Feb 062011
 
Phobia of the Week - Ecclesiophobia

What is it? Ecclesiophobia is the fear of church. People you’re most likely to encounter with this phobia: Vampires Tweens trying to be hard core Goths. Its not clear whether its a fear of the building itself or the people in it.  I myself prefer structures that look like a place of worship and not [...]

 
Get Your Stinking Paws Off Me, You Damn Dirty Ape

One day certified nursing assistant Brenda Chaney was on duty in an Indiana nursing when she discovered a patient lying on the floor, unable to stand. But Chaney couldn’t help the woman. She had to search for a white nursing aide because the woman on the floor had left instructions that she did not want [...]

 
Weird X-Rays, Indicate Gene Pool Needs Cleaning

Medical science can show us x-rays featuring objects not considered normal to show up when going in for that check-up.  And if you are unfortunate enough to personally have x-rays like this, they aren’t the kind of photos to post on your Facebook page, showing all of your friends and co-workers how: (1) Stupid you [...]

 
The Calls of Others, Why Cell Phones Are Annoying

I wonder if the scientists splitting subatomic particles and trying to cure cancer laugh at these guys… some scientists at Cornell University have completed a study on why overhearing cell phone conversations is annoying. Their conclusion is that whether it is the office, on a train or in a car, only half of the conversation [...]

May 232010
 
Trust Me, Lying Is Good

That’s right and now we have scientific proof.  From Canada of all places, scientists studied of 1,200 children aged 2 to 17, finding that those who are able to lie have reached an important developmental stage. Toddlers who tell lies early on are more likely to do well later, researchers claim.  The complex brain processes [...]

 
Computer Love: Man Marries Videogame Chick

Is it me?  Why can’t I find something mundane or boring about Japanese culture?  In what surely must be the first wedding of its kind, a man has married an anime videogame character. Last Sunday, a man named Sal9000 married the love of his life. Her name is Nene Anegasaki, and she lives inside of [...]

 
Drilling for 100 year old Scotch whiskey in Antarctica

How far would you go for a drink?  To the kitchen?  To the bar up the street?  Try Antarctica, that’s how far distillers Whyte and Mackay are willing to go.  The beverage company has asked a excavation team to drill through Antarctica’s ice for two crates of McKinlay and Co. Scotch whiskey that were shipped [...]

Oct 252009
 
Happy Birthday to Us

12 months and we’re still alive and kicking,  I’m not sure what to make of the last year.  We’ve seen a global economic meltdown, the cancellation of Jon & Kate Plus 8, the election of a Black U.S. President, the birth of singing sensation Susan Boyle, the flame out of Sarah Palin, the introduction of [...]

Oct 202009
 
Sweden's Bunny Biofuel

This week we found out that the practical European country that gave us Ikea and Volvo is burning bunnies to stay warm.  The BBC reports that the bodies of thousands of rabbits are fuelling a heating plant in central Sweden.  The city of Stockholm has an annual cull of thousands of rabbits to protect the [...]

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