Balancing act


French stuntman Henri Rochatin, a 65-year old man who loves what he does since the age of 5, celebrated his 60 years as a trapeze artist by doing a balancing performance on top of a mountain.

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Epic snowman

Tim B. from Michigan writes:

Love the site!  Keep up the good work.  Thought you might like this one – taken in Byron Center, MI (basically Grand Rapids) by myself.  The buttons are frisbees, the nose is a construction cone, and the arms are rakes.  I checked it out, it’s a real snowman.

Epic snowman

Thanks Tim

T.W.I. – Talking While Intoxicated

THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:

1. Innovative
2. Preliminary
3. Proliferation
4. Cinnamon

THINGS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:

1. Specificity
2. Anti-constitutionalistically
3. Passive-aggressive disorder
4. Transubstantiate

THINGS THAT ARE DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:

1. No thanks, I’m married.. 
2. Nope, no more booze for me!
3. Sorry, but you’re not really my type.
4.  No thanks, I’m not hungry.
5. Good evening, officer. Isn’t it lovely out tonight?
6. Oh, I couldn’t!  No one wants to hear me sing karaoke.
7.. I’m not interested in fighting you.
8. Thank you, but I won’t make any attempt to dance, I have no coordination.  I’d hate to look like a fool!
9.. Where is the nearest bathroom?  I refuse to pee on the side of the road.
10. I must be going home now, as I have to work in the morning.

Thanks Sandra R

Security levels around the world

This post is an equal opportunity offender.  It was sent to me by a fellow blogger who requested his/her name not be mentioned.

For those of you traveling abroad you might want to consider the following:

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist threats and have raised their security level from “Miffed” to “Peeved.”  Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to “Irritated” or even “A Bit Cross.”   The English have not been “A Bit Cross” since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies all but ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized from “Tiresome” to a “Bloody Nuisance.”  The last time the British issued a “Bloody Nuisance” warning level was during the great fire of 1666.

The Scots raised their threat level from “Pissed Off” to “Let’s get the Bastards”.  They don’t have any other levels and this is the reason they have been used on the front line in the British Army for the last 300 years.

 The French government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror alert level from “Run” to “Hide”.  The only two higher levels in France are “Collaborate” and “Surrender.”  The rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France ‘s white flag factory, effectively paralyzing the country’s military capability.  

It’s not only the French who are on a heightened level of alert.  Italy has increased the alert level from “Shout loudly and excitedly” to “Elaborate Military Posturing.”  Two more levels remain: “Ineffective Combat Operations” and “Change Sides.”

 The Germans also increased their alert state from “Disdainful Arrogance” to “Dress in Uniform and Sing Stiff Leg Marching Songs.”  They also have two higher levels: “Invade a Neighbor” and “Lose”.

 Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual, and the only threat they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels .

 The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarines ready to deploy.  These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms so the new Spanish Navy can get a really good look at the old Spanish Navy.

 Americans meanwhile are carrying out pre-emptive strikes, on all of their allies, just in case.

 New Zealand has also raised its security levels – from “baaa” to “BAAAA!”  Due to continuing defense cutbacks (the Air Force being a squadron of spotty teenagers flying paper planes and the Navy some toy boats in the Prime Minister’s bath).  New Zealand only has one more level of escalation, which is “fuck”, I hope Australia will come and rescue us”.

 Australia, meanwhile, has raised its security level from “No worries” to “She’ll be right, mate”.  Two more escalation levels remain, “Crikey!’, “I think we’ll need to cancel the barbie this weekend” and “The barbie is cancelled”.  So far no situation has ever warranted use of the final escalation level.

Thanks Anonymous blogger

The talking centipede

CentipedeA single guy decided life would be more fun if he had a pet.  So he went to the pet store and told the owner that he wanted to buy an unusual pet.

After some discussion, he finally bought a talking centipede, (100-legged bug), which came in a little white box to use for his house.  He took the box back home, found a good spot for the box, and decided he would start off by taking his new pet to church with him.

So he asked the centipede in the box,”Would you like to go to church with me today? We will have a good time.”

But there was no answer from his new pet..

This bothered him a bit, but he waited a few minutes and then asked again,?”How about going to church with me and receive blessings?”

But again, there was no answer from his new friend and pet.  So he waited a few minutes more, thinking about the situation.  The guy decided to invite the centipede one last time.  This time he put his face up against the centipede’s house and shouted, “Hey, in there! Would you like to go to church with me and learn about God?”

This time, a little voice came out of the box,  “I heard you the first time!  I’m still putting on my shoes!”

Thanks Gene