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Music You (Possibly) Won’t Hear Anywhere Else
Yes… this:
is the guy who runs the blog Music You (Possibly) Won’t Hear Anywhere Else.
But just because he looks a lil goofy in the picture doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a tight ninja-esque blog.AA His current article is on gospel music.AA Yes Siree, he even provides you with mp3’s as advertised.AA Give it a quick read.
6 Million Ways to Die, Son!
Check out this Wikipedia list of unusual deaths!
260: Roman emperor Valerian, after being defeated in battle and captured by the Persians, was used as a footstool by their king Shapur I. After a long period of treatment and humiliation of this sort, he offered Shapur a huge ransom for his release. In reply, Shapur had molten gold poured down his throat. He then had the unfortunate Valerian skinned and his skin stuffed with straw and preserved as a trophy in the main Persian temple. Only after Persia’s defeat in their last war with Rome three and a half centuries later was his skin given a cremation and burial.
1478: George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence reportedly drowned in a barrel of Malmsey wine.
1514: GyAArgy DAAzsa, leader of a peasants’ revolt in the Kingdom of Hungary, was roasted alive on a white hot iron chair. His captured companions were forced to eat his flesh.
1534: Pope Clement VII died after eating the death cap mushroom.
1850: Zachary Taylor, twelfth President of the United States, following ceremonies on an exceptionally hot July 4, had eaten a large quantity of iced milk and cherries. He then fell ill with acute indigestion and died five days later, after only 16 months in office. This led to speculation he might have been poisoned which in turn led to his body being exhumed in the early 1990s (the medical examination showed he was not poisoned).
1916: Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic, died of drowning while trapped under ice. Although the details of his murder are disputed, he was allegedly placed in the water through a hole in the winter ice after having been poisoned, bludgeoned and shot multiple times in the head, lung, and liver.
2005: 28-year-old Korean Lee Seung Seop collapsed in an Internet cafe after playing World of Warcraft and Starcraft for almost 50 hours.
2006: A Canadian woman choked on marshmallows at a fair while taking part in a "Chubby Bunny" contest, and later died in hospital. Although there were medical personnel at the scene with suction equipment, it is believed that their efforts at resuscitation were hampered by the stickiness of the marshmallows.[9]
Am I the only one that takes this as actual proof that life has gotten easier for human beings over the centuries?
The List of Unusual Deaths @ Wikipedia
[Ed: The pic of the sign is taken from a crazy webpage called Hillbilly Farms which includes it in the section Foxhunting in Ireland… which is actually about foxhunting in Ireland]
Dishwasher Salmon
Now we all know there are better ways to poach salmon, aiight… so don’t even come at us like that, my ninja, please.AA But in the life and times of a ninja situations arise such as to demand a higher level of ninjalry… and that’s why we have included the recipee for dishwasher salmon.AA Go forth and multiply, my plentiful ninjas.
Original Article from Wine X Magazine
Poaching fish in the dishwasher is a virtually foolproof way to shock your friends, prepare a succulent meal and do the dishes — all at the same time. I’ve poached salmon in more than 100 dishwashers on three continents. There’s never been a dull party.
piquant dill sauce
This sauce will add some bite to your catch.
1 T butter
1 leek, white part only, finely chopped, then thoroughly washed
1 shallot, minced
1 jalapeno chili, seeds and membranes removed, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup chicken stock
1 1/2 cups lightly packed fresh dill, stems removed before measuring
2 T freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 t salt
1/2 t freshly ground black pepper
3 T sour cream
Maps of War
Learn where Israel was and where it is now. Awesome history lesson in 90 seconds.
Posted: September 25th, 2006
at 1:30pm by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: life,web,politricks,maps
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If The World Had 100 People
A very simple presentation of what the world would be if it only had 100 members.
[ed: you mighta seen this at the top of YouTube today]
Cribs: Springfield
We’ve seen musical interpretations of the Simpsons, now here is the the 3D virtual tour of the Simpson’s manor.
Singularity
What is the Transbeing?
Edo Period UFO Sightings?
These pictures are from a document entitled "Hyouryuukishuu" (Tales of Castaways), which was printed in during the late Edo Period (1603-1868). It is a compilation of tales ofAA Japanese sailor who are shipwrecked and lost at sea and end up washed to shore in foreign lands.AA Among these stories is one of an encounter with a UFO that had landed in the ocean.
Pink Tentacle has a very interesting and long article on this text and others that refer to the same event. Go take a look.