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Thursday, June 30, 2005

Rich's Weird Wednesday

My usual Wednesday ritual is Softball then to the bar for a little male bonding & beer and usually home by 10:30 - 11:00 but last night that changed . You see my game got cancelled because of the storm that rolled in so I found myself sitting home with the kids playing games and doing fun stuff with the kids . But I am never home on wednesday so I dont know what the family does when Im not there . At 9:00 , my sone went to bed and wife yelled down to my daughter that "Our" show is coming on and she will meet her on the couch . I was just sitting back while all this happened .
So they sit down and here it comes , probably the biggest pile of Monkey Shit I have ever seen on my life and it was called "Dancing with the Stars " ..Oh my fucking god , are you kidding me ?!?!? For you guys that dont know they have these TV stars that are matched up with professional dancers and they compete each week dancing a different style dance and one gets kicked off until an eventual champion is crowned . They have this panel of judges ..ala American Idol and they rip the stars apart and then they vote and the home audience votes and the lowest number of votes goes home . Let me just say this to you all right now , If you ever find yourself calling and voting for someone on this show..... make your next call to the doctor to make an appointment to have yourself castrated so you wont be able to produce any offspring because your a moron @!

I hope it doesnt rain next week


Let's Dance (get it ) .....

Look's like the Tom Cruise is gay rumor is true . ( Thanks Janice)

HUH ?! The Unicorn Orgy: Fine-grained papier-mache figurines having crazy unicorn sex. Unicorns kick ass.

Christina Aguilera ditches track for her new album after finding out it was written by Britney Spears

"Are you the King of your castle? Leave the toilet seat down because your "Throne" room is about to go medieval. Your new Gothic Commode Seat will let everyone know that it's good to be the King."

Police pull man from tank under a women's toilet that was filled with human waste

The Raven, as recited by Christopher Walken.

STOP ....Fans flock to see 'praying' panther that stands on its hind legs and joins its front paws together

FedEx Furniture is a site dedicated to... *deep breath*... making furniture with FedEx packing supplies. This is going to end poorly for someone.

Actress Jennifer Tilly makes history at World Series Of Poker

I'm not particularly clued about the political history of Northern Ireland, but I found this one very interesting. Someone went through a lot of work to document political murals from the area throughout the years, complete with pictures and various details.

Chicago the first major city to ban the sale of pot-flavored candies

The Bloodhound Gang has created an online petition to replace the Pennsylvania state song with one their own. They make it pretty clear they're just trying to promote their upcoming album, but if they can save Pennsylvania from certain destruction in the meantime, everybody wins.


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Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Rich's Tuesday mini Rant

Is it just me or is CT Attorney General Richard Blumenthal just the biggest killjoy going today . He has taken the fun out of everything in CT since he started this job . Remember when you were a kid and things were so much more easy going , We used to light all the fireworks we could get our hands on and if it didnt go up in the air or wasnt something we could shoot at our friends...we didnt want any part of it . Now anything that goes up in the air is illegal , So how the hell are the kids going to have a good old fashioned roman candle fight without them ?

Poker in the bars used to be a great time for about a year there , the bar attendance was up since he started the bar crowd killing no smoking law and people were actually coming out and drinking again until ...he put a stop to that too ! The casino bullied him into getting rid of it and he followed orders .

Now dont get me wrong , the welfare reform he backed and the dead beat dad law he started are great ( Im not saying he hasnt done alot of good for CT ) but let up on the reigns a little Rich , let the tax payers have a little fun ...we deserve it !

Ok , it's go time .....

Bomb squad called in after post office workers notice vibrating package...turns out it was just a box of sex toys


Malls of America is a site dedicated to remembering shopping malls of the 60's and 70's. I realize most of you still live in your parent's basement, so you weren't around back then, but it's interesting to see how things have changed. Were malls once tolerable?

You Wouldnt ??.....Assistant principal allegedly gives his son the answers to a Regents history test

Each year, Duck brand duct tape has a "Make your own prom attire" contest. The winners can score a scholarship, which helps ease the pain of the severe beatdown they're guaranteed when they show up to prom

My Question here is ...Why ?? ....Scientists create robot lobster that can smile, blink, recognize people and talk back

Follow our friendly little sperm on a fantastic voyage. Most stories about a sperm's plight end with an egg, right? Hah, it's a trap!

Wal-Mart heir John Walton, billionaire son of founder Sam Walton, dies in plane crash..Jesus , what a shame !

Build your own "safety sign" with St. Claire's sign builder. The final product will be output as a high-quality PDF file, so you can print it and stick the sign on someone's office door.

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Monday, June 27, 2005

Rich's Monday Super Column

Well it's here ...Firework season and the tents are popping up everywhere but something is puzzling me ? I was watching the news yesterday and they were saying all fireworks except sparklers were against the law and could carry a big fine , but I thought the fireworks these people in the tents are selling are now legal .....someone clear this up for me please ?

We went down to the Branford fireworks on friday night and they were very nice .There were 10 million people all crammed onto a beach the size of my bathroom mat but other than that they were really good . West Haven's is Sunday night this week , so come on down to my town and enjoy these .

Ok , let's pop ....

THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FUNNIEST THINGS I HAVE EVER POSTED ON HERE ...Look, all I'm going to say is the video you're about to see contains footage from an MSN video chat gone very wrong( ONLY FOR A SECOND)

According to Russian Military, the US-Russia cold war never ended

For the Star Trek lady DC fans , I guess a Klingon really isn't a man. But, at least he has man chicken! ( guys , dont look at this trust me !)

'Ugly Parent Syndrome' at children's sporting events may be blamed on alcohol consumption as early as 8:45am

I used to believe is a site dedicated to categorizing the things we believed as children, but came to realize were untrue as adults. If nothing else, it's good motivation not to lie to your kids about too many things, because clearly, they're going to remember it forever, even after they discover the truth.

Woman who worked at Disneyland's Lost and Found department recalls her strangest find: a glass eyeball

New York City nightlife, from the 70's.

New law permits Hawaiian pets the right to inherit their owner's property

You wouldnt think that 2 chicks fighting in a Judo competition would be hot would you ?....well you would be wrong !

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Friday, June 24, 2005

Hoot's Friday Fill In

Hello all my fellow TDC readers. It is me Hoot23 covering Rich for tha day while he goes n plays up at Six Flags. I was going to give a little rant but I decided that I will spare all of you for today. Let's do it.

Some diplomacy anyone?

New shocking photo of Bush and Bin Laden in secret meeting together!!!

Get this or other busted tees here!
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Strange!

I could go for some plussy right now...

Did you know there are 12,288 dashes in a gallon. And there are 1,000 cups in 250 quarts. Need to convert other kitchen measurements?

New airplane directions to follow!
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Be your own doctor.

A tip for would-be thieves: If you’re going to a job interview, don’t swipe someone’s wallet and expect to be hired.

Ummmmm OK???%#$^*???.........................

I need to go to bed. Have a good one everybody!

Peace. Hoot23

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Thursday, June 23, 2005

Rich's Thursday Stuff

Got no time for the Jibba Jabba today ...Fools !


Muslim militant who masterminded dozens of deadly anti-Israeli attacks now claims he wants to be a cop

Gizmodo has been running a contest to find the best office prank. Today, the "Superball Prank" won their gold medal. The premise is simple: $100 for 2000 superballs on eBay, and a mechanism to drop said balls on an unsuspecting victim.

Researchers working on birth control for men that does not involve hormones

The Goodyear blimp Stars & Stripes crashed last Thursday night, amidst a spectacular summer lightning storm, into a Coral Springs storage building. The two pilots walked away from the blimp after the crash unharmed, and no injuries were reported on the ground." The link contains 12 pictures of the aftermath.

Two of the producers who made 'Ray' turn their attention to Rodney Dangerfield for their next film

These unisex rings are made of sterling silver and real beer or soda cans. The aluminum is secured to the jewelry with sterling rivets and protected from damage by overhanging ledges. 3/8" wide

Police nab bank robbery suspect after he hands teller a note with his name on it

This is old but still good ...Four members of a freelance camera crew rigged a microphone to squirt Tom Cruise with water during the premier of "War of the Worlds" in London. Surprisingly, he took a second to stop rambling about Katie Holmes to have all four of them arrested.

Spurned wife sells DJ husband's sports car on the 'net for less than a dollar in revenge for him flirting on-air

The dog, he bit me on my vagina! ( Watch this all the way through , very funny !)

Farmers and garden owners living in Russian settlement uncover bones of mammoths and dinosaurs on a regular basis

I never thought I'd find myself impressed by the ukulele, but that day has come. Jake Shimabukuro does his rendition of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."

Study finds that contrary to stereotypes, Italian men are very in touch with their feminine side

Japan to the rescue, once again. Maria Sharapova fans can now own their very own pillow modeled after her, ahem, better bits

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Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Rich's Tuesday Rant

Before I start this let me just say I like the new Coldplay stuff because there are some Coldplay ass suckers that will hammer me but ....

The word is in ..Fuck You Coldplay !

In the days of Itunes & Ipods it seems that everyone has these 2 things and music from your computer to your Ipod is the new wave of the future . Itunes is supposed to be a really good legal way to get a very wide variety of music for you Ipod and what some people do is get music from other places and put it in there Itunes folder for easy DL onto their Ipod ...following so far ?

Well What most people like to do is go out and get the latest cd , ala Coldplay's newest , DL it into there computer and listen to it in their Ipods. Well it seems Coldplay has put something in their CD that wont allow this to happen and all the time without putting any kind of warning label on the CD .So all those Ipod users are going to go on Itunes or somewhere else and pay twice If they want to hear the latest stuff. I guess Foo Fighters are doing the same thing but it still should have a warning giving the consumers the heads up on whether they choose to buy it or not .

Now I know there are probably some kinds of programs that could break that but there is only a small percentage of people that will be able to figure out how to so it and the rest of the shmoes will be stuck with a cd and they dont even own a cd walkman ...why ?

Coldplay has the "Fair Trade" stickers all over at their live shows but I guess the greed has caught up with them , maybe it's the baby clothes have gotten to expensive. I dont mind you fighting privacy but at least let the people know you are doing it !

Ok , time to burn ....


Bar of soap made from Italian PM's liposuction fat sells for $18,000 at auction

Rumors of interactive sex with willing females in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas have apparently been confirmed. According to the writer of the hack, they've only unlocked something that was put in there by the game designer, and then disabled at the last minute. The link leads to a video demonstrating some of the, uh, options in pretty graphic detail.


Tiny nation aims to be 1st 'cyber-island' with wireless internet from coast to coast

The Fetish Roadmap, courtesty of Deviant Desires

Chinese grocer is fined a year's salary for making the exact same illegal turn 105 times

The definitive guide to, wait for it... casino carpet. This is actually pretty useful, since the carpet is generally blurry when I'm in a casino.

More than half of companies have employees whose sole job it is to read workers' outgoing e-mail

I had a good time with these mini-games. Great animation and high quality stuff!

8,900 species, 207,200 common names, 38,400 pictures... of fish.

Bathers who forget their swimming trunks may be saved by new disposable swimsuits

Who knew you could shave with peanut butter or use Listerine to take care of zits?

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Monday, June 20, 2005

Rich's Monday Mix

Man, What a weekend !!

Let's hope this is the start of something good this summer . All of you who sleep overnight missed probably the biggest moon I have ever seen before last night ..... It was huge and very , very cool .

Im going to have a forum contest start up in a day or two so stay tuned for details .


Ok , lets do it ....

Study: Black men, white ex-cons share the same job prospects..I will start a forum about this so I dont go on a 5 paragraph long rant !!!!

The latest in landfill gadgetry is the Disposable digital camcorder. I imagine the hacks for this should be flooding the scene soon.

Phoenix, known as 'Valley of the Sun,' is America's sweatiest city

Most of us will probably never attend a livestock auction, and it's certainly not a topic you see on the internet very often. But, the Livestock Marketing Association has made audio clips available of the past champions in their Auctioneer Championships, and it's crazy. My experience with auctioneers is mostly through jokes on TV shows over the years, but they do the real thing no justice

Asshole of the Week : Woman injured while dumpster diving after being tossed into the rear of a garbage truck

As the oldest team sport in North America, Lacrosse has always been held up as the most dignified of the contact sports. But that doesn't mean it can't devolve into stick-wielding mayhem once in awhile.

Billie Bob knocks sex with Jolie, says it was like "Fucking the Couch " !

Show and Tell Music stumbled across a bizarre Christian LP called "Lil' Markie." While the entire thing is supposedly full of a grown man speaking with a munchkin voice about various topics of interest, the included track "Diary of an Unborn Child" is more than enough. ( It's kinda long but make sure you listen to it to the end ...)

New book offers 185-pages of tips on how to grab a seat on Japan's 'hell' commuter trains

Accolo, an executive hiring firm, has made a parody of the popular Paris Hilton commercial to remind you that it's important to hire the right person.

Lindsay Lohan upset with paparazzi for not being around to take her picture when she's wearing her 'best' outfits

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Friday, June 17, 2005

The Friday Wrap Up

My boy Bobby from Special Olympics Ct is at it again and this time it's paintball . He has informed me that they will be holding a paintball tourney , Get the info here , And it is only limited to the 1st 30 teams of 7 players . Noiw you dont have to have 7 , you could have 5 people but the entry of $500 per team is still the same . It is really a good deal considering you get all your equiptment, paintballs and food for the whole day and the place they are playing is huge . I played there last year with a couple buddies and there are 5 huge fields to play on and a village ...which is totally insane !

Im getting a team together and If you ever disagreed with any of my rants or off colored jokes , this would be the time to TRY and let me know about it .

Ok , time to burn .....

Here we go again ....Brain-dead pregnant woman kept on life support in hopes that her baby will survive

Old school Nintendo Kung-Fu revisted. Nothing beats a head chopping flying high kick

HAHAHA ....Boss at bank forces his secretary to keep a plastic turtle on her desk to remind her of how slow she works

When mountains of crap take over your house, you might have an eBay problem.

British farmers grow onions so sweet, they can be eaten like apples

During the excavation of an ancient mountain fortress of Masada, scientists discovered a 2,000 year old seed from a date palm, a tree that's been extinct since the Middle Ages. They've since managed to grow a tree from the seed, and are examining its medicinal properties for which it was famous, thousands of years ago.

Talk about bringing it back to the basics ...Jeez ?!

Metro to the tenth power: Girly men get girlier

Ladies, does your boyfriend have an over active libido?

Liz Hurley: Fatties wearing tight clothes make me hurl

Bobby Neel Adams has created something he calls "age-maps." Essentially, he takes photographs of the same person as a child and later as an adult, and then splices them together into some kind of weird, creepy hybrid

The underworld isn't that hard to find. Entrances to Hell has documented all the gateways located so far, complete with pictures. Remember, no one should brave the underworld alone


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Thursday, June 16, 2005

Thursday Things

Well Jury Duty was a experience yesterday , For all of you who had it before you will relate to this story well.

We all get there at 8am-ish and the courthouse doesnt open till 8:30 so I immeadiatly strike up a conversation with 2 girls who were students from Southern , and too bad looking either, and they tell me it is there 1st time on Jury Duty so I tell me them it's nothing ( even though I never had it myself but trying to be ultra cool has its consequences) . So We go in , watch a couple movies about Jury Duty .We started watching alittle Price is Right to pass the time and then we get the " Courthouse shooting " newsflash while we are sitting there..unreal .
Then the judge comes in and tells us a little about the case and what is going to go on in the courtroom when we get in there . He tells us they are going to pull us in 1 by 1 and interview us to see if we are eligible to be picked and he also tells us that when we all go into the room for the intial consultaion , If anyone cant do it for reasons like they know someone related to the case , time issues and so that he will take our names then listen to our reasons after the intial consultaion before the 1 on 1 meetings start and If they are good enough reasons you will be excused .

So we go into the courtroom for the intial consultaion and right off the bat I know one of the lawyers , I went to high school with him so I was as happy as a pig in shit because I was out of there soon . But there were others that raised there hands because they had to work which the judge said initially that he could care less about but he would hear the plea's anyways .So the judge gets everyone's name that doesnt want to be a part of the jury for any reason and sends us back in the Jury Room . Now I know Im going home but there were others that put there hands up the were afraid the judge was going to say "too bad" aout the work excuse . The Jury monitor comes in the room and asks all of the people who put there hands up in the courtroom to stand up and tells us the judge decided not to hear any excuses today and we can all leave ....HAHAHA , all those idiots who didnt put there hands up because they were scared of thinking of an excuse were stuck there all day and they rest of us were free to go with a peep .

It was quite the experience .

Ok enough of that ....

High school student charged with battery after puking on his Spanish teacher

Someone named Brian captured some curious lights while on his way to Wal-Mart in Arizona. Surprisingly, the UFO crowd is all over this one. I'm going to file this under "shopped," but if you believe the truth is out there, here you go.

Woman with partly paralyzed face says she was fired from Sam's Club for not smiling enough

If your battle with erectile dysfunction resists common forms of treatment, an inflatable prosthesis may be your only hope. Here's a video of the surgery, in case it's on your list of things to do in the near future. The doctor openly wonders why the patient would have requested the longest implant possible. I'm also not a fan of "squeezing the ball" in this context.

Study: When it comes to the stock market, women are better investors than men

Being the kind, gentle person that I am, I would never suggest screwing with people for your own enjoyment. That said, if you've got a loud stereo, and you download these MP3's of ice cream truck music, you could probably find some entertainment cruising through your neighborhood, or maybe by a crowded public pool.

Customers left hung out to dry after dry cleaning store suddenly closes

So this cop is caught dancing in front of the cooler at Quickie Mart on a security camera, and someone put some Billy Jean music to it, and now it's famous on the internet. Now that's fine, but I dance in front of the beer cooler every weekend, and nobody is putting my cool video out there. I've even mastered the point-clap-point-point-squat. For shame!

Central Florida commish thinks America should send all its sex offenders to Mexico

Google's satellite maps show something skeery going on under Smithville Lake! That's not very far away. The aliens are coming, on noes!

Val Kilmer hitches a ride to strip club after his limo fails to show

While we don't condone the use of illegal drugs here at The Daily Column, these are pretty inventive designs.

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Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Being the Oustanding Citizen that I am ....

Well I would love to stay and shoot the shit with you people but I have Jury Duty today for the 3rd time in 3 years ?!?

I have to be in Derby Superior Courthouse by 8:30am and hopefully If I can find my Long White Robe and cap , I can be out of there by 9:00am

See Ya Tommorow .

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Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Rich's Tuesday Fed Up stuff

Well it happened and we all knew it was going to ..Micheal Jackson was found innocent and that's a shame that he had to be tried in the most inept justice system in our country, Los Angeles.

I think Jackson is guilty as hell but once again the prosecution didnt prove this case beyond any reason of doubt and this is the reason a child molester walks free today . Can someone please tell L.A to stop trying big name cases because there track record has been terrible as of late. Look , We all know he's guilty but he ( and it kills me to say this ) deserves to go free because his lawyers tried a better case than the keystone cop prosecution .

I was hoping as I was watching yesterday afternoon that some crazy parent would come out of the crowd and apply some street justice ala Jack Ruby on his freakazoid ass but it didnt happen .

Oh well , another guilty man goes free ...It's the american way !


Let's Go .....

Lazy students who miss lectures can now just catch up by downloading them to their iPods


This one is for my good friend Hootie ....your welcome !

Woman using dial-up Internet downloads a Spanish dictionary, receives $1,456 phone bill

"He stood watching the tornado boil toward him, then, at the last second, he jogged over, hefted the 80-pound (40-kilogram) probe, and shifted it 40 feet (10 meters) to the north. Samaras guessed right: The eye passed just 10 feet (three meters) from the probe, giving the cameras the closest ever view of the fierce winds turning just off the ground around a tornado's center."..Click on multimedia " inside a tornado" link on the side.

Surgical tools at hospitals accidentally washed in hydraulic fluid instead of detergent

Have your dreams of being in a music video been crushed by MTV's high standards? (Hahaha.) No worries, make your own.

Survey: Two-thirds of fat men would rather eat than make love to their wives or girlfriends

WTF ???!?!?!?!? ...."BOSTON - On April 25, Gregory Despres arrived at the U.S.-Canadian border crossing at Calais, Maine, carrying a homemade sword, a hatchet, a knife, brass knuckles and a chain saw stained with what appeared to be blood. U.S. customs agents confiscated the weapons and fingerprinted Despres. Then they let him into the United States"

"You are watching the first advertising reality show ever. The main character of the show is the monitor you see on the screen. It was glued on the wall only with Super Bonder and the images are being broadcast 24hs a day." To be fair, some might find this cool

If you've got any interest in watching the giant stinkflower as it blooms, the people unfortunate enough to be near said flower have a live video feed just for you. I'm told it's slightly more interesting than watching the grass grow.

Interrogators at Guantanamo Bay use Christina Aguilera tunes to wake up sleeping detainee

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Monday, June 13, 2005

The Monday Kickoff

For all of you who arent O & A fans you wont know what an "assault on the media" is .Well what happens is Opie & Anthony find out wherethe local news is going to be broadcasting live and there fans go to these sites armed with O & A signs and try to disrupt the shot by standing behind the reporter with it , which is totally legal because it is a public place . About 3 weeks ago CBS 2 reporter Arthur Chi'En was doing a live spot and a O & A fan showed up behind him and as soon as he thought the camera was off he turned and said " What the fuck is your problem , man ? " , but guess what ..the camera was still on and got fired for his actions . Now we have all these dopey news people blaming O & A for him getting fired but O & A didnt get him fired , He got him fired for not having any self control and acting like a professional . We have people like Janet Peckinpaugh from NBC 30 here in hartford do a littlle rant on air about it and this dope sounded like an ass . Hey Janet do us all a favor , Go take a long vacation ...IN ARUBA !


Ok , lets go ...


Triumph the Insult Comic Dog paid a visit to the Michael Jackson trial and talked with some of Jacko's supporters. .You can probably guess what happened

Tight belts and low waits jeans produce the effect of heat castration for men and women alike

Back at the beginning of the year (yea, we're slow to post things around here), "Bar Man" embarked on a journey to visit 1,000 bars in 1 year. He's visited 540 so far, and continues to chronicle his experiences at each place.

The NBA mulls over the prospect of making jerseys into ad space

Do you ever wonder where that paper money in your pocket has been, or where it will go next? This is the place to find out.

Internet betting site now claims that the odds are just about even on Jacko's conviction

I went to Thailand to get a blow and all I got was this lousy curare dart in my neck!

Chalkboards are being ditched in favor of touch-sensitive, computer-driven whiteboards

The the winner in the Best Magazine Cover Error goes to... Sorry...penis is a funny word

30,000 asthma patients swallow live fish coated in herbal paste to help them breathe more easily

Oh, so many ways to introduce this clip:
- To the sickos: This is not material for masturbating!
- If I'm laughing during the whole clip, does that make me a pervert? And, why do I feel so guilty laughing?
- Charles Keating uses only the missionary position. This is clear.
- This guy is a cross dresser.
- I had no idea there was gay porn back in the 1960s.


Limp Bizkit star Fred Durst downs baby drinks to get rid of a hangover

Truly amazing murals that fool the eye.


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Friday, June 10, 2005

The Friday Kiss Off

After all the Ball talk and Deep Throat talk last night at the bar with the dirtbag Red Sox fan , I need the day off .

Have a great weekend everybody !

BTW , I got this in email and it sounds very cool .....

MARS SPECTACULAR!


The Red Planet is about to be spectacular! This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars in an encounter that will culminate in the closest approach between the two planets in recorded history. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.

Due to the way Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and perturbs its orbit, astronomers can only be certain that Mars has not come this close to Earth in the last 5,000 years, but it may be as long as 60,000 years before it happens again.

The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth and will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest 75-power magnification

Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. Mars will be easy to spot. At the beginning of August it will rise in the east at 10p.m. and
reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m.


By the end of August when the two planets are closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30a.m. That's pretty convenient to see something that no human being has seen in recorded history.

So, mark your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars grow progressively brighter and brighter throughout the month.

Share this with your children and grandchildren.

NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN

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Thursday, June 09, 2005

THursday Things

I was sitting back thinking about the new cell phone ban law that is going to be going into effect in October here in CT and I have a couple thoughts about it . First off I dont totally disagree with it because there are some morons who cant do 2 simple things at the same time like driving and talking without causing a 3 car pileup and its these people that ruin it for the rest of us . But my problem is with the rest of it where you cant get caught reading oe eating either ....EATING !!!!!!!!

Who the hell is going to tell me that I cant eat in my own car if I want to ? I paid for that car , It is mine and If i want to listen to Olivia Newton John and eat grapes of my dashboard than god damn it , thats just what Im going to do .

What is going on here is they are seeing how far they can push this law before we say enoughs enough but us being the sheep we are will just follow the flock and do what the goverment tells us to .....It's sad !

ok , lets do this ....


Man saves driver from burning car, then sues him because of the effect on his health

Bumper cars + Hockey + Terrible Response = Bumper Ball.

Smoker's Rejoice you disgusting habit .....Nicotine may have some helpful effects, including keeping people who have AIDS from getting deadly type of pneumonia

It seems the whole story about a 19 y/o Norwegian girl stripping to gain popularity in an election for class president flew right under my radar. Anyway, for those of you that also missed it, here's the video

Woman who has mirror-like arrangement of internal organs claims the ability to predict the future of newly wedded couples


Having a brain freeze is so much fun, someone was inspired to make a little movie about it. Personally, watching that was a whole lot like a ninja nut punch. I'm just sayin'...

Israeli researcher speculates that Jesus died from a blood clot, not cross-inflicted blood loss

Luba in motion. Break out the lotion.

Wedding registries for Paris Hilton that are popping up online revealed to be hoaxes

This is sure to get some people riled up, since that's the way of the Internet, so please see if you can control yourselves. This is the video of how a routine traffic stop turned into a repeated tasing. If you're bothered by people screaming (albeit, somewhat melodramatic), you may wish to skip this one. The navigation is a little lame, but try to click the videos with the audio commentary from the Sargent of the officer involved. "The suspect exits the vehicle..." Haha!

Woman jailed an extra 30 days for yanking her fiancé's balls

Tim has a thing for badly drawn cats. No word on whether or not they make intolerable music

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Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Rich's Tuesday Tidbits

Whoa ..Im late this morning so here's a quickie for ya

Ohh, and am I the only one who is totally addicted to the new Hell's Kitchen show on Fox ?

Drunken student fined $160 for making 'homophobic comments' to a police horse

Andre Duracell covers classic video game music using only a drum kit, and electronic triggers. Check out his website for tour information (UK), and a few other details. If someone finds a better site about this guy, let us know

'Brandy hijackers' who force victims to strip naked, chug bottle of alcohol, strike again

Something strange is going on at Olympus (the camera folks). About a week ago, a site appeared called redeyedbaby.com featuring a disturbing commercial about a baby with red eyes that eventually gets put in the closet because it freaks out its parents. The site has since quietly disappeared and been replaced with Olympus' European website. The folks at ad-rag have a copy of it though, and yea, it's pretty weird.
So, you marketing folks take note. If you want your video to go viral, just pretend like nobody at your company knows WTF they're doing, and the whole Internet will stumble around trying to see it.

Surgeon gets big thumbs up from man who has thumb replaced with big toe (with pic)

If you want to stay current on the latest gambling news (including poker tournaments, and such), be sure to check out this new site OddJack. They've even got National Spelling Bee news, since Internet people are all about proper spelling.

Former pop star rapes woman twice after she falls asleep in his bedroom

There's something enjoyable about making music with bouncing kitten heads. Mmm.. Kittens.

In this little game, you run around at an amusement park as a cute pink bear, and collect as many children as you can. Once you've got 5 kids, click to remove your mask, and reveal yourself as a skeery bearded man. The kids screech and run off, and you collect some points. It's about as strange as it sounds.

Later People !

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Monday, June 06, 2005

Rich's Monday Super Column

FINALLY ...Finally summer has sprung and the smile isnt going to come off my face until the next snow storm starts . What a gorgeous day we had here in CT and it can only get better from here .

I also had a pretty cool weekend , lets see...My Daughter had her Gymnastics exibition on Saturday morning which was great , My soccer team won their game Saturday afternoon , My softball team won our game sunday morning and my daughter had her Dance recital Sunday afternoon which I cant seem to keep myself together for because everytime I see her on stage I just start to cry because Im so proud of her ( insert fag joke here ) ..OHH AND I DIDNT HAVE TO WORK ON SATURDAY FOR THE 1ST TIME IN 15 YEARS AND IT WAS GREAT !!!

Before I forget ...Welcome back Muttly

But enough about me, lets rock ...

Paula ??...Woman saves cat from coyotes, Ends up with $12k vet bills

In Soviet Russia, vodka drinks YOU! ( this is fucking hysterical )

'Judith Christ'? New version of Gospels changes gender of 'Son of God' to female

Paris Hilton is now engaged to Paris Latsis. I generally care as much about celebrities as they care about me, but since Paris delivered us what we really want to see from the rich and famous (shitty home porn), I keep my eye (squinty, respect) on her....read the message board on the bottom

Naked scooter ride in reality show lands 'Mini-Me' a part in Ludacris video

Saving Your Data After a Head Crash:An Inside Look at a Disk Recovery Service

Remember the toys that had embedded pictures which would "animate" as you moved them around, and changed your viewing perspective? Imagine that on a much larger scale, like an entire wall, and you've got Lifetiles. The site has several videos demonstrating the effect.

Eva Longoria fears running into Jennifer Aniston after jokingly donning 'I'll have your baby, Brad' shirt

The Python Challenge is a riddle designed not only to ruin your life, but to also to generate some interest in Python, or challenge your weak existing knowledge.

Aria Giovanni meets Sandee Westgate....ahhhhhhhhhhh.

Boxer makes his weight limit by getting totally naked before stepping on the scale for second time

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Thursday, June 02, 2005

Rich's Wrap Up

Have you heard about the black lady who got pulled over by the cops , refused to get out of her car when asked to repeatedly and then got tasered and is now suing ? Well I have and I have 1 question .....

Why does it always have to be a problem when it comes to people listening to the cops orders. Sure he might have pulled you over for bullshit and maybe he is even just a racist prick and doind it out of spite but do you think not obeying his orders is going to make your situation any easier . In this case the lady was speeding and was pulled over and asked at least 7 times to exit her vehicle and wouldnt , the cop told her if she didnt comply on the 8th request she was going to get tasered ...and low and behold she got what was coming to her .

Do us all a favor , Your not Martin Luther King or Rosa Parks ...Just listen to authority and play nice like everyone else does.


here we go ...

What a way to start off ...Probe shows that Boy Scouts fudged the numbers on their black membership by more than 5,000

If you're planning to insult your boss, don't do it on camera when you're drunk

'Loyal fan' jumps onstage at Snoop Dogg concert, proceeds to get beaten up by Snoop and 11 others while having alcohol poured on him

A guide to smacktalking on XBox Live. Learn valuable lessons, such as how to properly hump a dead corpse.

Johnny Depp is going to pay for the construction of a "Gonzo fist" shaped tower, out of which Hunter S Thompson's ashes will be fired on the 6 month anniversary of his death.

Massive two-mile calcite formation, the largest in the world, discovered in New Mexico

What happens when an English phrase is translated (by computer) back and forth between 5 different languages?

Neil Armstrong wants hair back that he left on barbershop floor and was sold for $3,000

Cooking fish in your dishwasher.

The surprisingly artistic manhole covers of Japan.

Three drunk friends are caught driving the same car unlicensed within four hours of each other

The Batmobile, and its many variations through the years.

Backstreet Boys accidentally run over European fan with their tour bus

How to dance like a white guy.

If guitar is your thing, perhaps you should consider making music in the bathroom with a "Jammin' John."


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Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Rich's Humpday Happenings

Ok now I know Im not alone on this one when I say the whole "Deep Throat " thing makes me giggle like a school girl .

When I 1st heard about that they found the real Deep Throat I said wait a minute , Wasnt Linda Lovelace the real Deep Throat ?? How great is it to hear every news station say Deep Throat every 8 seconds for the 1st 15 minutes of the broadcast ...God Im so immature but I love it !

Ohh, and If you get a chance today , take a look at the Headline in the Daily News and think of me when you do ...


Here we go ....

I'm not sure what we're looking at here, exactly, but the engineers at Sony look like they're having a good time making new toys.

Jamiroquai singer exhausted after ex-girlfriend Winona Rider demanded too much sex

Airplanes of the future, courtesy of Russia.

Angry drunk cop cusses out dispatcher while the whole force listens in

From The School of Bad Parenting: A gut-wrenching recording of a dad tearing into his kid during their drive home

Truck driver recouping from alcohol poisoning after hijacking thugs force him to nearly drink himself to death...For this group of people , this wouldnt be a problem .

Google's satellite maps now include the entire planet.

Groom allows his friends to gang rape his wife on his wedding night to teach his in-laws a lesson

Video of Burt Reynolds slapping a reporter for not knowing enough about his new film at the premiere

'Kill Bill' star Carradine horrified friends after propping up his father's corpse at funeral

Is this a woman? I honestly can't tell.

When you are far from home and there is no internet to entertain you....These army guys really need to come home

Remember that old vinyl that was worth tons? Now, here's some CD's that are worth a chunk of change

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