Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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Some questions are for the ages. Who would win in a fight: cavemen or astronauts? How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
And of course, the eternal question: Could you beat a tennis star, say Andy Roddick, if he had to play with a frying pan?
"On the most basic level, it's what kind of handicap would it take for an elite athlete to compete with a recreational player," says Todd Gallagher, a sportswriter and the author of the book Andy Roddick Beat Me With a Frying Pan.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
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0 commentsWhy Twilight is hurting America
Last night was date night. My husband and I decided to have dinner and watch a movie - just a fun way to break up the work week. Over Thanksgiving, my 13-year old niece had ordered me to go see Twilight because “It’s awesome” and “Edward is hot.” So, I figured I’d keep my promise and go see it. From what I had heard, this was a teen vampire movie consisting mainly of the lead characters looking meaningfully at each other and brooding about their immortality or lack thereof. And everyone knows, mocking a silly movie is one of the foundations of an excellent date night.
The next thing I knew, it was 11 p.m. and I was so pissed off I couldn’t get to sleep without writing this. This movie is just plain evil. And not because of the vampires. Let me explain. And yes, there are spoilers. Sorry. Meet me after the fold for all the blood-sucking fun. Or maybe just sucking…
For those of you living under a rock or not in the presence of pre-teen girls for the past few months, Twilight is the latest series of fantasy books. It centers around a teenage vampire who falls in love with a human girl in high school. Stephenie Meyer, the author, is being hailed as the next J.K. Rowling. Now, I haven’t read the books so this review is based solely on the first movie. Here we go.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
0 commentsGM on the verge of extinction
Humbled and fighting for survival, Detroit’s once-mighty automakers appealed to Congress with a retooled case for a huge bailout Tuesday, pledging to slash workers, car lines and executive pay in return for a federal lifeline. GM said it wouldn’t last till New Year’s without an immediate $4 billion and could drag the entire industry down if it fails.
General Motors Corp., asking for as much as $18 billion to keep afloat and survive even worse economic storms, painted the direst portrait to date of what could happen if Congress doesn’t quickly step in.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
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0 comments73-year-old scores in college basketball
How old is too old to play college basketball?
Occasionally you read of the late-20 or 30-something who makes the team and is promptly saddled with the nickname "Grandpa." Then there is Ken Mink of Knoxville, who actually is old enough to be a grandfather -- 73 years old and a member of the Roane State (Tenn.) Community College basketball team.
Mink played about 10 minutes and scored two points -- on free throws -- in Roane State's 93-42 victory over King College's junior varsity Monday night.
World's worst boxer quits
The world’s worst boxer has finally thrown in the towel after 256 defeats.
Peter Buckley, 39, has lost more fights than any other boxer and says that his next, number 300, will be his last.
‘I’ve had my eye on the 300 mark for a while, and it’s a little milestone I want to achieve, but I don’t want to fight on,' he said.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
0 commentsHot cup of coffee makes perfect stranger more attractive
Looking to improve your romantic odds? Get your date a steaming cup of coffee.
That's the implication of a new study by researchers who wanted to see if there was any connection between physical and emotional heat.
To their surprise, they found that people who held a cup of hot coffee for 10 to 25 seconds warmed to a perfect stranger. Holding a cup of iced coffee had the opposite effect.
Friday the 13th quiz
I scored 46%. I think that's pretty good for someone who's only seen maybe one the entire way through.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
0 commentsIf your boss is a friend on Facebook don't take a sickie and then brag about it in your status
Kyle Doyle, a 21-year-old resolutions expert for telecommunications firm AAPT, bragged about his day off on the social networking site while telling his employer he was away for "medical reasons".
But he was found out when his boss spotted this Facebook profile update on the day in question, August 21: "Kyle Doyle is not going to work, f*** it I'm still trashed. SICKIE WOO!"
Thursday, October 16, 2008
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0 commentsMichigan Court declares sheep are not people. Suck on that PETA
The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that a Battle Creek man who was convicted of sodomizing a sheep will not have to register as a sex offender when he is released from prison.
Jeffrey Haynes, 42, was convicted in 2006 of sodomy after it was determined he'd had abused a Bedford Township rancher's sheep. He is currently incarcerated in the Parr Highway Correctional Facility in Adrian.
Haynes was caught in 2005, after the rancher noticed his sheep were injured and became suspicious. Haynes was arrested after trespassing on the man's ranch in January, 2005. DNA taken from the sheep matched Haynes, and he later pleaded no contest to sodomy charges. A no contest plea is tantamount to an admission of guilt.
Does thinking make us fatter?
Angelo Tremblay noticed something odd every time he worked up a grant application for his research program in a Quebec university. He had a craving for chocolate chip cookies.
Now, thanks to research in his lab at the Universite Laval, he has a better understanding of why. It turns out that performing mental tasks, like trying to solve problems while working at a computer, stimulates the appetite so much that people tend to eat significantly more calories than they burned while performing the "knowledge-based" tasks.
In a study published in the current issue of Psychosomatic Medicine, researchers found a physiological basis for the spike in appetite. Mental work "destabilizes" the levels of insulin and glucose, two critical components in the body's regulatory and energy machinery, thus stimulating the appetite, said Jean-Philippe Chaput, lead author of the study.
Why men don't do laundry
A preliminary autopsy report indicated the Sunday night death of a Dixie County man was apparently a freak accident.
Carl U. Thomas, 29, was found in an unattached shed near the home where he had been living at 94 SE 452nd St., an area southeast of Cross City.
Witnesses told deputies that Thomas had gone to the shed to do laundry. When he did not return to the house, witnesses said they went to look for him and found him on the floor next to a clothes dryer shortly before 7:49 p.m.
Monday, September 22, 2008
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A redneck wedding aka "wedding ideas"
"That's what my daughter wanted and how could I tell her no?" said Randy Barrows, father of the bride.
The love story began five years ago. Trevor and Crystal Gingras met at the race track, fell in love, and decided to get married. Both enjoy the outdoors and hunting and wanted their wedding to reflect their common interests. "Everything I own is camouflage, so we went with it," said Trevor Gingras, the groom. Unusual wedding plans -- but plans that came as no surprise to their family and friends.
Milkshake of death
This toffee/coffee mix begins with Heath ice cream blended with coffee, Heath Bar candy pieces and caramel, topped with whipped cream and even more Heath Bar candy pieces.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
0 commentsGirl commits suicide fearing the LHC
A 16-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh allegedly committed suicide after watching news about the possibility of the end of earth, following the atom-smasher experiment in Geneva that began on Wednesday.
Chhaya, a resident of Sarangpur town in Rajgarh district, consumed sulphos tablets (an insecticide) on Tuesday, her parents said.
The girl was rushed to Indore's MY Hospital, where she passed away on Wednesday.
Monday, September 08, 2008
0 commentsPsychic kids see dead people, you see awful 'reality' TV
Dear television networks, the strike is over, please stop coming up with reality shows.
Diddy Blog #16 - John McCain is buggin the f%^k out!
This hurt my head. Seriously, while I was listening to this I had to stay away from sharp objects. But I thought it was necessary for you to be aware of the type of people that are voting. Democrat or Republican, our country is doomed if these people are left to decide.
Friday, September 05, 2008
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0 comments 0 comments 0 commentsLooks like our parents lied to us after all
Parents say they love their children equally. But new research shows most people can easily identify the family "favourite" as well as the "black sheep".
The research, by Julie Fitness, associate professor of psychology at Macquarie University, shows 69 per cent of her sample of 70 could identify the family "favourite" and 80 per cent could identify the "black sheep".
"Parents say they treat their children equally. But when you ask people they say 'Of course there was a favourite.' They take it for granted."
Friday, August 22, 2008
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Consumers worried about salad safety may soon be able to buy fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce zapped with just enough radiation to kill E. coli and a few other germs.
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday will issue a new regulation allowing spinach and lettuce sellers to take that extra step, a long-awaited move amid increasing outbreaks from raw produce.
It doesn't excuse dirty produce, warned Dr. Laura Tarantino, FDA's chief of food additive safety. Farms and processors still must follow standard rules to keep the greens as clean as possible and consumers, too, should wash the leaves before eating.
The 6 most depressing happy endings in movie history
Let's face it: very few hit films end with the credits scrolling over dead puppies and weeping children. Movie audiences pretty much demand happy endings.
But sometimes Hollywood slips one past us, giving us a supposed happy ending that is actually depressing as hell once you give it a little thought.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
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A father was arrested Sunday after witnesses told police he "football kicked" his 18-month-old child.
Police got a call that someone had witnessed a couple arguing in a Provo motel room Sunday with the door open, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in 4th District Court.
The man, 23, became so visibly upset that the witness said they saw him walk toward the door and "football kick" the child back into the room, according to the affidavit.
Man calls 911 after Subway makes his sandwich wrong
A hankering for special sauce at his neighborhood Subway led a Jacksonville man to dial 911 - twice - after the sauce was left off his spicy Italian sandwich.
Reginald Peterson, 42, told officers he called the emergency number so he could have his subs made correctly, according to a police report. A few minutes later, he dialed 911 again to complain the police weren't arriving fast enough.
Peterson walked into the Arlington sandwich shop about 7:45 p.m. Thursday and ordered two subs - a spicy Italian with everything and a chicken breast. When he discovered the spicy Italian didn't have sauce, he demanded that it be corrected, according to a police report.
I just hate Tennessee, man... and I don't like pumpkins
Walk Score
89 out of 100.
How It Works
Walk Score helps people find walkable places to live. Walk Score calculates the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc. Walk Score measures how easy it is to live a car-lite lifestyle—not how pretty the area is for walking.
What does my score mean?
Your Walk Score is a number between 0 and 100. Here are general guidelines for interpreting your score:
* 90–100 = Walkers' Paradise: Most errands can be accomplished on foot and many people get by without owning a car.
* 70–89 = Very Walkable: It's possible to get by without owning a car.
* 50–69 = Somewhat Walkable: Some stores and amenities are within walking distance, but many everyday trips still require a bike, public transportation, or car.
* 25–49 = Car-Dependent: Only a few destinations are within easy walking range. For most errands, driving or public transportation is a must.
* 0–24 = Car-Dependent (Driving Only): Virtually no neighborhood destinations within walking range. You can walk from your house to your car!
What's your score?
How It Works
Walk Score helps people find walkable places to live. Walk Score calculates the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc. Walk Score measures how easy it is to live a car-lite lifestyle—not how pretty the area is for walking.
What does my score mean?
Your Walk Score is a number between 0 and 100. Here are general guidelines for interpreting your score:
* 90–100 = Walkers' Paradise: Most errands can be accomplished on foot and many people get by without owning a car.
* 70–89 = Very Walkable: It's possible to get by without owning a car.
* 50–69 = Somewhat Walkable: Some stores and amenities are within walking distance, but many everyday trips still require a bike, public transportation, or car.
* 25–49 = Car-Dependent: Only a few destinations are within easy walking range. For most errands, driving or public transportation is a must.
* 0–24 = Car-Dependent (Driving Only): Virtually no neighborhood destinations within walking range. You can walk from your house to your car!
What's your score?
Monday, July 21, 2008
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0 commentsReal men of genius
One of Bud Light’s funniest ad campaigns to date, the Real Men of Genius commercials made a somewhat smooth transition from radio to television. ‘Somewhat’ in the sense that our imaginations will always be funnier that what is visually spoon fed to us, and mostly because the singer from the ads is better heard and not seen. The following are 10 of the best Real Men of Genius’ which have been rated based on the following criteria:
1. The levels of sarcasm in Deep Voice Guy’s commentary.
2. The vocal quality and lyrical hilarity provided by the Stephen Tyler wannabe.
3. The value of the service/invention provided by the featured “genius.”
4. The urgency with which some of these genius’ need to get the hint.
While some have not made it to television yet they are still worth listening to.
San Francisco is always classy
Reagan has his highways. Lincoln has his memorial. Washington has the capital, and a state, too. But President George W. Bush may soon be the sole president to have a memorial named after him that you can contribute to from the bathroom.
From the Department of Damned-With-Faint-Praise, a group going by the regal-sounding name of the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco is planning to ask voters here to change the name of a prize-winning water-treatment plant on the shoreline to the George W. Bush Sewage Plant.
The plan - hatched, naturally, in a bar - would place a vote on the November ballot to provide "an appropriate honor for a truly unique president."
Friday, July 18, 2008
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0 comments 0 commentsWorst Senator ever
While he was a medical school student in the 1970s, Bill Frist (formerly a Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee) performed medical experiments on shelter cats while researching the use of drugs on the mitral valve. By his own account, Frist improperly obtained these cats from Boston animal shelters, falsely telling shelter staff he was adopting the cats as pets. In his 1989 book Transplant, Frist admitted that he killed these cats during medical experiments at Harvard Medical School, as part of what he claimed were his studies.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
0 commentsGive Ledger an Oscar if he deserves it, not because he is dead
I was as saddened by the tragic loss of celebrated actor Heath Ledger as much as anybody. The man was truly a genius of his craft, only recently getting the chance to break through being pigeonholed as the teen Hollywood hunk with films like Brokeback Mountain and I’m Not There. Even in his lesser films though, the performances he would deliver always stood out as a pinnacle of the production, oftentimes making mediocre movies that much more enjoyable because of them.
But for fuck’s sake, please stop saying he should get an Oscar for his role in The Dark Knight when the movie isn’t even out yet. This has been a recurring discussion amongst people ever since his death, and now with little over a week left until the movie can actually be viewed by the people making these claims, it feels like it's become necessary to speak out against such ridiculous notions.
It's just a parking space!
Reading police say a man has been charged in the shooting death of a 65-year-old neighbor following a long-running parking dispute.
Police say Herbert Rupp Jr. was shot in his southwest Reading neighborhood shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday. They say he intervened in an argument between 56-year-old Santiago M. Robles and a woman over a storage locker, and an argument began that culminated in the shooting.
Sgt. John Solecki says the Robles, who was taken into custody several hours later, had a long-running dispute with the victim. He says the suspect blamed Rupp for the city's removal of his handicapped parking sign.
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
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0 commentsThe dying art of the knuckleball
In the Red Sox clubhouse a few hours before the start of a drizzly, early-May game against the Rays, Tim Wakefield wraps his hand around a brand-new baseball and models his knuckleball grip. On television, Wakefield's grip appears claw-like and uncomfortable, but up close, it looks effortless: His hand envelopes the ball easily, fingertips lodged just below the seam, ball snug against his palm. It's a grip that has helped him to more than 170 victories and a solid, if sometimes strange, 16-year major-league career.
Since the low-velocity knuckleball is comparatively easy on the arm, Wakefield can pitch on zero days' rest when his team needs him to, and he routinely finishes among the Sox' leaders in innings pitched. He's 41 now, and could easily extend his career another six, seven, even eight years. (After pitching seven scoreless innings in a 5-0 win over Arizona on Wednesday, Wakefield is 5-5 with a 3.88 ERA this season.) Knuckleball legend Hoyt Wilhelm was one week shy of his 50th birthday when he called it quits. Phil Niekro, a.k.a. "Knucksie", pitched till he was 48. Wakefield says he'll pitch as long as he can -- even into his 50s.
"Barring injury or anything like that -- absolutely," he says.
Baby bumps.. the new uggs
After 17 students in one Massachusetts school turned up pregnant this year, Time magazine called it the "Juno Effect." The term referenced the hit comedy Juno, about a high school girl who's unexpectedly expecting. By depicting the sunny, even redemptive side of Juno's plight, the magazine argued, Hollywood had perhaps made motherhood attractive for teens.
It's the kind of conclusion that sometimes draws criticism for being hasty. But Jane Brown, a journalism professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, says the Juno effect is real.
Truck full of extinguishers catches fire
A truck full of fire extinguishers and other safety equipment caught fire in Lancaster Township Wednesday afternoon. The Lancaster Township Fire Department was called to 1405 Wabank Road for a vehicle fire at 4:19 p.m.
When firefighters arrived, they found the 1991 Ford F-350 Super Duty truck had an engine fire. It was parked at a house across from the Hershey Heritage Village Apartments and the St. Joseph's athletic fields, close to trees and two parked vehicles.
To save the vehicles, the firefighters attacked the blaze from the driver's side of the truck, where they had less access. A turn-signal casing on the adjacent vehicle melted, and some branches of the nearby trees were burned.
When firefighters arrived, they found the 1991 Ford F-350 Super Duty truck had an engine fire. It was parked at a house across from the Hershey Heritage Village Apartments and the St. Joseph's athletic fields, close to trees and two parked vehicles.
To save the vehicles, the firefighters attacked the blaze from the driver's side of the truck, where they had less access. A turn-signal casing on the adjacent vehicle melted, and some branches of the nearby trees were burned.
Monday, June 23, 2008
0 comments 0 comments 0 commentsR.I.P. George Carlin
A publicist for George Carlin says the legendary comedian has died of heart failure at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif.
Jeff Abraham says Carlin went into St. John's Health Center on Sunday afternoon, complaining of chest pain. Carlin died at 5:55 p.m. PDT. He was 71.
Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, performed as recently as last weekend at the Orleans Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas. It was announced Tuesday that Carlin was being awarded the 11th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Jeff Abraham says Carlin went into St. John's Health Center on Sunday afternoon, complaining of chest pain. Carlin died at 5:55 p.m. PDT. He was 71.
Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, performed as recently as last weekend at the Orleans Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas. It was announced Tuesday that Carlin was being awarded the 11th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
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0 commentsToday's high school girls have issues
There's a stunning twist to the sudden rise in teen pregnancies at Gloucester High School. 17 students there are expecting and, according to a published report, most of them became that way on purpose.
Time Magazine is reporting that nearly half of the girls confessed to making a pact to get pregnant and raise their babies together. None of the girls is older than 16.
Principal Joseph Sullivan said that wasn't all that was shocking.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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0 commentsSo... you have a demon
Demons are funny things. Well not so much "funny." More like terrifying. They can either be a simple angry spirit that hurls kitchen knives at you, or they can take the physical shape of some multi-tenticled hellspawn with six mouths and a mind that telepathically screams words and images capable of plunging you into a nightmare realm of torture. But whatever your class of demonic possession, this handy FAQ will help you deal with it.
Let's get started!
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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An eight-year-old Indiana girl swallowed 30 magnets and steel balls from a toy last month and, her father says, needed emergency surgery to save her from what doctors told him were eight gunshot or stab-like holes in her intestines.
Haley Lents told Early Show co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez Monday she ingested the ten magnets and 20 steel balls because they "looked like candy."
Haley's father, Jason Lents, told CBS News he "really" doesn't understand how Haley could have consumed the parts, because she "gets A's and B's, and we taught her not to do stuff like this."
Haley Lents told Early Show co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez Monday she ingested the ten magnets and 20 steel balls because they "looked like candy."
Haley's father, Jason Lents, told CBS News he "really" doesn't understand how Haley could have consumed the parts, because she "gets A's and B's, and we taught her not to do stuff like this."
Tropic Thunder viral video
It was pretty funny up until the explosion. Why do people think things are better when they explode?
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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A St. Augustine man is selling containers filled with what he describes as ghosts.
John Deese said he has ghosts trapped in bottles.
“This was actually the first one that was caught, in Decatur County, Ga., in an old farmhouse,” Desse said, showing off one ghost in a bottle.
Monday, May 26, 2008
1 commentsSeven reasons why South Jersey is better than North Jersey... sorry Bradley Beach, you did not make the cut
Wildwood, where Jersey Shore enthusiasts can enjoy the state's widest beach and never purchase a beach tag, was the big winner yesterday in the Garden State's first Top 10 Beaches contest.
The Cape May County resort, with a beach that measures nearly a half-mile at its widest point, was voted best beach overall in a survey sponsored by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium, a coalition of environmental and tourism groups. More than 15,000 people cast ballots online and at regional events between February and April.
South Jersey beaches, nearly all of them in Cape May County, trounced their northern competition on the Top 10 list. The poll asked participants to rate towns along the state's 127-mile coastline on the basis of several characteristics including water quality, access, and aesthetics.
When your ex-boyfriend takes another girl to the prom, it's best not to do anything too rash
Trenton authorities say anger over a failed romance fueled a Pennsylvania teen's decision to set fire to the city home where her ex-boyfriend lived.
No one was killed in Thursday's blaze on Hillcrest Avenue, which left the 10 people who lived there homeless. But two of them were treated for smoke inhalation.
Nineteen-year-old Shanta Dargbeh of Bristol Township was arrested the next day and now faces 10 felony charges, including aggravated arson.
No one was killed in Thursday's blaze on Hillcrest Avenue, which left the 10 people who lived there homeless. But two of them were treated for smoke inhalation.
Nineteen-year-old Shanta Dargbeh of Bristol Township was arrested the next day and now faces 10 felony charges, including aggravated arson.
Hmm... baby jumping seems like poor decision making on the parents' part
Jumpers dressed as the Colacho, a character representing the Devil, bounded over clusters of bemused infants laid out on mattresses.
Nobody appeared to get hurt in this year's festive event.
Castrillo, near Burgos, has been holding the event since 1620 to mark the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi.
Indiana Jones is offensive to Communists
Members of Russia's Communist Party are calling for a nationwide boycott of the new Indiana Jones movie, saying it aims to undermine communist ideology and distort history.
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" stars Harrison Ford as an archaeologist in 1957 competing with an evil KGB agent, played by Cate Blanchett, to find a skull endowed with mystic powers.
It hit Russian screens Thursday.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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0 comments 0 comments 0 commentsThe essential man's library
There are the books you read, and then there are the books that change your life. We can all look back on the books that have shaped our perspective on politics, religion, money, and love. Some will even become a source of inspiration for the rest of your life. From a seemingly infinite list of books of anecdotal or literal merit, we have narrowed down the top 100 books that have shaped the lives of individual men while also helping define broader cultural ideas of what it means to be a man.
Whether it be a book on adventure, war, or manners, there is so much to learn about life’s great questions from these gems. Let us know in the comments which of these you loved, hated, and the books that meant a lot to you and should have made the list (you can even get really indignant about your favorite book). And without further ado, this is our list.
Other good posts from The Art of Manliness:
How to break down a door
The mechanics of the man hug
Friday, April 25, 2008
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See films differently
Ghostbusters: America's struggle with obesity
Toy Story: a meditation on the trials of puberty and sexuality
Toy Story: a meditation on the trials of puberty and sexuality
No water in the dugouts
Two signs on the doors leading from the visitors' clubhouse at U.S. Cellular Field to the first-base dugout read, "NO BOTTLED WATER ON THE BENCH."
What's this? Athletes can't drink water? Even in the humid Chicago summers?
Here's the explanation I got:
What's this? Athletes can't drink water? Even in the humid Chicago summers?
Here's the explanation I got:
10 movies we want to see this summer (and 5 that make us nervous)
Thank GOD summer is here. You can keep the chirping birds and baseball games, we're spending the season in the cool air conditioning of the movie theater. And like someone with Seasonal Affective Disorder that's been stuck in Alaska's 30 days of night, we could sure use some movie sunshine. Sure, there have been a few fun movies so far this year - Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Cloverfield, and... um, well... there's been at least two - but there has also been an insane amount of awful at the multiplex. For every marginally acceptable mainstream release like Definitely, Maybe or Cloverfield, it felt like there were at least five One Missed Calls or Over Her Dead Bodys. I mean, we’ve suffered through not one, not two, but THREE Asian horror remakes since New Year’s Day. That's more than any movie season can take. We need summer movies more than we have in any other year. We need something with potential; something with scope; something with toys, video games, and a big budget. And those movies are finally here. Movies don't necessarily get better in the summer, but they definitely get bigger and, after you've sat through movies like 88 Minutes and Prom Night, believe me, size matters. Everyone from Entertainment Weekly to People Magazine has dragged out their predictable summer movie previews, but we like to approach things differently at The Deadbolt. We're ready to play favorites. So, on that note, here are the ten movies we're most excited to see this summer, in order, followed by five biggies that make us nervous.
10 jobs that pay $20 an hour
Think back to your first job at the local ice cream shop. Working after school, 15 hours per week at $7 an hour was enough to fulfill your wishes, hopes and dreams. (Let's be honest, back then, none of us wished for much more than a reciprocated crush and a big allowance.)
Those days have long since passed. Unless you're a waged worker (paid hourly) like 59 percent of U.S. workers are, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, you probably don't have a clue what your salary translates to per hour.
The median household salary is $48,201, according to the 2006 U.S. Census Bureau report. This makes the average hourly rate $23.17 based on a 40-hour workweek.
What does your wallet say about you?
Your wallet is stuffed with crumpled currency and raggedy receipts, and loose change clutters the floor of your car. That doesn't have anything to do with your ability to build a sound financial future though, right?
Wrong. The way you handle your day-to-day cash speaks volumes about your money personality, according to personal-finance experts.
"Our outer financial life is really created and deeply affected by our unconscious beliefs about money," says Brent Kessel, the author of "It's Not About the Money."
Thursday, April 24, 2008
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0 commentsMascot sued for over-aggressive high five
A Naperville dentist called a flagrant foul on Chicago Bulls' mascot Benny the Bull on Monday, suing the team over a high-five gone awry.
Dr. Don Kalant Sr. alleged he was sitting near courtside on Feb. 12 when he raised his arm to get a high-five from Barry Anderson, who portrays the exuberant mascot in a bright red fuzzy costume.
But Kalant, an oral surgeon, may now wish he had settled for a fist-bump instead.
Monday, April 21, 2008
0 commentsIf Juno was 10 times shorter and 100 times more honest
On Saturdays, we ask some of our favorite sites on the web to fill in for
us. You get to learn about an awesome site you may not have heard
of, and we get to watch cartoons in our boxers. Today we're bringing
you an abridged version of the screenplay for Oscar winner Juno, as
provided by Rod Hilton, creator of The-Editing-Room.com.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
0 commentsMan uses gun to install satellite dish, accidentally shoots wife
Officials are trying to determine whether to file charges against a man who fatally shot his wife while trying to install a satellite television system in their home.
Patsy D. Long, 34, of Deep Water, was pronounced dead early Saturday evening after being shot in the chest with a .22-caliber handgun.
Patsy Long was standing outside the residence while her husband was installing a satellite television system.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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0 comments 0 commentsNHL makes new rule
Maybe Martin Brodeur should just stop talking to Rangers' super-pest Sean Avery. It just leads to new material.
On Friday, the Bergen Record reported that Brodeur admitted he had grown tired of Avery's trash-talking, which often centres around the goaltender's 2003 divorce. "It's been five years," Brodeur says he told Avery. "Find something else."
Well, Avery found something else to do in Brodeur's crease on Sunday. After taking his second goaltender interference penalty of the series, Avery came up with a new, and apparently legal, way to get into Brodeur's head. With his back to the play, Avery parked at the edge of Brodeur's crease and waved his arms wildly in a bizarre effort to distract the Devils' goaltender. He also waved the blade of his stick back and forth in front of Brodeur's mask.
On Friday, the Bergen Record reported that Brodeur admitted he had grown tired of Avery's trash-talking, which often centres around the goaltender's 2003 divorce. "It's been five years," Brodeur says he told Avery. "Find something else."
Well, Avery found something else to do in Brodeur's crease on Sunday. After taking his second goaltender interference penalty of the series, Avery came up with a new, and apparently legal, way to get into Brodeur's head. With his back to the play, Avery parked at the edge of Brodeur's crease and waved his arms wildly in a bizarre effort to distract the Devils' goaltender. He also waved the blade of his stick back and forth in front of Brodeur's mask.
Woman killed over how to wash a glass
Philadelphia police say a 64-year-old woman found dead in her northeast Philadelphia home Friday was killed by her roommate over "the proper way to wash a glass."
Police say 20-year-old Jerry Jean assaulted and killed 64-year-old Jocelyne Desay in her Hasbrook Avenue home on April 5th.
Police say he assaulted her, stabbed her in the neck multiple times, wrapped her in bed linens and put her body between a wall and her bed.
Monday, April 14, 2008
1 commentsParents argue over what gang their child should join
A couple fighting about which gang their 4-year-old toddler should join caused a public disturbance that resulted in the father's arrest, Commerce City police said Thursday.
On Saturday, Joseph Manzanares stormed into the Hollywood Video store where his girlfriend worked, threatened to kill her and knocked over several video displays and even a computer, Commerce City police Sgt. Joe Sandoval said.
After he ran out of the store, police were called and the 19-year-old was arrested at his home.
On Saturday, Joseph Manzanares stormed into the Hollywood Video store where his girlfriend worked, threatened to kill her and knocked over several video displays and even a computer, Commerce City police Sgt. Joe Sandoval said.
After he ran out of the store, police were called and the 19-year-old was arrested at his home.
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
0 commentsTalking smack about the Cowboys is dangerous
Victoria police and fire department received a call at 2:40 a.m. about a disturbance with a possible stabbing victim at 900 S. Depot, said Sgt. Olga Gamez, of the Victoria Police Department.
At the scene, a birthday party, police found three stabbing victims, she said.
“The disturbance appears to have started out as a birthday party and an argument over two sports teams ensued,” Gamez said. “One of the persons attending the party started to cut people.”
At the scene, a birthday party, police found three stabbing victims, she said.
“The disturbance appears to have started out as a birthday party and an argument over two sports teams ensued,” Gamez said. “One of the persons attending the party started to cut people.”
Being a teenage cheerleader is dangerous
A battered and bruised Victoria Lindsay will not be returning to public school following an incident in which six other girls have been accused of videotaping a beating of the 16-year-old Mulberry High cheerleader.
While a week has passed since the pummeling, Lindsay is still recovering from a concussion and has not fully regained her hearing and vision on her left side.
But as swelling subsides, doctors hope those will return, her parents said Monday.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
0 commentsMan uses hedgehog as a weapon
Police said William Singalargh, 27, had hurled the hedgehog about 5m (16ft) at a 15-year-old boy.
"It hit the victim in the leg, causing a large, red welt and several puncture marks," said Senior Sgt Bruce Jenkins, in the North Island town of Whakatane.
It was unclear whether the hedgehog was still alive when it was thrown, though it was dead when collected as evidence.
The suicidal heart
A man who received a heart transplant 12 years ago and later married the donor's widow died the same way the donor did, authorities said: of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
No foul play was suspected in 69-year-old Sonny Graham's death at his Vidalia, Ga., home, investigators said. He was found Tuesday in a utility building in his backyard with a single shotgun wound to the throat, said Greg Harvey, a special agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Graham, who was director of the Heritage golf tournament at Sea Pines from 1979 to 1983, was on the verge of congestive heart failure in 1995 when he got a call that a heart was available in Charleston.
No foul play was suspected in 69-year-old Sonny Graham's death at his Vidalia, Ga., home, investigators said. He was found Tuesday in a utility building in his backyard with a single shotgun wound to the throat, said Greg Harvey, a special agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Graham, who was director of the Heritage golf tournament at Sea Pines from 1979 to 1983, was on the verge of congestive heart failure in 1995 when he got a call that a heart was available in Charleston.
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