July 20, 2005
'Arabic Assassin' loses TSA job
A baggage screener/rapper wanna-be in Houston has been fired based on his music. Not surprising given that he sings about flying a plane into a building and has lyrics like: "My name is Bassam, a one-man band, I came from sand, affiliated with the Taliban."
Go figure.
Posted by Jesse at 9:59 AM | Comments (0)
March 9, 2004
Counterfeiting woes
I can't find any links to the story, but WUSA, a local TV new channel, reported that a lady was arrested after trying to pass a counterfeit million dollar bill at her local Walmart. She had two more in her purse.
What an idiot.
Posted by Jesse at 11:48 PM
March 2, 2004
You think Star Trek fans go to far?
Religion alwasys seems to be able to bring out hate in people.
Man dressed as the devil disrupts ‘Passion’ movie
Moviegoers at Country Cinemas in Evansville attending a showing of "Passion of the Christ" got more than they bargained for Saturday night. They were greeted in the lobby of the theater by a man wearing a 'red devil' costume. Tyler Wendell, a 19 year old freshman at the University of Southern Indiana, caused quite a ruckus with his get-up. The audience, many who were part of church groups, was visibly upset by the antics of Wendell.
During the movie he was pelted with popcorn, gummy bears, and an old lady dumped a soda on him. He was later removed for causing a disruption.
Posted by Jesse at 8:49 PM
February 4, 2004
If at first you don't succeed
I think that we need to keep tight boarders and ensure that immigrants are hear legally, but I gotta give it to these guys for trying/Cubans trade in pickup for Buick
Two Cuban men, both of them desperate fathers and childhood friends, plotted to make a vintage vehicle seaworthy and took to the Florida Straits this week, relatives said.
Again.
Edit 2/5/04: According to the Miami Herald, they were stopped short of their goal. Wonder what they will try next time...
Posted by Jesse at 11:16 PM
January 30, 2004
Help Wanted
If you're looking for a summer job and like animals, you may want to check this out
The Idaho Statesman - Always Idaho
WEST GLACIER - Wanted: a hundred or so folks willing to carry backpacks full of rotten fish and cow blood through grizzly bear country in Glacier National Park and surrounding areas.
Must be able to bring back grizzly hair as proof of success.
I'm didn't read the whole story, but it just doesn't seem like the best idea in the world.
Posted by Jesse at 9:01 PM
January 26, 2004
Super Size Me
Slick Sammy "Spurlock" sipped six sodas and got sick, sick, sick.
In an effort to document the health effects of eating fast food, Michael Spurlock set out to eat only at McDonalds for 30 days.
NYP Online: ARCH ENEMY
Within a few days of beginning his drive-through diet, Spurlock, 33, was vomiting out the window of his car, and doctors who examined him were shocked at how rapidly Spurlock's entire body deteriorated. His liver became toxic, his cholesterol shot up from a low 165 to 230, his libido flagged and he suffered headaches and depression.
And if that wasn't bad enough, he put on 25 pounds. Wonder how long it took his body to recover.
Posted by Jesse at 11:09 AM
November 6, 2003
Web slinging as a philosophy
These guys warranted a new category on my blog.
While the videos are rather interesting, I don't think that jumping buildings, jumping down stairwells and other "spider-like" activities are a sport, an art, or a philosophy as they do.
This video is a great example of what they do. As a warning, the video is large (over six megs). If you like it, there are more on Le Parkour.
Posted by Jesse at 9:35 PM
September 5, 2003
Outta the gene pool...
Movie imitation has gone international as a 26 year old man makes himself incontinent and unable to have sex.
and here's one that gets to stay in the pool, for now....
Posted by Jesse at 9:17 PM