Frantic TV searching with relief at the end of the tunnel / Water torture, executions, and forklifts
Tonight at 8, I turned on Channel 9 (as instructed by my sister) and discovered Corner Gas on instead of the expected 24! Then I went to Channel 2 (the TV listings) and saw the entire listings for the 8 PM shows... no 24! So then I was quite frantic (addiction already...), and Googled stuff about Vancouver TV listings until I found Global TV's website... Channel 11 it was! To my immense relief, I found that 24 is on at 10... PHEW! I think I forgot to take my parents' satellite TV stuff into account when my sister told me that the show was on Channel 9, so good for me! But I got Randal's voicemail when I tried calling him afterwards... I basically hung up on the greeting, haha. Maybe I'll email him and hope he gets it in time... if not, I'm sure I destroyed trust anyhow! =/ (or maybe I should stop being so down on myself / emo / imagining such scenarios whenever this kind of thing happens, haha)
I watched Wife Swap, and now I'm watching Super Nanny. "Cool" family switching places with "cowboy" family, and these two marine biologists needing help to parent these two energetic hyper kids... next on the agenda is 24! Speaking of email, I need to send Sarah Rowlett a message to ask about the status of my Christmas card / Vancouver postcard.. and tell her that I'll be sending a birthday card AND a wedding card next month! :D
Today's Frantic Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
Hippolytus de Marsiliis, a sixteenth-century lawyer, is credited with the invention of a particularly subtle form of water torture. Having observed how drops of water falling one by one on a stone gradually wore away a hollow, he applied the method to the human body. Victims were strapped down so that they could not move, and cold water was then dripped slowly on to a small area of the body. The forehead was found to be the most suitable point for this form of torture: prisoners could see each drop coming, and were gradually driven frantic.
Culled from: The History of Torture
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Update Du Jour!
FFA1234 isn't so sure about the validity of the January 20, 2007 MFDJ about the beheading of Mary Queen Of Scots:
"From what I've read (Antonia Fraser and other sources), the first blow given Mary Queen of Scots DID NOT render her unconscious, and that she cried out after the blow. At which point the executioner had to 'hack away' at his botched job before her head was separated from her body. This leaves the reader to imply that there were more than two strokes needed to finish the job. Also, when the executioner picked up the head, he was left with only a wig in his grasp, as the head toppled back to the floor. All in all, a pretty poor performance rating for the executioner!"
Oh, I hate when sources collide like this! But your story is more interesting, so let's go with that one.
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Morbid Mirth Du Jour!
It may be in German, but it's still the best forklift training video I've ever seen on the internet! Thanks to Windbob for the link.
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Morbid Trinket Du Jour!
How could I have stumbled blindly through so many torturous years of life without ever being aware of the existence of Haunt World Magazine? Thanks to Elizabeth for the link.
I watched Wife Swap, and now I'm watching Super Nanny. "Cool" family switching places with "cowboy" family, and these two marine biologists needing help to parent these two energetic hyper kids... next on the agenda is 24! Speaking of email, I need to send Sarah Rowlett a message to ask about the status of my Christmas card / Vancouver postcard.. and tell her that I'll be sending a birthday card AND a wedding card next month! :D
Today's Frantic Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
Hippolytus de Marsiliis, a sixteenth-century lawyer, is credited with the invention of a particularly subtle form of water torture. Having observed how drops of water falling one by one on a stone gradually wore away a hollow, he applied the method to the human body. Victims were strapped down so that they could not move, and cold water was then dripped slowly on to a small area of the body. The forehead was found to be the most suitable point for this form of torture: prisoners could see each drop coming, and were gradually driven frantic.
Culled from: The History of Torture
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Update Du Jour!
FFA1234 isn't so sure about the validity of the January 20, 2007 MFDJ about the beheading of Mary Queen Of Scots:
"From what I've read (Antonia Fraser and other sources), the first blow given Mary Queen of Scots DID NOT render her unconscious, and that she cried out after the blow. At which point the executioner had to 'hack away' at his botched job before her head was separated from her body. This leaves the reader to imply that there were more than two strokes needed to finish the job. Also, when the executioner picked up the head, he was left with only a wig in his grasp, as the head toppled back to the floor. All in all, a pretty poor performance rating for the executioner!"
Oh, I hate when sources collide like this! But your story is more interesting, so let's go with that one.
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Morbid Mirth Du Jour!
It may be in German, but it's still the best forklift training video I've ever seen on the internet! Thanks to Windbob for the link.
*******
Morbid Trinket Du Jour!
How could I have stumbled blindly through so many torturous years of life without ever being aware of the existence of Haunt World Magazine? Thanks to Elizabeth for the link.
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