Admit it – you remember and loved the stupid Apple Dumpling Gang…. US actor Don Knotts, who won five Emmys for playing a bumbling deputy sheriff in comedy The Andy Griffith Show, has died in a Los Angeles hospital aged 81. Knotts won over millions of fans as Deputy Barney Fife in the hugely popular…
Month: February 2006
Anniversary seems hardly worth noting….
It was 20 years ago today that People Power knocked the Marcos Regime out of power in the Philippines. Seems ironic that the country is still ruled by martial law…of course that was only just imposed on Friday as Gloria Arroyo, the current President is fearful of increased calls for her to step down. Filipinos…
Psychic Test and Quiz – Shapes – Test your Psychic Powers
Are you psychic? Do you have psychic powers? Here’s the classic test to find out. Sometimes it seems like I know things that I have no way of knowing…it would be nice to know if I should pay attention to those things….maybe the same thing happens to you…. cd Psychic Test and Quiz – Shapes…
Wackiest Street Names
The results are in. The Car Connection had a contest that recieved 2500 entries. The top ten are below. cd The complete top 10 list included: 10. Tater Peeler Road in Lebanon, Texas 9. The intersection of Count and Basie in Richmond, Va. 8. Shades of Death Road in Warren County, N.J. 7. Unexpected Road…
Lost revives Irish novel interest
Move over Oprah – there’s a new literary-promotion-machine in town. The book is described as …”the story of a tender, brief, unrequited love affair between a man and his bicycle and a chilling fable of unending guilt”. A surreal Irish novel which fleetingly appeared in an episode of hit drama Lost has seen an upsurge…
Sudan man forced to 'marry' goat
A Sudanese man has been forced to take a goat as his “wife”, after he was caught having sex with the animal. The goat’s owner, Mr Alifi, said he surprised the man with his goat and took him to a council of elders. They ordered the man, Mr Tombe, to pay a dowry of 15,000…
Quote of the Day…NY Times
Isn’t Sasha Cohen Ali G? cd “I was kind of in shock. It was difficult. I was in a good place and I didn’t feel nervous, but physically I just couldn’t execute when I needed to.” SASHA COHEN, after coming in second in women’s figure skating at the Olympics.
Saving The Neighborhood…Salon
The feature story for Salon this month covers the return to New Orleans and the problems, both socially and economically that it is causing… Salon.com – Home Hundreds of New Orleans residents are coaxing their exiled neighbors to return and convince City Hall to spare their homes from the wrecking ball. But will saving their…
regnyouth archives – great music
This is a great site…you guys may notice that I like this site so much I chose to sponsor it…check it out…. cd regnyouth archives This Is Lo-Fi Indie guys of folkOn ‘Dare to Be Surprised’, John Davis and Sebadoh mainman Lou Barlow concoct a collection of songs that could be superficially described in the…
I’m in love with a philosopher, and the worst part is…
(I am, by the way. -mh) Arj is in a Descartes-ian conundrum. He’s in a love with a philosopher. AtomFilms – Arj and Poopy: Philosopher