Daily Archives: August 28, 2003

New penis grown on boy’s arm

Doctors have grown a new penis on a Russian boy’s arm after he lost his old one in a bizarre accident. The 16-year-old, named only as Malik, lost his penis after receiving an electric shock while urinating on an electric … Continue reading

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Butterfly House Dream Comes True

An elderly resident of a small Florida town has succeeded in creating a butterfly preserve on a public park in the Florida panhandle. ”The chamber of commerce thought I was a crazy old coot when I first proposed it,” said … Continue reading

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Schwartznegger Stakes Out Positions

and leaves them dessicated to die in the desertfrom the Boston Globe Arnold was shocked to learn that he was required to hold actual positions on the controversial issues of the day. Here is the bottom line: Medical Marijuana Gay … Continue reading

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Rock Animation Unexpected Hit

Brothers Matt and Mike Chapman tried to make it big in indie rock, and failed. So the brothers turned to Flash animation and created a Web site, www.homestarrunner.com, that is a 180-degree turn from the world of indie rock Its … Continue reading

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Have You Seen this Painting?

Is it Invaluable or Worthless? The problem for whoever stole Da Vinci’s "Yarnwinder",one of the most famous paintings in the world, is that it will be nearly impossible to sell. Everyone in the (art) world knows it is hot, so … Continue reading

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Quote of the Day

“He lived a life of a criminal and he died as a criminal at the hands of a criminal. How can they put aside for one second what John Geoghan has done?” Maryetta Dussourd, a Jamaica Plain mother whose three … Continue reading

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Musical Gaffe

Someone help me out here. I always get confused between First Edition and New Edition. Which one has Bobby Brown and which one has Kenny Rogers?

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Coming Soon to a Billboard Near You

New York-based display technology company Magink has taken a major step towards electronic paper. By creating a paste made of tiny helix-shaped particles that can be minutely manipulated with electric charges to reflect light in highly specific ways, Magink can … Continue reading

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Relative Proximity

Anyone who has even considered the possibility of Earthly events being influenced by the heavens will take pause this week to consider that Mars and Earth are closer right now than they have been at any time since the dawn … Continue reading

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Laughing in the Face of Tragedy

I am still rather new to this blogging business (the Dowbrigade has yet to celebrate its centennial edition), and so I take it as a rite of passage that today I got my first "highly offended" comment. Actually, it warmed … Continue reading

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