Some interesting Statistics

A pretty thorough round-up of gun statistics can be found here. There is a lot of detail.

H/T Tom’s Common Sense for the link

Yet another controversy

It appears that the design of the 2006 Olympic medals are generating some jeers, with some athletes likening them to CD’s. According to the designer, the hole in the middle “reveals the area of the chest under which the heart and life beat”. The Olympic organizers are denying the medals look like CD’s. Now this is an absurd comparison to make, as the medals obviously do not look like CD’s, as you can readily see below:

They look like 45’s. No word on whether they will actually play on your old turntable, though.

Criminal Mastermind Department

This is unusual. A guy tries to hold up a drugstore and a gas station using an odd choice for a weapon. The criminal was wielding a blowtorch. (He tried to rob a GAS STATION with a blowtorch? ) He failed in both attempts.

The man escaped after a fight with the gas station attendant. He was described as 5′ - 2″ in height, weighing 220 pounds and wearing a tan fishing hat. Hmmm.

Too short to be this guy:

(Besides, Earl Hindman is, sadly, dead. I think I miss Wilson the most from that show)

But she knew how the trial would turn out

A self-proclaimed psychic and fortune teller pleaded guilty to taking more than two million dollars from elderly clients over an eight year period. The cop who was supposed to be investigating her also pleaded guilty to taking money from her to block the investigation.

Two million dollars over 8 years. That’s a quarter of a million dollars a year.

And I’m BLOGGING?

Wait, I see a great future……….

This is bizarre

A young woman has had her prosthetic leg(s) stolen.

Again.

This is the second time in just three months. The second time. The mind boggles. Actually, I suspect someone has been watch A Christmas Story too much. They just wanted one of these:

I’m guessing here

Ok, if this guy is a heterosexual, my guess is he will never get another date in his home country of Russia. He announced that Russian women are too big to figure skate and were better suited to working on railroads in Siberia.

For his sake, I kind of hope he’s gay. Otherwise, he’s going to be very lonely.

Give me a “J”

Give me an “A”, give me an “I”, give me an “L”. What’s that spell? JAIL.

The North Korean Government has apparently sent 21 cheerleaders to prison. Their crime? Telling others what they saw on a trip to South Korea. In other words, telling the truth go them jailed. Lovely country.

Anyone care to guess why? Maybe because it’s much nicer in South Korea than in the North. And Kim doesn’t want that known.