Post by ♠Rafiki♠ on Aug 2, 2007 1:49:19 GMT -5
Good evening Lions and lionesses! This is TLKBN, and I'm Rafiki the mandrill, your host.
Don'tcha love those bad*** catch 22 situations?
Buddist Monks at Hong Hock See Temple [in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia] like all Buddist monks are bound by faith to a life of nonviolence, Right? So what are they going to do when the temple has been invaded by a horde of Poisonous Ants? Temple volunteer worker Elma Lin has told reporters that the ants are such a problem that they even bit a follower badly enough that he had to be hospitolized. The cheif monk, Boon Keng, even took a picture standing next to a sign that said "Beware Poisonous ants. Do not sit under tree." They even tried to use a vaccume cleaner to release them into a nearby forest, but that failed to permanently get rid of them.
Ph34r t3h 5<13|\|71575!!! [Fear the scientists!!]
Scientists have been able to wipe free a single, specific memory from the minds of rats, and were able to leave all other recollections intact. They teached the rats to Ph34r [fear] 2 specific tunes of music, by playing those tunes at the same time administering a mild electrical shock. Every time the tunes were played, the shock was administered, and before long the rats began to associate the tunes with pain, and began to ph34r [fear] it . They administered a drug [not allowed for use in humans] to the rats that made them experience a limited amneisia. The group of rats that did not get the drug acted scared, like they were expecting the shock when the tunes were played. The group that did recieve the drug acted as if nothing was wrong. Then, the group that got the drug had 1 tune re-associated with the shock. While the first tune they experienced the shock did nothing since they forgot it, the second one they had re-associated with pain, they learned to ph34r [fear] again. Scientists hope to use these findings to develope a cure for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD, common in war veterans.
Uhh, yeah, I'll have my chicken in the outlet please....
A swedish firm is looking at using dead chickens as an alternative power source. They are seeking a permet that allows the annual purchase of 9,000 dead chickens, along with some other combustable waste to burn as a fuel source. They say that this is doing nearby egg ranches a favor by clearing out the dead fowl.
"Oh, I hate dat scwewy wabbit..."
Mitchell Walter who works for the missouri water treatment plant was out on the job inspecting some treatment plant property when he was accosted a rabbit, who jumped in the passenger's seat of the cart. Not to crazy right? Wrong! Hot on the rabbit's tail was a 25 lb. bobcat. The rabbit was able to leap to freedom, while Walter was still driving along in the cart with the bobcat. He suffered minor injuries received from pushing the bobcat out of the cart. A painful round of Rabies shots later, Walter figured it could have been worse. It is not know if he has demanded hazard pay yet.
Thank you lions and lionesses, this has been TLKBN, your source for retarded news updates, and I'm Rafiki the mandrill. Thank you and goodnight!
Today's quote:
Peace and Justice are two sides of the same coin.
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
Today's fact:
On april 15th, 1912, the RMS Titanic sunk on her maiden voyage, and over 1,500 people were lost to the deep. 14 years [around 10-11 years before the construction was even started] before the accident, a man who went by the name of Morgan Robertson published a fictional book of a fictional ship nearly the same size as the Titanic that hit an iceberg on a misty april night. The name of Robertson's ship? The Titan.
Special thanks:
Teensimba for submitting the daily quote.
[You can PM me daily quotes or facts, and I will try and recognize you too]
Don'tcha love those bad*** catch 22 situations?
Buddist Monks at Hong Hock See Temple [in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia] like all Buddist monks are bound by faith to a life of nonviolence, Right? So what are they going to do when the temple has been invaded by a horde of Poisonous Ants? Temple volunteer worker Elma Lin has told reporters that the ants are such a problem that they even bit a follower badly enough that he had to be hospitolized. The cheif monk, Boon Keng, even took a picture standing next to a sign that said "Beware Poisonous ants. Do not sit under tree." They even tried to use a vaccume cleaner to release them into a nearby forest, but that failed to permanently get rid of them.
Ph34r t3h 5<13|\|71575!!! [Fear the scientists!!]
Scientists have been able to wipe free a single, specific memory from the minds of rats, and were able to leave all other recollections intact. They teached the rats to Ph34r [fear] 2 specific tunes of music, by playing those tunes at the same time administering a mild electrical shock. Every time the tunes were played, the shock was administered, and before long the rats began to associate the tunes with pain, and began to ph34r [fear] it . They administered a drug [not allowed for use in humans] to the rats that made them experience a limited amneisia. The group of rats that did not get the drug acted scared, like they were expecting the shock when the tunes were played. The group that did recieve the drug acted as if nothing was wrong. Then, the group that got the drug had 1 tune re-associated with the shock. While the first tune they experienced the shock did nothing since they forgot it, the second one they had re-associated with pain, they learned to ph34r [fear] again. Scientists hope to use these findings to develope a cure for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD, common in war veterans.
Uhh, yeah, I'll have my chicken in the outlet please....
A swedish firm is looking at using dead chickens as an alternative power source. They are seeking a permet that allows the annual purchase of 9,000 dead chickens, along with some other combustable waste to burn as a fuel source. They say that this is doing nearby egg ranches a favor by clearing out the dead fowl.
"Oh, I hate dat scwewy wabbit..."
Mitchell Walter who works for the missouri water treatment plant was out on the job inspecting some treatment plant property when he was accosted a rabbit, who jumped in the passenger's seat of the cart. Not to crazy right? Wrong! Hot on the rabbit's tail was a 25 lb. bobcat. The rabbit was able to leap to freedom, while Walter was still driving along in the cart with the bobcat. He suffered minor injuries received from pushing the bobcat out of the cart. A painful round of Rabies shots later, Walter figured it could have been worse. It is not know if he has demanded hazard pay yet.
Thank you lions and lionesses, this has been TLKBN, your source for retarded news updates, and I'm Rafiki the mandrill. Thank you and goodnight!
Today's quote:
Peace and Justice are two sides of the same coin.
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
Today's fact:
On april 15th, 1912, the RMS Titanic sunk on her maiden voyage, and over 1,500 people were lost to the deep. 14 years [around 10-11 years before the construction was even started] before the accident, a man who went by the name of Morgan Robertson published a fictional book of a fictional ship nearly the same size as the Titanic that hit an iceberg on a misty april night. The name of Robertson's ship? The Titan.
Special thanks:
Teensimba for submitting the daily quote.
[You can PM me daily quotes or facts, and I will try and recognize you too]