Oddities and Humor

As Homer Simpson would say: "Doh!"

An episode of QI in 3 parts. Very funny, particularly the story of Thomas Midgley surely the most unluckiest inventor of all time.
Also the number of the beast 666, think again.

I just voted yes in a poll: Should Donald Trump run for president. He identifies with the tea party. Thought it would be good for yuks if he does. So far, only 33% voted with me.

After Monday and Tuesday even the calender says W T F !

Never looked at it from that perspective before.

On the news this morning: Wear underwear when you go to the airport.

That's a headline that reverberates in various ways.

The 33% are Democrats looking out for Obama.

I can name that song in 3 notes.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1242244/smoke_on_the_yangtze/

Courtesy of a friend on facebook

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40281199/ns/technology_and_science-future_of_energy/
The story of the safest car ever built

Couldn't help but notice that one of the commenters was 'Cleareye' who's picture looks remarkably familiar....

Me not talk, Kemo Sabby.

Join the club, sez I.

You know that just before that first Thanksgiving dinner there was one wise, old Native American woman saying, "Don't feed them. If you feed them, they'll never leave." -- Dylan Brody

In British Columbia, shop owners are no longer allowed to buy lottery tickets from their own store, as there's always the perception of something not quite right, if they should win. This is all the moreso in the case of "scratch tickets".

I can't imagine spending $20 a day on lottery tickets. That's $600 a month!

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at 14:12 on November 24, 2010, EST.

US shop owner sells himself winning $1.8 million lottery ticket; gets extra money as 'seller'

The Associated Press

BELLE VERNON, Pa. - A shop owner in western Pennsylvania has sold himself a winning $1.8 million lottery ticket — and as the seller of the ticket, he'll get an extra $10,000.

Ron Rea owns Tobacco World stores in Uniontown and Belle Vernon. He bought the winning ticket for the Nov. 18 Match 6 Lotto drawing at the Belle Vernon store.

Rea says he doesn't play the lottery's Daily Number, but he spends about $20 a day on tickets for games with higher odds, telling the Herald-Standard of Uniontown, "If you hit, your life's changed."

Rea's ticket was worth $1,782,432. A lottery spokeswoman confirmed Rea's claim to the winning ticket.

The 68-year-old Rea says the winnings will help him and his wife of 38 years, Rita, build their retirement funds.

link to story

I know of more than one instance locally in which store empoyees seem un-naturally lucky.

Judge: Let lesbians into military so male GIs can turn them straight
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/judge-lesbians-military-turn-straight/