From http://www.theshadowlands.net/places/missouri.htm :
Clayton - Shady Oak Theater - as the story goes, a man killed himself on the grounds before the theater was built. Film has been seen un-winding while sitting on the shelf the lobby speaker has shot off its hook only to be found 15 ft away in the middle of the floor. […]
Monthly Archive October 2003
“We should constantly be reviewing our policies, constantly be looking at those sanctions to make sure that they are directed toward that purpose. That purpose is every bit as important now as it was 10 years ago when we began it. And frankly they have worked. [\Saddam Hussein]\ has not developed any significant capability with […]
I thinkthis article pretty much speaks for itself, but I’m going to summarize it anyway as a way to wrap my head around it.
It seems the “Reverend” Fred Phelps (if you don’t knowwho he is, you’re missing out on the best free ride on the crazy train ever, though I hastily advise you not to […]
Happiest of happy somewhat-belated birthdays to ken. if you see ken this week, try to be nice to him.
Scientists at the FDA, working with the American legal community, have inventedthe 49-page menu.
I am easily confused.
From Yahoo:
Before heading for Hawaii Thursday, Bush observed a ceremony in which soldiers placed a wreath on Australia’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to honor Sgt. Andrew Russell, an Australian solider who was the first casualty among U.S. allies in Afghanistan.
So, why is it that the ceremony honoring this guy was at […]
Attention!
Anyone within sight of this who may know me:
If something unfortunate should ever happen to me (bus accident, massive stroke, drug overdose, well-timed meteor) and I end up within ten miles of a persistent vegetative state, I order you to pull each and every plug as fast as you can. And I mean, I want […]
When I read the text at the link below, the person I feel the worst for is the guy who transcribed it. Imagine having to decide where the new paragraphs were supposed to begin.
Regular, off-the-shelf computer video games are an effective method of treating people’s fears, using a style of therapy that exposes people to what scares them in a controlled setting, according to a new study released on Friday.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/fun.games/10/17/videogame.phobias.reut/index.html
“Peace God. None of this shit would be happening without you, Pimp.”
-Murphy Lee, St. Lunatic and theologian, in the liner notes for his new CD
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WASHINGTON - Concerned about the appearance of disarray and feuding within his administration as well as growing resistance to his policies in Iraq, President Bush - living up to his recent declaration that he is in charge - told his top officials to “stop the leaks” to the media, or else.
News of Bush’s order leaked […]
Only I have ever wondered this, but just in case anyone is interested: the infamous failure of public housing that wasPruitt-Igoe was named after anti-WWI legislator William Igoe and a WWII flying ace/Tuskegee Airman namedWendell Oliver Pruitt. What these two people have to do with the neighborhood and/or one another, I can only guess. But […]
As you may know, here in Tha Lou members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 655 have been on strike for the last week. As a result, Schnucks, Dierbergs, and Shop ‘n’ Save ‘n’ Then Bag Your Own Groceries ‘n’ Pay To Do It have all been ground to a near standstill, […]
…and sends His servants for my eternal amusement.
Out of Context Quote of the Day:
God made penises. It’s a wonderful instrument. God made breasts. They’re a wonderful instrument. God bless them. It’s OK to show it. Why this conservatism?
-Fr. Lawrence Biondi on his terrible, terrible taste in art
The above comes froman early Christmas present of a […]
Headline of the Day:
Siegfried Says Tiger Attack Was an Accident
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=765&e=4&u=/nm/people_roy_dc
I would have hated to get Lt. Columbo involved in all this.
Etymology Is Fun, Part 127… The question of the day: what the hell is it to fangle something? If something is “newfangled,” can it be oldfangled eventually? Fangle?
Etymology: Middle English, from newefangel, from new + (assumed) Old English -fangol, from Old English fOn (past participle fangen) to take, seize
Date: 14th century
So, then, “to be seized […]
For those of you who have noticed a startling lack of e-mail on my part these last several days:
My e-mail hasn’t been working because the hosting company suspended my account.
The hosting company suspended my account because I didn’t pay my bill.
I didn’t pay my bill because it was supposed to be charged to my credit […]
A goddamned fascinating article about jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge, for suicidals and would-be suicidals alike.
I hate being put in a box… especially one thatI fit inside so comfortably.
Let’s spend a moment on “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.”
A friend of mine had started to get “into” the show in that way people seem to get “into” all of this reality garbage. In a time when I am only nominally employed and still can’t seem to find the time to call my loved […]