Archive > March 2005

silent rave

Clubbers to get into the silent groove
March 30, 2005
(from www.smh.com.au/news/Music/Clubbers-to-get-into-the-silent-groove/2005/03/29/1111862391659.html?oneclick=true)
For those seeking tranquillity at Glastonbury Festival, a dance tent packed with clubbers is not an obvious sanctuary. But this will be the silent disco - 3000 festivalgoers are to be issued with headphones this year so they can turn up the volume without waking the [...]

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Cat Shoots Owner

Cat Shoots Owner
Mar 10, 7:55 AM (ET)
BATES TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A man cooking in his kitchen was shot after one of his cats knocked his 9mm handgun onto the floor, discharging the weapon, Michigan State Police said.
Joseph Stanton, 29, of Bates Township in Iron County, was shot in his lower torso around 6 p.m. [...]

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nun joke

One night, after a long evening of drinking. Jim was thrown out of the bar as usual.
On his way home he spotted a nun walking down the road. After looking at her twice he ran over and tackled her, then proceeded to beat the living crap out of her.
Some people passing by spotted this and [...]

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dan ratherisms

(CBS) CBS News Anchor Dan Rather has stepped down from the Evening News anchor desk. Here are some of his most famous ‘Ratherisms.’
“Oh you hear that knocking…President Bush’s re-election is at the door.”
“This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.”
“His lead is as thin as turnip soup.”
“This race is humming along like Ray Charles.”
“The [...]

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french onion soup

dinner last night:
French Onion Soup
(from The Joy of Cooking)
Heat in a soup pot over medium-low heat until the butter is melted:
2 Tbs. unsalted butter
2 Tbs. olive oil
Add and stir to coat:
5 medium onions, thinly sliced
Pinch of dried thyme
Cook, stirring occasionally, and keeping a vigilant eye on the onions so they do not scorch, over medium [...]

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