Saturday, December 16, 2006
Friday, December 15, 2006
Dear Yahoo!:
Dear Yahoo!:
How can I keep my cats out of the Christmas tree?
Paul
Taylor, Michigan
Dear Paul:
Cats have a well-earned reputation for curiosity. Sometimes that results in cute mischievousness ("Oh, look, honey! Fluffy found the yarn!"). Other times, especially around the holidays, a cat's knack for finding trouble can be both annoying and dangerous.
We tracked down a list of ways to discourage cats from snooping around the tree at wikiHow. The site mentions everything from the irritatingly obvious (keep your cat away from the tree) to the not so widely known (place orange peels under the tree -- cats apparently hate the smell of citrus).
ShowCatsOnline.com has a similar list. Among its many gems:
1. Use a wide base on your tree to prevent climbing kitties from tipping it over.
2. Fasten the top of the tree to the ceiling with fishing line.
3. Lay aluminum foil on the floor. Cats don't like it.
4. Don't use tinsel. Cats can, and often do, choke on it.
To cats, a Christmas tree is more attractive than the snooze button on a Monday morning. But the above tips should help keep your tree safe from even the most adventurous feline. If not, perhaps it's time to switch to a greased up Festivus pole.
http://ask.yahoo.com/20061214.html
How can I keep my cats out of the Christmas tree?
Paul
Taylor, Michigan
Dear Paul:
Cats have a well-earned reputation for curiosity. Sometimes that results in cute mischievousness ("Oh, look, honey! Fluffy found the yarn!"). Other times, especially around the holidays, a cat's knack for finding trouble can be both annoying and dangerous.
We tracked down a list of ways to discourage cats from snooping around the tree at wikiHow. The site mentions everything from the irritatingly obvious (keep your cat away from the tree) to the not so widely known (place orange peels under the tree -- cats apparently hate the smell of citrus).
ShowCatsOnline.com has a similar list. Among its many gems:
1. Use a wide base on your tree to prevent climbing kitties from tipping it over.
2. Fasten the top of the tree to the ceiling with fishing line.
3. Lay aluminum foil on the floor. Cats don't like it.
4. Don't use tinsel. Cats can, and often do, choke on it.
To cats, a Christmas tree is more attractive than the snooze button on a Monday morning. But the above tips should help keep your tree safe from even the most adventurous feline. If not, perhaps it's time to switch to a greased up Festivus pole.
http://ask.yahoo.com/20061214.html
How to Get Rid of a Hangover
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
The party's over and now you're in a regrettable state--queasy, headachy and miserable. Alcohol dehydrates your body, so a hangover is actually a form of mild dehydration.
Instructions
Pulled from eHow
The party's over and now you're in a regrettable state--queasy, headachy and miserable. Alcohol dehydrates your body, so a hangover is actually a form of mild dehydration.
Instructions
- STEP 1: To rehydrate your body, drink water like the fish you were the night before.
- STEP 2: Eat mild foods, since your stomach right now is quite sensitive. Bananas, rice, applesauce and toast or soda crackers (BRAT) are all good options.
- STEP 3: Check the label before you take a pain reliever to reduce any hangover-induced aches. Some pain relievers, including acetaminophen, aspirin and naproxen sodium, should not be used when alcohol is still in your system.
- STEP 4: Rest to allow your body to recover from your revelry.
- STEP 5: If alcohol has affected your relationship with others, your performance at work or your health, you are exhibiting signs of alcoholism.
Visit http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/ to learn more.
Overall Tips & Warnings- Drink lots of water and eat some bread or crackers before going to sleep if you expect to have a hangover in the morning. It may help.
- Practice moderation. It's not healthy to drink to the point of dehydrating your body.
Pulled from eHow
Thursday, December 14, 2006
On your next club night, Order one of these drinks ...
Pink Pussy Drink
Recipe:
Ingredients
Scale ingredients to servings
2 oz Bacardi® Limon rum
1 oz Grand Marnier® orange liqueur
1 oz Jose Cuervo® Especial gold tequila
1 dash cranberry juice
4 oz sweet and sour mix
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Creamy Pussy Drink
Recipe:
Ingredients
Scale ingredients to servings
1 oz Bailey's® Irish cream
1 oz Tequila Rose® strawberry cream liqueur
Stir ingredients together in a shot glass, and serve.
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Pussy Juice Drink
Recipe:
Ingredients
Scale ingredients to servings
1 1/2 oz Captain Morgan® Parrot Bay coconut rum
1/2 oz grenadine syrup
1 tsp lime juice
2 - 3 oz orange juice
2 - 3 oz pineapple juice
Shake with ice, pour into a highball glass, and serve.
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Extra Drinks to check out -- Link
Recipe:
Ingredients
Scale ingredients to servings
2 oz Bacardi® Limon rum
1 oz Grand Marnier® orange liqueur
1 oz Jose Cuervo® Especial gold tequila
1 dash cranberry juice
4 oz sweet and sour mix
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Creamy Pussy Drink
Recipe:
Ingredients
Scale ingredients to servings
1 oz Bailey's® Irish cream
1 oz Tequila Rose® strawberry cream liqueur
Stir ingredients together in a shot glass, and serve.
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Pussy Juice Drink
Recipe:
Ingredients
Scale ingredients to servings
1 1/2 oz Captain Morgan® Parrot Bay coconut rum
1/2 oz grenadine syrup
1 tsp lime juice
2 - 3 oz orange juice
2 - 3 oz pineapple juice
Shake with ice, pour into a highball glass, and serve.
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Extra Drinks to check out -- Link
Let The Bodys Hit The Floor
From Break.com :: Take footage of TV Evangelist Benny Hinn, dub over Drowning Pool's Let The Bodys Hit the Floor and what do you get? Internet gold.
Old School Root's video
Dropping an old school video from the Roots. Krazy video & track. Check it out ...
Humping Dog USB Drive Robs Us All of Precious Dignity
Humping Dog USB Drive Robs Us All of Precious Dignity
The TRUTH about the PS3's backwards compatibility...
I was on youtube today looking around at videos and came across this one. Check it out ...
Use Google Now For Patents Searches
Got an idea for a better mousetrap? Head to Google's new Patent Search to make sure someone didn't beat you to it.
The new site not only culls through seven million patents, it also presents you with five random patents you can peruse for your edification and enjoyment. (Who knew that gum-massaging toothbrushes were conceived as far back as 1938?)
Finally, a new Google service that actually deals with searches! Of course, it's puzzling that you can't sort the results by date. Hopefully the search king will fix that glaring oversight when Google Patent Search comes out of beta. — Rick Broida Posted from LifeHacker.com
Save That Flash Drive: Vista Speedup or Tax-Deductable Gift
Are you accumulating flash drives in a bottom drawer somewhere? Don't throw them away just yet because you can use them with Microsoft Windows Vista. Plug any USB 2.0 flash memory drive that holds at least 256MB but no more than 4GB into your PC and Autoplay gives you a choice to invoke ReadyBoost, where Vista will use the drive's memory as an additional disk cache to speed things up. Just click Speed up My System and you're off and running.
If you're skipping Vista or you're a Mac user, why not just donate your old thumb drive to charity? But hey, what the fuck do kids in Africa need with thumbdrives? How about food, education, computers, stable government.... – Charlie White
Save That Flash Drive: Vista Speedup or Tax-Deductable Gift [Gizmodo]
The Inspiration :: Album Review
The Inspiration
Artist: Young Jeezy
Title: The Inspiration
Rating: 4 out 5 Stars
Reviewed by: Alex Thornton
With so much complaining about Hip-Hop going corporate, a self-made man like Young Jeezy is a refreshing alternative. In less than two years, he's become a top artist on a top label, and while his rhyme skills are the subject of heavy debate, you can't knock the hustle. With The Inspiration (Def Jam), Jeezy won't convince anyone but his most diehard fans that he's a top ten MC, but he may convince a few that it might not really matter.
Fans of Thug Motivation 101 will feel right at home with this semester's class since it's more or less the same album. The hook to "J.E.E.Z.Y." sums things up all too well: "Jeezy like to drink/Jeezy like to smoke/Jeezy like to mix Arm & Hammer with his coke." While he never bothers to explain what the acronym stands for, those few lines still provide a pretty accurate shorthand version of every other song on the album. As expected, the lyrics are not only simplistic but sometimes just plain bad as well (the lines sometimes don't even rhyme). The production is also far from innovative with even the usually kooky Timbaland sleepwalking his way through "3 AM."
Track after track follows the same formulaic approach that Jeezy loves (see "I Luv It"), and while they work in their own way individually, as a whole, The Inspiration at times feels like a test of patience. Still, Jeezy has always been a rapper who gets by on attitude more than technique and this dark, aggressive album certainly has plenty of it. His words may not be complex, but he at least sounds like he means them. His tone almost dares the listener to criticize him, and by the end, it seems hard to argue with his "money talks" approach; Jeezy is so confident that he must know something that the doubters don't.
Well, maybe he does. If the song titles were changed, the exact comments could apply to Jeezy's freshman album. There were around two million people who didn't care about Jeezy's plain lyrics last year, so Jeezy naturally doesn't either. He isn't just satisfied with simplicity; he revels in it, never pretending to be something he isn't. The Inspiration certainly won't teach listeners much about rhyming, but Young Jeezy's straightforward method of playing to the market may be an even better lesson for hustlers than the actual stories of the trap he tells.
Link
Artist: Young Jeezy
Title: The Inspiration
Rating: 4 out 5 Stars
Reviewed by: Alex Thornton
With so much complaining about Hip-Hop going corporate, a self-made man like Young Jeezy is a refreshing alternative. In less than two years, he's become a top artist on a top label, and while his rhyme skills are the subject of heavy debate, you can't knock the hustle. With The Inspiration (Def Jam), Jeezy won't convince anyone but his most diehard fans that he's a top ten MC, but he may convince a few that it might not really matter.
Fans of Thug Motivation 101 will feel right at home with this semester's class since it's more or less the same album. The hook to "J.E.E.Z.Y." sums things up all too well: "Jeezy like to drink/Jeezy like to smoke/Jeezy like to mix Arm & Hammer with his coke." While he never bothers to explain what the acronym stands for, those few lines still provide a pretty accurate shorthand version of every other song on the album. As expected, the lyrics are not only simplistic but sometimes just plain bad as well (the lines sometimes don't even rhyme). The production is also far from innovative with even the usually kooky Timbaland sleepwalking his way through "3 AM."
Track after track follows the same formulaic approach that Jeezy loves (see "I Luv It"), and while they work in their own way individually, as a whole, The Inspiration at times feels like a test of patience. Still, Jeezy has always been a rapper who gets by on attitude more than technique and this dark, aggressive album certainly has plenty of it. His words may not be complex, but he at least sounds like he means them. His tone almost dares the listener to criticize him, and by the end, it seems hard to argue with his "money talks" approach; Jeezy is so confident that he must know something that the doubters don't.
Well, maybe he does. If the song titles were changed, the exact comments could apply to Jeezy's freshman album. There were around two million people who didn't care about Jeezy's plain lyrics last year, so Jeezy naturally doesn't either. He isn't just satisfied with simplicity; he revels in it, never pretending to be something he isn't. The Inspiration certainly won't teach listeners much about rhyming, but Young Jeezy's straightforward method of playing to the market may be an even better lesson for hustlers than the actual stories of the trap he tells.
Link
Vh1 Announces I Love New York Sneak Peek
From Latoya West,
Your Guide to Reality TV.
Vh1 Announces I Love New York Sneak Peek
If you're like me, you can't wait for the premiere of I Love New York on VH1. (And if you're like me, you're a little bit embarrassed to admit it.)
Well, VH1 is cutting our wait short for what may turn out to be the most outrageous reality show on television this winter. Though the show officially premieres on Monday, January 8th on VH1, there will be a sneak peek of episode one on VH1's VSpot on January 2nd.
If you have no idea what I Love New York is all about, let me fill you in. The series will be similar to The Bachelorette, with a group of men trying to win over an eligible bachelorette. I should also mention that the bachelorette I am talking about is a crazy, drama-seeking, wild woman who first showed her true colors while competing for rapper Flavor Flav's affections on the VH1 series, Flavor of Love.
But that's my description of Tiffany Patterson, who was nicknamed New York on Flavor of Love. The producers of her new show described her in a press release as "a beautiful, spirited and sexy woman who deserves a man who appreciates her." I almost spit out my coffee when I read that!
The network is also offering an early glimpse of the men who will compete on the show. Go to http://vspot.vh1.com/ to check it out.
Photo courtesy of Fox Reality.
Link
Your Guide to Reality TV.
Vh1 Announces I Love New York Sneak Peek
If you're like me, you can't wait for the premiere of I Love New York on VH1. (And if you're like me, you're a little bit embarrassed to admit it.)
Well, VH1 is cutting our wait short for what may turn out to be the most outrageous reality show on television this winter. Though the show officially premieres on Monday, January 8th on VH1, there will be a sneak peek of episode one on VH1's VSpot on January 2nd.
If you have no idea what I Love New York is all about, let me fill you in. The series will be similar to The Bachelorette, with a group of men trying to win over an eligible bachelorette. I should also mention that the bachelorette I am talking about is a crazy, drama-seeking, wild woman who first showed her true colors while competing for rapper Flavor Flav's affections on the VH1 series, Flavor of Love.
But that's my description of Tiffany Patterson, who was nicknamed New York on Flavor of Love. The producers of her new show described her in a press release as "a beautiful, spirited and sexy woman who deserves a man who appreciates her." I almost spit out my coffee when I read that!
The network is also offering an early glimpse of the men who will compete on the show. Go to http://vspot.vh1.com/ to check it out.
Photo courtesy of Fox Reality.
Link
Louima: How many have to die?
Louima: How many have to die?
Police brutality icon shows support for shooting victims
BY JOHN MARZULLI, JOHN LAUINGER and CORKY SIEMASZKO
DAILY NEWS WRITERS
Police brutality survivor Abner Louima had a message yesterday for the cops who gunned Sean Bell down on his wedding day: "We are not target practice."
Calling the 50-shot barrage that felled Bell "outrageous," Louima said the NYPD has to change the way it conducts undercover operations in black neighborhoods. "How many people have to die?" he asked.
But Louima, whose beating and sodomizing by cops in 1997 horrified the city, made it clear he was not criticizing the entire department.
"I cannot judge all of the Police Department by one action," he told the Daily News. "We know most of our policemen are good. But they have a duty to train their officers and make sure this doesn't happen."
It was the first time Louima, who now lives in Florida, weighed in on the Bell shooting. He said he intends to return here Saturday for a rally protesting the Bell shooting.
"It is something I have to do," he said. "I am a survivor. In my case, many people who I didn't even know were marching for me."
Louima also said he's given some advice to Bell's fiancée, Nicole Paultre Bell. "I told her to keep calm and be strong," he said.
Attorney Sanford Rubenstein, who was Louima's lawyer and is representing the two survivors of the Bell shooting, said Louima felt the need to speak out now.
"It is very important for Abner Louima to stand by other victims just as he was given strength by those who marched for him," Rubenstein said.
Bell, 23, was gunned down and his pals Joseph Guzman and Trent Benefield were badly wounded Nov. 25 after a bachelor bash at a strip joint in South Jamaica, Queens.
As the Queens district attorney launched an investigation, cops rounded up friends of the victims on unrelated charges - and further antagonized a mostly black neighborhood seething with anger over the shooting of three unarmed men.
Yesterday, Rep. Gregory Meeks and 75 other clergy and community leaders called for the end of what they called the "parallel investigation" and for the ouster of NYPD Chief Anthony Izzo, who was incharge of the undercover unit that killed Bell.
"We feel that there must be somebody held accountable," Meeks (D-Queens) said. "Since you have failed us, Mr. Izzo, it's time for you to go."
Bishop Lester Williams, who was supposed to marry Bell and Paultre, said the police investigation is being done by a "rogue group of policemen who are doing things that are not sanctioned by this city."
"They are not being questioned at a precinct because if they were, their attorneys would get involved," Williams said. "I think it's reprehensible and is a violation of our constitutional rights. The police seem to think they can do what they want, like it's a police state."
Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne declined to comment on calls for Izzo's resignation and insisted there was "no parallel inquiry."
"What is happening, appropriately, is that IAB [Internal Affairs Bureau] is investigating the incident and turning over all the information they find to the Queens district attorney," he said.
Guzman and Benefield claim cops opened fire without identifying themselves as police. The officers said they believed Guzman was armed and fired in self-defense after Bell clipped an undercover cop with his car. The officers who fired the fatal shots are on paid leave.
With Alison Gendar
Originally published on December 12, 2006
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Police brutality icon shows support for shooting victims
BY JOHN MARZULLI, JOHN LAUINGER and CORKY SIEMASZKO
DAILY NEWS WRITERS
Police brutality survivor Abner Louima had a message yesterday for the cops who gunned Sean Bell down on his wedding day: "We are not target practice."
Calling the 50-shot barrage that felled Bell "outrageous," Louima said the NYPD has to change the way it conducts undercover operations in black neighborhoods. "How many people have to die?" he asked.
But Louima, whose beating and sodomizing by cops in 1997 horrified the city, made it clear he was not criticizing the entire department.
"I cannot judge all of the Police Department by one action," he told the Daily News. "We know most of our policemen are good. But they have a duty to train their officers and make sure this doesn't happen."
It was the first time Louima, who now lives in Florida, weighed in on the Bell shooting. He said he intends to return here Saturday for a rally protesting the Bell shooting.
"It is something I have to do," he said. "I am a survivor. In my case, many people who I didn't even know were marching for me."
Louima also said he's given some advice to Bell's fiancée, Nicole Paultre Bell. "I told her to keep calm and be strong," he said.
Attorney Sanford Rubenstein, who was Louima's lawyer and is representing the two survivors of the Bell shooting, said Louima felt the need to speak out now.
"It is very important for Abner Louima to stand by other victims just as he was given strength by those who marched for him," Rubenstein said.
Bell, 23, was gunned down and his pals Joseph Guzman and Trent Benefield were badly wounded Nov. 25 after a bachelor bash at a strip joint in South Jamaica, Queens.
As the Queens district attorney launched an investigation, cops rounded up friends of the victims on unrelated charges - and further antagonized a mostly black neighborhood seething with anger over the shooting of three unarmed men.
Yesterday, Rep. Gregory Meeks and 75 other clergy and community leaders called for the end of what they called the "parallel investigation" and for the ouster of NYPD Chief Anthony Izzo, who was incharge of the undercover unit that killed Bell.
"We feel that there must be somebody held accountable," Meeks (D-Queens) said. "Since you have failed us, Mr. Izzo, it's time for you to go."
Bishop Lester Williams, who was supposed to marry Bell and Paultre, said the police investigation is being done by a "rogue group of policemen who are doing things that are not sanctioned by this city."
"They are not being questioned at a precinct because if they were, their attorneys would get involved," Williams said. "I think it's reprehensible and is a violation of our constitutional rights. The police seem to think they can do what they want, like it's a police state."
Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne declined to comment on calls for Izzo's resignation and insisted there was "no parallel inquiry."
"What is happening, appropriately, is that IAB [Internal Affairs Bureau] is investigating the incident and turning over all the information they find to the Queens district attorney," he said.
Guzman and Benefield claim cops opened fire without identifying themselves as police. The officers said they believed Guzman was armed and fired in self-defense after Bell clipped an undercover cop with his car. The officers who fired the fatal shots are on paid leave.
With Alison Gendar
Originally published on December 12, 2006
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006
If The Internet Was Real
Great clip from the David Chappell show. He wonders what the world would be like if it was like the internet.
The Perils Of Using JDate
Joanne meets Darren on JDate.com, they go out to dinner and Darren insists on paying. When Joanne refuses another date, Darren leaves a series of messages for her demanding that she repay him for the dinner he bought. He threatens to take her to court, call restaurant and even her employer all over $50.
Sorry of the lame blimp logo again...
Sorry of the lame blimp logo again...
Slow Motion
Water Balloon
Ever wonder what popping a water balloon looks like in super slow motion? This is a video recorded at 4,000 frames per second of a knife puncturing a water balloon, pretty sweet.
Bottle Breaks
It may be cool to look at, but there is nothing sadder than seeing a full beer go to waste. I'm surprized you don't see a guy lapping up the leftovers.
Missile Dispatch
This is an awesome video of a missile being dispatched in slow motion. I wonder how they got the camera to move so perfectly with the missile, think about how fast it must be going. Crazy!
Ever wonder what popping a water balloon looks like in super slow motion? This is a video recorded at 4,000 frames per second of a knife puncturing a water balloon, pretty sweet.
Bottle Breaks
It may be cool to look at, but there is nothing sadder than seeing a full beer go to waste. I'm surprized you don't see a guy lapping up the leftovers.
Missile Dispatch
This is an awesome video of a missile being dispatched in slow motion. I wonder how they got the camera to move so perfectly with the missile, think about how fast it must be going. Crazy!
The case of the stolen stash and the stupid caller.
WICHITA, Kan-- "Hello, 9-1-1? Yeah, some guy just broke into my house with a sawed-off shotgun and stoke $1,100 worth of marijuana form me."
What's the proper response to that if you're the 9-1-1 operator? Well, when it happened to one in Wichita, they sent the police, who sympathetically took the report or the ordeal, then arrested the guy for possession.
Seems the drug-sniffing dog they just happened to bring along with them had a field day in that house. They haven't found the thief yet.
Copyright 2006 by TBT
What's the proper response to that if you're the 9-1-1 operator? Well, when it happened to one in Wichita, they sent the police, who sympathetically took the report or the ordeal, then arrested the guy for possession.
Seems the drug-sniffing dog they just happened to bring along with them had a field day in that house. They haven't found the thief yet.
Copyright 2006 by TBT
Police Stop
John and Jessica were on their way home from the bar one night and John got pulled over by the police. The officer told John that he was stopped because his tail light was burned out. John said, "I'm very sorry officer, I didn't realize it was out, I'll get it fixed right away." Just then Jessica said, "I knew this would happen when I told you two days ago to get that light fixed."
So the officer asked for John's license and after looking at it said, "Sir your license has expired." And again John apologized and mentioned that he didn't realize that it had expired and would take care of it first thing in the morning. Jessica said, "I told you a week ago that the state sent you a letter telling you that your license had expired." Well by this time, John is a bit upset with his wife contradicting him in front of the officer, and he said in a rather loud voice, "Jessica, shut your mouth!" The officer then leaned over toward Jessica and asked. "Does your husband always talk to you like that?"
Jessica replied, "Only when he's drunk."
So the officer asked for John's license and after looking at it said, "Sir your license has expired." And again John apologized and mentioned that he didn't realize that it had expired and would take care of it first thing in the morning. Jessica said, "I told you a week ago that the state sent you a letter telling you that your license had expired." Well by this time, John is a bit upset with his wife contradicting him in front of the officer, and he said in a rather loud voice, "Jessica, shut your mouth!" The officer then leaned over toward Jessica and asked. "Does your husband always talk to you like that?"
Jessica replied, "Only when he's drunk."
Man steals garbage truck, runs from police
I wonder what he was gonna do with that garbage truck?!?
ORLANDO, Fla. (UPI) -- A Florida man stole a garbage truck before leading police on a chase through Orlando and busy neighboring cities, WKMG-TV Orlando reported.
Copyright 2006 by United Press International
ORLANDO, Fla. (UPI) -- A Florida man stole a garbage truck before leading police on a chase through Orlando and busy neighboring cities, WKMG-TV Orlando reported.
Investigators said the driver, temp worker Robert Green, was leading police on a wild chase, refusing to stop and coming close to parades and other holiday events Saturday.
Green is believed to have stolen the garbage truck from Orlando's Waste Management Services.
"He drove for a good nine miles on the rims alone, tearing up the road," Local 6's Jessica Sanchez said. "They say Robert Green was a desperate, suicidal man who chose a very public and dangerous way to display that."
"There were several different holiday parades and other events going on, so this was absolutely paramount that we stop this subject," said Seminole County sheriff's Lt. Don Rufo. "He was yelling out the window at various times, 'You are going to have to kill me.'"
As it turned out, Green was taken into custody alive.
Copyright 2006 by United Press International
Dear Yahoo!:
Dear Yahoo!:
Can you draw unemployment if you quit your job?
Vera
Waterville, New York
Dear Vera:
Federal Unemployment Insurance is administered by individual states and territories. The rules (including eligibility, how much money you get, and how long you receive it) all vary. According to the AARP, you're usually not eligible for unemployment benefits if you quit your job. But if you show "good cause" for leaving, you might receive benefits. The problem is that states define that term differently.
Most states consider "good cause" something the employer has done to cause you to quit your job. But some states say that leaving for personal reasons (like being a caregiver for someone who is ill) is sufficient enough to receive benefits. Before applying for unemployment benefits, you "must show that you have asked your employer to correct the situation." Also, it's important to "show that the situation would cause any reasonable person to quit."
Because benefit eligibility depends on where you are, it's best to contact your state's employment office to find out what applies to you in your situation. We hope you find a better job soon!
http://ask.yahoo.com/20061213.html
Can you draw unemployment if you quit your job?
Vera
Waterville, New York
Dear Vera:
Federal Unemployment Insurance is administered by individual states and territories. The rules (including eligibility, how much money you get, and how long you receive it) all vary. According to the AARP, you're usually not eligible for unemployment benefits if you quit your job. But if you show "good cause" for leaving, you might receive benefits. The problem is that states define that term differently.
Most states consider "good cause" something the employer has done to cause you to quit your job. But some states say that leaving for personal reasons (like being a caregiver for someone who is ill) is sufficient enough to receive benefits. Before applying for unemployment benefits, you "must show that you have asked your employer to correct the situation." Also, it's important to "show that the situation would cause any reasonable person to quit."
Because benefit eligibility depends on where you are, it's best to contact your state's employment office to find out what applies to you in your situation. We hope you find a better job soon!
http://ask.yahoo.com/20061213.html
Police to place TP order after 20 years
HAGFORS, Sweden (UPI) -- Police in Hagfors in western Sweden may experience sticker shock when they purchase toilet paper; after all, the last time they bought some was 20 years ago.
Someone mismarked an invoice -- checking pallets, not packets -- resulting in a mountain of paper products and plastic bags being delivered to the police station in March 1986, The Local said.
The station chief back then opted to accept the delivery rather than complete the paperwork to return it. It took the better part of a day to unload it, said current station chief Bjorn Fredlund.
"We filled 12 garages with it all, as well as all other available spaces," Fredlund said.
The exact amount of TP is unknown, but Fredlund said he was told there were 550,000 paper towels and 3 million plastic bags.
The toilet paper held up well over the years, Fredlund said. The final roll was emptied last week.
"It was single sheet," Fredlund said, "and double would have been nice, but overall it was fine."
Copyright 2006 by United Press International
Someone mismarked an invoice -- checking pallets, not packets -- resulting in a mountain of paper products and plastic bags being delivered to the police station in March 1986, The Local said.
The station chief back then opted to accept the delivery rather than complete the paperwork to return it. It took the better part of a day to unload it, said current station chief Bjorn Fredlund.
"We filled 12 garages with it all, as well as all other available spaces," Fredlund said.
The exact amount of TP is unknown, but Fredlund said he was told there were 550,000 paper towels and 3 million plastic bags.
The toilet paper held up well over the years, Fredlund said. The final roll was emptied last week.
"It was single sheet," Fredlund said, "and double would have been nice, but overall it was fine."
Copyright 2006 by United Press International
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Drunk Prank Gone Bad
This is friggin hilarious. Some dude passes out drunk in a chair. His buddies decide to sling shot him into a pool but pull back a little too hard on the sling.
Suspected car thief drives past owner
PHOENIX (UPI) -- An Arizona woman was in the process of reporting her stolen car to the police when she saw the vehicle going by on the street.
Police in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa pursued the car and arrested the driver, the Arizona Republic reported.
"I was speaking with the owner when she saw the vehicle driving down the street," an officer wrote in his report on the incident.
The driver, Franklin Chad White, allegedly admitted that he stole the car to have a joyride. The owner told police she did not know him and had not given him permission to drive the vehicle.
Copyright 2006 by United Press International
Why parents drink.....
A boss wondered why one of his most valued employees had not phoned in sick one day. Having an urgent problem with one of the main computers, he dailed the employee's home phone number and was greeted with a child's whisper.
"Hello, is your daddy home?" he asked. "Yes," whispered the small voice. "May I talk with him?" The child whispered, "No."
Surprised and wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, "Is your mommy there?" "Yes", the child replied. "May I talk with her?". Again the small voice whispered, "No."
Hoping there was somebody with whom he could leave a message, the boss asked, "Is anybody else there?" "Yes, " whispered the child, "a policeman." Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the boss asked, "May I speak with the policeman?" "No, he's busy", whispered the child. "Busy doing what?" "Talking to daddy and mommy and the fireman." came the whispered answer.
Growing more and more worried as he heard what sounded like a helicopter through the earpiece on the phone, the boss asked, "what is that noise?" "A helicopter" answered the whispering voice. "What is going on there?" demanded the boss, now truly apprehensice. Again, whispering, the child answered, "the search team just landed the helicopter."
Alarmed, concerned, and a little frustrated the boss asked, "What are they searching for?" Still whispering, the young voice replied with a muffled giggle: "ME!"
"Hello, is your daddy home?" he asked. "Yes," whispered the small voice. "May I talk with him?" The child whispered, "No."
Surprised and wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, "Is your mommy there?" "Yes", the child replied. "May I talk with her?". Again the small voice whispered, "No."
Hoping there was somebody with whom he could leave a message, the boss asked, "Is anybody else there?" "Yes, " whispered the child, "a policeman." Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the boss asked, "May I speak with the policeman?" "No, he's busy", whispered the child. "Busy doing what?" "Talking to daddy and mommy and the fireman." came the whispered answer.
Growing more and more worried as he heard what sounded like a helicopter through the earpiece on the phone, the boss asked, "what is that noise?" "A helicopter" answered the whispering voice. "What is going on there?" demanded the boss, now truly apprehensice. Again, whispering, the child answered, "the search team just landed the helicopter."
Alarmed, concerned, and a little frustrated the boss asked, "What are they searching for?" Still whispering, the young voice replied with a muffled giggle: "ME!"
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Like the legendary (if lopsided) battle between VHS and Betamax, Blu-ray and HD DVD are each striving to win the next format war. It's too early to declare a winner, but we can tell you the key differences.
Our sister site Yahoo! Tech explains that HD DVD and Blu-ray are different high-definition DVD formats. Both offer huge visual improvements over the current generation of DVDs and both are getting a lot of press, due in part to video game consoles. The Xbox 360 will eventually support HD DVD and the PlayStation 3 supports Blu-ray. But if you don't play video games, choosing which horse to back becomes a bit tougher.
More large companies (and studios) currently support Blu-ray than HD DVD, but that's only one aspect of the war (and one that's debatable). HD DVD players are generally less expensive than Blu-ray players, and while Blu-ray is believed to be technically superior to HD-DVD (each disc holds more data), its higher price may cause consumers to overlook its specs.
As is the case with most new products, it pays to wait and see. Especially considering an "all in one" player may be on the horizon.
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What's the difference between Blu-ray and HD DVD?
Chris
French Lick, Indiana
Dear Chris:
Like the legendary (if lopsided) battle between VHS and Betamax, Blu-ray and HD DVD are each striving to win the next format war. It's too early to declare a winner, but we can tell you the key differences.
Our sister site Yahoo! Tech explains that HD DVD and Blu-ray are different high-definition DVD formats. Both offer huge visual improvements over the current generation of DVDs and both are getting a lot of press, due in part to video game consoles. The Xbox 360 will eventually support HD DVD and the PlayStation 3 supports Blu-ray. But if you don't play video games, choosing which horse to back becomes a bit tougher.
More large companies (and studios) currently support Blu-ray than HD DVD, but that's only one aspect of the war (and one that's debatable). HD DVD players are generally less expensive than Blu-ray players, and while Blu-ray is believed to be technically superior to HD-DVD (each disc holds more data), its higher price may cause consumers to overlook its specs.
As is the case with most new products, it pays to wait and see. Especially considering an "all in one" player may be on the horizon.
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Don't Forget to Pay Your Bills
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Are words ever removed from the dictionary?
Trevor
Alliston, Ontario
Dear Trevor:
Dictionaries purge their pages annually, adding new words and getting rid of the obsolete and offensive.
This article from the San Francisco Chronicle explains Merriam-Webster's process. Because languages are "living things" (metaphorically speaking), changes occur and need to be acknowledged. So, every ten years or so, the wordsmiths work on an updated edition. Hundreds of words (like "snollygoster") are cut, and even more (like "phat") are added.
The Oxford Dictionary also reexamines its definitions regularly. This article explains how the meaning of a word can change from year to year. Believe it or not, "nice" once meant silly, lazy, lecherous, and strange. Back in the 1300s, if a man told a woman he was "a nice guy," the lady was liable to slap him and run the other way (or so we presume).
Scrabble, the English major's game of choice, recently removed several words from its official dictionary due to their offensive nature. The Anti-Defamation League applauded the move, noting there is "no room on the board for prejudice."
While some words won't be missed, many antiquated terms are worth remembering. This list of "lost words" from the Phrontistery serves as a kind of memorial to words left unsaid.
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Are words ever removed from the dictionary?
Trevor
Alliston, Ontario
Dear Trevor:
Dictionaries purge their pages annually, adding new words and getting rid of the obsolete and offensive.
This article from the San Francisco Chronicle explains Merriam-Webster's process. Because languages are "living things" (metaphorically speaking), changes occur and need to be acknowledged. So, every ten years or so, the wordsmiths work on an updated edition. Hundreds of words (like "snollygoster") are cut, and even more (like "phat") are added.
The Oxford Dictionary also reexamines its definitions regularly. This article explains how the meaning of a word can change from year to year. Believe it or not, "nice" once meant silly, lazy, lecherous, and strange. Back in the 1300s, if a man told a woman he was "a nice guy," the lady was liable to slap him and run the other way (or so we presume).
Scrabble, the English major's game of choice, recently removed several words from its official dictionary due to their offensive nature. The Anti-Defamation League applauded the move, noting there is "no room on the board for prejudice."
While some words won't be missed, many antiquated terms are worth remembering. This list of "lost words" from the Phrontistery serves as a kind of memorial to words left unsaid.
http://ask.yahoo.com/20060630.html
Atomic Sit-up
It’s important to remember that whenever your friends ask you to do anything that involves being blindfolded you should always say NO.
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Wrestler Diamond Dallas Page vs Jay-Z
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The Nightmare Of AOL
Blogger Vincent Ferrari had no idea that the audio recording of his attempt to cancel his AOL account would cause a web sensation and bring a multi billion dollar company to its knees. Subsequnetly Vincent made all the rounds on TV and AOL has vowed to completely revamp their customer service department. Power to the people!
UPDATE---- I wish to say sorry for the blimp background... This was sound file converted into a video file for some reason.
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Rookie Reporter Grabs Fence
A rookie reporter does a story on an electric fence and then grabs it sending 6000 volts of electricity through his body.
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Ice Cube Coin Party Trick
Ok we must have watched this video 15 times when we first saw it in just submitted, if this is for real then it is the coolest party trick ever. I wish we got more videos of cool drinking tricks cause they always come in handy when you're trying to impress the ladies.
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Old lady gets run over
11/7/2006 - This is some fairly shocking footage of a woman getting run over multiple times in an alley. Was this an accident? Can anyone understand what the news person is saying?
UPDATE--- What the news reporter was saying..: She was saying that the old person of about age 64 was walking slowly, then she was describing how the car was going all over the old person, and about how the passerbys on foot and on the bike didn't stop to help, and that they only called the cops after about 3 minutes or so and that the old person was still moving after the car ran all over her.
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Ask Yahoo!
How many hours of TV does a person watch in a lifetime?
Joey
Chesterfield, Missouri
Dear Joey:
Not to be confused with the hours spent watching Lifetime, one figure we've seen bandied about is 150,000 hours. That's based on a 72-year life expectancy. We suspect that number might be a bit aged, since Americans are now sticking around longer, up to an average of 77.9 years.
The folks behind TV Turnoff Week say that the set drones on 7 hours and 40 minutes a day in the average American household. Sounds excessive, until you realize that includes the entire household. When we're talking individual eyeballs, it drops down to a little over 4 hours per person.
However Nielsen Media reports that Americans have hit boob-tube peaks of eight hours and 11 minutes in the home and 4 hours, 35 minutes per viewer--and that was before sociologists declared TV to be the most common human activity after work and sleep.
So, say we round off to 4.5 hours a day for 80 years. Assuming you've been clicking the remote straight outta the womb, you could be talking 131,400 hours spent with the likes of William Shatner, Tony Danza, and the blonde cylon from "Battlestar Galactica."
But are we talking about white noise or opiate-quality viewership? Finding that out is the stuff of academic study and focus groups. Plus, given the growing popularity of stuff like iPods and cell phone, the whole time-shifting concept and, of course Web surfing, those viewing hours could be lengthened or shortened. Naturally, the watchers will be watching, so look for some new numbers coming to a screen near you.
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Joey
Chesterfield, Missouri
Dear Joey:
Not to be confused with the hours spent watching Lifetime, one figure we've seen bandied about is 150,000 hours. That's based on a 72-year life expectancy. We suspect that number might be a bit aged, since Americans are now sticking around longer, up to an average of 77.9 years.
The folks behind TV Turnoff Week say that the set drones on 7 hours and 40 minutes a day in the average American household. Sounds excessive, until you realize that includes the entire household. When we're talking individual eyeballs, it drops down to a little over 4 hours per person.
However Nielsen Media reports that Americans have hit boob-tube peaks of eight hours and 11 minutes in the home and 4 hours, 35 minutes per viewer--and that was before sociologists declared TV to be the most common human activity after work and sleep.
So, say we round off to 4.5 hours a day for 80 years. Assuming you've been clicking the remote straight outta the womb, you could be talking 131,400 hours spent with the likes of William Shatner, Tony Danza, and the blonde cylon from "Battlestar Galactica."
But are we talking about white noise or opiate-quality viewership? Finding that out is the stuff of academic study and focus groups. Plus, given the growing popularity of stuff like iPods and cell phone, the whole time-shifting concept and, of course Web surfing, those viewing hours could be lengthened or shortened. Naturally, the watchers will be watching, so look for some new numbers coming to a screen near you.
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Gibson's bloody Apocalypto tops box office
Gibson's bloody Apocalypto tops box office
Simon Crerar Posted @ entertainment.timesonline.co.uk
Controversial director Mel Gibson's latest film Apocalypto has topped the US box office in its opening weekend, taking an estimated $14.2 million.
The film's strong showing caps a remarkable recovery for staunch Catholic Gibson, whose career appeared in jeopardy after his July arrest for drunk driving, when he unleashed an anti-Semitic rant at police.
Shot entirely on location in the Mexican rainforest, the gory Apocalypto depicts a violent pre-Colombian Mayan civilisation on the brink of collapse. Many critics felt the unusual subject matter, lack of star actors and cast's use of an obscure Mayan language would turn off audiences.
However, despite subtitles throughout and gruellingly violent scenes such as cardiectomies (hearts ripped from victim's chests) and human sacrifices, the film has proved a hit, and proof that Gibson's career has been salvaged.
‘I think people probably are a bit on the surprised side around town that it's number one, said the Walt Disney’s Company’s Chuck Viane, who is handling the film’s distribution. ‘Two months ago, nobody would have bet on that.’
Gibson's last movie, the even more controversial The Passion of the Christ, enjoyed a spectacular opening in 2004, taking $83.8 million on its opening weekend, and eventually making $610 million worldwide.
Jude Law and Cameron Diaz starring romantic comedy The Holiday debuted at number two with $13.5 million, with Leonardo DiCaprio starring thriller Blood Diamond, at number five, taking $8.5 million.
Simon Crerar Posted @ entertainment.timesonline.co.uk
Controversial director Mel Gibson's latest film Apocalypto has topped the US box office in its opening weekend, taking an estimated $14.2 million.
The film's strong showing caps a remarkable recovery for staunch Catholic Gibson, whose career appeared in jeopardy after his July arrest for drunk driving, when he unleashed an anti-Semitic rant at police.
Shot entirely on location in the Mexican rainforest, the gory Apocalypto depicts a violent pre-Colombian Mayan civilisation on the brink of collapse. Many critics felt the unusual subject matter, lack of star actors and cast's use of an obscure Mayan language would turn off audiences.
However, despite subtitles throughout and gruellingly violent scenes such as cardiectomies (hearts ripped from victim's chests) and human sacrifices, the film has proved a hit, and proof that Gibson's career has been salvaged.
‘I think people probably are a bit on the surprised side around town that it's number one, said the Walt Disney’s Company’s Chuck Viane, who is handling the film’s distribution. ‘Two months ago, nobody would have bet on that.’
Gibson's last movie, the even more controversial The Passion of the Christ, enjoyed a spectacular opening in 2004, taking $83.8 million on its opening weekend, and eventually making $610 million worldwide.
Jude Law and Cameron Diaz starring romantic comedy The Holiday debuted at number two with $13.5 million, with Leonardo DiCaprio starring thriller Blood Diamond, at number five, taking $8.5 million.
HP, Cingular make a laptop connection
The HP Compaq nc6400 Notebook PC, with built-in WWAN (wireless wide-area network) connectivity, went on sale Monday for about $1,599. WWAN-capable devices can connect to the Internet via cell phone towers. The HP Compaq nc6400More info
CNET Review: HP Compaq nc6400 Rating: 7.0/10
Though it's not a performance powerhouse, the HP Compaq nc6400 comes with enough speed, battery life, features, and design perks for the typical employee--at a lower price than some competitors.
It is one of the first laptops to be compatible with Cingular Wireless' UMTS/HSDPA-technology. For the notebook's WWAN connectivity to work, users must subscribe to an EDGE network or Cingular's 3G network.
The notebook, which weighs about 5.1 pounds, also has an Intel Core 2 Duo processors, WLAN and Bluetooth connectivity, a 14.1-inch screen and a privacy filter. The notebook PC is Windows Vista-compatible, though minor hardware upgrades might be necessary in order for full Vista features to work on it, according to HP specs. The laptop will most likely be a competitor to the Dell Latitude D620.
With good performance and a complete range of connectivity options, the new thin-and-light Latitude D620 will keep you in business when you're away from the desk, but its battery life is merely average.
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CNET Review: HP Compaq nc6400 Rating: 7.0/10
Though it's not a performance powerhouse, the HP Compaq nc6400 comes with enough speed, battery life, features, and design perks for the typical employee--at a lower price than some competitors.
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The notebook, which weighs about 5.1 pounds, also has an Intel Core 2 Duo processors, WLAN and Bluetooth connectivity, a 14.1-inch screen and a privacy filter. The notebook PC is Windows Vista-compatible, though minor hardware upgrades might be necessary in order for full Vista features to work on it, according to HP specs. The laptop will most likely be a competitor to the Dell Latitude D620.
With good performance and a complete range of connectivity options, the new thin-and-light Latitude D620 will keep you in business when you're away from the desk, but its battery life is merely average.
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Howard University Unveils New Hip-Hop Courses
Howard University Unveils New Hip-Hop Courses
By EbenGregory
Date: 12/10/2006 9:50 pm
After exploring ways to enhance academic course offerings by including courses that focus on Hip-Hop, Howard University recently unveiled three new Hip-Hop related courses in the spring semester of 2007.
The upcoming classes are geared toward engaging undergraduate students in a critical analysis of Hip-Hop using research, policy, and program review, as well as including activist perspectives.
Undergrad students will be able to enroll in “Hip-Hop and the African-American Experience” in the spring and next fall, the university plans to offer another new Hip-Hop course titled “Black Youth and Hip-Hop” to students.
"Hopefully the success of the courses will motivate other departments at the university to develop new and innovative courses that study Hip-Hop from a historical, cultural, and contemporary perspective," said Joshua Kondwani Wright, a doctoral student in Howard's Department of History.
In addition to the undergraduate students, Howard plans to offer a graduate class to students called “Hip-Hop History.”
The seminar will include AJ Calloway, the original host of BET's 106 & Park, as a frequent guest lecturer.
Early this spring, Howard played host to a "Hip-Hop and Higher Education Symposium" that focused on creating Hip-Hop related courses at Howard University.
The courses were designed to serve as a model for other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in hopes that they will eventually incorporate them into their curriculums.
Origanl Post from AllHipHop.Com
By EbenGregory
Date: 12/10/2006 9:50 pm
After exploring ways to enhance academic course offerings by including courses that focus on Hip-Hop, Howard University recently unveiled three new Hip-Hop related courses in the spring semester of 2007.
The upcoming classes are geared toward engaging undergraduate students in a critical analysis of Hip-Hop using research, policy, and program review, as well as including activist perspectives.
Undergrad students will be able to enroll in “Hip-Hop and the African-American Experience” in the spring and next fall, the university plans to offer another new Hip-Hop course titled “Black Youth and Hip-Hop” to students.
"Hopefully the success of the courses will motivate other departments at the university to develop new and innovative courses that study Hip-Hop from a historical, cultural, and contemporary perspective," said Joshua Kondwani Wright, a doctoral student in Howard's Department of History.
In addition to the undergraduate students, Howard plans to offer a graduate class to students called “Hip-Hop History.”
The seminar will include AJ Calloway, the original host of BET's 106 & Park, as a frequent guest lecturer.
Early this spring, Howard played host to a "Hip-Hop and Higher Education Symposium" that focused on creating Hip-Hop related courses at Howard University.
The courses were designed to serve as a model for other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in hopes that they will eventually incorporate them into their curriculums.
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Sunday, December 10, 2006
Mad Love 2 Immortal Technique ... A Real Fuking Lyricist Speaking the Truth
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Crazy Taxi
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Reflex Testing Maze Game
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Balls of steel: Boiler Girl
This is another Balls Of Steel clip. in this one the girl tries to pick up a guy out with his girlfriend. The best part is the guys reaction to how is girlfriend gets mad. Classic.
Balls Of Steel: The Annoying Devil
A compilation of The Annoying Devil's funniest moments from the British TV show Balls of Steel. They can only get away with this stuff in England cause in the US this guy would get shot. Still this guy does some really funny pranks.
How To Dance Like A White Guy
This is pretty funny. These guys made an instructional video on how to dance like a white guy.
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If you've ever wondered what a fart looks like on an infrared camera, this video should clear things up. If you fart in really cold temperatures can you see it? That would be worth $400!
Horny Kid
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Very Professional Doctor
One of the reasons I think I am not a doctor (besides all that difficult college learning) or I would be doing stuff like this to my patients all the time.
Nick Burns the Computer Guy
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It sucks to be in a foreign country and having no one that speaks your language to help you out.
How to draw a car in MS Paint.
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Girl Poops Pants
Music shoot gone bad. Very bad. The girl poops in the pool!
Extreme Diet Coke & Mentos Experiments
What happens when you mix 200 liters of Diet Coke and over 500 Mentos mints? The results are completely insane.
Music shoot gone bad. Very bad. The girl poops in the pool!
Extreme Diet Coke & Mentos Experiments
What happens when you mix 200 liters of Diet Coke and over 500 Mentos mints? The results are completely insane.
Dane Cook - Burger King
Dane Cook tells the story of his first job and the joys of working the drive through at Burger King.
Woman's Body Found Behind Bookcase
News from our weird and wacky world...
NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida (AP)-- A woman's body was found wedged upside-down behind a bookcase in the home she shared with relatives who had spent nearly two weeks looking for her.
A spokesman for the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said Mariesa Weber's death was not suspicious. Family members said they believe she fell over as she tried to adjust the plug of a television behind the bookshelf.
Weber, 38, came home October 28 and greeted her mother, then wasn't seen again. Her family thought she had been kidnapped and contacted authorities. Family members scoured her room for clues but found nothing, although they did notice a strange smell.
On November 9, Weber's sister went into her bedroom and looked behind a bookcase, where she saw the woman's foot. Using a flashlight, the family saw Weber was wedged upside-down behind the unit.
"I'm sleeping in the same house as her for 11 days, looking for her," her mother, Connie Weber, told the St. Petersburg Times. "And she's right in the bedroom."
Both Weber and her sister previously had adjusted the television plug by standing on a bureau next to the shelf and leaning over the top. Her family believes Weber, who was 5-foot-3 and barely 100 pounds, may have fallen headfirst into the space.
"She's a little thing," her mother said. "And the bookcase is 6 feet tall and solid. And she couldn't get out."
The sheriff's office said Weber appeared to have died because she was unable to breathe in the position she was in.
Redneck Flat Screen TV
Complying with true Redneck form, this smart gentleman decides that "those fancy plasma screens are for sissies". So what does one do when one wants to have a flat screen tv, without paying the outrageous costs?
Step 1: Hit the bargain bin for the largest TV screen you can find. Bulk is no consideration, as it will not come in to play at all for this project.
Step 2: Cut large gaping hole in your wall.
Step 3: Insert large tv in hole. Finish off jagged edges of drywall. Sit down on the ratty couch. Have wife bring you a cheap beer and turn on tv. Enjoy.
Product puts fish in toilet
WESTMINISTER, Calif. (UPI) -- AquaOne Technologies, Inc., based in Westminster, Calif., has unveiled a product that allows consumers to put fish in the toilet while they're still alive.
The Fish-n-Flush toilet tank contains a fully functioning aquarium and is designed to replace most standard tanks, the company said.
"We wanted to develop a product that had a dual purpose -- to serve as a proper, fully functional toilet and also as a source of entertainment and conversation," says Richard Quintana, chief executive officer of AquaOne. "Fish-n-Flush is definitely an attention-getter."
The aquarium, designed to accommodate fresh, salt, warm and tropical water, is part of a two-piece tank that allows the toilet to function normally without interfering with the aquarium. It features a clear exterior to allow for viewing of the fish and comes with gravel, two plastic nine-inch plants, a dual filter system, LED lighting, a built-in feeder, fill valve, overflow tube, flapper, suction pump and two screws.
Quintana said the product, which retails for $299, serves as "a fun fashion statement for the homeowner who wants to have something unique."
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