deseretnews.com | UVSC student finds grenade

This is starting to get scary. I just finished putting up a grenade story in Germany, and wouldn't you know it, my other home has one, too.

UVSC student finds grenade

A student from Utah Valley State College in Orem discovered a military-issued grenade near his home about 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Jake Molyneaux was coming home from school when he saw the grenade by a fence post near his driveway. He said he picked it up, took it into his home and showed it to his roommates.
Molyneaux said he didn't realize it was a real grenade until around 7 p.m. He then called the Orem police department.
A police dispatcher confirmed that police and a bomb squad was sent to a residence in the 600 North block of 900 West to 'dispose' of the grenade, which did not have a pin in it. She said a police spokesman was not immediately available to provide additional information.
Molyneaux said five or six homes were evacuated while police sent a robot to retrieve the grenade. No one was hurt, according to Molyneaux.
The police dispatcher said a press statement would be released Tuesday night, but it had not been received by press time.

Coincidence? Most likely... but it makes you wonder.

Ananova - How not to test a hand grenade...

Here's the perfect example of the kind of people I meet everyday at school. This story takes place in my current place of residence, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

How not to test a hand grenade...

A drunken German who bought three hand grenades at a flea market in Bosnia has been arrested after throwing one out of the window to see whether it worked.

The 36-year-old took the three hand grenades home to Frankfurt as souvenirs where he kept them in a drawer for ten years.

But after drinking heavily with friends he showed one of them the explosive devices and decided to pull the pin on one after his pals claimed they did not believe they were real.

The grenade exploded between two blocks of flats and police who quickly traced the man thanks to eye-witnesses seized the two other unexploded grenades.

He was released after he sobered up and faces charges of illegal possession of explosives.

I wonder just how drunk Hitler was when he came up with that whole Aryan race theory.

The Ground is ICE!!!

No sooner did I start celebrating that I'd finished my 7 page Math Portfolio (in the International Bacculariate Porfolio means essay), than my dog decides its time to puke on the floor! Now, I'm the only person who knew the dog puked, so I figure I should bring the dog outside so she can't puke on anything else before I can clean it up.
There's just one problem: I live in the popcicle that is Germany.
The wheather has actually been warming up here, but I guess the ground missed that memo. I walked out with my dog in my bare feet, and the ground is so flippin' cold that my feet feel pain. That's right, PAIN! It was like standing on a glacier barefoot!
But, I don't get to go back inside until my brother comes out to retrieve the dog. So obviously he takes his sweet time about it!
Oh well. I'll get to avoid more of this kind of situation soon enough. Only 89 days left until I fly out of Germany.

Which Famous World Figure am I?

I took another one of those online quizes today (it was on Nate's blog, so I decided to try it out), this time to figure out which famous world figure I am. The first result I took the 9 question quiz, and it returned thus:

What Famous Leader Are You?
personality tests by similarminds.com

HECK FRIGGIN' NO!!!
So I took the test again, this time with the full 48 questions, and BAM!

The Second Result:

What Famous Leader Are You?
personality tests by similarminds.com

Now that's a bit more like it, being a famous republican and all, and my favorite president so far (though Bush is looking good). In the famous words of the Gungan King (Star Wars Episode 1), "Meesa like dis."

She friggin' BIT ME!

Sisters: the most unpredictable people on the planet. I was trying to josh around with my sister, and convince her that my brother bit me (all play of course, 'cuz he wouldn't do a thing like that). But instead of being all sympathetic and helpful like she claims she is, she decides to walk up and bite me herself! What in the heck was that all about? I didn't do anything to her!

I Need a Computer Tree

My school has this crazy idea that they can assign homework that requires a computer to me and my two brothers on the same night, while my parents need to use a computer for day to day stuff, too. There are three computers in my whole house, one of which we got just to meet these computer-required homework assignments, and one of which is old and loaded up with spyware and viruses and junk filling up the RAM, and only one of which has a printer attatched, and only one of which has the proper software installed to complete my homework assignment (which is not the one with the printer). Long story short, I couldn't get started until 8:30 tonight. I'm still not finished, so this is a short entry.

What's My Problem?

I decided to take a quiz online today (that I made myself). It's designed to tell you your deepest problem. I figured, the ads on the website I made it on were all too gothic, so I should cheer them up with some humor even goths would appreciate (I hope).

What's Your Problem? by Me
Name
Birthday
Date of Death	Never. You are immortal.
Your Problem	You are too awsome.
What You Can Do About It	Try to remember the little people.
Quiz created with MemeGen!

Well, I guess I expected that (since I rigged the results). But hey, compliments are always welcome!

Template Dead

Okay, my self made template died. I'm using another google-made one, which I think looks better. I may have to change the background, but at least things are still looking a bit better.
By the way, expect another post from me today. I've finally unloaded all the stuff my teachers have loaded on me homework-wise.