According to the WMUR news website, a New Hamphire state police cruiser hit a moose Thursday night on 93 near exit 17. The car sustained massive damage, and the trooper behind the wheel walked away with minor injuries. The car that was involved in the accident was one of The Dodge Charger police spec cruisers, and is capable of gut wrenching acceleration and speed. I’ve asked a trooper about one before. His response?
“It get’s up to 150 pretty quick.”
That’s pretty neat. I like fast. But when should a NH state trooper use those kinds of speeds on public roadways? Probably never. To catch up to someone breaking the speed limit? Ha. To respond to a domestic issue? A little more acceptable. Burglary in progress? Ehh… 100 is fast enough.
I’m not sure who that trooper was, and I’m not speculating that this collision with the moose was caused by reckless driving at high speeds in a car that’s totally and completely capable of doing so, which also happened to be driven by someone who has the power to do so without the negative consequences most drivers would face. The thought just simply crossed my mind. Since, you know, I’ve never once seen any police officers abuse their law upholding powers for their own personal enjoyment… Any thoughts?
Side note- I do respect law enforcement. On occasion however, I disagree with their, um, less than acceptable methods.
Alright, not to be mean, but I don’t know HOW these people managed to get lost on Monadnock. They started hiking at 2:00 in the afternoon, and called to say they needed help around 9:20. It only takes two hours tops to do the hike, and the trail is SO worn! How could you get lost? Keep in mind, this is a hike that’s recommended as being good for SMALL CHILDREN. I am so very confused by this. If anyone could shed some light on how a two hour hike can get turned into a seven hour “lost in the woods” adventure, I’d love to hear it!
So here is the story I was told about a month ago from several people. I was told that a special needs child captured a midget census worker as a troll in Hill, NH. I never read about it online so never posted it…. then today I recalled the story and decided to do a little Google search. First, heres the story:
Lora works with a lady we’ll call “Susan”.
Susan is a single mom with a 22 year old son, “Karl” who is mental-handicapped. He has the mental capacity of an 11 year old. Susan works as a bank teller and leaves Karl home with a babysitter. Occasionally Susan has to leave Karl at home alone for a few minutes to make it to work on time while the babysitter is on her way to watch Karl.
So a few weeks ago, Susan left Karl alone and headed to work. 30 minutes go by and the babysitter didn’t call her to say she’d arrived. So Susan called home and Karl answered.
Susan: “Karl? How are you?”
Karl: “Good.”
Susan: “Did the babysitter make it?”
Karl: “No. She’s not going to make it today, but it’s okay. I got the troll in the closet.”
Susan: “Troll? What troll?”
Karl: “It’s okay mommy. I got him in the closet and I’m feeding him Skittles under the door.”
Susan: “And the babysitter’s not going to make it?”
Karl: “No. Not today.”
So Susan has no choice, but to leave work and head home to watch Karl. When she gets there she hears some noise in the closet. She goes to the closet and opens it and finds a midget Census taker stuffed into the closet with Skittles laying on the floor!!!!! Apparently after Susan left for work, a midget Census taker knocked on the door. Karl threw a blanket over him, threw him in the closet, and was feeding him Skittles!!!
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Sorry kiddos — to all of you who heard this… it was a HOAX. There are dozens of versions of this story all across the country. Here is one major site calling the hoax:
Cupertino, CA – A company-wide memo by Steve Jobs has instituted new conditions of employment for all employees of Apple, the most prominent is the directive that Apple workers may no longer venture out into public spaces “except for transportation to and from work, and in cases of medical emergencies.”
This directive stems from the loss of a next-generation iPhone by an Apple engineer and the subsequent acquisition of that phone by the gadget blog Gizmodo. The rules laid down by Jobs in the memo are effective May 1, 2010. It is not known at this time if the rule applies to Apple Store sales staff who work in public.
Most employees accepted the ban without hesitation including Gail Henry who works as a software designer for the company. “I guess I’m going to have to miss my daughter’s graduation, but it’s a small price to pay. Steve has a reason, and I accept that,” she said.
Eric Halley, who works in engineering, said, “I’m happy about the policy. I don’t like going out in public anyway, and this gives me a foolproof excuse to use with my wife.”
The memo gives employees suggestions on alternatives for going out in public like “having food delivered, watching kid’s sporting events via webcam, and vacationing in remote mountain locations without a soul for miles.”
Jobs himself is not exempt from this policy and from now on will give presentations via his next-generation iPad with a front-facing camera and iChat software.
So obviously you know by now this is BS… but it is funny. I got it via Twitter on this site. Happy Thursday.
Once again, a group of explorers is claiming to have found the remains of Noah’s Ark. I feel like every couple years, some sort of religious artifact is unearthed, but they’re always the same old ones- Noah’s ark, a splinter from the cross, the cave where Jesus rose from the dead…blah blah blah. Bottom line, the people are tired of the same old artifacts. It’s 2010! Give us something fresh! I’m proposing a new and improved line of religious memorabilia to search for. I want to see such favorites as:
Jesus’ original Air Jordans
Salad-spinner used for the Last Supper
Mary Magdalene fishnet stockings
Broken condom that resulted in the birth of our Lord
denim vest worn by Joseph
and of course, the Virgin Mary’s “My Son Walks on Water” bumper sticker
I implore anybody who comes across these wonderful relics to bring them forward so that we may all bask in their greatness!
Today, I give car of the week to the Toyota Prius! Not because of its great emissions, or its ‘amazing’ mileage, but because of all the self righteous douchebags that drive them!
Ever see one of these eco-friendly cars go flying by you in a whirlwind of ugly? I have… Several times. Not only that, but they usually have some bumper sticker plastered to the ass end that says ‘I’m Captain Planet’. They look back at me in disgust, thinking how much of an Earth murdering prick I am for driving my good old Honda. Well, bite it. Driving like that, you get less mileage than I do.
Any of you who know the Peterborough area know that the place is littered with these goddamn things. Driving through the center of town, you could pick out an average of seven horribly disfigured sedans. You’d probably get stuck behind one driving 10 under, tailgated by another riding your ass, and the whole line would eventually get cutoff by another who thinks his shit don’t stink.
I don’t want to come off as the wasteful son of a bitch that it might seem like. No, quite the opposite. I’m all for energy efficiency and saving the planet. But dammit all, Toyota, your hippie Prius commercials attract those who see themselves as high and all friggin’ mighty. Not to mention, again, that it’s ass ugly. I mean, even Helen Keller would walk past it and notice how unfortunate it looks. That’s saying something.
If you’ve been keeping up with news, you might have seen the Pitbull that recently attacked two young children. This is terrible news. Because of this, the dog will likely be put to sleep. I’m not saying I hate children, don’t get me wrong! I just love dogs.
The Pitbull in question came from an unknown source on Craigslist. I’m going to stop momentarily and describe what’s wrong with that statement. No. Wrong. Bad. Dumb. Why? A Pitbull can certainly be just as well behaved as your goddamn Cocker Spaniel- If you know where it came from (aka, a breeder) and you trained it properly. Getting that breed of dog without knowing it’s history is just asking for trouble. I feel bad that the kids got injured, but there’s a role of responsibility that needs to be filled by the adults.
My family’s got a 95 pound black lab, and he has the best demeanor I’ve ever seen in a dog. We got him at a really young age, and we knew a little of his history. Labs are generally known to be a kind hearted dog, anyways. Where’s this going? I want a Rottweiler before too long, and people think I’m nuts. They’re great dogs, people just don’t understand that they need to be trained well. Don’t pick one up from a trailer park litter, either. If you want a breed that’s known to be aggressive, go to a breeder and train your dog well. And never, ever beat your dog. I’ll find you and beat you. See how you like it.
According to the WMUR news website, a New Hamphire state police cruiser hit a moose Thursday night on 93 near exit 17. The car sustained massive damage, and the trooper behind the wheel walked away with minor injuries. The car that was involved in the accident was one of The Dodge Charger police spec cruisers, and is capable of gut wrenching acceleration and speed. I’ve asked a trooper about one before. His response?
This directive stems from the loss of a next-generation iPhone by an Apple engineer and the subsequent acquisition of that phone by the gadget blog Gizmodo. The rules laid down by Jobs in the memo are effective May 1, 2010. It is not known at this time if the rule applies to Apple Store sales staff who work in public.
