tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350724945970020982012-02-16T06:04:32.492-08:00Brevity is the soul of wit and text messaging is the soul of brevity.No Commenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12902609152889901634noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35072494597002098.post-33555445649471336922007-08-24T17:15:00.000-07:002007-08-24T17:26:12.749-07:00A woman who was known to have a true love of exotic pets was apparently loved a bit too much in return by one of her charges.<br /><br />When the unnamed woman was given a young camel as a birthday present earlier this year, I somehow doubt she ever thought things would end up like this. The 10-month old male camel, which weighed over 330 lbs even at such a young age, had already come close on a number of occasions to smothering the family's pet goat when, on August 18, 2007, things went to the wild end of the wild kingdom.<br /><br />According to Queensland, Australia police, the male camel laid on top of his owner and appeared to attempt to mate with her. Unfortunately, the woman did not survive the incident, but at the same time, I'm not rightly sure I would want to, either.<br /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6954728.stm">I'm not making this up.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35072494597002098-3355544564947133692?l=weirdlywired.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>No Commenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12902609152889901634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35072494597002098.post-87831964894038771792007-08-24T16:53:00.000-07:002007-08-24T17:10:09.608-07:00Monday, August 20, 2007<br /><ul><li>Txt msging man waits for one train to pass, walks into path of another. -5 Pts coolness on dismount, +20 for irony of sharing via txt msg. </li></ul><br />Tuesday, August 21, 2007<br /><ul><li>Man wanted in FL for felony traffic warrant pinched in NY for trespassing, caught skinny dipping in Hudson. Real qstn: Felony traffic?! </li></ul><br />Wednesday, August 22, 2007<br /><ul><li>2nd grade divorce rates skyrocket when an extra word in AR law allows even infants to marry w/ parental consent. Only state legislature can fix, next meet 1/09. </li></ul><br />Thursday, August 23, 2007<br /><ul><li>Evidence of possible life on Mars found, could be tied to Earth. More important: Paris Hilton settles another lawsuit, still a skanky ho.</li></ul><br />Friday, August 24, 2007<br /><ul><li>NJ teen hacks iPhone, uses on T-Mobile even though AT&amp;T only reliable GSM in state. Becomes new case study in book v. street smarts. </li></ul><br />Bonus Friday News<br /><ul><li>Alligator found in Pittsburgh fountain, is 5th gator found in town this year. Locals credit new Roto-Router guy in next town.</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35072494597002098-8783196489403877179?l=weirdlywired.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>No Commenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12902609152889901634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35072494597002098.post-7245588266286655672007-08-17T22:34:00.000-07:002007-08-20T21:43:35.316-07:00Wednesday, August 15, 2007<br /><br /><div id="mb_0"><div style="direction: ltr;"><ul><li>French research shows caffeine might delay onset of dementia, slow memory loss. So drink up! Now, where did I leave my coffee mug?</li></ul><br />Thursday, August 16, 2007<br /><br /><div id="mb_0"><div style="direction: ltr;"><ul><li>It's all fun & games until... MA man charged w/ assault w/ water balloon, accidental victim may lose sight in eye. Mom: I told you so!</li></ul><br /></div></div>Friday, August 17, 2007<br /><br /><ul><li>8YO tries to bike from FL to OH, cites fear of hurricane Dean. Cops think it's cute, fail to note child has more sense than rest of state.</li></ul><br />Bonus Friday news:<br /><br /><ul><li>IA GOP poll results delayed hour+ thanks to, what else? A malfunctioning voting machine &amp; hand counted votes. PS: Romney won.</li></ul><br /></div><script><!-- D(["ce"]); //--></script></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35072494597002098-724558826628665567?l=weirdlywired.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>No Commenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12902609152889901634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35072494597002098.post-25485926354902447602007-08-14T17:56:00.000-07:002007-08-24T17:25:53.984-07:00Michel Fournier, at an age where most men are worrying about how often they get up at night to pee, has something rather different on his mind. He's hoping that his specially-made suit will work as advertised, and his bodily fluids don't boil when he jumps out of a weather balloon and free-falls 25 miles to Earth.<br /><br />And, he hopes, he might even break the sound barrier along the way, too.<br /><br />So, if you live in the area of the Great Plains of Saskatchewan in Canada and you hear a loud bang sometime next month... hope the suit worked.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=474879&in_page_id=1811">I'm not making this up.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35072494597002098-2548592635490244760?l=weirdlywired.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>No Commenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12902609152889901634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35072494597002098.post-56262092477689360632007-08-07T16:06:00.000-07:002007-08-24T17:24:43.685-07:00"A huge Lego toy has mysteriously appeared on Zandvoort beach in Holland. Nobody knows where it comes from."<br /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/6934921.stm">I'm not making this up.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/35072494597002098-5626209247768936063?l=weirdlywired.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>No Commenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12902609152889901634noreply@blogger.com0