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USB Finger Drive?
There should be some sort of award for this level of geekery. A programmer in Finland lost his finger in a motorcycle accident and had it replaced with a 2GB USB drive. For more see this article at PC World.
RIP Eartha Kitt
I heard last night that Eartha Kitt died of colon cancer yesterday at the age of 81. As most guys my age my first exposure to Kitt was as Catwoman on the old Adam West ‘Batman’ TV show. She was filling the role after Lee Meriwether and Julie Newmar had their turns. Much later, in […]
Shoe Boom
The man who threw his shies at George W. Bush last week has sparked a run on the shoes he threw. The Istanbul-based manufacturer of the shoes has been deluged with orders for the shoe. 300,000 pairs have been ordered since the incident and the company has had to hire more staff to meet demand. […]
That Guy Smells Just Like a Whopper!
Burger King is now selling a men’s body spray, “Flame” that makes them smell like flame broiled meat. I appreciate their out of the box thinking (fragrances are not usual fair for a fast food chain) but who wants to smell like that? I’m waiting for the first lawsuit over a “Flame” induced dog attack.
RIP George Carlin
Today I mourn the passing of George Carlin. (More information here.) As most people I discovered Carlin in college. He had some ground breaking stuff (who could forget “The 7 Words You Can’t Say On Television”) and could be funny even without using them. He was 71 years old and died of heart failure. Who […]