O So Glorious Friday

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Its a short list today, but I have some things to say so it'll probably stay a lengthy blog this Friday. After confabulating with a friend of mine named pronto, I have a little rant for you guys later. (yes, that is the word of the day)

Adulterous Lover to Vote for Clinton:
The big news in the political world today is that former President Bill "the pimp" Clinton lover Gennifer Flowers has stated that she would want a woman in the White House, and is even mulling over voting for Hilary. Hilary has made mean remarks about Ms. Flowers in the early 90's.
What I love is that this woman is just grabbing the spotlight. These people are rediculous, the second they think they can get a day or two of press to indulge themselves in self-glorification, they grab it! What a shallow individual. What I am much more concerned about is who Monica is going to vote for.

UN Warns Serbia Against Renewed Violence:
The Serbian Government has hinted that violence could be used in Kosovo to stop their independence. Does this remind anybody else of the mid 90's?

Drunk State Trooper Arrested:
An off duty NC state trooper drove his car into a lake yesterday, after driving while intoxicated. The trooper's 2 children were in the car as well. The fun part about this story is that the intoxicated man of the law kicked the arresting officer in the shin. That really hurts. Also the NC State Police department came out with a statement saying they were "very disapointed". What is this? a state legal matter or a 3rd grade punishment?

Bush Gives Out Wrong Phone Number:
I know what you are thinking, we've all done that to the ugly guy/girl who won't leave you alone at the bar, but in this case its a little different. President Bush announced his new relief hotline for mortgages, but accidentally gave out 1-800-995-HOPE instead of the correct number 1-888-995-HOPE. Many people's calls were directed to the wrong place.

Syria Blocks Facebook:
Syria has blocked the internet friend maker Facebook due to fears of Israeli Spies. I never realized it was so easy to be a spy, I always assumed Mossad and other intelligience agencies were more complex. What kind of secrert government information is floating around Facebook?

Former Navy Chaplain Charged:
A former priest at the Naval Academy has been charged with sexual assault after pleading guilty to haveing sex with an Airforce officer as well as forcing himself upon a cadet and sodomizing him at the Academy. The kicker for this one is that the priest is HIV positive and did not tell either person. So far neither of the two people he had relations with have tested positive.

Fake Priest Runs Up Tab:
A man posing as a Roman Catholic Priest ran up a tab of $98 at a local convenience store, telling the clerks to put it on the churches tab. There is a church across the street which has an open tab there. The man was caught after he started buying things like energy drinks and cigarettes. BUSTED!

Gizmo's Corner:
Robots Play the Violin:
There is a lot to say here, so read the article. This is really cool stuff.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/12/06/toyota.robots.ap/index.html

Happy Birthday Matze and Charly:
The world's oldest Gorilla and Orangutan both celebrated their 50th birthdays this week.
Matze the gorilla has sired 17 children, while Charly comes out on top with 18. They are both great-grandfathers and are the patriarchs of the gorilla and orangutan communities worldwide.

Hershey Makes Cocaine Candy:
Hershey, which owns the Ice Breakers label has come out with a new dissolvable mint powder that is packaged in little blue bags. They look EXACTLY like what street cocaine in dimebags look like and police have said they are going to have massive problems telling the difference. There is also a concern that this will help drug dealers move their product since it can be so confusing. Some parents have expressed concerns that it will be hazardous to children since it would be hard for them to tell the difference if they saw a bag of either on the ground.
To be honest, if your kid is eating bags of powder off the ground, you've got other problems to worry about.

Rhino Poop For Sale:
The International Rhino foundation is auctioning 4 types of Rhino poo just in time for the holidays. The highest bid on ebay right now is $500 for one of the fecal pies. I guess the draw is that they are all endangered species. The 5th type of rhino is so rare they could not get a sample of its poop. I don't get that either, if one exists how hard is it to scoop up their poop?

Fortune Teller Arrested for Fraud:
A fortune teller in Cyprus has been arrested after convincing a man to give her roughly $13,000 to remove an evil spell placed on him and for continued magical protection. I don't get what the problem is. How are fortune tellers supposed to make a living if they cannot take poeple's money? isnt all fortune telling fraud? I bet I can go to a carnival, spend $5 and then sue them. Look out American seers, i'm coming for you.

I was gonna write a whole lot about the MySpace hoax that led to a girl hanging herself, because there was an interesting article on the aftermath in her community. But i'll just let you read it. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22134552/ . I bet some asshole is going to do something stupid and ruin more peoples lives.

A friend of mine, who is a female informed me this morning that at 4 AM she awoke from her slumber to go to the loo. Upon arrival in said toilet room, she found a large (from what I can tell from her) grasshopper-spider (the kind that jump) in the bathroom. Instead of just killing it, she attempted to cover it with a cup, but it knocked the cup over. After this her roomate awoke and they both became hysterical for a while before finally figuring out a way to capture it and throw it outside. So the riddle has been answered, how many young women does it take to get rid of a spider? 2, the answer is 2.
Now I know (some) women get scared by bugs and mice and the like, but theres got to be a point in ones life when one realizes that they are 1,000 times larger than the bug and could easily squish it. This is a much longer and hilarious story, however I felt it necessary to mention because it will keep me entertained for a while.

In sports, a fan ran onto the field during the Redskins-Bears game last night:
Bears DL Tommie Harris said he was bumped by the fan who ran onto the field. “I didn’t know whether to beat him up,” Harris said. That woulda been priceless.

KC's got some guests this week, PG's brinin the bottle.

Keepin it real from the loop.