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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
HURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11,2008
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"Eat a live toad the first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day."
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Fred Rogers, better known as Mister Rogers, wore sweaters to conceal extensive forearm tattoos commemorating his short stint as a Merchant Marine.
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I'm not as think as you drunk I am
Jenny Williams, Tulsa, Okla., freshman, stumbles through a simulated field sobriety test administered as part of the wellness fair in front of Strong Hall Wednesday. The fair was sponsored by the Watkins Memorial Health Center and featured information on healthy eating, smoking cessation and other tips for healthier living.
ODD NEWS Firefighter revives cat with mouth-to-mouth
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — A lucky cat owes one of its nine lives to a firefighter who revived it with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
Al Machado rescued the cat from a burning apartment Tuesday, telling The Standard Times of New Bedford that he saw immediately that it needed air. Machado began performing mouth to mouth on the animal as he carried it outside.
Video shot at the scene shows Machado bent over, breathing into the cat's mouth several times. The cat, a tiger angora, was
revived and resting comfortably soon after.
No humans were injured in the fire. A man and woman whose last known address was the building that burned were arrested and charged with arson, authorities said.
Two other cats died in the second-floor apartment, but two dogs there were saved with the help of oxygen from paramedics and animal rescue personnel. Pets on the other two floors — including a ferret and even some frogs on the first floor — were all saved.
Asked what it tasted like to give mouth-to-mouth to a cat, Machado laughed, grimaced and said:"Like fur"
Airline requests bald men to
participate in ad campaign
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand's national airline is offering to pay bald travelers to use their heads — literally — in a new advertising campaign.
Air New Zealand said it wants 70 recruits to stand in lines in three airports — while wearing temporary tattoos on the back of their heads so the displays can be seen by people lining up behind them.
The airline would pay 1,000 New Zealand dollars ($660) for each walking billboard, a company official said.
The tattoos will promote a new
system that is meant to reduce check-in waiting times.
Air New Zealand marketing manager Steve Bayliss described the campaign as "a bit of fun."
"It's a ... tattoo on the back of someone's head, so they have to have their head shaved or be bald already," he told National Radio on Wednesday. "It will be an advantage for them to be bald already."
The tattoos would fade or wash off after about two weeks, he said.
Bayliss added that he won't be part of the program since he was "doing OK" in the hair department.
Jayhawks & Friends
Wisconsin man eats 23.000 Big Macs
FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Talk about a Big Mac attack! Don Gorske says he has eaten 23,000 of the burgers in 36 years.
The Fond du Lac man said he hit the 23,000 milestone last month, continuing a culinary obsession that began May 17, 1972, and is fed by his obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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"I enjoy them every day," said Gorske, 54. "I need two to fill me up."
Gorske has kept every burger receipt in a box. He says he was always fascinated with numbers, and watching McDonald's track its number of customers motivated him to track his own consumption.
Despite a diet some would call unhealthy, Gorske says he keeps himself in good shape. He says he's 6-foot-2 and weighs 185 pounds, and walks as many as 10 miles a day.
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on campus
The public event "Sci-Fi Book Sale" will be held all day in Watson Library.
The workshop "Excel 2003: Functions and Data Analysis Tools" will begin at 9 a.m. in the Instruction Center in Anschutz Library.
The workshop "GIS I: Finding GIS Data on the Web" will begin at 10 a.m. in the Budig PC Lab.
The lecture "Senior Session" will begin at 10 a.m. in the 19th Century Gallery in the Spencer Museum of Art.
The seminar "Merienda Brown Bag" will begin at 12 p.m. in 318 Bailey Hall.
The governance meeting "Unclassified Senate full senate meeting" will begin at 12 p.m. in Room 116 in the Sabitini Multicultural Resource Center.
The lecture "KUPD Interactive Luncheon Lecture Series: Dr. Stephen Smith" will begin at 12 p.m. in 150 JRP Hall,
The public event "Federalist Society: Cleaning the Augean Stables During Presidential Elections..." will begin at 12:30 p.m. in 104 Green Hall.
The workshop "Conducting Faculty Searches" will begin at 1 p.m. in 258 Strong Hall.
The public event "FREE Tea at Three" will begin at 3 p.m. in the lobby of the Kansas Union.
The governance meeting "University/Faculty Senate Meeting" will begin at 3:30 p.m. in 203 Green Hall.
The seminar "Organopalladium and Platinum Chemistry Related to Potential Roles for Palladium(IV) and Platinum(IV) in Organic Synthesis and Catalysis" will begin at 4 p.m. in 2001 Malott Hall.
Today is a big day for Add/ Drop. It is the last day to drop a class online, and the last day to receive a 50 percent refund for dropping. A week from today is the last day to add or swap a class. Check with the Registrar for details.
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