The 23rd Qualm
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The Great Frog Hunt
For some reason, starting this Spring, we had an extended family of some sort of tree frog move into the backyard. I’m assuming they’re tree frogs because they climb, and hang out in higher places during the day. At night, they come out to swim in the pool, lay their eggs, and boy do they make some serious noise. Its enough to sometimes wake you up and when asleep, and I’ve had to turn up the TV to cover their noise.
Read moreWhy You Can’t Sneeze With Your Eyes Open
The received wisdom states that if you don’t blink when you sneeze, your eyes will fly out of your head. Thankfully, as is often the case with urban legends, this theory is a load of hooey.
Read moreMust See-Double Secret Background
Here’s a great Flash presentation at SFGate.com
Read moreWhat Is A Peanut Gallery
The peanut gallery has long been a source of unsolicited commentary. Once upon a time performers played to it (instead of telling it to hush up). Times change, but one thing remains the same — the audience in the cheap seats may feel little compunction about keeping their opinions to themselves.
Read moreWhy Psychiatrists Are Called Shrinks
Psychiatric MDs and their psychoanalytical brethren probably don’t like it, but the term “shrink” has been around since the 1950s. Back then, the full label was “headshrinker.”
Read moreWill eating Pop Rocks and drinking soda at the same time kill you?
We remember quaking in our boots whenever this dare was thrown down on the playground. To put the age-old question to the test (and to rest), we visited the urban legend experts at Snopes.com.
Read moreFLORIDA VOTING MACHINE DEMO
Watch this Windows Media file demo of the Florida voting system, and you’ll understand why I’ve already voted using an absentee ballot.
Read moreWhat Holds the Universe Together?
Duct tape is like The Force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
Read moreHow Drunk Do You Have to Be?
Having sex with corpses is now officially illegal in California after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill barring necrophilia, a spokeswoman said on Friday.
Read moreBrand New Drug
Here’s a “new” drug, and I think I could use a prescription for it.
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