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Snippets & Featuring: doughnut runs, ridiculously long cut your hair! wear rings so that he doesn’t accidentally the Buzz
catch and rip out some of the hair.
ear hair, kissing bans, crime-stopping wedgies,
His wife has asked him to cut the ear
RaDHakaNt baiJpai claims his 10-inch
Soundbites and hand-knit sweaters for balding chickens! ear hair has brought him luck and prosper- hair, but he never has. And now that he’s
the Guinness World Record holder for
ity. The 58-year-old Indian grocer has been
longest ear hair, she’s quit asking him
growing out the hair in his ears since age
By the quirky and über-talented ec team things As men get older, the hair on 18, and he has never taken scissors to the about it. She said she knows it’s a source of Dates you don’t want to
pride for him. But the sheer amount of hair
miss in July:
bushy masses protruding from his ears.
5 to their heads slows its growth. Baijpai takes special care of his ear protruding from this guy’s ears makes one
remember Meanwhile, the hair in their ears hair, washing it with a specially formulated wonder if he ever heard her ask him to cut July 1: Creative Ice Cream Flavors
it in the first place.
this 4th of and noses continues to grow. herbal shampoo (aren’t we glad to hear Day
that he washes it!) and making sure to not
july: July 4: Independence Day
Don’t jump If you’re in England, People Are Talking July 7: Chocolate Day (as if Feb. 14
over lit Turtle gets fake flippers wasn’t enough for this food!)
Fireworks don’t bother you live iN a WOrLD that tells you a lot of lies— July 11: Cheer Up the Lonely Day
as fun as it may afteR a SHaRk attack left “lu” referring to that about yourself, what matters, and how you should
look, it’s not smart. the loggerhead turtle with severe warm shirt of yours look or act. See what some celebs had to say about July 17: On this day in 1790,
watch the injuries to her forelimbs, Japanese that recently. Washington D.C. was
maYo scientists have fitted her with new as a “sweater.” They established as our nation’s
you wouldn’t want call it a “jumper.” “People say, ‘It’s capital.
to get sick, so prosthetic ones. part of being
ask yourself (or While her swimming capabilities famous,’ but I July 22: Hammock Day
your host) how are only up to 60 percent of a healthy
long something’s turtle her size, researchers are hopeful Interview? didn’t want that. July 27: Take Your Pants for a Walk
been without about her recovery. You? I wanted to be a Day (Hmm. OK?!)
Fun run or Yum run? refrigeration. singer. I’m probably
lather up Erika Akai, a researcher at the non- lying when I say that. I did want to be famous, July 30: National Cheesecake Day
eveR get HuNgRy DuRiNg youR RuN? Just Don’t forget the profit Sea Turtle Association of Japan but I didn’t realize what famous was. I thought (yes, please!)
try the Krispy Kreme Challenge in Raleigh, N.C. sunscreen! said, “She should eventually be able fame just meant ‘Everyone will love me.’”
During this race, more than 5,000 runners jog 2 miles to the be patriotic to lay eggs on a beach.” They’re trying —Lily Allen, Spin, February 2009, pg. 46. Overheard:
local Krispy Kreme, eat 12 doughnuts each, and then jog back fly a flag, wear red, to get her strong enough to actually • Former dcTalk member michael
to North Carolina State University, where the race begins. white, and blue, climb up to the beach after swimming “I definitely took my hits, and I definitely got tait joined the newsboys, replacing
paint your face,
And they all do it in less than an hour. Back in 2004, the event or whatever. let there. punished for the bad things I did. And you Peter Furler as
started as dare among some college friends. This year, the people know you’re know what? Some of those I deserved. Having their lead singer.
event raised more than $35,000 for charity. Unfortunately, the proud to be an Yep, you read that correctly. been given a second, third, whatever chance, He performed
participants consumed more calories than they burned in this american! We want to interview you! I don’t think that’s being a magician. Maybe with the group for
race. Twelve Krispy Kreme doughnuts contain 2,400 calories be grateFul Here’s the deal: we love to hear it’s about having an absolute blind faith in a the first time on
from our readers. When we get
and 144 grams of fat. And running 4 miles only burns about you’re fortunate to hang out with you at focus higher power. Maybe there’s something I’m March 7, 2009.
to live in the uSa.
400 calories. Oh, but who cares? These folks got in a run, a thank a veteran for groups, you make us laugh, help supposed to do that I haven’t done, and that’s
meal, and raised money for a good cause. Not a bad deal. his or her service us to see this world through why I keep getting chances.” • Remedy Drive
your eyes, and give us reason to
to our country. celebrate that God didn’t make —Actress Shannen Doherty, Radar, October/ will be playing the
you have a lot of us all with the same personali- Cornerstone Festival this month in
freedom as an ties and talents. November 2008, p. 64. Bushnell, Ill. For more info, check out
a man who’d tried to break american citizen,
into a car in Salt Lake but even more as a So, we’re trying to find out more page 46 or visit
City, utah. A woman saw child of god! thank about our readers with the ec Featherless chickens get www.cornerstonefestival.com.
him attempting to break Him for it. Reader five-minute interview. hand-knitted sweaters
We ask a few simple questions;
into her coworker’s car you answer them. Then, we print • Talk of barlowgirl and everyday
and chased the guy. She Mind the lip them here. Look for the Reader Rescuer calls on community to knit Sunday releasing new albums some-
caught up to him, but he 160 Kissing banned in British five-minute interview thread for 1500 rescued fowl time this summer.
on our page on Facebook or
was a squirmer who kept check out the link on the blog at
Wedgies:crime- nearly getting away from the most miles train station http://ecmagazine.blogspot.com. lucky HeNS end up at the Little Hen Rescue Next month in ec:
Stop by soon!
fighting secret? her. That is, until she gave ever run in iN aN effoRt to SpeeD up commute Centre in Norwich, UK, where Jo Eglin takes in Articles on living with purpose this
him a forceful wedgie and
hens deemed poor egg layers by the farms where
times, couples are no longer allowed to kiss
put him in a headlock. 24 hours on at the train station in Warrington, UK (about Take your ec somewhere they lived and layed. Saving them from certain school year, pursuing God’s will, an
yeS, tHey’Re Needless to say, he stayed a treadmill. 3.5 hours northwest of London). While the that makes you happy death, Jo noticed that many of the hens were so interview with Henry Blackaby about
uNcomfoRtable, and we very still until the cops (Record set by public thinks the new “no kissing” signs are and take a picture. Then, stressed out by the large farms where they had hearing God, time management
don’t advocate you giving were able to get there and arulanantham a little silly, city officials say the ordinance is send it our way. Use the lived that they lost their feathers. So Eglin called on and organization tips, DVD reviews,
them to your little brother arrest him. We bet he’s Suresh Joachim more of a reminder to not hold up the lines. anyone who knew how to knit to start making and five weeks of devotions about
or sister. But a wedgie was regretting ever thinking link on our blog! sweaters for the 1500-member brood. The pursuing God and His will.
the only thing that stopped about stealing THAT car! in canada.) chickens are naked no more!
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