Another hoax debunked

Saintly news: Joan of Arc 'Relics' Confirmed to Be Fake.

The so-called "relics of Joan of Arc," overseen by the Archbishop of Tours in Chinon, France, do not contain the charred remains of the Catholic saint.

Rather, the artifacts consist of a mummified cat leg bone and human rib, both dating to the 6th-3rd century B.C., according to a new study.

The "relics," which have fooled onlookers for decades, did resemble burnt bones, in keeping with historical accounts of the death of Joan of Arc (ca. 1412-1431), who was convicted of heresy and executed by burning.

From the J-Walk Blog, 2/9/2010
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Some People Are Just Nuts

I ripped this off from a great blog, the J-Walk blog...

In Alabama: Jesus Christ dumped from jury pool for disruption.

Court officials say a Birmingham woman who changed her name to Jesus Christ didn't live up to it when she reported for jury duty this week. The woman, previously named Dorothy Lola Killingworth, was sent to Judge Clyde Jones's courtroom for a criminal case Monday.

Court officials told The Birmingham News Tuesday that the 59-year-old was excused because she was disruptive and kept asking questions instead of answering them.

Efforts to reach Christ for comment were unsuccessful.

Court administrator Sandra Turner said people there were shocked when the woman insisted her name was Jesus Christ and some potential jurors laughed out loud when her name was called.

Shown here is just a random female Savior. It's not the lady in Birmingham.

Interesting Offer

J-Walk found this on Craigslist - it's pretty interesting...

So, here's my offer. If you happen to hit a deer (or larger animal, although I don't think we have many of those in southern Virginia), you can bring the animal to me, and I'll carve it up for you, and split the meat 50/50.

Just a few rules:

1. It has to be a deer or bigger. I'm not carving up a flat squirrel for you.
2. It must be less than a day old. God only knows what happens to the carcass after a day of sitting there.
3. You have to call the police after your accident. The cops come out and issue you a permit so that you legally own the deer. It's quick, and it keeps it legal (I'm not carving up poached animals, and if you poach, you should rid the world of your sorry existence).
4. You bring the animal to me (I'm in Suffolk), and I do the rest, and call you when its done. If you live in Suffolk, or hit the deer in Suffolk, I could come to you, but I'm not driving to VA Beach at 10 pm at night.
5. I'll cut up the animal and give half the meat to you in sealed bags. I'll even label it, so you'll know what cuts you're getting. You eat it and enjoy!

One Year In 40 Seconds

One patch of land and trees photographed in smoothly transitioning stop motion.

One year in 40 seconds from Eirik Solheim on Vimeo.

via The J-Walk Blog

Fee for Fee

I enjoy scanning the J-Walk blog - you'll see me reference it once in a while. The fellow who writes it is an author of self-help books for Windows Excel and he has excellent resources for his blog, posting some some really interesting listings.

Recently however, he had a bit of a dust-up with his bank and he recounts just a bit of how that turned out. Here's a taste....

A few weeks ago I bought a banjo, and the seller requested that I pay via a direct wire transfer. I wasn't able to do it online, so I went to the bank (Chase), and filled out a form and the money was sent. They charged me $25 for the transaction.

To read the rest of the story, click here.

Portable John Companies

Apr 24, 2008
Porta-Potty Companies
from The J-Walk Blog

• Happy Can Portable Toilets, Atlanta, GA
• Drop Zone Portable Service Inc., Frankfort, Ill.
• Blackmas Best Seat In The House Inc., Bradley, Ill.
• Plop Jon Inc., Port Saint Lucie, Fla.
• A.S.A.P. Port-A-Pots Inc., Hampstead, Md.
• Ameri-Can Engineering, Argos, Ind.
• Bobby's Pottys, Joppa, Md.
• Johnny On The Spot Inc., Old Bridge, N.J.
• LepreCAN Portable Restrooms, Chicago
• Loader-Up, Inc., Sarasota, Fla.
• Mister Bob's Portable Toilets, Vero Beach, Fla.
• Royal Throne, Washington, D.C.
• Tanks Alot, Tomball, Tex.
• Pee Pee Inc, Roseville, Mich.
• Wizards of Ooze Ltd., Anacortes, Wash.
• Oui Oui Enterprises Ltd., Chicago
• Gotta Go Potties, Tobyhanna, Pa.
• UrinBiz.com, Chicago
• Willy Make It? Oregon City, Oregon
• Doodie Calls, New Orleans