Thursday, September 17, 2009

Wrestling's Dirty Secret

While many people think of wrestling as a big joke, there is one thing about wrestling that isn't funny. The death rate among wrestlers is alarmingly high. The first time time this story was covered by the national media was in 2003 on HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumble. That segment featured Vince McMahon mocking the interviewer and slapping the notes from his hands. In addition, the only wrestler to speak up for the wrestlers, Roddy Piper, was fired after the piece aired. Click on the pic to see the names of wrestlers that have died since 1985 before the age of 65. It's pretty unbelievable how many of these guys died.

O.J. Simpson's Ex-Girlfriend Said She Feared for Her Life


Christie Prody was a faithful girlfriend to O.J. Simpson for 13 years, even as her family members questioned why she would date a man who many still believe killed his ex-wife and her friend. But now Prody said that she often feared for her life during her rocky relationship with the former football star. She says she believes Simpson killed Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman in 1994, a belief that's based on comments Simpson made to her during their relationship.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Mo. man builds his own pickup truck from scrap

Johnny Bolton gets some funny looks as he drives his pickup around this northeast Missouri town — but he also gets the last laugh. He built the truck himself, using little more than spare parts, a tape measure and a welding torch. "And a lot of thinking,"

Taking showers 'can make you ill'

Showering may be bad for your health, say US scientists, who have shown that dirty shower heads can deliver a face full of harmful bacteria.
Tests revealed nearly a third of devices harbour significant levels of a bug that causes lung disease. Levels of Mycobacterium avium were 100 times higher than those found in typical household water supplies. M. avium forms a biofilm that clings to the inside of the shower head, reports the National Academy of Science.

Study: Drinkers Exercise Most


People who drink alcoholic beverages on a regular basis may be more likely than teetotalers to exercise -- and the more they drink, the more likely they are to work out, a new study shows. That's why I look like the Hulk (only yellow due to my cirrhosis of the liver).

Monday, September 14, 2009

Patrick Swayze succumbs to pancreatic cancer

Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers’ hearts with “Dirty Dancing” and then broke them with “Ghost,” died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. They'll be dancing it up in heaven together with no one judging them.

Bermuda Triangle plane mystery 'solved'

Two of the so-called Bermuda Triangle's most mysterious disappearances in the late 1940s may have been solved. Scores of ships and planes are said to have vanished without trace over the decades in a vast triangular area of ocean with imaginary points in Bermuda, Florida and Puerto Rico. How did he figure this out when Robert Stack couldn't? Regardless I hoped that when he did figure it out he called 1-800-876-5353.