Lagniappe

[richyb83]

CRAZY STUFF... it was only a 3.0..but it was still an EARTHQUAKE!!

Last Sunday night at 11:34pm just east of Clinton...about 35-40 miles NNE of Baton Rouge.

Earthquake shakes south Louisiana town

People living in Clinton received an unpleasant wake-up call late Sunday night when a minor earthquake rattled the city. The tremor struck just after 11:30 p.m. There was no impact or damage reported.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake had a 3.0 magnitude. It is classified as minor, but in a place not accustomed to them, they can be quite scary.

There are reportedly 49,000 similar quakes of that size worldwide per year.

The last time Louisiana felt an earthquake was in June 1967. According to the USGS, a 3.8 quake near Greenville, MS affected parts of Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee.

In Nov. 1958, an earthquake in Baton Rouge shook houses and rattled windows. It was also felt in Baker and Denham Springs.

http://www.wafb.com/global/story.asp?s=12914757

Edited August 9, 2010 by richyb83

[hagetaka]

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CRAZY

[richyb83]

Starchitecture: A Modest Proposal

The trophy building is so over. Welcome to the era of design on a diet.

The phenomenon of using iconic architecture to promote a city, an institution, or a real-estate development was a product of the economic boom that began in the late 1990s and ended with the recession in 2008.

As Western economies begin to recover, extravagant, eye-popping architecture is giving way to a subtler new aesthetic. In the U.S. and Europe, architectural values are shifting from can-you-top-this designs toward more efficient, functional building. Innovation and experimentation are increasingly directed at sustainability and new technology. For a younger generation of architects in particular, “the spectacle building is kind of a dinosaur,” says Rosalie Genevro, director of the Architectural League in New York. Architects, too, are engaging more in collaboration as they turn their attention to urban planning, civic projects, and the creation of public space. What shapes new buildings will take in the next decade isn’t yet clear, but fresh visions are beginning to emerge from the downturn. “It’s like a forced diet,”

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/06/11/starchitecture-a-modest-proposal.html

[Antrell Williams]

Very well done video of the planking fad, in the Quarter

[richyb83]

^That video is wack!

Just wondering how the New Orleans thread jumped 15,000 replies over the past week?? Now at 20,973?? Interesting...

[Antrell Williams]

Wow that was almost a year ago.

[richyb83]

Wow...in just one day now the replies have jumped to 23,572! This has to be a record

[dimebag1980]

Since this is the Lagniappe forum, I figured I'd share something that I shared on Facebook yesterday and everyone seemed to love. I got bored and wrote a song about that guy in Miami who was eating that other guy's face. Here is my song, I hope you all are able to laugh with me, given the seriousness of the situation.

The Cannibal

To the tune of The Gambler by Kenny Rogers

On a warm summer’s eve

On a freeway in Miami

I met up with a cannibal

I was too afraid to sleep

So I stood there a’starin

As he ripped off some guy’s face

‘til the drugs wore off him

And he began to growl

He said, “Son I’ve made a life

Out of eatin’ people’s faces

And knowin’ what they taste like

Before I ate their eyes.”

So if you don’t mind me sayin

I can see you look tasty

For a taste of your cheeks

I’ll spare you your eyes

So I let him chew on my face

And he chewed up both my cheeks

Then he bit off my nose

And asked me for my ears

Then I said get the hell away from me

And he clubbed me upside the head

Said if you’re gonna befriend a cannibal

You’ve got to be armed

Chorus

You’ve got to know when to hold back

Know when to draw your gun

Know when to shoot

Know when to run

You never count your blessings

When you’re in his presence

There will be time enough for that

When you get the hell away

End Chorus

Every cannibal knows

That the secret to a good meal

Is knowin’ what to leave alone

And knowin’ what to eat

Cause every man’s a sinner

And every man’s a dinner

And the best way to eat them

Is while on bath salts

And when he finished spookin’

He turned back toward the freeway

His bath salts had worn off

And the cops had shown up

And right there on that freeway

The cannibal he dared the cops

And then his final words were

Have you got any bath salts?

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Chorus

Edited June 2, 2012 by SBCmetroguy

[richyb83]

That is creative Brian...those bath salts sound like they bring the demons out...and unfortunately the blood-suckers come in many different forms...

Big Brother won't relent...

I like a lot of the comments below..esp Robert G, Bobby, Del, RT Arcand, Fredsc25...the sheeple are awakening some....that's the problem..move along nothing to see here...the NWO; I meant Global Government...umm I mean the U.N. know best

"A Battle for Internet Freedom"......they already control the lame stream media MSNBC, CNN, FOX, etc...Now they want the internet too...

http://news.yahoo.co...-081735187.html

Edited June 22, 2012 by richyb83