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My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here. ~ Jim Henson

Vancouver Pillow Fight 2006

Mar 27, 2006 by Mike Browne in Hmmmmmm | 2 Comments
Vancouver compositor and editor Geoff Richardson (blog and main site) went to the Vancouver Pillow Fight 2006 with his video camera. I would have liked to have gone to this. Solicited assault with a feather pillow is a nice way to work out some aggression without maiming someone. I could have used this when the deaf 93 year old man next door allowed his car alarm to go off for an hour this morning under our dining room window.

Geoff did a fabulous job covering this fun looking event (his reel is impressive too). Anyway, you can download the high resolution Quicktime version right here or watch the YouTube version here on the site by clicking the read more link.

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Leprechaun in Alabama

Mar 27, 2006 by Mike Browne in Hmmmmmm | 1 Comment
Mark from HollywoodNorthReport.com sent this along. I know its a little late for another St Patricks Day post, but I found it amusing all the same. Apprently there's a Leprechaun in Alabama. The video doesn't show footage of the creature but all the hooplah around it. It's like Mardi Gras...

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Changing Tyres Can Be Dangerous

Mar 24, 2006 by Mike Browne in Hmmmmmm | Add comment

There are two more...

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Jack or Katie

Mar 20, 2006 by Mike Browne in Hmmmmmm | Add comment
The Boss was in quandary. He had to fire somebody. He had it narrowed down to one of two people, Katie or Jack. It was an impossible decision, they were both super workers. Rather than flip a coin, he decided he would fire the first one who used the water cooler the next morning.

Katie came in the next morning with a horrible hang-over after partying all night. She went straight to the cooler to take an aspirin.

The Boss approached her and said: "Katie, I've never done this before, but I have to lay you or Jack off."

"Could you jack off?" she says. "I really feel like shit this morning."

Thanks to Billy G for this giggle.

Flooding causes panic in Ireland

Mar 17, 2006 by Mike Browne in Hmmmmmm | Add comment
Today in Ireland flooding caused mass pandemonium among Irish residents. Click the read more link for photo evidence of the scene to horrifying to post without a warning to readers of this blog.

Remember, you have been warned...

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No Fun Being Dead

Mar 17, 2006 by Mike Browne in Hmmmmmm | Add comment

ICBC is turning to black humour to get those 18 - 21 year olds to quit driving like assholes. I'm not sure if www.nofunbeingdead.ca will achieve anything other than a laugh. Especially fun is the soccer game with a dead guy in goal.

Speaking from extreme asshole driving experience, namely my own at that age, this kind of thing won't make a dent in the problem. It will not compute with the youthful faux-immortals it is targeted toward.

However, being a lover of zombie films I do appreciate the campaign. Nothing like grave humour to start my day.

Cowabduction.com

Mar 16, 2006 by Mike Browne in Hmmmmmm | Add comment

Check out Cowabduction.com It's just what you think. The video on the front page is pretty funny. It's hard not to feel sorry for the poor farmers.


"Durned aylee-yins be takin' mah cows!"

Personality DNA

Mar 14, 2006 by Mike Browne in Hmmmmmm | 4 Comments

I'm actually impressed by the accuracy of this personaitly test. It's one of the better ones I've taken. You can test yourself here.

Anyone crying?

Mar 11, 2006 by Mike Browne in Hmmmmmm | 1 Comment
CBC News: Milosevic found dead in cell
Perhaps the folks who had him on trial are a tad upset. Someone would have found a way to do him in anyway. His health beat everyone else to the punch. Another genocidal egomaniac bites the dust.

NOTE: Deaths usually fall into the Downers and Obits category. Not this one.

GERD day... Ugh

Mar 09, 2006 by Mike Browne in Hmmmmmm | Add comment
I suffer from Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). Medication is expensive and I'm broke and cheap. You do the math. Dopey me. I suffer to save money.

So sick of feeling crappy I called LD today. When I got there the stupid pharmacist gave me the run around. Apparenlty it takes 6 hours to put a sticker on a box. Ghey! Carol's picking the stuff up after work for me. Thanks hon.

Too bad you can pick this stuff up without a presciption (and for a third of the price) like in the U.S. Why you need a scrip' for this crap is beyond me. We usually pick up a three month supply in WA or OR when we're there but haven't done that in a while. Looks like time for another trip south.

UPDATE: drugs spell relief. Ahhhhh!

WTF?

Mar 01, 2006 by Mike Browne in Hmmmmmm | 5 Comments
I don't know what it is with these stupid ads pushing religi0us crap on my site. It's getting fucking irritating to me though. Especially all the J-word crapola. I'm not even going to write out the name because I think that keywords like that are one of the reasons why. I don't endorse the content of these ads in any way and am frankly disgusted by some of the snake oil sales going on when I click through. Go away ads... go away. I'll spend a hour or so everyday blocking you whack jobs if I have to. Argh!! Making money from the weakness of others is sick and I won't support it.

If the ads don't start to disappear soon I'm going to remove the AdSense code. No one is really clicking anyway. I've made $57.59 (which means this site is self supporting!) in a month, but that's really petering off with this garbage.

/insane rant