Wednesday, March 31, 2004  

What's in Drambuie?

Drambuie is a liqueur made from Scotch Whisky and heather honey. The secret formula has been in the Mackinnon family since 1745, when it was given to a Mackinnon by Prince Charles Edward (or his French attendant) as a reward for services rendered.

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What were the last words spoken from the moon?

The last words spoken from the moon were from Eugene Cernan, Commander of the Apollo 17 Mission on 11 December 1972. 'As we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came, and, God willing, we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.'"

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Junk-Mail Junk

I'm currently sitting at home emptying my e-mail inbox.

One of the things I got sent was a piece of junk-mail trying to sell me some kind of Viagra wonder drug. This is not the part that interested me enough to add to my Blog, what interested me was the load of words just stuck on the bottom of my e-mail.

They are:

alfresco bullyboy befoul flee venial debar pluto naval complementary exact quotation geriatric aeolus arachnid devise crowley kimball circulate bled luxembourg miscible mink depressant conquistador visage ado bereave sevenfold jar babysat porphyry obligatory sulk incalculable consequential sign paraffin russ highboy lunar simultaneous disyllable cornstarch inconclusive autumn teratology affirmative magnanimity piedmont precipice cylinder kresge declaim courtyard minor handstand rhododendron episode arequipa pamphlet

I've noticed this type of thing before but don't know why it's there...does anybody have any ideas?

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Thursday, March 25, 2004

Police Find 500 Bicycles at Thief's Home

Police in Australia have found more than 500 bicycles at the home of a 60-year-old man who died while trying to steal a bicycle.

When police went to the man's house to notify relatives, they did not find any next of kin but did find more than 500 bicycles and parts worth about AUS$20,000.

The house resembled a junkyard, with bicycles, chains, seats, helmets and handlebars stacked in every room and the back yard.

The man, who died of an apparent heart attack, had even stacked bicycle parts in the bathroom. Some bicycles were worth thousands of dollars.

Senior Sgt. Adrian Benny said he was astonished to find the stash of all makes, models and values.

"I've never seen anything like it. It was a sight to behold."

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No odor at all...

Gardenias and orange blossoms both smell terrific, but when placed together in the same bouquet, they will neutralize each other's odor and there will be no smell at all.

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Wednesday, March 24, 2004

So...

Before they invented drawing boards, what did they go back to?

Can you set your laser printer on stun?

Is it truly possible to have a civil war?

Ah, but if all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?

If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

Most car accidents occur within five miles of home... why, then doesn't everyone move 10 miles away?

And if one synchronized swimmer drowns, must the rest drown also?

If the #2 pencil is the most popular, why is it still #2?

If work is so terrific, how come they have to pay you to do it?

And if you are born again, do you have two bellybuttons?

If you try to fail, and succeed, what have you done?

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Abraham Lincoln - Our American Cousin

Abraham Lincoln was shot while watching a performance of Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. The same play was also running at the McVerick Theatre in Chicago on May 18, 1860 - the day Lincoln was nominated for president in that city.

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Leanan-Sidhe

According to Irish legend, all poets have a fairy sweetheart.

The Leanan-Sidhe is an Irish fairy, often thought to be the inspiration of poets and minstrels. Her name means "the fairy sweetheart."

In Ireland, she's regarded as a positive spirit.

However, those on the Isle of Man regard the sweetheart fairy as a vampirish creature, who attaches herself to a single person until she has drained the life force out of him.

That's why poets are often said to live intense and passionate lives, but to die young.

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Thursday, March 18, 2004

Alcohol Abuse in British Army

The British Army is addressing the increase of alcohol drinking after the military calculated alcohol abuse cost it $180 million a year.

It also found alcohol is responsible for 70 percent of court-martial cases, the Daily Telegraph reports.

The army currently allows a "two can" rule, which allows off-duty soldiers to drink up to two cans of beer a day while in an operational environment. There are, however, reports of widespread abuse.

To curb drinking the military plans to use random breathalyzer tests.

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Wednesday, March 17, 2004

Vampire Bat

A vampire bat came flapping in from the night covered in fresh blood and parked himself on the roof of the cave to get some sleep.

Pretty soon all the other battie buddies smelled the blood and began hassling him about where he got it.

He told them to knock it off and let him get some sleep but they persisted until finally he gave in.

"OK, follow me," he said and flew out of the cave with hundreds of bats behind him.

Down through a valley they went, across a river and into a forest full of trees.

Finally he slowed down and all the other bats excitedly flapped around him.

"Now, do you see that tree over there?" he asked.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" the bats all screamed in a frenzy.

"Good," said the first bat, "Because I didn't!"

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Bag Boy

This guy has been working as a bag boy in a supermarket for five years.

One day the supermarket gets new orange juice machines, and the bag boy is really excited and asks the manager if he can work the juice machines.

The manager says no.

The bagger says, "But I've been working here for 5 years, why can't I run the juice machines?"

The manager goes, "I'm sorry, son, but baggers can't be juicers."

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Sites

I've recently been made aware of a few websites that I like, they are:

Escape - A simple little game.
Signs of Life - Signs from around the world.
Click and Clone - Clone your own little mouse.

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How many people have lived on the earth?

It is estimated by the National Population Council that 74 billion human being have been born and died in the last 500,000 years.

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Why do migrating geese fly in a "V" pattern?

To conserve energy. When flying, the bird's wings churn the air and leave an air current behind. By flying in a "V" pattern, each goose is positioned to get a lift from the air current left by the bird in front of him.

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Tuesday, March 16, 2004

Health

For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting medical studies:

1. Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

2. Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

3. Africans drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

4. Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

5. Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than the Americans.

CONCLUSION:

Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

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Monday, March 15, 2004

Born today in the year 76 was Roman Emperor and wall builder Hadrian.

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I'm still pottering away at my K Bass Project.

I've taken a few photos of my bass at it's early stage and now that I am able to post them to my website I will be able to document the future stages.

I've also been trying to fix up my main website, Duke's Place / www.dukesplace.tk

I've altered quite a bit on it but the only noticeable change is the buttons on the left-hand side. As my page contains three different versions - one for Netscape, one for a Frame-compatible Microsoft-compatible Browser and one for a non-frame-compatible Microsoft-compatible browser - this has taken a bit longer than expected but Duke's Place / dukesplace.tk is now running Version 3.2

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Sunday, March 14, 2004

I got in a fight one time with a really big guy, and he said, "I'm going to mop the floor with your face."

I said, "You'll be sorry."

He said, "Oh, yeah? Why?"

I said, "Well, It's not very absorbent and you won't be able to get into the corners very well."

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K Bass Project

Like I said a wee while ago, I would soon be adding pictures of my most recently purchased bass guitars that I will be spending some time doing up to look better and also repair the damage on it.

The project has it's own web page at www.angelfire.com/cantina/duke/kbassproject.html and will be updated when I meet the next steps of restoration.

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Yikes

Sometimes giving up smoking can kill. Scott, 27, started chewing toothpicks to help him kick the habit. One day, when out driving, he hit a bump in the road and, without realising it, swallowed a pick. It worked its way through his intestines, pierced a main artery and he died of internal bleeding.

A homeless man with strange eating habits died in hospital after complaining of stomach pains. A post-mortem revealed 97 objects in the 35-year-old's stomach, including pliers, a hammer, zip fastener, pens, coins, wire-rimmed glasses, nuts and bolts, screws and washers, safety pins, seven keys, nail clippers, watch and a small buckle belt. The cause of death was perforation of the small intestine from a Swiss Army Knife.

Claiming to have slipped on wet tiles while getting out the shower, a young woman went to hospital with a toothbrush stuck in her throat. The Doctor could not understand how the 6" object had not been coughed back up. Finally she admitted she suffered from Bulimia and in an effort to make herself sick, shoved the toothbrush down her throat. It was the second time it had happened.

A Drug-Smuggler was given mineral oil to act as a laxative by a fellow passenger after she complained of severe stomach pains during a flight. When the plane landed her condition deteriorated as she was rushed to hospital lapsing in and out of consciousness. Surgeons cut into her stomach and found 178 cocaine-filled condoms, 45 of which had split. The number of condoms caused the pain, but the mineral oil had dissolved the latex material, causing the fatal ruptures.

An obese man was taken into hospital suffering from severe abdominal pain and sickness. The Doctor found the 32st man's abdomen to be rigid, causing the patient to scream out when touched. During emergency surgical exploration, after cutting through layers of fat, they found undigested Doritos, the corner of a Pop Tart and what was thought to be cake fighting for room in his abdominal cavity. The man's over-indulgence had caused his stomach to burst.

A 42 year old man complained of hot flushes and swollen breast tissue. An examination found normal male genitalia and unmistakable breasts - small for a woman but large for a man. A series of tests mysteriously revealed large levels of estrogen in his blood. After questioning, the man admitted to knowing the source. As a child he had been unsure if he wanted to be a Mr or a Mrs and developed a habit of drinking women's urine.

A woman went to hospital suffering from fatigue and poor appetite. Blood tests showed abnormally high levels of potassium, which can be life-threatening. In days this was back to normal. However, docs were baffled as to why they were so high. They eventually discovered she was on her own orange juice diet - she had been drinking five litres per day for the past three months.

Students found their friend Ray unconscious in his room. Hospital doctors were baffled when tests showed he had abnormally high levels of magnesium in his body. Within 12 hours of going into hospital he was declared dead. It was only later that his roommate confessed that Ray had become obsessed with gargling Epsom salts - containing concentrated magnesium - after his girlfriend made a comment about his bad breath. Each time he had swallowed small amounts, leading to chronic magnesium intoxication.

An airline stewardess was constantly teased that she used airplane toilets more than all the passengers combined. For seven years she had daily diarrhoea and abdominal cramps. Doctors were puzzled about the cause...until she told them that over all that time she had chewed about 60 sticks of sugarless chewing gum every day - blissfully unaware that the sweetener contained in it acts as a mild laxative.

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Saturday, March 06, 2004

IF

If you can start the day without caffeine,
If you can get going without pep pills,
If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,
If you can eat the same food everyday and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time,
If you can overlook it when those you love take it out on you when, through no fault of yours, something goes wrong,
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,
If you can ignore a friend's limited education and never correct him,
If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend,
If you can face the world without lies and deceit,
If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can relax without liquor,
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,
If you can say honestly that deep in your heart you have no prejudice against, creed, color, religion or politics,
If you can give love unconditionally without pressure or expectation,
Then, my friend, you are almost as good as your dog.

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Update to dukesplace.tk

I've just added 9 new animated pictures to my website. Below is a quick way to see the new ones...

Plane getting struck by lightning (Animated)

Anime girl puking (Animated)

Download The Internet (Animated)

Microsoft's Final Solution (Animated)

Dead Love (X-rated, animated)

The Brain of a Man (X-rated, animated)

Safe Sex (X-rated, animated)

Wait a moment and try to spot the ghost (Animated)

Java Script (Animated)

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Friday, March 05, 2004

I saw a man trying to chat up a Cheetah the other day and I thought "He's trying to pull a fast one"

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Will a cuppa joe sober you up after a drinking binge?

Not at all - According to the National Safety Council, coffee is not successful at sobering up a drunk person, and in many cases it may actually increase the adverse effects of alcohol.

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Tuesday, March 02, 2004

Food Tastes Better When Hungry

Food tastes stronger when people are hungry - while this is something dieters already know -- University of Malawi researchers verified it in a study.

Just missing breakfast makes people more sensitive to sweet and salty tastes, according to the study published in BMC Neuroscience.

Hunger could increase people's ability to taste by increasing the sensitivity of the taste receptors on the tongue, or by changing the way people perceive the same taste stimuli, suggests study authors.

When the study participants were hungry, they were more sensitive to the presence of sugar and salt in drinks, but being hungry did not change the volunteers' ability to recognize bitterness.

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Monday, March 01, 2004

Recently I've gotten myself a new Kodak digital camera and also a new electric bass guitar.

The camera is cool and the bass is old and needing a lot of work done on it. Using the aforementioned camera, I'm going to pictorally show the stages of the bass from old to new. The head, neck, strings, pick-ups, bridge and body need work, it all basically.

I'll get a few photos up within a week hopefully, this bass could take me months with all the things I'm wanting to get done.

Oh, by the way, the bass is made by K.

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