WASHINGTON – The difference between the sexes has long been a rich source of humor. Now it turns out, humor is one of the differences. Women seem more likely than men to enjoy a good joke, mainly because they don’t always expect it to be funny. “The long trip to Mars or Venus is hardly…
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other odd stuff
Cruise Ship Attacked by Pirates
Just when you thought it was safe to take a cruise…..Now there is some variation on what happened in different reports at BoingBoing they claim that the ship used ‘sonic blasts’ to repel boarders….Sounds like a neat story….Here is what the AP has to say….. MAHE, Seychelles – A cruise liner that was attacked by…
Some Believe Kimchee To Be Bird Flu Vaccine –
In Hawaii, we have all kinds of people that believe all kinds of things….luckily, we have great Kimchee too…. Chairman It sounds a bit off the wall, but some people believe eating kimchee could ward off the avian bird flu. “I’m a believer in kimchee,” said Ray Fretias. “I really think it keeps you healthy.”…
Planetary Alignment 11/11 11
Thanks to SpaceLotus for sending this. Sure it’s pretty hippie-dippie, but you know, if we all took a second to get in sinq, we might just be surprised at what happens…. chairman Greetings, Planetary Alignment for 11:11:11 We are asking for everyone’s assistance in getting this message circulated world wide ASAP so that all who…
Anger is Good For You
Well folks, you heard it here first, go ahead and get pissed off in traffic, allow your annoyance to boil, turn your fear to anger…sounds like a hoo haw to me. But go ahead, get angry…just try to keep your roadrage contained and by all means don’t go postal….cd PITTSBURGH – Anger is good for…
Anheuser Bush Drinking Game
(Thanks to Einsteinshrugged for sending this my way…) Anheuser-Busch Pulls ‘Water’ Drinking Game By CHRISTOPHER LEONARD, Associated Press Writer Thursday, October 20, 2005 (10-20) 04:40 PDT Saint Louis (AP) — Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. said it will quit marketing a drinking game called “Bud Pong” after discovering that some people were imbibing beer during the game…
Scopes Part 2
(Thanks to Einsteinshrugged for this…) CNN.com – ‘Intelligent design’ compared to ‘Big Bang’ theory – Oct 19, 2005 ‘Intelligent design’ compared to ‘Big Bang’ theory Professor: Politics drives the evolution debate ‘Intelligent design’ compared to ‘Big Bang’ theory Professor: Politics drives the evolution debate HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) — A leading critic of evolution accused two…
Asia Times Online :: Korea News and Korean Business and Economy, Pyongyang News
Asia Times Online :: Korea News and Korean Business and Economy, Pyongyang News Robots go for gold SEOUL – An international robot competition kicked off here on Thursday to showcase the latest technological advances in robotics, organizers said. A total of 320 contestants from 10 countries are participating in the four-day 2005 International Robot Olympiad…
How to Talk to Aliens
I found this at About.com and traced it back to Forbes…this is super cool stuff. If I didn’t have such an incredible fukn hangover I would write more about it…. Click to see translation click to see translation On Nov. 16, 1974, astronomer Frank Drake dedicated a new observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, by sending…
Zombiecon NYC
Zombies Invade Bloomingdales Plus: Style tips from the undead by Corina Zappia Last Saturday afternoon the undead assembled at a bar on East 59th called the Carriage House for Zombiecon, a zombie meet-and-greet purposely scheduled for shortly before Halloween. Contrary to popular expectations, they didn’t want to waste their precious earthly time terrorizing a small…