I came across this gem describing a US patent given to Michael Jackson. The invention allows MJ to give the illusion of defying gravity on stage while in the middle of his dance routine. He's so clever!
As you may know, the federal minimum wage will increase from $5.15 to $5.85/hour, which is a 70-cent raise. This will happen again in 2008 and 2009, which by the end will make the new federal minimum wage $7.25/hour by the end of 2009.
University officials are working hard these days to make what once seemed like a pipe dream a reality: the construction of a new, state-of-the-art arena on campus. The concept is no longer wishful thinking. A pair of feasibility tests have been conducted, preliminary blueprints and diagrams are drawn up, and UVM's board of trustees recently created a task force to explore the possibility of forging ahead with the endeavor. According to Robert Corran, UVM's director of athletics, the location has been nailed down. The proposed arena, which would house hockey and basketball games, would nestle in between Patrick Gym and Gutterson Fieldhouse. He said it would seat 6,500 fans for hockey. The building would be flexible for basketball, he said, allowing capacity to fluctuate from 2,500 to 7,200.
The 7.5-foot slippers are each powered with a 36-volt system that uses six YellowTop 12-volt optimas. The two front wheels are driven by a 7-inch brushed DC motor from Advanced DC motors.
Visitors at a park in Mason, Ohio, called police after an apparently drunk man climbed into his pickup truck and started driving around, including near the children's play area. When an officer arrived, "I observed [the suspect] to be wearing a very skimpy woman's ... bikini with two tan water balloons taped to the top to simulate two woman's breasts and a pair of pink Speedo flip-flop sandals," Officer Scott Miller said in his report.
I found this little gem in the Windows Secrets newsletter. A pretty good newsletter with some useful info and the occasional oddity. Usually the oddities are just that, a little odd, but this is actually kind of entertaining and amusing. The whole point is to save the poor cute bunny...and try not to laugh too hard!
"So what's a price-shocked, carbon-afflicted highway jockey to do? Keep driving. In fact, drive more. The longer gas stays expensive, the higher the chance we'll see alternatives. Put that pedal to the metal. And smile when you see a big black $3 or $4 out in front at the gas pump."
Scientists may have cured cancer last week.
More than 300 people paid $5 for all-you-can-eat goat, lamb and bull testicles Saturday at the ninth annual Testicle Festival at Mama's Place Bar and Grill in Elderon in central Wisconsin.
I have to preface this post by saying that pickles are in my Top 5 of least favorite foods. They hover dangerously close to number one, trading off spots with brussel sprouts!
This toy tops the All-Time Ingenious Evil Toys List. Imagine your loser Uncle Tony just nodding off after a three course Thanksgiving dinner. The third quarter is about half over and the women are preparing desert. As Uncle Tony's snores get louder you can tell its time to fire this puppy up! You can picture the rest of the scene as Uncle Tony stops snoring long enough to open one eye and see this sitting on his chest....