After the egg hunt on Easter Sunday, the young farm boy decided to play a prank. He went to the chicken coop and replaced every single egg with a brightly colored one.
A few minutes later the rooster walked in saw all the colored eggs, then stormed outside and killed the peacock.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Vote for the world's oddest book titles
Vote for the world's oddest book titles | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "LONDON — 'How Green Were the Nazis?' could be the title to beat this year for the Bookseller/Diagram Prize for oddest book title.
The book by Thomas Zeller, Franz-Josef Bruggemeier and Mark Cioc is billed as the first to examine the environmental policies of the Third Reich. It is published by Ohio University Press.
Other nominees announced Friday:
'The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: a guide to field identification,' by Julian Montague.
'Tattooed Mountain Women and Spoon Boxes of Daghestan,' by Robert Chenciner, Gabib Ismailov, Magomedkhan Magomedkhanov and Alex Binnie.
'Di Mascio's Delicious Ice Cream, Di Mascio of Coventry, an Ice Cream Company of Repute, With an Interesting and Varied Fleet of Ice Cream Vans,' by Roger De Boer, Harvey Francis Pitcher, and Alan Wilkinson.
'Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Seaweed Symposium.'
'Better Never To Have Been: the Harm of Coming Into Existence,' by David Benatar.
The winner will be chosen by the public. You can vote online at http://www.thebookseller.com. The prize will be announced on April 13.
Last year's winner was 'People Who Don't Know They're Dead: How They Attach Themselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do About It,' by Gary Leon Hill."
The book by Thomas Zeller, Franz-Josef Bruggemeier and Mark Cioc is billed as the first to examine the environmental policies of the Third Reich. It is published by Ohio University Press.
Other nominees announced Friday:
'The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: a guide to field identification,' by Julian Montague.
'Tattooed Mountain Women and Spoon Boxes of Daghestan,' by Robert Chenciner, Gabib Ismailov, Magomedkhan Magomedkhanov and Alex Binnie.
'Di Mascio's Delicious Ice Cream, Di Mascio of Coventry, an Ice Cream Company of Repute, With an Interesting and Varied Fleet of Ice Cream Vans,' by Roger De Boer, Harvey Francis Pitcher, and Alan Wilkinson.
'Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Seaweed Symposium.'
'Better Never To Have Been: the Harm of Coming Into Existence,' by David Benatar.
The winner will be chosen by the public. You can vote online at http://www.thebookseller.com. The prize will be announced on April 13.
Last year's winner was 'People Who Don't Know They're Dead: How They Attach Themselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do About It,' by Gary Leon Hill."
Florida girl's case of chronic hiccups returns
Florida girl's case of chronic hiccups returns | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "Jennifer Mee, who hiccuped close to 50 times each waking minute for more than five weeks starting Jan. 23, began hiccuping again Thursday morning after a nose bleed, said her mother, Rachel Robidoux."
TV Reporter Cat Attack
Amazing video of a TV reporter at WJW, Fox-8 in Cleveland being attacked by a cat live on the air. Studio immediately cuts to tape; reporter returns at end of clip.
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