Archive for April, 2007
MorphThing
MorphThing morphs faces: give it two people and it’ll combine them, to create a new person with the facial features of both. You can choose faces from hundreds of famous people on this site, or register to upload and morph your own pictures. And it’s all completely free!
Here’s George W. Bush and Tony Blair.
I thought I would give it a try using this picture of me and WifeGeeding
But I don’t think it worked so well:
I was not aware
That not only does the Washington Post keep a record of who voted for what in Congress, but you can sort the information by astrological sign.
Don’t beleive me, check out bill S 761Â and click on ‘By astroligical sign’.
New Noah’s Ark ready to sail
SCHAGEN, Netherlands (AP) — The massive central door in the side of Noah’s Ark was thrown open Saturday — you could say it was the first time in 4,000 years — drawing a crowd of curious pilgrims and townsfolk to behold the wonder.
Of course, it’s only a replica of the biblical Ark, built by Dutch creationist Johan Huibers as a testament to his faith in the literal truth of the Bible.
Reckoning by the old biblical measurements, Johan’s fully functional ark is 150 cubits long, 30 cubits high and 20 cubits wide. That’s two-thirds the length of a football field and as high as a three-story house.
It’s 1/5th the size of the original.
More Online Clock Fun
70’s retro style online alarm clock
Online alarm clock with a 24 hour display (ie: for people in Europe or in the military):
http://military.onlineclock.net/
Online Stopwatch:
http://stopwatch.onlineclock.net
(Thanks, Tom!)
Student: I Was Forced To Urinate In Class
The student, 14-year-old Michael Patterson, said he had been drinking a sports drink all morning long, was late for class, but still needed to use the restroom.
Patterson said when he asked to use the restroom the teacher humiliated him and forced him to urinate in his science class while 31 other students turned their heads.
“I had a Gatorade bottle and I thought he was joking with me and he said, ‘Go in the corner by the sink,’” Patterson said.
Patterson didn’t want to get suspended, face the principal or have to tell his mother he was in trouble, he said.
“I did it,” Patterson said. “While I was doing it he yelled, ‘It stinks,’ and he was laughing about it.”
District officials said they are investigating the personnel matter and if the allegations are true, they will take appropriate action.
Jersey Numbers Explained
Some examples:
- 17 – Plaxico Burress: He signed his free-agent contract March 17.
- 18 – Peyton Manning: 18 was the number worn in high school by his older brother, Cooper, who later was diagnosed with spinal stenosis.
- 22 – Roger Clemens: Clemens had worn 21 with the Red Sox and Blue Jays, but that number wasn’t available when he joined the Yankees. So he reversed the numerals and wore 12. But when he didn’t pitch well, he switched to 22 because his son’s favorite football player was Emmitt Smith.
- 23 – Michael Jordan – 23 is half of 45 (well, roughly), which was the number worn by his older brother, Larry.
- 40 – Joe Forte: Say his last name out loud.
- 61 – Josh Beckett: Wanted to wear 19 but it was taken by Mike Lowell, so he rotated it 180 degrees to get 61.
- 85 – Petr Klima: He defected to the West in 1985.
- 87 – Sidney Crosby: Born on 8/7/87.
- 96 – Bill Voiselle: His hometown was Ninety Six, S.C.
Woman Wins Mega Toilet
Marcia Luham of Oro Valley spends about an hour each day entering online sweepstakes with hopes of winning a car, a new house or an oversized check from Ed McMahon.
But what she won instead was a toilet.
Not just any toilet, though. It’s a bathroom connoisseur’s dream. This mega-toilet is worth $5,000 and is equipped with a 20-inch flat screen TV, an Xbox 360 video-game system and beer tap, among other things.
The prize — which was up for grabs in the Roto-Rooter “Pimped out John” Sweepstakes — also has attached a Gateway laptop, TiVo, DVD player, refrigerator and an iPod with a stereo docking station that doubles as a toilet-tissue holder.
7th-graders face decision: Kill a rabbit or go without meat
PERRYVILLE, Ark. – Seventh-graders participating in a Heifer International program that recreates living conditions in third-world countries voted to have rabbit for dinner, and some were horrified when the animal was butchered before their eyes.
After students from Kirksey Middle School in Rogers elected to have meat for dinner, a worker in Heifer’s Global Village program broke the animal’s neck, cut off its head and prepared the meat for dinner.
“If I had known my daughter was going to watch them slaughter a rabbit, she wouldn’t have went,” said Mike Story, whose daughter began crying when asked how the trip had gone. “To her, a rabbit is a pet, so it was like watching a pet die.”
Heifer officials said the challenge _ slaughter a rabbit or go meatless _ has been presented many times before to Rogers students without objections. Two parents complained after their daughters returned home from the two-day trip Tuesday.
Why Men are just happier people.
What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth.
Custom Tract Source – You Dream It, We Design It
Most Christians don’t realize that every second two people die… That’s 160,000 people every single day walking into eternity forever: Heaven or Hell. Does that thought concern you? Jesus commanded us to “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.“ (Mark 16:15) What can YOU do to affect where people spend eternity? Deep down, all true Christians have a longing to share the Gospel with those around us. Many times we feel afraid and unequipped. Fortunately, that doesn’t have to be the case!
At CustomTractSource.com, we want to partner with you to reach the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Tracts are a wonderful way to reach those around you everyday. Tracts can go where you can’t go, and hang around until a person is ready to listen. A tract never argues, it simply presents the Gospel in a clear, concise way. A tract is a great tool to use when you don’t have the time to speak one-to-one.
Personally, if I got a ‘parking ticket tract’ under my windshield I would be pretty upset.
Fuel-Efficient Cars Dent States’ Road Budgets
Cars and trucks are getting more fuel-efficient, and that’s good news for drivers. But it’s a headache for state highway officials, who depend on gasoline taxes to build and maintain roads.
The Federal Highway Administration estimates that by 2009 the tax receipts that make up most of the federal highway trust fund will be $21 billion shy of what’s needed just to maintain existing roads, much less build new roads or add capacity. Trying to compensate for highway-budget shortfalls, a handful of states are exploring other, potentially more lucrative ways to raise highway money.
