IT HARDLY MATTERS Back to Main Index Browse the Archives	Tuesday, February 28, 2006 ( 11:32 PM ) From News of the Weird: On Super Bowl Sunday, deputies in Sheridan, Colo., found a car with its windows blown out, its doors bulging outward and the roof bent upward about a foot. The license plate led to Norman Frey, 46, who admitted that he had been on his way to a football party with a balloon filled with acetylene, which he planned to explode in celebration. However, the balloon ignited, perhaps by static electricity from the back seat, and Frey and a companion suffered shrapnel wounds. (Rocky Mountain News, 2-7-06, 2-6-06) ( 11:05 PM ) ( 05:13 PM ) Hell yes! Time to BBQ!! Monday, February 27, 2006 ( 10:31 PM ) I've always wondered if the people being interviewed in the news pieces are aware of how their appearance will end up. Most surprising of all is that they do it knowing full well that they are going to be made to look like utter fools. That is now the standard for how great of a sense of humor you have -- there's funny, but then there's Willingly Interviewed By the Daily Show. 'Daily Show' humor befuddles governor Friday, February 24, 2006; Posted: 12:38 p.m. EST (17:38 GMT) ST. LOUIS, Missouri (AP) -- Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich wasn't in on the joke. Blagojevich says he didn't realize "The Daily Show" was a comedy spoof of the news when he sat down for an interview that ended up poking fun at the sometimes-puzzled governor. "It was going to be an interview on contraceptives ... that's all I knew about it," Blagojevich laughingly told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in a story for Thursday's editions. "I had no idea I was going to be asked if I was 'the gay governor.' " The interview focused on his executive order requiring pharmacies to fill prescriptions for emergency birth control. Interviewer Jason Jones pretended to stumble over Blagojevich's name before calling him "Governor Smith." He urged Blagojevich to explain the contraception issue by playing the role of "a hot 17-year-old" and later asked if he was "the gay governor." At one point in the interview, a startled Blagojevich looked to someone off camera and said, "Is he teasing me or is that legit?" The segment, which aired two weeks ago, also featured Illinois Republican Rep. Ron Stephens, a pharmacist who opposes the governor's order to pharmacies. Stephens has said he knew the show was a comedy. "I thought the governor was hip enough that he would have known that, too," Stephens said. ( 02:03 PM ) Dennis Weaver, 1924-2006 Looks like the proverbial Tractor-Trailer of Life finally caught up with him. Rest in peace, compadre. Saturday, February 25, 2006 ( 07:54 PM ) Don Knotts, American Icon 1924-2006 ( 09:15 AM ) Psycho Path Voted Wackiest Street Name Fri Feb 24, 7:06 PM ET LOS ANGELES - Farfrompoopen Road, the only road to Constipation Ridge, lost to Divorce Court and Psycho Path, which placed No. 1 in an online poll of the nation's wildest, weirdest and wackiest street names. Mitsubishi Motors sponsored the poll on the Web site http://www.TheCarConnection.com and more than 2,500 voters cast their ballots during a week of voting that ended this month. Winners were announced Friday. "Our readers really stepped up with some insane street names," said Web site publisher Paul Eisenstein. "Our panel had a difficult time narrowing several hundred down to the 10 our readers voted on. "But we learned a lot about the byways of this country, not to mention the collective sense of humor of city planners everywhere." In first place was Psycho Path in Traverse City, Mich., followed by Heather Highlands, Pa.'s, Divorce Court in second and Tennessee's Farfrompoopen Road in third. Eisenstein said all the roads were verified, although some are private and hard to find. The complete top 10 list included: 10. Tater Peeler Road in Lebanon, Texas 9. The intersection of Count and Basie in Richmond, Va. 8. Shades of Death Road in Warren County, N.J. 7. Unexpected Road in Buena, N.J. 6. Bucket of Blood Street in Holbrook, Ariz. 5. The intersection of Clinton and Fidelity in Houston 4. The intersection of Lonesome and Hardup in Albany, Ga. 3. Farfrompoopen Road in Tennessee (the only road up to Constipation Ridge) 2. Divorce Court in Heather Highlands, Pa. 1. Psycho Path in Traverse City, Mich. Friday, February 24, 2006 ( 10:44 PM ) Well, if you're going to cop to something, you might as well be as descriptive as possible... From News of the Weird: Lannie Lloyd Hendrickson, 24, was arrested in Bozeman, Mont., in December on charges that he aggressively bit two infants he was baby-sitting, ages 1 and 2, over their arms, shoulders and legs, because they would not fall asleep. According to police, Hendrickson said he could not recall how many times he bit each one, but did admit that he "bit the shit out of them." ( 06:50 PM ) No update in 10 days?? Unacceptable. SXSW is coming up. The Twilight Singers and the New Amsterdams are playing BACK 2 BACK at Friends on Thursday night. Odd combo, but awesome nonetheless!! Tuesday, February 14, 2006 ( 09:45 AM ) You'd think that being the Incredible Hulk was all the Sheriff's Department needs to know about an applicant, yet they still insisted on a background check. And firearms? Who needs 'em?? HULK SMASH!!! 'Hulk' Lou Ferrigno now a sheriff's deputy Tuesday, February 14, 2006; Posted: 10:07 a.m. EST (15:07 GMT) LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The Incredible Hulk is now a county sheriff's department reserve deputy. Lou Ferrigno, 54, who played the green-skinned monster on the CBS-TV show from 1977 to 1982, was sworn in during a ceremony Monday night. "My father was a police officer with the New York Police Department; I've always had a high respect for officers," Ferrigno told The Associated Press. Ferrigno began training to become a reserve deputy last September after passing a background check. He completed training in firearms, first aid, and high-speed driving techniques and was recognized as "an outstanding trainee" by Sheriff Lee Baca. Ferrigno will serve at least 20 hours a month, help recruit new deputies and work with the sheriff's Youth Activities League and the Special Victims Bureau, which assists abused children. Ferrigno was a bodybuilder before he starred on the TV show. The late actor Bill Bixby played mild-mannered scientist David Bruce Banner who, as Ferrigno, turned into a Herculean, green-skinned monster whenever he lost his temper. He switched back to Bixby's character as soon as he calmed down. In recent years, Ferrigno has appeared as himself on the CBS sitcom "The King of Queens." Sunday, February 12, 2006 ( 11:03 PM ) From News of the Weird: In January, an Anglican church vicar in Cambridge, England, commenced twice-monthly services for goths (with black garments and rock music) at his St. Edward King and Martyr church. Vicar Martin Ramshaw, 34, said he is a goth himself and reports that his dozen or so worshippers go straight from services to a goth nightclub. (He will soon issue goth T-shirts with Jesus speaking, "If the world hates you, remember, it hated me first.") Thursday, February 9, 2006 ( 10:22 PM ) From the Onion: AOL To Charge For E-Mail Yahoo and AOL want to begin charging companies one-fourth to one cent for preferential bulk e-mail delivery. What do you think? Jody Snyder, Shoe Sales "This is going to drive small companies like info@jckibffydmh right out of business." Will Shepard, Trivia Writer "Finally, I'll be able to trust that my inbox will be filled only with legitimate, paid spam." Carl Ferraiolo, System Analyst "Would it be possible to make my family pay to send me inspirational-quote e-mails?" ( 08:27 AM ) Mama pajama, if there was only one show at the Drafthouse to go to this year, The Power Ballad Sing-Along is definitely it. Wednesday, February 8, 2006 ( 03:06 PM ) Do you remember when everyone was shouting my name and I used my strength to rip my blouse? Monday, February 6, 2006 ( 06:09 PM ) Move over, Chuck Norris, there's a new Texas Ranger in town! ( 05:41 PM ) Ah, this is classic Sam. daktaris: i bought the serenity comic DocPenfold: is it any good daktaris: i haven't read the comic yet daktaris: i forgot i bought it ( 10:02 AM ) Henry Biggelsworth of Bournemouth, in the southern county of Dorset, is officially the Grumpiest Person in the World. Message in a bottle: Don't litter Monday, February 6, 2006; Posted: 7:14 a.m. EST (12:14 GMT) NAPEAGUE, New York (AP) -- A boat captain who sent a message out to sea in a bottle says he received a reply from Britain -- accusing him of littering. "I kind of felt like no good deed goes unpunished," Harvey Bennett, 55, told the East Hampton Star. The plastic bottle was one of five that Bennett placed in the ocean off New York's Long Island in August. Last month, he excitedly opened a letter from England, and was stunned by the reply: "I recently found your bottle while taking a scenic walk on the beach by Poole Harbour. While you may consider this some profound experiment on the path and speed" of "oceanic currents, I have another name for it, litter. "You Americans don't seem to be happy unless you are mucking about somewhere," says the letter, signed by Henry Biggelsworth of Bournemouth, in the southern county of Dorset. Sunday, February 5, 2006 ( 02:13 PM ) It's very, very warm outside, but windy. I hate the wind. What a waste. Saturday, February 4, 2006 ( 11:13 PM ) So tomorrow's the Super Bowl, eh? Who woulda thunk.