LOS ANGELES - Farfrompoopen Road, the only road to Constipation Ridge, lost to Divorce Court and Psycho Path, which placed No. 1 in an online poll of the nation's wildest, weirdest and wackiest street names.
All of these street names have been verified and are real.
Pretty funny.
Here's the top ten.
10. Tater Peeler Road in Lebanon, Tenn.
9. The intersection of Count and Basie in Richmond, Va.
8. Shades of Death Road in Warren County, N.J.
7. Unexpected Road in Buena, N.J.
6. Bucket of Blood Street in Holbrook, Ariz.
5. The intersection of Clinton and Fidelity in Houston
4. The intersection of Lonesome and Hardup in Albany, Ga.
3. Farfrompoopen Road in Tennessee (the only road up to Constipation Ridge)
2. Divorce Court in Heather Highlands, Pa.
1. Psycho Path in Traverse City, Mich.
Via Yahoo News
Daily musings of a city girl living in a small mountain town.
Monday, February 27, 2006
Sunday, February 26, 2006
I've Been Linked
I've just been linked by one of my favourite show's.
The Hour on CBC.
Just goes to show it pays to give credit.
Thanks to all of you who paid me a visit today.
The Hour on CBC.
Just goes to show it pays to give credit.
Thanks to all of you who paid me a visit today.
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Cheesiest Lyrics of the Week #1
Come on Pilgrim ~ New Feature
I'm really going to try and keep this one up.
Every week I will post a well deserving cheesy song full of really bad lyrics.
I've heard a ton of awful songs these past few months due to the tapedeck in our car dying.
It has forced me to listen to the one of two hideous radio staions that we have in our town.
I heard this week's song waiting for my Mom while she ran into the grocery store on New Year's Eve.
I couldn't believe my ears! These are some bad lyrics.
Just be happy that you don't have to hear the tune that goes with it.
Week 1
Another Postcard by the Barenaked Ladies
You can't imagine so many monkeys in the daily mail
All of them coming anonymously so they leave no trail
I never thought I'd have an admirer from overseas
But someone is sending me stationary filled with chimpanzees.
Some chimps in swimsuits, some chimps are swinging from a vine
Some chimps in jackboots, some chimps that wish they could be mine.
Starsky and Hutch chimps, a chimp who's sitting on the can
A pair of Dutch chimps who send their love from Amsterdam.
Another postcard with chimpanzees
And every one is addressed to me.
If I had to guess, I'd say the monkey-sender thinks it's great
He's sending me, maybe she's sending me just to see me get irate
I'm losing sleep - and it's gonna be keeping me up all night
I thought it was funny, but now I've got money on a monkey fight.
Some chimps in hard hats, chimps a-working on a chain gang
Some chimps who love cats, burning rubber in a Mustang
A birthday-wishing chimp, a chimp in black like a goth
A goin' fishin' chimp, a British chimp in the bath.
Somehow they followed me even though I packed and moved my home
No matter what, they come and they come they won't leave me alone
Another monkey in the mail could make me lose my mind
But look at me shuffling through the stack until I finally find
Some chimps in swimsuits
Some chimps in Jackboots
Some chimps in hard hats
Some chimps who love cats
I've got some shaved chimps; that's chimps devoid of any hair
I've got depraved chimps dressed up in women's underwear.
Another postcard with chimpanzees
And every one is addressed to me.
Every one is, every one is, every one is addressed to me.
Every one is, every one is, every one is addressed to me.
Some chimps in swimsuits, Some chimps in Jackboots
Some chimps in hard hats, Some chimps who love cats
I've got some shaved chimps; that's chimps devoid of any hair
I've got depraved chimps dressed up in women's underwear.
Starsky and Hutch chimps, a chimp who's sitting on the can
A pair of Dutch chimps who send their love from Amsterdam.
Some chimps in Mustangs, Some chimps in chain gangs
I got a birthday wishin' chimp and I got the goin' fishin' chimp
I'm really going to try and keep this one up.
Every week I will post a well deserving cheesy song full of really bad lyrics.
I've heard a ton of awful songs these past few months due to the tapedeck in our car dying.
It has forced me to listen to the one of two hideous radio staions that we have in our town.
I heard this week's song waiting for my Mom while she ran into the grocery store on New Year's Eve.
I couldn't believe my ears! These are some bad lyrics.
Just be happy that you don't have to hear the tune that goes with it.
Week 1
Another Postcard by the Barenaked Ladies
You can't imagine so many monkeys in the daily mail
All of them coming anonymously so they leave no trail
I never thought I'd have an admirer from overseas
But someone is sending me stationary filled with chimpanzees.
Some chimps in swimsuits, some chimps are swinging from a vine
Some chimps in jackboots, some chimps that wish they could be mine.
Starsky and Hutch chimps, a chimp who's sitting on the can
A pair of Dutch chimps who send their love from Amsterdam.
Another postcard with chimpanzees
And every one is addressed to me.
If I had to guess, I'd say the monkey-sender thinks it's great
He's sending me, maybe she's sending me just to see me get irate
I'm losing sleep - and it's gonna be keeping me up all night
I thought it was funny, but now I've got money on a monkey fight.
Some chimps in hard hats, chimps a-working on a chain gang
Some chimps who love cats, burning rubber in a Mustang
A birthday-wishing chimp, a chimp in black like a goth
A goin' fishin' chimp, a British chimp in the bath.
Somehow they followed me even though I packed and moved my home
No matter what, they come and they come they won't leave me alone
Another monkey in the mail could make me lose my mind
But look at me shuffling through the stack until I finally find
Some chimps in swimsuits
Some chimps in Jackboots
Some chimps in hard hats
Some chimps who love cats
I've got some shaved chimps; that's chimps devoid of any hair
I've got depraved chimps dressed up in women's underwear.
Another postcard with chimpanzees
And every one is addressed to me.
Every one is, every one is, every one is addressed to me.
Every one is, every one is, every one is addressed to me.
Some chimps in swimsuits, Some chimps in Jackboots
Some chimps in hard hats, Some chimps who love cats
I've got some shaved chimps; that's chimps devoid of any hair
I've got depraved chimps dressed up in women's underwear.
Starsky and Hutch chimps, a chimp who's sitting on the can
A pair of Dutch chimps who send their love from Amsterdam.
Some chimps in Mustangs, Some chimps in chain gangs
I got a birthday wishin' chimp and I got the goin' fishin' chimp
A Week of Disturbing Events
I have had a week of truly disturbing events.
My house is full of sick people, an operation that really needed to happen has been cancelled due to this damn chest cold that seems to take weeks to clear up. I won't go into deatil but every aspect of my life has become extremely stressful out of nowhere and all at the same bloody time.
Yet I have this really odd calm about me. Mabey it's the Advil liquid Gels (my new best friend) But my wits seem to be intact and I'm ok, exhausted but ok.
Some other disturbing events from this week... this.
My house is full of sick people, an operation that really needed to happen has been cancelled due to this damn chest cold that seems to take weeks to clear up. I won't go into deatil but every aspect of my life has become extremely stressful out of nowhere and all at the same bloody time.
Yet I have this really odd calm about me. Mabey it's the Advil liquid Gels (my new best friend) But my wits seem to be intact and I'm ok, exhausted but ok.
Some other disturbing events from this week... this.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
I Know You Guys Are Probably Getting Sick Of These...
But I'm not and it's my blog so there!
So here's Spongebob Mountain.
So here's Spongebob Mountain.
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Busy Weekend
It's been a very busy last few days in our house.
Bean turned 10 yesterday! Woo Hoo!
Both he and his little brother are sick with brutal chest colds, which means nobody has gotten a
good night sleep since Wednesday. So the big birthday sleepover with 4 friends will take place next weekend.
I worked all weekend and I am so happy to be home I can't even tell you.
If murdering a co-worker wasn't illegal I'd have blood on my hands.
Anyhoo, I'm glad to be back.
Bean turned 10 yesterday! Woo Hoo!
Both he and his little brother are sick with brutal chest colds, which means nobody has gotten a
good night sleep since Wednesday. So the big birthday sleepover with 4 friends will take place next weekend.
I worked all weekend and I am so happy to be home I can't even tell you.
If murdering a co-worker wasn't illegal I'd have blood on my hands.
Anyhoo, I'm glad to be back.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Monday, February 13, 2006
Time To Boycott Yahoo
This might be old news to some but I just found out about it.
Human rights watchdog Privacy International has called for a worldwide consumer boycott of Yahoo, which has been implicated in the imprisonment of a Chinese journalist.
According to documents released by Reporters Without Borders, Shi Tao was jailed for ten years after Yahoo had provided the Chinese government with details of an email he had sent to Western media. See http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=14884
Privacy International's director, Simon Davies, said the actions of Yahoo were reprehensible. "This is a disreputable episode. Western companies are increasingly cutting deals with the Chinese government to serve their shareholders' interests at the expense of ethical governance".
"A boycott would send a clear message to Yahoo shareholders and to other companies who cheerfully sacrifice human rights in return for a cut of the Chinese market".
"Until China recognises the basis of due legal process and fundamental rights Western companies have no moral foundation to reap profits from its population."
"Yahoo and other technology companies employ a flimsy moral argument of pragmatism to justify such actions. The public should see these arguments for the sham that they are."
Courtesy of Privacy International
I've found an online petition that we can all sign.
Click Here.
Human rights watchdog Privacy International has called for a worldwide consumer boycott of Yahoo, which has been implicated in the imprisonment of a Chinese journalist.
According to documents released by Reporters Without Borders, Shi Tao was jailed for ten years after Yahoo had provided the Chinese government with details of an email he had sent to Western media. See http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=14884
Privacy International's director, Simon Davies, said the actions of Yahoo were reprehensible. "This is a disreputable episode. Western companies are increasingly cutting deals with the Chinese government to serve their shareholders' interests at the expense of ethical governance".
"A boycott would send a clear message to Yahoo shareholders and to other companies who cheerfully sacrifice human rights in return for a cut of the Chinese market".
"Until China recognises the basis of due legal process and fundamental rights Western companies have no moral foundation to reap profits from its population."
"Yahoo and other technology companies employ a flimsy moral argument of pragmatism to justify such actions. The public should see these arguments for the sham that they are."
Courtesy of Privacy International
I've found an online petition that we can all sign.
Click Here.
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Dick Cheney Misses bird, Shoots Fellow Hunter
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| U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney accepts a rifle from National Rifle Association officials in April 2004 (AP file photo). |
U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney has shot and wounded a 78-year-old fellow hunter during a Texas quail shoot.
Harry Whittington, a lawyer from Austin, the state capital, was described as "alert and doing fine" in hospital after being sprayed with shotgun pellets late Saturday afternoon at the Armstrong Ranch in south Texas.
Ranch owner Katharine Armstrong said Cheney turned to shoot a bird that had just been flushed and accidentally hit Whittington, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times reported.
Whittington was mostly injured on his right side, with the pellets hitting his cheek, neck and chest, and was taken to the hospital by ambulance, Armstrong told the Associated Press.
Cheney was himself in hospital last month after complaining of shortness of breath. He has a pacemaker and has had four heart attacks, quadruple bypass surgery and two angioplasties.CBC NEWS
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Educational Programs Bush Wants to Cut or Kill
EDUCATION
Educational technology state grants, $272 million
Even Start, $99 million
High school programs terminations:
Vocational education state grants, $1,182 million
Vocational education national programs, $9 million
Upward Bound, $311 million
GEAR UP, $303 million
Talent search, $145 million
Tech prep state grants, $105 million
Smaller learning communities, $94 million
Safe and Drug-Free Schools state grants, $347 million
Elementary and secondary education program terminations:
Parental information and resource centers, $40 million
Arts in education, $35 million
Elementary and secondary school counseling, $35 million
Alcohol abuse reduction, $32 million
Civic education, $29 million
National Writing Project, $22 million
Star Schools, $15 million
School leadership,$15 million
Ready to Teach, $11 million
Javits gifted and talented education, $10 million
Exchanges with Historic Whaling and Trading Partners, $9 million
Comprehensive school reform, $8 million
Dropout prevention program, $5 million
Mental Health integration in schools, $5 million
Women's Educational Equity, $3 million
Academies for American History and Civics, $2 million
Close-Up fellowships, $1 million
Foundations for Learning, $1 million
Excellence in Economic Education, $1 million
Higher Education Programs:
Education demos for students with disabilities, $7 million
Underground Railroad Program, $2 million
State grants for incarcerated youth offenders, $23 million
Postsecondary Student Financial Assistance Programs:
Perkins Loan cancellations, $65 million
Leveraging educational assistance programs, $65 million
Byrd Scholarships, $41 million
Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational opportunity, $3 million
B.J. Stupak Olympic scholarships, $1 million
Vocational rehabilitation programs:
Supported employment, $30 million
Projects with industry, $20 million
Recreational programs, $3 million
Migrant and seasonal farmworkers,$2 million
Teacher Quality Enhancement, $60 million
Total $3,468 million
President Bush last week said he wants to spend $439 billion next year on national defense, an increase of 7 percent above current spending.
Priorities Priorities.
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Britney Drives With Her Baby On Her Lap
Wow! For once I am truly speechless.
Does she even realize that her baby is not a fucking doll?
Saturday, February 04, 2006
Friday, February 03, 2006
NAPEAGUE, N.Y. - A sailor who sent a message out to sea in a bottle says he received a reply from England — accusing him of littering. "I kind of felt like no good deed goes unpunished," Harvey Bennett, 55, told the East Hampton Star.
The plastic bottle was one of five that Bennett placed in the ocean off Long Island in August.
Last week, he excitedly opened a letter from England, and was stunned by the reply:
"I recently found your bottle while taking a scenic walk on the beach by Poole Harbour. While you may consider this some profound experiment on the path and speed" of "oceanic currents, I have another name for it, litter."
"You Americans don't seem to be happy unless you are mucking about somewhere," says the letter, signed by Henry Biggelsworth of Bournemouth, in Dorset County.
Bennett, who has a picture of the queen of England in his Amagansett tackle shop, says that Poole Harbor is just a short distance from Weymouth Harbor. That's where the Bennett family embarked for America in 1644.
AP
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Caption This Picture
Winner: "Now, you all stop whining about your sons and daughters dying ... I'm warning you ... Daddy's patience is only THIS BIG right now..." Sidhe
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