Monday, May 15, 2006
Now That's Odd
- Mooo. Boooo.
Only in West Virginia:A dead cow has been lying in the West Milford Dam for the last several weeks. Area residents were concerned about the smell and their water supply.
On Saturday, two local fire departments teamed up with Division of Highways crews to finally move the animal.
Members of the West Milford Volunteer Fire Department went out in a boat.
They used a rope to drag the cow to the bank of the river and tied it to a tree.
Then the Nutter Fort Volunteer Fire Department and D-O-H crews brought in a large truck which they used to tow it away.
The dead cow was later taken to the S and S Landfill.
I, for one, don't buy it for a minute. I don't think that the fire department and the highway crew removed the cow. I think it's a cover-up. I think that the residents of West Milford all just woke up one morning and noticed that the cow was... well, gone. Vanished. Into. Thin. Air.
Years from now we'll look back on the origins of the West Virginia Zombie Cow and shudder. It's out there now, roaming the Mountain State with the Mothman. We haven't seen the last of West Virginia Zombie Cow. - Outlaw Kansas Ostrich
It's the situation every new recruit on the Thomas County, Kansas Sheriff's Department dreads. But, when you go into law enforcement, you know that it's inevitable. The day will come, ready or not, when you must face down an ostrich on the freeway.
A western Kansas sheriff is defending his decision to order a deputy to kill an ostrich that had wandered onto Interstate 70 near Colby, despite protests from a truck driver who called the shooting "inhumane and senseless."
Thomas County Sheriff Mike Baughn said he ordered a deputy to shoot the 6-foot-tall exotic bird Thursday morning because it presented a hazard to passing motorists.
"It's like anything else on I-70," he said. "Once you take the legs out from under it, it becomes a missile."
Baughn said he doesn't know where it came from because owners rarely register the birds.
He said it's the first ostrich his office has destroyed, although it has killed about 10 emus over the past decade.
Hey, they had no choice. The emus were running a crackhouse.
By the way, I just want to say that I think Outlaw Kansas Ostrich would be the absolute coolest name for a punk-rock band ever. - The Game To End All Games
Somehow, this news story didn't make the front page of our local paper:SPRING LAKE PARK, Minn. -- The second-longest high school softball game in Minnesota history came to a quick end when it resumed Wednesday. The game between Robbinsdale Cooper and Spring Lake Park was suspended after 4 hours, 15 minutes on May 2 when it got too dark to play.
Spring Lake Park and the visiting Hawks resumed play in the top of the 23rd inning with a new officiating crew and a boisterous crowd of 150.
Thirteen minutes after Randi Thompson of Spring Lake Park threw the first pitch, it was over. Spring Lake Park scored in the bottom of the 23rd inning _ three innings shy of the state record set 15 years ago _ to win the game 2-1.
Katie Walsh walked on a 3-1 pitch from Rachel Roberts, who had struck out 30 hitters, a state single-game record. Walsh eventually reached third with Liz Moore, the Panthers' best hitter, up next. Moore hit a grounder back to Roberts, who thought she had Walsh trapped off third base. But Roberts' throw to third was high, enabling Walsh to score.
I just love the phrase "second longest high school softball game in Minnesota history." I have visions of future grandchildren rolling their eyes as Grandma, for the umpteenth time, says "Honey, did I ever tell you about the time I played in the second longest high school softball game in Minnesota history?"
I'll wrap up today with a hat-trick of MCF's Phantasmic Links for the week:
- I always knew there was something evil about math.
- Click this pic for a YouTube video that literally makes me howl with laughter:
The last cat alone... the one in my picture... makes it worth watching the whole video. - It's only fair to warn you that if you watch this YouTube video, you'll likely end up with clips from quite a few horrible songs stuck in your head. Oh, yes, you will laugh... but you'll also spend the day singing "Where did you come from, where did you go, where did you come from, Cottoneyed Joe?" So ask yourself if it's worth it before you click the picture below:
It's also only fair to give proper credit to A Regular Guy, which is where I saw this video for the first time.
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I really like how they tied the DEAD cow to a tree.
Speaking of cats, those talking cats got nothing on THESE
Speaking of cats, those talking cats got nothing on THESE
Loved the cats. It's so funny, especially the last one.
rhodester: what exactly is a pompatiss of love?
rhodester: what exactly is a pompatiss of love?
Cube, you'll have to ask Steve Miller, who's song that is. Fatboy Slim was just doing a cover. I believe it's "Pompitous" and it's been a mystery since the song came out in the seventies.
I will forever associate that song with the Simpsons flashback about Homer meeting Marge for the first time, where he's driving along singing that to himself. Oh my dog that's a great video though.
And I had to look Pompitous up for myself. There are so many misheard lyrics out there, it's great when gibberish really IS what it sounds like; I love it. I think I'm going to start using pompitous around the hizzle.
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