Can you ever watch it enough?
Troops is filmed on location with men of the Imperial Forces. All suspects are guilty, period…otherwise they wouldn’t be suspects, would they?
Check out the stolen droid. Look familiar?
Category Archives: Culture
zoology update: dodos still can’t fly
A drunken Australian tourist, wandering the streets of our fair city (specifically The Drive) and suddenly going bladder-critical, decided that, rather than simply pee off the bridge to the railway lines 100 feet below like a thousand drunkards before him, he’d better climb up on top of the cagework surrounding the bridge and ascend a tree, presumably to pee therefrom onto the selfsame railway lines, now 200 feet below.
The cages went up a few years ago, after a fellow drunkard took a fatal dive off the bridge during … was it Greek Days or Caribbean Days? In any case, they are now holding their festivals farther north on The Drive, and prudently well away from anything bridge-like. But apparently, there is no deterring a drunken Aussie.
Emergency officials say the man broke at least one bone, but will be OK, as branches slowed his fall.
Vancouver fire department Capt. Rick Matsen says it was obvious the man had been drinking until just moments before his fall.
“Well, it just so happens he had a beer with him when he was brought up,” he said.
“Still in his hands?” asked a reporter.
“Still in his hands, yup. He held on to it pretty tight, I’m thinking,” said Matsen.
headline o’ the day: New power workout machine is a giant $9,000 vibrator
Thanks to Fark for that one.
The real story‘s far less interesting, which is sad because I wasted a half-hour of my life I’ll never see again gathering up all my bottles to take back for the deposit. I have almost enough.
All asides and italics here are from the original article.
(Quick aside: How creepy is the guy in the pic? And the girl looks a little too happy to be a in a gym setting.)
There’s a new fitness machine causing a stir in England, thanks in part to Madonna. The Power
Plate is a workout machine that consists of a vibrating platform you stand on and do light stretches and squats for 15 minutes, three times a week. Apparently there is something in the added vibration that stimulates the muscles and causes them to tire faster than a traditional workout, a chain reaction that Madonna claims causes her physique to remain toned. (Doesn’t she work out 8 hours a day? –Editors)
it’s the heat…it’s also the stupidity
Boris isn’t the only one who’s cranky in the heat. Check out this instant-classic rant from Tom Ferrick Jr, a Philadephia reporter.
4. Whatever you do, don’t sit in a room with the windows closed, wearing wool clothing and drinking beer. It is a recipe for disaster. At the very least, wear something that is light and loose fitting. A bedsheet will do.
For those of us in the news biz, there is only one thing more exciting than heat. It is record heat.
For record heat, we will remake the front page and use Pearl Harbor-sized type and write headlines that say:
Record Heat Scorches Region!
We will then proceed to tell you that it was hot yesterday.
Television has us beat. It can tell you that it was hot today.
Here are some more helpful hints:
5. Don’t watch television. Watching those TV reporters standing in front of the cameras will only make you hotter.
6. Buy two newspapers. Read one and use the other to fan yourself. It will help alleviate the heat. This is especially true if you insist on sitting in a closed room, wearing a bedsheet and drinking beer.
socialite name generator
Perfect for me! Socialist/Socialite, who can tell them apart, eh? Via the Generator Blog.
My name is Rain Hoffstetter.
Take The Manhattan Socialite Name Generator today!
Created with Rum and Monkey‘s Name Generator Generator.
Pretty freaky name choice, eh? Nobody told me those psocialites were psychic!
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