‘Kickers’ Archives
And so it was that God smited Pittsburgh
Since this didn't happen to my house... and no one was hurt, I can just marvel at the awesomeness that there is a slim chance that a meteor blew up someone's house. Did a meteorite make mincemeat of North Side abodes? Theories abound: We still don't know with certainty what set off the explosion at a North Side home last week. At a news [...]
Only in Milwaukee
I saw this story on Fark earlier today...apparently someone opened fire during a robbery in a grocery store in Milwaukee. Usually a robbery in Brewville is barely worth mentioning, but this line certainly catches your eye: One customer was almost caught in the cross fire. Other customers saw the man come in with the gun and quickly ran out of the [...]
Too big for their britches
Russian Army generals too fat for new uniform: Russian generals will soon have a stylish new uniform designed by a top fashion designer but the question is -- will they fit? More than 30 percent of the army's elite officers are overweight and 25 percent failed a fitness test, army spokesman Vyacheslav Sedov told AFP on Wednesday. In addition [...]
April Fools
Here's just a sampling of the pranks floating around cyberspace in honor of April Fools Day: Google came up with Virgle, its plan with Richard Branson to create "the first permanent human colony on Mars." Emails from the future... "Gmail Custom Time" allows users to send e-mails as far back as April 1, 2004. Pizza Hut announced it is [...]
Easter Peep Show
Happy Easter to one and all. I'm very excited because today I get to attend Easter Mass at a Cathedral (I live about 5 blocks from the Cathedral of Christ the King here in Atlanta)... something I've never had the opportunity to do before. In honor of Easter... well kinda... The Washington Post has their second annual Peeps Diorama Contest. It's [...]
Cubs bats come alive… on trainers car
Rookie sensation Kevin Hart may have hurt his chances of making the team by blowing a lead in a 5-2 loss to the A's today, but everyone was all smiles in the Cubs clubhouse today. It wasn't quite to the level of Brett Myers prank on Kyle Kendrick, but class clown Ryan Dempster decided to have some fun at the expense of trainer Tim Buss and his [...]
Brain surgery, MacGuyver style
Doctor Uses Cordless Drill to Perform Brain Surgery on Conscious Woman: A British brain surgeon used an inexpensive cordless drill to remove a tumor from a fully conscious woman. The operation was even caught on film and will be shown on the BBC in the United Kingdom on March 30. Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh used a 9.6 volt Bosch drill — [...]
