News Thats Used

Thursday February 28, 2008

Visitors to the UK's Metropolitan Police recruitment website saw a cuddly monster on the weekend, after a hacker broke into the site.

The cheeky hackers broke into London's Metropolitan Police recruitment website, and posted a picture of a cuddly toy on its front page. Beneath the picture of the green stripy animal they added taunting comments. ...

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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.

A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.

Another name for a Microsoft Windows 98 tutorial was Crash Course!

Quips

The Senior Choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys sinning, to join the Choir.

Filed Under: Church Notices

Weight Watchers will meet at 7.30 pm at the Presbyterian Church. Please use the large double doors at the side entrance.

Filed Under: Church Notices

Bertha Belch, a missionary from Africa, will be speaking tonight at Calvary Methodist. Come hear Bertha Belch all the way from Africa.

Filed Under: Church Notices

Fun Book Titles

Neck Exercises
- by G. Rarff

How to Feed Elephants
- by P. Nutts

My Years in a Lunatic Asylum
- by I. M. Nutty

Apologizing Made Simple
- by Thayer Thorry

School Meals
- by R. E. Volting

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Good Question

How long will a floating point operation float?

How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?

Why do you need a drivers license to buy liquor when you can't drink and drive?

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World Firsts

Jean-Bertrand Aristide is sworn in as Haiti's 1st elected President.

Thursday February 7, 1991

Filed Under: → Politics

1st meeting of the Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America.

Wednesday February 6, 1861

Filed Under: → Politics

Richard Johnson is the 1st Vice President chosen by the United States Senate. It happened during the Van Buren administration.

Wednesday February 8, 1837

Filed Under: → Politics

Events

Relatives of a 91-year-old Ohio woman who died this week are giving her the last word with a sassy, occasionally profane obituary that starts with the basics, "I was born. I lived. I died.", and instructs people to "Wait the appropriate amount of time" before trying to claim her stuff.

They wrote it in Jean Oddi's perspective, recapping the people important to her, adventures she had and her favorite activities, including playing cards and teaching her granddaughter "dirty songs".

Thursday February 23, 2017

Filed Under: → Deaths

The man known as the 'Crocodile Hunter' died after his chest was punctured by a stingray barb while diving off Australia's northeast coast. The 44 year-old colourful personality was filming a documentary about the Great Barrier Reef when tragedy struck.

According to friend and colleague, John Stainton, Steve Irwin swam too close to the ray while he was diving off his boat "Croc One" near Batt Reef, northeast of Port Douglas.

Monday September 4, 2006

Filed Under: → Deaths

A father and son in Alabama were killed when they crashed into each other in a head-on collision. Jeffrey Morris Brasher and his son Austin Blaine Brasher of Bankston, Alabama, died early Saturday morning.

Jeffrey Brasher was driving a 2006 Ford pickup and his son was driving a 2004 Chevrolet truck when they collided on a highway head-on, said Alabama State Trooper Jonathon Appling.

Saturday February 18, 2017

Filed Under: → Deaths