Weird News Daily - May 16, 2003

Instead of clutting up the community forum, I have decided to start posting my strange news in a more condensed format.

Rocket Fuel Residues Found in Lettuce
"The Bush administration has imposed a gag order on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from publicly discussing perchlorate pollution, even as two new studies reveal high levels of the rocket-fuel component may be contaminating the nation's lettuce supply."

Plan To Use Nuke Subs as Oil Tankers
"A Russian proposal to turn aging nuclear submarines into underwater oil tankers sent a shiver through neighboring Norway on Wednesday, amid fears of a double environmental disaster in its waters."

Deaf Man Collects Music Degree
"A man who has been deaf since birth is to receive a Bachelor of Music from the Australian National University in what could be a world first."

Snoop Remakes Airplane!
"A remake of 1980 comedy classic Airplane! might seem unnecessary, but with Snoop Dogg and Method Man on board to star, according to The Hollywood Reporter, we're sure the film will be taken to a much higher Plane."

Matrix Sequel Has Hacker Cred
"The average American moviegoer taking in the Matrix Reloaded this weekend will likely be wowed by the elaborate action sequences and dazzling special effects. But hackers who've seen the blockbuster are crediting it with a more subtle cinematic milestone: it's the first major motion picture to accurately portray a hack."

Guide to Teen Lingo
"Are you down with the lingo that kids use today? Don't get caught using the old school words that just don't fly! Get up to date quick with Jonathan's Dictionary!"

College Gives Students Free Massages for Finals
"Officials at Hastings College know how to rub students the right way. The Nebraska college recently offered relief for students stressed out over finals - massage night."

Catch ya' later,
Robert Richmond

[Mike]

Ohh I am sure I will have some articles I could add.
lol now time to read the ones you've posted.

[M_Six]

Hmm. No big deal to me, but one of those links is one further link away from violating the rule against posting "porn". Theo caught hell earlier this year for far less.

[vass0922]

Snoop Remakes Airplane!
"A remake of 1980 comedy classic Airplane! might seem unnecessary, but with Snoop Dogg and Method Man on board to star, according to The Hollywood Reporter, we're sure the film will be taken to a much higher Plane."

this can't be good They're going to ruin a classic great!!!!

Simple enough m6, one link removed due to request.

For those curious, as I know everyone will now ask , the article had a pic of two girls kissing (related to band Tatu).

[NeoStarO1]

hmmm Deaf Man might have been the "First" to get his musical degree but he is not the first. Bethohoven (sp???) Was deafened later in life and continued to write music strictly through feel. He had no residual hearing left and he wrote some of his best peices after he became deaf without the aid of hearing aids.

I think its cool that a deaf person doesn't allow obstacles to get in thier way from achieving thier dreams. just tooo darn cool. Those kinds of people inspire me. not the slacker ones who thinks the world owes them.

[M_Six]

Like I said, RR, no big deal to me.

Actually I thought I had read a few months ago that the Tatu girls were sisters. I must be confusing them with someone else.