Saturday, August 14, 2004
Today in History: August 14, 1953 - The whiffle ball was invented.
Oh yeah, also on this day in 1945, Hirohito announced his unconditional surrender to Allied forces, bringing an end to WWII.
But dayum - the whiffle ball! Now THAT was something that changed the WORLD.
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If loving this is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.
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Proof that Smoking Kills
Quote from CNN regarding smoking death during the height of Hurricane Charley:
"To the south, in Lee County, the sheriff's office reported one hurricane-related death in North Fort Myers when a man in his early 20s stepped outside during the full force of the hurricane to smoke a cigarette."
d'oh!
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Child of Thalidomide Sues Air France
If you're lacking limbs, perhaps you should think twice before trying to fly Air France. Adele Price was one of the many 'children of thalidomide' born about 4 decades or so ago, who - as a result of moms taking the medication thalidomide - never developed limbs.
She was trying to take a flight from Manchester, England to New York on Aug 19, 2000, and was rudely told by an Air France Employee: "one head, one bottom and one torso cannot and will not be allowed to fly on Air France" without assistance.
So Adele paid some person to fly with her, so she could get to New York. Then she was stuck in New York because Air France again didn't want to fly her over the puddle. Ultimately, she flew home on British Airways unaccompanied.
Stating that this whole incident caused her emotional and financial distress, Adele tried to put together a lawsuit agains the airline herself. She found that a bit too difficult to handle, and now has hired an official lawyer and will get her day in court.
Ah, the French.
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Fires of Passion
Yet another guy has tried (and failed) to be romantic by torching possessions for his one true love.
This time, in Lewiston, ID, Chihao Wu (an English as a second language student at Lewis-Clark State College) rolled up clothes, doused them in lamp oil, and arranged them in a parking lot to spell 'Happy Birthday' in his native language.
He then got his girlfriend (the birthday girl) to come on out and look and BABOOM set the fire. Police and members of the Lewiston Fire Department had to be called out to put out the bonfire of the vanities, and thus the passion that night was snuffed out.
When asked by police if she was impressed by the pyrotechnics, Wu's lady love simply said "No."
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Priorities, My Man, Priorities
Yaysn Abdul-Mattin is one very focused individual when it comes to his crack cocaine. Friday Yaysn led Pachougue RI police on a chase, and his car ultimately slid over an embankment and into a pond.
As the car filled with water and began to sink into the abyss, Yaysn knew what he needed to do. "We kept calling out 'Get out of the car! You're going to drown!'" Suffolk Police Officer Armand Reyes said. "But the only thing we heard was the sound of his lighter going click, click, click."
Yaysn gave up his mission when the water rose up to his chin, at which time he tossed the uncooperative crack pipe and crawled out through a shattered rear window of his car. Yaysn was arrested for driving while impaired and was released without bail.
Oh yeah, also on this day in 1945, Hirohito announced his unconditional surrender to Allied forces, bringing an end to WWII.
But dayum - the whiffle ball! Now THAT was something that changed the WORLD.
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If loving this is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.
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Proof that Smoking Kills
Quote from CNN regarding smoking death during the height of Hurricane Charley:
"To the south, in Lee County, the sheriff's office reported one hurricane-related death in North Fort Myers when a man in his early 20s stepped outside during the full force of the hurricane to smoke a cigarette."
d'oh!
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Child of Thalidomide Sues Air France
If you're lacking limbs, perhaps you should think twice before trying to fly Air France. Adele Price was one of the many 'children of thalidomide' born about 4 decades or so ago, who - as a result of moms taking the medication thalidomide - never developed limbs.
She was trying to take a flight from Manchester, England to New York on Aug 19, 2000, and was rudely told by an Air France Employee: "one head, one bottom and one torso cannot and will not be allowed to fly on Air France" without assistance.
So Adele paid some person to fly with her, so she could get to New York. Then she was stuck in New York because Air France again didn't want to fly her over the puddle. Ultimately, she flew home on British Airways unaccompanied.
Stating that this whole incident caused her emotional and financial distress, Adele tried to put together a lawsuit agains the airline herself. She found that a bit too difficult to handle, and now has hired an official lawyer and will get her day in court.
Ah, the French.
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Fires of Passion
Yet another guy has tried (and failed) to be romantic by torching possessions for his one true love.
This time, in Lewiston, ID, Chihao Wu (an English as a second language student at Lewis-Clark State College) rolled up clothes, doused them in lamp oil, and arranged them in a parking lot to spell 'Happy Birthday' in his native language.
He then got his girlfriend (the birthday girl) to come on out and look and BABOOM set the fire. Police and members of the Lewiston Fire Department had to be called out to put out the bonfire of the vanities, and thus the passion that night was snuffed out.
When asked by police if she was impressed by the pyrotechnics, Wu's lady love simply said "No."
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Priorities, My Man, Priorities
Yaysn Abdul-Mattin is one very focused individual when it comes to his crack cocaine. Friday Yaysn led Pachougue RI police on a chase, and his car ultimately slid over an embankment and into a pond.
As the car filled with water and began to sink into the abyss, Yaysn knew what he needed to do. "We kept calling out 'Get out of the car! You're going to drown!'" Suffolk Police Officer Armand Reyes said. "But the only thing we heard was the sound of his lighter going click, click, click."
Yaysn gave up his mission when the water rose up to his chin, at which time he tossed the uncooperative crack pipe and crawled out through a shattered rear window of his car. Yaysn was arrested for driving while impaired and was released without bail.
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