Posted in Scored Deaths on Apr 29th, 2008
The Grand-daddy of LSD, the architect of tripping, and the patriarch of modern mind alteration has finally taken his last trip.
Albert Hofmann, who died on Tuesday aged 102, synthesised lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in 1938 and became the first person in the world to experience a full-blown acid trip.
The day, April 19 1943, became known among aficionados as “Bicycle Day” as it was while cycling home from his laboratory that he experienced the most intense symptoms.
You have to wonder if we would have Teletubbies, Alice In Wonderland, and Scooby Doo without this accidental discovery. Read more... (507 words, 1 image, estimated 2:02 mins reading time)
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Posted in Random Crap on Apr 23rd, 2008
As a follow-up to this article I posted in October, 2007, convicted serial killer Daniel Siebert has died in prison of pancreatic cancer. Siebert had been on Alabama’s death row for 21 years, and his medical conditions sparked heated debate about cruel and unusual punishment vs. being sentenced for his crimes.
I know that a regular reader of Ghoulpool is a family member of one of Siebert’s victims, and I want to express my condolences to him for not being able to get the closure he was hoping for. Take this as solace – whether he was killed for his crimes or not, his is rotting in hell for all eternity now. Read more... (748 words, estimated 2:60 mins reading time)
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Posted in Random Crap on Apr 22nd, 2008
Rev. Adelir Antonio de Carli, a Roman Catholic priest in Brazil, must have a Winnie The Pooh fetish.
He floated off under hundreds of helium party balloons on Sunday, and is now missing off the coast of Brazil. The Good Father lifted off from the port city of Paranagua in the afternoon, wearing a helmet, thermal suit and a parachute. Eight hours later, he was officially reported missing after losing contact with port authority officials.
The padre wanted to break a 19-hour record for the most hours flying with balloons to raise money for a spiritual rest-stop for truckers in Paranagua, Brazil’s second-largest port for agricultural products. Read more... (385 words, 1 image, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)
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Posted in Random Crap on Apr 16th, 2008
So almost 10 years ago, my grandfather died of prostate cancer. He had 6 brothers, 5 of which are dead. 4 of them died of prostate cancer. For the math illiterate, that is 5 out of 7 boys that died of prostate cancer. My father is not dead yet, thankfully. However, he has had multiple problems with his prostate. His diet and health are not exactly great, so it is quite possibly just a matter of time for him. For those of you that don’t know, prostate cancer is hereditary. So for a guy like me, whose one grandfather died from it, the other grandfather had it but beat it, has had 4 great-uncles die from it, and has a father that will probably get it too, I pretty much know what is going to kill me. I no longer need to worry about speeding, drinking, smoking, crack, or Russian Roulette with Herschel Walker. Read more... (356 words, estimated 1:25 mins reading time)
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Posted in Scored Deaths on Apr 6th, 2008
I always figured, no – hoped – Charlton Heston would die by gun fight. Or at least a way that befits his Man of Men character and personality. Early reports decline to state the cause of death, but Heston had been fighting an advanced form of Alzheimer’s for at least the past five years. That he possibly died on Saturday (April 5, 2008) of such a personality-stealing disease is a horrible crime.
The player of Moses, Ben Hur, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the ’50s and ’60s was a role model of many man, and a soaker of panties for many women. Read more... (319 words, 1 image, estimated 1:17 mins reading time)
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Posted in Random Crap on Apr 4th, 2008
Wayne “Frosty Freeze” Frost, who is considered to be the godfather and founder of break dancing has died at age 44. Frosty, as I like to call him, died after a long illness. No details of said illness were released, but my guess is dizziness. With such cinematic dancing appearances as Flashdance and the inspiration behind Breakin 2; The Electric Boogaloo, I am not sure how the movie world will survive. Honestly, I don’t know how the world will survive now that the creator of The Worm is now worm food. He has effected everyone in all walks of life. Even Boris Yeltsin was inspired by Frosty. Read more... (143 words, estimated 34 secs reading time)
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Posted in Administrative on Apr 1st, 2008
It seems that a lot of people want to put baby in a corner this quarter.
Patrick Swayze – diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer about a month ago – was by far the most popular choice for waiver wire additions. Eight players dropped someone from their list in order to add The Dirty Dancer. The only other person picked by more than one player is Mexican singer and poor bus driver, Emilio Navaira III. Senor Navaira crashed his band’s tour bus last week, and is sitting in the vegetable section of the local tienda de comestibles. Read more... (427 words, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)
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