Women Swallows Bullet in Hot Dog (Tue Oct 30th, 2007, by Kyle Ware)
A woman in California claims that she swallowed a bullet while eating a hot dog and bit on another. The lady was enjoying her Costco hot dog when she felt that something was wrong. At first she thought that it was her metal braces, but she investigat...
The Ghost of Scrutton Street (Tue Oct 30th, 2007, by Michael Fowke)
A short walk away from Liverpool Street in the City of London there is a mysterious little street called Scrutton Street. If you listen hard enough in the early hours you will hear the lamentations of the ghost of Big Herb. He wanders up and down the...
Morgue in India Used to Store Frozen Fish (Tue Oct 30th, 2007, by Kyle Ware)
Consumers in Tripura, India were shocked to learn that their local hospital morgue was being used to store food. The morgue storage facility was being used to store a type of fish called hilsa. Storage costs and refrigeration costs can be expensive i...
Who Would Honestly Wish To Work In A Video Shop! (Tue Oct 30th, 2007, by Ross Dix-Peek)
Who Would Honestly Wish To Work In A Video Shop!
By
Ross Dix-Peek
My working career has at times been haphazard, to say the least. One of my vocational activities involved having to work as a Video Shop Attendant. Now, there's an frightfully awful jo...
Other Side of the World at the DMV (Tue Oct 30th, 2007, by Mac McMann)
Spent the afternoon yesterday in that place almost all of us have to go at least once every four years. This place is the manifestation of the very worst that we have to offer as a society. It is an ecosystem of beaureaucracy and mediocrity. It is fu...
An Epitaph For Words (Tue Oct 30th, 2007, by April Lorier)
As we gather here today to mourn the passing of words, may this also be a celebration of the joy words have brought to souls over the ages.
Countless poets, authors and song writers have employed words to reach humans' minds, souls and spirits. And t...
Sweet Trivia Question And Answer (Tue Oct 30th, 2007, by Deanna Mascle)
1. Chocolate is made from cocoa beans. But where do cocoa beans grow?
A. On trees
B. On bushes
C. On vines
D. On roots
A. On trees
TOPICS: Cocoa beans come from cacao trees that grow in tropical regions of the world
2. During World War II, productio...
My First Trip To Destin Florida (Tue Oct 30th, 2007, by Tony Isaacs)
Have you ever been to Destin, Florida? I love the white sand beaches, moderate climate and beautiful clear blue ocean there, although it's a much more touristy kind of place than it was about 30 years ago when I first went there with my father, step ...
Product, Promotion And Police Protection (Tue Oct 30th, 2007, by Sheryl Graham)
Please Officer, don't arrest me!
I realize it might have looked like I was being a bit overly friendly with the guy, but honestly ... I was just checking out his t shirt!
Everything was fine until I asked him if I could feel the fabric. Holy cow, w...
One good look at the Good Book (Tue Oct 30th, 2007, by James L. Snyder)
I very seldom get lost when I am going somewhere. That is, unless your definition of seldom is every time I need to find a new place. Then all options are out the car window.
Still I need to understand what you mean by "lost."
Lost is a rather relat...
Dancing with the Squirrels (Wed Oct 24th, 2007, by James L. Snyder)
I was sitting in my chair going through a large cookbook that had belonged to my grandmother when the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage came into the room.
"Are you reading a cookbook?" she asked.
Let me stop here and just start from the beginning. ...
The Land of Fartleberry (Wed Oct 24th, 2007, by Ross Dix-Peek)
The Land of Fartleberry
By
Ross Dix-Peek
There is a land with which we are all familiar, a land replete with vast castles, legions of luxury vehicles and a plethora of fashion-conscious mannequins; the republic of Fartleberry.
Its gilded gates heral...
Suicide Bomber Shops For Life Insurance (Wed Oct 24th, 2007, by Tom Attea)
A suicide bomber named Ali-Bye saw a commercial by Prudential of Iraq and became concerned about what could happen to his family after he completed his mission. He decided that the next day he would go shopping for life insurance.
In the morning, he...
Mad "Bob" Mugabe's Favourite Little Ditty! (Wed Oct 24th, 2007, by Ross Dix-Peek)
Mad "Bob" Mugabe's Favourite Little Ditty!
By
Ross Dix-Peek
I was fortunate enough to be born in what was then one of the most beautiful countries in the world, "Rhodesia"!
it is now The personal property of Robert "Mad Bob" Mugabe, and is known as ...
New Rapper Named MM Trash Tops Charts (Wed Oct 24th, 2007, by Tom Attea)
The debut album by the new rapper MM Trash has topped the charts. Called Mind Trash, the album features the rapper's inflammatory lyrics about the trivia the mass media dumps into his mind day in and day out.
Complaining that there is no escape for h...
