News Bits!

As if we needed to be more aware of the pain, this week is National Headache Awareness Week. A whole week dedicated to being completely aware of that pounding, that vice grip on your head. We propose a National Let's-Get-Drunk Week (no, that's not every week!) so we can really justify those headaches.
A man in Kiev was not protected by God when he jumped in to the lion's cage at the zoo.
Brian Hart, a student at UT, was awarded the largest monetary prize given to a student for his fiction writing.
News Bits Update: funny muffins aren't so funny anymore. Two high school seniors were merely pulling off the requisite "senior prank" when they dropped off those magical pastries. The boys are being charged with several counts of assault.
Today is June 6, 2006, or 666. We wish we could say see you in Hell, but we're not going to the party, because we imagine the beer would be pretty warm.
Scientists and astronomers have discovered a new group of objects in outer space that they're calling Planemo's. They're not quite stars and not quite planets but they're thought to be a precursor to planet formation.
You bump know bump the bump cars bump that bump get all souped up and thump so loud your heartbeat changes? Well, folks in Sydney have an interesting solution. Who else would have thought of Barry Manilow?
Gambling gets old when you're always betting on cards, die and horses. The pending massive Hurricane season is one of the many new and original things you can place your wager on online. We aren't sure what the law says here, but we never told you to put a couple bucks on Florida for us.
Ahhhh to be a woman. According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University, women get stoned and drunk more easily than men. We'll ignore the addiction part for now- we like to be cheap dates.