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2.23(7:01AM):// On This Day In History.
On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised the American flag. In 1954, the first mass inoculation of children with the Salk polio vaccine began in Pittsburgh. In 1965, Stan Laurel, the ``skinny'' half of the Laurel and Hardy comedy team, died in Santa Monica, Calif. In 1997, scientists in Scotland announced they had succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named ``Dolly.'' Ten years ago: Former Salvadoran President Jose Napoleon Duarte died at age 64. Five years ago: The Dow Jones industrial average closed above the 4,000 mark for the first time, ending the day at 4,003.33. Administration officials said President Clinton would review dozens of affirmative action programs. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrived in Haiti to help prepare for peaceful elections.
One year ago: A jury in Jasper, Texas convicted white supremacist John William King of murder in the gruesome dragging death of a black man, James Byrd Jr.; King was sentenced to death two days later. Serbs agreed in principle to give limited self-rule to majority ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, thereby temporarily heading off NATO air strikes, but during their talks in Rambouillet, France, the two sides failed to conclude a deal for ending their yearlong conflict. The first of two avalanches that claimed 38 lives over two days struck in Austria.
Even though I'm sure most of you knew that Playstation 2 is going to be a DVD-Player as well, I found an interesting article on it over here. I can't wait to get ahold of one of these... But I bet they are gonna cost like, money... Maybe I won't get one.
According to this article, almost 40% of all time spent online is spent on AOL. Just last month, 57.5 billion minutes were spent on the service, an average of 13.2 hours per a person. Gee, 13.2 hours? I don't even spend 13.2 minutes online a month! More like 5 minutes. 13.2...? Are you kidding me? Gimme a break... (it's called sarcasm, folks.)
Man, the guy in this story has some issues... Not the KoRn kind either, he had sex with a cow. Well, he didn't inhale, I'll give him credit for that... Read the story here. Is beastiality becoming a trend? Yeah, its becoming a fad. So is handcuffing your bellydancing son to a bed for three days. (Once again, you guess it, sarcasm.)
Geez, foriegn-television is messed up. Sometimes its cool, but if you have ever seen the HBO TV show "Turn-On TV", you'd know what I mean when I say that some of this stuff gets pretty damn strange. Here is a not-too-strange example, in Moscow they have nude news broadcasts. I'm not saying it isn't cool, but what will they have next? Nude sex? That would be wierd as hell! Yeah. And we're sitting over here in the US with the MPAA and RIAA monitoring everything that we see... And it's ridiculous! The new X-Men movie had a teaser-trailer which debuted yesterday, and they had to edit out Cyclops's "optic blast" because it wasn't "PG Material". Figure that one out. The actual movie is going to be rated PG-13, but apparently trailers have to have content suitable for PG and uner, if that makes any sense. If you're interested, I found some stuff on that over here at Ain't-It-Cool News.
Believe it or not, I found this to be pretty interesting. It's a scratch-n-sniff website! I would have tried it, but I didn't wanna get any smudges on my monitor... Yeah. With things like this, and other stuff like mail-order zombie brains, pork toungues guilty of causing listeria epidemics, unique fatigue-help methods, poop-rain, and furniture porn... Well, all I can say is that the internet has become quite an interesting place.
Today during lunch, these kids I sit with dared me to throw a bottle of water across the cafeteria, so I did, and it hit this girl in the head! And then I was throwing other stuff, I threw like everybodies lunch bags into the trash can, which was across the other side of the cafeteria as well, so that was pretty funny, this wierd-looking guy came over asking who did it and I just acted all innocent. And then everyone was like punding on the tables, chanting "John, John, John!" As if that didn't make it obvious who did it.
Well, I gotta go do ... some stuff now, more later.
Also, everyone was talking about how Tom Green apparently walked into a boys Barmitzvah dressed as Adolf Hitler. When I heard this I laughed, because it is pretty damn funny (unless your a jew), but I knew it wsn't true, because the rumor said that he was thrown off of MTV for doing it, and I knew he wasn't, because his show was still in it's new season, with new episodes, plus it seems that Tom wouldn't do something racist like that. Everyone said I was wrong, but now I have proof, click here to read an official statement from Tom Green. Also, be sure to tune in to Tom Green for the next few weeks, he has an episode with Monica Lewinksy coming up soon, so that should be interesting.
Oh no! This is a tragedy! The broadway musical hit "Cats" is gone! What will we do without it? Ha, I never saw the damn thing, and I would prefer to keep it that way... But apparently some people took notice to the fact that it isn't gonna be on broadway anymore. 7,397 performances? Wow, and I missed all those? This is a sad day in the history of our great country... Yeah.
Well, I'm tired as hell once again, so here is an interesting article on why Windows 2000 is not for you, check it out.
The Upright Citizens Brigade is selling some interesting items that you might want to check out. I know I have always wanted an Ass-Penny Detector, I don't want to be carrying around ass pennies, but maybe that's just me. And what baby shower would be complete without Babies First Throwing Star? But my favorite is the
Bong-A-Long-A-Ding-Dong, it is a dildo and a bong in one! Well, check all those items out over at Uprightcitizens.org.
Here is an odd story about a woman who avoided going to jail because of how fat she is! I think I am gonna start gaining wieght...
I am really excited for Playstation 2 (or whatever it's gonna be called) to come out. Here is an article about the first game that is currently being beta tested...That is gonna be really cool, although I bet the system will cost at least $500.
The West Hawaii Today newspaper reported the death in December of Hy Hoe Silva, 41, of Waimea. Sorry for that gay little fact there, I just thought it was sorta funny.
In Turkey, Mehmet Esirgen, 52, tried to cure his sexual impotence by having a penis transplant - using a donkey as the donor. The wire service Agence France-Presse reported that three times Esirgen brought home a donkey, amputated its sexual organs and appealed in vain for a doctor to perform the operation. Apparently the third time so annoyed his family that his son shot him in the leg.
In one of the strangest alliances ever encountered by law enforcement in the Amish community of Pennsylvania, members of the Pagans Motorcycle Club allegedly conspired with some young Amish men to sell "multiple kilograms" of cocaine to Amish youth groups. The drugs were to be sold to the Amish youths during hoedowns. The deals took place in Gap, PA, minutes east of Intercourse, PA. Funny town names there...okay, I'll shut up.
3-year-old Lateef Wise, Philadelphia, PA, was left home alone last week. At about 9:30 a.m., the frightened and crying boy pushed out the screen of an open window. Then he fell from the apartment, bounced off an air conditioner protruding from a second floor window and landed on a narrow strip of grass. After hitting the ground Lateef amazingly got up, began to cry and started walking around. Lateef was later released from a local hospital with just a minor larceration. The boy was left home alone due to a miscommunication between the parents.
You know what sucks? Microsoft decided to be queer and take all of the "easter eggs" out of Windows 2000. Read the article over here. But if you don't know what easter eggs are (and no, not the kind that the 'easter bunny' brings) then don't even bother.
Damn, I am so tired and unmotivated to do anything at all. So, due to lack of creativity, click here to read a somewhat-funny story about some chickens that got kicked off of an airplane... It's not as funny as it sounds though.
** Knits!
Yep, after school, ** sews stuff. I'm dead serious too. He sewed his hat, his shirt, his moms purse, and other stuff that he probably hasn't told us about! **, you are such a knitter!
On Valentines Day, a 61-year-old hermit came out of his cave to state just how much he missed females (and showers). This article is sorta dumb, but hey, the more content on my page the better, right? Click here to read it.
Also, I came across this somewhat humorous article about a prostitute "gallery" in Paris. Apparently, actresses pose as hookers, and engage in erotic conversations with the visitors of the museum. And the funny part is that the Canadian government is supporting it! Yeah, Canadians... Wierdos, eh? Well, click here for the full article.
Well, I best get my arse to school now.
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