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