Pirates, Gentlemen & More

• "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl" went looking for early box office gold and found it by digging up an estimated $23.8 million in its first two days in theaters. When I first heard about this one I thought it would sink... now I wouldn't mind seeing it!
• "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," on the other hand, was one that I wanted to see... but now I think I'll wait for dvd.
• "Go Inside: Animal House," a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie will air on TNN in August. "Animal House" was a "must-see" movie when it came out -- and I'll be watching for this special as well!
• VIENNA (Reuters) - A round of "schnapps" on the house landed an Austrian waiter and his customers in hospital after he served them dishwasher fluid that left them with internal burns. I'd love to be the lawyer on this one.
• LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - Lacking the proper instruments, a Peruvian doctor at a state hospital in the Andean highlands used a drill and pliers to perform brain surgery on a man. Give that doc some duct tape and there's no telling what he could accomplish!
• LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists are lobbying to build the world's most powerful microscope, an instrument so advanced that it can see individual atoms moving.
• MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two Russian nudists have been struck by lightning at a beach on the Moscow river while taking cover from a thunderstorm under a tree. Ouch! I'll bet that left a mark!
• NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the 1950s Americans were told to hide under tables if a nuclear bomb went off -- an infamous warning that became the butt of endless jokes. Now amid a high terror alert, New York is giving its residents the same advice. Well... that advice is better than "go to the light! [Although not much]
• SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - Chilean scientists say that a huge blob of flesh found on a Pacific beach about three weeks ago is the carcass of a sperm whale. Darn! I really liked Jazz's idea better!
• ATHENS, Greece - Greece has declared war on bad cheese. Quick, somebody warn Big Beatty!
• Last night I finished reading Andy McNab's Firewall. It's the third in his Nick Stone series and well worth a look if you like action and intrigue!
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