August 9, 2005

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Discovery lands safely in California

everyone gets a free taco!

Out of respect for the difficulty of landing a space shuttle safely on earth, Taco Bell put a target out on the tarmac of the shuttle’s landing, which, if hit, everyone in America would receive a free taco.

Hitting the promotional target was a cupcake for the astronauts once they survived re-entry. The shuttle commander remarked, “Taco Bell really threw us a bone. We were all thrilled to hit the target, especially because missing it would’ve probably meant we were dead.”

Boston parking tickets waterproofed

If you get a parking ticket, and the car next to you has a similar ticket, all you have to do is switch your ticket onto their windshield and throw yours away. Odds are, they won’t check the license plate number, and just pay yours. Worst case, you just get another in the mail or never hear about it again.

Thieves tunnel into Brazilian bank, steal $65 million

Boom, now your speaker’s gone. I love it when stuff from the movies happens in real life. It’s moments like these that give me hope that one day, I will be Fletch.

Burning semi full of cat food shuts down I-80

Who knew cat food was made out of fertilizer and sausage? I did.

News — Posted by: chris @ 12:09 pm


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