Archive for January, 2005

Scary - Windows 1.0 publicity shots of Bill Gates

You want some scary pictures? Look at these. They are publicity shots from the release of Windows 1.0.

Well, it would sure make doing your taxes more fun

Every good software developer knows that they need to test their program. But, how many really read all the text that their program displays.

Almost half of African Americans think HIV is man-made

According to a recent paper, almost half of African Americans believe that HIV is man-made. One in eight think it is being spread by the CIA.
Source: Guardian Unlimited - Black Americans suspect HIV plot

Just say no - WD-40 takes on cocaine

I’ll admit it, I’ve never snorted cocaine. Never had that urge. Heck, I don’t like using nasal spray. So this story struck me as disturbing on a few levels.
Apparently toilets are popular locations for snorting. A British bar owner, 43-year-old Carl Brown, removed the toilet lids from his bathrooms when he [...]

2,000 ton pile of cow manure - on fire for 2 months

This is probably not an image you want in your head next time you sit down to a nice steak. For the last 2 months a 2,000 ton pile of cow manure has been buring in Nebraska.
Source: CBSNews.com - Neb. Dung Fire Burns For 2 Months

10 foot boat made of Legos

This guy built a 10-foot boat entirely out of those little plastic bricks.

Dr. Richard Chopp, Urologist - But his friends call him ‘Dick’

Just in case you ever felt you were dealt a bad hand with your name, click here. Evidentally, there is a urologist in Austin named Dr. Richard Chopp.
To make it even better: the site says that Dr. Chopp has a ‘very special interest in vasectomies’.
Source: UtterlyBoring.com

Ontario officially bans dwarf tossing

Not that I agree with dwarf tossing, but do we really need laws against it?

Jail bad for fetus of alleged child killer

A Carlisle, Pennsylvania, woman is asking to be released from jail because the imprisonment is bad for her unborn child. In fact, she describes it as “cruel and unusual punishment.”

No more food pyramid

We all learned the food pyramid in high school health class. For those of y’all who don’t want to follow the FDA guidelines, here’s the food pentagram.