March 2011
March 4, 2011
South Park Episode Comes True
An episode of South Park seems to have come true recently in Sandy Springs, Georgia. A detective on the SSPD arrested a woman for prostitution after he had sex with her. Well she can't say she wasn't going to go through with it.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Mar 04, 2011 -
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Veronica in Wonderland
I presume that Archie is not hallucinating here, and that Veronica's Alice-like abilities are canonical, part of the Riverdale continuity. And I look forward to her future exploits.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 04, 2011 -
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Category: Costumes and Masks, Literature, Fantasy, Comics, Teenagers
Candleabra Dance
C'mon, now, be honest: what male audience member is going to be looking at the candles?
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 04, 2011 -
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Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Dance, Middle East
Warning Label Madness
A group that calls themselves M-LAW, Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch, holds an annual silliest warning label contest. They have compiled a list of some of the more ridiculous warning labels from previous years contests. Gems like the admonition- remove child before folding- on a stroller are proof that fear trumps common sense where product liability is concerned. But then who could blame companies for that when there are examples like the man who won $50,000 because his basketball hoop didn't come with a warning about possibly catching ones teeth in the net on a dunk shot? They should have foreseen THAT?? Ah lawsuits, at least they amuse us as they ruin us.
picture from yahoo images
Posted By: Alex - Fri Mar 04, 2011 -
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March 3, 2011
Stamp Day for Superman
Along with nabbing bad-guy Blinky, Superman sells Treasury Bonds, in this US-government-sponsored short.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 03, 2011 -
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Category: Education, Government, Money, PSA’s, 1950s
Did You Know?
Did You Know there is a Meat Hall of Fame? How about both a Wisconsin and an American Association of Meat Processors which both hold annual 'cured meat product ' competitions? In fact there is even an international competition held in Germany as well. All mentioned because one of this years Hall Of Fame inductees has won a number of awards at these competitions. Cured meat product, doesn't that include bacon?
Posted By: Alex - Thu Mar 03, 2011 -
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March 2, 2011
Henry Gibson, Redux
Race Relations Poem from Swindon Viewpoint on Vimeo.
I'm so pleased to see that people have continued to channel the spirit of Henry Gibson.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 02, 2011 -
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Category: Poetry, 1960s
March 1, 2011
An Artificial What?
A 55 year old Chinese man had surgery to give him an artificial anus. The man lived, from birth, without an anus. He had to manually squeeze his stool out through a 0.5 cm stoma that was cut near his urethra.. The recent surgery has given him normal function. Now there is something we never realized we take for granted.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Mar 01, 2011 -
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Yep-roc Heresy
What sounds like pure gibberish is--Arab food names?!?
Read more about artist and song here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 01, 2011 -
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Category: Music, Surrealism, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1940s
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