It's storming outside right now, but it was sunny a just minute ago. The predictive text is getting really good now.
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
URL Problems
One problem with my template is it shoves the sidebar to the bottom of the page if a URL is too long. This is because Blogger refuses to "wrap" long URLs.
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Smoker's Delight
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/ 11/21/australia.tourist.ap/index.html
Smoker tried to open airliner door
Monday, November 21, 2005; Posted: 11:52 a.m. EST (16:52 GMT)
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- A French woman who is terrified of flying admitted in an Australian court Monday that she drunkenly tried to open an airplane door mid-flight to smoke a cigarette.
Sadrine Helene Sellies, 34, was placed on a good behavior bond after pleading guilty in Brisbane Magistrates Court to endangering the safety of an aircraft.
Sellies was traveling on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to the east coast city of Brisbane on Saturday when the incident occurred at the start of a three-week Australian vacation with her husband, the court heard.
She walked toward one of the aircraft's emergency exits with an unlit cigarette and a lighter in her hand and began tampering with the door, prosecutors said. However, a flight attendant intervened and took Sellies back to her seat.
Sellies was arrested and charged by police on arrival at Brisbane airport.
Defense lawyer Helen Shilton told the court Sellies was terrified of flying and had taken sleeping tablets with alcohol before takeoff.
Shilton said Sellies has no memory of what happened on the flight and that she has a history of sleepwalking.
Nevertheless, Magistrate Gordon Dean sternly warned the woman: "You must understand, if you are on a plane you must behave yourself."
Sellies, who did not speak in court and was aided by a translator, was placed on a 1,000 Australian dollar (US$734; euro623) bond -- meaning she will have to pay that amount if she commits another offense in the next 12 months.
In other words:
Some French woman named Sadrine Helene Sellies got the nicotine blues. Bad. So bad, in fact, that she opened the emergency door of a flying airplane to get a smoke. Fortunately, for her, and unfortunately for us, she survived the riskiest smoke yet, so there is no telling where she might foul the air next.
Her defense in court on charges of endangering the safety of an aircraft was she was afraid of flying and was in a blackout when she had her perilous smoke. So not only does she smoke whenever she wants, but she does it drunk and on sleeping pills. Humanity is trouble, so please save us, O Lord!
I would like thank Nate Holcomb for telling me about the story and suggesting I submit it to the Darwin Awards.
Smoker tried to open airliner door
Monday, November 21, 2005; Posted: 11:52 a.m. EST (16:52 GMT)
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -- A French woman who is terrified of flying admitted in an Australian court Monday that she drunkenly tried to open an airplane door mid-flight to smoke a cigarette.
Sadrine Helene Sellies, 34, was placed on a good behavior bond after pleading guilty in Brisbane Magistrates Court to endangering the safety of an aircraft.
Sellies was traveling on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to the east coast city of Brisbane on Saturday when the incident occurred at the start of a three-week Australian vacation with her husband, the court heard.
She walked toward one of the aircraft's emergency exits with an unlit cigarette and a lighter in her hand and began tampering with the door, prosecutors said. However, a flight attendant intervened and took Sellies back to her seat.
Sellies was arrested and charged by police on arrival at Brisbane airport.
Defense lawyer Helen Shilton told the court Sellies was terrified of flying and had taken sleeping tablets with alcohol before takeoff.
Shilton said Sellies has no memory of what happened on the flight and that she has a history of sleepwalking.
Nevertheless, Magistrate Gordon Dean sternly warned the woman: "You must understand, if you are on a plane you must behave yourself."
Sellies, who did not speak in court and was aided by a translator, was placed on a 1,000 Australian dollar (US$734; euro623) bond -- meaning she will have to pay that amount if she commits another offense in the next 12 months.
In other words:
Some French woman named Sadrine Helene Sellies got the nicotine blues. Bad. So bad, in fact, that she opened the emergency door of a flying airplane to get a smoke. Fortunately, for her, and unfortunately for us, she survived the riskiest smoke yet, so there is no telling where she might foul the air next.
Her defense in court on charges of endangering the safety of an aircraft was she was afraid of flying and was in a blackout when she had her perilous smoke. So not only does she smoke whenever she wants, but she does it drunk and on sleeping pills. Humanity is trouble, so please save us, O Lord!
I would like thank Nate Holcomb for telling me about the story and suggesting I submit it to the Darwin Awards.
Saturday, November 19, 2005
Blog About the Blog
Today I just updated the look of my blog. Please tell me what you think of the changes.
Sunday, November 13, 2005
Michigan Week
(c)2005 Chris Matlak
Q: How many Michigan University freshmen does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None, that's a sophomore course.
Q: Why do all the trees on Ohio lean north?
A: Because Michigan sucks.
Q: How do you get a Michigan grad off your doorstep?
A: Pay him for the pizza.
Q: Why do all the Ohio buildings lean south?
A: Because Michigan blows.
Q: What did the OSU grad say to the Michigan grad?
A: "I'd like a large cheeseburger with extra bacon, a small order of fries, and a medium Coke."
Q: How do you get to the university of Michigan?
A: Go West until you smell it, north until you step in it.
Once upon a time, a Ohio resident and a Michigan resident went to Heaven, and God granted them each one wish. The Michigan resident said "I hate living next to the Ohio so much I want a wall 10 feet thick and 50 feet tall around the entire state of Michigan." God snapped his fingers and POOF! There was a wall 50 feet high and 10 feet thick around the entire state of Michigan. Then it was the Ohio resident's turn for a wish. He said: "Can the wall hold water?" and God replied "Yes, it certainly can." Then the Ohio resident said "Fill that wall with water."
It's a long way to Ann Arbor, so please remember to flush twice.
Any more Michigan jokes? Please post them in the comments.
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