Wednesday, August 23. 2006
Penis museum
The Icelandic Phallological Museum in Husavík, Iceland, is a museum devoted to phallology. The museum currently has 154 specimens displayed like hunting trophies, embalmed in formaldehyde, or dried in display cases.
The museum attempts to collect penis specimens from every mammal extant in Iceland, including several species that are endangered or currently extinct in Icelandic waters.
Erving's Location. Population: 1
Erving's Location is situated in Coos County, New Hampshire. In New Hampshire, locations, grants, townships (which are different from towns), and purchases are unincorporated portions of a county which are not part of any town and have limited self-government (if any, as many are uninhabited).
According to the 2000 census, one person lived in Erving's Location. Some have speculated that the census statistics for Erving's Location could have been a computer glitch.
Microstate Sealand
The Principality of Sealand is a micronation that claims as its territory the artificial island of Roughs Tower, a former Maunsell Sea Fort located in the North Sea 10 km (six miles) off the coast of Suffolk, England, at 51°53′40″N, 1°28′57″E, as well as territorial waters in a twelve-nautical-mile radius. Sealand is occupied by family members and associates of Paddy Roy Bates, who styles himself as H.R.H. Prince Roy of Sealand. The population of the facility rarely exceeds five, and its inhabitable area is 550 m².
Although Sealand's claims to sovereignty and legitimacy are not recognized by any country, it is probably the world's best-known micronation, and is sometimes cited in debates as an interesting case study of how various principles of international law can be applied to a territorial dispute.
The greatest town name
Fucking is a small settlement (population c. 150), part of the municipality of Tarsdorf, in the Innviertel region of western Upper Austria, located at 48°02′59″N, 12°50′59″E, bordering Bavaria. It is near the city of Salzburg. The village is known to have existed as “Fucking” since at least 1070 and is named after a man from the 6th century called Focko.
Phone in nowhere
The Mojave phone booth was a lone telephone booth placed circa 1960 in the Mojave National Preserve which attracted an online following in 1997 due to its unusual location. The booth was 15 miles from the nearest interstate highway, and miles from any buildings.Fans called the booth attempting to get a reply, and a few took trips to the booth to answer, often camping out at the site. Several callers kept recordings of their conversations. Over time, the booth became covered in graffiti, as many travelers would leave a message on it.
The booth was removed on May 17, 2000 by Pacific Bell, at the request of the National Park Service.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a village on the island of Anglesey in Wales, situated on the Menai Strait close to Menai Bridge and Bangor.
It has the longest officially recognised place name in the United Kingdom and one of the longest in the world, being 58 letters in length.
World's steepest street
The quiet suburban street of Baldwin Street, in New Zealand's southern city of Dunedin, is reputed to be the world's steepest street. It is located in the suburb of North East Valley, 3.5 kilometres northeast of Dunedin's city centre.At its maximum, the slope of Baldwin Street is approximately 1:2.86 (19° or 35%) - that is, for every 2.86 metres travelled horizontally, the altitude rises by 1 metre.
Bunny Hill
Colletto Fava is a 5,000 foot (1,500 m) high hill in the northern Piedmont region of Italy. In 2005, Members of the Viennese art group Gelitin finished erecting a massive, pink, stuffed rabbit on the side of the mountain. The final piece is 200 feet (about 60 meters) in length and 20 feet (6 meters) high on its sides. The group not only expect people to observe the art work, but also for hikers to climb it and relax on the top.
Smallest park in the world
Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon is a tiny park that was created on St. Patrick's Day, 1948, to be a colony for leprechauns and a location for snail races. It is the smallest park in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records, which first granted it this recognition in 1971. The "park" is a circle two feet (610 mm) across (with a total area of 2,916 cm²)
Christian church decorated with the bones of 40 000 people.
The Sedlec Ossuary is a small Christian chapel decorated with human bones. It's located in Sedlec, which is a suburb in the outskirts of the Czech town Kutna Hora.
The ossuary contains approximately 40,000 human skeletons which have been artistically arranged to form decorations and furnishings for the chapel.
Thursday, August 3. 2006
LAWS OF THE NATURAL UNIVERSE
Law of Mechanical Repair:
After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch or you'll have to pee.
Law of the Workshop:
Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
Law of Probability:
The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.
Law of the Telephone:
If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal.
Law of the Alibi:
If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat tire.
Variation Law:
If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will start to move faster than the one you are in now (works every time).
Law of the Bath:
When the body is full y immersed in water, the telephone rings.
Law of Close Encounters:
The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with
Law of the Result:
When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.
Law of Biomechanics:
The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
Law of the Theatre:
At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last.
Law of Coffee:
As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something, which will last until the coffee is cold.
Murphy's Law of Lockers:
If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers.
Law of Rugs/Carpets:
The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor covering are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet/rug.
Law of Location:
No matter where you go, there you are.
Law of Logical Argument:
Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.
Brown's Law:
If the shoe fits, it's ugly.
Oliver's Law:
A closed mouth gathers no feet.
Wilson's Law:
As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it. (how true, how true!!!)
Wednesday, August 2. 2006
Contrary to some views on Trucks and their drivers, it is a hard job. Drivers leave their homes for weeks at a time for the most part. When they do get the chance to go home, many find a "Dear John" letter. Truck driving is hard in many areas both for the driver and his family.
Other factors they deal with are traffic jams, lack of road curtesy so they can get things to where you live, and adverse weather conditions, to name a few. They get paid by the mile usually so if they have to sit a long time waiting to get loaded, unloaded, or stuck in a traffic jam, there is no miles being put on that truck to make the paycheck to pay the bills.
With all they put up with and go through, I thought I would add a few things that can actually be true but I won't tell if any of them are or not.
No offense intended to any Company or driver in these tales.
Swift's Backing Troubles
I was in the TA lot watching a swift truck trying to back into a hole for the night when after quite a bit of time, the Swift driver got on the radio for help; I helped him back in and he wanted to give me 10 dollars, I replied no keep your weeks pay. If your truck had a trailer on it I would accept it
JB v. The DOT
A JB driver was wandering around the truck stop scale in a panic. A Swift driver walks over and says what is wrong JB. The JB driver replies I am 2,500 lbs over gross and I only have to go 5 miles with it and there is a scale on the way. The Swift driver says well when you get up to the scale cut your lights off and coast on by. The JB driver replies thats a good idea so they part ways. the Swift driver is traveling down the road when he notices the JB driver pulled over by the DOT. The swift driver replies what happened JB the trick didn't work. The DOT replies no but it would have if it would have been night time.
Did you hear that Navistar International and Mack are going to merge?
The new truck will be called a Corn-Dog.
What does WERNER Stand For?
We Employ Rednecks No Experience Required!
DOT Shoots Trucker
A fuel nozzle malfunctioned as a driver put fuel in his truck at the Pilot in Wildwood, FL, causing the fuel to splash up and completely soak the driver's left hand and arm. The driver went in and complained, paid for his fuel and left, heading north. A few miles up the road, he came to the weigh station and, as luck would have it, they were on the scales checking log books.
The driver patiently sat in line, waiting for his turn to show his log book, rolled down his window and lit a cigarette. As the driver moved forward, an ash or something must have come off the cigarette and landed on his diesel soaked sleeve because it suddenly burst into flames! The driver began yelling and flailing his arm out the window in a panic, desperately to get the fire out, but to no avail. The two DOT officers, taking stock of the situation, drew their service revolvers and shot the driver four times, killing him.
Not only did the officers not recieve any discipline, they were given a commendation for their quick and decisive action. Why? Because the driver was obviously brandishing a fire arm in a commercial vehicle.
I hope you enjoyed the few laughs from these.
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Comments
Wed, 29.08.2007 05:28
You know Deb; Some people was confused about why anybody would set down and get glass in there butt; If they had there [...]
Sun, 26.08.2007 19:30
I was just surprised when I read this news item. It makes you wonder what else are they going to do that may be similar [...]
Sun, 26.08.2007 14:57
You know Deb this reminds me of that old song "The green,green glass of home and the old saying "If I walk on that beach [...]
Mon, 26.09.2005 16:53
To Those who wish to get approved by FEMA to help
Mon, 26.09.2005 16:51
The Funniest, Saddest and Scariest Mangled Statements
Wed, 07.09.2005 03:57
I love being involved with life period...lol So much to see and experience and I know I will never have the time to do [...]
Tue, 06.09.2005 08:52
Obviously you like the wind in your hair and life in the fastlane ! AND PHOTOGRAPHY