Grilling Them For Answers

Did Frito-Lay scientists find a way to dehydrate KC Masterpiece sauce?

I like the idea behind this site. Write letters to corporations asking about stupid stuff. I read a book like this once. I called M&M Candy to tell them I found a square M&M, they sent me a coupon for a free bag.
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I just read a great recap, of that HBO series that goes behind the scenes of the Baltimore Ravens training camp, by my new favorite sports writer Bill Simmons. I agree with most of his article except the parts about Tony Siragusa, I think what we're seeing is the real Tony. Tony rocks! The show is on again tonite at 11:00 on HBO.

'We'll Be Dancing Again,' Shark Victim's Wife Says

``Once the shark pulled him under, to start punching the shark and to grab his own leg out of the shark's mouth, who thinks of that?'' she said. ``...And the determination, the resilience to swim back to shore with his leg bleeding. It's amazing.''

There are conflicting reports about the lifeguards on the beach. The victims' wife says that the lifeguards wouldn't swim out to help him, but the hotel manager says they did. I'll be very interested to hear more about this story.

Clint Howard is cool. He has a really big part on the HBO mini-series, To The Moon.

Over 100 Harvard students and graduates have contributed to SparkNotes. You can even use them in your reports as long as you cite them.

British 3 year old swims in pool.

The Seattle Times: One man's notes from inside the inferno

Then I felt as if I were being pelted by a thousand snowballs as a barrage of embers, broken tree branches and ash pelted the shelter. It came in several intense waves and at one point I thought surely I would be dead before this was all over. I thought about my family and friends and got lost momentarily in desperation.

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The new CNN Headline news debuts tomorrow, featuring Andrea Thompson as an anchor.

Thompson starred for four years on ABC's award-winning drama NYPD Blue as detective Jill Kirkendall. She has extensive film and television credits to her name, including roles on Bablylon 5 and Jag.

Maybe if Kim Delaney's new show Philly doesn't work out, she'll get a shot at the anchor desk too. We can only hope.

Hasbro Unleashes POX On Children of Chicago.

Now you can rent a married priest.

Ed and Julie have traveled to Europe over 40 times and put all their knowledge up on a web site for free. It looks like a lot of people enjoy what they are doing because there are lots of submissions from people on the site who are not Ed and Julie.

Last night I caught the HBO show, Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Baltimore Ravens. It's a cinema verite series that follows the Ravens through this years' training camp. NFL Films is involved, so the production is really well done.

Tony Siragusa is my new favorite NFL player. I love how he tells it like it is and enjoys telling the interns and rookies what to do. I used to be an intern once, so I know what it's like. They're lucky to have Tony telling them what to do.

Do I have anything left?

I shattered the land-speed record getting there in time for Seaver's arrival; he seemed friendly enough when we were introduced, despite the fact I was staring at him with one of those "HOLY CRAP! IT'S TOM SEAVER!" expressions on my face. We made some small talk ... and then it happened.

"Hey, why don't you grab a bat and come outside with us?" Seaver asked me. "You can pretend you're a batter. I want to gauge what it's like to pitch with somebody standing there."

Follow the link to read the whole story by Bill Simmons who just made it to the big time and is writing three columns a week for espn.com's Page 2.

Now you can put the president in your pocket!

KEVIN SMITH SAYS HE'S "KNEE-DEEP IN GAYNESS".

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Here's a Clerks drinking game for you Vanilla Soy Milk drinkers. My doctor says that Silk is the best Soy Milk. I agree. It tastes great in coffee. You can use it in a bland type of cereal like Total, and it sweetens it up. It's good for you too.

Note: Even though a carton of Soy Milk, that you buy today, has an expiration date of October, you need to use the milk up within 7-10 days of opening the carton.

She just slipped and broke some dishes in her hotel room.

BLOODSOAKED Mariah Carey was wearing just a black slip and high heels when she slashed her wrist, it emerged last night.

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www.oreilly.com -- In Memory of Frank Willison

"This morning, the ever-vigilant Boston Herald reported that, on the Riverway, right on my commuting route, a motorist had been attacked by a squirrel, which had leapt out of a tree, through her open sunroof, and onto her head. (Throwing off journalistic restraints, the Herald ran a front-page teaser: 'Psycho Squirrel: crazed critter drops in on pregnant driver.') If this attack was a harbinger of a larger Emerald-Necklace rodent uprising, how much more attractive would I be, with my large reflective head and hunched-over, fully-exposed back, traveling at the speed of easy prey? In spite of these worries, I pressed ahead. God gave Man dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth, and I wasn't going to be the guy who gave it back because of one psycho squirrel."

When I'm dead, please link to my writings at Humor in the News.

Watching Baseball Song by Ryanne (2 yrs old)

We're watching the man catch the ball
and then he throws the ball
and then another man swings his stick...and he misses
so he has to go away and play with somebody else...

There must be more to life than this.

Follow Norman on his quest to find the meaning of his life.

Now you can hook a Homer Simpson Dot Pal up to your computer and have him say "Doh" when you make a typo. He says other stuff too. You know, funny Homer Simpson stuff.

Make sure you have headphones on for this page if you're in an office that frowns upon Homer Simpson talking out loud.