Category: Scary

Scary Book Title For The Day

“BIRTH CONTROL IS SINFUL IN THE CHRISTIAN MARRIAGES and also ROBBING GOD OF PRIESTHOOD CHILDREN!!”. It’s in-stock and can be had for a mere $135. Be sure to read the ALL CAPS description and summary as well.

There Are Some Weird People Out There

Like folks who have an unhealthy obsession with Sonic The Hedgehog (some of the text is not-safe-for-work).

I May Complain About The Cold, But At Least I Can Still Move

Unlike in Alaska’s North Slope where it can get so cold it can freeze a caribou in its tracks.

Bird vs. Plane Engine

What happens when a goose hits a plane engine? Things go bad fast…

These Folks Are Downright Stupid

I had never heard of the Tough Guy Challenge until seeing The Big Picture’s photo essay about the race. Holy crap, these guys are nuts. Looking at a couple other feature stories about this event makes me either think A) The folks that finish this are the stupidest people alive, or B) They are indeed the toughest people alive (though I think the the folks who did the Raid Gauloises or the Badwater or Sahara Ultra Marathons might have some bragging rights in that department as well).

Check Your Snack Drawer

And make sure these crackers aren’t in there — we had some of the Austin peanut butter crackers in our cabinet (as our kids like them) but I had no idea they’d been recalled. They’re going in the garbage now.

Warning: Contents May Be Flammable

The news is full of all sorts of morons today

Five people died in Oregon traffic crashes over the Christmas holiday period, and while none was in Central Oregon, a drunk-driving citation was given to a Redmond woman who had a startling .469 blood-alcohol level, State Police reported.

That’s nearly six times the legal limit of .08 and close to the highest levels ever recorded for a living person; a Rhode Island man arrested earlier this year tested at .491, officials said.

Full story.

Want to Lose Your Lunch?

If you cover your eyes, these female body builders look like men with bikini tops.

Thanks Kottke — now I need to go bleach my brain.

Reason Number One Why I Will Never Go To Australia

Hellaciously Huge Arachnids.

I have no problem killing the spiders the run around Central Oregon (even the larger brown house spiders, though the black widows kind of freak me out), but anything that big, I’d be running away as fast as I could, squealing like a little girl.

Hurricane Ike Aftermath Photos

The Big Picture blog is probably my favorite new blog of the year and it’s Hurricane Ike aftermath photos are downright amazing (and depressing).

TheDren had to evacuate, and while things are slowly returning to normal for him, things will never quite be the same.