If I could turn back time ...
Every day, a homeowner in Pennsylvania is reminded of a DIY mistake he made. Thirteen years ago, Jerry Lynn wanted to drill a hole through his lounge wall so he could pass the television cable through it. He didn't want to puncture any pipes or wires, so to ensure he had an unobstructed place he grabbed his alarm clock, tied it to a string and set it to go off in 10 minutes. He then lowered it into the wall through a vent, and waited for it to ring, so he could drill near the ringing. It all went according to plan, until the alarm clock fell into the wall... "All of a sudden I heard it go 'thunk!' as it came loose," he explained. Jerry couldn't retrieve the clock, but figured it would probably run out of battery in three or four months, so he wasn't too worried. That was in 2004. Now Jerry and his wife, Sylvia want to see how long it lasts. "We have gotten used to the ringing living room wall, but it can still shock unsuspecting guests," says Sylvia. "It starts with a soft 'beep beep beep beep' and it gets louder and closer together, and that will set people like, 'What is that?'"
Rockers can kiss goodbye to being cool
Q: What started off good, but is now ruined?
A: Kiss, the band. "They started out with a cool gimmick, decent tunes and they didn't take themselves all that seriously. I'm not saying KISS were musical geniuses, but if you were a kid in the 1970s they were practically scientifically designed to appeal to you. Makeup like a clown (clowns weren't evil yet), loud music with easy to remember choruses you could shout to and a waterfall of fire? What's not to like for a 12-year-old? Over the course of five decades they've become a joke. Besides merchandising their name to a level that would make Krusty the Clown balk I heard Gene 'I love money more than life' Simmons is trying to patent or copyright the 'horned hand' gesture. I got a gesture for you Gene." (Source: reddit.com)
