Monthly Archives: February 2006

Guy plays air guitar. Guy falls out window to his death. A man in Singapore got a bit overexuberant while imitating a rock star. He was bouncing on a bed and bounced the wrong way. He went out the window … Continue reading →

The Netherlands have seen an increase in dart-related accidents since a Dutchman won the World Darts Tournament. Blue Crab Boulevard is here to help with Gaius’ handy dart tips (pun intended). 1. Sharp end goes AWAY from the player. Those … Continue reading →

Judith Apter Klinghoffer has a post up on HNN about Nigeria. It is not very encouraging. Appeasement of Muslim extremists has been interpreted as weakness on the Christian’s part. This has, in turn, escalated violence and murder. Appeasement has never … Continue reading →

A 62 year old great-grandmother has just given birth to her 12th child. She’s three years away from retirement age and just gave birth? Good Lord. She’s a glutton for punishment. Tweet

The little town of Marne, Iowa has come up with a novel plan to increase it’s population from 149 to 200. Give away free land. It appears that they have been swamped with applications since the program was announced. They … Continue reading →

A former stripper turned evangelical Christian reaches out to sex industry workers. She goes into strip clubs and pays for lap dances so she can talk to the dancers about her faith. She and her fellows are attending adult industry … Continue reading →

Is not this guy’s strong suit. A Florida man has been charged with killing his roommate. Well, more than just killing him actually. He beat the other man to death using a sledgehammer and a claw hammer. The victim had … Continue reading →

You’re out for a nice cruise on the lake. You motor along enjoying the fine weather. Suddenly you are struck in the head by 100 pounds of frightened carp. Kind of spoils the day, doesn’t it? Well, it may happen … Continue reading →

I’ve heard of turning the other cheek before, but this is a new twist. “A man attempting to walk the length of Britain wearing nothing but a hat, boots and a rucksack completed his marathon trek and celebrated by putting … Continue reading →

Something about this is just wrong. Forget the fact that Mick Jagger is 62. Forget the fact that the police had to occupy several poor areas near the concert to prevent violence. Forget the fact that the band was separated … Continue reading →

Actually, we don’t have to export them. They turn up all over. Like the German man who didn’t like the quality of the pot he had bought. After trying to get a refund fro the dealer, he turned to the … Continue reading →

For a whole year! Someone (sadly, not me) won a record 365 million dollars in the latest Powerball drawing. Wow – I literally have no idea what I could possibly do with that much money….. Not that I wouldn’t like … Continue reading →

The famous (Infamous?) red light district in Amsterdam has been beset recently by some image problems. Some officials have been moving to shut down or increase regulation of the area. To help persuade the public of their good intentions, the … Continue reading →

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 Tweet

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 … Continue reading →