National Anthem, is that a group?
Quick story from a co-worker. He went to Best Buy to try and find a cd with the National Anthem on it. One of the workers asked him “Is that a group, or something?”. Somebody needs to pay attention in class.
Archive for November, 2005
Thumbs off in Las Vegas?
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman has a suggestion for curbing the graffiti in his city - cut off the thumbs of those found guilty on television.
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Dish, Texas - Free satellite TV for everyone
Clark, Texas, has become DISH, Texas. Residents of the 55 household town voted to change the name in exchange for free satellite TV from DISH network for the next 10 years.
Dish network executives said that it works out to a deal of about $4,500 per home. The two memeber town council [...]
Woman to spend night in woods for abandoning kittens
Michelle M Murray was sentenced after pleading guilty to abandoning domestic animals, which can carry up to a 90 day sentence and a $750 fine. But her judge decided to go for something more fitting the crime.
Upgrading to Wordpress 1.5.2
After starting with Wordpress 1.5.2 with another blog that I was doing from scratch, I decided it was worth biting the bullet and upgrading here as well. Some security fixes are touted on the Wordpress site, but no specific listing. Personally, I upgraded because it seems a little faster.
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The Pillsbury Dough Boy had an accident
A quick little video that’ll make you never want to eat cupcakes again.
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Windows Live: DOA
Life lesson - demonstrating software to the media isn’t always a great gig. Take Blake Irving, who was supposed to demonstrate Windows Live for the press. Irving’s demo wouldn’t start, but most of the audience could start theirs.
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Legal loophole allows Georgia teens to marry
Sharon Cline is on a mission to stamp out an obscure Georgia law that allowed her 13-year-old niece to marry a 14-year-old boy last year. The law allows children of any age to marry without parental consent - as long as the bride-to-be is pregnant.
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Super Michael Jackson Bros
A spoof of Super Mario Brothers (the original one) with Michael Jackson playing Mario.
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New Jersey needs a new state joke, err… slogan
“New Jersey: We’ll Win You Over”. Apparently the $260,000 that the state paid to Lippincott Mercer resulted in a state slogan that was too negative. So the motto was shelved, one day before it was scheduled to be unveiled.