Category: Information

Speculators Making Big Money… Driving Up Food Prices… Government Won’t Step In…

Farmers and food executives appealed fruitlessly to federal officials yesterday for regulatory steps to limit speculative buying that is helping to drive food prices higher. Meanwhile, some Americans are stocking up on staples such as rice, flour and oil in anticipation of high prices and shortages spreading from overseas. Their pleas did not find a […]

Thursday April 24th, 2008 in Information, Rants, Uncategorized | No Comments »

Strange Pics From The Net…

I’m glad someone likes LCO so much… 99% of these pictures can be found on this site… Don’t Stop Here… There’s Lots More To See… Click HERE… And Don’t Forget To Bookmark Us!! Amazing Photos – video powered by Metacafe

The Press As Corporate Slaves…

I Once Had A Conversation With A Japanese Man Who Was Thoroughly Convinced That Corporations Trump Countries And That Soon We’d Be Giving Our Allegiance To Companies Rather Than Countries … Kind Of Like Japanese Baseball…

Rice & Flour Shortage Coming To America… Sam’s Club & Costco Already Rationing…

From The N.Y. Sun Major retailers in New York, in areas of New England, and on the West Coast are limiting purchases of flour, rice, and cooking oil as demand outstrips supply. At a Costco Warehouse in Mountain View, Calif., yesterday, shoppers grew frustrated and occasionally uttered expletives as they searched in vain for the […]

Tuesday April 22nd, 2008 in Information, Rants | No Comments »

When You And Your Kids Start Growing Extra Limbs… You’ll Know Why…In Lean Times, Biotech Grains Are Less Taboo…

Soaring food prices and global grain shortages are bringing new pressures on governments, food companies and consumers to relax their longstanding resistance to genetically engineered crops. In Japan and South Korea, some manufacturers for the first time have begun buying genetically engineered corn for use in soft drinks, snacks and other foods. Until now, to […]

Tuesday April 22nd, 2008 in Information, Uncategorized | No Comments »

World’s Easiest Quiz…

LCO Readers are frequently awarded “Genius” status… You Folks Should Ace This One… You Only Need Four Correct… WORLD’S EASIEST QUIZ (Passing requires 4 correct answers) How long did the Hundred Years’ War last? Which country makes Panama hats? From which animal do we get cat gut? In which month does Russians celebrate the October […]

Monday April 21st, 2008 in Cool Stuff, Information, Jokes, Uncategorized | No Comments »

World’s Easiest Quiz… Answers

ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ  How long did the Hundred Years War last? – 116 years  Which country makes Panama hats?  -  Ecuador  From which animal do we get cat gut? – Sheep and Horses  In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?  -  November  What is a camel’s hair brush made of? -  Squirrel […]

Monday April 21st, 2008 in Cool Stuff, Information, Jokes, Uncategorized | No Comments »

Are You Still Using An Older Mac?.. Seems Like Lots Of People Do… I Do Too…

I ran into an article over at MacUser that got me to looking around the old Rat’s Nest… Even though there are relatively modern Macs at my house… We keep and maintain a few older Macs that just won’t give up the ghost… The oldest one we run regularly came off the assembly line in […]

Can You Tie A Knot Without Letting Go Of Either End Of The Rope?…

Here’s a challenge that really can be done! Pick a piece of rope and tie a knot without letting go of either end. Solution HERE If You Still Have Trouble… TRY THIS. 

How Much Money Did They Have To Spend To Prove This Theory?…Copulation cries help males rate success…

Males can tell by a female’s cry whether copulation has been an orgasmic experience. The female emits ear-piercing calls when mating that vary depending on whether or not the male partner has successfully mated. READ MORE 

Saturday April 19th, 2008 in Cool Stuff, Information | No Comments »