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Category: Sick sick sick

Your Morning Ray of Sunshine

18 April, 2009 (05:17) | Sick sick sick, Weird | No comments

Dead at Your Age
At your exact age, Pierre Curie died in an accident. He was a physicist who won a Nobel Prize with his wife Marie Curie for discoveries in radioactivity.

Don’t Do This to Your Kid

28 February, 2009 (06:04) | Sick sick sick, Silly, trivia | No comments

‘Most unfortunate names’ revealed
Justin Case, Barb Dwyer and Stan Still.
It sounds like a bad joke, but a study has revealed that there really are unfortunate people with those names in the UK.
Joining them on the list are Terry Bull, Paige Turner, Mary Christmas and Anna Sasin.
And just imagine having to introduce yourself to a crowd [...]

You Keep Me Hanging On

9 February, 2009 (05:16) | Sick sick sick, Silly | No comments

Hanging Harry light-pull cord

When Pigs Fly

28 January, 2009 (05:05) | Physics, Quotes, Sick sick sick, Silly | 1 comment

“Scientists have shown that the fastest animal on Earth is a cow dropped from a helicopter, which quickly reaches speeds of 120 feet/second.” — Dave Barry

An Offer You Can’t Refuse

16 January, 2009 (05:05) | Sick sick sick, Silly | No comments

Pillow Talk: 25 Strange Throw Pillows
Here’s one that will scare away any pain-in-the-ass innocent bystanders

Something From ACME Worked!

13 November, 2008 (04:55) | Art, Humor, Sick sick sick | No comments

Long ago I had the idea that someone should do a film called “The End” where all of the serial stories finally get terminated. Batman gets killed by some combination of the Joker, the Riddler, Catwoman, the Penguin, et al. The Roadrunner finally gets eaten by Wile E. Coyote. Tom Cat [...]

Not Found in My Lab … Yet

19 September, 2008 (03:39) | Sick sick sick, Silly | No comments

Danger sign
Unfortunately, safety inspection people don’t generally have a sense of humor about such things.

Just Checking

16 August, 2008 (05:23) | Humor, Sick sick sick, Video | No comments

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video
Yep. Still funny.

Waiter, There’s a Leonardo Dicaprio in My Drink!

15 July, 2008 (10:40) | Food, Sick sick sick, Silly | No comments

What’s he doing?
Drowning!
The Gin & Titonic
Ice cubes in the shape of ocean liners and icebergs
via the Amateur Economist

That Folder is Getting Pretty Thick

2 July, 2008 (01:26) | Sick sick sick, Silly | 1 comment

File this under “What were they thinking?” Someone has to be exceedingly innocent or stupid to have approved Dora the Explorer Aquapet

Can Brown Do That, or Maybe FedEx?

22 June, 2008 (04:29) | Business, Sick sick sick, Silly | No comments

Babies by mail (and the picture from the Smithsonian)
After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination.

Ooh, I Know This One!

2 June, 2008 (07:22) | Sick sick sick, Silly | No comments

Yves Saint Laurent dies at 71
Plain pine box, right?

 

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