Archive for December, 2009

50 Things We Learned In 2009

Posted: 31st December 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Randomness
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As the year draws to its inevitable close, we realize 2009 was a very busy and insightful year. So let’s take a look back at 50 things we know now that we didn’t when the year began.

Nude Cyclists Stopped For Not Wearing Helmets

Posted: 30th December 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Lifestyle
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Two men who were stopped for cycling in the nude in New Zealand were let off by police on the condition they wear bicycle helmets.

Man Calls 911 to get a Ride to the Bar

Posted: 30th December 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Fifs
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Authorities say a Florida man who called 911 claiming he’d been beaten and shot at was hoping the tale would get him a ride to a bar.

20 Bizaare Money-Saving Tips for the New Year

Posted: 29th December 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Economy | Finance
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JOHANNESBURG: Smoking dried vulture brains to have a vision of winning lotto numbers — that’s why customers come to Scelo, a vendor of traditional medicines, but it’s a trend being blamed for killing off South Africa’s vultures. “Vultures are scarce. I only have one every three or four months,” said Scelo, a young healer in [...]

Hottie of the Week ~ Jillian Beyor

Posted: 29th December 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Hot Chicks
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Jillian Beyor (born October 31, 1985) is an American model and professional wrestler who is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), training in its developmental facility Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). She was named Playboy’s 2008 Model of the Year and was one of ten finalists for Playboy’s 2009 Model of the Year.

2 Stupid Men Swim Into Baited Crocodile Trap

Posted: 28th December 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Fifs
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TWO men who made funny faces from inside a baited crocodile trap while their friend stood on top of the cage were criticised for their “absolute stupidity” by authorities in the Northern Territory. An image of the three men risking their lives and limbs surfaced yesterday after they were posted on Facebook.

While this hoodie will make me look almost as snazzy as the oh-so-evil Shredder, odds are that I won’t have any more success against do-gooder turtles than he. Maybe I should just wear a pretty, girly dress instead. Failing evil plots aside, the Shredder hoodie actually looks rather cozy with all those crazy “blades” and [...]

Van With Infrared Beam Nabs Speeders

Posted: 28th December 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Crime, Science | Technology
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Speeders in the South Florida town of Juno Beach have to be wary of more than police cars. An immobile white van stationed on roadside has generated more than 7,000 tickets since March. That’s twice the amount of people who actually live in the Atlantic Coast town. The van uses infrared beams to snap pictures [...]

Was it only a decade ago that a blackberry was a mere summer fruit?  That green was, well, a color, and reality TV was that one show sandwiched between music videos on MTV? There were, of course, huge political and social upheavals that roiled our world in the past decade. But there were also the [...]