Monday, May 16, 2011
'Noodlers' Want Texas to End Law Penalizing Those Who Nab Catfish By Hand
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7568-Noodlers-Want-Texas-to-End-Law-Penalizing-Those-Who-Nab-Catfish-By-Hand
Brady Knowlton believes it is his inalienable right as a Texan to shove his bare hand into the mouth of a 60-pound (27kg) catfish and yank it out of a river.
But wrestling a flapping, whiskered giant as it latches onto your arm with its jaws isn't among Texas' accepted methods of capturing fish. It is, rather, a class C misdemeanor, with fines of up to $500, Dow Jones Newswires reported Monday.
Voice of Bart Simpson, suburban atheist debate Scientology in classroom
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7567-Voice-of-Bart-Simpson-suburban-atheist-debate-Scientology-in-classroom
Nancy Cartwright, who supplies Bart with his quirky high-pitched voice, spoke in favor of a resolution that supported three options for character education in the state’s public school system, including Good Choices, a curriculum based on a code of conduct created by Scientology’s founder L. Ron Hubbard.
Tremor shakes East Rand
http://www.thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?7558-I-felt-this-one
Project manager Ian Saunders said the 3.1 magnitude tremor hit the Katlehong area at 07:15.
"There were earth tremors before in that area last year, also up to a magnitude 3. It's normal."
He did not know what caused it.