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Who knew? (I): Cop zaps raccoon (in self-defense), but tasers . . don't work on raccoons! Associated Press via Houston Chronicle
Who knew? (II): If a bull stomps on your head, it not only scrambles your brains but can actually leave your skull lopsided. Daily Mail (London)
Everybody knows Americans are cynical about the efficiency of gov't (Iraq reconstruction, Katrina, the economy), but still, it's a little too ballsy if you're on the lam for a murder in Maryland and you dare to truthfully fill out a gun-purchase application (with waiting period) in Virginia, like Barry Roberts, 46, did. Daily Press (Newport News)
Doesn't get it: Arrested for theft in Barre, Vt., and as he's being booked, he tries to steal a photo off the stationhouse bulletin board. Associated Press via Yahoo
Professor Music's Weird Link
Here's yet another person who maybe over-admires something you never really gave much thought to: She has formed the now-100-member Pylon Appreciation Society to pay tribute to those pole complexes that hold up power lines. www.Pylons.org
Today's Newsrangers: Rahul Dodhia, Perry Levin, Janet Carey, Jayne Boller, B.J. Herbison, Steve Miller, Jamie Anderson, Candy Clouston, Craig Cryer, Phil Daley, Paul Healey, Emmitt Dove, Mark Neunder, Paul Music, Jim Campbell, Stephen Taylor, Mindy Cohen
Who knew? (II): If a bull stomps on your head, it not only scrambles your brains but can actually leave your skull lopsided. Daily Mail (London)
Everybody knows Americans are cynical about the efficiency of gov't (Iraq reconstruction, Katrina, the economy), but still, it's a little too ballsy if you're on the lam for a murder in Maryland and you dare to truthfully fill out a gun-purchase application (with waiting period) in Virginia, like Barry Roberts, 46, did. Daily Press (Newport News)
Doesn't get it: Arrested for theft in Barre, Vt., and as he's being booked, he tries to steal a photo off the stationhouse bulletin board. Associated Press via Yahoo
Professor Music's Weird Link
Here's yet another person who maybe over-admires something you never really gave much thought to: She has formed the now-100-member Pylon Appreciation Society to pay tribute to those pole complexes that hold up power lines. www.Pylons.org
Today's Newsrangers: Rahul Dodhia, Perry Levin, Janet Carey, Jayne Boller, B.J. Herbison, Steve Miller, Jamie Anderson, Candy Clouston, Craig Cryer, Phil Daley, Paul Healey, Emmitt Dove, Mark Neunder, Paul Music, Jim Campbell, Stephen Taylor, Mindy Cohen
Comments
Luckily, Stan Lee doesn't write reality, or that raccoon would become a 20,000 volt, electric raccoon monster, bent on revenge against the police.
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 10/24/08 at 01:25 PM
As someone who works in the electric industry, I'm very happy to see that people enjoy our electrical towers (in American English, they're Towers, not Pylons). My coworkers love the link!
Posted by BikerPuppy on 10/24/08 at 01:45 PM
lopsided - is Hillary a popular name for guys in the UK? It certianly isn't here...
Posted by Jules in Connecticut on 10/24/08 at 01:50 PM
lopsided skull - I wonder why the doctors didn't give the guy a cranial implant to give the guy a normal-looking head? Wouldn't the pressure from his skull being misshapen cause all sorts of problems?
Posted by Caffeinated Katie in Atlanta, GA on 10/24/08 at 05:17 PM
skull lopsided CK, this happened in a country with socialized medicine.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/25/08 at 12:11 AM
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