(Personally, I think he showed incredible restraint. If a bottle comes through my window, watch what happens….Semper Fidelis…cd) BOSTON (Reuters) – A decorated U.S. Marine, who had been treated for post-war stress since serving in Iraq, opened fire outside a Massachusetts nightclub, wounding two people, Boston media reported on Monday. Daniel B. Cotnoir will be…
Category: Oddities
other odd stuff
The Yahoo Shaka
I can’t believe I open up my email and have a yahoo shaka smiley coming at me…hasn’t Army command heard of this..lol…cd
Expedition casts wide Net for Bigfoot
(I’m guessing that bigfoot is hanging out next to the 400 foot waterfall at Whiskeytown….cd) By ALEX BREITLER Scripps-McClatchy Western Service August 13, 2005 Saturday HAPPY CAMP, Calif. – Tom Biscardi is on the hunt for Bigfoot, and you’re invited to join him. For a fee, that is. The controversial Sasquatch sleuth has embarked on…
I was an Oompa Loompa….uh…not really
(Imagine how embarrassed you would be if that guy was your hairdresser and you had been telling everyone that you got your hair done by an oompa loompa and then they saw it wasn’t true?….cd) Actor admits Chocolate Factory fraud after losing stomach for lie LAURA ROBERTS A 4FT-TALL former actor who courted celebrity over…
The Terrorist and the Grid – New York Times
(I’ve been suggesting this for years. I think the world would be a better place if someone were to log the telephone poles and mine the substations…Go ELF!!!…cd) AFTER the blackout of 2003, addressing the vulnerabilities of America’s electrical grid was a top priority. Not only was the creaky system going to be repaired and…
Surprise! 1-in-25 Dads Not the Real Father
(Don’t worry, I know Kim Jong Il is my father for sure…just look at the chart below..it’s proof enough….cd) About 4 percent of men may unknowingly be raising a child that really belongs to the mailman or some other guy, researchers speculate in a new study. Here’s the real news: With modern methods, the truth…
Irrational Momentum Behind Stocks, Real Estate and Fads
It’s no secret that momentum is a powerful force in the stock market. It can drive real estate prices too, and may even account for all those color-coded rubber wristbands everyone is wearing today. Problem is, momentum is often irrational, and advertisers know it. In a new study, people were asked to buy and sell…
Answers sought in death outside Wal-Mart
A man suspected of shoplifting goods from an Atascocita Wal-Mart — including diapers and a BB gun — had begged employees to let him up from the blistering pavement in the store’s parking lot where he was held, shirtless, before he died Sunday, a witness said. An autopsy for the man, identified as Stacy Clay…
Army restricts use of shakas in Iraq – The Honolulu Advertiser
(Banning the Shaka? Somebody should cut that general’s fingers off…obviously he already lost his balls….cd) Army restricts use of shakas in Iraq By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer The thumb-and-pinkie salute, a ubiquitous symbol of pride, heritage and greeting in Hawai’i, was banned at Camp Victory guard stations after a National Guard soldier mistakenly flashed…
Knot Language…Inca So
WASHINGTON – Three figure-eight knots tied into strings may be the first word from the ancient Inca in centuries. While the Incan empire left nothing that would be considered writing by today’s standards, it did produce knotted strings in various colors and arrangements that have long puzzled historians and anthropologists. Many of these strings have…