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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Brews You Can Use

Beer caps as currency? Eric Scheske would be a rich man in Cameroon! > Beer bottle caps with prizes on the inside are replacing currency in parts of Cameroon, gripped in a fierce promotional battle between competing breweries. > Almost every $1 bottle of beer has a winning cap, with

The Pope and the (Other) Brothers

Pope Benedict will meet with Muslims in Cologne. This article has a good overview of the radical Muslims' activities and beliefs in Germany. Link [http://www.chiesa.espressonline.it/dettaglio.jsp?id=37837&eng=y]. Excerpt from introduction: > The penultimate event of Benedict XVI's visit

Odd Consumer News

Perhaps it's not odd, but we're intrigued by case-mods. A case-mod is "any modification performed on a stock computer case. Mods can be functional or purely decorative, but they're all created in the name of creating a custom computer." Link

That's Soooooo Ninety-ish

Better late than never? Not this time: > Inspired by the movie Forrest Gump, a U.S. man is running across the United States from Newport Beach, California to Newport, Rhode Island. > The cities are nearly 3,000 miles apart. Jonathan Williams is shooting for an average of 25

Wow, If Only We Had that Much Spare Time

> A former Hollywood stunt man now living in the Netherlands launched his greatest project to date Tuesday: a 45-foot replica Viking ship made of millions of wooden ice cream sticks and more than a ton of glue. Link [http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/

Odd Consumer News

Giving the Muslims a real reason to bomb us: > Luxury toilet paper. At first it sounds like an insultingly obvious joke. Who would want such a thing? But then visions of those notorious $900 Gucci dog bowls flit through your mind, and you're haunted by the possibility

The Whining Culture

Out of Australia. If you can't beat 'em, whine with 'em: > Two recent controversial TV ads have provoked a rash of complaints to the Advertising Standards Bureau. > More than 30 people lodged formal complaints last month about a Morning Fresh dishwasher detergent ad that

"Jew" is a Slur?

Yeah, we suppose it's mildly distasteful to be identified by one's ethnicity, but to call it a "slur"? Strikes us as overly sensitive: > The bill was a shocker, and not because of the amount. After eating at a Jersey shore restaurant, Elliott Stein

Leno on the Stones

> The Rolling Stones are about to go out on tour. Tickets are $100 a piece. But the good news is -- Medicare will kick in half.

Great News!

Bring on the next savage round of meth-fueled bath-house parties! > Scientists in Australia's tropical north are collecting blood from crocodiles in the hope of developing a powerful antibiotic for humans, after tests showed that the reptile's immune system kills the HIV virus. >