In 1996, a Californian judge ruled against James Pflugradt's estate and in favor of the deceased's former landlord. The judge allowed the landlord to keep Pflugradt's $825 security deposit because he died without giving 30 days notice.
Troy Matthew Gentzler confessed to tossing rocks at cars from an overpass on Interstate 83 near York, Pennsylvania. But his lawyer claimed he was the victim of "Roid rage," erratic emotional swings caused by steroid use.
In October 1996, Charles S. Shapiro begged the Montgomery County, Maryland, court to allow him to change his plea to not guilty of hiring a hit man. He claimed his judgment had been impaired because he had ingested tranquilizers along with a bottle of Tums before confessing.
A Saint Louis, Missouri, man argued that the reason the jury found him guilty of stealing court documents wasn't that it had been prejudiced against him. The man claimed he was demonized because the judge allowed the jury to learn he was a lawyer.
Troy Matthew Gentzler confessed to tossing rocks at cars from an overpass on Interstate 83 near York, Pennsylvania. But his lawyer claimed he was the victim of "Roid rage," erratic emotional swings caused by steroid use.
In October 1996, Charles S. Shapiro begged the Montgomery County, Maryland, court to allow him to change his plea to not guilty of hiring a hit man. He claimed his judgment had been impaired because he had ingested tranquilizers along with a bottle of Tums before confessing.
A Saint Louis, Missouri, man argued that the reason the jury found him guilty of stealing court documents wasn't that it had been prejudiced against him. The man claimed he was demonized because the judge allowed the jury to learn he was a lawyer.
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The Ice Hotel at Jukkasjarvi, Swedish Lapland, offers the ultimate in cold comfort - a building constructed out of ice where the average room temperature is minus four degrees centigrade. The beds are made from packed snow topped with spruce boughs and reindeer skins. The hotel melts every April and has to be rebuilt the following winter.
The six-story Elephant Hotel at Margate, New Jersey, is in the shape of a huge elephant, complete with trunk and tusks.
It was built in 1881 by James V. Lafferty as a real-estate promotion. The 65ft-high concrete elephant, named Lucy, was used as a tavern before being converted into a hotel. The reception area is in her hind legs and a staircase in each leg leads up to the main rooms.
The Pineapple Lodge stands in Dunmore Park, Central Scotland.
The lower part of the building is an ordinary octagonal tower but from the tops of the columns sprout stone, spiky leaves, transforming it into a 53ft-high pineapple. It was built in 1761 at the request of the Fourth Earl of Dunmore for reasons known only to himself.
Sir Thomas Tresham was obsessed with the power of numbers and in 1597 ordered the building of a triangular lodge at Rushton, Northamptonshire, in which everything relates to the number three - a homage to the Trinity. It has three sides, each of which measures 33ft, three gables on each side, three stories and triangular or hexagonal rooms decorated with trefoils or triangles in groups of three. All of the Latin inscriptions have 33 letters.
The Crocodile Hotel near Ayers Rock in the heart of the Australian outback is a building complex in the shape of a crocodile. The 'eyes' protrude from the reception area, the rooms run along the 'body' to the 'tail' and the hotel swimming pool is located in the creature's 'alimentary canal.'
The six-story Elephant Hotel at Margate, New Jersey, is in the shape of a huge elephant, complete with trunk and tusks.
It was built in 1881 by James V. Lafferty as a real-estate promotion. The 65ft-high concrete elephant, named Lucy, was used as a tavern before being converted into a hotel. The reception area is in her hind legs and a staircase in each leg leads up to the main rooms.
The Pineapple Lodge stands in Dunmore Park, Central Scotland.
The lower part of the building is an ordinary octagonal tower but from the tops of the columns sprout stone, spiky leaves, transforming it into a 53ft-high pineapple. It was built in 1761 at the request of the Fourth Earl of Dunmore for reasons known only to himself.
Sir Thomas Tresham was obsessed with the power of numbers and in 1597 ordered the building of a triangular lodge at Rushton, Northamptonshire, in which everything relates to the number three - a homage to the Trinity. It has three sides, each of which measures 33ft, three gables on each side, three stories and triangular or hexagonal rooms decorated with trefoils or triangles in groups of three. All of the Latin inscriptions have 33 letters.
The Crocodile Hotel near Ayers Rock in the heart of the Australian outback is a building complex in the shape of a crocodile. The 'eyes' protrude from the reception area, the rooms run along the 'body' to the 'tail' and the hotel swimming pool is located in the creature's 'alimentary canal.'
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These names are completely genuine and have been corroborated in the catalogues of the British Library and in the American National Union Catalog, as well as other authoritative sources.
Ole Bagger
Stanka Fuckar
Gottfried Egg
Dr F.P.H. Prick van Wily
Baron Filibarto Vagina d'Emarese
A. Schytte
Mme J.J. Fouqueau de Pussy
Simon Young-Suck Moon
Tit Wing Lo
Ole Bagger
Stanka Fuckar
Gottfried Egg
Dr F.P.H. Prick van Wily
Baron Filibarto Vagina d'Emarese
A. Schytte
Mme J.J. Fouqueau de Pussy
Simon Young-Suck Moon
Tit Wing Lo
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NEW YORK - It's not a surprise that no one has ordered the new omelet on the menu at the swanky Le Parker Meridien hotel - it costs $1,000, plus tip. "I couldn't believe it was the price when I first saw '1,000' on the menu. I thought it was the calorie count," Virginia Marnell, a customer at Norma's restaurant in Le Parker Meridien hotel said. The omelet, called the "Zillion Dollar Frittata," is made of six eggs, a lobster, and 10 ounces of sevruga caviar. It costs the restaurant $65 an ounce for the caviar.
"Since we knew it was going to be a very expensive dish, we decided to have some fun with it," Norma's general manager, Steven Pipes said. "It's not just a gimmick, though. It tastes good." If a grand is a little more than you wish to spend on breakfast, you can opt for the "budget" version of the omelet for the low price of $100.
"Since we knew it was going to be a very expensive dish, we decided to have some fun with it," Norma's general manager, Steven Pipes said. "It's not just a gimmick, though. It tastes good." If a grand is a little more than you wish to spend on breakfast, you can opt for the "budget" version of the omelet for the low price of $100.
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The last public execution in America was the hanging of a 22-year-old black man named Rainey Bethea. He was executed at Owensboro, KY, in 1936 after being convicted of killing a 70-year-old white women. Twenty thousand people showed up to witness the execution.
The last person hanged in the U.S. for being a pirate was Capt. Nathaniel Gordon, in New York City on March 8, 1862. Gordon had been smuggling slaves into the US.
The last person to be burned at the stake was Phoebe Harrius. Harrius was convicted of coining false money and was burned at the stake in front of Newgate Prison in England in 1786.
The last public execution by guillotine was on June 17, 1939.
Eugen Weidman was executed before a large crowd in Versailles, France. The last nonpublic use of the guillotine in France, at Baumetes Prison, in Marsailles, was the execution of convicted murderer Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian immigrant, on September 10, 1977.
During WWII Private Eddie Slovik was tried by court-martial and sentenced to death for desertion. He was shot by his own unit, the 28th Infantry Division, in a small town in northeast France.
The last person hanged in the U.S. for being a pirate was Capt. Nathaniel Gordon, in New York City on March 8, 1862. Gordon had been smuggling slaves into the US.
The last person to be burned at the stake was Phoebe Harrius. Harrius was convicted of coining false money and was burned at the stake in front of Newgate Prison in England in 1786.
The last public execution by guillotine was on June 17, 1939.
Eugen Weidman was executed before a large crowd in Versailles, France. The last nonpublic use of the guillotine in France, at Baumetes Prison, in Marsailles, was the execution of convicted murderer Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian immigrant, on September 10, 1977.
During WWII Private Eddie Slovik was tried by court-martial and sentenced to death for desertion. He was shot by his own unit, the 28th Infantry Division, in a small town in northeast France.
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[Courtesy of netscape.com]
A student attending a college in Idaho fell from his window while mooning a friend. The student then sued the college, claiming that it had not provided adequate information about the dangers of upper-story windows.
A California woman sued a grocery store after she dropped a six-pack of beer on her feet. The woman was not injured, but she said that it hurt. She won the lawsuit.
A construction worker in Tulsa intentionally cut his hand off with a circular saw. When he was taken to the emergency room, he told doctors not to reattach the hand, saying that it was possessed. The man is now suing the doctors for not reattaching his hand, claiming that the doctors should have known he was psychotic.
A Blue Cross-Blue Shield worker sued IBM, claiming that their keyboard's "faulty design" had caused pain in her hand that kept her from working.
A man riding his bike from work at night with no lights, only reflectors, was hit by a Jeep after the driver ran a stop sign. The bicyclist sued the bike manufacturer because he was not warned that reflectors might not be enough to prevent an accident. The man was awarded $6 million.
Robert Lee Brock, an inmate in Virginia, has filed a lawsuit against himself, claiming that he violated his own civil rights by getting arrested. He is suing for $5 million and asking the state to pay, since he can't have an income in prison.
A man filed a suit against his son's baseball team when he was asked to stop smoking so close to his kid's dugout. The father claimed that this caused his son great emotional distress. The judge fined the man and his lawyer $2,250 for filing a frivolous suit.
Chris Morris brought a suit against the state of Michigan for $1 million. Morris claims that he caught a cold in the rotunda (a large, round room) of the state capitol building.
He was there to observe an art exhibition.
A student attending a college in Idaho fell from his window while mooning a friend. The student then sued the college, claiming that it had not provided adequate information about the dangers of upper-story windows.
A California woman sued a grocery store after she dropped a six-pack of beer on her feet. The woman was not injured, but she said that it hurt. She won the lawsuit.
A construction worker in Tulsa intentionally cut his hand off with a circular saw. When he was taken to the emergency room, he told doctors not to reattach the hand, saying that it was possessed. The man is now suing the doctors for not reattaching his hand, claiming that the doctors should have known he was psychotic.
A Blue Cross-Blue Shield worker sued IBM, claiming that their keyboard's "faulty design" had caused pain in her hand that kept her from working.
A man riding his bike from work at night with no lights, only reflectors, was hit by a Jeep after the driver ran a stop sign. The bicyclist sued the bike manufacturer because he was not warned that reflectors might not be enough to prevent an accident. The man was awarded $6 million.
Robert Lee Brock, an inmate in Virginia, has filed a lawsuit against himself, claiming that he violated his own civil rights by getting arrested. He is suing for $5 million and asking the state to pay, since he can't have an income in prison.
A man filed a suit against his son's baseball team when he was asked to stop smoking so close to his kid's dugout. The father claimed that this caused his son great emotional distress. The judge fined the man and his lawyer $2,250 for filing a frivolous suit.
Chris Morris brought a suit against the state of Michigan for $1 million. Morris claims that he caught a cold in the rotunda (a large, round room) of the state capitol building.
He was there to observe an art exhibition.
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Back in 23-70 AD, Roman nobleman Pliny the Elder believed that if you took two small worms from the body of a certain species of spider and attached them -- wrapped in deer skin, mind you -- to a woman's body before sunrise, she would not conceive.
It was believed in ancient times that if a woman spat three times into a frog's mouth she would not conceive for a year.
Supposedly, a pebble clasped in the hand during coitus would also stop conception.
St. Albert the Great (1193-1280) advised women to eat bees as an effective contraception procedure.
Aetios of Amida (fl. 527-565) suggested that a man should wash his penis in vinegar or brine before having sex and that a woman should wear a cat's testicle in a tube across her navel to avoid contraception.
It was believed in ancient times that if a woman spat three times into a frog's mouth she would not conceive for a year.
Supposedly, a pebble clasped in the hand during coitus would also stop conception.
St. Albert the Great (1193-1280) advised women to eat bees as an effective contraception procedure.
Aetios of Amida (fl. 527-565) suggested that a man should wash his penis in vinegar or brine before having sex and that a woman should wear a cat's testicle in a tube across her navel to avoid contraception.
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In Detroit, Oregon, a hunter thought he had found a severed human head in an abandoned mining shed and called the police. Deputy Larry Taylor realized it was just the head of a mannequin when he noticed a price sticker on the forehead.
A California officer charged the driver of a white Mazda with DUI after driving down Pacific Coast Highway with the upper half of a traffic light pole laying across its hood. When Fonteno asked the drunk driver about the pole, he responded: "It came with the car when I bought it."
The driver of an armored truck in Edmonton, Alberta appeared to be signaling for help as he repeatedly swung his door open. After six police cruisers chased and stopped the truck, it turned out, the driver had simply tried to fan fresh air into the cabin after the other guard had passed gas.
In Boynton, Florida, Michael Harrison and Kevin Carter were arrested and charged with armed robbery and murder in their attempt to raise money to attend the police academy.
Stockholm, Sweden - Customs officers in Stockholm, Sweden arrested a woman who had tried to smuggle 75 live snakes in her bra. The officers became suspicious when they noticed how the woman kept scratching her chest.
A California officer charged the driver of a white Mazda with DUI after driving down Pacific Coast Highway with the upper half of a traffic light pole laying across its hood. When Fonteno asked the drunk driver about the pole, he responded: "It came with the car when I bought it."
The driver of an armored truck in Edmonton, Alberta appeared to be signaling for help as he repeatedly swung his door open. After six police cruisers chased and stopped the truck, it turned out, the driver had simply tried to fan fresh air into the cabin after the other guard had passed gas.
In Boynton, Florida, Michael Harrison and Kevin Carter were arrested and charged with armed robbery and murder in their attempt to raise money to attend the police academy.
Stockholm, Sweden - Customs officers in Stockholm, Sweden arrested a woman who had tried to smuggle 75 live snakes in her bra. The officers became suspicious when they noticed how the woman kept scratching her chest.
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In Lebanon, men are legally allowed to have sex with animals, but the animals must be female. Having sexual relations with a male animal is punishable by death.
In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman's genitals, but Is prohibited from looking directly at them during the examination. He may only see their reflection in a mirror.
Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a corpse. This also applies to undertakers. The sex organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick or piece of wood at all times.
The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation.
There are men in Guam whose full-time job is to travel the countryside and deflower young virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having sex for the first time... Reason: under Guam law, it is expressly forbidden for virgins to marry.
In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.
In Cali, Colombia, a woman may only have sex with her husband, and the first time this happens, her mother must be in the room to witness the act.
In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, it is illegal for a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same time.
In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman's genitals, but Is prohibited from looking directly at them during the examination. He may only see their reflection in a mirror.
Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a corpse. This also applies to undertakers. The sex organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick or piece of wood at all times.
The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation.
There are men in Guam whose full-time job is to travel the countryside and deflower young virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having sex for the first time... Reason: under Guam law, it is expressly forbidden for virgins to marry.
In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with her bare hands. The husband's lover, on the other hand, may be killed in any manner desired.
In Cali, Colombia, a woman may only have sex with her husband, and the first time this happens, her mother must be in the room to witness the act.
In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, it is illegal for a man to have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same time.
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STRIP CLUBS SHOCK - Magistrates May Act On Indecent Shows (Daily Mirror).
AUDIENCE TRIED TO SPOIL PLAY - But St. Chad's Players Succeeded (Sunderland Echo).
A FARMER'S WIFE IS BEST SHOT (Glasgow Evening Citizen).
NUDIST NABBED - Unclothed Man Who Admits Brandishing Pistol Is Charged With Carrying Concealed Weapon (Providence Journal).
MAGNATE USED TO REMOVE NAIL IN STOMACH (Los Angeles Times).
PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM - Special Committee To Sit On Bed Bug (Liverpool Echo).
PIPELINE RAPTURED (Ghanaian Times).
UNDERTAKER'S FAILURE - Let Down By Customers (Yorkshire paper).
CHANNEL SWIM ATTEMPT - Boston Girl's Arrival in Liverpool (Liverpool Echo).
POLICE FOUND SAFE UNDER BLANKET (Gloucestershire Echo).
AUDIENCE TRIED TO SPOIL PLAY - But St. Chad's Players Succeeded (Sunderland Echo).
A FARMER'S WIFE IS BEST SHOT (Glasgow Evening Citizen).
NUDIST NABBED - Unclothed Man Who Admits Brandishing Pistol Is Charged With Carrying Concealed Weapon (Providence Journal).
MAGNATE USED TO REMOVE NAIL IN STOMACH (Los Angeles Times).
PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM - Special Committee To Sit On Bed Bug (Liverpool Echo).
PIPELINE RAPTURED (Ghanaian Times).
UNDERTAKER'S FAILURE - Let Down By Customers (Yorkshire paper).
CHANNEL SWIM ATTEMPT - Boston Girl's Arrival in Liverpool (Liverpool Echo).
POLICE FOUND SAFE UNDER BLANKET (Gloucestershire Echo).
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Apollonia - Patron Saint of toothaches.
Fiacre - Patron Saint of venereal disease and taxi drivers.
Gengulf - Patron Saint of unhappy marriages.
Vitus - Patron Saint of comedians and mental illness.
Matthew - Patron Saint of accountants.
Bernardino of Siena - Patron Saint of advertising executives.
Luke - Patron Saint of butchers.
Marin de Porres - Patron Saint of hairdressers.
Joseph of Arimathea - Patron Saint of grave diggers and funeral directors.
Bernard of Clairvaux - Patron Saint of beekeepers.
Sebastian - Patron Saint of neighborhood watch.
Fiacre - Patron Saint of venereal disease and taxi drivers.
Gengulf - Patron Saint of unhappy marriages.
Vitus - Patron Saint of comedians and mental illness.
Matthew - Patron Saint of accountants.
Bernardino of Siena - Patron Saint of advertising executives.
Luke - Patron Saint of butchers.
Marin de Porres - Patron Saint of hairdressers.
Joseph of Arimathea - Patron Saint of grave diggers and funeral directors.
Bernard of Clairvaux - Patron Saint of beekeepers.
Sebastian - Patron Saint of neighborhood watch.
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In 1981 the Manchester Guardian convinced readers that scientists at Britain's research labs in Pershore had "developed a machine to control the weather." The article said that "Britain will gain the immediate benefit of long summers, with rainfall only at night, and the Continent will have whatever Pershore decides to send it." Readers were also assured that the scientists would ensure that it snowed every Christmas in Britain.
In 2000 the British Daily Mail reported that Esporta Health Clubs had designed a new line of socks to help people lose weight. Named "FatSox," these socks could actually suck body fat out of sweating feet and promised to "banish fat forever." As a person's body heat rose and their blood vessels dilated, the socks would draw "excess lipid from the body through the sweat." After having sweated out the fat, the wearer could then simply remove the socks and wash them, and the fat, away.
A huge party was thrown at Jeff Koon's New York Studio in 1998 to honor the memory of the late, great American artist Nat Tate, the troubled abstract expressionist who ruined 99 percent of his own work before jumping to his death from the Staten Island ferry. At the party David Bowie read selections from William Boyd's soon-to-be released biography of Tate, "Nat Tate: An American Artist, 1928-1960." Critics in the audience murmured comments about Tate's work as they enjoyed their drinks. The only problem was that Tate never really existed - he was the satirical creation of William Boyd. Bowie, Boyd, and Boyd's publisher were the only ones in on the joke.
In March 1860 many people throughout London received the following invitation: "Tower of LondonAdmit Bearer and Friend to view annual ceremony of Washing the White Lions on Sunday, April 1, 1860. Admittance only at White Gate. It is particularly requested that no gratuities be given to wardens or attendants." By noon on April 1 a large crowd had reportedly gathered outside the tower. But of course, lions hadn't been kept in the tower for centuries, particularly not white lions. The crowd gradually snuck away disappointed.
In 2000 the British Daily Mail reported that Esporta Health Clubs had designed a new line of socks to help people lose weight. Named "FatSox," these socks could actually suck body fat out of sweating feet and promised to "banish fat forever." As a person's body heat rose and their blood vessels dilated, the socks would draw "excess lipid from the body through the sweat." After having sweated out the fat, the wearer could then simply remove the socks and wash them, and the fat, away.
A huge party was thrown at Jeff Koon's New York Studio in 1998 to honor the memory of the late, great American artist Nat Tate, the troubled abstract expressionist who ruined 99 percent of his own work before jumping to his death from the Staten Island ferry. At the party David Bowie read selections from William Boyd's soon-to-be released biography of Tate, "Nat Tate: An American Artist, 1928-1960." Critics in the audience murmured comments about Tate's work as they enjoyed their drinks. The only problem was that Tate never really existed - he was the satirical creation of William Boyd. Bowie, Boyd, and Boyd's publisher were the only ones in on the joke.
In March 1860 many people throughout London received the following invitation: "Tower of LondonAdmit Bearer and Friend to view annual ceremony of Washing the White Lions on Sunday, April 1, 1860. Admittance only at White Gate. It is particularly requested that no gratuities be given to wardens or attendants." By noon on April 1 a large crowd had reportedly gathered outside the tower. But of course, lions hadn't been kept in the tower for centuries, particularly not white lions. The crowd gradually snuck away disappointed.
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Melba toast is named after Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931).
Elvis' favorite collectibles were official badges. He collected police badges in almost every city he performed in.
Duran Duran took their name from a mad scientists in the movie Barbarella.
The world's largest disco was held at the Buffalo Convention Centre, New York, 1979. 13,000 danced a place into the Guinness Book of World Records.
In August 1983, Peter Stewart of Birmingham, UK set a world record by disco dancing for 408 hours.
The Beatles song "Martha My Dear" was written by Paul Mc-Cartney about his sheepdog Martha.
The harmonica is the world's best-selling music instrument.
Themes from movies Unforgiven, A Perfect World, The Bridges of Madison County, and Absolute Power were all written by Clint Eastwood.
The only guy without a beard in ZZTOP surname (last name) is Beard.
The Carpenters signature song, We've Only Just Begun, was originally part of a television commercial for a California bank.
Elvis' favorite collectibles were official badges. He collected police badges in almost every city he performed in.
Duran Duran took their name from a mad scientists in the movie Barbarella.
The world's largest disco was held at the Buffalo Convention Centre, New York, 1979. 13,000 danced a place into the Guinness Book of World Records.
In August 1983, Peter Stewart of Birmingham, UK set a world record by disco dancing for 408 hours.
The Beatles song "Martha My Dear" was written by Paul Mc-Cartney about his sheepdog Martha.
The harmonica is the world's best-selling music instrument.
Themes from movies Unforgiven, A Perfect World, The Bridges of Madison County, and Absolute Power were all written by Clint Eastwood.
The only guy without a beard in ZZTOP surname (last name) is Beard.
The Carpenters signature song, We've Only Just Begun, was originally part of a television commercial for a California bank.
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April is . . . . . National Anxiety Month, National Welding Month, Uh-Huh Month
April 1 is . . . . . One Cent Day
April 3 is . . . . . Tweed Day
April 4 is . . . . . Tell-A-Lie Day
April 7 is . . . . . No Housework Day
April 9 is . . . . . Name Yourself Day
April 11 is . . . . Eight-Track Tape Day
April 13 is . . . . Blame Somebody Else Day
April 15 is . . . . Rubber Eraser Day
April 16 is . . . . National Eggs Benedict Day
April 17 is . . . . National Cheeseball Day
April 18 is . . . . International Jugglers Day
April 23 is . . . . World Laboratory Animal Day
April 24 is . . . . National Pigs In A Blanket Day
April 28 is . . . . Kiss-Your-Mate Day
April 29 is . . . . National Shrimp Scampi Day
April 1 is . . . . . One Cent Day
April 3 is . . . . . Tweed Day
April 4 is . . . . . Tell-A-Lie Day
April 7 is . . . . . No Housework Day
April 9 is . . . . . Name Yourself Day
April 11 is . . . . Eight-Track Tape Day
April 13 is . . . . Blame Somebody Else Day
April 15 is . . . . Rubber Eraser Day
April 16 is . . . . National Eggs Benedict Day
April 17 is . . . . National Cheeseball Day
April 18 is . . . . International Jugglers Day
April 23 is . . . . World Laboratory Animal Day
April 24 is . . . . National Pigs In A Blanket Day
April 28 is . . . . Kiss-Your-Mate Day
April 29 is . . . . National Shrimp Scampi Day
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[These are real acts of stupidity by people, courtesy of netscape.com]
A man in California was driving in the carpool lane when he was pulled over for driving alone. The man argued that he was not alone, he had three frozen cadavers in the back of his van, and they should be counted as passengers. The
police officer did not agree, and wrote the man a ticket.
In Texas there is a company called "Guns for Hire" that stages gunfights for westerns and such things. One day they received a call from a woman who mistakenly thought that she could hire them to kill her husband. Needless to say, she received a hefty jail sentence.
A robber entered a convenience store in Oklahoma and demanded all the money in the cash register. However, when he decided there wasn't enough money, he tied up the clerk and began to man the cash register himself. He was still there three hours later when police came to arrest him.
A parachuting instructor was excited because his wife had just bought him a camera to wear while jumping so that he could tape the experience. On the way up to jump, he was so excited that he put new film in, checked the battery, and made sure the camera was secure on his helmet. He had an amazing jump - but he forgot to put on his parachute.
Police in a small Kentucky town spent hours attempting to talk a gunman out of a standoff situation. After seven hours the police became impatient and shot tear gas into the house.
They realized that the gunman was standing beside them only when he began to yell toward the home, "Please just give yourself up and come out with your hands up."
A man entered a fast-food restaurant and explained that he
was robbing them. He pulled out a gun and put a bag over his
head as a mask. Only then did he realize he had forgotten to
cut eyeholes in the makeshift mask. He fell to the ground, where employees made a citizens' arrest.
A man in California was driving in the carpool lane when he was pulled over for driving alone. The man argued that he was not alone, he had three frozen cadavers in the back of his van, and they should be counted as passengers. The
police officer did not agree, and wrote the man a ticket.
In Texas there is a company called "Guns for Hire" that stages gunfights for westerns and such things. One day they received a call from a woman who mistakenly thought that she could hire them to kill her husband. Needless to say, she received a hefty jail sentence.
A robber entered a convenience store in Oklahoma and demanded all the money in the cash register. However, when he decided there wasn't enough money, he tied up the clerk and began to man the cash register himself. He was still there three hours later when police came to arrest him.
A parachuting instructor was excited because his wife had just bought him a camera to wear while jumping so that he could tape the experience. On the way up to jump, he was so excited that he put new film in, checked the battery, and made sure the camera was secure on his helmet. He had an amazing jump - but he forgot to put on his parachute.
Police in a small Kentucky town spent hours attempting to talk a gunman out of a standoff situation. After seven hours the police became impatient and shot tear gas into the house.
They realized that the gunman was standing beside them only when he began to yell toward the home, "Please just give yourself up and come out with your hands up."
A man entered a fast-food restaurant and explained that he
was robbing them. He pulled out a gun and put a bag over his
head as a mask. Only then did he realize he had forgotten to
cut eyeholes in the makeshift mask. He fell to the ground, where employees made a citizens' arrest.
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More than $30,000 in prizes!
Enter the Writer's Digest 73rd Annual Writing Competition for your chance to win the Grand Prize: $2,500 and a trip to either New York City to meet with editors and agents, or a trip to the 2005 Maui Writer's Conference!
More than $30,000 in prizes will be awarded in 10 categories, with one Grand Prize-winner chosen from all entries. The first through tenth-place winners in each of the categories will win cash and merchandise prizes, and there are 1,001 winners in all.
Entry Deadline: May 15, 2004.
Compete and Win in 10 Categories:
- Inspirational Writing (Spiritual/Religious)
- Article: Memoirs/Personal Essay
- Article: Magazine Feature Article
- Short Story: Genre
- Short Story: Mainstream/Literary
- Poetry: Rhyming
- Poetry: Non-Rhyming
- Script: Stage Play (* submission by mail only)
- Script: Television/Movie Script (* submission by mail only)
- Children's Fiction
For more information, visit us online at http://www.writersdigest.com/specialoffers.asp?AWDE
Writer's Digest is the world's leading magazine for writers, with more than 200,000 readers every month. Since 1921, writers have been relying on WD for expert writing instruction, inspiration, and up-to-date marketing information. Learn more about us at http://www.WritersDigest.com.
Enter the Writer's Digest 73rd Annual Writing Competition for your chance to win the Grand Prize: $2,500 and a trip to either New York City to meet with editors and agents, or a trip to the 2005 Maui Writer's Conference!
More than $30,000 in prizes will be awarded in 10 categories, with one Grand Prize-winner chosen from all entries. The first through tenth-place winners in each of the categories will win cash and merchandise prizes, and there are 1,001 winners in all.
Entry Deadline: May 15, 2004.
Compete and Win in 10 Categories:
- Inspirational Writing (Spiritual/Religious)
- Article: Memoirs/Personal Essay
- Article: Magazine Feature Article
- Short Story: Genre
- Short Story: Mainstream/Literary
- Poetry: Rhyming
- Poetry: Non-Rhyming
- Script: Stage Play (* submission by mail only)
- Script: Television/Movie Script (* submission by mail only)
- Children's Fiction
For more information, visit us online at http://www.writersdigest.com/specialoffers.asp?AWDE
Writer's Digest is the world's leading magazine for writers, with more than 200,000 readers every month. Since 1921, writers have been relying on WD for expert writing instruction, inspiration, and up-to-date marketing information. Learn more about us at http://www.WritersDigest.com.
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