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Trendonyms.com: General David Petraeus Report

josephjs — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:06:00 -0400

General David Petraeus, the Commanding General of Multi-National Forces, Iraq and the head honcho in the war against terrorism, appeared before a joint session of the House Armed Services Committee and House Foreign Relations Committee today to give his much anticipated assessment. Tagged by josephjs under GEN, general, david, petraeus, report,

Trendonyms.com: Microwave Popcorn Lung

josephjs — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:04:00 -0400

It's a known fact that workers in factories that produce microwaveable are prone to contracting bronchiolitis obliterans, also known as popcorn lung. Enjoy your microwaveable popcorn of death. Tagged by josephjs under microwave, popcorn, lung, recall, bronchiolitis, obliterans,

Trendonyms.com: New Apple iPod Announcement

josephjs — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:53:00 -0400

The iPod hit stores on November 10th, 2001. At that time, Apple was trading on Wall Street for around $10 a share. Today, it’s trading for $140. If you had invested $10,000 in Apple when the iPod was announced, it would be worth $140,000 today. But it seems Apple isn’t done yet. Tagged by josephjs under steve, jobs, apple, ipod, announcement, iphone,

Trendonyms.com: Skybus

josephjs — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:03:00 -0400

Tagged by josephjs under skybus, airline, airlines, sky, bus, travel, business,

Trendonyms.com: Lake Tawakoni State Park Giant Spider Web

josephjs — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:45:00 -0400

45 miles east of Dallas, Texas, spiders have spun a web that stretches along 200-yards of a nature trail in the Lawakoni State Park. Seven trees and numerous bushes are blanketed by the web, which also spills across the ground. Tagged by josephjs under Lake, Tawakoni, State, Park, Texas, giant, spider, web,

Trendonyms.com: How You Doin' Matt LeBlanc

josephjs — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:03:00 -0400

Former Friends ladies man, Matt LeBlanc, is currently being sued to the tune of $1,000,000. Carmille Cerio, his ex-business manager, said that Matt signed an agreement stating that she would receive 15% of his earnings for "pilot and series derived from Friends Like Us and subsequent jobs derived henceforth." Tagged by josephjs under matt, leblanc, friends, carmille, cerlio, joey, tribbiani,

Trendonyms.com: Miss Teen South Carolina Don't Need No Edumacation

josephjs — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:31:00 -0400

On last Friday night's Miss Teen USA pageant, tragedy struck. Lauren Caitlin Upton, Miss Teen South Carolina, was asked, "Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can't locate the US on a world map. why do you think this is?" And her brain malfunctioned. Tagged by josephjs under miss, teen, south, carolina, lauren, caitlin, upton, sc, beauty, pageant,

Trendonyms.com: Cocaine Drug Submarine

josephjs — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 06:45:00 -0400

US Border Patrol agents spotted three plastic pipes skimming along the ocean's surface some 300 miles from Costa Rica. Suspicions aroused, they discovered a semi-submersible homemade submarine trying to sneak its way through international waters at a speed of seven miles-per-hour. Tagged by josephjs under cocaine, submarine, drug, smuggling,

Trendonyms.com: 59 Year Old Mike Flynt to Play Division III Football

josephjs — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:10:00 -0400

59 Year Old Mike Flynt returned to Sul Ross after a 37-year hiatus. He tried out for the Division III team, and on Wednesday, he found out he made the roster. He's a grandfather, he's eight years older than his coach, and he has two kids older than any of his teammates. Tagged by josephjs under sports, football, college, 59-year-old, mike-flynt, sul-ross,

Trendonyms.com: Aerogel and You

josephjs — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:24:00 -0400

Aerogel may very well be the next step in mankind's technological evolution. Including best insulator and lowest density solid, it holds 15 records in the Guinness Book of World Records. It is also being used to develop an insulated lining in spacesuits for the first manned-mission to Mars, scheduled for 2018. Tagged by josephjs under aerogel, nasa, guiness, book, of, world, records, insulator, lowest, density, solid,

Trendonyms.com: Christy Newlin - Cop's Wife By Day, Prostitute by Night

josephjs — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:53:00 -0400

Can you imagine finding out that your wife has been whoring herself for the last twelve years of your marriage? Not even Superman could have kept that one hidden. We don't know if we should applaud her for her cunning or bitch-slap her into next week. Tagged by josephjs under christy, newlin, sherrif, deputy, wife, prostitute, prostitution,

Trendonyms.com: Charlene Corley Charges Government Millions for Some Nuts and Bolts

josephjs — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:19:00 -0400

Charlene Corley discovered a little flaw in the government's accounting system. The government would buy two 19 cent washers; the Corleys would charge $998,798 for shipping. Three machine screws for $1.31 plus $455,009 shipping. An 89 cent split washer? Shipping will cost you $293,451. Tagged by josephjs under charlene, corley, C&D, Distributors, government, fraud, conspiracy,

Trendonyms.com: Leroy Greer's 1-800-flowers.com Gift Goes Awry

josephjs — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:52:00 -0400

Tagged by josephjs under humor, 1-800-flowers, 1-800-flowers.com, leroy, greer,

Trendonyms.com: Perseid Meteor Shower

josephjs — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:37:00 -0400

Get your wishes ready. The Perseid meteor shower is a yearly event that peaks around August 12th, at which time the rate of falling meteors, AKA falling stars, reaches over one hundred per hour. Tagged by josephjs under perseid, meteor, shower, swift-tuttle, swift, tuttle, comet, perseus, constellation,

Trendonyms.com: Perfect 10 Sues Microsoft and Other Stupid Lawsuits

josephjs — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:14:00 -0400

Perfect10, a publisher of nude model photography, is suing Microsoft for linking to websites that contain illegally obtained reproductions of their material. The suit claims that Microsoft's search engine creates unauthorized access to their images and that the search engine also indexes websites that distribute passwords to Perfect10's website. Tagged by josephjs under perfect10, perfect, 10, microsoft, lawsuit, stupid, sue,

Trendonyms.com: Barry Bonds 756 Home Run Ball Sets New Record

josephjs — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:22:00 -0400

The San Francisco Giants outfielder hit his 756th home run last night off a full-count pitch from Washington National’s pitcher Mike Bacsik, sending the ball sailing 435 feet over the right-center field wall and breaking the record that had been held by Hank Aaron for the last 33 years. What the video, read about the controversy, and hear what Hammerin' Hank had to say about it. Tagged by josephjs under barry, bonds, hand, aaron, steroids, home, run, record, 756, matt, murphy, controversy,

Hillary Clinton Nutcracker with Stainless Steel Thighs

josephjs — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:09:00 -0400

Tagged by josephjs under trendonyms, hillary, clinton, nutcracker, politics,

Trendonyms.com: ShaveEverywhere.com Shave Everywhere

josephjs — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 07:26:00 -0400

Philips Norelco launched their online campaign for the Bodygroom razor in May 2006 in order to bring to light the importance of manscaping. Manscaping, or male grooming below the beard, has been a sensitive subject in the past, but Philips Norelco's website shows a true sense of empathy and compassion for hairy-bodied men everywhere. Tagged by josephjs under shaveeverywhere.com, shave, everywhere, robe, guy, bodygroom, manscaping, philips, norelco,

Trendonyms.com: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Fastest Car in the World

josephjs — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 07:05:00 -0400

With a top speed of 251.2 miles per hour, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 can go from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds. Unfortunately, you'll only be getting 2.1 miles per gallon at full throttle, so after about twelve minutes, you'll find yourself on the side of the road with the needle on empty while old ladies flip you the bird as they pass by. Tagged by josephjs under Bugatti, Veyron, 16.4, fastest, car, in, the, world,

Trendonyms.com: Michael Vick Chew Toy

josephjs — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 06:26:00 -0400

Minnesota's minor league baseball team, the Saint Paul Saints, will be giving away 2,500 Michael Vick dog chew toys as an expression of their distaste for the Falcons quarterback's lurid affair with dog-fighting. Tagged by josephjs under michael, vick, chew, toy, atlanta, falcons, dog, fighting, football,