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A newly-discovered species of lemur is being named after John Cleese.

18 Year Old Wins Mayoral Election . . . and as a write-in candidate!

I think somebody is going to lose their job: A Times Square movie theater laid an egg at a showing of "Chicken Little" last night. Adults and kids expecting to watch Disney’s G-rated animated flick at the AMC Empire 25 theater on 42nd St. were instead presented with a foreign film that opened with a young man committing suicide. "It’s … Read More

Haven’t done this in a while. Sledgehammer – Tufts Beelezebubs Intimacy – The Coors Losing My Religion (Unplugged) – REM Brown Rice/Karmapa Chenno – Shadowfax Respect – Aretha Franklin I Can Feel Your Heartbeat – The Partridge Family Mile Marbhaisg (A Thousand Curses) – Capercaillie Losing My Religion – Tory Amos La Vie Boheme – Rent (Original Broadway Cast) Hoedown … Read More

Not sure what to make of this: ST. LOUIS, Missouri (AP) — Songbirds may be the Sinatras of the animal world, but male mice can carry a tune too, say Washington University researchers who were surprised by what they heard. Scientists have known for decades that male lab mice produce high-frequency sounds — undetectable by human ears — when they … Read More

For those unfamiliar, The Darwin Awards are named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution. They commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it in astoundingly stupid ways. The 2005 nominees are now posted at the Darwin Awards website.  Here’s the nominee with the most votes (so far): (19 March 2005, Michigan) "Unusual" and … Read More

Yeah, you’ve probably seen it before, but here it is again.  The Volkswagon ad feature Gene Kelly doing "Singin’ In The Rain" like you’ve never seen it done before. Click image to play.  File in Quicktime format — may take a minute or so to begin.

I like CNN Headline News anchor Judy Fortin as much as the next person, but to be honest — Okay, I like Judy Fortin more than the next person, but that’s only because I knew her in high school.  (Judy will always be "Daisy Mae" to me). So I am compelled to express my displeasure when Rutgers University geeks use … Read More

I haven’t joined the sudoku craze, but for those who have, did you know it is possible to play with pictures instead of numbers?

Tollbooth workers stop driver who had dead man impaled in his windshield

As you all know, one of the difficulties in traveling to the moon is cargo weight.  There is only so much a spacecraft can handle.  You have to pack fuel, oxygen, and so on. And if you are planning to explore the moon in a vehicle, like the Apollo Moon Rover, that’s even more weight to consider. What if we … Read More

59th Street Bridge on fire

Broken shelves:

Note to movie theater owner: Get a bigger marquee.

In the same vein as this, the new question of the day is: Which movie scene always makes you laugh? Frankly, I’m too tired to play.  But two answers quickly come to mind: From Dr. Strangelove:  "Well, one of our generals went and… well, he went a little funny in the head. You know…just… funny."  Also, "Gentlemen, you can’t fight … Read More