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ArwenDarkblade

 

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At least he didn't die because the Wii Fit's concept of being overweight is so poorly skewed that he became irrevocably depressed and committed suicide.

Either way, I stand by my initial reaction - EXERCISE WILL KILL YOU!


 

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EXERCISE WILL KILL YOU!

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Yeah, but what doesn't?


 

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EXERCISE WILL KILL YOU!

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Yeah, but what doesn't?

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Me?


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*Dies of Megumi exposure*


 

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*Dies of Megumi exposure*

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I guess Meg rolled a new rad...


 

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I guess Meg rolled a new rad...

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*Targets Mari with Fallout*

*Targets Mari with Vengeance*

*Targets Mari with Mutation*

Fine, maybe you CAN die from me, but at least I'm kind enough to bring you back! =Þ


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Saw once at the end of a game review column:

"So, remember, keep playing. The alternative is exercise."

I have that framed over my main monitor. Words to live by!

--NT


They all laughed at me when I said I wanted to be a comedian.
But I showed them, and nobody's laughing at me now!

If I became a red name, I would be all "and what would you mere mortals like to entertain me with today, mu hu ha ha ha!" ~Arcanaville

 

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Poor Moses!

Pretty dumb thing to do...now the dingbat will likely have to pay far more on top of the $165 traffic ticket.


 

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I like the bit about the uniformed state trooper in the room.


 

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Noooo! Moooooosssseeeeessssss!

I have family that work in the area, and they claim Worcester had just finished having that statue restored.

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Thats nothing, we had a guy here try to bribe a jury member with 30 bucks on his loitering with intent to solicit a prostitute trial. Turned his misdemeanor into a felony. Add to this the fact that in the early 90's the guy had two prior serious violent felonies and he just turned his tiny misdemeanor into a potential third strike.

in other news, this kind of relates to the urine coins from a page or so ago and one potential conclusion of it. Pro tip: when paying your fines, do not wipe excrement on it.


 

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That gives me a great idea!

For those too lazy to go to the bathroom, simply package up your waste products and mail them to the sewage treatment plant! COD, of course.


 

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simply package up your waste products and mail them to the sewage treatment plant!

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What can Brown do for you?


@Ba'alat/@Zizka

"Plausibility is nothing compared to nerdrage." --PumBumbler

 

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simply package up your waste products and mail them to the sewage treatment plant!

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What can Brown do for you?

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i lol'd, irl


 

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PETA asks The Pet Shop Boys to change their name.

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Just because they named their new CD "Yes," does not mean that British electro-pop duo, the Pet Shop Boys, will agree to just about anything.

The band has turned down a request from an animal rights group to rename itself the Rescue Shelter Boys.

The organization, the People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals (PETA), sent a letter to Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe acknowledging that its request, at first blush, might appear "bizarre."

But, by changing its name, the band could raise awareness at every tour stop of the "cramped, filthy conditions" that breeders keep animals in before selling them to pet stores, PETA said in its letter.

The duo, which has performed under its current name for more than 20 years, reproduced PETA's written request in full on its Web site.

The musicians said they were "unable to agree" to the request "but nonetheless think (it) raises an issue worth thinking about."

The animal rights group said it was pleased the Pet Shop Boys had drawn attention to the issue by posting its letter so prominently on the band's site. Talking about its campaign on a blog entry, a PETA staffer wrote:

"I think I may have to stick "West End Girls" on my iPod right now to celebrate."

"West End Girls" is one of the many hits the group has had in its long career.

PETA is no stranger to oddball campaigns. A recent one was aimed to re-christen fish as "sea kittens"


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"Rescue Shelter Boys"? Seriously?

/facepalm


 

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PETA is no stranger to oddball campaigns. A recent one was aimed to re-christen fish as "sea kittens"

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haha, I'm just imagining PETA members throwing cats into the sea


 

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Yeah, that one got me too.


"His Imperial Majesty's Minister of Restraints and Leather" -LHF

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Congratulations! You just won a $96K bill from Uncle Sam! "Lucky" you!

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State worker receives free new house
Sacramento Bee
Published Friday, Apr. 10, 2009

Few contest prizes can compete with the one that Jennifer Draa received the keys to this morning - a free $250,000 new house in Lincoln.

Just minutes after a ceremonial opening of her new front door marked with a red ribbon and white bow, Draa had an abundance of company: Television crews, photographers, executives of Arizona homebuilder Taylor Morrison, friends and family members offering congratulations.

"Someone is looking out for us, huh?" Draa said to her 11-year-old son Ryan as they sat on a bench near the door.

The pair won the house last October in a national Taylor Morrison contest that could have produced a winner in any of the builder's Sunbelt markets. But it was Draa, 46, instead of 638,000 other entrants who scored the prize, a two-story house painted brown with free furnishings and landscaping in the builder's 134-home Courtyards development in Lincoln's Lincoln Crossings neighborhood.

Draa, a dispatcher with the state Department of Parks and Recreation, said the free $250,00 house comes with a tax bill of $96,000 due soon.

"I'll have to file for an extension," she said. The plan, she said, is to get a loan to pay the taxes.

Taylor Morrison executives said it took six months to build the home, a month longer than usual due to free high-tech extras and preparing for the ceremonial opening.

The free house was part of the builder's Innnoventions Dream Home promotion that began at Disneyland last summer and continues for five years. The builder said it's begun another contest and expects to pick a winner in June.

By then Draa expects that what's happened to her will seem real.

"It will probably start settling in," she said. "It will be nice to sit somewhere peaceful."


 

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Nice. Next headline, 'Smoke Wins Big in Powerball Drawing. Buys 100 state of the art computers for Justice Server residents.'

...guy can dream.


"His Imperial Majesty's Minister of Restraints and Leather" -LHF

Two naughty acronym teams / Ascension / Convenient / Artic and the Chillz / Fap / Other teams I can't remember (sorry.. mind is goin')

 

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Good job EA!

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Publisher: Please give us back our illegal weapons
by Mike Smith
Plugged In
April 13, 2009 2:30 P.M.

Pens? Snore. T-shirts? Boring. Notepads? Been there, done that. Thinking up creative ideas for promotional tchotchkes can't be easy, but someone at uber-publisher Electronic Arts went a little too far last week.

Watch Godfather II Video

The game in question: Godfather II, a Grand Theft Auto-style adventure based on the famous movie. The offending item: a set of brass knuckles, mailed to video games journalists together with other goodies including a cigar, a silk handkerchief, and a book of matches. But while it nicely complements the game's mafiosi theme, it also had the unfortunate side-effect of turning recipients of the mailing into criminals, as mere possession of brass knuckles is illegal in many states and can carry hefty penalties.

After blog GamePolitics expressed its consternation, the publisher began a flurry of hush-hush phone calls to arrange the return of the weapons. EA declined to comment beyond expressing a desire to assist journalists in proper disposal of the items.

The controversial promo also doesn't seem to be helping out the game's critical fortunes: it's turning in some decidedly mixed reviews.


 

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Awesome.


 

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@Arwen Darkblade
Proud Member of Hammer of the Gods and Sanguine Syndicate
Arc ID #86194 "Cry Havoc"
Arc ID #103934 "Dr. Thomas' First Day"
[URL="http://tobyfife.blogspot.com/"]Hero Girl[/URL] - my geek culture blog

 

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Who uses brass knuckles anyway? Holding a roll of quarters does the job and isn't illegal!


"His Imperial Majesty's Minister of Restraints and Leather" -LHF

Two naughty acronym teams / Ascension / Convenient / Artic and the Chillz / Fap / Other teams I can't remember (sorry.. mind is goin')