Archive for the ‘Current Affairs’ Category

Richard Hatch Went to Prison Because He Was Gay?

There’s a new video up online today with TV’s most famous fat naked gay man.  The one, the only, Richard Hatch.  Kind of an idol for me.  Well, my must-see favorite TV program is Survivor.  So, naturally, I’m a fan of Hatch. Most people, however, see him as one sketchy bastard. But today Hatch is [...]

I Braved Swine Flu and, Instead of Dying, I lost 22lbs

This past weekend I went dancing at the discos.  I did a little dance on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday night.  I contemplated going Sunday night but was a little too tired even for myself.  And yes, apparently my weekend starts on Wednesday.  Friday I passed out cold while attempting to take a 30 minute siesta [...]

When Clothes Disappear

So, today I discovered urban dictionary.  They seem to have all kinds of definitions from the street and the like.  The tag line reads, “The dictionary you (write). Define your world.”  I was feeling lucky on google and that’s how I found it.  Turns out there are about 65 varying “definitions” of sketchy.  I liked [...]

Hi, can we talk about Pirates?

Did you know that this year alone, pirates have seized over 100 ships in only one area— the Gulf of Aden. I had to look that gulf up on Wikipedia, so don´t feel silly if you have to click through here also. Yep, that´s right, click on the link and you´re looking at Somalia. Reminds [...]

Engineers invent robot that can build houses, heal the sick, still can’t wash the dishes

Koichi Yamaguchi, Chief Engineer at little known Pacific rim car manufacturer MingPong, has created a state of the art new robot to rival Honda’s Asimo. The robot can cut through tanks, build houses for the poor, and heal most diseases by placing its hand on the patient’s head. However, it still can’t wash dishes, fold [...]

Woman Can’t Find Song She Fancies on Her Ipod

A local woman has spent over 4 days trying to find a song she wants to listen to on her Ipod. Mary James, 22, has her Ipod on “Shuffle” mode and has been skipping songs continuously looking for something good. “I thought I would enjoy listening to Coldplay’s Viva La Vida.” she told us after [...]

Yesterday’s Twitter Failure Caused by Tear in Space-Time

There was chaos yesterday, when Roger Mills, a real estate broker in New Hampshire, tried to send a tweet that was a retweet of a reply to a direct message of an @ reply, causing the universe to cave in on itself. The universe collapsed and twisted in the middle, a little like a sausage [...]