Monday, December 15, 2003

KITTY CPR

Seven week old kitten VS street vacuum? Kitty wins.

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ARREST MY CAT! PLEASE!

Lloyd Gregory Coleman of Texas (wouldn't you know it) is not enjoying the hospitality of the local Sheriff's Department after pestering 911 operators with demands that his cat be arrested on outstanding warrants.

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SEE THE WORLD WITHOUT EVER LEAVING HOME

After over 16 years and 55 pairs of shoes, Nancy Samuelson has walked around the world; granted she hasn't seen much of it.

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NEXT WILL BE LOCUSTS, OR WAS THAT THE RIVER OF BLOOD?

Scientists express concern over megacryometeors (say that three times fast) i.e. great balls of ice that fall from the sky. Well, who wouldn't be?
"I'm not worried that a block of ice may fall on your head," said Dr. Jesus Martinez-Frias of the Center for Astrobiology in Madrid. "I'm worried that great blocks of ice are forming where they shouldn't exist."
Fair enough. Hmmm, I wonder if they checked for airliners?

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OOOOOHM, OOO-G (hack, sputter, cough)

Director David Lynch is trying to raise $1B (that's real American dollars mind you) to bankroll mass "Transcendental Meditation to ease the planet's stress".

I, for one, would like to applaud Mr. Lynch's efforts and point out that for a mere 100,000 or so my personal stress burden would be entirely eliminated. In the meantime, I'll just have to settle for a little divine intervention.

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MOST EXCELLENT CORPORATE CITIZENRY

The SAS Pittsfield division of SAS Shoemakers in San Antonio is nominated for most righteous employer of the year; unlike a certain airline which shall not be named. I've been thinking of relocating ever since I read this:

The company this year awarded its employees with bonuses of $1,000 for every year worked at the company. Even those who had worked less than a year got $500 each.
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WINDIES IN SOUTH AFRICA

1st Test - Day 4 - Stumps

5 Ninjas, 1 Kitten and a Fifth of Vodka!