Tree's Offbeat News Thread!

“...it's like quitting cigarrettes, people!

Anyway, I will use this thread only for my off the wall stuff, ok? If you feel like hanging your stuff on my wall (or off my wall, as the case may be), then feel free. This thread is for the nut jobs like myself that feel a need to perpetuate this stuff!

Dateline, Lincoln Nebraska. Now, this is a bar with a twist. I could enjoy this prior to walking out of there and viewing 17 million acres of corn...

Bar at Univ. of Nebraska Serves Oxygen

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- There was no chance of students getting drunk by bellying up to a bar on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.

The bar was serving bottled oxygen, not booze.

"I'm not wasted," UNL student Tim Randall, 23, said after inhaling 97-percent pure oxygen for about five minutes. "I'm more relaxed."

Students lined up for the chance to sit at one of three stools at student union Wednesday and inhale the oxygen scented with one of 12 aromas, including lavender, vanilla and strawberry.

"It smelled like incense," Randall said.

As an added option, students could also use earphones that played a monotone sound meant to block outside distractions, or wear sunglasses fitted with tiny lights that blink.

The sounds and lights are designed to help with relaxation, said Broderick Thompson, an employee of TjohnE, the Grand Rapids, Mich., company that was running the bar.

"What you want to do is close your eyes and relax your head," Thompson told the throng of students waiting for their turn.

Copyright 2003 Associated Press. All rights reserved”

“They've had oxygen bars in Tokyo for decades.

Of course, they need them there.”

“why?”

“Really, really bad pollution. I didn't notice it when I was there, but apparently, it can get bad.”

“Does corn give off noxious gas?”

“Yes, after it goes through the cow.”

“phaedrus......



to funny
gross but funny

bit you have mail”

“Oxygen bars aren't new. Hey - if people will spend several dollars a bottle for water, why not air?


Is this thread only for Treebeard's offbeat stories or can bitpusher, me and others post stories to it?

There are so many rules these days I'm afraid to get banned.”

“you have to go ask the TT gods”

“...Anyway, I will use this thread only for my off the wall stuff, ok? If you feel like hanging your stuff on my wall (or off my wall, as the case may be), then feel free. This thread is for the nut jobs like myself that feel a need to perpetuate this stuff!”

“there is an oxygen bar near my house :) 2 of them infact :)”

“I think that definitely includes Bitpusher. Hell, between you and I, there should be a thousand posts on this one thread within the month of October...”

“But can others post to it?”

“is your head thick as a brick V-man?”

“Jeez! Headache...



Rush, where are those drugs I ordered?”

“Beats following them around and zapping them with a cattle prod...”

“You know when I saw that vibrating insoles thing I wondered about hiking boots. There must be a marketing angle there somewhere.


Treebeard - Since you refuse to answer, I'm assuming you don't want other people to post stories on "your" thread.”

“Post away, Violin. Sorry, didn't know you were waiting for an answer. I like this stuff!”

“V, I will allow you to post on this thread. screw treebeard, you all now I wear the pants in the family.

MMOOOAAWWWW”

“Holy crap! He's scaring ME!”

“Pull up your fly, Mapleleaf!”

“WARNING, WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO VIEW MAY SCAR YOU FOR LIFE. ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED









”

“Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!



Gack!!!!!!”

“So if I find an odd story. I have to start my own thread?

Have it your way. Now you understand why there is so much cross-Hudson bad blood.”

“Ok, you win, V. My balls are officially busted!”

“Oh... I'm not through yet.”

“thanks alot V, i have been trying to do that for YEARS. you come and in ONE day get the job done.

thanks....”

“BTW, V. We are creeping closer to New Jersey...”

“is this old news?



rush>”

“It's current actually...”

“oh is this what you were joking about with Rush?



ok i got the joke very funny.”

“Rush Limbaugh on crack thread has extensive TT coverage on it...”

“I thought it was just a thread saying he is an a-hole. LOL”

“Tree, you might want to talk to Maple every once in a while.”

“Stay tuned for the premier of "Full Head!"

Olsons”

“Tree, did you enjoy the tree pictures that chili sent to you a week or so ago?”

“They were awesome, DH! I laughed till I puked...”

“My secretary sent them to me and then chili ruined a monitor when I sent them to him.”

“lol. Ok, dare i ask?”

“By spewing coffee. That did have more than one meaning, didn't it.”

“Haha! Yes, it did. they were great. Glad he passed them along and thanks to you for sharing...”

“Don't tease like that. I thought the Olsen became of age......:0”

“I guess they did...”

“Not for another eight months or so, depending on jurisdiction.”

“'Strict liability' also depends on the state...”

“Yep. I think they're already legal here in Alabama...”

“Why doesn't that surprise me? lol”

“Well, this is the Bible Belt, and you know what the Bible says about "train up a child"...lol...”