You'll probably see this video on the news tonight, but it just came out.
A terrible plane crash happened the other day in Bagram in Afghanistan. A 747 cargo plane crashed on takeoff, killing all eight aboard.
It turns out a dash cam on a vehicle along a nearby highway caught the whole thing. You see the plane rising, losing control, and then it gets absolutely terrifying.
The Taliban claimed it shot down the plane but the U.S and others say there was no incoming fire or missiles. The dash cam video seems to support the U.S. claim, as, at least from what is visible in the video, there are no signs of rockets or anything like that.
I hesitate because the video is a little exploitive, but it is just so incredible, and so terrifying, I had to share.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Woman Stealing Gas Gets What She Deserves: Slight Injury, Much Humiliation
You don't like to see people take nasty spills, unless they deserve it. Then we love it.
So here you go:
A woman in Australia was pumping gas, and she and the guy in the car were intent on leaving without paying. A gas station attendant became suspicious and started hovering.
The would-be thief started getting nervous with the very attentive attendant standing nearby.
The gas pumping lady, wearing a very minimalist outfit, I must say, got what was coming, as you see in the video below.
By the way, you'll be relieved to know there was no explosion or fire after this video ends. And apparently, the thief wasn't seriously hurt.
Police in Austrialia say the license plates on the car were stolen, so they're hoping people recognize the idiotic woman and tell them who it is.
So here you go:
A woman in Australia was pumping gas, and she and the guy in the car were intent on leaving without paying. A gas station attendant became suspicious and started hovering.
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| A still from a surveillance video of a gas theft that went awry |
The would-be thief started getting nervous with the very attentive attendant standing nearby.
The gas pumping lady, wearing a very minimalist outfit, I must say, got what was coming, as you see in the video below.
By the way, you'll be relieved to know there was no explosion or fire after this video ends. And apparently, the thief wasn't seriously hurt.
Police in Austrialia say the license plates on the car were stolen, so they're hoping people recognize the idiotic woman and tell them who it is.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Baboons Party in South Africa House. Homeowners Probably Not Amused
It's time I stop complaining about the ants that have invaded my kitchen, the ants that are resisting all attempts to eradicate them.
Other homeowners have it worse. Much worse.
A video that's been going around big time this week shows what happens when you leave a teeny tiny second story window open in an otherwise locked and buttoned up house near Cape Town, South Africa.
Some baboons made themselves at home in the house in a place called Bettys Bay. Some neighbors, Kyle Peters and Howard Fyvle, finally broke into the house to rid the place of the baboons and filmed their exploits.
Judging from the condition of the house, the damage was done. The baboons had helped themselves to the fridge, and knocked lots of stuff over.
The simultaneously best and worst moment in the video comes when one of the two, in the house trying to chase out the baboons says. "Oh my God, there's dookie everywhere!"
South Africans have a charming way of saying crap or shit, don't they? Dookie. I'll have to remember that one.
I have a good friend, Michael, who lives in South Africa. He's never told me stories of baboons and dookie in his house, but maybe he lives in the wrong part of South Africa for such baboon invasions.
Most of the baboons fled when our buddies Kyle and Howard ordered them to. One large one was there to stay, though. It was a bear getting rid of that last baboon, let me tell ya.
Here's the entire video. Be glad it was only a mouse that ran across your living room this winter, not a baboon:
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| A still from the now famous baboon infestation video from South Africa |
Other homeowners have it worse. Much worse.
A video that's been going around big time this week shows what happens when you leave a teeny tiny second story window open in an otherwise locked and buttoned up house near Cape Town, South Africa.
Some baboons made themselves at home in the house in a place called Bettys Bay. Some neighbors, Kyle Peters and Howard Fyvle, finally broke into the house to rid the place of the baboons and filmed their exploits.
Judging from the condition of the house, the damage was done. The baboons had helped themselves to the fridge, and knocked lots of stuff over.
The simultaneously best and worst moment in the video comes when one of the two, in the house trying to chase out the baboons says. "Oh my God, there's dookie everywhere!"
South Africans have a charming way of saying crap or shit, don't they? Dookie. I'll have to remember that one.
I have a good friend, Michael, who lives in South Africa. He's never told me stories of baboons and dookie in his house, but maybe he lives in the wrong part of South Africa for such baboon invasions.
Most of the baboons fled when our buddies Kyle and Howard ordered them to. One large one was there to stay, though. It was a bear getting rid of that last baboon, let me tell ya.
Here's the entire video. Be glad it was only a mouse that ran across your living room this winter, not a baboon:
Meanwhile, In Sweden: Elderly Couple Rocks Out to Iron Maiden To Harass Neighbor
Who knew quiet, peaceful Sweden could be anything but? An elderly couple, in a dispute with their neighbor, decided to exact revenge on said neighbor by repeated blasting the Iron Maiden song "Afraid to Shoot Strangers," according to The Local. (Sweden's News in English!)
You got to hand it to the couple, the song would irritate me pretty quickly. It starts off mellow enough, but then goes into the screaming guitar sounds that Iron Maiden is so known and loved for.
Lyrics to "Afraid To Shoot Strangers" go along these lines:
"Lying awake at night I wipe the sweat
from my brow
But it's not the fear 'cos
I'd rather go now.
Trying to visualize the horrors that
will lay ahead
The desert sand mount a burial ground"
Who could possibly object to such uplifting lyrics?
How did they get their hands on Iron Maiden tunes? Is this their favorite Iron Maiden song? Not that the couple are in trouble, are they going to tone down their musical selections. Maybe they'll settle for something by Skid Row instead.
You got to hand it to the couple, the song would irritate me pretty quickly. It starts off mellow enough, but then goes into the screaming guitar sounds that Iron Maiden is so known and loved for.
Lyrics to "Afraid To Shoot Strangers" go along these lines:
"Lying awake at night I wipe the sweat
from my brow
But it's not the fear 'cos
I'd rather go now.
Trying to visualize the horrors that
will lay ahead
The desert sand mount a burial ground"
Who could possibly object to such uplifting lyrics?
How did they get their hands on Iron Maiden tunes? Is this their favorite Iron Maiden song? Not that the couple are in trouble, are they going to tone down their musical selections. Maybe they'll settle for something by Skid Row instead.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
George Jones, RIP. He Had One Of The Greatest, Most Disturbing Country Hits
As anyone who follows the news knows by now, the great country legend George Jones died Friday.
He had a huge string of wonderful hits, placing an incredible 143 songs in the Billboard Top 40 Hot Country Songs over the years.
He was famously married to the late Tammy Wynette, another of my absolute favorite country singers. Their duet, "We're Not The Jet Set," is a punny, funny classic that I'll never get sick of.
Jones and Wynette were staples on the jukebox in the neighborhood bar my father owned while I was growing up in West Rutland, Vermont. Any time I'd visit him there, chances are I'd hear George Jones crooning from that brightly lit jukebox in that dimly lit bar.
Jones' best known song, one that has often been called the greatest country song ever written and performed, is also a terribly disturbing tune, which is of course why I love it so much.
For those somehow not familiar with "He"He Stopped Loving Her Today," it was written by R.V. Braddock and C. Putnam Jr., tells the tale of a man who for decades carries a torch for a woman who left him.
Some lyrics:
"He kept picture on his wall
Went half crazy now and then
He still loved her through it all
Hoping she'd come back again."
Finally, she did come back, to reiterate the love affair was over a long time ago and would never rekindle. So we get this:
"He stopped loving her today
They placed a wreath upon his door
And soon they'll carry him away
He stopped loving her today."
Yep, after waiting for her all those years, essentially wasting his life, that last visit drove our man to suicide.
Like I said, a disturbing, sad, but brilliant country song. Here's a YouTube clip of Jones performing "He Stopped Loving Her Today:
He had a huge string of wonderful hits, placing an incredible 143 songs in the Billboard Top 40 Hot Country Songs over the years.
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| The late, great George Jones |
He was famously married to the late Tammy Wynette, another of my absolute favorite country singers. Their duet, "We're Not The Jet Set," is a punny, funny classic that I'll never get sick of.
Jones and Wynette were staples on the jukebox in the neighborhood bar my father owned while I was growing up in West Rutland, Vermont. Any time I'd visit him there, chances are I'd hear George Jones crooning from that brightly lit jukebox in that dimly lit bar.
Jones' best known song, one that has often been called the greatest country song ever written and performed, is also a terribly disturbing tune, which is of course why I love it so much.
For those somehow not familiar with "He"He Stopped Loving Her Today," it was written by R.V. Braddock and C. Putnam Jr., tells the tale of a man who for decades carries a torch for a woman who left him.
Some lyrics:
"He kept picture on his wall
Went half crazy now and then
He still loved her through it all
Hoping she'd come back again."
Finally, she did come back, to reiterate the love affair was over a long time ago and would never rekindle. So we get this:
"He stopped loving her today
They placed a wreath upon his door
And soon they'll carry him away
He stopped loving her today."
Yep, after waiting for her all those years, essentially wasting his life, that last visit drove our man to suicide.
Like I said, a disturbing, sad, but brilliant country song. Here's a YouTube clip of Jones performing "He Stopped Loving Her Today:
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Warning: This Clear Bag of Nuts Contains Nuts!
In Britian, bags of nuts contained in a transparent plastic bag so you can see the product were recalled and pulled from shelves because the label did not say the bag contained nuts, according to the Telegraph.
You've got to satisfy those bureaucrats!
It's true that nuts can be very dangerous, even fatal for people with certain allergies, so it's a very good idea to warn people that food in any package might contain nuts.
It's also true the package was labeled "Monkey Nuts" a Britishism for unshelled peanuts, but you can't be too careful! What if somebody didn't know what monkey nuts were, even though any one can see they were peanuts. But rules are rules.
Britain can be famous for this weird kind of rule making. It's easy to find examples. In one case, a business moved into a new building and were told they must pay a gas bill. There was no gas connection to the building so there couldn't have been any gas usage.
The company was told the only way they could be let off the hook is if they made an emergency call to report a gas leak, which is the only way that would prompt a response and satisfy British Gas there was no gas there, according to DataLite.
In another case, according to the Daily Mail, an employment agency was initially told they couldn't say they were seeking "reliable" and "hard working" people in their ads because that would offend unreliable people. (The worker who gave that edict was overruled by a supervisor, who said that of course people could seek reliable people to fill jobs)
Britain is certainly not alone in harboring nonsensical bureaucratic edicts. The Telegraph said the European Union tried to prevent bottled water producers from claiming that water prevents dehydration.
So, watch out for those rules! You might be running afoul of the law by doing common sense things
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| Warning! There may be images of nuts in this photograph. |
You've got to satisfy those bureaucrats!
It's true that nuts can be very dangerous, even fatal for people with certain allergies, so it's a very good idea to warn people that food in any package might contain nuts.
It's also true the package was labeled "Monkey Nuts" a Britishism for unshelled peanuts, but you can't be too careful! What if somebody didn't know what monkey nuts were, even though any one can see they were peanuts. But rules are rules.
Britain can be famous for this weird kind of rule making. It's easy to find examples. In one case, a business moved into a new building and were told they must pay a gas bill. There was no gas connection to the building so there couldn't have been any gas usage.
The company was told the only way they could be let off the hook is if they made an emergency call to report a gas leak, which is the only way that would prompt a response and satisfy British Gas there was no gas there, according to DataLite.
In another case, according to the Daily Mail, an employment agency was initially told they couldn't say they were seeking "reliable" and "hard working" people in their ads because that would offend unreliable people. (The worker who gave that edict was overruled by a supervisor, who said that of course people could seek reliable people to fill jobs)
Britain is certainly not alone in harboring nonsensical bureaucratic edicts. The Telegraph said the European Union tried to prevent bottled water producers from claiming that water prevents dehydration.
So, watch out for those rules! You might be running afoul of the law by doing common sense things
Friday, April 26, 2013
Well, I Wouldn't Have Chased The Guy Into Croc Infested River Too
Police in Australia are still looking for a sex offender who fled from them by running into a crocodile infested river.
The suspect, Tyronne Speechley, apparently made it out alive, with no crocodile bites, but police, justifiably in my opinion, said it would have been too dangerous to go into the river after their suspect
According to ABC Australia:
"The Queensland Police Union (QPU) says officers could have drowned or been attacked by a crocodile if they had followed Speechley into the river.
It is known to contain crocodiles, be quite deep in parts, and on top of that, with all the equipment that police have on them at the time, there is a very real risk they will damage or lose their firearms, Tasers, police radios, QPU president Ian Leaves said."
So, they'll have to catch Speechley another day. And when they do, maybe they can just drop him into the same crocodile infested river, where maybe the crocs could have another shot at him.
Cheaper than paying for a jail cell
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| A suspect jumps into a crocodile infested river in Austrailia, while pursuing cop hesitates on shore. Photo from ABC of Australia |
The suspect, Tyronne Speechley, apparently made it out alive, with no crocodile bites, but police, justifiably in my opinion, said it would have been too dangerous to go into the river after their suspect
According to ABC Australia:
"The Queensland Police Union (QPU) says officers could have drowned or been attacked by a crocodile if they had followed Speechley into the river.
It is known to contain crocodiles, be quite deep in parts, and on top of that, with all the equipment that police have on them at the time, there is a very real risk they will damage or lose their firearms, Tasers, police radios, QPU president Ian Leaves said."
So, they'll have to catch Speechley another day. And when they do, maybe they can just drop him into the same crocodile infested river, where maybe the crocs could have another shot at him.
Cheaper than paying for a jail cell
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