drunk behind the wheel
June 30, 2008
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Police in Australia have charged a man for drunk driving in a motorized wheelchair after he was found to be six times over the legal alcohol limit, local media reported on Monday.
Police in the tropical northern Queensland city of Cairns said the man had a blood alcohol reading of 0.31, and was so drunk he was asleep at the controls of his motorized wheelchair in a turning lane of a major highway.
“It beggars belief,” Police Inspector Bob Walters told the Cairns Post newspaper, adding wheelchairs, bicycles, horses and skateboards were all considered to be vehicles under the state’s road laws.
“It’s unlawful, it is unacceptable and people should realize it could lead to a fatality,” he said.
Other motorists on the four-lane highway had to swerve to avoid the wheelchair, police said.
the Office quote of the day 6-28-08
June 28, 2008
- Jim: [dressed like Dwight] Question: What kind of bear is best?
- Dwight: That’s a ridiculous question…
- Jim: False. Black bear.
- Dwight: That’s debatable, there are basically two schools of thought…
- Jim: Fact: Bears eat beets. Bears, beets, Battlestar Galactica.
- Dwight: Bears do not…what is going on?!? What are you doing?!?
where the hell is Matt?
June 26, 2008
If you need a smile today, check out Matt – he’s at again, dancing away. Simply Awesome.
SNL Digital Short: Japanese Office
June 24, 2008
It has a :30 commercial before it starts. Be patient folks.
George Carlin
June 23, 2008
Comedian George Carlin passed away today, he was 71. – NYTimes article
“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.”
“The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I’m just not close enough to get the job done.”
“What does it mean to pre-board? Do you get on before you get on?”
“I recently went to a new doctor and noticed he was located in something called the Professional Building. I felt better right away.”
“You know an odd feeling? Sitting on the toilet eating a chocolate candy bar.”
“Weather forecast for tonight: dark.”
“Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?”
“Always do whatever’s next.”
the Office quote of the day 6-22-08
June 22, 2008
Michael: I’m very fast. I’m like Forest Gump except…I am not an idiot.
the grape lady
June 17, 2008
A news reporter for Channel 5 in Atlanta, GA doing some field reporting at Chateau Elan Winery and Resort.
She takes it up a notch and lets her competitive side get the best of her. Take a look.
“Oh no, oh dear…..Youch!”
Tiger
June 16, 2008
After 91 holes Tiger Woods overcomes Rocco Mediate to capture the 2008 US Open title. The sudden death victory at Torrey Pines is Tiger’s 14th major championship. And he did it all on a broken leg.
Below is a week in pictures of Tiger at the US Open from the AP.
“This is probably the greatest tournament I’ve ever had,” Woods said.
It was filled with some of his greatest moments — a 30 on the back nine Friday to get into the mix, two eagles from a combined 100 feet and a chip-in birdie on Saturday to take the lead, and one of the biggest putts of his career when he holed a 12-foot birdie with the final stroke of regulation to force the playoff. – espn.com
Tim Russert
June 14, 2008
“Tim was a man of many passions – his family most of all, his faith, his country, political journalism, baseball and the Buffalo Bills.
As a working class Irish-American with a Jesuit education his range was wide and deep – from the sensibilities of blue-collar voters to the politics of the Vatican, from the power plays on Capitol Hill to the power plays on network television.
Almost all of our conversations – and they went on every day – ended with some version of, ‘Can you believe how lucky we are to be doing this?’” - NBC News’ Tom Brokaw
May 7, 1950 - June 13, 2008
