Wisconsin man blasts TV with shotgun to protest Bristol Palin’s lackluster dance skills: “A 67-year-old man in rural Wisconsin grabbed his shotgun and blasted his TV after witnessing Bristol Palin’s dance performance on ‘Dancing with the Stars.’ Everyone’s a critic. The shooting resulted in an all-night SWAT team standoff. (Submitterator, thanks theatrechik77)
I have no responsd for that
(Via Boing Boing.)
Mark Twain: “‘Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.'”
(Via Motivational Quotes of the Day.)
Necropanspermia: was life created by zombie cells from outer space? [Mad Science]: “
Sure, that’s maybe the most ridiculous question we’ve posed. But a new theory suggests life’s building blocks did originate in outer space, although they couldn’t have survived traveling to Earth. And with an awesome name like necropanspermia, it’s worth considering. More »
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My fave headline for the week
(Via io9.)
First delicate tendrils of the nascent IT industry: “
The original poster in the Vintage Ads LiveJournal group asks, ‘Just what would you practice on….a typewriter?’
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(Via Boing Boing.)
