Archive for October, 2009
Geeky Space Picture of the Day: Martian Sand Dunes
This picture comes from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s HiRISE camera. The sand dunes are in the center of a large crater at mid-north latitude on Mars. (Large version) (h/t to The Bad Astronomer)
Thurs. Show Prep – Corporal Punishment Edition
Miami parents arrested for washing their kids mouth out with soap. They were trying to clean up their daughters language when she got sick, prompting a trip to the hospital for her, and a trip to the clink for the parents. (There's audio) Creepy Obama Worship Story of The Day: Los Angeles school kids are making digital art and have composed an [...]
World’s Most Awesome Sleeping Bag
It’s the Star Wars Tauntaum Sleeping Bag from Think Geek. You can buy it in November, so it will be available for purchase just in time for holiday season!! Cost for the Star Wars sleeping bag? $99.99. (h/t to Olivia Munn)
Wed. Show Prep – When Animals Attack Edition
Boy tackled by deer during football game. This story submitted without need for comment from me. Remember when the United States was the economic leader of the world? Well you can kiss those days goodbye, thanks to the recession and the glut of unchecked federal spending that followed the dollar has lost its status as the world's reserve [...]
Tues. Show Prep – Inner Ho-bag Edition
Halloween, the one night of the year that teen and twenty-something girls use to unleash their inner ho-bag. If a girl dresses up as a witch, she's a slutty witch. If she's a cat, she's a slutty cat. If she's a nurse, she's a... well, you get the idea. Here's the obligatory story decrying the revealing costumes worn by girls too young to be [...]
Mon. Show Prep – Black Hole Edition
Remember the Large Hadron Collider in Europe that was going to recreate the conditions of the Big Bang? Remember how some were worried that it could inadvertently create a small black hole that would swallow the Earth like Vulcan in the new Star Trek movie? Well good news, it turns out that one of the employees has been arrested with ties to Al [...]
