This entry will mean that I’ve caught up in terms of weekly postings. If I release it early enough, that is.
Never say no to Grandma
Not only can you not say no to panda, it seems that saying no to Grandma can have near-fatal consequences too. A 92 year old lady couldn’t get a kiss from a man almost 40 years her junior took offense, and sent 4 bullets his way. We may wonder if it was the unsteady aim that caused the misses, or a great aim despite her advancing years that led to misses intended to intimidate the target into obliging.
Don’t forget to stretch
Getting it on may be fatal too. A study shows that sudden bursts of intense physical activity raises significantly the risk of a heart attack. Which isn’t exactly rocket science. But they also mention that sex also raises the risk. While it’s one more reason to hit the gym and condition ourselves for such exertions, perhaps it’ll be a good way to go. Just kidding.
Promotion by Piracy
Just a week after a post that sort of blames companies partially for piracy, a film producer comes out to thank pirates for making his film popular. He is grateful that his little movie has been put to the map. Now if only all the other film makers are only after having their films put on the map..
The salty taste of greed
Some opportunistic and greedy bugger from China decided to buy truckloads of salt to cash in on panic buying due to radiation fears. However his dreams of swimming in cash were soon replaced with the reality of swimming in salt, with his apartment filled with sacks of salt, and no one to buy them, with prices dipping after the government urged people to stop the panic buying. At least he can learn from this experience, and having wised up, can in more than one meaning advise the younger ones, saying that he has eaten more salt than they have of rice.
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s an artificial cloud.
So with the 2022 World Cup being interestingly awarded to a tiny nation with 40-degree Celsius summers, there has been many a debate about shifting it to winter, about how the hosts won’t want that, about how the FIFA didn’t really mean they wanted that, about how the Europeans won’t stand for that, about how much of a fool Blatter is. Pushing ahead for the summer world cup, an artificial cloud has been proposed, one that will adjust its position in the sky to block the stadium from direct sunlight. Let’s hope the thing won’t fall out of the sky.
Before you turn green
With the radiation leaking and all, we all could do with some more knowledge about the radiation effects on health. Many news sites have published information about the effects of exposure. We could probably do with more knowledge, so that more unethical buggers like the fella mentioned above won’t profit. But here’s a nice graphical (somewhat) representation on how much you can soak before you start turning green.
Just to undo the damage
With the recent spate of horrible tunes some call music, it’s time to have a nice old piece to soothe the soul. Breaking from the usual semi-interesting video, here’s a set of videos to repair the damage to your ears.
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So ends this (or maybe actually the previous) week’s post. We’ll be back on the schedule if a post comes on Sunday, which in case you don’t know comes after Saturday, and is followed by Monday. And it’s good manners to sit at the front seat.
