Who would have thought so much could happen in a day. To start with, Eamon de Valera took office today 75 years ago as president of the free Irish State. In Naples, kissing in public was banned and made punishable by death back in 1562. The worlds first legal sex change operation took place in Copenhagen in '52. Russians sent their first dog, Laika, into space on sputnik 9 in '61.
42 skiers were killed when a cable car plunged to ground in north Italy in '76. I'd make some snowboards rule joke here if it were appropriate. Iraq was accused by Iran of using chemical bombs in Gulf war in '87. Terrorists of the Irish variety launched a mortar attack on Heathrow Airport- all the missiles failed to explode in '94.


On the lighter side of things, today marks my nickname's birthday. Barbie was introduced today 48 years ago.

Apparently today is also panic day so I quote "Run around all day in a panic, telling others you can't handle it anymore. Co-sponsored by the Sky is Falling Committee."

Suggested panic day things to do:

Stand on one foot in the middle of a large mall, waving your arms up and down and proclaim, “I’m a bad bad birdie, I’m a bad bad birdie.”

Put red dots all over your face and go food shopping.

Attempt to dye your hair in a checkerboard pattern.

Call the local TV station and tell them you’re going to run for President and that you’re holding a news conference at your house at noon.

Phone in “well.” Call your boss and tell him or her that you feel too darn good to come in to work today, even though it’s a fib. That way you won’t appear to be a victim.

You are definitely encouraged to loudly proclaim, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more!" Or, run around wildly and proclaim , "I'm stressed, I'm stressed and I can't take it any more!"

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Check em out and enjoy!

Tonight's the night! Round two of last years snowball's famous "Beer Pong" is upon us. Si and myself will be teaming up to do better than the horrendous display we gave last time! (Well here's hoping we do anyhow!)

There have been rumblings about some "Bungee Challenges" too over the course of the night. For those of you who don't know what that is just buy two Smirnoff Ices with straws and approach any member of the DCU Snowboarding Club who was in Andorra and tell him/her "I challenge you to a bungee". Don't worry its nothing sinister, unless you think seeing a drink disappear in a matter of seconds is sinister. Not too sure though if I want to re-enact the former glory days of Andorra.

Stay tuned for the results of Beer Pong and all sca, hopefully, tomorrow.