The home gained its notoriety when Ronald DeFeos killed six family members while they were sleeping in 1974 and subsequent owners George and Kathleen Lutz claimed to be haunted for 28 days, which were detailed in the book “The Amityville Horror” (on the cover: “This book will scare the hell out of you”—Kansas City Star). However, James Cromarty, who lived … Read More
If You Build It, They Will Come. And Then You Can Sell It…
The house, the baseball field, and a couple hundred acres of corn – familiar to us from "Field of Dreams" — is a bit of a tourist destination in Eastern Iowa, which is presumptively without tourist destinations to speak of. And now you can own it, for $5.4 million.
Thoughts On Betty White On SNL
Betty White's "schtick" is that she doesn't talk like an 88 year old woman should. With an apple pie face and sultry voice, you laugh when she says something that would make a sailor blush. And it was put to good effect with the "double entrendre" version of "The Delicious Dish", a spoof NPR cooking show, in which Betty touted … Read More
Women Might Finally Be Able To Wear Pants In Paris
Believe it or not, thanks to a law passed in 1799, women are forbidden to wear pants in Paris. The law was amended in 1892, allowing women to wear pants if they were holding the reins of a horse, and again in 1909, if they were riding a bicycle. Interestingly, female policemen (gendarmes, if my French is correct) wear pants … Read More
Some Excitement in Raleigh
This happened Wednesday. Girlfriend freaks as a tornado forms right in front of their car. Boyfriend keeps his cool, gives sound advice about the possibility of getting into a ditch at the side of the road, and rolls down the windows to equalize the air pressure inside and outside the car. But the girlfriend freaks anyway.
Self-Defense
By GF and BFF does Krav Maga training. Krav Maga is a hand-to-hand self-defense system originally developed in Czechoslovakia, and modified in Israel. It involves wrestling, grappling and striking techniques, and is mostly known for its extremely efficient and brutal counter-attacks. It's the kind of the thing that elite special forces use all around the world. As for me, this is what … Read More
Nice Going Dumbass
It goes without saying that you shouldn't cheat on your fiancee. Period. But when your fiancee is a princess? And by that I mean, an actual princess? Well, that takes a special kind of stupidity to cheat on her. Hope this guy likes his life as an associate in a law firm.
Through A Child’s Eyes
Babies see the world differently than you and me. Here is how a child at various stages of development see this blog: At one month: At 3 months: At 6 months: As an adult: From Tiny Eyes
Ronald Reagan and James Dean
This video is a condensed version of a televised play starring Ronald Reagan and James Dean, an odd duo if there ever was one. Reagan plays a physician, forced to defend his home and family from Dean, a teenage lawbreaker seeking medical treatment for an injured friend. This footage, released today, has not been seen in over 55 years.
Comics 101
Little known fact: every comic strip is funnier if you replace the last line or caption with the words "Christ, What an asshole". It also is the answer to every New Yorker Magazine Caption Contest. [H/T: Cynical C]