http://www.mosnews.com/news/2006/04/26/breakbottles.shtmln St. Petersburg, Russia, a young Russian Air Force paratrooper, fresh home from his two years of military service, was celebrating his birthday with friends when one apparently asked if he thought he could break a brick over his head. Our Trooper went to look for a brick, but unable to locate one, he opted instead for an empty beer bottle. However glass bottles are not deemed quite the challenge of a brick, so he went for quantity - - - as he was breaking the 24th bottle - - - on his head, he finally knocked himself out - - -
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On this day in 1958, "The Witch Doctor" hit No. 1 as written by songwriter and singer Ross Bagdasarian (who recorded the song under the name David Seville)- It was one of the first if not the first to use the unusual technique of recording the singer's voice at a different speed than the music. Ross Bagdasarian topped the charts again at the end of the year - with "The Chipmunk Song".
"I told the witch doctor I was in love with you I told the witch doctor I was in love with you And then the witch doctor, he told me what to do He said that
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Ooo eee, ooo ah ah, ting tang, walla walla bing bang (4x)
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I told the witch doctor you didn't love me true
I told the witch doctor you didn't love me nice
And then the witch doctor, he gave me this advice
He said that
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You've been keeping love from me just like you were a miser
And I'll admit I wasn't very smart
So I went out and found myself a guy that's so much wiser
And he taught me the way to win your heart
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My friend the witch doctor, he taught me what to say
My friend the witch doctor, he taught me what to do
I know that you'll be mine when I say this to you
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My friend the witch doctor, he taught me what to say
My friend the witch doctor, he taught me what to do
I know that you'll be mine when I say this to you, oh, baby
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http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4818999- - - In Sumter, Georgia, Wayne Odom's bad crack habit led him to try to get money to feed his addiction by stealing copper wire (reportedly worth about $2/pound) from an electric transformer - He thought it would an easy way to get money - it wasn’t ....
Sumter man attempts to steal copper from electrical pole
(Sumter) April 25, 2006 - A Sumter man was found in critical condition after officials say he tried to steal something from an electrical pole.
Barely conscious and trapped between transformers is where Sumter police found Wayne Odom.