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Saturday, May 15, 2010
Greetings fellow Bizarros:
Atkins, South Beach, The Zone, it's all new-fangled, hyped-
up crap compared to the good, old-fashioned weight-loss
remedy of staring at the sun. And you thought staring at
the sun was only good for causing irreparable scarring to
your retinas.
Atlanta, GA resident Paulus Bommarito knows better. As the
sun rises over the tree line in the early morning hour he is
out in his back yard getting an eyeful.
Bommarito, 58, is part of a small but growing group of sun-
gazers in metro Atlanta. They are disciples of Hira Ratan
Manek, a retired spice trader from India who says staring
at the sun improves mental and physical health. Called HRM
by his followers, Manek says he has rediscovered a practice
used by many ancient cultures, from Greeks to Native
Americans.
Manek, 70, advocates staring at the sun only near sunrise
and sunset. Start with just 10 seconds, he says, and add 10
seconds each time. He says sun gazing suppresses hunger and
has allowed him to go more than a year without eating solid
foods.
Manek is no quack guru. He has gone on tours throughout the
U.S. lecturing at venues as large as natural food stores and
Unity churches. He realized his practices can be dangerous
and always cautions his students...never stare at a sun that
is more than an hour removed from rising or setting. And
don't stand on the lawn, he advises. "Grass will drain your
energy."
That's always good advice.
Bizarrely,
Lewis
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--------- Helmets designed for bar conversations ----------
EDINBURGH, Scotland - A Scottish college student said her
invention, a clear plastic helmet with openings at the
face and ears, is designed to help people talk in noisy
bars. Elaine McLuskey, 23, an Edinburgh Napier University
student, said the sound bubble is designed to cut out back-
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-------- Police: Crack deal sparked carjacking lie --------
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. - Suburban Chicago police said a
man invented a story of a carjacking when his drug dealer
failed to return it on time. Police allege that Chorise
Stewart, 38, of Olympia Fields, loaned his car to a drug
dealer from Chicago Heights in exchange for two rocks of
crack cocaine at 7 p.m. Monday and called police at
11:59 p.m. when the 19-year-old failed to return the 2002
Toyota Corolla at the scheduled time, the Chicago South-
townstar reported Thursday. Stewart told officers he was
carjacked by two men with guns. However, police said the
story began to unravel when the drug dealer was found with
the car at 1:03 a.m. Tuesday and taken to the Chicago
Heights Police Department. "He was saying, 'Do I do bad
things, do I sell drugs? Yes I do, but I didn't car jack
anybody,'" Chicago Heights police Sgt. Tom Rogers said.
He said no charges were filed against the 19-year-old but
Stewart was arrested and charged with false report of a
stolen car. His bail was set at $40,000 Wednesday.
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My uncle's first cousin's wife's third cousin once removed
swears that you can freeze your private parts by peeing on
a flagpole... Sounds like an urban legend to me. I believe
the Mythbusters that the pee stream actually has gaps in it
and thus won't conduct... -John
[If your pee has gaps in it, it's probably because you have
an enflamed prostate.]
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doctrines and political beliefs, I am convinced you write
your own "reader" comments just to piss people off. Love the
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[Okay. I promise I will never die. But as far as the comments
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Occasionally I'll trim them down if somebody sends me a novel,
but I always strive to be as impartially as I can to keep the
key sentences and meaning of the comment. I never even bother
to correct spelling, as you know.]
I love all your video clips. They are funny and informative,
I was wondering if you wanted to be pen pals? I'm sure we have
lot's to talk about. I write poetry and articles. Hopefully we
can have a conversation. -Bill
[I already have a stalker, but I appreciate the offer. Thanks.]
I don't suppose the theory of dilation could be as simple as
the earth's gravitational pull and atmospheric pressure
causing subtle differences in the rate at which a particular
mineral vibrates? Or does that sound too simple? -Maygyver
[No, it couldn't. Of course, Einstein could be wrong. Newton
was.]
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