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


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Quote of the Day

Thursday, April 3, 2003   (1 post)
"I never thought tobacco would taste so good, it tastes better than smoking." - Fabio Granato, co-owner of the Serafina Sandro restaurant in New York ...

April Fool

Sunday, August 28, 2022   (2 posts)
Sitra Walker of Columbus Ohio thought it would be a neat joke to call her boss at home and say the store was being robbed, according to CBS News.  ...

Quote of the Day

Wednesday, April 2, 2003   (2 posts)
"Yeah, it's a lot of money, but it's a lot of work and it's worth it." - an unnamed State Department official, commenting on the $600,000 ...

LA Times photographer fired for "photoshopping" war photo

Wednesday, April 2, 2003   (1 post)
AFP reports today that photographer Brian Walski was fired by the LA Times for digitally altering a photograph of a British soldier directing Iraqi civilians to ...

You can buy anything on eBay

Tuesday, April 1, 2003   (1 post)
Decommissioned nuclear bunkers in the English countryside are now being offered for sale on eBay, according to a recent report from Reuters.  Surveyor Rob ...

Does this seem like a good idea to anyone?

Tuesday, April 1, 2003   (1 post)
According to Reuters, German artist Bernd Eilts plans to begin selling a new line of wristwatches - made from cow dung.

Does this seem like a good idea to anyone?

Tuesday, April 1, 2003   (1 post)
"Urban Cowboy: The Musical" opened on Broadway last week. 

Quote of the Day

Monday, March 31, 2003   (1 post)
"You have to just marvel at the stun-gun absurdity of fighting to the death over what happens after you die." - Dennis Miller

Quote of the Day  (Does the Pope boogie?)

Monday, March 31, 2003   (1 post)
"We reckon the Pope may actually enjoy a boogie, but we don't want problems with the neighbors." - an unnamed spokesman for Paul McCartney, explaining ...

Best Headline of the Day

Monday, March 31, 2003   (1 post)
From USA Today... Beavers outsmart officials; town surrenders Apparently the town of Knowlton Township, New Jersey, has given up in their efforts to ...

Kentucky - it's just like New Hampshire

Monday, March 31, 2003   (1 post)
A recent ad for the Kentucky Department of Travel features a photo of picturesque covered bridge.  Only problem is, according to USA Today, the bridge in ...

Quote of the Day

Monday, March 31, 2003   (1 post)
"In the end ... quality journalism wins out." - Geraldo Rivera (umm... okay)

Quote of the Day

Monday, March 31, 2003   (1 post)
"There's a small island in the South Pacific, uninhabited, which I'll try to swim to." - Peter Arnett, commenting on future plans after being fired ...

Quote of the Day

Friday, March 28, 2003   (1 post)
"We wanted to slow down on this lying. Plus, I'm bored. ... It's been a long winter." - Jo Hamlet, acting mayor of Mount Sterling, Iowa (population ...

What fashionable Pakistanis wear to anti-war rallies

Photo from an anti-war rally in Islamabad... [IMAGE] (There's ...

Quote of the Day

Thursday, March 27, 2003   (1 post)
"I find the television coverage of the war to be a bombastic abomination of sensationalism, morbidity and (at times) blatant propaganda. Can't keep my eyes ...

Website Pick

Letters from a Two-Front War (as the name implies - it is a collection of letters to and from GI's currently deployed overseas) ...

Important Safety Tip

Thursday, March 27, 2003   (1 post)
If you are going to rob a bank, don't shove the money in your pants.  The AP reports that John Gladney did just that after allegedly robbing the ...

Speaking of Georgia...

Wednesday, March 26, 2003   (1 post)
They are very serious about their tea in Georgia. State lawmakers, led by Rep. John Noel of Atlanta, are proposing legislation which would require all ...

Unclear on the Concept...

Wednesday, March 26, 2003   (1 post)
Brian Harrell was the coordinator of the new State Court DUI program for Chatham County (Georgia).  CBS reports that he has now resigned - following his ...

Quote of the Day

Wednesday, March 26, 2003   (1 post)
"I do get a perverse pleasure out of it. After all, CNN did dump me." - Peter Arnett, reporter for MSNBC in Baghdad.  Arnett reported from Baghdad for ...

 

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