Sir Richard Branson has unveiled a mock-up of the rocket-powered vehicle that will carry clients into space through his Virgin Galactic business. The Virgin “spaceships” are designed to carry six passengers and two pilots to an altitude of about 140km on a sub-orbital space flight. Tickets on a Virgin Galactic flight are expected to cost…
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Blair pinched speech from The Grapes of Wrath
His promise to the party faithful that he would ‘always’ be with them earned Tony Blair a seven-minute standing ovation. But the Labour conference may have been slightly less overawed if they had realised that the Prime Minister had based the finale to his farewell speech on the words of a fugitive double murderer. Mr…
Parasitic weed seems to smell its prey
I’ve been doing some gardening lately and I’ve noticed this stuff trying to strangle out my Citronella. I thought gardening in Hawaii would be fairly easy, but there are some mystery pests that come out at night and knock the flower heads off my hibiscus, munch my tender cilantro, stomp my sunflowers, and otherwise destroy…
Update on trading my skateboard for a house….LAND!!!
Here is my brief update….followed by a short summary of my trades so far…. Update 9/28/06. I have accpeted the offer of two lots in Arkansas from a Real Estate developer/guru as a trade for my 46 rubies. I will post more when we finalize the deal. In the meantime, since, as we have learned,…
2.6 billion people lack basic sanitation
While we definitely enjoy having fun and showcasing the absurdities of life here at Incredible Fukn.us , we also consider it a part of our mission to let our readers know about some of the serious problems that plague our world. We can all laugh at the Bush Butt Plug, but the fact that our…
EWWWW! Long fingernails make record.
I’m sure this woman’s fingernails are very nice, but they gross me out. I always think of the guy in Guinness Book and the homeless guy here in Kailua ‘Mango Man’ who has nails about a foot long…gross. cd LONDON (Reuters) – Lee Redmond soaks hers in olive oil. Aaron Studham lathers his in hairspray….
Terror on flight to Honolulu
Here is one of the more bizarre local stories I’ve come across lately. The story reads like some sort of funny urban fable and I kept waiting for the bizarre punchline at the end. I would love to know more about what happened on this flight…it would make an excellent TV movie…. cd Passengers on…
Rob Greenleaf – Habit Forming Robot
Rob Greenleaf’s photo collections are among the most entertaining out there. I particularly like his ‘Humans in the Wild’ show. Rob Greenleaf – Habit Forming Robot- Humans in the Wild Collection
The Smirking Chimp – The Rove Surprises
When Rove starts talking about surprises, it might be time to invest in Haliburton or Boeing. cd The Smirking Chimp – News And Commentary from the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy Presidential advisor Karl Rove has been touting his “October surprise,” aimed at keeping Republicans in office. While ove will most certainly exploit the fear factor, the…
Tinselman: Scale Model Archive – Cities
It’s amazing there isn’t a scale model of Myrtle Creek, Oregon….but then, maybe the town is the scale model. cd Tinselman: Scale Model Archive – Cities Faithful readers of tinselman are fond of all things diminutive. And of course, nothing can be more impressive that a gigantic city, rendered in miniature form. This is why…