Weird News
Boys claim bouncing record
FLAT ROCK, Mich. (UPI) -- A group of Detroit-area boys, after 24 straight hours of ups and downs, may have bounced their way into the Guinness Book of World Records.
The seven youths spent a full day taking turns bouncing in a large inflatable castle at the Bounce-a-Lot in Flat Rock,
The boys, who know each other from summer camp and youth sports teams, got together for the attempt after Mason Brott, 10, saw the bouncing mark in the Guinness Book and thought he and his friends could beat it, the newspaper said.
They might have to wait a few months for Guinness to authenticate the would-be record, however.
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Welsh home a magnet for vehicle crashes
Amanda Sandland said a section of her home's roof is routinely crashed into by passing trucks and other oversized vehicles, causing her family to fear for their safety,
"We've been here 18 years and the first time it happened was just three weeks after we moved in," she said.
"Jemma was just a baby then, but it's happened so regularly since then that by the time she turned 8 she refused to leave the house without a bicycle helmet on for safety," she added.
Sandland told the newspaper such incidents have increased since a nearby road became a popular travel route on navigation systems.
"It's not the drivers' fault. A lot are foreign and don't speak English or know the area -- they just follow what their GPS systems are telling them," she said.
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Rare baseball card to be hidden treasure
Clay Lurashi, who serves as product development director for The Topps Co.'s
Lurashi said the offering was part of the company's new effort to release between 100 to 150 new cards based on the late home run king.
"Not everyone can afford to buy a Babe Ruth bat. We want to bring it closer for a Yankees fan," he said.
The Post said Topps, which gained exclusive rights to Ruth card sales last month, added swatches of one of Ruth's uniforms and a sliver of one of his bats to the special card, along with his autograph.
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Larry LaPrise Died
With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the
moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very
important person, which almost went unnoticed last week.
Larry LaPrise, the man that wrote "The Hokie Pokey" died
peacefully at the age of 93.
The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into
the coffin.
They put his left leg in. That's when the trouble started...
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Dog Rules
1. The dog is not allowed in the house.
2. Okay, the dog is allowed in the house, but only in certain rooms.
3. The dog is allowed in all rooms, but has to stay off the furniture.
4. The dog can get on the old furniture only.
5. Fine, the dog is allowed on all the furniture, but is not allowed to sleep with the humans on the bed.
6. Okay, the dog is allowed on the bed, but only by invitation.
7. The dog can sleep on the bed whenever he wants, but not under the covers.
8. The dog can sleep under the covers by invitation only
9. The dog can sleep under the covers every night.
10. Humans must ask permission to sleep under the covers with the dog.
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Three Little Pigs Went To Dinner
Three Little Pigs went out to dinner one night. The waiter comes and takes their drink order.
"I would like a Sprite," said the first little piggie. "I would like a Coke," said the second little piggie. "I want water, lots and lots of water," said the third little piggie.
The drinks are brought out and the waiter takes their orders for dinner.
"I want a nice big steak," said the first piggie. "I would like the salad plate," said the second piggie. "I want water, lots and lots of water," said the third little piggie.
The meals were brought out and a while later the waiter approached the table and asked if the piggies would like any dessert.
"I want a banana split," said the first piggie. "I want a root beer float," said the second piggie. "I want water, lots and lots of water," exclaimed the third little piggie.
"Pardon me for asking," said the waiter, "but why have you only ordered water?"
The third piggie says, "Well, somebody has to go 'Wee, wee, wee, all the way home!'"
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New Windows Messages
The following are new Windows messages that were under consideration for Windows Vista:
1. Enter any 11-digit prime number to continue.
2. Press any key to continue or any other key to quit.
3. Press any key except... no, No, NO, NOT THAT ONE!
4. Bad command or file name! Go stand in the corner.
5. This will end your Windows session. Do you want to play another game?
6. Windows message: "Error saving file! Format drive now? (Y/Y)"
7. This is a message from God Gates: "Rebooting the world. Please log off."
8. To "shut down" your system, type "WIN"
9. BREAKFAST.SYS halted... Cereal port not responding.
10. COFFEE.SYS missing... Insert cup in cup holder and press any key.
11. File not found. Should I fake it? (Y/N)
12. Runtime Error 6D at 417A:32CF: Incompetent User.
13. Error reading FAT record: Try the SKINNY one? (Y/N)
14. WinErr 16547: LPT1 not found. Use backup. (PENCIL & PAPER.SYS)
15. User Error: Replace user.
16. Windows VirusScan 1.0 - "Windows found: Remove it? (Y/N)"
17. Your hard drive has been scanned and all stolen software titles have been deleted. The police are on the way.
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Extremely Sad
There was once a hillbilly who was extremely sad with life because people always made fun of him. He decided to do something about it. He sat back and thought about it.
Suddenly he thought - "I have never seen anyone making fun of Italians. So, if I start talking and behaving like them, no one will be able to make out that I am a hillbilly and make fun of me."
He went into isolation for three months and after a lot of practice, he walked confidently into a shop and said, "I am a very hungry. Give me some pepperoni and zucchini."
Immediately, the man behind the counter said "Are you a hillbilly?" This guy was taken aback and he repeated his request. The man behind the counter said, "Are you a hillbilly or not?"
This man was finally very ashamed and amazed at the shop owner's discerning ability and so he admitted to the fact after which he asked, "But how did you know?"
The shopkeeper replied, "This is a hardware store!"