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Archive for July, 2006

Woman Sent £13 Million Phone Bill

Monday, July 31st, 2006 Posted in Odd News | No Comments »

Well, I like to gab, jeez, I've even created a site specifically for this purpose, but hey, this pails into insignificance when compared to the gabbing Sharon Keane must have ... Read more..

Mel Gibson arrested for drink-driving

Saturday, July 29th, 2006 Posted in Celebrity News | 3 Comments »

Hollywood star Mel Gibson has been arrested in California for alleged drink-driving. Gibson’s 2006 Lexus LS 430 was speeding on Pacific Coast Highway when deputies stopped him at 2.36am yesterday, local ... Read more..

Spam Plant Art by Alex Dragulescu

Friday, July 28th, 2006 Posted in Cool, Internet | 2 Comments »

I hate spam and if your anything like me you'll send most of this stuff to your waste bin via the delete Key. Other folks, such as the Romanian-born computer ... Read more..

Core 2 Duo and Extreme super chips launched by Intel

Friday, July 28th, 2006 Posted in Technology | No Comments »

Intel officially put an end to the Pentium era yesterday with the Core 2 Duo, its most important product launched in more than a decade. (Click thumb for larger image) Marking ... Read more..

Many Americans getting to fat for X-rays

Friday, July 28th, 2006 Posted in Odd News | No Comments »

According to a recent report by the beeb, it seems that an increasing Numbers of Americans are becoming too Obese for X-rays. America's obesity epidemic has created numerous and well known ... Read more..

David Hasselhoff to drunk to fly

Thursday, July 27th, 2006 Posted in Celebrity News | No Comments »

A spokesperson for David Hasselhoff denied a report Thursday that the former “Baywatch” and “Knight Rider” star had been turned away from a British Airways flight because he was drunk. Judy ... Read more..

Napstar and ITunes finally nets Metallica

Thursday, July 27th, 2006 Posted in Internet, Music | No Comments »

After a highly publicized and long running battle with Napster and a longstanding refusal to sell its music via iTunes, Metallica has reversed course and made its songs available for ... Read more..

Nigerian men with Hyenas and baboons picture?

Thursday, July 27th, 2006 Posted in Animal Kingdom, Ramblings | 6 Comments »

Not news as such but someone e-mailed me this picture today of a group of men who keep hyenas and baboons as pets (click thumbnail for larger image). I didn’t ... Read more..

Baby Panda born to 16-year-old Bai Xue

Thursday, July 27th, 2006 Posted in Animal Kingdom | 1 Comment »

Well, it's been a while since we've posted something cute so get a load of these baby panda cub pictures (click thumbnails for a larger image) Bai Xue, a 16-year-old panda ... Read more..

Internet Explorer 7 to be released via Microsoft Updates

Thursday, July 27th, 2006 Posted in IT Security, Internet | No Comments »

Microsoft announced today that it will distribute Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP as a "high priority" item in its Automatic Updates system -- most commonly used for security patches. However, ... Read more..