The Most Poisonous Creatures in the World

Tread carefully around these beasties!

Much ado about political yard signs (US edition)

Apparently Barack Obama's position on yard signs is proving to be quite controversial....

In a controversial move sure to upset millions of people, Barack Obama’s campaign has decided to forgo the traditional time-wasting distribution of chum (yard signs, bumper stickers, etc.) to try and win the election.

Settling on what they call a “get voters to register by approaching them on the phone and at the door with an army of volunteers” strategy, Obama’s senior staff has directed state, regional, and local field organizers to use their finite time to make tangible progress toward winning.It’s an approach that has ruffled some Democratic feathers.

[Source: FiveThirtyEight.com]

So many magazines, so little time

Are you a fan of magazines? Well if so, you have to check out Mygazines.

Mygazines is a free place to browse, share, archive and customize unlimited magazine articles uploaded by the Mygazines community. I'm not sure about the legality of this as it sort of gets into the whole Napster area of who owns a product once it has been purchased and how do you go about limiting free usage of it.

As of writing there were 1,645 magazines archived on the site. Now you just need Apple to finally release their iTablet so you can read your Mygazines in your favourite spot. [no need to share where that might be]

Tomorrow is International Talk Like A Pirate Day

Attention Boz - if you are out there - this is most definitely for you!

Founded by two friends on June 6, 1995, the holiday was conceived during a game of racquetball when one friend, after being injured, shouted “Arrrgh!” Because the day fell on the anniversary of D-Day, one of the friends later decided to move it to his ex-wife’s birthday - September 19th. After that, the day took on a life of its own.

The site also contains such key information for this festive occasion such as 'Top Ten Pirate Pickup Lines" and how to talk like a German pirate.

Palin and Hilary on SNL

In case you haven't seen it yet, here's the video:



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Do we really need more 'More Cowbell'?

Probably not, but this is pretty awesome.* This guy has created a website where you can add additional percussion (i.e. more cowbell) to your favourite MP3s. Here's a sample with a few voice samples thrown in for good measure:

	Make your own at MoreCowbell.dj

* Awesomeness not guaranteed

Slovakia outscores Kobe Bryant!

When did Bill Belichek start coaching the Slovakian women's hockey team? I'm having a very hard time wrapping my head around this scoreline.

Oasis never fails to bring the drama

Amazingly, this time at VirginFest on Toronto Island last night, the drama was not self-inflicted. Some crazed fan somehow got on the stage during Morning Glory and shoved Noel from behind. Check out the video below. Noel goes flying (and apparently crashes into a monitor). He later had to be taken to the hospital where he was treated for a possible cracked rib and some ligament damage.

After jumping Noel the fan went after Liam who evaded the would be attacked before security went in and subdued him [and then Liam tried to get at the guy and might have landed a left hand].

Where I was at the show we couldn't tell what happened. Everything cut out and the stage went silent and dark. To the boys credit they came back and finished the show, even if it was a somewhat abbreviated show. Noel's fine work on Don't Look Back In Anger was the evening's standout performance, although The Masterplan and Cigarettes & Alcohol were early favourites.

Oh yeah, and it must be said, they sounded great.

A shocking discovery!

The crack researchers at John Hopkins University medical school in Baltimore looked at the correlation between binge drinking and risky sexual behaviours in women. Shockingly, they found a strong correlation.

For their next study, JHU researchers will be investigating whether or not Americans love the NFL.

Come for the Beaujolais, stay for the salvation

In an attempt to attract more followers (customers seems like the wrong word), the The Church of England is planning to open wine bars.