From Dave Barry: Judging from their logo, these people are cranking out sperm the size of mature walleyes.
Month: March 2003
Only a band geek will appreciate this
From Ruminate.com: March Madness just hasn’t been the same since John Phillip Sousa died.
Passive Cigarette Smoke Linked to Children’s Cavities
From the story: “Exposure to tobacco smoke nearly doubles a child’s risk of having cavities,” said study author and pediatrician Andrew Aligne, who led a team of researchers from the University of Rochester, New York, and the Center for Child Health Research.” Yet another reason you should never smoke, especially if you have kids.
Experiment in stop motion
Here’s my very first, rough attempt at stop motion, with a little chromakey to make it interesting.
Click here to view it.
(1 meg, DivX format)
Man who heads group questioning circumcision says he’s “pissed”
Why am I posting this? Because I just love the irony in that he’s “pissed” about “circumcision.” Or maybe I’m just weird.
Man who swallowed $37,500 gem finally gives it up
In a follow up to a story earlier on this site, link from Obscure Store:
All week, officers poked through his bowel movements, but they didn’t find the gem until Friday — four days after the theft. “Some courageous volunteers went beyond the call of duty,” says a sergeant.
Remember, they couldn’t feed him a laxative, so they gave him greasy hamburgers to expedite the matter.
Man shot to death after losing staring contest
From Obscure Store. The incident happened outside of the Hell Raisers motorcycle club, where tough guys apparently engage in this sort of competition. Full Story.
Man who killed himself with glass shards needed psychiatric help
From Fark, this Mercury News Story
An 21-year-old man killed himself Saturday night after walking naked along a San Jose street, punching a window of a house and using the shards of glass to stab himself. […] They were awaiting the results of an autopsy to discover if the man had taken any drugs or suffered from a psychiatric illness.
No, it’s perfectly normal to do that do yourself. Really.
Morgue mistakenly cremates wrong body
Whoops…. Obviously, the morgue is now getting sued. I’d sue them for arson, on top of the things they’re already taking them to court for.