08.10.08
News of the Day: August 9 and 10
- An 8 pound, 8 ounce baby was born at 8:08 am on 8/08/08, according to a local Fergus Falls, Minnesota CBS affiliate. What if the baby girl was born at 8:08.08 — now that would have been freaky.
- A Tennessee official has won the position of constable of Hancock County, Texas by one vote — her own, the Associated Press reports. So if she screws something up, everyone actually can blame her.
- Runaway cows in Orrington, Maine are causing quite the ruckus, the local news reports. They must be mad cows? Did you tip them over too much?
- Batman is apparently taking hold of his ‘Dark’ side as he robbed a Tulsa, Oklahoma grocery store, according to news reports. A brave shopped attacked the Batman, removing his mask. Oh noes!
08.08.08
News of the Day: August 8
While everyone else is paying attention to the Olympics and Edwards affair, here’s some stories that caught my attention:
- A trail of Cheetos led police to thieves, the Pioneer Press reports. It seems that three teens were suspected of pilfering candy from a vending machine. Here’s how it happened: “Police followed a trail of Cheetos from the rec center, around the side of the building and to a home in the 600 block of Rose Avenue, where a witness said she saw the suspects go, the complaint said.” Apparently they don’t believe in Holy Cheesus!
- It’s the invasion of the pigeon-snatchers in New York City’s Chinatown, the New York Times blogs. Apparently this happens all the time in the city.
- The Center for Disease Control released its list of the hardest drinking cities, with Austin ending up on top, ABC News reports. Milwaukee ranks second, followed by Providence, R.I., Chicago and San Francisco. Just one Northeastern state — how odd.
08.07.08
News of the Day: August 7
- Twenty-six cheerleaders got stuck on an elevator at the University of Texas, the Dallas Morning News reports. The group of 14- to 17-year olds attending the Texas Cheer Camp decided to see how many girls they could squeeze into the elevator. The elevator successful descended from the fourth to first floor, but the doors refused to open. A campus police spokeswoman notes, “There are signs everywhere: No more than 15 people or 3,000 pounds.” … Hmm, I highly doubt 26 cheerleaders weigh 3,000 lbs combined.
- A man in Utah faces charges after he tried to attack his family with a chainsaw. But the chainsaw didn’t work, so he tried a weedwacker. That wouldn’t start either, so the man tried to run over his wife with a car. She jumped out of the way, a local station reports. EPIC FAIL.
- The guy who sings in the FreeCreditReport.com commercials is a fraud, MSNBC reports in its dumbest story of the year (seriously — why did you write this?) The guy is not American, isn’t a victim of identity theft and doesn’t actually sing! OMG! No freaking way! (hint: sarcasm) The article also calls the man behind “Dude, Where’s My Car?” and “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle” a mastermind. Now, it all makes sense.
- Another Qantas jet was grounded today, according to Australian news reports. The jet service hasn’t had any planes crash, but is still in FAIL mode.
- Spelling errors at the university level are getting so bad that professors are being urged not to penalize students for incorrect grammar and spelling, the Telegraph reports. I can has mizpels pls? Kthxbai.
McCain Lacks Internet Capabilities
The presumptive nominee of the Grand Old Party barely knows how to use the Internet, the New York Times reports.
He doesn’t know how to text, blog, or Twitter and relies on young staffers to keep up his Facebook page as well as other internet doings.
While it’s not really essential for a president to know how to use the Interwebs, it would be useful for those occassions when a threat comes to light that deals with the Internet. If some terrorist is using the Internet as a way to get his message across and coordinate attacks, will McCain know enough about the web to be able to make a good decision about what should be done (without relying on the expertise of others?)
Just a few thoughts.
08.03.08
In the News: Decapitation
What is wrong with people?
A rash of decapitations spanning the globe seem to be taking place. In the last few days alone:
- A Brazilian man has confessed on Friday that he decapitated and dismembers his British girlfriend.
- A Greek man is being held after he allegedly killed and beheaded his girlfriend on Sunday.
- A man on a Greyhound bus decapitated and dismembered his seatmate on Thursday.
Remind me to never ride a Greyhound bus. Or have a psychotic boyfriend for that matter…
