A Chainsaw?

SAN MATEO, Calif. – A teacher being hailed as a hero said Tuesday he had no time to think when he encountered a 17-year-old boy who detonated two pipe bombs at a Northern California high school while armed with a chain saw, sword and explosives.

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Bag of Randomness

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  • Per this article, the Godzillatron will not be used for the U2 concert.  I’m thinking it should be used, and that U2 should make a DVD concert of the event.
  • I can’t decide if the lack of a NCAA football playoff system is stupid or genius.  It’s stupid in the sense that you never get a clear champion.  It’s genius because love it or hate it, people always talk about it.
  • Here’s an interesting article, well, interview with John Madden.  I learned that Jerry Jones has invited him to the regular season opened which he will attend, what’s up with the Madden Cruiser, and how the video game came to be.
  • Bad decisions make good stories.
  • If you own a Camaro, you can get a free pizza today.  All because the founder of Papa John’s found his old car that he sold to keep the company afloat.
  • The iPhone user that loves to eat at Chipotle now has a new application to use to help count calories.
  • I still think the best movie cameo of all time is Lance Armstrong in Dodgeball.  I wanted to post a video of it, but YouTube only had non-English versions.
  • To get the youth to buckle up in the Middle East, try using Gucci seatbelts.
  • I saw a segment on the news the other night about things this year’s college freshmen have never experienced, and one item was state abbreviations with more than two letters.  To be honest, I always thought they were only two letters, but that changed back in 1987.
  • I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.
  • After all these years, I’m surprised the paint can hasn’t evolved into something better.
  • I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.
  • Grace
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