This is pretty cool. The Etch-A-Sketch Clock was created by angelabuilds. It automatically draws the current time and then flips over and erases itself, every minute.
If they make this small enough for a wristwatch, I’ll buy it.
Tag: Odd Stuff
Italy’s Court of Appeal Issues Ruling Making It Illegal For Men To Scratch Their Crotches In Public
The best line in this story has to be “…the equivalent of touching wood in Britain.”
Note to self: stay out of Italy.
Italian Ban On Public Privates-Scratching
Italy’s Court of Appeal has issued a new hands-off landmark ruling – outlawing men from scratching their crotches in public.
he ruling says that blatant scratching or holding is “an act contrary to decorum and public decency”.
Superstitious Italian men often hold or touch their private parts for good luck when they see a hearse or to ward off bad luck – the equivalent of touching wood in Britain.
Italy’s Court of Appeal in Rome made the judgement after listening to the appeal of a 42-year-old man from Como who had been fined 200 euros for gross indeceny at a hearing in May last year.
His defence lawyer had argued that his client – a mechanic – had been mereley adjusting himself in his overalls and nothing else.
However, the appeal was overturned by the judges who said in their ruling hat: “The touching of genitalia in public is a sign of ill manners and must be considered against public decency.
“The rules of social etiquette require all of us to abstain from what might be considered offensive to public decorum.”
The ruling added that touching or scratching below the belt risked causing “awkwardness, disgust and disapproval in the average man”.
The man’s 200 euro fine was upheld and he was also ordered to pay 1000 euros in costs.
I guess this rules out Major League Baseball ever playing any exhibition games over there.
Words of Wisdom Part III
- I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalog: “No good in a bed, but fine against a wall.” (Eleanor Roosevelt)
- Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement. (Mark Twain)
- The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible. (George Burns)
- Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year. (Victor Borge)
- Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. (Mark Twain)
- By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher. (Socrates)
- I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury (Groucho Marx)
- Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. (Alex Levine)
- I don’t feel old. I don’t feel anything until noon. Then it’s time for my nap. (Bob Hope)
- I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it. (W.C. Fields)
- We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress. (Will Rogers)
- Don’t worry about avoiding temptation as you grow older, it will avoid you. (Winston Churchill)
- Maybe it’s true that life begins at fifty, but everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out. (Phyllis Diller)
- By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he’s too old to go anywhere. (Billy Crystal)
11 Year Old Boy Hasn’t Stopped Wearing His Brett Favre Jersey Since Christmas Four Years Ago
Now this is what you call a die-hard fan. His parents could probably afford the trip to Lambeau Field with all the money they didn’t spend on clothes.
David Witthoft, 11, of Ridgefield, Conn., who hasn’t stopped wearing his Brett Favre jersey since Christmas four years ago, finally attended his first Green Bay Packers game Sunday.
11-Year-Old Boy Wearing Brett Favre Jersey Since 2003 Sees First Packers Game
The boy who hasn’t stopped wearing his Brett Favre jersey since Christmas four years ago finally attended his first Green Bay Packers game.
David Witthoft, 11, of Ridgefield, Conn., traveled with his family to Lambeau Field to watch the Packers’ 34-13 victory over the Detroit Lions Sunday.
Witthoft admits he will probably soon have to hang up the jersey, which he received for Christmas in 2003.
“I thought I would keep wearing it as long as I could get it over my head,” Witthoft said after the game. “But I’ll probably take it off in the next year, certainly. Then I’ll hang it up in a frame or maybe send it to the (Packers) Hall of Fame.”
His mother, Carolyn, washes the jersey every two days and has had to do some mending of the jersey.
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