Weird News of the Week

Couple Gets Married at Taco Bell

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) —
Employees decorated the restaurant with streamers and balloons. The bride wore a $15 hot-pink dress, and the entire wedding cost about $200.Caragh Brooks, 21, of Australia, met Paul Brooks, 30, on a dating Web site. [For more, see "I Now Pronounce You Gordita and Chalupa"]





Australia Offers Tropical Dream Job

BRISBANE, Australia (UPI) -- Australian officials are seeking applicants to fill a "dream job" that includes swimming, sailing and living rent-free in a villa with a pool.

Anthony Hayes, chief executive of Tourism Queensland, said the agency is searching for someone willing to spend six months on the tropical Hamilton Island while blogging and posting pictures and videos to draw tourists to the area......[For more, see "Beach Blogger Bonanza"]

Man solves Rubik's Cube after 26 years

PORTCHESTER, England (UPI) --
Graham Parker of Portchester, England, said he first bought his Rubik's Cube in 1983 and has since spent more than 27,400 hours struggling with the colored cube puzzle....[For more see "Why Being Colorblind is such a Challenge"]

Stock Report

The following is a really old joke (Vaudville old) about the Stock Market. Still. I think if you memorized it and said it at a business meeting or something, you'd bring down the house:


Helium was up.
Feathers were down.
Paper was stationary.
Fluorescent tubing was dimmed in light trading.
Knives were up sharply.
Cows steered into a bull market.
Pencils lost a few points.
Hiking equipment was trailing.
Elevators rose, while escalators continued their slow decline.
Weights were up in heavy trading.
Light switches were off.
Mining equipment hit rock bottom.
Diapers remained unchanged. (obviously my favorite)
Shipping lines stayed at an even keel.
The market for raisins dried up.
Coca Cola fizzled.
Caterpillar stock inched up a bit.
Sun peaked at midday.
Balloon prices were inflated.
Scott Tissue touched a new bottom.
And batteries exploded in an attempt to recharge the market.

Monkey Barn 5.1

As you can see, I slightly overhauled the look of the Monkey Barn site. This is a work in progress, so feel free to leave comments if there is something you do not like, and I will consider more changes.

Also, I wanted to say that I am planning on adding 2-3 new members to Monkey Barn, and I have some exciting ideas about some kick-ass group projects in the coming months. (Over on the right you can see previous group projects. They are worth your time.)

Anyway, I have a couple of people in mind, but I'm open to anyone who would like to be part of the insanity of Monkey Barn. If you're interested, email me or somehow get my attention.

Maybe you have what it takes....

Hyperion's New Career

Look see! I found a job for Hyperion!





:) LJS