Posted by rappin in Culture on 12 30th, 2008 | No Comments
Self Improvement Advice from the Devil
1 – Borrow money from pessimists — they don’t expect it back.
2 – Half the people you know are below average.
3 – 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
4 – 82.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
5 – A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel...
Exorcism – The Facts
The Laity and Deliverance
HOW DO DELIVERANCE PRAYERS DIFFER FROM EXORCISM PRAYERS?
Today solemn exorcism is limited to the priest who prays in the name of the church. There are three requirements in order for this rite to be performed; the person must be possessed, a priest must perform the exorcism,...
America’s Craziest Laws
Alabama
# Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.
# Incestuous marriages are legal.
# It is illegal to impersonate a person of the clergy.
# It is illegal to stab yourself to gain someone’s pity.
# It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
# Masks may not be worn in public
#...
Questions I have never been able to answer
Why doesn’t Tarzan have a beard?
Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are flat?
Why do banks charge a fee on “insufficient funds” when they know there is not enough?
Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four...
12 Things to Do with Coca Cola
Coca Cola (the real one) is not only great to drink, it also has many uses around the home.
This list of uses was tested on ordinary, original Coca Cola, not the diet kind, or any of the variations there are available.
1. Cleaned a burned saucepan by pouring Coke into it and boiling. This takes out...
Posted by rappin in WTF? on 12 30th, 2008 | No Comments
The Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle, is a region of the northwestern Atlantic Ocean in which a number of aircraft and surface vessels have disappeared in what are said to be circumstances that fall beyond the boundaries of human error or acts of nature. Some of these disappearances...
Oops… Lucky Me! 10 Accidental Product Discoveries
If it weren’t for luck, or lucky accidents, none of these products would exist today. The following ten products were all discovered as a result of pure accidents. Where would we be today without some of these great products?
1.
Potato Chips – Discovered: Saratoga Springs, New York
Chef...
Posted by rappin in People and Society on 12 30th, 2008 | No Comments
The Five Stages of Drunkenness
Stage #1 — Smart
This is when you suddenly become an expert on every subject. You
know all and greatly wish to express this knowledge to anyone who
will listen. At this stage you are also always right. And of course
the person you are talking with is very wrong. You will talk for
hours trying...
Creationism
God created the Earth in seven days, literally and exactly seven 24-hour days. And if you don’t like it, you can go to hell. That is, you can literally go to hell.
In all the world’s rich panoply of religious and spiritual pursuits, there’s nothing quite so inspiring as watching...
Nostradamus – The Biography
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Either Michel de Nostredame wrote the ultimate literary Rorschach test, or else Nostradamus accurately predicted the future course of civilization until its ultimate end. Or as the Straight Dope’s Uncle Cecil puts it:
There are two schools of thought on Nostradamus:...
