CNN.com - Road kill candy angers animal rights activists - Feb 25, 2005

CNN.com - Road kill candy angers animal rights activists - Feb 25, 2005: "TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) -- Animal rights activists are disgusted by a new candy from Kraft Foods Inc. that's shaped like critters run over by cars -- complete with tire treads.
The fruity-flavored Trolli Road Kill Gummi Candy -- in shapes of partly flattened snakes, chickens and squirrels -- fosters cruelty toward animals, according to the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals."

Bwaaaahahaha!! That's awesome...

Wired News

Wired News: "Semenchanted Evening
An Illinois man has won the right to sue his ex-girlfriend for using his sperm to impregnate herself without his permission. Richard Phillips, a family doctor in Chicago, says he never had intercourse with Sharon Irons, also a doctor. They did, however, have oral sex three times during their brief affair; Irons apparently saved some of Phillips' semen and secretly impregnated herself with it. Phillips broke off the relationship when he discovered Irons had lied to him about being divorced. Two years later, she sued him for child support, and DNA tests showed he is the father. While the Illinois Appellate Court ruled that Phillips can sue for emotional distress, it rejected his claims of fraud and theft, agreeing with Irons' lawyers that 'when plaintiff 'delivered' his sperm, it was a gift.... There was no agreement that the original deposit would be returned upon request.'
-- Debra Jones "

Exscuse me while I go vomit...

Beans Around The World

Beans Around The World: "The amazing (but true!) journey of a can of
S & W� brand black beans as they make their way
across this great land of ours, and to other nations!"

Who doesn't love beans?

Turning the Pages

Turning the Pages

"Discover the British Library's award-winning Turning the Pages. Just click on the links, wait a few moments, then turn the pages of our great books."

Very cool (and award winning). If you haven't seen it, it's worth checking out...

!!!DROPKICK THE FAINT!!!

!!!DROPKICK THE FAINT!!!

I like to pretend I am dropkicking little Emo punks...

JNC, Barton-Wright, Self Defence with a cane part 1

JNC, Barton-Wright, Self Defence with a cane part 1: "Self-defence with a Walking-stick: The Different Methods of Defending Oneself with a Walking-Stick or Umbrella when Attacked under Unequal Conditions (PartI)"

Very cool article, but the thought of two Enlgish Gentleman dueling with two walking sticks just maks me laugh. The illustrations don't help any...

RedNova News - Can This Black Box See Into the Future?

RedNova News - Can This Black Box See Into the Future?: "DEEP in the basement of a dusty university library in Edinburgh lies a small black box, roughly the size of two cigarette packets side by side, that churns out random numbers in an endless stream.

At first glance it is an unremarkable piece of equipment. Encased in metal, it contains at its heart a microchip no more complex than the ones found in modern pocket calculators.

But, according to a growing band of top scientists, this box has quite extraordinary powers. It is, they claim, the 'eye' of a machine that appears capable of peering into the future and predicting major world events."

Yahoo! News - World Photos - Reuters

Yahoo! News - World Photos - Reuters

The Pope was quoted as saying "Dur, look at the birdies!"

VWvortex Forums: Need Advice with serious issue...

VWvortex Forums: Need Advice with serious issue...: "Need Advice....

I need some advice on what could be a life changing decision.

I've suspected for some time now that my wife has been having an affair. The usual signs. Phone rings, I answer, someone hangs up. She started going out 'with the girls' a lot recently although when I ask which girls it is always 'Just some friends from work, you don't know them'.

I always look out for her ride coming home but she always walks from aroud the corner, I can usually hear a car driving off as she walks towards our house. If it really is a taxi why not just get dropped off in front? I once picked her cell phone up just to see what time it was and she went beserk and screamed that I should never touch her phone again, and why was I checking up on her.

Anyway, I have never approached the subject with my wife. I think deep down I just didn't want to know the truth but last night she went out again and I decided to check on her. I decided I was going to hide behind my car which would give me a view of the whole street so I could see which car she was getting out of. It was while I was crouched behind my car that I noticed rust on my exhaust tip.

Should I take it to the dealer ffor replacement, or should I just take the opportunity to buy the aftermarket 3" I've been looking at. Its a big decission so I thought I would ask for your advice. Maybe I'll just try to buff it out."


That's awesome. Gotta be one of the funniest posts I've read in a while...

Which Web Hosts Are Worth It? [Hosting]

Which Web Hosts Are Worth It? [Hosting]: "In the modern, competitive Web Hosting market, one of the top priorities for all hosting companies is to attract new customers. Before paying for, and setting up an account with a specific host, most people like to email the company�s sales department to ask a few questions, and find out exactly how good the sales advice and response times are. "

The article has some good questions anyone can use when looking for a web-host.

Wired News

Wired News: "Mobile Malefaction
Cell-phone chatterers be warned: The publisher of Human Factors claims cell-phone distraction causes 2,600 deaths and 330,000 injuries in the United States each year. 'If you put a 20-year-old driver behind the wheel with a cell phone, their reaction times are the same as a 70-year-old driver who is not using a cell phone,' said a researcher behind a study published in the journal. 'It's like instantly aging a large number of drivers.' The study found that drivers talking on cell phones were 18 percent slower to react to brake lights; previous studies by the same group contended even hands-free cell-phone use distracted drivers, and that chatty motorists are less adept than drunken drivers with blood-alcohol levels exceeding 0.08 percent. Yikes.
-- Jenny McKeel"


...and without fail I will be behind one of these idiots every time I drive...