Across-the-Board (acrosstheboardblog.com)

Give a hand to Australian Musicians

2012-01-24T16:21:00.002-06:00

Australian Musicians need your help - Throw them a thumbs up and help them achieve worldwide recognition!

So, who has seen Battlefield 3 in real life?

2012-01-24T16:15:00.005-06:00

An exercise is Aussie ignorance

2009-05-30T02:35:00.003-05:00

Australian news can only really be described as 'tabloid' at best. The most exciting thing about it is the occasional golden opportunity to ridicule our fellow neighbours, and this video is no exception.

In case you missed it, Ramsey no longer updates this blog.

2009-05-28T22:09:00.004-05:00

Well, I think that just about says it all.

Thanks Ransey, for the fantastic Blog with a MASSIVE archive of stuff that I KNOW no one could have read all of.

Oh, and BTW 'Anonymous', we never expected any slack. We just thought that this dead blog may be able to use an update once in a while to keep the archives browsers amused. If you don't appreciate it, fair enuff, but being a prick about it isn't necessary.

Thanks Ramsey, for everything. You are a blogging legend.

Feed us your thoughts on ACB

2009-04-13T05:27:00.005-05:00

Well, anything you think needs to be said? have your say here!

Looking for payback?

2009-04-11T22:06:00.004-05:00

If you've ever boarded with someone that won't respect his housemates, if you've ever lived with someone who just won't listen when you scream STFU, if you just don't know how to get them to slow down and be quiet...
This ones for you.

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Just in case you're reading this at work...

2009-04-09T23:37:00.001-05:00

This one's for all of you who've always wanted to watch a bit of 'Safe For Work' porn.
Yeah, well you all keep saying this blogs going downhill....

A graph made with me in mind

2009-04-01T09:17:00.001-05:00

2009-03-13T19:49:00.000-05:00

see more pwn and owned pictures

New corporate bailout form

2009-02-01T09:03:00.001-06:00

Click on the image for the full size copy to print out over at Vanity Fair

Chia Obama

2009-01-31T13:41:00.003-06:00

Hail to the CH- CH- CH- CHIEF

In honoring our 44th US President, the Chia Pet company presents this

Special Edition Chia Obama

Celebrate the Change right in your own house

Watch it Grow!

The website

Great commercial

2009-01-27T13:10:00.002-06:00

Yeah, it's in Dutch, but I think we can all relate to the little differences between the genders.

The Quick 10: Facts About 10 Presidential Inaugurations

2009-01-19T23:07:00.002-06:00

1. Jimmy Carter’s inauguration was distinctive for a few reasons. First of all, he was the first president to be sworn in by a nickname. Second, his Inauguration Day parade included a Macy’s Parade-like balloon of a peanut to celebrate his past. And third, his wife, Rosalyn, was also the only First Lady (in recent history, anyway) to wear an old gown for the swearing-in ceremony. Seeing no reason it shouldn’t be worn again, she wore a dress she had worn to a gubernatorial ceremony in Georgia.

2. Zachary Taylor refused to be sworn in on a Sunday, because he was very strict about “keeping holy the Sabbath.” The position of president couldn’t just be vacant until Monday, so the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, David Rice Atchison, was brought in as a pinch hitter. There’s some debate as to whether this actually makes him the 12th president and Zachary Taylor the 13th, but obviously, it’s generally accepted that he doesn’t count. He didn’t even stake claim to the title, and repeatedly told people that he slept through most of his day as president. He must have had a good sense of humor about the whole thing, though, as evidenced by the inscription on his gravestone. Picture by Wikipedia user Umbricht

3. Calvin Coolidge had some interesting people swear him in as president. The first time, after Warren G. Harding died in office, Coolidge was sworn in by his notary public dad. They were at a farm in Vermont and had to conduct the whole thing by kerosene lamp. The second time, he was sworn in by former president William Howard Taft, who was chief justice of the Supreme Court at the time.

4. Thomas Jefferson walked to and from his own inauguration.

5. Warren G. Harding was the first to arrive at his inauguration via car.

6. When Andrew Johnson was inaugurated as vice president, he was totally trashed. He was very ill from typhoid fever and drank whiskey to try to numb the aches and pains a little. Except he overdid it and ended up slurring his way through his oaths. Then he tried to swear in the new senators

, but got too confused and had to let a Senate clerk complete his duties instead. “The inauguration went off very well except that the Vice President Elect was too drunk to perform his duties and disgraced himself and the Senate by making a drunken foolish speech,” Senator Zachariah Chandler reported. “I was never so mortified in my life, had I been able to find a hole I would have dropped through it out of sight.”

7. More than three tons of Jelly Belly jelly beans were used in Ronald Reagan’s inauguration in 1981. When he was governor of California, he developed a jelly bean habit because he was giving up smoking and the jelly beans helped distract him. He became known for it, so red, white and blue jelly beans were used for his inauguration celebrations. The blueberry Jelly Belly, in fact, was created just for this purpose.

8. Barack Obama may be using the same Bible to take his oath as Abraham Lincoln did, but Teddy Roosevelt still has one up on him: he actually wore one of Lincoln’s rings. John Hay, Roosevelt’s secretary of state, was also Abraham Lincoln’s private secretary (he was only 22 at the time) and was there when Lincoln was assassinated. Hay was given the ring by Mary Todd Lincoln and let Roosevelt use it in his 1905 inauguration.

9. The Adams presidents were apparently sore losers. When their successors were inaugurated, both John Adams and John Quincy Adams made it a point to be otherwise occupied far out of town.

10. In his inaugural address, James Buchanan announced that he wasn’t going to run for re-election. He was true to his word, and maybe that’s for the best: he’s continually ranked as one of the worst presidents the U.S. has ever had.

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Inauguration Mad-Libs

2009-01-19T23:05:00.002-06:00

In honor of this year's Inauguration Address coming up, here is a link to a funny site to make your own speech - Mad-Libs style. If you generate a funny one, copy it and add it under comments!

Finger Licking Good

2009-01-16T13:49:00.002-06:00

No Pants day

2009-01-16T05:50:00.001-06:00

2009-01-15T22:43:00.001-06:00

Get your own Poll!

2009-01-15T22:39:00.001-06:00

Plane lands in the Hudson! Check out this link for full story!

What to Wear, What to Wear...

2008-12-30T23:24:00.003-06:00

Merry Christmas Everyone!

2008-12-25T16:21:00.002-06:00

Looks like it's good for more than just protein shakes!

2008-12-12T17:05:00.002-06:00

An interesting exit interview

2008-12-11T07:12:00.001-06:00

Click on the link to read the full interview . It's hilarious!

Clever Hiring Ad?!?!

2008-12-03T06:25:00.002-06:00

Don't mess with the candy, man!

2008-12-01T10:56:00.001-06:00

Neighbor uses lawn decoration to subdue knife-wielding man

When a drunken neighbor came over and threatened his Thanksgiving guests with a kitchen knife, one Del Paso Heights man allegedly took matters - and a plastic candy cane - into his own hands.

In what police said was self-defense, the man used the two-foot plastic lawn decoration to beat 49-year-old Donald Kercell until police could take Kercell into custody, said Sacramento Police spokesman Sgt. Norm Leong.

Kercell allegedly became intoxicated, went over to a neighbor's home on the 3600 block of Dayton Street early Thursday evening and began waving a kitchen knife at people gathered on the lawn, Leong said.

When Kercell cut a few people's clothing, Leong said, a man at the home decided to fight back. Other people at the home called police.

Leong said the candy cane-wielding man does not face any charges. The knife-wielding man, however, was arrested and booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.

Source: Sacto 911

Tug of War?!??!

2008-12-01T07:58:00.001-06:00

Hilariously Weird Tug of War - Watch more free videos

Mysterious samurai saves Police in UK

2008-12-01T07:30:00.000-06:00

A samurai sword wielding vigilante has come to the rescue of two Police officers when they were attacked by an armed gang in South Shields, England.

http://www.3news.co.nz/News/NewsDisplay/tabid/209/articleID/18823/Default.aspx

Think twice before you try to trap an asian girl

2008-12-01T07:11:00.000-06:00

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It must have hurt!

2008-12-01T06:59:00.000-06:00

For our kilt wearing crowd

2008-11-25T08:38:00.003-06:00

Here's a stool designed to hold your butt, and your johnson.

Soccer Freestyler

2008-11-24T09:22:00.000-06:00

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Crazy rollerblade-bottle music

2008-11-24T09:17:00.000-06:00

Human Creative Painting

2008-11-22T22:26:00.002-06:00

Check out more at this link.

Safe baby handling tips

2008-11-21T09:17:00.002-06:00

From "Safey Baby Handling Tips" by David and Kelly Sipp

Kids today

2008-11-19T11:20:00.001-06:00

Science fair projects weren't this creative when I was a kid.

Which came first, the song or the video?

2008-11-07T07:23:00.000-06:00

Ever wonder what music videos (in case you don't know what they are, they're what they used to play on MTV, before Ashton Kutcher and Cribs) would be like if they sang about what was in the video? Sort of a video came before the song thing? Keep that in mind and laugh at this:

Palin 2012?

2008-11-05T13:34:00.002-06:00

Here's a well edited video of a Palin/McCain debate.

Airmail Wallet

2008-11-05T07:08:00.001-06:00

The AirMail wallet is made of a single sheet of super-strong Tyvek that feels like paper but is virtually indestructible. Being stitchless, the wallet has the luxury of expanding without looking like a bloated pervy old man after 3 jugs of beer. It's environment-friendly too; the wallet is made of 25% recycled plastic.

ELECTION DAY

2008-11-04T09:57:00.002-06:00

Don't forget to vote today!! No matter who you vote for, just vote! Let your voice be heard.

No matter who gets elected, let's try to give him a chance to do his best!

Happy Halloween!!!

2008-11-01T01:00:00.000-05:00

Japanese Air Sex

2008-10-28T06:32:00.000-05:00

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Looking forward to the future of space travel?

2008-10-27T22:12:00.003-05:00

John Carmack's Armadillo Aerospace has won the $US350,000 Level One X-Prize Lunar Lander Challenge.

Their spaceship blasted off the designated area, got up to 150 feet, and then hovered for 90 seconds at that altitude to land with absolute precision on a pad 150 feet away.

Blowing up balloon with ears!!!?!?!?

2008-10-24T06:15:00.002-05:00

Google Phone vs. 3G iPhone, the showdown!

2008-10-23T08:25:00.000-05:00

A friend of mine, Ferris, fellow co-worker, received his new “Google Phone” in the mail today. If you didn’t hear in the news, today was the launch of the new T-Mobile cell phone — named the G1. This phone runs the Google Android operating system. Complete with a touchscreen, QWERTY keyboard, GPS, Wi-Fi, bluetooth, etc — you know, all that good stuff.

Anyways, I shot a quick video blog to show and compare the G1 “Google Phone” to the recently released 3G iPhone. Watch my complete video blog about the two phones below…

P.S. You may remember Ferris from a hilarious video blog that he was featured in previously — he had a “half” cell phone that miraculously was still working.

Don't try to fight it, you're a thief either way

2008-10-21T08:46:00.003-05:00

Pirated from xkcd.com

102 Years Ago

2008-10-19T22:03:00.002-05:00

The year is 1906.
One hundred and two years ago.
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some of the U.S. statistics for the Year 1906:

The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years.
Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone
A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars.
There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!
The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents per hour.
The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year .
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at HOME.
Ninety percent of all U.S. doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION! Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press AND the government as “substandard.”
Sugar cost four cents a pound.
Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.
Five leading causes of death in the U.S. were:
1. Pneumonia and influenza
2. Tuberculosis
3. Diarrhea
4. Heart disease
5. Stroke
The American flag had 45 stars.
Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska hadn’t been admitted to the Union yet..
The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!!!!
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea hadn’t been invented yet.There was no Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.
Two out of every 10 U.S. adults couldn’t read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, “Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health.” ( Shocking? DUH! )
Eighteen percent of households in the U.S. had at least one full-time servant or domestic help.
There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE ! U.S.A. !

Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.

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Insane Hot Wing Eating Contest

2008-10-16T09:54:00.001-05:00

The first pie chart

2008-10-14T08:09:00.002-05:00

Yikes!

2008-10-14T07:54:00.002-05:00

What's going on here?

2008-10-13T10:36:00.004-05:00

Stupid Warning Label #2

2008-10-13T10:03:00.000-05:00

Stupid Warning Label #1

2008-10-13T10:00:00.002-05:00

Smile for Today

2008-10-13T09:48:00.001-05:00

More funny videos from the "Contagious" channel at Heavy.com

Theres nothing like an explosive breakup

2008-10-13T04:53:00.008-05:00

Check out this great video of the controlled destructive re-entry of the European Space Agency's Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle.
The breakup itself began at an altitude of about 47 miles and produced some 600 fragments of 22-44 lb. in mass. The debris field covered a 125 x 1,250 mi. corridor about 1,250 mi. east of New Zealand and 1,675 mi. south of French Polynesia.

Check out the full video here (41MB).

Men Vending Machine

2008-10-12T08:33:00.000-05:00

Gomibako (Trash Can): Tetris but with Garbage

2008-10-12T07:09:00.002-05:00

Untitled from cave on Vimeo.

Great music, unlimited Häagen-Daz ice cream, and a bed .. Heaven!

2008-10-11T23:40:00.001-05:00

Dolce Heavenly Concert Japan - video powered by Metacafe

How to Carve a Pumpkin

2008-10-10T21:42:00.004-05:00

I love Halloween! I couldn't resist adding one more Halloween how-to video. This video has 10 total video segments on selecting just the right pumpkin, what kind of supplies you will need, how to properly gut a pumpkin, and many other helpful hints. The video below is an introduction to the video segment. To view the other ones as well, click this link.

How to Apply Heath Ledger Joker Make-Up

2008-10-10T21:19:00.006-05:00

If you want to be the Heath Ledger Joker for Halloween, this video will help you look awesome! The man doing the video, Roger Bennett Riggle, is professional make-up artist. The video below will go over each supply you will need to make the perfect Joker face for this Halloween. After watching the video, click on this link and it will have the rest of the video clips (there are 6 total video segments) to the creating the latex mouth scars, applying the make-up, and everything you need to know to complete your Joker costume.

Literary Rules

2008-10-10T12:35:00.001-05:00

Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.

And don’t start a sentence with a conjunction.

It is wrong to ever split an infinitive.

Avoid clichés like the plague. (They’re old hat)

Also, always avoid annoying alliteration.

Be more or less specific.

Remarks in brackets (however relevant) are (usually) (but not always) unnecessary.

Also too, never, ever use repetitive redundancies.

No sentence fragments.

Contractions aren’t necessary and shouldn’t be used.

Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.

Do not be redundant; do not use more words than necessary; it’s highly superfluous.

One should NEVER generalize.

Comparisons are as bad as clichés.

Don’t use no double negatives.

Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.

One-word sentences? Eliminate.

Analogies in writing are like feathers on a snake.

The passive voice is to be ignored.

Eliminate commas, that are, not necessary. Parenthetical words however should be enclosed in commas.

Never use a big word when a diminutive one would suffice.

Kill all exclamation points!!!

Use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them.

Understatement is always the absolute best way to put forth earth shaking ideas.

Use the apostrophe in it’s proper place and omit it when its not needed.

Eliminate quotations. As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.”

If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: Resist hyperbole; not one writer in a million can use it correctly.

Puns are for children, not groan readers.

Go around the barn at high noon to avoid colloquialisms.

Even if a mixed metaphor sings, it should be derailed.

Who needs rhetorical questions?

Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.

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The hammerhead

2008-10-10T04:38:00.003-05:00

The blue screen challenge winner

2008-10-09T07:54:00.003-05:00

Old - but good. I thought every media manager with a six figure salary knew what a blue screen was.

Hard to believe he needs help dating

2008-10-08T11:55:00.000-05:00

Funny Law Firm Names

2008-10-08T09:42:00.004-05:00

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Oh no they didn't!

2008-10-08T07:57:00.003-05:00

I guess when you're a tiny little airline like Spirit Air, any old sales idea will do.

A day in the life of Neo

2008-10-08T07:20:00.001-05:00

Ever wondered why dragsters don't use retreads?

2008-10-08T07:18:00.002-05:00

You should try this. No, really.

2008-10-08T04:27:00.003-05:00

Just one more reason to love high FPS cameras

2008-10-07T22:14:00.002-05:00

The Shy Mooners Ass Panel

2008-10-07T22:09:00.002-05:00

Ya think?

2008-10-07T19:26:00.001-05:00

The reason for the first rule of fight club....

2008-10-07T18:41:00.002-05:00

Halloween is going to SUCK this year

2008-10-06T22:48:00.001-05:00

Across-the-Board is back! (don't call it a come back)

2008-10-06T22:30:00.007-05:00

Across-the-Board is back! Now armed with a team of bloggers to provide you with quality entertainment. Stay tuned in the coming days as Lee, Celeste, Grace, Chris and Daniel start posting on A.C.B.

http://www.ramseymohsen.com/

Alpha-Bits are Back

2008-10-06T16:24:00.003-05:00

As a mother of four kids, I find myself down the cereal aisle every shopping trip. A few months ago, during one of my excursions, I came across a so-call "new" cereal. I stood there laughing as I took a picture of.........

Apparently Alpha-Bits are "new." What in the world was I eating when I was a kid over 20 years ago?

I got to thinking about all the things that appear "new" to this new generation of the world: Transformers, My Little Pony, Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, etc. Instead of being new, they are regurgitated back into newer forms and labeled as "new" instead of "the return of 80's stuff" (or something more eloquent).

Nothing makes me feel quite as old when my kids say, "You mean they had Transformers when you were a kid?"

Am I missing two extra days?

2008-10-06T16:10:00.001-05:00

So, apparently somewhere in the world they have 9 days a week. Must be nice.

Who the hell has time to decipher this?

2008-10-06T14:38:00.002-05:00

Reporters don't need no math skills!

2008-10-06T13:53:00.000-05:00

The Internet

2008-10-06T08:53:00.004-05:00

Giving big brothers everywhere even better ways to torture little sisters.

A call for help to Across-the-Board readers.

2008-09-14T19:18:00.004-05:00

Hello Across-the-Board readers. As you've noticed the past few weeks -- for the first time since this blog was started, there has been a long period in which I've been unable to update ACB every weekday. To you loyal reader who've kept ACB in your bookmarks and RSS feed readers -- thank you.

It's at this point that I'm at a crossroads. I've been busy, there is no hiding the truth. However, I do not want to shut down Across-the-Board. I've just not had the time as I did before to dedicate my time here. I've also been spending time at http://www.ramseymohsen.com/.

I've recieved suggestions in that allowing other contributers and authors to ACB would help sustain its life, since so many of you hate to see it go.

I like the idea.

If you would like to be considered a author and contributer to Across-the-Board, please write in the comments of this post or write an email to ramsey@ramseym.com describing;

1.) Why would you like to help Across-the-Board?
2.) What, if any experience do you have in blogging? (show me examples)
3.) If you have traveled 4.8 miles in 24 minutes, what was your average speed, in miles per hour?

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http://www.ramseymohsen.com/

Michael Phelps Breakfast in 5-Minutes

2008-09-01T00:10:00.003-05:00

Michale Phelp's Poor Sportsmanship

2008-09-01T00:04:00.001-05:00

The LSD cat.

2008-08-26T21:00:00.001-05:00

Video blog: 'Kansas City Airshow '08, Downtown Airport'

2008-08-26T03:29:00.001-05:00

Check out this footage I shot while attending the 2008 Kansas City Downtown Airshow at the Charles B. Wheeler Airport. I somehow scored an interview with Kansas City’s own, Thunderbird Pilot Dyon Douglas! Probably the craziest thing I saw that I captured footage of was a “how it works” explanation of a jet powered porta potty that goes over 70 MPH.

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www.ramseymohsen.com

Tiger Woods, walks on water.

2008-08-20T23:40:00.003-05:00

The Dark Knight... kiddy version.

2008-08-17T18:16:00.002-05:00

World's Worst Olympic Swimming Trial

2008-08-14T21:17:00.001-05:00

Dude, this guy can rock the piano.

2008-08-13T21:43:00.001-05:00

Taking a bath in the Burger King sink (WTF!)

2008-08-12T23:35:00.001-05:00

A Good Sexy Screenname Is Hard To Find

2008-08-12T22:28:00.001-05:00

American Idol Auditions, Kansas City

2008-08-11T04:38:00.001-05:00

This past Friday, American Idol rolled into Kansas City to hold round one auditions for Season 8. Of course, I grabbed my camera and video blogged the craziness. It was great -- I really met a lot of cool people in the couple hours I walked around. One thing I found surprising, the majority of people were practically fighting to sing for the camera ...and they were actually all pretty good! Check out my audio blog on Utterz and my video blog below. P.s. You'll be crackin' up when you meet "Mr. Banana Man", a memorable character for sure. Enjoy!

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Crazy Sprinkler Lady

2008-08-09T19:19:00.001-05:00

Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad

2008-08-07T08:38:00.000-05:00

(thanks Carrie)

Vegas has everything, it really does.

2008-08-06T00:24:00.000-05:00

Landlord rams Hummer into renter's house.

2008-08-06T00:23:00.000-05:00

Police have arrested a Newark area landlord who allegedly rammed his Hummer into a renter's house, claiming the tenants were behind on their rent.

New Castle County Police spokesman Cpl. Trinidad Navarro said the 30-year-old landlord crashed the SUV into a home on Lute Court in Harmony Woods about 3 a.m. Thursday.

A 50-year-old woman and her 53-year-old husband sleeping inside and were jolted awake by a loud crash and the house shaking. Officers learned the man was the landlord and went to his home and saw the damaged Hummer with a pine branch stuck in the front bumper.

Invisible ramp.

2008-08-06T00:22:00.000-05:00

Dude has sex with 400 cows.

2008-08-06T00:21:00.000-05:00

A man with an insatiable animal fetish was arrested after allegedly having sex with 400 cows. The 53-year-old cleaner told police he did not fancy women and only cows and horses got him randy.

Getulino Ferreira Paraizo said he chose the more tranquil animals before engaging in sex acts with them.

But police say it is even more bizarre. They accuse him of torturing the animals, sometimes ripping out their eyes before having sex with them and then killing them.

Among the clues he left behind at every scene were empty packages of the same cookies. Police found another packet on him when they arrested him.

WTF? This is life?

2008-08-06T00:20:00.000-05:00

Stop saying this word please.

2008-08-06T00:17:00.001-05:00

Escalator accident -- uh, wow.

2008-08-06T00:16:00.000-05:00

Raw Video: Escalator accident in Japan

Dude calls 911 to report slot machine stole his money

2008-08-06T00:09:00.001-05:00

47-year-old Carlos Gutierrez was at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino early Monday and called 911 to say the slot machine stole his money. The report says Gutierrez left the casino to place a second 911 call to say the same thing.

He was arrested and charged with making a false 911 call. He's being held with no bail set. On Sunday another man was arrested after calling 911 five times during an argument with his brother. He demanded that dispatchers send deputies to help sort things out.

And in northern Florida last week, a Jacksonville man called 911 to complain that a Subway left the sauce off a spicy Italian sandwich.