Sunday, August 01, 2004
Today in History, August 1, 1981: Cable music network MTV launches, by airing "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles, followed by Pat Benatar's "You Better Run." Ya see, MTV used to play these things called ‘Music Videos’. Yeah.
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Link of the moment:
Forget all that crap you've learned in school. The earth is flat, dammit! Well, it WAS. Until the evil conspiracy of Television Broadcasters got involved...
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Blast From the Past Courtesy of Lord Mutter
I don’t know HOW I missed this, but back around February 11th of this year, Toledo OH’s mayor Carty Finkbeiner proposed an interesting and intriguing solution to his constituency when complaints arose regarding noise from the Toledo Express Airport.
In response to the angry airport neighbors who complained about the jet noise, Carty suggested that perhaps to solve the issue, they could just “Move deaf people into the neighborhood.” He additionally suggested that they could offer said deaf people the homes that the angry hearing people would be deserting.
"I think there may be people out there interested in living in a nice home if the noise factor was not going to be a problem," Finkbeiner said.
However, at least one deaf woman called the suggestion an insult, and pointed out that deaf people can still feel the vibrations from jets.
So there.
To my knowledge, Carty’s suggestion was not a success, and the airport neighbors are still hearing and still bitter.
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Kerry Speech Interrupted by Technical Expletives
CNN kinda sorta goofed when covering John Kerry's acceptance speech at the DNC.
Accidentally broadcast during the speech were the words of anger spoken by convention center director Don Mischer, who was upset about the slow release of celebratory balloons.
Specifically: "Jesus, we need more balloons. I want all balloons to go, goddamn. All balloons - where the hell - there's nothing falling ... what the f**k are you guys doing up there?"
Heh heh heh.
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Hot Pants!
Daniel Gabriel Doyle was happily working on his meth production when a knock came at the front door of his abode. Quickly thinking, Danny boy shoved a film canister with a mixture of red phosphorous and iodine into his pants' pocket and then answered the door, where some social services workers were waiting for him.
The social workers from LaFayette GA asked him to fill out some forms, and walked him out to their car. As he was sitting in the back seat, KABLAM! The front of his pants exploded!!!
He was treated for 2nd and 3rd degree burns to his little jumblies and to his leg.
Then was jailed for methamphetamine production.
That's gotta smart.
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Dentist Oddity Number 327
Dr Joseph P Gronka of Scott Township, PA, was enjoying a nice motorcycle ride with his wench on the back, when he was pulled over by the cops for more than just a helmet violation.
See, Joey's good friend Lisa Drozdowski, kinda was naked as a jaybird as she straddled the back of his bike.
Feisty little wench that she is, Lisa pitched a major hissy when she was taken into custody. Not having any pockets on her naked self, she tossed a teeny tiny pipe into her holding cell toilet to dispose of it. When an officer tried to stop her from flushing, she freaked and kicked said officer.
Lisa was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, tampering with evidence, resisting arrest and open lewdness.
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Orangutan Kickboxing Outrage
Owners of Safari World in Bangkok have been suiting their orangutans up in shorts and gloves and having them perform choreographed kickboxing tournaments.
The IPPL (International Primate Protection League) is upset with this, and are urging Thailand to ban these degrading displays. IPPL Spokesman Cyril Rosen says, "It's outrageous. There's no question of it being justifiable in any sort of way.
"Most young animals are very flexible and they do what they are told - it's what happens to them afterwards. Their eventual fate is an early death."
Most outrageous to ME, though, is that the orangutans are accompanied by bikini-clad chimpanzees who wear bout number cards.
And I bet they don't even shave their armpits.
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Link of the moment:
Forget all that crap you've learned in school. The earth is flat, dammit! Well, it WAS. Until the evil conspiracy of Television Broadcasters got involved...
***************************************
Blast From the Past Courtesy of Lord Mutter
I don’t know HOW I missed this, but back around February 11th of this year, Toledo OH’s mayor Carty Finkbeiner proposed an interesting and intriguing solution to his constituency when complaints arose regarding noise from the Toledo Express Airport.
In response to the angry airport neighbors who complained about the jet noise, Carty suggested that perhaps to solve the issue, they could just “Move deaf people into the neighborhood.” He additionally suggested that they could offer said deaf people the homes that the angry hearing people would be deserting.
"I think there may be people out there interested in living in a nice home if the noise factor was not going to be a problem," Finkbeiner said.
However, at least one deaf woman called the suggestion an insult, and pointed out that deaf people can still feel the vibrations from jets.
So there.
To my knowledge, Carty’s suggestion was not a success, and the airport neighbors are still hearing and still bitter.
***************************************
Kerry Speech Interrupted by Technical Expletives
CNN kinda sorta goofed when covering John Kerry's acceptance speech at the DNC.
Accidentally broadcast during the speech were the words of anger spoken by convention center director Don Mischer, who was upset about the slow release of celebratory balloons.
Specifically: "Jesus, we need more balloons. I want all balloons to go, goddamn. All balloons - where the hell - there's nothing falling ... what the f**k are you guys doing up there?"
Heh heh heh.
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Hot Pants!
Daniel Gabriel Doyle was happily working on his meth production when a knock came at the front door of his abode. Quickly thinking, Danny boy shoved a film canister with a mixture of red phosphorous and iodine into his pants' pocket and then answered the door, where some social services workers were waiting for him.
The social workers from LaFayette GA asked him to fill out some forms, and walked him out to their car. As he was sitting in the back seat, KABLAM! The front of his pants exploded!!!
He was treated for 2nd and 3rd degree burns to his little jumblies and to his leg.
Then was jailed for methamphetamine production.
That's gotta smart.
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Dentist Oddity Number 327
Dr Joseph P Gronka of Scott Township, PA, was enjoying a nice motorcycle ride with his wench on the back, when he was pulled over by the cops for more than just a helmet violation.
See, Joey's good friend Lisa Drozdowski, kinda was naked as a jaybird as she straddled the back of his bike.
Feisty little wench that she is, Lisa pitched a major hissy when she was taken into custody. Not having any pockets on her naked self, she tossed a teeny tiny pipe into her holding cell toilet to dispose of it. When an officer tried to stop her from flushing, she freaked and kicked said officer.
Lisa was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, tampering with evidence, resisting arrest and open lewdness.
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Orangutan Kickboxing Outrage
Owners of Safari World in Bangkok have been suiting their orangutans up in shorts and gloves and having them perform choreographed kickboxing tournaments.
The IPPL (International Primate Protection League) is upset with this, and are urging Thailand to ban these degrading displays. IPPL Spokesman Cyril Rosen says, "It's outrageous. There's no question of it being justifiable in any sort of way.
"Most young animals are very flexible and they do what they are told - it's what happens to them afterwards. Their eventual fate is an early death."
Most outrageous to ME, though, is that the orangutans are accompanied by bikini-clad chimpanzees who wear bout number cards.
And I bet they don't even shave their armpits.
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