Monthly Archives: June 2004

links

Has a guy been stuck in the Paris airport since 1988 for lack of the right papers? link

Lincoln Myths link

This DRM’ed ebook version of the US Constitution costs $3, and can only be printed twice per year. It would only take 7 years to get copies out to the 13 colonies. link

Spaghetti Ice Cream link

Card Throwing Technique link

A Child’s ABCs of Terrorism link

Measure the speed of light with microwaved marshmallows link

Inverse grafitti ads anger government officials link

The Hacker’s Diet: How to lose weight and hair through stress and poor nutrition link

Teenager survives harpoon attack link

Inkjet printer for nails link

Mi-24 Hind helicopter with unique paint job link

I was the victim of a vast right wing conspiracy and all I got was this lousy president link

Air Force testing robots as security guards link

Home made flame thrower link

links

When the beam hits an individual, it penetrates 1/64th of an inch beneath the skin and heats water molecules to 130 degrees in less than a second. It tricks the pain sensors into thinking they’re on fire. link

Iraqis Paying 5 Cents a Gallon for Gas because the U.S. subsidizes $1.50 link

Women of the Israeli Defense Force link

Accept Jesus and get a free cell phone link

Amusing Halloween costume link

What trick will Bush use to win the election link

Ads on Pringles link

A Police blotter with an attitude link

Dogs can understand human language link

Austin postcards link

Breast growth linked to the economy? link

Catholics outsource prayers to India link

Birds use cars at intersections as tools link

Another reason not to buy an extended warranty link

For the past 20 years I have recorded EVERY television commercial on CBS, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. From Sony to Salad Shooter from Pontiac to Prego, I’ve captured them all!
Each day at midnight I let a tape record for 6 hours, insert a new tape for recording, and repeat twice more. After that, on my other VCR’s I edit out all the shows which yields roughly 6 hours and 24 minutes of commercials daily. I now have 46,720 hours of commercials stored on 7,787 VHS tapes.
But I have grown old and weary and would like to leave this legacy of tapes to someone with an equal passion for television commercials who wants to continue the work. Please write to me and let me know why my collection would mean the world to you. Be very specific! The person who shows me the greatest interest will carry on the project.
Regards,
Paul

When the zombies take over, how long till the electricity fails? link

Can You Turn My Dog’s Poop Pink? link

Bikes against Bush link

Weapons that can incapacitate crowds of people by sweeping a lightning-like beam of electricity across them are being readied for sale to military and police forces in the US and Europe link

Wireless surfboard link

Rejecting rejection letters link

The George W Bush Public Domain Audio Archive link

Kamakazi birds

Kamakazi birds
street view

A weird thing happened today. As I was driving and leaving my housing division, a bird hit my car. There were two birds and they flew from the trees on the right hand of the road to the middle of the road. Perhaps they spotted a worm. I approached them and I figured that they would fly off. Unfortunately, they chose to retrace their flight which my truck happened to drive into. Sigh. I had a feeling they would flee in that direction. I should have drove on the other side of the road.

This is a first for me. So far, I have run over a squirrel and a couple of cats. I feel bad about killing them and wish I would have seen them in time to avoid hitting them. But it is a hard fact of destroying the environment, err, driving a car. I have also had a near miss from some deers (which will definitely do some damage). Of course, I don’t count the millions of insects that I have killed.

But that is not what is weird. Two hours later, I was again leaving my housing division on the same road and another bird hit my car! Coincidence? Or have I pissed of the bird god? I actually like birds, they eat insects and without them the insects would rule the earth. I should buy a bird bath and a bird feeder to make up for this…

This time I did not see the bird at all except for a brief glimpse from my peripheral vision and a loud thud from outside (my windows were rolled down). This time I stopped and looked for the bird but did not see anything. While I was checking my truck for damage a cop stopped and asked me if there was anything wrong. I responded that I was struck by a bird!

Should I start taking another exit from the complex?

Full Moonal Jacket

Full Moonal Jacket
full moon

Its another UFO! Not! That is my sub-megapixel camera phone’s attempt to take the picture of the full moon.

This is my favorite
optical
illusion
of
all. When the full moon is low on the horizon, it looks much larger than when it is at its zenith in the sky. I also like the brown tint as well (from our dirty atmosphere). White is so blase!

BTW, I just don’t see the rabbit on the moon…