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3:10 am EDT, Aug 26, 2002 |
"There are currently 20 fires burning in 10 states across the nation." i'm not sure why i find this site so fascinating, but it's strange to look at a statistic like that. National Fire News |
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CNN.com - Severe weather kills three at Missouri funeral - August 23, 2002 |
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3:07 am EDT, Aug 26, 2002 |
"WILLARD, Missouri (AP) -- Three mourners at a rural graveside funeral were killed Friday when they were struck by lightning that crackled down a tree they took shelter under during a thunderstorm." what horrible luck. CNN.com - Severe weather kills three at Missouri funeral - August 23, 2002 |
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6:21 pm EDT, Aug 24, 2002 |
The police log from beautiful Arcata, CA, in the heart of Humboldt County. Unbelievably funny. -- snippets -- Sunday, July 7 9:33 p.m.
At the trailer park
As grown-ups shared fisticuffs
A baby cried. 10:21 p.m. A husband-wife argument culminated with him barefoot at a clammy shopping center payphone, pleading with police to "take me away." An officer drove him back to the trailer and stood by while he picked up his stuff. 12:29 p.m. A man was assaulted from behind in what was described as an unprovoked attack at Ninth and H streets. A struggle ensued, falling far short of cinematic depictions of manly conflict, which generally involve heroic posturing, elegant choreography, well-aimed blows and a clear victor and vanquished. In reality, there was a lot of inconclusive grappling, grasping at clothing with heads down, garbled curses and swift encirclement by blue uniforms. A suspect was jailed, no one got the girl and civilization continues to be doomed by powerful evildoers. 3:19 p.m. If what police say is true, a young man attempted to take something from an I street cooperative supermarket that didnt even belong to him. It gets worse. Evidently the lad has taken a very wrong turn and begun experimenting with marijuana. Right here. In our town. Arcata Police Log |
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A Collection of Word Oddities and Trivia |
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6:20 pm EDT, Aug 24, 2002 |
A really neat collection of word stuff like : --- snippet ---
However, the world's longest acronym according to the Guinness Book of Words is NIIOMTPLABOPARMBETZHELBETRABSBOMONIMONKONOTDTEKHSTROMONT (56 letters, 54 in Cyrillic). Found in the Concise Dictionary of Soviet Terminology, it means: The laboratory for shuttering, reinforcement, concrete and ferroconcrete operations for composite-monolithic and monolithic constructions of the Department of the Technology of Building- assembly operations of the Scientific Research Institute of the Organization for building mechanization and technical aid of the Academy of Building and Architecture of the USSR [Stuart Kidd].
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6:11 pm EDT, Aug 24, 2002 |
Interesting page about the Al Qeada gassing the dog footage recently "discovered" by CNN. 08/19/02 "WAG THE GASSED DOG" This is the purest war propaganda. One video of what may be Osama bin Laden plus a video of a dog being gassed which could have been created anywhere equals the US sinking to new lows trying to manufacture support for a war nobody but the oil companies want. This dog-video reminds me of Hill & Knowlton's much ballyhooed claim that Iraqi troops were stealing incubators from Kuwait hospitals and leaving premature babies to die on the floor. WAG THE GASSED DOG |
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Best troll I've ever seen |
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5:19 pm EDT, Aug 24, 2002 |
Ever get one of those desperate emails from someone in Africa needing a funds transfer? This is a troll involving a scam artist and it's pretty damn funny Best troll I've ever seen |
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