Robots replace child jockeys in UAE camel race – Yahoo! News ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Remote-controlled robot jockeys made their debut as camel riders in the United Arab Emirates Monday, competing in a trial race after the Gulf Arab state tightened a ban on child jockeys. Robots weighing up to 15 kg (33 lb) were…
Bush: I know I said one thing, but what I MEANT to say was….
Asked on June 10, 2004, whether he stood by an earlier White House pledge to fire anyone found to have leaked the officer’s name, Bush replied: “Yes.” On Monday, he added the qualifier that it would have to be demonstrated that a crime was committed. Sources in the White House say that Bush will add…
ANNUAL NEOLOGISM CONTEST
ANNUAL NEOLOGISM CONTEST Once again, The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly contest, in which readers were asked to supply alternate meanings for common words. The winners are: 1. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs. 2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained. 3 . Abdicate…
What ever happened to Veruca Salt?
I saw the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the other night. While visually it was sort of cool to revisit Wonka’s factory. I hated the remake as a whole. Johnny Depp who I have never disliked in a role, was terrible as Wonka, they should have called him Wanka because that’s what he must…
Danger!!!
Winecast
Winecast This is a pretty cool resource for wine. The blog and podcast are useful, entertaining, and informative. Have a look.
Why are there so many jailbreaks in Hawaii?
This is just a few miles from my house. Funny. don’t they have gaurds here? 5 boys escape from correctional facility Police are looking for five Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility inmates who escaped yesterday afternoon by going over a four-foot high fence. The boys jumped the fence at the facility’s swimming area about 4:50 p.m….
Bill Giving Native Hawaiians Sovereignty Is Too Much for Some, Too Little for Others – New York Times
HONOLULU, July 15 – Hawaii is once again awash with mainlanders, as summer vacationers delight in its beaches and make themselves feel at home even on distant tropical islands. Breakfast at Starbucks, lunch at Subway, dinner at Red Lobster and a restful night at the Marriott or Hilton. But most visitors soon discover something profoundly…
Oahu Police Seeking Fat Albert and His Gang
I’m not making this up…this is the police sketch from the Star Bulletin. Apparently no one got a good look at Mush Mouth because he had his hat pulled over his face. Rudy allegedly told the kidnappers that they were like “School on Saturday, No Class” and then ran off to do some shoplifting. “The…
Big Island Quake 5.2
Fukn thing woke me up. Glad it wasn’t big enough to send the tsunami they say we are due for. We’re overdue here for a tsunami, a hurricane, and a big fukn quake. If they all hit at once, maybe I can afford to buy property in Hawaii.