News of the Weak, 5/12/2002
May. 12th, 2002 07:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
teddywolfAfter intense pressure from the USA, the UN and the EU, Israel finished withdrawing its forces from the West Bank. The UN voted to censure Israel for not doing it faster.
The movie "Spider Man" broke all box office records its first weekend by selling over $120 million in movie theater tickets. Economists complained, saying that it didn't sell as much in tickets compared to "Plan 9 From Outer Space" in 1953 dollars. Armadillos were blamed for the math discrepency when it was pointed out that "Plan 9" only sold about 50 tickets in the 50s.
The impending death of financial firm Arthur Anderson led the massive four point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. President Bush blamed it on Enron.
A young Palestinian suicide bomber blew up in a crowded mall in Israel, killing 15 people. The UN voted to censure and blame Israel for not following the peace process.
In order to make highway driving easier around Los Angeles a local artist put up a sign clearly demarking how to get to I-5. The local highway authority only found out by reading the breaking story on it in the local newspaper nine months after the sign was put up. No motorists have complained, but the artist has been blamed for demystifying the highway.
Former energy giant Enron tendered an offer to Godzilla for the monster to take over as CEO. A company official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, "He's not only the most effective spokesman we can think of, he's a walking generator too!" Godzilla declined to comment.
Palestinian gunmen took over the Church of the Nativity and refused to let Christian services occur for five weeks. Israel was blamed for the disruption.
But first: What models aren't wearing on the beach! A look at sexy new swimwear and the geeks who drool over it.
The movie "Spider Man" broke all box office records its first weekend by selling over $120 million in movie theater tickets. Economists complained, saying that it didn't sell as much in tickets compared to "Plan 9 From Outer Space" in 1953 dollars. Armadillos were blamed for the math discrepency when it was pointed out that "Plan 9" only sold about 50 tickets in the 50s.
The impending death of financial firm Arthur Anderson led the massive four point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. President Bush blamed it on Enron.
A young Palestinian suicide bomber blew up in a crowded mall in Israel, killing 15 people. The UN voted to censure and blame Israel for not following the peace process.
In order to make highway driving easier around Los Angeles a local artist put up a sign clearly demarking how to get to I-5. The local highway authority only found out by reading the breaking story on it in the local newspaper nine months after the sign was put up. No motorists have complained, but the artist has been blamed for demystifying the highway.
Former energy giant Enron tendered an offer to Godzilla for the monster to take over as CEO. A company official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, "He's not only the most effective spokesman we can think of, he's a walking generator too!" Godzilla declined to comment.
Palestinian gunmen took over the Church of the Nativity and refused to let Christian services occur for five weeks. Israel was blamed for the disruption.
But first: What models aren't wearing on the beach! A look at sexy new swimwear and the geeks who drool over it.
