Horse hangover

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1077831/Pictured-Fat-Boy-pony-got-drunk-fermented-apples-fell-swimming-pool.html

Pictured: Fat Boy, the pony who got drunk on fermented apples and fell into a swimming pool

By Luke Salkeld
Last updated at 2:10 AM on 16th October 2008

It was not Fat Boy the pony's best night. First he ate so many fermented apples that he became drunk.

Then he staggered across a garden and tumbled into a swimming pool.

Unable to extricate himself, he had to endure the final embarrassment of being hauled out by the fire brigade.

Good night out: The tipsy pony was unable to get out of the swimming pool after accidentally falling in

It is clear from the picture on the right that the humiliating chain of events left Fat Boy feeling rather long in the face.

However, apart from a probable hangover, he is none the worse for wear after his adventures, his bulk helping him cope with the chilly water of the swimming pool.

His predicament was discovered by 28-year-old Sarah Penhaligon who woke up after hearing a splash from her garden and went outside to find the 12-year-old Moorland Pony in some distress.

'When I looked outside I saw this massive animal in the dark and I thought the Beast of Bodmin was in the pool.

Four legs less: The hapless horse broke into a back garden with another pony and began munching on apples before falling in the pool

'I didn't have a clue what to do next - who do you call when there's a horse stuck in your swimming pool?

'He looked a bit panicked,' Miss Penhaligon added.

'He was trying to get out but couldn't manage it and was getting very tired.'

She said she sat down next to him and tried to calm him down - by feeding him more apples.

Fat Boy had escaped from the nearby Trenance Riding Stables in Newquay, Cornwall, and broken into Miss Penhaligon's garden where he gorged on rotting fruit on the ground - which had begun to ferment and produce alcohol.

Water jump: Sarah Penhaligon next to her swimming pool into which Fat Boy fell after eating too many fermented apples

Police and fire crews arrived early on Tuesday and spent two hours building a set of steps into the pool. They hoisted him out two hours later with the help of several harnesses.

One of the staff at the stables said: 'It looks like he was scrounging for apples in the garden and fell in when he trod on the tarpaulin over the pool.

'It's a good job he's got a lot of bulk, as it kept him warm. He was checked over by a vet, but he's fine.'

Sobering lesson: It's the morning after the night before for Fat Boy, who was probably nursing a bit of a hangover

From CNN: Unlisted address stops lawsuit against God

Talk about improper service. Hahahaha!!!

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/10/15/suing.god.ap/index.html

Unlisted address stops lawsuit against God

LINCOLN, Nebraska (AP) -- A judge has thrown out a Nebraska state legislator's lawsuit against God, saying the Almighty wasn't properly served because of his unlisted home address.

State Sen. Ernie Chambers filed the lawsuit last year seeking a permanent injunction against God. He said God has made terroristic threats against the senator and his constituents in Omaha, inspired fear and caused "widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth's inhabitants."

Chambers has said he filed the lawsuit to make the point that everyone should have access to the courts regardless of whether they are rich or poor.

On Tuesday, however, Douglas County District Court Judge Marlon Polk ruled that under state law, a plaintiff must have access to the defendant for a lawsuit to move forward.

"Given that this court finds that there can never be service effectuated on the named defendant, this action will be dismissed with prejudice," Polk wrote.

Chambers, who graduated from law school but never took the bar exam, thinks he's found a hole in the judge's ruling.

"The court itself acknowledges the existence of God," Chambers said Wednesday. "A consequence of that acknowledgment is a recognition of God's omniscience."

Therefore, Chambers said, "Since God knows everything, God has notice of this lawsuit."

Chambers has 30 days to decide whether to appeal. He said he hasn't decided yet.

Chambers, who has served a record 38 years in the Nebraska Legislature, is not returning next year because of term limits. He skips morning prayers during the legislative session and often criticizes Christians.

You can't eat your cake and have it too. (from Sarj)

William Safire in his NYT column on June 12, 1996:

“Correct usage of a much-abused proverb first recorded in the 16th century has become evidence. In paragraph 185 of his 35,000-word “manifesto,” published under duress by The Washington Post and The New York Times, the Unabomber wrote, “As for the negative consequences of eliminating industrial society — well, you can’t eat your cake and have it too — to gain one thing you have to sacrifice another.” In a letter discovered in Kaczynski’s mother’s home — a letter that inexplicably found its way into the media — the same proverb appears in the same words, with the same lack of a comma before the “too.”

“In both instances, the having and the eating were in correct order. Many people err in saying, “You can’t have your cake and eat it, too,” because you can — first you have it, and then you eat it. The impossible is the other way around; to “eat your cake and have it” is the absurdity that makes the point. Both the Unabomber’s creed and the Kaczynski letter had it right, which is more than can be said for half the quoters of the proverb.”

You can't eat your cake and have it too.

William Safire in his NYT column on June 12, 1996:

“Correct usage of a much-abused proverb first recorded in the 16th century has become evidence. In paragraph 185 of his 35,000-word “manifesto,” published under duress by The Washington Post and The New York Times, the Unabomber wrote, “As for the negative consequences of eliminating industrial society — well, you can’t eat your cake and have it too — to gain one thing you have to sacrifice another.” In a letter discovered in Kaczynski’s mother’s home — a letter that inexplicably found its way into the media — the same proverb appears in the same words, with the same lack of a comma before the “too.”

“In both instances, the having and the eating were in correct order. Many people err in saying, “You can’t have your cake and eat it, too,” because you can — first you have it, and then you eat it. The impossible is the other way around; to “eat your cake and have it” is the absurdity that makes the point. Both the Unabomber’s creed and the Kaczynski letter had it right, which is more than can be said for half the quoters of the proverb.”

Refreshing post for the day (From Ngangi)

DISTURB US O LORD

Disturb Us, O Lord
when we are too well pleased with ourselves
when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little
when we arrived safely because we sailed too close to the shore

Disturb Us, O Lord
when with the abundance of things we possess
we have lost our thirst for the Waters of Life;
having fallen in love with life, we have ceased to dream of eternity.
And in our efforts to build a new earth,
we have allowed our vision of the new heaven to dim.

Disturb Us, O Lord - to dare more boldly
to venture on wider seas where storms will show your mastery
where losing sight of land, we shall find the stars.
We ask you push back the horizon of our hopes,
and to push us into the future with strength, courage, hope and love.

Sir Francis Drake

Ateneo de Manila request for alumni email addresses

Yellow people. I got this email from the OPDAA earlier today. Please note, and send to other Ateneans.
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Dear _________,
Peace!
As the Ateneo de Manila University nears its Sesquicentennial in 2009, we would like to get more of our alumni involved in this milestone event, whether here in Manila or in the many places in the world where you have chosen to make your homes. To disseminate information--news, plans, event updates and invitations--easily and quickly, may we please ask you to send us the email addresses of your Atenean friends and batchmates, with their full names, of course. You may reply to this message, or send updates to alumni@admu.edu.ph or rdalandan@ateneo.edu. A more comprehensive alumni update form is also available on the Ateneo website http://www.ateneo.edu/alumniupdate/.
Please feel free to forward this message to other Ateneans you know. We would like to make the celebration of our 150th year truly meaningful and involving the entire university community.
Thank you very much,
Bienvenido F. Nebres, SJ
President