florida... Charles Haffey wanted to change his name.  To "God".  Circuit Judge Vernon ...

Damned if you do...

Wednesday, October 9, 2002   (1 post)
In Wales, some recycling-minded drivers have found a way to save money by using used cooking oil from their local fish and chips shops to power their ordinarily ...

Quote of the Day

Monday, February 17, 2003   (3 posts)
"Americans have the most expensive urine in the world." - Gregory W. Stewart, MD, co-medical director of the Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine in New ...

Extreme Ironing

This is a photo from the Extreme Ironing Championship.  And no, I don't understand it either... ...

Quote of the Day

Tuesday, October 8, 2002   (1 post)
"There are people out there who don't realize 'pizza' is an Italian word and ask us what we call it." - Adolfo Urso, Italian deputy industry ...

Quote of the Day

Tuesday, October 8, 2002   (2 posts)
"People expect a society where their youth are not exposed to immoral hazards as soon as they leave the house." - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme ...

(Bad) Website of the Day

Wednesday, October 2, 2002   (1 post)
If you do nothing else, click on the "Elton John?" link.  So bad it is painful.  I mean physically painful.  I dare you to watch the whole thing ...

Quote of the day (blondes in the future?)

Wednesday, October 2, 2002   (1 post)
"[we] would like to stress that we have no opinion on the future existence of blondes." - World Health Organization (WHO) statement, referring to recent ...

It seemed like a good idea at the time...

A plan like this can only be formed with the help of serious amounts of alcohol... The plan, according to Reuters, was to bungee jump off of the Lions ...

Sometimes it's too easy

Monday, September 30, 2002   (1 post)
Robinson Morales and Fiore Petrassi were arrested for theft in a Chicago parking lot last week, according to reports from the AP.  Local police, responding ...

Quote of the Day

Monday, September 30, 2002   (1 post)
"It's not every day that they have to pick up corpses and sometimes pedalos [pedal-operated boats] work well. None of the corpses complained." - ...

Website of the Day

Virtual Bubble Wrap - http://www.snapbubbles.com

Interesting Choice for a Getaway...

Friday, September 27, 2002   (1 post)
According to USA Today, John Pope robbed a bank in Moline, IL, then hired a limousine to take him across the state to Chicago.  Unfortunately for John, his ...

Picture of a man and his ferret sight-seeing in London...

I don't know why this cracks me up... [IMAGE]

Does anyone really understand the point of blue camouflage?

Unless you plan on hiding in a Smurf jungle somewhere, I really don't get it... ...

Quote of the Day

Monday, September 23, 2002   (1 post)
"I just hope that this award breaks the door for Jewish people trying to get into show business." - Emmy award winner Brad Garrett

Website of the Day

Saturday, September 21, 2002   (1 post)
www.reodorant.com

 

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