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April 21, 2006
Un-Sexiest 100 Men in the World
link to the list... surprizingly bryant did not make the list this year....
is it just me or does cool stuff on the internet seem lacking these days?
Posted by Jesse at 04:09 PM | Comments (1)
January 16, 2006
TV + Sex = 0
a recent study found that having a TV in the bedroom decreases your amount of sex by %50... and i thought it was called the boob tube???
Posted by Jesse at 07:55 PM | Comments (2)
December 14, 2005
Rolex Economy
wonder how the economy is doing? check the stock market? oil prices? nope not even close....
check how many rolex are selling..... an NPR listen that details it all....
the steve mc queen rolex they are talking about....
Posted by Jesse at 11:34 PM | Comments (0)
November 07, 2005
Ironic Event of the Year award goes to Sutton Foster
Sutton Foster was rehearsing a song titled "I'm An Accident Waiting to Happen" when she fell and broke her arm.
Thank you God for this and the duck billed platypus reminding us you have a sense of humor.
Posted by Bryant at 05:12 PM | Comments (0)
October 25, 2005
Don't you dare use the upper row on your XXERTY keybaord
WQ
20 People in Turkey have been fined for holding up signs containing the letters Q and W. These letters don't exist in the Turkish alphabet. I wonder what you get for putting one of these @ on a sign.
Posted by Bryant at 09:26 AM | Comments (1)
October 11, 2005
Keys to being a succesful criminal...
1. dont steal a frieght train
2. dont use bow and arrow
that about sums up todays lesson
Posted by Jesse at 10:11 PM | Comments (0)
September 23, 2005
So I think I finally found my Stalker
This person has been Instant messaging me for the past few weeks and I have no idea who they are.
They claimed that it was a computer that was in an apple store in hawaii. After several unsuccessful attempts to get my buddy list from said machine, I finally confronted this internet intruder with a bit of insanity.
(22:54:55) ars073.03@mac.com: how are you? where is your picture?
(22:58:02) me: make the voices stop
(22:58:09) ars073.03@mac.com: LOL
(22:58:10) me: i paid you
(22:58:14) ars073.03@mac.com: did you?
(22:58:18) me: give me back my son
(22:58:29) ars073.03@mac.com: hahaha... i dont sell oranges
(22:58:43) me: THE REPORT WAS FACTUALLY INACCURATE
(22:58:50) bryantchoung: They're on to you
(22:58:55) ars073.03@mac.com: reeheeeeheeeeeely?
(22:59:10) me: SUSAN WAS A PROSTITUTE
(22:59:19) ars073.03@mac.com: and you are strange!
Did some google searching and it indeed turns out this is from an apple store,
So the next time you're in hawaii, can you please remove my name from the buddy list?
Posted by Bryant at 11:02 PM | Comments (0)
September 09, 2005
CNN has more troubles
Seems that CNN might need to up its wardrob budget.
Posted by Hux at 02:45 PM | Comments (2)
More food for thought.
Seems like a restaurant in northeast China decided to get on the whole "tiger it's like viagra with a T" craze that's been popular there for ... oh lets say a thousand or so years. This restaurant was offering a dish of rare "tiger meat" for $131. Now before you PETA people get up in arms about men eating tigers, you should know that they weren't serving tiger: just donkey meat soaked in tiger urine. YUM!!! Thankfully the restaurant is no longer open.
Posted by Hux at 09:56 AM | Comments (0)
September 08, 2005
Ham Sandwich : Australian for Bad Email
A couple ladies in Sydney Australia got in an online battle over a missing ham sandwich. Insults flew, names were called, and the story traveled far and wide and in the end, both lost. Both of them have been fired.
I'm looking for this "catty" email exchange that seems to be all the fuss.
UPDATE 9-8-05 : Found them. They're listed after the jump. The funny part is where they both talk about their wonderful high paying jobs.
-----Original Message-----
From: Willis, Regina
Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2005 9:39 AM
To: sydflr22A - Senior Associates; sydflr22L - Lawyers; sydflr22S - Support Staff
Subject: My lunch...
Yesterday I put my lunch in the fridge on Level 22 which included a packet of ham, some cheese slices and two slices of bread which was going to be for my lunch today.
Over night it has gone missing and as I have no spare money to buy another lunch today, I would appreciate being reimbursed for it.
Regina Willis
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott, Elizabeth
Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2005 9:55 AM
To: sydflr22A - Senior Associates; sydflr22L - Lawyers; sydflr22S - Support Staff
Subject: RE: My lunch...
Regina
There are items fitting your exact description in the level 23 fridge. Are you sure you didn't place your lunch in the wrong fridge yesterday?
Regards
Elizabeth
-----Original Message-----
From: Willis, Regina
Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2005 10:06 AM
To: Scott, Elizabeth
Subject:
Elizabeth
Probably best you don't reply to all next time, would be annoyed to the lawyers.
The kitchen was not doing dinner last night, so obviously someone has helped themselves to my lunch.
Really sweet of you to investigate for me!
Regina Willis
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott, Elizabeth
Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2005 10:14 AM
To: Willis, Regina
Subject: RE:
Regina
Since I used to be a float and am still on the level 19 email list I couldn't help but receive your ridiculous email - lucky me!
You use our kitchen all the time for some unknown reason and I saw the items you mentioned in the fridge so naturally thought you may have placed them in the wrong fridge.
Thanks I know I'm sweet and I only had your best interests at heart. Now as you would say, "BYE"!
Regards
Elizabeth
-----Original Message-----
From: Willis, Regina
Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2005 10:15 AM
To: Scott, Elizabeth
Subject: RE:
I'm not blonde!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott, Elizabeth
Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2005 10:16 AM
To: Willis, Regina
Subject: RE:
Being a brunette doesn't mean you're smart though!
-----Original Message-----
From: Willis, Regina
Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2005 10:17 AM
To: Scott, Elizabeth
Subject: RE:
I definitely wouldn't trade places with you for "the world"!
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott, Elizabeth
Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2005 10:19 AM
To: Willis, Regina
Subject: RE:
I wouldn't trade places with you for the world...I don't want your figure!
-----Original Message-----
From: Willis, Regina
Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2005 10:21 AM
To: Scott, Elizabeth
Subject: RE:
Let's not get person "Miss Can't Keep A Boyfriend".
I am in a happy relationship, have a beautiful apartment, brand new car, high pay job...say no more!!
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott, Elizabeth
Sent: Thursday, 1 September 2005 10:23 AM
To: Willis, Regina
Subject: RE:
Oh my God I'm laughing! happy relationship (you have been with so many guys - yep really happy relationship with Trevor JONES), beautiful apartment (so what), brand new car (me too), high pay job (I earn more)....say plenty more.....I have 5 guys at the moment! haha.
Posted by Bryant at 12:47 AM | Comments (0)
August 31, 2005
Stupid Americans or stupid Study?
Here's an excerpt from this article which basically says American's are idiots
American adults in general do not understand what molecules are (other than that they are really small). Fewer than a third can identify DNA as a key to heredity. Only about 10 percent know what radiation is. One adult American in five thinks the Sun revolves around the Earth, an idea science had abandoned by the 17th century.
I find this hard to believe, but maybe I view the general public optimistically. Oh yeah, and I'm already expecting all of you liberals to insert your Bush bashing jokes here.
Posted by Bryant at 12:30 PM | Comments (3)
June 28, 2005
Cop stabbed in donut store robbery
Vincent Schiavelli, an off duty police officer, was stabbed in a robbery at dunkin donuts. while the irony abounds it isnt the really odd part. the crime was committed by a man named Shron Killings. If a man with a last name of killings is threatening me, well i think i would try to be very careful...
Posted by Jesse at 06:15 PM | Comments (0)
June 15, 2005
Napoleon Spelling Bee
This is a link to a video Clip of the National Spelling Bee. Instead of spelling the word, what does Dominic Ranz Ebarle Erazzo from Goose Creek do? He does a pretty good impression of Napoleon Dynamite. With a name like his, no wonder he's in the national spelling bee.
Posted by Bryant at 12:57 PM | Comments (0)
June 09, 2005
Kid Hacks Calculator, Forces Recall
Looks like Dakota Brown from a Richmond suburb in Virginia found that by pressing two buttons at the same time, he could get his state crippled TI calculator to compute fractions from decimals.
The state had ordered this function crippled for calculators for middle school students.
Here's an statement from a school official:
"His fellow students were so proud of him and congratulatory. They thought it was really, really cool. They didn't call him a nerd or anything," said Michael Bolling, a school official in Chesterfield County.
Posted by Bryant at 12:46 AM | Comments (0)
May 10, 2005
I thought it was known that dogs don't like cats
What people sue people over is already ridiculous. Now a women has been awarded more than $45,000 after her cat was killed by a neighbor's dog.
Posted by Scott at 09:17 PM | Comments (0)
Jesus Christ Can't Get Driver's License...
only in west virginia
story
Posted by Jesse at 01:01 PM | Comments (1)
May 07, 2005
Celebrate with Beer and Fireworks
A man in Chicago apparently drank 10 beers with a female companion and thought it was time to celebrate.
He decided it was time to light a 10 inch mortar shell. These are the fireworks that you see that shoot up into the sky and are 50 feet across when they explode.
Apparently, he lit it as a hoax, thinking that he could put it right out. He was wrong. A few seconds later, he blew out every window and set the house on fire.
The real funny part is that this was a renter.
Posted by Bryant at 12:11 PM | Comments (0)
May 03, 2005
Can it really be true? A 15 pound burger!
Denny's Beer Barrel Pub, is offering a new burger that weighs a whopping 15 pounds
Posted by Scott at 11:44 PM | Comments (1)
Finger Food
this is getting to be too much first a finger at wendy's (a hoax) now a finger again... this time in custard (not a hoax).... creepy...
Posted by Jesse at 02:12 AM | Comments (0)
May 02, 2005
Runaway Bride Pulls a Seiler
Maybe Audrey Seiler wasn't such a crazy after all. Maybe pretending to be kidnapped is just normal behavior. Maybe its supposed to be a funny. We can just say, oh she just pulled a Seiler.
Jennifer Wilbanks ran away before her wedding. She took a bus to Albuqueuque and called her husband to be and told him she was kidnapped.
While she was on a bus to Vegas, her fiance came under questioning, the family thought she might be dead, and the local law enforcement set up a search. This sounds like a great "joke" to me. I'm surprised more people didn't do this on April first.
After turning herself in and admitting that she lied, she flew home first class, wearing a new FBI hat, blazer, polo shirt and pants and carrying a new tote bag and teddy bear, a gift from the aviation police chief.
They're unsure at this point if they'll charge her with a crime even though they're now finding evidence that this may have been premeditated. She bought the bus ticket around April 20th and has been saving up cash for the trip.
They should put her in jail, fine her for damages, and prevent her from profiting by doing a talk show circuit and a book deal.
Posted by Bryant at 11:07 AM | Comments (0)
April 23, 2005
Mystery of UnPopped Popcorn Solved
I'd like to preface this post by saying that we still don't have a cure for cancer.
But apparently instead of doing real research, scientists at Purdue have concluded that the reason why there are unpopped kernels in your popcorn is due to the composition of the hull.
Apparently the unpopped kernels just have leaky hulls.
I would have thought Orville or his own team of scientists already knew this. And why Purdue was spending money on this study, I'll never know.
Posted by Bryant at 11:52 AM | Comments (0)
April 14, 2005
Help I can't handle my 12 year old daughter
Lori from Watauga, Texas came home to find her two daughters fighting. One of them was 12, the other was 13. Instead of being a parent and stopping the fight, she decided that she'll instead call 911.
She called and said she came home from work and her kids were fighting.
The 911 operator, Mike Forbess, that received the call said, "Ok... Do you want us to come over to shoot her?" He then said it was just a joke.
Suddenly this woman's "emergency" wasn't so important as getting the name of the 911 operator.
Now she filed a formal complaint against Mike Forbess and wants him fired.
I think Lori should get a bill from the county requesting babysitting fees and a fine for tying up an EMERGENCY ONLY line.
Click here to listen to the call
Posted by Bryant at 12:49 PM | Comments (1)
April 07, 2005
Mo Money Mo Problems
Looks like Mike Bolesta should watch how he flashes his fancy money.
Mike Bolesta runs a tour operating company for kids. When he gives them money for meals, he hands over money in 2 dollar bills. I guess this encourages kids to save the money rather than spending it.
What he found out however is that he might be handing out jail time. He went in to a Best Buy to settle a bill for a Car Installation and he thought it would be funny to pay in all 2 dollar bills to get back at them for charging him for an stereo installation gone bad.
"I'm just here to pay the bill," Bolesta says he told a cashier. "She looked at the $2 bills and told me, 'I don't have to take these if I don't want to.' I said, 'If you don't, I'm leaving. I've tried to pay my bill twice. You don't want these bills, you can sue me.' So she took the money. Like she's doing me a favor."
Then she proceeded to mark each of the bills with a verification pen. While doing so she noticed some ink smudging on the bills. This in turn caused the police to come in. They took Bolesta downtown and held him there until Secret Service came in.
Now Best Buy, was this worth everyone's trouble over 114 dollars? I'm just waiting for an eager beaver trial lawyer to take this guys case.
I'm including the full text of the Article from the Baltimore Sun after the jump if you don't want to register.
PUT YOURSELF in Mike Bolesta's place. On the morning of Feb. 20, he buys a new radio-CD player for his 17-year-old son Christopher's car. He pays the $114 installation charge with 57 crisp new $2 bills, which, when last observed, were still considered legitimate currency in the United States proper. The $2 bills are Bolesta's idea of payment, and his little comic protest, too.
For this, Bolesta, Baltimore County resident, innocent citizen, owner of Capital City Student Tours, finds himself under arrest.
Finds himself, in front of a store full of customers at the Best Buy on York Road in Lutherville, locked into handcuffs and leg irons.
Finds himself transported to the Baltimore County lockup in Cockeysville, where he's handcuffed to a pole for three hours while the U.S. Secret Service is called into the case.
Have a nice day, Mike.
"Humiliating," the 57-year old Bolesta was saying now. "I am 6 feet 5 inches tall, and I felt like 8 inches high. To be handcuffed, to have all those people looking on, to be cuffed to a pole -- and to know you haven't done anything wrong. And me, with a brother, Joe, who spent 33 years on the city police force. It was humiliating."
What we have here, besides humiliation, is a sense of caution resulting in screw-ups all around.
"When I bought the stereo player," Bolesta explains, "the technician said it'd fit perfectly into my son's dashboard. But it didn't. So they called back and said they had another model that would fit perfectly, and it was cheaper. We got a $67 refund, which was fine. As long as it fit, that's all.
"So we go back and pay for it, and they tell us to go around front with our receipt and pick up the difference in the cost. I ask about installation charges. They said, 'No installation charge, because of the mix-up. Our mistake, no charge.' Swell.
"But then, the next day, I get a call at home. They're telling me, 'If you don't come in and pay the installation fee, we're calling the police.' Jeez, where did we go from them admitting a mistake to suddenly calling the police? So I say, 'Fine, I'll be in tomorrow.' But, overnight, I'm starting to steam a little. It's not the money -- it's the threat. So I thought, I'll count out a few $2 bills."
He has lots and lots of them.
With his Capital City Student Tours, he arranges class trips for school kids around the country traveling to large East Coast cities, including Baltimore. He's been doing this for the last 18 years. He makes all the arrangements: hotels, meals, entertainment. And it's part of his schtick that, when Bolesta hands out meal money to students, he does it in $2 bills, which he picks up from his regular bank, Sun Trust.
"The kids don't see that many $2 bills, so they think this is the greatest thing in the world," Bolesta says. "They don't want to spend 'em. They want to save 'em. I've been doing this since I started the company. So I'm thinking, 'I'll stage my little comic protest. I'll pay the $114 with $2 bills.'"
At Best Buy, they may have perceived the protest -- but did not sense the comic aspect of 57 $2 bills.
"I'm just here to pay the bill," Bolesta says he told a cashier. "She looked at the $2 bills and told me, 'I don't have to take these if I don't want to.' I said, 'If you don't, I'm leaving. I've tried to pay my bill twice. You don't want these bills, you can sue me.' So she took the money. Like she's doing me a favor."
He remembers the cashier marking each bill with a pen. Then other store personnel began to gather, a few of them asking, "Are these real?"
"Of course they are," Bolesta said. "They're legal tender."
A Best Buy manager refused comment last week. But, according to a Baltimore County police arrest report, suspicions were roused when an employee noticed some smearing of ink. So the cops were called in. One officer noticed the bills ran in sequential order.
"I told them, 'I'm a tour operator. I've got thousands of these bills. I get them from my bank. You got a problem, call the bank,'" Bolesta says. "I'm sitting there in a chair. The store's full of people watching this. All of a sudden, he's standing me up and handcuffing me behind my back, telling me, 'We have to do this until we get it straightened out.'
"Meanwhile, everybody's looking at me. I've lived here 18 years. I'm hoping my kids don't walk in and see this. And I'm saying, 'I can't believe you're doing this. I'm paying with legal American money.'"
Bolesta was then taken to the county police lockup in Cockeysville, where he sat handcuffed to a pole and in leg irons while the Secret Service was called in.
"At this point," he says, "I'm a mass murderer."
Finally, Secret Service agent Leigh Turner arrived, examined the bills and said they were legitimate, adding, according to the police report, "Sometimes ink on money can smear."
This will be important news to all concerned.
For Baltimore County police, said spokesman Bill Toohey, "It's a sign that we're all a little nervous in the post-9/11 world."
The other day, one of Bolesta's sons needed a few bucks. Bolesta pulled out his wallet and "whipped out a couple of $2 bills. But my son turned away. He said he doesn't want 'em any more."
He's seen where such money can lead.
Posted by Bryant at 01:24 PM | Comments (3)
April 06, 2005
Chinese Delivery Man Found in Elevator
Ming Kuang Chen a Delivery man for Happy Dragon must have been quite upset after spending more than 3 days in a stuck express elevator. Firefighters said that when they asked Chen how long he had been in the elevator, he pointed to his watch and swirled his finger repeatedly around the dial.
Apparently he had used that little emergency phone in the Elevator several times, but due to language barriers or a complete idiot on the other side of the line, couldn't explain that he was stuck in an elevator.
I would think that after receiving 5 or 6 calls from the same elevator, the elevator company would at least send someone over to see what the deal was.
Also, I would think that after the entire apartment building had been searched with police door to door and bloodhounds and cadaver dogs someone would have noticed a stuck elevator.
Maybe they were doing him a favor and allowing him to starve so he could experience euphoria.
Posted by Bryant at 12:18 PM | Comments (0)
April 01, 2005
USA will cease to exist in 2007
April fools!
Uh. Wait this guy is actually serious. A Koran scholar says that through analysis of the Koran, it is said that the U.S. will be hit by a major tsunami. The asian tsunami was just a "rehearsal." Because the US is such a superpower, this will disrupt the entire world economy. Therefore, having the US be such a superpower is a bad thing.
I only wish this were a joke. Hopefully by 2007, I'll have my terrawind and I'll be impervious to any tsunami.
Posted by Bryant at 01:24 AM | Comments (0)
March 22, 2005
I've heard of Virgin Air... but Virgin Wear?
wait wear offers a wide range of abstinance style T-shirts and underwear. although one thought... if you have an abstince slogan on your underwear doesnt that rather defeat the point????? by the time someone reads it, it seems to be too late...
source...
Posted by Jesse at 02:41 PM | Comments (0)
No Hux, You Cannot Lick the House
in TEXAS there is a house made outta beer cans, suprizingly this feat was not accomplished by a frat house...
Posted by Jesse at 02:19 AM | Comments (0)
March 15, 2005
And Noah Lost 30 at HoChunk Betting on Black...
some guy was able to cheat casinoes outta bigtime cash playing roulette... he hid a computer in his shoe and would tap when certian numbers came by. this was relayed to a wireless mic in his ear. the speed of the wheel helped him figure out what numbers the ball would land on.... i guess being a mathmatician can make you rich...
Posted by Jesse at 12:25 AM | Comments (2)
March 03, 2005
Is it too late to melt the butter?
Bubba the gigantic lobster has died today. sadly the 22 pounder, who may have been 50 to 100 years old, was caught off the coast of new england. he was transfered to Pittsburgh where it was decided he should be donated to a zoo rather than being eaten... even though PETA (People for Eating Tasty Animals) offered 350 dollars for him he was not sold. But alas it was for the best Bubba, had already eaten three humans that went too close to his massive jaws.... (pic of bubba eating a man, may be too graphic for younger readers) pic 2
Posted by Jesse at 02:25 PM | Comments (2)
February 28, 2005
LA - Car chases and those who watch them
Being from LA, I know what's really important - car chases. And just in case I'm not in front of a tv (very unusual), I can rely on this service to message my phone anytime one happens.
Posted by Edwin at 04:04 PM | Comments (0)
February 08, 2005
Plumbers look out in Virginia
Virginia has passed legislation that now states that if you're in public with your underwear showing in a lewd or innappropriate manner you can get fined 50 dollars.
Just a few things that come to mind immediately.
1. Plumbers around Virginia might fight this one.
2. They should get some kind of Citizens Arrest Incentive program where if you turn in someone you get a cut of the 50 dollar fine.
3. They should start legislation on other ridiculous things like socks and sandals, tucking in sweaters, and people wearing things that are by all means too tight for their large figures
Algie Howell Jr. apparently introduced this bill at the urging of his constituents. So if we start our campaign now, we might see results soon. So write your congress person today.
Posted by Bryant at 09:49 PM | Comments (0)
Superbowl Ad Malfunction
This message is brought to you by 1and1.com
The Superbowl was mediocre. The metric I'm using here were the commercials. Ever since a couple years ago when people had money to spend on stupid ideas and animals the overall quality of commercials and the focus of the commercials has gone down. I think the Fedex Kinko's ad pretty much summed up the state of the union.
The GoDaddy.com ad was supposed to be provacative and was supposed to poke fun at last years superbowl half time show. It just seemed more inappropriate and lame than witty. Apparently, it was supposed to show again at the 2 minute warning, but the NFL told Fox not to show it again. Apparently Godaddy payed 5 million for the two spots and is now seekig damages. In my opinion it was a waste of 5 million dollars, why not instead go to 1and1.com. Spending 5 million to advertise yet another domain registry service for 1 minute seems like the biggest waste of money. If they gave me half of that. I could have made a much better ad campaign.
Here's a link to video clips of a handful of the commercials from Superbowl XXXIX
Posted by Bryant at 12:46 AM | Comments (1)
February 03, 2005
South Korean "Beauties"
Plastic surgery is the new craze in South Korean and it's cheap (and dangerous) to boot. I've heard of lots of people in the US even flying over there to get surgery done (surgery in korea + airfare is still cheaper than surgery in the us).
Posted by Edwin at 08:46 PM | Comments (0)
American Girl Doll Fed Up With Getting Her Lunch Money Ganked...
this has caused a lil comotion down here in chicago. The American Doll Company makes expensive dolls with elaborate backstories. Their new Mexican/American doll's story detials her horrible crime filled life in the Pilsen (Chicago)neighborhood. In order to achieve a better life their move to the burbs (desplains).
Of course the actual residents of Pilsen have absolutely nothing to say about this...
Posted by Jesse at 12:45 PM | Comments (0)
February 02, 2005
The new Janet Jackson?
This is just weird. This is apperently a photo of Janet Jackson. This woman was previously Janet Arvizo. She is the mother of Gavin Arvizo, the kid that is claiming that he was molestered by Michael Jackson.
Apparently, Ms. Arvizo married a Mr. Jackson, and now her name is Janet Jackson. The source on this is Drudge
Posted by Bryant at 12:03 AM | Comments (0)
January 29, 2005
Curling gone wrong
Thanks to Nick for this article.
Curling first made its Olympic Debut in Nagano. Mostly played by Canadiennes and other penguins curling has suddenly slid again into the global sports spotlight. Sadly, this time it isn't the hot ice action that is catching people's eyes. It's curling's first Doping violation.
Mitchell Marks of University of Wisconsin claims that he did not refuse to take the drug test because of illegal substances in his system, but rather out of principle. He also claims that if he knew that there was going to be such a stink, he would have taken the test.
Marks has been put on a 2 year suspension and will not compete at the Turin Olympics next month year.
Posted by Bryant at 12:16 PM | Comments (3)
January 28, 2005
Man Pees himself out of an avalanche
Not sure if this is true or not, but it is a good story. Thanks to Dave for the article
A man got stuck in his car in an avalanche. He rolled down his window and tried to dig himself out, but realized it wasn't really working. In a move that would make McGuiver and any Wisconian proud, he started drinking.
He had 60 half litre's of beer in his car. He quickly realized that his urine could be used to melt the snow.
Rescue teams spotted him staggering along a mountain path four days later.
Any time someone gives you crap for drinking heavily, tell them this story and ask them to thank you because you're in training to save lives.
Posted by Bryant at 04:19 PM | Comments (0)
January 26, 2005
Oscars
the nominees are out for this years oscars. NOTE: Passion of the Christ did not make best picture nominee, why? overall it was an amazing movie regardless of one's beliefs...
Posted by Jesse at 10:24 AM | Comments (1)
January 25, 2005
Identical Twins?
US to use Johnny 5 in Iraq....
wish i knew the html for posting pics.... :(
Posted by Jesse at 10:50 AM | Comments (0)
Yah, would you like Fries with that?
Looks like IT isn't the only thing that is being outsourced. It seems that taking orders at the drive up window is too hard ot time consuming for people working at 14 McDonalds in the Northwest (Oregon and Washington). So McD's brought in a call center based in Grand Forks ND. When you roll up to one of these McD's the voice that is talking to you isn't actually in the building. Which I guess is a good thing, because people were starting to wonder why everybody working at McDonald's in Oregon had a North Dakota accent. Personally it seems like alot of work to get your order. Anyways here's your link to a news story: Outsourced McD's
Posted by Hux at 09:52 AM | Comments (0)
January 15, 2005
Ivy League
Looks like the Ivy League isn't as coveted as it used to be. Seems like fewer and fewer top execs are turning out to be ivy league graduates.
I like how the article describes the typical Ivy League school - "an old Eastern university where pride in high SAT scores compensates for pathetic athletic teams and lame parties."
Posted by Edwin at 11:45 AM | Comments (1)