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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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