Blast with da Booz

Sunday, June 28, 2009

inmates dance to "Thriller"

1,500 plus CPDRC inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, Cebu, Philippines at practice! This is not the final routine, and definitely not a punishment! just a teaser.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

she killed her anniversary party with this one out of the blue...

Walking through the jungle, a hunter found a dead tiger with a Pygmy standing proudly beside it. Amazed, the hunter asked, "Did you kill that tiger?"
"Why, yes," said the Pygmy.
"How could a little fella like you kill a beast like that?"
"I killed it with my club," explained the Pygmy.
The astonished hunter asked, "Wow! How big is your club?"
The Pygmy replied, "There are about 90 of us."

AwardBIOS Beep Code Troubleshooting

clipped from pcsupport.about.com

AwardBIOS Beep Code Troubleshooting

1 Short Beep

actually an "all systems clear"

1 Long Beep, 2 Short Beeps

has been some kind of error with the video card. Replacing the video card is usually the most you'll have to do

1 Long Beep, 3 Short Beeps

either the video card isn't installed or the memory on the video card is bad. Reseating or replacing the video card will typically fix

1 High Pitched Beep, 1 Low Pitched Beep (Repeating)

some kind of CPU problem. The CPU could be overheating or malfunctioning in some other way.

1 High Pitched Beep (Repeating)

the CPU is overheating. You'll need to figure out why the CPU is getting too hot before this Award beep code will go away.

Michael Jackson - sand art

clipped from mynews.in

clipped from www.newkerala.com

Noted sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik immortalised 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson in sand on the scenic beaches of Puri, Orissa.

As tribute to the legendary singer, who had moon walked his way into the hearts of his fans, Patnaik created a four-feet high sand sculpture.

how cheaper airlines operate

clipped from www.flickr.com

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Old School "Medicine" Ads

cocaine, heroin, morphine, Quaalude and cigarettes were
"Not recommended for children under 6."

clipped from www.pharmacytechs.net

In the US, cocaine was sold over the counter until 1914 and was commonly found in products like toothache drops, dandruff remedies and medicinal tonics.

Coca wine combined wine with cocaine, producing a compound now known as cocaethylene, which, when ingested, is nearly as powerful a stimulant as cocaine.

The marketing efforts for coca wine focused primarily on its medicinal properties, in part because it didn't taste very good

From 1898 through to 1910, heroin was marketed as a cough suppressant by trusted companies like Bayer -- alongside the company's other new product, Aspirin.

"Try Pantopon in place of morphine for dependable, optimum relief of pain."

Depending on which list of contents you reference, this cure for colds, coughs and "all diseases of the throat and lungs" contained either morphine or heroin.