AP
Greyhound has scrapped an ad campaign that extolled the relaxing upside of bus travel after one of its passengers was accused of beheading and cannibalizing another traveler.
The ad’s tag line was “There’s a reason you’ve never heard of ‘bus rage.’”
NOTE: Here I thought I was being so clever with my funny headline. Donald Luskin beat me to it.
Whence came the 800-pound enema?
MOSCOW - A monument to the enema, a procedure many people would rather not think about, has been unveiled at a spa in the southern Russian city of Zheleznovodsk.
The bronze syringe bulb, which [...]
British and American unions join up against globalisation
Harrison Ford Waxes Off His Man Fur for Mother Earth
In an effort to showcase the pain involved in deforestation, Harrison willingly subject himself to the painful process of stripping his chest of all its follicles.
Having worked with [Conservation International] for 15 years, it was Harrison’s hope that his trip to the salon might just shock [...]
Who says stenography is boring?
Defendant attacks. Court reporter helps subdue. Court reporter transcribes.
There is a lack of *thwacks*, *boffos*, and *thuds* but other than that it is perfect. As a bonus, there is a compendium in the back!
If Deadwood or the Sopranos made your ears red, you might avoid this.
The Emos are gonna have their day
Tonight
The Punks are gonna have their way
Tonight
Oh look! Hare Krishnas!
Update: from Wired h/t Instapundit
“Kristen’s” top five-
Whitney, Madonna, Mary J. Blige, Amy Winehouse, Celine Dion
I don’t see “StEaMrOlLeR” on her friends list anywhere. “Johanner Fashion Designer” is very concerned, as is his shiny little yellow car. A few well wishers are sending barely decipherable messages of support.
I think I’ll just text her.
UPDATE: She shut down her mySpace. Sigh.
FOXNews
DRIGGS, Idaho — Perhaps they should have called her Mary Jane.
A surprise birthday party for Dawn Wells, the actress who played Mary Ann on “Gilligan’s Island,” ended with a nearly three-hour tour of the Teton County sheriff’s office and jail when the 69-year-old was caught with marijuana in her vehicle while driving home.
In France of all places
The mayor of a French village has issued a decree banning residents from dying in his territory unless they own a spot in the overcrowded cemetery.
Roadhouse is fading fast
First Jeff Healey dies.
Now we hear that Patrick Swayze is battling pancreatic cancer.
Who is next? The beautiful country doctor, Elizabeth Gray, played by Kelly Lynch? Crime boss Ben Gazzara? The prolific character actor Red West?
One thing is for sure. It won’t be Sam Elliott. The over-40 women of Americawould never allow that. Not [...]
We are forbidden from mentioning the H-name, so I suppose we need to come up with a new middle name for this guy.
Milhous, Quincy, Delano, David, Fitzgerald, Mohammed, Herbert, Walker, Herbert Walker, Baines, Bird, Wayne, Trevor, Rodham, Osama, Earl, Jefferson, Adolf, Gaydolf, S., W., Skywalker, Horatio, Omarosa, Jesus, Nicole, Moon Unit, Singh, Von, Van, Mc, [...]
yuck
A 16-foot python stalked a family dog for days before swallowing the pet whole in front of horrified children in the Australian tropics, animal experts said Wednesday.
I don’t have many unfounded fears. This would be one of them. Snakes. Not the swallowing part.