Just have immigration officials ask Beatles trivia. It seems to keep away normal people.
Month: August 2003
Next time, try a rope
11-year old rescued from elevator — by getting a wedgie.
The 100 funniest movies
Along the same lines as earlier, the 100 funniest movies of all time, dating back to 1925. There are some great ones on the list, but some I haven’t seen that I need to check out now.
Want to buy a shoe-shaped house? (Asking price: $129,000.)
From Obscure Store:
“I would like a young couple to buy it,” says Ruth Miller, 77, who owns the place with her hubby. “They could do more than I do with it.”
I’m curious as to what you could do with a shoe house. Other than feed your kids broth without any bread, spank them soundly, and send them to bed. But I’m not an old woman. Full Story.
His wife is a better filter than SpamBayes
I use SpamBayes in Outlook XP to control my spam. It works great. But, like any good spam filter, you have to train it. Much like a wife.
The art if digital photo re-touching
We’ve all seen the scantily-clad cover shots on various mens magazines on the shelf, but did you ever stop to think what things looked like before the photo was run through the wringer? Check out this before and after comparison to see what can be done, and check out the site owner’s archive of before/after presentations. Link via b3ta.
What was Neil Armstrong really thinking when he stepped on the moon?
Previous suppressed footage has been discovered that shows what Armstrong really said to Houston. Armstrong’s reaction was a great deal more uninhibited than history suggests, and that a hasty editing job was needed to prepare the astronaut’s moment of glory for broadcast. Link via BBspot.
Programming isn’t that hard
Any monkey (or chimp) can do it. Thanks to Rick for the link.
Biggest movie bombs
At least according to MSN. Such winners as Ishtar, Howard The Duck, and The Postman. These weren’t necessarily the worst movies of all-time, but ones that had gigantic budgets, but didn’t make much money.