Streaming audio solutions / Sunday dinner back again? / Pathetic criminals / Blogthings
Seems I've found a solution to my streaming audio inaction problem, because Rock 101 on the radio has encountered static again. I remembered that I had a radio station on Audioscrobbler / Last.fm - definitely using that since it's made up of what I like, and it's been awesome so far! I know, I'm lazy if I can't click the "resume streaming" link on the Rock 101 audio player page... but this is an alternative. ;)
Jon emailed a bunch of us about Sunday dinners possibly being back again this weekend at Jeremy's. Summer fare is what they're going for - salads sound good! Nathan seconds that, Lesley can't make it (yay for non-confusion... Gmail notifier made me think it was Chung replying for a bit!), Andrea's going to Chuck's grad (CAPITALIZE!) in Toronto, and I am definitely there! Let's just say it's a good thing that certain people aren't on this email list because we reply to everyone on the list, no fooling! Also: I love these hot pepper rings. Too bad I can't open these jars by myself since I'm terrible at it!
Today's Pathetic Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
Not only was convicted child rapist and murderer Arthur Goode disliked by the families of his victims and the community as a whole, but he couldn't even scrounge up an ounce of respect from his fellow inmates while in prison. His was the first Florida execution that wasn't protested by the other men on death row, and it's even been rumored that Ted Bundy once stole his cookies!
Goode was a life-long pedophile who would endlessly rant about having sex with young boys to anyone who would listen. He sent maniacal letters from prison to the parents of his victims, which included graphic retellings of the crimes, and he smugly announced to reporters that he would carry a picture of child actor Ricky Schroeder with him to the electric chair.
On the day of his execution (April 5, 1984), Goode finally began to lose his composure. His obsession for kiddie sex was replaced with incoherent worries such as whether or not he should eat his ice cream or his peanut butter cups first, and who would scratch his nose for him if it started to itch once he was strapped down in the electric chair. Eyewitness reports claim that Goode finally broke down minutes prior to the execution and claimed remorse for his crimes, then died while sobbing pathetically -- without the aforementioned Ricky Schroeder picture.
Culled from: Last Suppers: Famous Final Meals from Death Row
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I'm generally quite staunchly anti-death penalty (see WM3.Org for a good reason why), but this guy? Oh, to have been a fly on the wall...
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Wretched Recommendations!
Alastair writes to let us know about a fun-sounding bathroom reader:
5 People Who Died During Sex, and 100 Other Terribly Tasteless Lists by Karl Shaw
Here's the description from Amazon:
Prepare to be amazed, appalled, disgusted, and hugely entertained by this compendium of indelicate oddities. Nothing is too inane, too insane, too bizarre, or too distasteful for this incredible, seemingly impossible, but absolutely true collection of facts from across the ages and around the world.
Did you know...
... that Pope Benedict XII was such a hardened boozer that he inspired the expression "drunk as a pope"? (From "10 Historic Drunks")
...that as a special honeymoon treat, Prince Charles read Princess Diana passages from the works of Carl Jung and Laurens van der Post? (From "History's 10 Least Romantic Honeymoons")
... that the best-dressed gentlemen in medieval England exposed their genitals below a short-fitting tunic? (From "History's 10 Greatest Fashion Mistakes")
...that Alfred Hitchcock suffered from ovophobia - fear of eggs? (From "10
Phobias of the Famous")
... that King Louis XIV only took three baths in his lifetime, each of them under protest?
(From "10 Great Unwashed")
... that in 1930, Sears customers became enraged when the catalog was first printed on glossy, non-absorbent paper?
(From "12 Magical Moments in Toilet Paper History")
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Morbid Mirth Du Jour!
You've heard of Tickle-Me Elmo - now there's Tickle-Me Emo! Complete with razor blades!
I have the book mentioned above! Hahaha, I made my sibs get it for me as a birthday present one year from Chapters. :D
Jon emailed a bunch of us about Sunday dinners possibly being back again this weekend at Jeremy's. Summer fare is what they're going for - salads sound good! Nathan seconds that, Lesley can't make it (yay for non-confusion... Gmail notifier made me think it was Chung replying for a bit!), Andrea's going to Chuck's grad (CAPITALIZE!) in Toronto, and I am definitely there! Let's just say it's a good thing that certain people aren't on this email list because we reply to everyone on the list, no fooling! Also: I love these hot pepper rings. Too bad I can't open these jars by myself since I'm terrible at it!
Today's Pathetic Yet Truly Morbid Fact!
Not only was convicted child rapist and murderer Arthur Goode disliked by the families of his victims and the community as a whole, but he couldn't even scrounge up an ounce of respect from his fellow inmates while in prison. His was the first Florida execution that wasn't protested by the other men on death row, and it's even been rumored that Ted Bundy once stole his cookies!
Goode was a life-long pedophile who would endlessly rant about having sex with young boys to anyone who would listen. He sent maniacal letters from prison to the parents of his victims, which included graphic retellings of the crimes, and he smugly announced to reporters that he would carry a picture of child actor Ricky Schroeder with him to the electric chair.
On the day of his execution (April 5, 1984), Goode finally began to lose his composure. His obsession for kiddie sex was replaced with incoherent worries such as whether or not he should eat his ice cream or his peanut butter cups first, and who would scratch his nose for him if it started to itch once he was strapped down in the electric chair. Eyewitness reports claim that Goode finally broke down minutes prior to the execution and claimed remorse for his crimes, then died while sobbing pathetically -- without the aforementioned Ricky Schroeder picture.
Culled from: Last Suppers: Famous Final Meals from Death Row
**********************************************************************
I'm generally quite staunchly anti-death penalty (see WM3.Org for a good reason why), but this guy? Oh, to have been a fly on the wall...
*******
Wretched Recommendations!
Alastair writes to let us know about a fun-sounding bathroom reader:
5 People Who Died During Sex, and 100 Other Terribly Tasteless Lists by Karl Shaw
Here's the description from Amazon:
Prepare to be amazed, appalled, disgusted, and hugely entertained by this compendium of indelicate oddities. Nothing is too inane, too insane, too bizarre, or too distasteful for this incredible, seemingly impossible, but absolutely true collection of facts from across the ages and around the world.
Did you know...
... that Pope Benedict XII was such a hardened boozer that he inspired the expression "drunk as a pope"? (From "10 Historic Drunks")
...that as a special honeymoon treat, Prince Charles read Princess Diana passages from the works of Carl Jung and Laurens van der Post? (From "History's 10 Least Romantic Honeymoons")
... that the best-dressed gentlemen in medieval England exposed their genitals below a short-fitting tunic? (From "History's 10 Greatest Fashion Mistakes")
...that Alfred Hitchcock suffered from ovophobia - fear of eggs? (From "10
Phobias of the Famous")
... that King Louis XIV only took three baths in his lifetime, each of them under protest?
(From "10 Great Unwashed")
... that in 1930, Sears customers became enraged when the catalog was first printed on glossy, non-absorbent paper?
(From "12 Magical Moments in Toilet Paper History")
*******
Morbid Mirth Du Jour!
You've heard of Tickle-Me Elmo - now there's Tickle-Me Emo! Complete with razor blades!
| You Would Be a Pet Dog |
 You're friendly, loyal, and an all-around good sport. People love to be near you. You are very open with your feelings, and you're quite vocal in expressing them. You are sincere and kind. You love many people - without any sort of agenda. Why you would make a great pet: You're content to chill out with your friends Why you would make a bad pet: You always find yourself getting into trouble What you would love about being a dog: Running around and playing What you would hate about being a dog: Being left home alone while everyone else is out having fun |
| Your Power Element is Wood |
 Your power colors: green and brown Your energy: generative Your season: spring Like a tree, you are always growing and changing. And while your life is dynamic, you are firmly grounded. You have high morals and great confidence in yourself and others. You have a wide set of interests, and you make for interesting company. |
I have the book mentioned above! Hahaha, I made my sibs get it for me as a birthday present one year from Chapters. :D
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