Friday, June 25, 2004
Today in History: June 25, 1966 - "Dark Shadows" began running on ABC-TV.
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Oooooh! Cheney Drops the F-Bomb on the Senate Floor!
Better wash that mouth out with soap, VP Cheney! After having the traditional group picture taken of the Senate, Leahy wandered on up to Cheney and said hiya.
Cheney was apparently in a bad mood and started ripping Leahy a new one regarding the Dem's criticism of alleged war profiteering in Iraq by Halliburton (Leahy has called for congressional hearings to see if Cheney helped Halliburton win contracts in Iraq after Saddam's demise).
The tiff then swung over to religion, with Leahy reportedly saying that Republicans had been accusing Dems of being anti-Catholic and such.
Then Cheney Responded 'F-off' or 'F-you' to the stunned Leahy according to anonymous staffers.
Shock and awe spread throughout the Senate floor, especially since profanity is not allowed in the senate chamber.
Official statement from the Cheney camp:
“That doesn’t sound like language that the vice president would use, but there was a frank exchange of views,” said Kevin Kellems.spokesman for the VP.
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Good Dog!
James Paul Stanson drove into a Toronto neighborhood with plans to load up a slew of weapons and kill as many people in the neighborhood as he could. His motive: he wanted to be put in jail permanently.
He stopped off in a nearby park to get his weaponry ready (weapons include: 2 rifles, a shotgun, a semi-automatic pistol, a revolver, an air rifle, a machete, a hunting knife, a throwing knife, camo mask, netting, and 6000 rounds of ammunition).
And a loveable doggy ran up to play with him. According to Reuters reports, "the encounter melted the man's heart" and he decided NOT to annihilate the populace because if there was such a nice pup there, the people there must be nice too.
So he went instead to the cops and told them he had almost been a very bad boy. They slapped a couple of weapons offenses on him and he's now up for a bail hearing.
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Stale news, but fun anyway:
A girl told her boyfriend to shove off and they were over, partly because he was a bad kisser. Saddened by this news, boyfriend begged her to allow him one farewell kiss. She did. So he bit off her lip, spat it on the ground, and ran away.
The 16 year old ex-girlfriend is reported to be severely distressed.
I also suspect she now is a lousy kisser herself.
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Cat Rescued After 8 Weeks Under Patio Deck
Emma Dearie couldn't find her kitty cat. She hunted and hunted for 2 months, even walking her little 7 year old self four miles away to the neighbor's farm to see if they new where little Bubbles was.
Turns out that farmers John and Anne McMillan had accidentally built their garden decking over the kitty a couple of months ago and just never noticed the persistent mewling coming from below.
Bubbles was rescued when someone finally heard the squeaky thing and pried up the decking. Dirty kitty has been bathed multiple times to get the stench out and is being fattened up with 6 meals a day.
Most thrilling to me, however, is the quote from Emma's mom: "It does seem a bit daft that no on heard her for all that time. But my neighbour is pretty deaf and her husband is always shouting so she can hear him, so that's why they didn't hear Bubbles."
Just tickles me.
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Lord Mutter continues his trend of providing up-to-the-minute news...
INXS Reality Show
Huh. According to Reality TV Series phenom Mark Burnett, "INXS is one of the world's premiere rock bands."
Shocking as THAT announcement is, it is followed up by the even MORE amazing news that Burnett is producing another reality show - this one combining unscripted 'drama' between small minded people trapped in a hollywood hills house, and said individuals' competition to see who gets to be the new lead singer for INXS and go on a world wide tour. Yes, there will be weekly eliminations and petty plotting to be had as well.
I guarantee that each and every one of the world tour venues will be sold out. Heck, who WOULDN'T want to see a washed-up 70's band led by a TV-show contest winner sing 'It's The One Thing'?? If we're lucky, the new cast of boy band Menudo will open for them!
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Oooooh! Cheney Drops the F-Bomb on the Senate Floor!
Better wash that mouth out with soap, VP Cheney! After having the traditional group picture taken of the Senate, Leahy wandered on up to Cheney and said hiya.
Cheney was apparently in a bad mood and started ripping Leahy a new one regarding the Dem's criticism of alleged war profiteering in Iraq by Halliburton (Leahy has called for congressional hearings to see if Cheney helped Halliburton win contracts in Iraq after Saddam's demise).
The tiff then swung over to religion, with Leahy reportedly saying that Republicans had been accusing Dems of being anti-Catholic and such.
Then Cheney Responded 'F-off' or 'F-you' to the stunned Leahy according to anonymous staffers.
Shock and awe spread throughout the Senate floor, especially since profanity is not allowed in the senate chamber.
Official statement from the Cheney camp:
“That doesn’t sound like language that the vice president would use, but there was a frank exchange of views,” said Kevin Kellems.spokesman for the VP.
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Good Dog!
James Paul Stanson drove into a Toronto neighborhood with plans to load up a slew of weapons and kill as many people in the neighborhood as he could. His motive: he wanted to be put in jail permanently.
He stopped off in a nearby park to get his weaponry ready (weapons include: 2 rifles, a shotgun, a semi-automatic pistol, a revolver, an air rifle, a machete, a hunting knife, a throwing knife, camo mask, netting, and 6000 rounds of ammunition).
And a loveable doggy ran up to play with him. According to Reuters reports, "the encounter melted the man's heart" and he decided NOT to annihilate the populace because if there was such a nice pup there, the people there must be nice too.
So he went instead to the cops and told them he had almost been a very bad boy. They slapped a couple of weapons offenses on him and he's now up for a bail hearing.
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Stale news, but fun anyway:
A girl told her boyfriend to shove off and they were over, partly because he was a bad kisser. Saddened by this news, boyfriend begged her to allow him one farewell kiss. She did. So he bit off her lip, spat it on the ground, and ran away.
The 16 year old ex-girlfriend is reported to be severely distressed.
I also suspect she now is a lousy kisser herself.
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Cat Rescued After 8 Weeks Under Patio Deck
Emma Dearie couldn't find her kitty cat. She hunted and hunted for 2 months, even walking her little 7 year old self four miles away to the neighbor's farm to see if they new where little Bubbles was.
Turns out that farmers John and Anne McMillan had accidentally built their garden decking over the kitty a couple of months ago and just never noticed the persistent mewling coming from below.
Bubbles was rescued when someone finally heard the squeaky thing and pried up the decking. Dirty kitty has been bathed multiple times to get the stench out and is being fattened up with 6 meals a day.
Most thrilling to me, however, is the quote from Emma's mom: "It does seem a bit daft that no on heard her for all that time. But my neighbour is pretty deaf and her husband is always shouting so she can hear him, so that's why they didn't hear Bubbles."
Just tickles me.
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Lord Mutter continues his trend of providing up-to-the-minute news...
INXS Reality Show
Huh. According to Reality TV Series phenom Mark Burnett, "INXS is one of the world's premiere rock bands."
Shocking as THAT announcement is, it is followed up by the even MORE amazing news that Burnett is producing another reality show - this one combining unscripted 'drama' between small minded people trapped in a hollywood hills house, and said individuals' competition to see who gets to be the new lead singer for INXS and go on a world wide tour. Yes, there will be weekly eliminations and petty plotting to be had as well.
I guarantee that each and every one of the world tour venues will be sold out. Heck, who WOULDN'T want to see a washed-up 70's band led by a TV-show contest winner sing 'It's The One Thing'?? If we're lucky, the new cast of boy band Menudo will open for them!
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