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Here is some light news to hopefully amuse. ------------------------------------------------------- http://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/09/30/whale...r.ap/index.html Dude! Surfer catches whale of a ride 'I just felt, wow, this huge noise and bump' Thursday, September 30, 2004 Posted: 1200 GMT (2000 HKT) Or, visit Popular Alerts for suggestions. Manage alerts | What is this? We were all screaming, 'Oh my God!' -- Mona Ferner, witness SAN CLEMENTE, California (AP) -- A surfer says the swell he was riding on a recent trip turned out to be more than just a wave -- it was a whale. Spyros Vamvas, a 60-year-old San Clemente therapist, felt the ocean swirl under him and was lifted up by the giant mammal. "All of a sudden I just felt, wow, this huge noise and bump," said Vamvas, "and it lifted my board up. I'm looking down, and there's just swirling water and I see barnacles on the back of the whale. I'm used to dolphins. This was different. It was huge." Witnesses at Lasuen Beach on Monday morning began yelling. "We were all screaming, 'Oh my God!"' said Mona Ferner, who was playing volleyball with her sister when she spied the whale. Vamvas had no idea how big the whale was. Others on the beach guessed between 15 feet to 30 feet long, meaning the whale was likely a juvenile. Vamvas, who has been surfing since he was 12, said the whale lifted him gently. "I never changed position on my board," he said. Those who saw the incident said that after setting Vamvas back onto the water, the whale turned and headed out toward the open sea. "It looked like the whale was obviously spooked," said Marine Safety Capt. Bill Humphreys, one of several lifeguards on the beach. The sight of the whale scared a number of surfers out of the water, Humphreys said. Vamvas was the only one left in the surf line as the whale approached. Witnesses said he was looking out to sea in search of a wave and didn't appear to see the animal heading his way. Vamvas said that his 6-foot, 10-inch surfboard wasn't damaged, though he did pinch the middle finger of his left hand between the whale and his surfboard. -------------------------------------------- Damn, thats awesome. I gotta swim with some dolphins one of these days. Has anybody here ever done that?

http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/publish/article_10192.shtml Go there to read an old post by Keller about what he thought would be the ultimate Mania card. edit: Or just read my paste here. This Week with Wade Keller feature editorial By Wade Keller, Torch editor Original Headline: WrestleMania 20 Dream Card: All Wrestlers in Their Primes Originally Published: October 3, 2003 Torch Newsletter #778 If WrestleMania XX were to somehow able to bring back any WWE wrestler of the WrestleMania years from their prime, what would be the ultimate dream card that could be created? I got to thinking about it when Kurt Angle and Bret Hart talked about wrestling each other at the big show next March. That match can't take place because Bret isn't physically able to wrestle due to the stroke he suffered. But it would be one of my dream matches were the two in their prime. Bret Hart vs. Kurt Angle: In fact, I'd say this would be my main event, maybe the match I'd most look forward to. I think if there is anyone who could have brought out the best in Bret in his prime, it would have been Kurt Angle in his prime, which despite his physical ailments happens to be right now. Bret Hart's top rival during his actual WWF career was someone he didn't particularly care for in real life, Shawn Michaels. They had some great matches, but Bret vs. Angle would have eclipsed their battles had Angle and Bret been contemporaries of each other. Angle's style plays more to Bret's strengths and would better hide Bret's weaknesses. Perhaps the two best all-around main event workers of the WrestleMania years, this would be a classic main event. Hulk Hogan vs. Steve Austin: The two biggest draws of the past 20 years never wrestled at WrestleMania. Hogan was too busy wrestling Rock and Vince McMahon on his two recent WrestleMania appearances while Austin was doing his thing against Scott Hall and The Rock. It's a shame that these two never wrestled just because, like Hogan vs. Flair and like Austin vs. Rock, pro wrestling just doesn't seem complete without it having taken place. If it does take place in the future, it will be so far past both wrestlers' primes, it just won't have the same aura that it would have two or three years ago when Austin was peaking as a star and Hogan still meant something. Even though Hogan was never anything close to the athlete Austin was, if you put Hogan at his NWO heel peak in the ring against Austin at his best as the King of Monday Night Ratings, fans would have had a true mark mag dream match to store in their memory banks. Interesting in a different way would be taking the WrestleMania I version of Hogan at his physical peak (yet a time when he was just going through the motions in the ring) against Austin during his peak of the WWF Attitude era. The Rock vs. Randy Savage: (w/Elizabeth): From a personality standpoint, this would have been a fun match to see. Savage was more of a cartoonish character than Rock, but both were colorful and cocky. Savage's finisher was the Top Rope Elbow and Rock's was The People's Elbow. Imagine Rock as the babyface talking trash about how Savage treated Elizabeth. In the ring, both at their peaks were probably similar in terms of working ability. Neither were considered the best all-around workers of their time, but they were very very close for some stretches. Both were smart in how they wrestled, and both shined best at the big shows, with Savage especially shining at WrestleMania III against Ricky Steamboat and Rock shining the most against Steve Austin three times. Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair: One of the greatest feuds of the '80s deserved to be part of the longest running supershow series pro wrestling has ever offered. Unlike the above examples, these two were contemporaries during their primes and did wrestle each other numerous times on PPV and national TV. But their matches were never part of WrestleMania, and it would be appropriate that they be given an opportunity try to outshine Bret vs. Angle as the best pure pro wrestling match on the show. Mick Foley vs. Jake "The Snake" Roberts: Part of the reason for me choosing this match-up would be for the prematch interviews. Roberts would have inspired Foley to cut some of his best promos ever, and I think Foley would have challenged Roberts to take his erie promos to the next level. In the ring, Roberts was never the respected athlete that Foley became with his incredible bumps and work ethic, but Roberts was greatly respected for his ring psychology and efficiency of what he accomplished in the ring. Roberts wouldn't be the opponent some fans would like to see Foley take on in a WrestleMania dream match because its doubtful Roberts would be interested in Foley taking any big bumps, but Roberts would have provided a disciplined match layout that would have taken advantage of Foley's true strength at his peak, which was getting a huge crowd pop from just a tilt of his head or a particularly well-timed facial response. That's what Roberts did best, too, and seeing these two pros go at it during their physical and character primes would be fascinating. The Rockers vs. The British Bulldogs: I didn't forget about Shawn Michaels. I have saved him for a match against my favorite WWF Tag Team of all-time, The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid). This could be a show-stealer, too, as at their physical peak, would there two more dynamic workers from the WrestleMania years who could face off than Michaels and Dynamite? And Marty Jannetty and Smith wouldn't be a bad pair of wrestlers to join in the fun. This match-up deserved to take place at a WrestleMania as the showcase of perhaps the two best tag teams of the WrestleMania years. Roddy Piper & Paul Orndorff vs. Scott Hall & Kevin Nash. The main event heel tag team from the first WrestleMania against the most famous duo from the Monday Night Wars, The Outsiders. This wouldn't be the best pure match on the show, but it's a good use of four names who were all major parts of various WrestleManias, two tag teams each featuring larger than life personalities and unmatched swaggers during their primes. Big Show vs. Andre the Giant: This is a pretty obvious choice. If the Big Show from his sophomore year when he was still relatively slim and had remarkable agility for a huge wrestler were to take on Andre the Giant during the pre-WrestleMania peaks years in his '70s when he'd actually do flying crossbody blocks, it could have been better than many would assume. Of course, the attraction here would be for Andre to have finally met his physical match, something that John Studd and even Hulk Hogan never did. Triple H vs. "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig: The 1998 Triple H vs. the 1988 Curt Hennig would have been a great match up of two similar-sized wrestlers, both with similar cocky, self-absorbed personas. Rob Van Dam vs. Ultimate Warrior: I booked this for pure selfish comedy purposes. Can you imagine a worse mismatch for either wrestler. Warrior, a rudimentary basic worker without a lot of athleticism taking on an undisciplined yet spectacular high-flyer? Mr. Calm and Cool RVD vs. Mr. Hyper Ultimate Warrior? Can you imagine the look on Warrior's face as he tried to catch RVD doing a flip dive over the top rope into his arms? Come on, admit it, this would be a spectacle worth booking just to see the train wreck. Who knows, perhaps they'd even bring out sides of the other we've never seen before. Maybe Warrior would attempt his own Van Daminator. Perhaps RVD would mock Warrior by running the ropes back and forth just to work himself into a Warrior-like frenzy. The Hardy Boys vs. Rick Martel & Tom Zenk vs. Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake vs. Edge & Christian: If there was going to be a three- or four-team match, it should involve the Hardys and Edge & Christian, who were part of the WWF era where three- and four-way matches became commonplace. Seeing them mix it up with two very different teams from a very different era, both of whom had very good matches and chemistry in their primes. Edge & Christian and The Hardys were during their early years what Martel & Zenk were originally marketed as, a sleek and athletic tag team that appeals to men and women alike. Valentine & Beefcake are a historically underrated tag team; Valentine was a great veteran tag team worker during his matches with The Hart Foundation and The British Bulldogs in the late '80s WWF. Undertaker vs. Dusty Rhodes: A battle of two icons, the early heel dead man Undertaker taking on the rolly-polly charisma juggernaut of Dusty (the NWA headliner version who teamed with Dick Murdoch, not the polka-dotted WWF version who teamed with Sapphire). Undercard: Brock Lesnar vs. Yokozuna (F5 that!)... Chris Jericho vs. Don Muraco... Rick Rude vs. Val Venis... LOD vs. Demolition... Raven vs. Superfly Snuka... Junkyard Dog vs. Ahmed Johnson (negative five stars)... The APA vs. Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff... Goldust vs. Adrian Adonis... Hacksaw Duggan vs. William Regal (facial expressions!)... Tito Santana vs. Booker T... The Dudleys vs. The Funks... George Steele vs. A-Train (back hair!)... Mr. T vs. Butterbean... New Age Outlaws vs. Islanders... Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. Owen Hart... I would have LOVED to see a Dudleys vs. Funks match. Lord Bless the chaos! I could live without Taker vs. Rhodes or RVD vs. The Warrior. Otherwise this is a really great list? Has anyone got one of their own? Hopefully there isn't already a thread like this. if there is.

Well now they have money for a down payment.

The only medicinal purpose that pot actually serves is what you referred to before: pain relief. It's less virulent than opiates and sometimes even more effective. If you listen to Johns Hopkins (and you should, b/c they have the best opthamology program in the world), using pot for glaucoma really doesn't change anything. It might reduce pressure, but that's through reducing blood flow, which means less oxygen and no healing of the retina. Well, my g/f smokes it as relief for the seizures she has as a result of the chemo she has gone through twice now. Her own experimentation has shown some great results in the reduction of the frequency. She did most of her chemo during july had several seizures in the following weeks, but they lessened though august and sept. So I could never argue it with her even if I wanted to. Anyway, off topic. Sorry.

I am very glad the two women are still alive. Sucks, we'll lose some points against the terrorists. It's just cool to hear a story related to the war where somebody comes out alive at the end of it.

A joke from back in 92: "It was SO cold during the New Hampshire Primary... all the Buchanan supporters had to wear TWO sheets!" Oh my I'm slapping my knee! Only cuz he won.

Yikes, struck a nerve there! Indeed it was a joke. Calm down hippie. Can't wait to see O'Reilly continue to angle for Dan Rathers job. The Daily Show apperance outta be good.

Doesn't Luke tell Yoda in 'Jedi' that he's come back to complete his training? I thought that implied he hadn't returned since Empire. I'd like to see a definitive SW timeline, if there is one. Luke told Yoda in ESB that he promises he'll return to complete his training...in ROTJ he tells R2D2 he's going to degobah to keep a promise to an old friend... as Yoda lay dying, Luke says there is so much more he needed to teach but Yoda tells him he knows enough...to me that whole deal says he hasn't been back since ESB...he most likely learned stuff on his own between ESB and ROTJ... It might just be that Luke having survived the fight with a Sith master training enough to qualify himself. Face Vader and finally reject the darkside, (something Anakin clearly couldn't do) is more than enough to graduate... so to speak.

I so loved Turn on your Bright Lights. I hope this record is good. Yes, I said RECORD, and yes having just turned 30 makes me wikkid OLD!

Kahran, how do you feel about it for medicinal purposes?

I have a bunch of them somewhere. But yeah its got squat to do with wrestling.

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http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/new...p?news_id=10412 Controversy backstage at Impact... - Jeff Hardy no-showed the Impact taping this week. He was scheduled to face David Young at the taping. Hardy no-showing forced TNA to rewrite much of the show. Hardy has had problems of no-showing in the past with WWE. Oh goodie.

Iraq War: Bring the troops home. There really isn't much good that CAN be done over there. Cut the losses and focus on North Korea. Big Gov't/Small Gov't: I don't see there being anything ever resembling what I would call small govt. Nor do I think the simple idea of eliminating welfare makes a govt. smaller. Hell, I grew up on foodstamps. Don't need them now, but there are plenty who do. If it helps keep some kid from growing up pissed off and hungry, thats crime prevention right there. War on drugs: Decriminalize. Period. Smoking weed helps my girlfriend (who has cancer and is conservative) deal with the pain of the chemo treatments which I have watched tear her small body apart this past summer. The rest of the drugs I am indifferent to what someone does and does not ingest into their body. I don't do them and I don't think they should go to jail for it. Abortion: Morally, I am against abortion. Yet, I call myself pro-abortion (not pro-choice mind you) if for no other reason than while legal only professionals will perform them, rather than in the cliched back ally. Gay marriage-pro. None of my business, none of yours Social programs- They can be helpful to some a crutch to others. There will always be some bastards in the bunch. I won't hold it against those who really need it. Education and urban renewal are high priorities to me. Taxes- I don't mind paying taxes as long as I knew it was going towards something I believed in. I think you should be able to choose the programs your tax money will go to. Pledge- This is really a non-issue. I don't care either way. I don't like the trojan horse of school prayer being an opening for religious groups infiltrating the schools for recruitment. Leave the kids alone. Guns- Not a gun fan, but the best form of gun control is responsibility! Don't hide them from kids, show them what they are and what they can do. No more forbidden fruit stigma. Then again, like in the welfare program, a few nutcases will ruin it for the rest anytime some workplace/schoolshooting goes down. Affirmative action: I agree with Bill Maher that " If white people can't take a spoonful of what blacks have had to drink gallons of for centuries than tough shit." I'm paraphrasing. The courts: unfixable. Death penalty: Against. Under ANY circumstance. HUman beings cannot rely on human beings to make fair judgements when it comes to another persons life. The West Memphis Three are a great example. Teaching practical sex-ed : Yup, and the economics of both marriage and child rearing should be taught in high school. Across borders racial profiling- For who? Everyone? We can give every arab/muslim a body cavity search until the next Timothy McVeigh comes along and tears shit up. Then how does THAT look? You can try, but there ALWAYS be a way around the system. Good luck. Medical Care : Damn, right. I would trade my liberal slant on abortion for the right to live if I MUST be born. Bush= Liar, corporate puppet. Mikey Moore is right about him regardless of what you think of F-911. Even if every word out of his mouth HAD been the truth, Iraq has been a failure for US policy overseas. Kerry= Nitwit, Union puppet. The reason why the talking heads can get away with calling any liberal part of the "elite". Yes, he has no plan and I have no one to vote for. Whoa to anyone who becomes president after November, they'll have their hands full. Nothing either guy will do will make anything better for Americans as a whole. But rich people sure will get richer.

Awesome stuff. Know of any place that has results for the Boston Garden/Fleet Center?

Chomsky is also a terrible speaker. I can't listen to him. He gives me a headache with that voice.

Well somebody has gotta show you rightys what you sound like. I figure the perceptive ones will put it together.

My statement was defending Carter exactly how? Maybe if you read what I posted you could see there was no golden light shined down on Carter in any way. Pay attention you unmitigated fucktard. Then again I'm just "bloviating". Its amusing to me that you assume that since I'm on the left it makes me a democrat by default. Typical of the sort of black and white thinking that is going to sink US even deeper into wrong no matter how good the intent. Teke - I like your idea. Somehow (and I'm assuming) you are thinking I wouldn't take a liking to having a good haha funny at all our inept world leaders. Makes no difference to me what party they rep... I hold ALL of them responsible for the status quo both here and overseas. Great One - On another board I have an avatar that morphs Bush into a monkey. Which outta piss the righty creationists right the fuck off. The Nazi quote... if you don't get it... you never will. Irony kids! I better go find out where Perot left those pie graphs. Sigh.

Will somebody beat this useless fucktard senseless? It's sad that he sees NOTHING wrong with an election involving a known thug --- but the American system? Now THAT is a problem. When he finally dies, I will happily, and on national television, go piss on his grave. -=Mike Yeah, but you're the type be the FIRST to cry, bitch, and moan about anybody having even a slightest thing to say negative about Reagan when he died. I wish I had gone to his funeral to hump his coffin. In front of his kids, and his wife. On Fox News. Piss on his grave? Get creative!

I wonder if on the other end of the phone was Blofeld saying "Goodbye, Mr. BOND!" Maybe it was Sharon. Let Isreal do what it wants. If they do something stupid to bring on a war, let them. Maybe then this retarded fiasco will finally be solved. Just leave American soldiers out of it.

While I don't think anyone outside of the country should be meddling in our elections (we have plenty of fucks who do that already, Hi Kathleen! I DO think lowering the voting age to the day you start earning a paycheck and paying taxes is a great idea. No taxation WITHOUT representation! Whoo!

Ban the bible? How about just the ones the "Gideons"(sp?) put in hotel rooms?

Well there IS a chance that even if it is not Saddam the Iraqi people might choose somebody who isn't exactly friendly to the US. BTW, who gives a shit what John Kerry says.

the match the night after survivor series was really good, and had incredible heat. Now I gotta go check my archive to find it and watch.

Lets just wait til he is sleeping and shave his eyebrows. Frat pranks RULE!