Milosevic applied for legal aid during his trial, claiming poverty. By law, his heirs have to launch legal action if they wish to take possession of their inheritance. Yet his son, Marko, and his widow, Mirjana Markovic, are both on the run: wanted in Serbia for fraud, they are believed to have fled to Russia….
Take the Amazing "Reading Test"
Check it out (click on the link…). [Thanks, Terry!] Reading_Test.jpg (JPEG Image, 575×600 pixels)
eBay: 1982 World's Fair PEZ, Ultra Rare! Astronaut Green Stem (item 140018612889 end time Aug-27-06 19:00:00 PDT)
“Spectacularly unique” dispenser worth $100,000????? Who knew. It’s a shame the Pez trade for the Red Devil didn’t work out (see right margin of the page if you don’t know what I am talking about…). I’m kinda sad to see the Red Devil going, but onward and upward, I guess. Yes, this IS the fabled…
Apparently we are on notice!!!
Two Stories for Chocoalte Lovers….The Horror and The Miracle!
KENOSHA, Wis. – It might sound like a chocoholic’s dream, but stepping into a vat of chocolate became a two-hour nightmare for a 21-year-old man Friday morning. The man, an employee of a Kenosha company that supplies chocolate ingredients, told police he got into the tank at Debelis Corp. to unplug it and became trapped…
Lame Airline Security Helps the Homeless in Oregon
Just when you think that lame airline security isn’t doing anyone any good, it turns out to be helping homeless families and the homeless who want to be hygenic. Support the homeless being hygenic. It’s good for them, it’s good for you, it’s good for everyone. cd EUGENE, Ore. — Toiletries discarded at the airport…
Breaking News: 9 months lost at sea!
This is epic. I hope that pictures of the boat they were on become available soon. Other details remain to be found out, things like..were there other people on board? Were they eaten? That kind of thing… cd SAN BLAS, Mexico (Reuters) – Three Mexican fishermen have been rescued after drifting for about nine months…
Pussy Bling Bling
ALEXANDRIA, Ind. – This cool cat has traded in his catnip for some bling. Sebastian, a one-year-old Persian with long black hair, sports gold crowns on his two bottom canines, which grew sticking out from his lips in an underbite similar to a bulldog’s. His owner, dentist David Steele, said he gave Sebastian gold crowns…
Hungry Sparrows sing the saddest songs
Sparrows deprived of food early in life are unable to learn the songs that attract elite mates, researchers say. If the fledglings lack adequate nutrition, the part of the brain that helps them to learn, reproduce and recognise songs fails to develop properly, a new study shows.The poorer repertoire that results is a signal to…
Dutch plan orangutan web dating
As big fans of Honolulu’s Rusti and Violet (the happy new orang couple at the Honolulu Zoo), we’re pleased to see that other orangs are on their way to finding bliss. A zoo in the Netherlands plans to set up a webcam to help its orangutans form long-distance relationships with potential mates in Indonesia. The…