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Post by distortion on Aug 10, 2005 17:36:53 GMT
'A South Korean man has died after reportedly playing an online computer game for 50 hours with few breaks. The man had not slept properly, and had eaten very little during his marathon session, said police'
- BBC
there you go.. proof MMORPG's aren't just crap, they're deadly too.
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Post by distortion on Aug 16, 2005 16:48:28 GMT
i'll link to this one, cos there's photos and stuff: www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1500991.html+ 'Thailand is dishing out free cable television in its restive Muslim south in the hope that sports coverage such as English Premiership soccer will calm tensions in a region plagued by violence' - Reuters |
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Post by distortion on Aug 18, 2005 0:08:06 GMT
Famed for her patronising cookery shows, it seems that Norwich City director Delia Smith is to have a road near the team's Carrow Road Stadium named 'Let's Be Avenue' - a "hilarious" pun in honour of her rallying cry to her team in their failed attempt to avoid relegation last season.
- Yahoo Sport
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Post by static anonymity on Aug 24, 2005 22:11:13 GMT
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Post by Luco El Loco on Aug 25, 2005 11:05:40 GMT
They drugged a cat... and wonder why... oh my goodness that is a bizarre thing to read on a Thursday morning!
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Post by distortion on Sept 1, 2005 17:41:57 GMT
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Post by Luco El Loco on Sept 2, 2005 10:36:22 GMT
One of them was removed...  Here's the story discussing the controversy: Flickr |
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Post by static anonymity on Sept 7, 2005 20:23:54 GMT
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Post by distortion on Sept 12, 2005 16:31:32 GMT
i'm sorry, it's another football related one.
'Rangers have been handed a Champions League boost after Tuesday night's opponents Porto dropped their star striker Benni McCarthy after he was found with two women in his room ahead of their weekend game. McCarthy claimed they were both hairdressers' - The Daily Record
nice excuse..
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Post by Luco El Loco on Oct 13, 2005 11:08:12 GMT
Artery repair by flea power Thursday October 13, 08:25 AM A super-strong rubbery material based on the elastic protein that helps fleas jump could be used to repair arteries. Scientists created the polymer by transferring a gene from fruitflies to E.coli bacteria. The gene is responsible for making the elastic part of resilin, an insect protein with remarkable properties. uk.news.yahoo.com/13102005/344/artery-repair-flea-power.html |
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Post by distortion on Oct 14, 2005 20:50:19 GMT
'A headmistress has quit after being accused of stripping naked for a mucky porn mag. Parents at Angela Barber’s junior school were horrified when steamy X-rated snaps were splashed over NINE PAGES of sex mag 40-Plus' – The Sun.
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Post by Luco El Loco on Oct 15, 2005 2:56:23 GMT
How did they come across it then... ;D
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Post by distortion on Oct 15, 2005 12:20:30 GMT
either a Dad or a student.. hopefully  |
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Post by Luco El Loco on Oct 15, 2005 16:08:13 GMT
Precisely. ;D
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Post by distortion on Oct 15, 2005 16:18:32 GMT
i hope it was a kid:
"scuse me Miss, i found this in Daddies drawer, is it you? *Opens full spread*"
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