Amityville Home For Sale

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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

Thoughts On Betty White On SNL

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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

Some Excitement in Raleigh

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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]