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    The answer to yesterday's "More Dirty Minds" was a NOSE.  Here are the clues for today:



    1. When you're mad, you could blow me.
    2. When you get lucky, I get bigger.
    3. When my hole gets used, it's usually exhausting.

    As always, THINK CLEANLY and HAPPY GUESSING! xD
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    did you see the sign? I SAW THE SIGN, cause I opened up my eyes...err.. @_@

    It'd be great if a shark bit their ring fingers off..hold on, I hafta bid on this Rolex I found on ebay..
      Posted 8/2/2004 at 12:38 AM by CaKaLusa - delete - block user


    Yo chris, i take it that you're an Ace of Base fan too? =P


    Haha, hope you win the auction for that rolex!
    oh wait. thats not nice wishing a friend to win THAT auction.. =X  my bad...











    ... I've only seen Shark Fin Soup in Chinese restaurants... BUT DAMN IF THEYRE GOOD

    VH1 claims that all of Ace of Base's songs use the same beat. I intend on finding out tonight.
      Posted 8/2/2004 at 12:58 AM by lumpiablog - delete - block user

    so shaun, did you find out if VH1's claim was valid or not?  But I was thinking about it, and I realized that all of their singles seemed to have the same beat to them.. Pretty interesting..


    ...I guess it's the equivilant to all that crap that the pop bands churn out, eh? =D











    Yeah lets not eat the fin, but follow Erics example and partake of the flamingo instead!
      Posted 8/2/2004 at 3:36 AM by whonose - delete - block user

    Haha, good idea luke. ::gnawing on fresh flamingo carcass::
    But i think i'd rather go to my nearest In-N-Out burger joint and succumb to my meat cravings by getting a 20x20 =P












    hahaha awww....:I do...."chomp"


    meow....


    I have returned...

      Posted 8/2/2004 at 8:40 PM by freekieEEE - delete - block user

    Welcome back kelly!











    Um WHOA! you actually have music on your xanga..haha..I'm on my labtop and it works? wow..i always those u were adverstising for people to dl ur music at the top of the page or something .
      Posted 8/2/2004 at 11:15 PM by VietRiceGirl - delete - block user

    Wow kelly.  You've been around here for HOW long and now you realize (just as bad as the whole color scheme thing  LOL, just kidding! )
    Nah, i can't say anything about it, people who don't use winXP and have windows media player 9 won't be able to hear it.


     


    anyways...




    Thoughts of the Day:


    THANKS MOM...


    ..For waking me up at the GODLY hour of 7:45 in the morning and offering this to me:



    (left) rubbery boiled flour balls [tong-yuen] and (right) sugar-peanut-dry coconut shred to dip it in.


    I said g'morning to my mom, looked (and then cringed at it) did an about-face and landed back in my bed.


    And I didn't wake again until 10AM



    THE ATTACK OF...


    ....THE FREELOADIN' OLDER SISTER


    So, during the past weekend, my sister decided to come home for the weekend.  And when she does come home, she likes to freeload from us since we're able to get produce "cheaper" than she does, even though she's closer to the farmlands (Davis) than we are (SF.) [Because even up there, she rather go to Safeway or Albertson's to purchase, instead of a farmer's market type diddily]  Anyways...


    So today, I was about to grab myself a piece of fruit for a snack, and this is what i found:



    One lemon, two apples, and some grapes.  YUMMMMMMMM... </sarcasm>



    So i was thinking to myself..
    "Maybe I'll make myself a salad to accompany my dinner..."



    ("Dayum, where'd all the greens go? O.o ")


     


    Thanks Cat...


     


    speaking of sisters...



    GOT JERKEY? O.o


    So before she left, she said that she wanted to get my a birthday present, and kept naggin me about what i wanted.  Jokingly, I said that all I wanted was a package of Beef Jerkey from Costco, since she was going there on her way back up to UC Davis


    She did buy it.  A twin pack.


    And then today, she calls me up at 6o'clock and informs me of some bad news..

    Cat: Hey Eric, I opened one package of the beef jerkey...
    Me: Um... okay....
    Cat: You don't mind?
    Me: (thinks to self: like i can really do anything about it now..)  Nope.
    Cat: Cool!


     


    ::sighs::


     


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    The answer to yesterday's "More Dirty Minds" were MISSILES.  Here are the clues for today:



    1. There's hair growing out of my hole.
    2. Sometimes, when I suck, something smells funny.
    3. When you're coming, I get there first.

    As always, THINK CLEANLY and HAPPY GUESSING! xD
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    don't go below 20mph on the German Autobahns! That's a death sentence right there.
      Posted 8/1/2004 at 12:32 AM by CaKaLusa - delete - block user


    Haha, thanks for the tip chris.  If I ever go to Germany, I'll be sure to drive at around 15mph (what is that in kph? ) to see what happens :P


    ...and if you guys don't hear from me ever again then, well, i guess ya'll know what happened =X











    that story about the truck driver reminds me of ludacris' song move bitch. they should have that as an anthem in Germany...youd be driving and hear the "get out the way bitch get out the way" in Germany...ahhhh...thatd be my dream
      Posted 8/1/2004 at 12:50 AM by asanluis1012 - delete - block user


    Haha, I agree Allison, can soOoo hear Ludacris' song playing in everybody's car on the Autobahn. =P













    i would be mad too. germany's roads are only cool because of the lack of speed limit.


    and in japan, its illegal to chew gum on the trains. but as soon as they pass into malaysia (or whatever the heck it was) everyone pulls out gum and happily chews. ITS TRUE

      Posted 8/1/2004 at 1:44 AM by lumpiablog - delete - block user

    thats for the factoid about gum chewing on the trains of Japan, shaun.
    And great usage of that "YES!" emoticon.. HAHA











    and that's why i don't drive...
      Posted 8/1/2004 at 11:06 PM by Ming_Likes_To_Sing - delete - block user

    Haha, but driving is fun ming!  But I guess being the back-seat driver is more fun.  Less responsibilities and all...











    Wow that is sad...I would get my ass jumped if i lived there considering how slow i drive now
      Posted 8/1/2004 at 11:11 PM by VietRiceGirl - delete - block user


    Of course you drive slow! You're a GIRL! =P
    And me thinks imma get my ass beat down now from Kelly and her passe =X


    anyways...




    Thoughts of the Day:


    A NEW MONTH...


    ... A NEW PLAYLIST


    so here's what's spinnin this month on this hurr site.. LOL


    ·Ace of Base - Ravine 


    ·Hoobastank - Running Away


    ·Hoobastank - The Reason


    ·Jennifer Lopez - I'm Glad


    ·Lloyd ft. Ashanti - Southside


    ·Monica ft. 112 - Right Here Waiting


    ·Mono - Life In Mono


    ·Story of the Year - Until the Day I Die


    ·Thea Gilmore - Avalanche


    ·Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want


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    As always, if you like what you hear, feel free to come HERE to download them.  Still listed by year and month.  Enjoy ^_^.


     


    WHAT A CREATIVE MARRIAGE PLACE...



    CATTOLICA, Italy (Reuters) - Most people get married flanked by friends but an Italian couple tied the knot in a shark tank Saturday surrounded by the creatures they want to save.













    Photo
    Reuters Photo

     

    Daniela Consolaro, 31, and Maurizio Andreosi, 40, each wearing bubble-helmet immersion suits, were lowered in a cage into the shark tank at the aquarium in Cattolica on the Adriatic coast.


    Fourteen sharks swam around looking bored as the couple -- his nickname is Bull Shark and hers is Nurse Shark -- responded "I do" to Mayor Pietro Pazzaglini, communicating via a phone link.


    The couple wanted to draw attention to finning, a practice where fins are cut off for use in shark fin soup, considered a delicacy in Japan and elsewhere in Asia.


    Environmentalists say the practice is severely depleting shark populations around the world.




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    Getting married in the ocean to bring awareness to finning.  What a eco-friendly couple.


    But it would have been pretty funny if on their way up they accidentally harmed a shark =X



    CHECK THIS EBAY AUCTION OUT!


    MEN'S ROLEX DAY-DATE **DIAMONDS** STEAL!!


    if anybody actually bidded on this, they must be one serious dumb-ass.. =|




    AND CHECK THIS AUCTION OUT!


    BACHELORETTE PECKER EYE MASK GAG GIFT


    HAHA, that sheit's halarious...  At least now I know what to get people for christmas and birthday presents... ^_^


     


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    The answer to yesterday's "More Dirty Minds" was a PUMP.  Here are the clues for today:



    1. After I'm up, my head is explosive.
    2. Sometimes, when I shoot off, it's offensive.
    3. When I shoot off, I leave a trail.

    As always, THINK CLEANLY and HAPPY GUESSING! xD
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    bah. 'slow and steady wins the race' isn't fun. POO to you female british drivers! ;p
      Posted 7/31/2004 at 1:38 AM by lumpiablog - delete - block user


    Haha, but you know what shaun, I don't think it just applies to women in the UK.. >_<












    On what basis did they do this driving study on? OMG!


    And as for that dude that killed his wife, man, that's a "Made-For-TV" Movie waiting to happen. I just hope the kids are alright. I'm sure psychological help is in their near future....


    Oh, and the answer is, Vacuum

      Posted 7/31/2004 at 3:21 AM by gotitgurl - delete - block user

    It was based on cold, hard, facts. =P
    actually i have no clue.


    yeah, i too, can imagine it as a made for tv movie =X


    and no, it wasn't a vacuum. =(











    yeah, wow.
    something not quite right upstairs with that guy.
    shit
      Posted 7/31/2004 at 8:09 AM by muntedkowhai - delete - block user


    I agree puiyi, something was definately wrong about that guy... O_O











    that is really sad =(... no witty or sarcastic rant today...that story is just too sad :(
      Posted 7/31/2004 at 11:17 AM by cherwhoah - delete - block user


    Yea cheryl, that was a very sad article.. =..











    stapled shut is the new craze I hear...
      Posted 7/31/2004 at 11:29 PM by CaKaLusa - delete - block user


    =X






    SO THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS...


    ..WHEN YOU OBEY LAWS...



    BERLIN (Reuters) - A German truck driver beat up a motorist he believed was driving too slowly in a case of 'road rage' in a country famous for having no limits on stretches of its motorways.







     

    The trucker got in a fight with a car driver who had been slowing him down by observing a 30 km-an-hour (18 mph) speed limit in a built-up area.


    Police in the western town of Bochum said the truck driver told them he felt provoked by the motorist "because he was actually driving 30 kph in a 30 kph area." The trucker faces an investigation and may lose his driving license.


    ---
    ouch.














    A poster forming part of a new awareness campaign, requesting that passengers don't eat smelly food, is pictured at the Embankment Underground Station in London, July 29, 2004. The poster showing an overweight and Mediterranean-looking man lounging in an underground train carriage surrounded by hams, salamis and strings of garlic triggered a torrent of letters from angry Italians and even the Italian ambassador. (Toby Melville/Reuters)




    Fri Jul 30,10:49 AM ET




    Reuters

    A poster forming part of a new awareness campaign, requesting that passengers don't eat smelly food, is pictured at the Embankment Underground Station in London, July 29, 2004. The poster showing an overweight and Mediterranean-looking man lounging in an underground train carriage surrounded by hams, salamis and strings of garlic triggered a torrent of letters from angry Italians and even the Italian ambassador. (Toby Melville/Reuters)


     


    @_@



    half assed post because of my sister. =D


    Just finished watching The Perfect Score and now breakin' before viewing some random Chinese movie from my dad's stash...


    anyways..
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    The answer to yesterday's "More Dirty Minds" was an ENVELOPE.  Here are the clues for today:



    1. I can be used for suction.
    2. I can help you squirt.
    3. I can inflate your tube.

    As always, THINK CLEANLY and HAPPY GUESSING! xD
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    Yey! For once i'm the first one to rant. I think this whole Hawaii time is FINALLY working in my favor..


    BTW, the answer to "Dirty Minds" is Envelope...


      Posted 7/30/2004 at 12:10 AM by gotitgurl - delete - block user


    Congrats to you on finally being first :p


    And yes, it WAS an envelope. =D











    jokes...is that what's hot on xanga these days? :P

    Chasing those fat women down by foot shouldn't be so difficult...
      Posted 7/30/2004 at 12:23 AM by CaKaLusa - delete - block user


    Of course chris.. where have YOU been? haha...jkjk


    at least it ain't the depressive suicidal stuff that seems to plague a lot of pages.. =X


    and very true about chasing down the large "badass" women











    I love large people! I love yooooooooo Eric!
      Posted 7/30/2004 at 10:00 AM by whonose - delete - block user


    aww.. I love ya too luke.. =P











    thought this might be an interesting one to add.
      Posted 7/30/2004 at 12:20 PM by lumpiablog - delete - block user


    that was quite disturbing... but thanks shaun for the read..












    I knew the answer was "envelope" but the box thing threw me off..I read it wrong


    LOVED THE JOKE! hehe Good ol' playboy

      Posted 7/30/2004 at 11:14 PM by VietRiceGirl - delete - block user


    yep yep. =P
    Sounds like you read a lotta playboy yourself kelly...
    I guess being surrounded by all bros does taht to you.. =P



    anyways...






    WHY DRINKING IS BAD...


    Drunk Filipino nails wife's



    mouth shut, kills her


    MANILA, July 19 (Reuters) - A drunken Filipino farmer nailed his wife's mouth shut and beat her to death in front of their children, then prepared breakfast for her the next day without realising he had killed her, police said on Monday.

    Police called to the house of Rodolfo and Vilma Porras in the town of Manapla, in the central Philippines, on Saturday found the 40-year-old woman dead in her bed with one-inch (two cm) nails driven through her mouth and the back of both knees.

    Police officer Eliseo Solaban said two of the couple's four children, a girl aged 10 and a boy of eight, told investigators their father beat their mother to death with an iron and drenched her with boiling water after coming home drunk.

    The girl was still in shock, Solaban said by telephone.


    Porras, 40, was on the run on Monday. The man awoke on the morning after Friday's killing and cooked breakfast as normal, then fled after realising his wife was dead, the policeman said.


    "I've worked on shocking crimes before, but I can't hide how I feel about a man doing this to his wife," Solaban said.

    -------
    Thanks Shaun for this interesting little diddily.


    you know when somebody has problem when they kill and not even realize it. O_O



    SAFER?  I THINK NOT?


    [   I think Imma get my ass kicked for this one.. oh well =P   ]



    LONDON (Reuters) - British women take longer to master the art of driving than men, but once the "L" plates are ditched, women are safer on the road, the AA motoring organization said on Friday.







     

    The AA said women learner drivers on average take 14.6 months from starting to drive to passing the driving test compared with a year for men.


    Women also need to take 2.12 tests to achieve success against a figure of 1.87 tests for men.


    "It certainly isn't all bad news for women. Once they have passed they are recognized by insurance companies to be the safer drivers," the AA's Matt Beavis said.


    The AA, which has over 1,700 driving instructors, said government data showed women's most common serious fault was reversing or turning in the road, accounting for 45 percent of all test fails, compared with 32 percent for men.


    "Generally, men are more technically-minded and tend to pick up the practical skills more easily. Women, on the other hand, often interpret what they are taught and develop their own technique when putting it into practice, which may take a little more time," Linda Hatswell of AA driving school said.




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    The answer to yesterday's "More Dirty Minds" was a MICROPHONE.  Here are the clues for today:



    1. You could stuff your 12 inch thing inside of me.
    2. You should use your tongue before you stuff me in a box.
    3. You have to spend some money to get me to come.

    As always, THINK CLEANLY and HAPPY GUESSING! xD
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    OOoO The second pic is cool with that red beam, never seen that before..LOL


    You San Franciscans are depressed (or crazy?) cuz you don't get much sun..haha or so the news has said..

      Posted 7/29/2004 at 12:19 AM by VietRiceGirl - delete - block user


    Whattaya talking about kelly?!?  Us, San Franciscians, crajee?!?!
    Oh wait, nm.. me thinks the rest of the country thinks that about us already.. =X











    That 2nd picture of the Bonsai - rather disturbing. Like a triffid that masturbated too much...
      Posted 7/29/2004 at 12:28 AM by whonose - delete - block user

    Hehe, funny luke.. someone's got a dirty mind at 8:30 in the morning... O.o
    not that it's a bad thing..   HAHA..












    boo but it got cloudy towards the end and i didnt get to see a sunset.


    churches should use that as advertising.
    "Believe our religion. It'll get you money.

      Posted 7/29/2004 at 8:05 AM by lumpiablog - delete - block user

    sorry to hear that you and your little friends weren't able to see the sunset from the Golden Gate Bridge.  Better luck next time, around late august or early september.. =

    Haha, I think the churches need to find more creative ways to advertise.  As of now I think it's all based on word of mouth..











    Good god, that tree is crying for help!
      Posted 7/29/2004 at 9:20 AM by CaKaLusa - delete - block user


    Yes chris, it is =X












    Ok, send the Bonsai to me and i'll take care of it. That's just sad how bad it is...Dude, you need to care for your plants more....I bet if you took care of it you could've sold it on Ebay again and made a profit to make the $8 shipping even less painful..


    Doesn't that sound like a good idea?

      Posted 7/29/2004 at 10:49 AM by gotitgurl - delete - block user

    Sorry if my plant-parenting skills offend you =X
    i watered it and yeah... I think that was basically it.  I guess there wasn't enough sun in my neck of the woods for the plant to enjoy.


    But then again, giving it more water and administering some plant food to it might not have been a bad idea either.. =X





    OMG.. FAT LADIES ON THE LOOSE!!! O_O


    Police Hunt Fat Women Thieves


    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African police are hunting a gang of large women thieves who raid stores, threatening staff with knives, and steal mostly small size clothing, a spokesman says.







     

    "When they enter the store they do so in a large group and they intimidate the staff," Inspector Michael Read told Reuters from the port city of Durban where police believe they have arrested most of the gang of 10 to 15 women.


    "They're quite large people."


    Read dismissed media reports that some of the gang had been part of the "A-Team," a similar group of plus-size women criminals who operated in Durban a couple of years ago before they too were rounded up by police.


    He said many of the latest gang had been incriminated after being caught on in-store closed circuit TV.


    He said they stole a range of merchandise from Durban department stores, including perfume and clothes, and appeared to be stealing for resale by street hawkers rather than for personal use.


    "Generally it's the smaller sizes than what they would wear themselves," he said.




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    ROFL.  That is waayyyyy tooo funny.. =D




    BERLIN (Reuters) - A snarling Staffordshire terrier trapped a German railway worker at his post for hours and even bit through metal trying to elude capture, police say.







     

    At first the arriving shift change at a signalman's box in the western city of Essen tried to get past the cranky canine without success. The police were called, but when their efforts were unsuccessful they turned to an animal specialist.


    "At the slightest approach the terrier gave vent to its displeasure by growling and snapping its jaws," police in the western city of Essen said Wednesday in a statement.


    Eventually the specialist caught the dog after several attempts, but even then the terrier's ferocity remained so intense that it bit through a metal restraining rod.


    The dog was then taken to a home for animals and the railway signalman was free to apply for overtime.
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    JOKE TIME...

    [got this from my cousin Jon, who got it the jist of it from Playboy Mag ...]


    The U.S. Postal Service has issued a new stamp, featuring our beloved President, George W. Bush.  A couple of weeks later, and they've figured out that the stamps aren't working.  They decided to create a commission to investigate this problem.  This is what the commission found:


    1. There is nothing wrong with the stamps.


    2. People are spitting on the wrong side.


    anyways..
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    The answer to yesterday's "More Dirty Minds" was a TREE.  Here are the clues for today:



    1. Too much "p" can make me pop.
    2. You have to stick my prong in the right hole to make me work.
    3. Your hot breath can make me wet.

    As always, THINK CLEANLY and HAPPY GUESSING! xD
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    Unlike someone like me who already has all her stuff - because i'm an asia-whore remember?

    mmmmm - whoring...
      Posted 7/28/2004 at 2:01 AM by whonose - delete - block user


    Luke.. You're such a whore.. haha
    and an egg... @_@












    AHH FINALLY ive been waiting for Utada Hikaru's American debut.


    And that condom ordeal is a trick to make the athletes suck Lots of people, when they want to perform really well, lay off on the sex for a couple weeks before the olympics, pride fighting etc. CONSPIRACY

      Posted 7/28/2004 at 5:30 AM by lumpiablog - delete - block user


    Thanks shaun for bringing light onto this big worldwide conspiracy.  If I have time I'll have a look into it.. haha O_O











    no condoms! we want super-athletic babies!

    I remember going to her site about a year ago--not much has changed :P ...I <3 her hair though!
      Posted 7/28/2004 at 11:27 AM by CaKaLusa - delete - block user


    Do we really want super athletic babies, chris?


    And still, not much has changed on her site, minus links to hear/purchase that song  that I had up on yesterday's entry.













    A Tree.....

      Posted 7/28/2004 at 11:30 AM by gotitgurl - delete - block user


    Yep Yep!












    despite being an Utada fan, i doubt her english album will be as good as her japanese ones. hopefully i'll be proved wrong tho... :/

      Posted 7/28/2004 at 12:01 PM by astrofreak53 - delete - block user

    Well helen, I guess we'll just have to 'wait and see'...











    condoms at the olympics?
    is there a new sport i didnt hear about?!!!!1
      Posted 7/28/2004 at 3:28 PM by muntedkowhai - delete - block user

    Have you NOT heard puiyi?  It's called NUTBALL!! ^_^


    hehe...











    it says that athletes do not come in contact with each other...so they're giving them condoms so they will?
      Posted 7/28/2004 at 10:43 PM by cherwhoah - delete - block user

    Heh.. I guess not, cheryl...
    What a great way of bringing worldly order.  Making babies with people from different countries and cultural backgrounds. 



    anyways...



    Thoughts of the Day:


    OMFG! THE SUN'S OUT!! O_O





    8:00AM.  The sun peaking through my roof and into my room through the window, blinding me into the non-conscience world.. haha


    gosh.. i make it sound like i havn't seen sun in quite some time.  I sound desparate.  or crazy...


    Well, in the [in]famous words of Teresa Heinz-Kerry, SHOVE IT! @_@


    It's summer and it's been about two weeks since I've seen the beautiful sun in my neck of the woods...


    it was sunny but oh so breezy.  But at least it was sunny..


    ..until like 3pm.  that's when things got foggy.. Oh well..


     


    I guess I can't enjoy the sun until September, when we're back in school...


    not.  cool.  beans. =(



    WHATTA YA TALKING ABOUT?!?!


    PLAYING FAVORTISM.. I DON'T DO THAT...


    Remember like half a year ago when I had purchased two bonsai trees off of ebay to "enhance" my room.  I don't think I've mentioned too much about them since then.  So I guess here's a status report of it.. haha


    The bonsai that I loved and was excited on purchasing:



     


    The bonsai I had purchased to make the flat $8 shipping and handling charges seem less painfull..



    okay, so maybe I do play favortism.. =X


    oh well, that plant didn't do much anyways.. haha



    "IF YOU SIN, YOU'RE GOING TO HELL!!"



    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Economists searching for reasons why some nations are richer than others have found that those with a wide belief in hell are less corrupt and more prosperous, according to a report by the Federal Reserve (news - web sites) Bank of St. Louis.







     

    Researchers at the regional Federal Reserve bank acknowledged the importance of productivity and investment in the economic process but looked at some recent unconventional efforts to explain differences in national prosperity.


    The St Louis Fed drew on work by outside economists who studied 35 countries, including the United States, European nations, Japan, India and Turkey and found that religion shed some useful light.


    "In countries where large percentages of the population believe in hell, there seems to be less corruption and a higher standard of living," the St. Louis Fed said in its July quarterly review.


    For instance, 71 percent of the U.S. population believe in hell and the country boasts the world's highest per capita income, according to the 2003 United Nations (news - web sites) Human Development Report and 1990-1993 World Values Survey.


    Ireland, not far behind the United States in terms of income, likewise has a healthy fear of a nether world with 53 percent of the population acknowledging hell's existence.




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    very interesting...


     


    anyways..

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    The answer to yesterday's "More Dirty Minds" was a GUILLOTINE.  Here are the clues for today:



    1. Sometimes, you can eat my nuts.
    2. I can have hooters on top of me.
    3. Sometimes, there's a pecker between my limbs.

    As always, THINK CLEANLY and HAPPY GUESSING! xD
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    people rooting for chubbyness? People cheering gluttony? What's next--"most ugliest feet award"? @_@
      Posted 7/27/2004 at 12:22 AM by CaKaLusa - delete - block user


    That's not a bad idea chris... you know, bonus points for corns and bunions, and MEGA-POINTS for athlete's foot and in-grown nails and foot infections.


    FUN! FUN! FUN!











    Cool! Thats great because their first album was sooooo great! But don't go to their concert! Trust me, 12 Elephants on a stage causes major accidents - especially for those poor people in the first 5 rows - God rest their souls...
      Posted 7/27/2004 at 2:01 AM by whonose - delete - block user

    O.o
    Did that really happen or are you just pulling my leg luke?
    I hope you're just lying cuz thats just crajee!! O_O












    wow. when i think of italian models, stick-thin is the first thing to come to mind.


    in thailand, they have an overweight beauty contest also. They call it the elephant pageant, or something like that.

      Posted 7/27/2004 at 7:52 AM by lumpiablog - delete - block user

    Thanks for the info, shaun
    Wow, thailand has the most interesting stuff @_@
    Btw, great way to interlink two out of three of the articles. HAHA












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    HTMLx

      Posted 7/27/2004 at 9:21 AM by HTMLx - delete - block user

    how about... no.











    haha...ur xanga looks more like a news website than an actual xanga!! i had a hard time finding the arrow and also the rant link!!! Nice job bro!
      Posted 7/27/2004 at 11:21 AM by helwong - delete - block user

    Hey helen!, no, it's only a "news website" when I'm not in the mood to write.







    GO FOR THE GOLD, EH?



    ATHENS (Reuters) - Athletes at next month's Athens Olympics are expected to go for gold in the bedroom as well as on the field, with 130,000 free condoms being made available throughout the Games.







     

    Condom manufacturer Durex has donated the prophylactics as well as 30,000 sachets of lubricant for the August 13-29 Olympics, "to smooth the performance of the world's elite sports people in the arena and under the covers," it said in a statement.


    The condoms will be available to over 17,000 athletes and officials at the pharmacy of the athletes' Olympic village.


    "The condoms will come in an individual pack, with an instruction leaflet in various languages," said a spokeswoman for Durex Greece.


    "We have discussed the numbers with the organizing committee and we think they are realistic as we know from previous Olympics that athletes do come into contact during the Games."


    In the Sydney 2000 Games, each competing athlete was given 51 condoms on arrival at the Olympic Village, but another 20,000 had to be shipped in when supplies began to run low.







    UTADA HIKARU.  INTERNATIONAL SENSATION.


    GOES AMERICAN... ^_^


    For all you Utada fans out there...


    So "Hikki" signs a contract with Island Def Jam a while back, and we havn't heard anything for quite some time....


    First her American Debut album was supposed to be in early spring.


    ...Then it was changed to late summer...


    NOW...


    It's Official.  It's coming out on October 5th. 


    Her website has one of the songs off the fourthcoming CD plus two radio "edits" of this song.  Here they are for your enjoyment.  =)


    UTADA - DEVIL INSIDE.



    Original Version ]  reminds me of Super Mario and the Bowser Castle..


    Richard Vission Radio Edit  ]  reminds me of 80's music...


    [   The Scumfrog Radio Edit   ]  reminds me of hikari...


     


    anyways, enjoy

    a real update tomorrow.  For reals =)


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    1. When I go down on you, you have a clean slice.
    2. When I'm done, I leave you spurting.
    3. Giving me head is the last thing you'll do.

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    hahahha a chalk board eraser!!!!
      Posted 7/26/2004 at 12:08 AM by AnGeL4rMhEaVeN - delete - block user


    Hehe, that's somewhat correct, julie.  Without the "chalk board" part it would have been more correct











    i say, the best part of being sick is getting others infected as well. "Spread the wealth" i was told.
      Posted 7/26/2004 at 12:28 AM by CaKaLusa - delete - block user


    oh crap chrisI TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT THAT PART!!!  thats the BEST PART about being sick.


    I feel so bad now that I forgot about that.. =X












    Hehe. Fortunately, I've never felt any of those symptoms, I've only been REALLY sick twice in my life..LOL..Jealous? 


    BTW..Did you succeed in your bike riding?? Beware.  Bikes are evil..I've crashed twice and have scars to show for it..haha

      Posted 7/26/2004 at 12:44 AM by VietRiceGirl - delete - block user

    Nope kelly, I didn't succeed =(
    I only "rode" for 10 minutes and I wasn't able to get onto the bike and keep balance the whole time.  I vow never to try to ride again =X











    dude what is with that freeipods.com thing? i keep hearing about it...
      Posted 7/26/2004 at 12:45 AM by allineedisu - delete - block user


    It's pretty simple jackie.  You sign up and you sign up for one of their services, then get 5 of your friends to sign up and complete one of the services as well.  join it!


    http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=7352626











    Screw that (mmm - screw) - do what I did. Get a Japanese foot infection. Your foot will only hurt when on the ground, so keep it up, be pain free - get everyone to do stuff for you and be a lazy arse all day! And it lasts about 2 weeks! RESULT!
      Posted 7/26/2004 at 8:58 AM by whonose - delete - block user


    lol. thanks luke for the..um.. advice?
    It's not like you can get a japanese foot infection that easily.... don't you need to be in japan for that?
    Maybe I'll just go to my local swimming hole and shower without sandles on.  That might cause the same result.. haha.


    on second thought...  No.











    Hey Eric! How was the bike learning? hehe...couldnt be as bad as mine. I was driving down skyline cuz i didnt want to go on the freeway after Outback and man...was i wrong! it was hecka FOGGY! i was hecka scared! but yea...hehe. are u allowed to say ur friend's name on xanga anymore? u kno wut im talking about...ok...=) okie i should go now....3 more classes left..actually 2 cuz the last one is just a MIDTERM! i repeat...a MIDTERM not a FINAL....that word scares me! ok..ttyl bye!
      Posted 7/26/2004 at 10:39 AM by QTxBuNniE803 - delete - block user


    Sorry Viola =(  I was mad dashing through that entry in order to keep my deadline.  Plus, I felt like crap so I wanted to finish it asap so I could go to bed. 


    Here is an updated version:
    --------
    Watched Fahrenheit 9/11 on the big screen while piggin out on junk with Jon, Kent, and Leanne, eating out at Chevy's for lunch with them, celebrating my friend Ronald's birthday early at Outback Steakhouse, hanging out with Ronald,Viola, Jordan, Mike, Dennis, Kevin, and Andrew, most of whom that I havn't seen in a year, "trying" to play bball at 10PM at an "open" church with the guys minus ronald, having Andrew and Kevin trying to teach me to ride a bike (which, by the way, was quite embarassing and quite sad..    )   and then going over to mike's place to watch the Boondock Saints.
    -------
    there.  happy?

    P.S.: GOOD LUCK ON YOUR FINALS!












    Well then, congrats on being sick!


    Awww, guess I'll only be able to read your entries when I get back. Byeeee

      Posted 7/26/2004 at 1:22 PM by HellScorpion - delete - block user

    Have fun on your trip Joanna!
    And thanks for rooting for me being sick.  I really appreciate it












    cuz its hilary duff man! dang! she just ugh haahaha

      Posted 7/26/2004 at 2:04 PM by SwTxAnGeL7 - delete - block user

    Jessie.. you and the rest of them... crazeeee... O_O






    Thoughts of the Day:


    RANDOM STORY TIME...


    [ Minus the commentary ]
    [[ CUZ I SAY SO.. ]]



    Hefty Beauty Wins Miss Chubby Contest


    FORCOLI, Italy (Reuters) - Weighing in at 416 pounds, Giovanna Guidoni, is not your average beauty contest winner. But then again, Italy's annual Miss Cicciona competition is not your average beauty contest.












    Photo
    Reuters Photo









    Reuters Photo
    Reuters
    Slideshow Slideshow: Miss Chubby Contest in Italy

     

    To compete in Miss Cicciona, which roughly translates as Miss Chubby, women have to weigh more than 220 pounds. Men hoping to walk off with the title of Mr Ciccione have to be at least 330 pounds. This year, 40 women and five men vied for the title.


    "The idea isn't to make fun," said Gianfranco Lazzereschi, one of the organizers of the festival held in the Tuscan town of Forcoli. "We wanted to show that the media image of perfection -- being stick-thin -- isn't the only way to get recognized."


    The 20-year-old Guidoni crushed the competition.


    "Last year I came in second, but this year I was the heaviest contestant," she said.


    The secret of her success? Guidoni is part-owner of a restaurant, organizers said.


    The winner of Mr Ciccione, Fabio Teseo, saw off the competition after tipping the scales at 453 pounds.



     

     

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    BANGKOK, (AFP) - Not satisfied with healthy sales in the United States from their first CD, Thailand's Elephant Orchestra has gone back to the recording studio to turn out more jumbo hits.












    Photo
    AFP/File Photo

     

    The "improvised jazz" created by the new, enlarged line-up of 12 jamming pachyderms -- the original band only had five -- is currently being mixed in New York ahead of its release early next month, said Richard Lair of Thailand's Elephant Conservation Centre.


    Instruments including an oversize xylophone, gong and harmonicas are played by the band which includes star musicians Chapati, a male, on bass and Prathida, a female, on drums.


    "Chapati on the bass has an incredibly delicate touch as does the drummer on her oversized temple drums and western cymbals," said Lair.


    Lair said the highlight of the new CD -- aimed at raising funds for an elephant care program -- was a jumbo jam with 60 schoolchildren providing a novel version of Beethoven's 6th Symphony.


    "The last CD sold about 7,000 copies in the United States and this time we will be distributing it in the US, the UK and Australia," Lair told AFP.


    Despite their growing international reputation, Lair said Thai fans would have to order the new CD over the internet until a local distribution deal could be stitched up for the largest act on the Thai music scene.



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    PARIS (Reuters) - A croissant on the go? A brisk baguette? France may have found the answer in a drive-in bakery.







     

    "People have become extremely busy, especially in the Paris region. We help them get to their food faster," said Michael Joly, who says his new "Drive-in Joly" boulangerie is the first in France and caters to about 200 customers per day.


    The bakery is set in a former service station on a busy road west of Paris. Cars drive up to the window to buy items ranging from baguettes to tarts and pain au chocolat.


    France long resisted U.S. fast-food trends, although companies such as McDonald's restaurants and coffee chain Starbucks are now common in Paris.


    "It's simple -- people are in a rush, and we respond to that," Joly said.



     


     


    a real post tomorrow.  maybe.
    only if i feel like it.... O__O

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    1. I get banged after school.
    2. When you're done, there's white stuff all over me.
    3. I wipe off your boner.

    As always, THINK CLEANLY and HAPPY GUESSING! xD
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    perhaps a breast implant is in the future for me. ::SUIT ME UP, IM GOING TO WAR!::
      Posted 7/24/2004 at 12:18 AM by CaKaLusa - delete - block user


    WHOA CHRIS I didn't know you were like that.. haha











    LOL wouldn't it be funny if they have the kind of news you deliver on tv?? Cuz I never hear this stuff on tv LOL..
    "In other news, FREE BREASTS for soldiers..Yes you heard it right........"
      Posted 7/24/2004 at 1:19 AM by VietRiceGirl - delete - block user

    I know kelly!  The news stations should lighten up and report on humorous news as well, and not devote the whole time to serious stuff..











    well it was worth a shot! haha..
      Posted 7/24/2004 at 5:06 PM by allineedisu - delete - block user

    oh well, maybe next time jackie... BUT HEY! You can always join in on that freeipod.com crap!
    I'll link you to mines











    where do you find all this articles!
      Posted 7/24/2004 at 6:06 PM by JasukaMaxwell - delete - block user

    Sup jessica, I find this stuff on Yahoo's Oddly Enough section.











    wow. if i got married to seth, i could get a boob job.
    thank god for uncle sam.
    please note the sarcasm.

    ten hut!
      Posted 7/25/2004 at 5:25 PM by muntedkowhai - delete - block user

    Puiyi.. what sarcasm?  I sOoOoOoO did not read any sarcasm in your message


     






    Thoughts of the Day:


    I LOVE BEING SICK.


    I mean seriously.. who DOESN'T?!?  I know I usually complain, but when I put it all into perspective, it's not all that bad...



    SENSES/ REACTION TIMES ARE DELAYED..


    Good for when you're cooking dinner and you accidently touch an extremely hot pot lid.  I mean, when you're "normal" and healthy, if you had touched that hot lid, one might have cursed as if there was no tomorrow.  But for me, it just felt slightly warm.



    THE WHOLE HOT/COLD DIDDILY..


    I think we've all experienced that sensation of being hot and cold at the same time.  I got the honor of lounging around on the sofa with a blanket watching the whole 3rd season of Friends while drinking lots of Iced water.  Sweating my arse off, yet freezing my arse off too.


    What.  Cool.  Beans.



    STARVE A COLD, FEED A FEVER?


    Or is it the other way around? 
    I forgot the saying, but all I know was that even feeling like crap I still had my appetite.



    MUSCLE ACHES GALORE.


    Get the feeling of "the day-after an intensive workout" muscle pains/cramps and I didn't even have to move a muscle!  How cool is that.  I mean, I bet that the fake-o infomercial products couldn't have given you that nice effect that everybody sOoOoO desires...


     


    I guess this was all part of my payback for waking up early and coming home late last night (err... early morning).  But was it worth it?


    Watching Fahrenheit 9/11 on the big screen with piggin out on junk, eating out at Chevy's for lunch, celebrating a friend's birthday early at Outback Steakhouse, hanging out with people I havn't seen in a year, "trying" to play bball at 10PM at an "open" church, having my friends try to teach me to ride a bike (which, by the way, was quite embarassing and quite sad..    )   and then going over to a friend's place to watch the Boondock Saints.


    Yeah, i think it was worth it.


    anyways...
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    1. I'm limp and wrinkled when not in use.
    2. It's sometimes a tight squeeze to get inside of me.
    3. My zipper has to be down to get me off.

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    dude i want a free ipod.. hook it up eric. haha. ;)
      Posted 7/23/2004 at 2:12 AM by allineedisu - delete - block user









      totally kidding btw...just in case! haha.
      Posted 7/23/2004 at 2:12 AM by allineedisu - delete - block user


    Haha, sorry jackie, but I'm NOT going to get you one.  This is completely different than the time you said you wanted that t-shirt and i got it for you. Tough nookies












    Oh yeah i have the same feeling. I think it 's gonna take me more than 4 years now...grrr...


    damn i want an iPod...

      Posted 7/23/2004 at 11:11 AM by little_sunflower - delete - block user

    It's alright joy, we'll all be there for more than four years so we all won't feel bad

    I want an i-Pod too..












    Hmm, does that mean that you don't get one since you are not a freshman???...


    Arg, I won't be ranting for a week or so....I hope your xanga life goes well....toodle loo...


    meow...

      Posted 7/23/2004 at 11:48 AM by freekieEEE - delete - block user

    Haha, sorry kelly, but we don't get one.  I don't attend Duke University


    Hope you have fun on your trip :)

    meow...











    dang i want an ipod, well, i dont even know how to DL music... nm... and i'm in one class with you.
      Posted 7/23/2004 at 11:54 AM by LeEbO0901 - delete - block user

    YAY! I get to see leanne three times a week :D   Too bad you aren't in the other 4 classes with me.











    hot shit.
    knew i should have applied for duke.
    where the heck is that anyways?
      Posted 7/23/2004 at 3:41 PM by muntedkowhai - delete - block user


    But puiyi, you're not a freshman.  You're a grad student, no?
    Anyways, Duke University is in the good 'ol state of North Carolina.












    Oh wow, free Ipods... but aren't you a sophomore?  I wouldn't go to a school just because it gives out free stuff...  I'm actually aiming for Columbia (haha, dream on, right?)


    Business and geography... GEOGRAPHY?? haha well, hope you enjoy your courses and get the most out of them. 

      Posted 7/23/2004 at 3:52 PM by HellScorpion - delete - block user

    As long as you have faith in yourself joanna, you can try to go wherever you want
    Yes, im a sophmore, and I'm nowhere near Duke =X

    Geography courses were the only good things that I could find to fit my schedule.  O.o











    I want an i-pod ... when Cakalusa had this post up on getting a free i-pod I was like oh yea! ... but im still here with no i-pod
      Posted 7/23/2004 at 3:59 PM by bEaCh_bUm_14 - delete - block user

    You and I should go attack him.  LOL
    Just kidding.











    thats a pretty good schedule though. exceptfor TOM, but the times are good. hehe errr yea! well ill ttyl. congrats for even gettting 5 classes! im taking two geography classes too. well one geology and one meterology, but blah ,same thing right? hahaha
      Posted 7/23/2004 at 4:27 PM by splashingrain - delete - block user









      oops i meant geography. oh yea and the sun didint come out !!!!! its all your fault!!! j/k
      Posted 7/23/2004 at 4:27 PM by splashingrain - delete - block user

    Thanks Karen for telling me about tom after i scheduled my classes =X
    Haha, just kidding.  Oh well, I've been screwed before so I'll just get screwed again..

    And yes, it was my fault that the sun didn't come out.  =(












    With the cost to attend there..They better give SOMETHING out free I would think


    Wow your classes start early..TOO EARLY for me..and wow your registration website is so neat and organized..Ours is crap.


    Joining the club of sunshine

      Posted 7/23/2004 at 11:08 PM by VietRiceGirl - delete - block user

    Whattaya talking about kelly?!?  YOU have classes at NINE also. :P
    But you can sleep in on Tuesdays/Thrusdays ^_^


     


    anyways..






    Another one of these cheaply made entries...


     


    SO THESE ARE THE BENEFITS...


    ..THAT PEOPLE TALK ABOUT...



    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has long lured recruits with the slogan "Be All You Can Be", but now soldiers and their families can receive plastic surgery, including breast enlargements, on the taxpayers' dime.







     

    The New Yorker magazine reports in its July 26th edition that members of all four branches of the U.S. military can get face-lifts, breast enlargements, liposuction and nose jobs for free -- something the military says helps surgeons practice their skills.


    "Anyone wearing a uniform is eligible," Dr. Bob Lyons, chief of plastic surgery at Brooke Army Medical Centre in San Antonio told the magazine, which said soldiers needed the approval of their commanding officers to get the time off.


    Between 2000 and 2003, military doctors performed 496 breast enlargements and 1,361 liposuction surgeries on soldiers and their dependants, the magazine said.


    The magazine quoted an Army spokeswoman as saying, "the surgeons have to have someone to practice on."


    -----

    So, "anyone wearing a uniform is eligible" eh?
    So if a male soldier went and requested a boob job do you think he would recieve it? O_o



    SEX GAMES GONE WRONG...



    HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court sentenced a man to six years in jail after he accidentally killed his girlfriend in a sex game of strangulation that turned horribly wrong, a court official said Wednesday.







     

    Yu Ping, 22, grabbed his lover's throat for about a minute after sex last February. He only discovered something was wrong when his lover did not regain consciousness. Asphyxiation is widely believed to produce hallucinations that raise sexual pleasure.


    "Regardless that the activity was consensual, it must have been plain to him that what he was doing would place the deceased in considerable harm or even cause death," deputy High Court Judge Michael McMahon was quoted by newspapers on Wednesday as saying in his ruling.




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    Wow.  just wow. O_O


     



    Haha


    Anyways..

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