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Archive for January, 2009

Jan
31

So Seattle: Felony Warrant Suspect Fakes Injuries

Posted under Idiots, So Seattle by Scarlett

Under the Needle
On 01-30-09 at 6:51 p.m., officers responded to a call of shots fired in the 3000 block of NE 137th street. The caller went on to say that a man was down. Two vehicles pulled into a driveway in front of a four-plex on the north side of NE 137th. As the occupants exited their vehicles, a reported dark gray sedan drove by headed E/B. The suspect(s) inside this sedan fired at least 4 shots, apparently aiming for one of the several persons standing in the driveway.

One male fell to the ground. Officers arrived, secured the scene, and allowed Seattle Fire to examine the “injured” man. He was found to be not shot and further examination showed him to be breathing fine with a normal pulse. However, he continued to keep his eyes closed, and remain non-responsive. Officers interviewed the “injured” man’s wife. Officers identified the man and determined that he had an outstanding felony warrant. This probably accounts for his physical actions and/or “condition”. He was transported to an area hospital. The scene was turned over to Gang Detectives. After being released from the hospital, the “injured” suspect was booked into King County Jail for the felony warrant.

Jan
31

The 8 Most Awkward Berenstain Bears Books

Posted under Ephemera, Icky, Nostalgia by Scarlett

Trouble for the Berenstain Bears
Everyone loves the Berenstain Bears. Created by Stan and Jan Berenstain, the bear family has been fortifying young readers with uplifting tales since the early ’60s. But make no mistake; despite the wholesome nature of life in Bear Country, its residents aren’t immune to the complexities of modern life. In addition to complications with anthropomorphic bear hygiene, Papa, Mama, Brother and Sister Bear have to deal with bullies, strangers, guns and even racism. The Berenstains succeeded in writing about moral situations without getting preachy, but as art imitates life, sometimes it’s uncomfortable to watch good bears get put in bad situations. Read on for a look at the eight Berenstain Bears books that force nerds to remember their own uncomfortable upbringings.

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Jan
31

1920’s Clara Bow inspired make-up tutorial

Posted under Beauty, How to by Scarlett

Jan
31

January Jones: “Up a Lazy River” Scopitone

Posted under Music, Nostalgia by Scarlett

Jan
30

The Borden Twins Cock o’ the Walk commercial

Posted under Ephemera, Pop Culture, Whimsy by Scarlett

Jan
30

Fiction- The Gift Of Mercy

Posted under Dark, Fiction, Horror by Scarlett

Space Time 089
We made a mistake. That is the simple, undeniable truth of the matter, however painful it might be. The flaw was not in our Observatories, for those machines were as perfect as we could make, and they showed us only the unfiltered light of truth. The flaw was not in the Predictor, for it is a device of pure, infallible logic, turning raw data into meaningful information without the taint of emotion or bias. No, the flaw was within us, the Orchestrators of this disaster, the sentients who thought themselves beyond such failings. We are responsible…

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Jan
30

And One – Panzermensch – Misheard Lyrics

Posted under Humor, Mash Up, Music, Whimsy by Scarlett

Jan
29

The Lost tapes from the Doctor Who Engineer

Posted under Ephemera, Music, Nostalgia, Tech, Television by Scarlett

Clawful

Delia Derbyshire is the composer of the original theme music to the cult favorite TV show Dr. Who. She worked for the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop in 1963 and was asked to record the theme written by a composer named Ron Grainer. She turned this composition into a ground breaking (at the time) electronic masterpiece.

Delia passed away in 2001 and recently it’s been revealed that 267 tapes of recordings were discovered in her attic, laying dormant for over 30 years.

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Jan
28

Nazi angel of death Josef Mengele ‘created twin town in Brazil’

Posted under Dark, Icky, Medical by Scarlett

GEMELLINE/I
The steely hearted “Angel of Death”, whose mission was to create a master race fit for the Third Reich, was the resident medic at Auschwitz from May 1943 until his flight in the face of the Red Army advance in January 1945.

His task was to carry out experiments to discover by what method of genetic quirk twins were produced – and then to artificially increase the Aryan birthrate for his master, Adolf Hitler.

Now, a historian claims, Mengele’s notorious experiments may have borne fruit.

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Jan
28

Musicians and Bands who use Twitter

Posted under Interwebs, Music by Scarlett

Twitter icon for a fluid app

In the recent past, bands who were anyone (and even those who are not anyone) needed to have a myspace page, a facebook group and a last.fm page. Well, lately there has been a new kid is on the block, and it’s now obvious that if you’re a band and you want to be cool, you need to be on Twitter.

Twitter is now all the rage or social networking (you can follow NoiseAddicts on twitter here) and a ton of bands are starting to market themselves, provide updates and talk to their fans by tweeting.

Here is a list of a few bands and musicians who are currently active on twitter.