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the ratio of butt to needle

Reuters: Longer needles needed for fatter buttocks

Fatter rear ends are causing many drug injections to miss their mark, requiring longer needles to reach buttock muscle, researchers said on Monday.

Didn’t Sir Mix-a-Lot warn us about this several years ago?

who would have thought

ABC News: Randy “Duke” Cunningham Admits Taking Bribes

The Republican congressman admitted to taking bribes from defense contractors, who in turn were given lucrative government business and “other favors.”

“The truth is I broke the law, concealed my conduct, and disgraced my office,” the 63-year-old Republican said at a news conference. “I know that I will forfeit my freedom, my reputation, my worldly possessions, most importantly, the trust of my friends and family.”

He added, “But at least I get to keep my awesome nickname.”

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MedPage Today: 21st century hearts need twice as much incentive to keep pumping

When it comes to CPR, doubling the number of chest compressions and delivering them more quickly is the key to saving a life, according to the American Heart Association’s revised [CPR] guidelines issued today.

Weaker hearts + weaker arms = revised CPR guidelines

“friends”

Just selecting a movie

This one goes out to the Eugene crowd–the ones who are missing their good buddy Robert.

Click here (with important drunken audio).

We aren’t changing him too much.

waxed

Yeah, turkey sucks.

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dTheatre: Pat Morita karate kicks the bucket at age 73

“i wish turkey only cost a nickel”

I don’t understand how anyone eats turkey if he or she was the one who prepared it. Time will tell if I’ll be able to, but at this point I’m thinking there’s no way in hell. I hate turkey right now.

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E! Online: Nick and Jessica just couldn’t make it.

I’m surprised. Are you surprised? It’s so … surprising.

“After three years of marriage, and careful thought and consideration, we have decided to part ways,” the couple says in a joint statement issued by their respective publicists.

Maybe they wouldn’t be having such an embarassing public divorce if they had given the relationship some “careful thought and consideration” before getting married and starring in a reality show. Maybe.