Tuesday, February 26, 2008

getting it together

As it turns out, this is going to be a weekly updated blog. Tuesday or Wendesdays are the prime update times, so make sure you check back weekly.
This also means I'll be jamming more things into each entry. Excited? Onto the good stuff!


Breaking News!: 4.4 million people in south and central Florida experience power outages. A mechanical failure to two nuclear power plants near Miami caused the blackouts. Don't worry though, Homeland Security has issued a statement that "there was no immediate concern that terrorism was behind the outage".

News: USAWeekend.com reports that grapes are the best antioxidant you can be taking. They can blood thin like aspirin, relax blood vessels, detox bad cholesterol (20x stronger than vitamin E), and their dried out raisin cousins are a high source of energy without the sugar crash. So put down that Red Bull and get yourself a bundle of grapes.

News: Commercial dog cloning has begun! An American women dished out $50,000 (discounted from $150,000 to use the dog as publicity) to get her pit bull terrier cloned. Now anyone can relive the memories and indulge in years of nostalgia.

News: Infecting and introducing children to germs at a young age helps to build their immune system. Allergies have increased exponentially in the last 15 years and societies way of bleaching and disinfecting a child's world may be the reason. The article states anything besides basic hand washing is unnecessary. Parents: give your children some dirt and grimy toys to stick in their mouths, they'll thank you later.

Weird: A serial panty thief strikes again. 500+ panties from a Victoria Secret were stolen in Florida, this follows a panty heist of 400+ pairs in January of 2007, 100+ in 2004 and 75 in 2003. You'd think they'd get better security..

Weird: A woman accused of sorcery in Papua New Guinea was taken to be hung and in the struggle delivered her baby.

Animals: Police dogs in Germany are now required to wear shoes while on duty. The drunken revelers and pubs are so notorious in parts of Germany that these dogs were ending up with numerous paw injuries from broken bottles. One man interviewed joked: "Now we just have to teach the dogs how to tie their shoes."



Entertainment: ImprovEverywhere strikes again!


Entertainment: Slate magazine comic--


More pending.
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