Posted in Scored Deaths on Dec 17th, 2007
This one hurts. Not so much the death itself, because it had been expected for a couple of years now, but the timing. I had been carrying Fogelberg on my list for two years, and dropped him off my list on Oct 1st in favor of Tony Snow (who is still alive). My logic, which seems a little flawed looking back, was that there were no updates on his health since late 2006. I assumed that no news meant he had not deteriorated or had any major events in his health. I guess the all important lesson her is that if you notice that there are no new health updates on someone with a terminal disease, it’s probably because the family has retreated into privacy with everything, rather than making announcements ala Tammy Faye Messner Baker. Oh well… seven years of running this game, and I’m still learning. Read more... (352 words, estimated 1:24 mins reading time)
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Posted in Random Crap on Dec 16th, 2007
Brian Sean Griffith!
Ghoulpool.us EXCLUSIVE! StayPuff Marshmallow Man Without His Makeup
Famous for: Paying a guy to club Nancy Kerrigan in the knee. Griffith was Tonya Harding’s bodyguard. Born Shawn Eckardt, changed his name in attempt to put the past behind him. Also what you call the dog from Family Guy when your tongue is frozen to a pole.
Cause of death: The Joker told him to think about the future and then shot him.
Actual Cause of death: Pending, but for now they’re saying “natural causes.”
Age: 40. Natural causes? What’d he do, O.D. on unicorn blood? Read more... (119 words, 1 image, estimated 29 secs reading time)
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Posted in Random Crap on Dec 15th, 2007
Julia Carson, the first black congresswoman from Indiana, died today at the age of 69. Carson’s death came three weeks after she announced she had been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and followed years of health troubles.
I mention this on Ghoulpool.us because I know she has been a popular pick for the 2008 game. She was already on 38% of the lists that have been submitted.
Carson was first elected to Congress in 1996. She championed children’s issues, women’s rights and efforts to reduce homelessness and was a staunch opponent of the war in Iraq. Read more... (147 words, estimated 35 secs reading time)
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Posted in Random Crap on Dec 13th, 2007
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about the whack jobs that are infesting Missouri, and lo and behold, here comes another one.
It seems that a certain Timothy Krajcir from Cape Girardeau (the bootheel in southeast Missouri) is a confessed serial killer. That isn’t all, though. Roughly 30 years ago, this guy enrolled in college to study psychology and the criminal justice system. Not because he wanted to be a good guy, but so he could learn how to beat the good guys at their own game. Over the next six years, Krajcir murdered at least six women in two states, covering up his crimes in part by using what he learned at Southern Illinois University. Read more... (370 words, estimated 1:29 mins reading time)
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Posted in Random Crap on Dec 12th, 2007
What is a heart attack?
Alex Trebec, of Jeopardy! and mustache fame, had a little health issue this week. It seems his heart gave him a little jump, but oh so meekly. It was a heart attack in the truest Canadian fashion. Just a little peek-a-boo, and nary a word or an inconvenience otherwise.
Trebec (who, for the record, looks much better with his mustache than without) is 67, and spent Monday night in the hospital while doctors and nurses probed and prodded him making sure he doesn’t suffer a Daily Double. Read more... (273 words, estimated 1:06 mins reading time)
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Posted in Random Crap on Dec 11th, 2007
It seems perfect for the Generation X and Generation Y crowd, but unfortunately for the business selling these – they aren’t the one’s dying by the thousands each day.
YouTombstone.com?
This could be perfect for some people in some situations. The following could have their “Best Of” videos playing, each titled something like this:
Monty Hall – video of him screaming “Let’s Make A Deal!!”
Paris Hilton – Her porn video, but with the name changed to “One Eternity In Paris”
Arnold Schwarzenegger – “I’ll Be Back, Thanks To The Kennedy Secret Cryogenic Labs”
George Bush – “Mission Accomplished”
Britney Spears – “Oops, I Finally Did It” Read more... (302 words, 1 image, estimated 1:12 mins reading time)
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Posted in Random Crap on Dec 10th, 2007
A really boring article that says what we all knew anyway. Broken hearts kill. You feel bad, you eat more and/or worse, you smoke, you drink more, and you end up holed away in your house for days, weeks, or even months on end. Then, you die.
But it kind of reminds me of the old, classic joke:
Why do men die earlier than their wives?
Because they want to. Read more... (497 words, estimated 1:59 mins reading time)
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Posted in Random Crap on Dec 7th, 2007
Trouble – the dog that inherited all of The Bitch’s money – has been troubled by the money left to her.
One Rich Bitch
If you remember, when Leona Helmsley died, she left her human survivors paltry amounts, while leaving her pet Maltese Terrier a $12.25M inheritance (that’s £6M for you Brits). Now, that rich ass dog is having security problems. You don’t say.
Mike Myers’ Latest Character
There have been at least 24 threats against Trouble, prompting her trip from Connecticut to Florida. Read more... (162 words, 2 images, estimated 39 secs reading time)
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Posted in Random Crap on Dec 3rd, 2007
Scott can have his terminal cancer patients in 2008. I’m going to start researching Tasers.
The news stories of the second half of 2007 has been littered with Taser Victims. Lets look back of some of the more notable stories lately.
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The Daytona Beach Police Department say that a woman was tasered last Monday inside of a Best Buy store after attempting to use someone else’s credit card to make a purchase.
There isn’t a lot of information about the incident, but police say that they were called when the woman “got excited” after being questioned about the card. Police don’t know whether or not the card was stolen, said spokesman Jimmie Flynt. Read more... (361 words, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)
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Posted in Scored Deaths on Dec 2nd, 2007
An American legend, a man every boy wanted to grow up to be, and owner of the largest nutsack in the entire world. Every man between 30 an d 50 probably had an Evel Knievel toy of some sort. I remember getting this for Christmas when I was seven years old, and playing with it from Day 1 until I broke it.
Yes, I had that exact same haircut and turtleneck Read more... (289 words, 1 image, estimated 1:09 mins reading time) Read Full Post »
