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psammead- 12-15-2006
Rats on a plane
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Passengers on an evening Saudi Airlines flight got a nasty surprise in the form of 80 rats roaming freely around their plane, reports said Friday.

The 80 rats were on the loose on the plane Wednesday evening after eating their way out through a leather bag where a passenger was keeping them,


katesti- 12-15-2006
QUOTE (psammead @ December 15, 2006 03:29 pm)
Rats on a plane
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Passengers on an evening Saudi Airlines flight got a nasty surprise in the form of 80 rats roaming freely around their plane, reports said Friday.

The 80 rats were on the loose on the plane Wednesday evening after eating their way out through a leather bag where a passenger was keeping them,

Gyahhh. I'd rather deal with snakes, thank you.

mrinsouciance- 12-15-2006
Vegetarians really ARE smarter?

maxell1313- 12-15-2006
Soy makes you gay. Really!

particle_person- 12-15-2006
It shrinks your penis too, according to that editorial. If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you cheap.

Thomasina- 12-16-2006
I don't know about shrinking penises, but my friend's pediatrician told her not to give her son any more soymilk because the estrogen was causing him to develop breast tissue. I'm not even kidding. It totally freaked me out.

Topic? Interesting news? How about your astrological sign determines what kind of driver you are? More amusing than interesting, though.

Skyblade- 12-16-2006
QUOTE (Maestro @ December 15, 2006 03:19 pm)
Skyblade, I think you should consider this as a warning.

A warning? She got off scott-free. The law obviously doesn't apply to we beautiful people.

Lily Rose- 12-16-2006
QUOTE (Thomasina @ December 16, 2006 04:04 am)
Topic? Interesting news? How about your astrological sign determines what kind of driver you are? More amusing than interesting, though.

Heh, I'm a Gemini, and we are apparently AWESOME drivers. And just last night I was telling some friends I had never been pulled over for a moving violation, and only had one parking ticket my whole life. Hee hee.

nikita- 12-16-2006
QUOTE (Thomasina @ December 16, 2006 04:04 am)
Topic? Interesting news? How about your astrological sign determines what kind of driver you are? More amusing than interesting, though.

Leo's number 1! I have been telling my mom that I'm the best driver in the world, and can you believe she responded by rolling her eyes at me? See, Mom? I told you so.

Skyblade- 12-16-2006
Second worst? Damn. Though I don't think my driving troubles are the result of me being a reckless speed freak.

mrinsouciance- 12-16-2006
Libra. Dead last. The guy that drives 45 miles to work, and 45 miles back every day.

Why did I look? Why?

psammead- 12-17-2006
This is really scary (though probably quite accurate judging by the amount of readers I talk to who can't use a phonebook or a sttreetmap) - Karaoke stretches reading skills
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The lyrics of the 10 most popular karaoke songs have been assessed and rated by government literacy experts.

Those tackling Robbie Williams' Angels needed the reading skills required to pass five good GCSEs (Level 2).

Experts from the Get On literacy campaign said 17.8 million adults would not be able to follow the song.



epudom- 12-18-2006
Disney accuse man of impersonating Santa

tothemax- 12-18-2006
Oh go to hell, Disney.

bookworm- 12-18-2006
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He said Disney had told him "Santa was considered a Disney character".


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