Thursday, August 07, 2003
From the "Watch Out for the Poision Ivy" Department:
Yahoo! News - Police Hunt Naked Hiker
LONDON (Reuters) - Worried police are searching for a naked rambler who has been enjoying the sights along a famous British walking trail wearing only a floppy hat and a pair of hiking boots, the Times newspaper reported Tuesday.
...a floppy what?
Hot Dogs, anyone?
CNN.com - Fire engulfs seven-story bourbon warehouse in Kentucky - Aug. 5, 2003
BARDSTOWN, Kentucky (AP) -- Flames engulfed a seven-story bourbon warehouse Monday, sending alcohol-fueled flames more than 100 feet in the air.
MP3 Insider: The suits hit the fans - CNET reviews
An interesting read for those of us who are Kazaa/P2P users.
RIAA: F*CK Off!
Tuesday, August 05, 2003
Support for 1st Amendment rising after 9/11 - Saturday, 08/02/03
40% of Americans did not indicate overall support for the first amendment.
The other 60% told 'em to shut the hell up.
Man Dies After Being Bitten By Pet Snake:
A Dayton, Ohio, firefighter died Monday afternoon after his venomous pet snake bit him.
Michael Peterman, 48, was handling a Central African Rhinoceros Viper in his home in the suburb of Oakwood when it bit him Sunday night.
Other snake collectors in the area said Peterman 'knew his snakes' and even used special tongs to feed it.
Another PSA encouraging you to stay with domestic animals.
Sunday, August 03, 2003
'Tomb Raider' Video Game Blamed for Film Failure
Disappointed movie bosses are pointing the finger of blame at video game Tomb Raider - Cradle Of Life after the Angelina Jolie-starring sequel of the same name bombed at the box office.
....And they cite the critical mauling given to the latest computer game as the reason cinema goers are deserting the archeological franchise.
Paramount's Wayne Lewellen says, "The only thing we can attribute to is that gamers were not happy with the latest version of the video game.
..or her digitally created breasts...
Gigli (2003):
Just how bad is Gigli?
"A rigli, rigli bad movie."
-- Bruce Newman, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
Visit the site to see just how horrible reviewers thought the movie was.
Oh - and expect some damn good insulting quotes....
[Props to Willo]
Dog gives flasher his come-uppance:
ZAGREB (Reuters) - A drunken Croat flasher got more excitement than he bargained for when he pushed his penis through a woman's fence and her dog bit it, local newspapers have reported.
Woof.
Feds halt plans for Internet betting on terror predictions:
WASHINGTON - A Defense Department-sponsored online gambling system that would have allowed players to predict and win money on the next act of terrorism or assassination will be aborted before it gets started, a top Pentagon official told Congress on Tuesday.
Thank God.
But Deputy Secretary Paul Wolfowitz did not promise, as some lawmakers demanded, to fire the workers who developed and approved the futures trading market, which the White House asked Congress to spend $8 million to operate through 2005.
Mind you - there is still that federal deficit.... But ah hell - let's gamble!
Really - what were they thinking?
"Well, We couldn't have prevented -=next terror incident=- but a lucky couple in Flordia made a sweet 10 grand off it...."
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