Free the Goats!

"A minister in DR Congo has ordered a Kinshasa jail to release a dozen goats...

The beasts were due to appear in court, charged with being sold illegally by the roadside...

There was no word on what their punishment would have been, had they been found guilty."

More Cycling Related News

A new jacket with accelerometers that turn LED lights on the back green when accelerating to red when braking and turn on yellow lights on the sleeves when signaling a turn won a design competition.

While the jacket looks pretty interesting, I'm more intrigued but the mention of "underwear which can correct posture" another entry into the competition.

Paper Planes in Space?

Researchers at University of Toyko "are testing prototypes of a paper plane designed by the Japan Origami Airplane Association. The association approached the professor for help in getting their design into space."



"So far the planes have resisted wind speeds of up to Mach 7, seven times the speed of sound. They have also endured temperatures of around 300 degrees Celsius."

Bananas

Thousands of Bananas Wash Up on Shore

More in strange news...

... dead man wakes up during autopsy.

Update on Lawsuit of the Week

God responds to lawsuit.

Lawsuit of the Week

Nebraska State Senator sues God

Key quote:
Chambers says in his lawsuit that God has made terrorist threats against the senator and his constituents, inspired fear and caused “widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth’s inhabitants.”

Happy Apple Computer Day!

Sorry Owen,
Plus we missed
Yell "Fudge" at the Cobras in North America Day (June 2)
but don't forget
Banana Split Day (June 8-9)

Squirrels on Crack!

”It was ill-looking and its eyes looked bloodshot, but it kept on desperately digging. It seems a strange thing to say, but it seemed to know what it was looking for."

Today's Top 5 List

• Maybe the first thirty-seven times were a fluke!
• No one ever said birds were smart.
• Frank may save your life one day.
• Good news, if he dies, he'll probably get nominated for a Darwin award.
• Instead of writing a strongly worded letter of complaint to a retailer who has wronged you, throw gummy bears.

Role Playing Games

They can lead to jail time if you're not careful!

They lost Scotty!

Apparently they had a little trouble beaming Scotty back down.

Today's Top 5 List

1. Today's half-baked hypothesis on the disappearing bees
2. Obligatory monthly gas price story
3. I didn't realize people were this desperate for action
4. If you wanted to define irony...
5. And lastly, for your viewing pleasure, may I introduce Chad Vader

Strategic Incompetence

Who knew there was an actual name for this often observed phenomenon?

I must admit, though, to being guilty of this from time to time.

You don't say.

I, for one, figured this was pretty much a given already.

I want to read the proposal...

... that funded THIS

I also would love to know how they even came up with the idea for it in the first place...

And I'm not entirely sure if I should be disturbed that this article comes with audio and video at the end...

I mean really...

... how do they get funding for this stuff?

~R

In the beginning there was...

... the story that started this whole blog thing
The Kryptonite Story (complete with pictures!)

~R