Monthly Archives: February 2006

Urban Legends: National Pancake Day FREE PANCAKES! NO STRINGS ATTACHED! On February 28, 2006 from 7 AM to 2 PM IHOPs across the country will celebrate National Pancake Day (also known as Shrove Tuesday) by offering our guests a free … Continue reading →

Methodists object to Richmond Braves Virginia’s capital has lost the 2012 United Methodist international conference because it is home to a minor league baseball team named the Braves. [...] Kenneth Branham, chief of the Monacan Nation, which is based near … Continue reading →

When I was growing up, whenever David or I got a cut, a scrape, or a bad sting, our mom would get out the Oil-O-Sol, a reddish-orange, highly viscous liquid that has a smell that, while indescribable, I can recall … Continue reading →

1001 things to do with liquid nitrogen

Boing-Boing: Difference Engine mechanical computer made from legos Cory Doctorow: An enterprising hacker has created a working “difference engine” — a mechanical calculator first attempted in 19th Century by Charles Babbage — out of legos. The difference engine was immortalized … Continue reading →

1 Corinthians 6:1-8, to be specific. Pastor charged with trespassing in church The arrest stems from a dispute in the congregation, which numbers about 60. Monique Bond, a police department spokeswoman, said that the board of directors fired McCants just … Continue reading →

Teacher may be fired for teaching ‘Faust’ Parents claim all hell broke loose after a Bennett, Colo., grade school teacher exposed her students to a puppet version of the opera “Faust.”