Ban on intentional flatulence

You could not make this shit up - no pun intended.

CAMDEN (Feb 1): The Merriam Webster Dictionary definition for flatulence is brief: "flatus expelled through the anus." And while it's a natural bodily function, it seems some Camden-Rockport Middle School eighth-grade boys are taking it to new heights and making a game of seeing who can expel the loudest and grossest flatus.

"Strange, but true, thanks to a bunch of 8th grade boys, intentional farting has been banned from CRMS," the newsletter said. "It started out as a funny joke and eventually turned into a game. This is the first rule at CRMS that prevents the use of natural bodily functions. The penalty for intentional farting is a detention, so keep it to yourself!"

According to a group of seventh-grade students milling around downtown following Friday's storm-related early release, the eighth-graders' escapades are well known in the school.

"They would do it in science class and other places," said Jordan Tyler. "It's a natural occurrence and we all do it 16 times a day." (speak for yourself - ed)

http://knox.villagesoup.com/rewrite/108448.htm

I can't wait

This could be a very interesting collaboration :-

Mika: I want to work with Winehouse on her 'Jewish album'

Lebanese-born pop wonderboy Mika has offered to collaborate with Amy Winehouse should she come through with her rumored album of Hanukkah songs, the British newspaper The Sun has reported.

Mika, who has a Lebanese mother and American father, reportedly made the offer as "a statement."

The possibility of a Winehouse winter album was first mentioned last month, when producer Mark Ronson told Rolling Stone magazine that the two had discussed an album of Hanukkah and Christmas songs.

But the album may have to wait, as the Jewish songstress is currently in rehab for drug addiction, a fact which Mika acknowledges.

"I heard Amy will be recording an album of Jewish music once she gets well and I'd like to make a contribution to it," The Sun quoted Mika as saying.

"I really like her music. Think about this - me, a part-Lebanese artist working on a Jewish album. I think that's a nice statement.

"I'd like to make a statement some day."

Both Mika and Winehouse have earned critical and commercial success. Mika's debut album, Life in Cartoon Motion, has sold more than 4,000,000 copies worldwide, while Winehouse's Back to Black became a five-time platinum seller and garnered three Grammy nominations.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/950674.html

Saying of the day

How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

- Benjamin Disraeli

Genius of Hendrix

This is Hendrix at his best IMHO, a classic from Woodstock

A noble initiative

I love reading these sorts of initiatives amongst Israelis and Palestinians, it makes light of how the msm portrays their everyday existance. From first hand I can say that Palestinians and Israelis interact and cooperate on a daily basis.

Read on....

We are a group of Israeli and Palestinian individuals who were actively involved in the cycle of violence in our area. The Israelis served as combat soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces and the Palestinians were involved in acts of violence in the name of Palestinian liberation.

We all used weapons against one another, and looked at each other only through weapon sights; however today we cooperate and commit ourselves to the following:

• We no longer believe that the conflict can be resolved through violence


• We believe that the blood bath will not end unless we act together to terminate the occupation and stop all forms of violence.


• We call for the establishment of a Palestinian State, alongside the State of Israel. The two states can exist in peace and security one by the other.


• We will use only non violent means to achieve our goals and call for both societies to end violence.
  

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