01 November 2009
Man Makes $90,000 A Year Wearing Ads
07/11/2009 04:23
SINC SAYS:
Direct from our, “Nice Work If You Can Get It” department comes this yarn from Down Under.
Some bloke there came up with the idea of wearing a T-Shirt supplied by a company with their corporate logo printed on the front.
He then walks around all day doing pretty much nothing and it earns him nearly $90,000 a year.
It’s been so successful, he is about to hire a full time employee to also wear an ad shirt, this time on the west coast of the USA.
No mention of any takers in Canada yet.
You wanna apply?
When Cars Were Cars . . .
07/11/2009 04:23
Five Plants That Clean The Air In Your Home
07/11/2009 04:22
SINC SAYS:
New research in the UK has discovered that five ornamental house plants can improve the air quality in your home.
They apparently absorb the toxins in the air so you don’t have to.
I know you are all just dying to run over to Hole’s and buy the five, aren’tcha?
The five plants are Hemigraphis alternata, Hedera helix, Hoya carnosa, Asparagus densiflorus and Tradescantia pallida.
So now that you have the list off you go, unless of course you already have them in your home.
The list is in plain English here.
Windshield Vipers?
07/11/2009 04:22
SINC SAYS:
A couple of blokes in the UK got a bit of a surprise while driving their van along the road.
They suddenly found themselves staring through the windshield at a white snake.
It seems the reptile had crawled under the hood seeking warmth and it likely got a little too hot once the engine warmed up.
And how did these two strapping men handle this minor crisis?
Not well.
Beware Of Animals On Highways Late At Night
07/11/2009 04:22
SINC SAYS:
Most readers will be familiar with the danger posed on rural roads at night from animals crossing in the dark.
There are roads in this province that are known as “Moose Alley” and “Deer Park” among others.
Hundreds of animals die each year and many people get hurt in the process, especially with larger animals.
But what about the largest animal? If you hit one of them, you’re really in trouble.
Aren’t you?
Reader Response Forum
06/11/2009 03:06
Taxpayers Request Your Assistance
Hi Everyone:
Yes, its that time of year again folks. The City is deliberating on how much it will bill the taxpayer for 2010.
Here's a reminder of important dates. Further information will be sent as it comes available.
Please turn out where you can!
Please copy and send the list below to 10 St. Albert folks who you think have concerns about the city's taxes and spending decisions.
Lynda Flannery
President
St. Albert Taxpayers Association
SINC SAYS:
Thanks for the heads up Lynda. If residents are to assist in keeping taxes down, they have to know where and when the city does their planning.
Blonde Antelope?
Hi Don, not sure if you have seen this, but I have used it in many of my business planning sessions.
Rp
SINC SAYS:
Nope, I hadn’t seen that one before Rp but it sure is worth a giggle or two. Thanks for sending it along to mybirdie.ca.
Everything You Didn’t Know About Sex
06/11/2009 03:06
SINC SAYS:
Just in from our “Hard to Believe, But True” department comes this story out of China.
It would seem that schools do little to educate students about sex.
When a college student and her boyfriend decided to “give it a go”, they knew they had to use a condom, but didn’t know how to use it.
They also had no idea that part “A” goes into part “B”, if you get my drift.
No, really. I’m not kidding.
Another “Crocodile Hunter” In The Making?
06/11/2009 03:05
SINC SAYS:
The many fans of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, who met his end diving with a Manta Ray, will be pleased to know there is another Aussie about to replace him.
This chap’s name is Corey Wild and he has launched a DVD series about wildlife and crocs too.
He has the charisma and good looks to make the grade on TV too.
Check out his video here.
Sushi Is Supposed To Be Finger Food
06/11/2009 03:05
SINC SAYS:
If you’re a Sushi lover and you’ve been wrestling with those infernal chop sticks at your favourite Sushi spot, wrestle no more.
Apparently North Americans have been doing it all wrong according to one expert.
He claims that real Sushi eaters in Japan never use the darn things, they just grab a handful and wash it down with Saki.
Personally, I never could understand why anyone would pay good money to buy raw fish wrapped in weeds.
Chop, chop!
Out Of The Mouths Of Babes
06/11/2009 03:05
BIBLE
A little boy opened the big family Bible.
He was fascinated as he fingered through the old pages.
Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible.
He picked up the object and looked at it.
What he saw was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages.
'Mama, look what I found,' the boy called out.
'What have you got there, dear?'
With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered, 'I think it's Adam's underwear!'
Reader Response Forum
05/11/2009 05:16
Never Underestimate An Old Man
An elderly man in
Florida had owned a large farm for several
years. He had a large pond in the back.
It was properly shaped for swimming, so he fixed it up nice with picnic tables, horseshoe courts, and some orange, and lime trees.
One evening the old farmer decided to go down to the pond, as he hadn't been there for a while, and look it over.
He grabbed a five gallon bucket to bring back some fruit.
As he neared the pond, he heard voices shouting and laughing with glee.
As he came closer, he saw it was three young women skinny-dipping in his pond.
He made the women aware of his presence and they all went to the deep end.
One of the women shouted to him, 'We're not coming out until you leave!'
The old man frowned, 'I didn't come down here to watch you ladies swim naked or make you get out of the pond.'
Holding the bucket up he said, 'I'm here to feed the alligator.
Some old men can still think fast.
Family Finds Frog In Bag Of Lettuce
05/11/2009 05:15
SINC SAYS:
It won’t happen to you every time you go to the grocery store.
As a matter of fact it shouldn’t happen to you any time you go.
But go they did, and a frog they did find. He even looked like a rather contented little frog.
See him gain freedom in the video here.
New Babies Show Up At Aussie Zoo
05/11/2009 05:15
SINC SAYS:
I have trouble even saying the word, but two baby Echidnas have been born at the zoo in Perth.
The picture with this item is one of a fully grown Echidna and if you think that thing is ugly, you ought to see the babies.
You look at the picture of the tiny critters and it kind of reminds you of a sea horse out of water.
What do you think?
Fancy Living In A Church?
05/11/2009 05:15
This old church in Kyloe, North Cumberland, England was purchased by a couple.
They invested lots of money to keep the outside and inside as it was, but the outside stayed the same.
They restored instead of renovated (three times less money).
The couple did their best to recreate the inside like a regular home.
Woman Calls Cops On Drunk Driver
05/11/2009 05:15
SINC SAYS:
We’ve all heard the stories about people turning in drunk drivers.
In Edmonton, police encourage such actions with their campaign called “Curb The Danger”.
So when cops in Wisconsin got a call from a lady to report a drunk driver, nothing seemed unusual.
That is until she told them who it was.
Bears Don’t Like Terrorists Either
05/11/2009 05:15
SINC SAYS:
If you are a militant or a terrorist and hide out in the hills of Pakistan, best you take heed.
When four of these guys tried to use a bear’s den as a hideout, they got the worst of the deal.
And while that headline is true, it could be called incorrect.
Bears like to eat them.
Reader Response Forum
04/11/2009 00:37
A Visit To St. Albert Diary
David J Climenhaga has an interesting piece on his St. Albert Diary with a question that should be answered.
David would like to know if our MLAs have been vaccinated for the H1N1 virus?
I think the question is fair and one the government is hard pressed not to answer. If the answer is yes, the next question becomes why?
Read the entire column here.
And while you’re there, be sure to vote in David’s poll which asks the question:
"Premier Ed Stelmach must face a mandatory leadership review on Nov. 7 at the Alberta Conservatives' convention in Red Deer. What approval rating will the premier get?"
Who Says Elk Don’t Have Fun?
All creatures seem to have their lighter moments and the youngsters are good at having fun. Take this young elk captured cavorting in a puddle of water for instance:
New Fire Truck Causes Many Problems
04/11/2009 00:37
SINC SAYS:
When a small city buys a new ladder truck for their fire department you would think there would be a celebration.
Especially when the rig is worth a cool $1 million, but I digress.
You see, no one thought to measure the fire hall and the darn thing won’t fit.
And the ladder rig requires three firefighters to operate it, which means the other fire trucks sit unused since they only have three firefighters.
Or something like that.
New Test Standards In California?
04/11/2009 00:37
SINC SAYS:
A teacher in a class has a fly in his hand when students are about to write an exam.
He makes an offer to the kids, saying if anyone eats this fly, he’ll give them an “A” on the exam.
One young guy is quick to rise to the challenge and downs the fly.
But did he get his “A”?
222.5 Pound Meatball Sets New Record
04/11/2009 00:37
SINC SAYS:
Like most of you out there, I too like meat balls. And some might say the bigger the better when it come to meatballs and spaghetti.
But one restaurant has gone way beyond that and broken the Guinness record with a 222.5 pound meatball.
Now the challenge becomes to make spaghetti the size of telephone poles to go with it.
There’s even a picture.
What Pilots See
04/11/2009 00:37
READER RESPONSE:
Don:
Having flown in and out of Prince Rupert, B.C., dozens of times, I always enjoy your "What Pilots See" feature. For your enjoyment, a photo of the ole strip at YPR on Digby Island.
DJC
St. Albert
SINC SAYS:
Glad to hear so many readers enjoy the aviation items we run from time to time. Thanks for sending along the photograph to share with other readers too.
Church’s Pastor Gives Away $1,000 A Week
04/11/2009 00:37
SINC SAYS:
With the world becoming more secular by the day, one US pastor has come up with a novel way to get bums in the pews on Sunday.
You see, he gives away three cash prizes each Sunday. Two for $250 and one for $500 to people sitting in the lucky numbered pew he draws out of a hat.
One has to assume the rest of the congregation toss more than a grand into the collection plate for this scheme to be able to carry on.
Or do they?
Man Says He’s Allergic To His Wife
04/11/2009 00:37
SINC SAYS:
Direct from our “You Don’t Hear this Everyday” department comes a tale of a man in the UK who is allergic to his wife.
But once you read the story, you find that it isn’t quite that way.
You see, he’s allergic to what his wife wears and he says she doesn’t have to claim to have a headache to avoid him in the bedroom.
She just has to put this on.
Reader Response Forum
03/11/2009 05:24
Health Minister Totally Out Of Touch?
A front page story in this morning’s Edmonton Journal quotes health minister Ron Liepert:
From The Journal:
“As vaccination clinics across the province remained closed for a second day Monday, provincial Health Minister Ron Liepert insisted Alberta's response to H1N1 flu has been a historic success.
Liepert called the first six days of mass immunizations last week "the most successful week that we have had when it comes to vaccinations in this province."
A complete overhaul of Alberta's vaccination strategy is expected to be announced today, however, after the program was halted Sunday.”
Read the whole story at the link below.
FLU SHOTS A SUCCESS: LIEPERT
SINC SAYS:
Huh? What was that again? We shut down all the clinics due to poor advance planning and it is a “historic success? And Premier Stelmach says he supports the health minister?
You have to give these clowns full marks for being totally out of touch with reality, don’t you folks?
Or am I missing something that shutting down immunization clinics in the middle of a pandemic is a historic success?
Our politicians look like a circus group of clowns falling over each other. And that is the sad reality of Alberta's health system.
Some Things Just Never Change
I hear parents complain all the time that they don’t know what their kids are talking about. With all those new buzz words out there and that texting lingo they use, it’s hard for parents to keep up with the times. But it has always been so, as this video from the 1960s clearly shows.
An Atheist In The Woods
03/11/2009 05:24
An atheist was
walking through the
woods.
"What majestic
trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful
animals!" he said to
himself.
As he was walking
alongside the river, he heard a rustling in
the bushes behind him. He turned to look and
saw a seven foot grizzly bear charging
towards him.
The man ran as fast
as he could up the path. He looked over his
shoulder and saw that the bear was closing in
on him.
He looked over his
shoulder again, and the bear was even closer.
He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled
over to pick himself up but saw that the bear
was right on top of him, reaching for him
with his left and raising his right paw to
strike him.
At that instant the Atheist cried out, "Oh my God!".
Time Stopped. The
bear froze. The forest was
silent.
As a bright light
shone upon the man, a voice came out of the
sky. "You deny my existence for all these
years, teach others I don't exist, and even
credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you
expect me to help you out of this
predicament? Am I to count you as a
believer?"
The atheist looked
directly into the light and said, "It would
be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to
treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you
could make the BEAR a
Christian?"
"Very Well", said
the voice. The light went out. The sounds of
the forest resumed.
And the bear
dropped his right paw, brought both paws
together, bowed his head and spoke: "Lord
bless this food, which I am about to receive
from thy bounty through Christ our Lord,
Amen."
Eerie Figure On Bedroom Door
03/11/2009 05:24
SINC SAYS:
And it was just in time for Halloween too.
This Dad says a face of the devil appeared on his son’s bedroom door a few days before Halloween.
The face, which was not on the door appeared at 7:00 p.m. one evening.
At least this time it was not Christ or the Virgin Mary for a change.
See the picture here.
Hmmmm, What Does This Handle Do?
03/11/2009 05:23
SINC SAYS:
You’re a lucky son of a gun.
A civilian, you get to have a pleasure ride with a pilot member of an elite air force flight team.
You get in the back seat and the pilot hits the jets and off into the wild blue yonder you go.
Hmmm, I wonder what this thing does?
You pull it and . . .
Whoops!
Amelia Earhart Captured By Japanese?
03/11/2009 05:23
SINC SAYS:
A cousin of Amelia Earhart claims she was captured by the Japanese and that her plane did not crash into the Pacific as commonly thought.
He took time out from playing Abe Lincoln in the “Nevada Day” parade to make his story public.
He claims they hauled her plane out of the water with a fishing net before it sank and captured her and her navigator.
In other news, he is expected to announce the real story behind the Roswell UFO crash in due time.
The yarn can be read here.
Man Dressed As Sheep Set Afire
03/11/2009 05:23
SINC SAYS:
I guess if you’re a Scottish football fan there really is some reason to dress up as a sheep to attend a game.
But on the drunken ride home from the game on the train, it’s no fun when one of your buddies sets your costume ablaze.
And try as they might, you’re other friends couldn’t throw enough beer on you to put you out.
Oh my, what to do?
Woman To Return Half Of $29,000 Tip
03/11/2009 05:23
SINC SAYS:
The term “Hey Big Tipper” come to mind in this bit about a woman who ran a catering service and was mistakenly tipped over $29 grand by a university.
But hey, she tried to call them three times to report the mistake and they did not return her calls.
Then she spent the dough and the university sued, but they will only get about half back.
What’d she buy anyway?
Reader Response Forum
02/11/2009 05:32
Woman With Trumpet Lips
Hard to believe folks, but this woman who has a mean blues voice and plays guitar, also plays the trumpet. With her lips that is. And with no trumpet either. All I can say is wow! We apologize in advance for the quality of the video. Enjoy!
The Luckiest Man Alive?
02/11/2009 05:32
People send me things all the time and this video was
passed along by regular reader and neighbour Randy
Horan. If this guy isn’t the luckiest guy alive, I
don’t know who else would be. See for yourself. But
be sure to watch it right to the end. There are a
couple of surprises in this one.
Out Of The Mouths Of Babes
02/11/2009 05:32
Why Do
We
Naked Man Stuck On Apartment Air Conditioner
02/11/2009 05:32
SINC SAYS;
Oh the troubles a cheat can get into when his current squeeze’s husband arrives home unexpectedly.
This guy was caught by the enraged husband and sought refuge out the balcony door and hopped up on an air conditioner.
That’s when a neighbour in the next building noticed the nude man and got out his trusty digital camera and shot a picture of the chap’s shortcomings.
He later claimed it was because it was so cold outside.
Yeah, right.
Dog Buys X-Box Points Online
02/11/2009 05:32
SINC SAYS:
If you go to bed at night, try not to leave your X-Box controller out where the dog can get at it.
A Virginia couple did just that and wound up with 5,000 points on their X-Box and $63 bucks on their credit card in the morning.
But how would they know this happened?
The wonder of e-mail notification surfaces in this yarn.
Watch the video here.
Man Scams Churches Out Of Half Million Bucks
02/11/2009 05:31
SINC SAYS:
When you’re dying of cancer and need help, where does one turn?
Why to a church, that’s where.
Church after church after church as a matter of fact.
That’s what this guy in New Zealand did.
And the churches responded.
Turns out it wasn’t cancer.
I Like Yogurt Too, But
02/11/2009 05:31
SINC SAYS:
Semi truck drivers are usually pretty careful, but once in a while they take a corner just a bit too fast.
Such was the case on a busy Vancouver street when a semi loaded with 30,000 pounds of yogurt flipped on its side.
It snarled traffic for hours although there were no reports of bacteria spreading.
It even wrecked the pavement
Reader Response Forum
01/11/2009 03:23
Westminster Bridge, London
At noon, a strange phenomenon happens when sunlight passes through the balustrade of the bridge, forming a small army of, well, see for yourself!
Ah Yes, The Power Of Love
This guy:
(Alvaro Alfonso de Miranda Neto) simply referred to as “Neto” was married to this woman:
Here she is again:
Her name is Cibele Dorsa. She is a Brazilian swimsuit and Playboy model.
However, Neto divorced her because he “fell in love” with this woman:
Those two are very happily married right now.
Some people argue that love is blind. This story clearly shows it. It proves that men are capable of real love. Truly seeing the inner beauty inside a person, not basing their decisions solely on looks.
*******************
By the way . . .
The new girl is Athina Onassis. (She’s worth $2 Billion dollars)
Underwear Causes Penis Pain?
01/11/2009 03:23
SINC SAYS:
Direct from our “Did that really happen” department comes this tail, er tale about a chap who developed a chafed shaft.
Seems that while enjoying the sun and surf his undies filled with sand and rubbed him the wrong way.
And now of course like any other red blooded American, he’s suing the underwear maker for sanding his privates.
No kidding!
An Out Of The Ordinary Wedding
01/11/2009 03:23
SINC SAYS:
Your average wedding doesn’t get much attention as they are such common events.
Of course some weddings are more uncommon than others and they get people’s attention.
Ant then there are weddings that are uncommon because it is the groom’s sixth time to walk down the aisle.
And this wedding might just be the most uncommon of all for the 17 year old bride.
The groom’s 112.
Nutt Faces Sack?
01/11/2009 03:23
SINC SAYS:
As a scan the web looking for novel story ideas, the headline will usually give you a pretty good idea of what the story is about.
Note that I said usually.
When I saw this one, I’m not going to tell you what popped into my mind. Form your own opinion on that front.
But if you are interested to know what the story is really about . . .
You’ll find it here.
Five Horrifying Things Guys Do
01/11/2009 03:23
SINC SAYS:
If you’re a young lady and are thinking about moving in with your current guy, you might want to read this yarn.
You see, guys do things that might surprise the average gal.
And some of them are downright nasty.
What things you ask?
Another Foot Found On BC Beach
01/11/2009 03:23
SINC SAYS:
Don’t you get tired of reading about feet washing up on BC shores?
And just how do all these feet get there?
It’s a mystery to be sure, but it seems to go on and on.
And there doesn’t seem to be much information about the whole thing.
This story has a bit more though.
