40 Years and Counting

Do you know this man?

On November 24, 1971 a man by the name of Dan Cooper successfully hijacked an American airplane and got away with it and the money.

Cooper's escapade is undoubtedly one of the most successful single handed heists in history. True, he only took $200,000.000 but in 1971 dollars that was over a million. And his legend has endured all this time making him kind of a folk hero even though today he would be branded a terrorist.

People are in awe of Cooper and how the hell he managed to get away with it. Or did he? Does his body still lie undiscovered in the vast wilderness of the Pacific Northwest? Perhaps a Bigfoot found him, nursed him back to health and has held him captive all this time?

D.B. Cooper no matter what the outcome will always be legend. Because he got away with it. He might be dead but he is not nor ever was caught and prosecuted. We still root for this guy. Fuck it.

Most of all, we root for him, because no one got hurt. He was a nice hijacker. The guy was very polite to the flight staff (well, except for frightening the stewardesses with a bomb!) and even let them eat dinner. He also released all hostages after receiving the money.

This story is a doozy and all the more entertaining because the details are amazing. Personally, we think he did get away with it and lived for a while but is probably dead now. We may well never know the truth of who exactly D.B. was.

Was the identity of Dan Cooper based on a French comic book named DAN COOPER?

Dan Cooper, 1955 French Comic Book Hero

It's one of the FBI's most annoyingly unsolved cold cases of all time. And one of our personal faves.

Read all about it at Wiki:
Wikipedia Article

21 Times? Piece of Cake!

Apa, the world famous Sherpa, has completed his 21st Summit of Mount Everest yesterday.

He began climbing as most Sherpas do, at age 12 to aid foreign tourists in their climbs and now holds the world record for most Everest summits.

He has consistently and persistently complained about the denigration of the mountain due to all the garbage left behind by climbers and has organized this latest climb to raise awareness of the problem. Apa had said his team planned to clear 8,800 pounds of garbage from the lower part of the mountain and another 2,200 pounds from near the summit.

Way to go!

He also said, that the mountain is showing terrible signs of global warming. "Apa said when he first began climbing Everest, the trail to the summit was covered with ice and snow. Now, it is dotted with bare rocks. The melting ice has also exposed deep crevasses, making expeditions more dangerous."

We hear you, dude. Tell that shit to Dick Cheney and all the other Republican douchebags who continually lie about the problem and bad mouth Al Gore. Global warming is a fact not a political ploy.

We know the human race is in trouble, but to destroy the world's tallest mountain by littering the top with trash is unforgivable. We're sick.

Congrats to Apa for doing what he can to save Mount Everest.

The Penis Cemetary of Iran

Attention World Travelers! Looking for that next "hot" destination? The Hajj not for you? Well, look no further - we have got the place for you!

There's an ancient cemetery in Iran that is all the rage today. It's attracting a ton of attention for it's unusually shaped headstones. Penis shaped headstones, that is. And that's not all. Breast shaped stones are also present. The ancient dicks and titties are upsetting to some and blamed for the site remaining hidden from the world for so long.

However, what is repugnant to some is also a magnet for others. Visitors from all over the world are making it the next hottest travel destination. Located in a remote mountainous region of Iran, it is VERY difficult to get to. Penis shaped stone seekers are making a go of it though.

Khalid Nabi cemetery is hundreds of years old and home to over 600 of these headstones.

We can GUARANTEE that once the Japanese get wind of this that they'll be making their own pilgrimages to this "fertility" site and fucking all over the place! Look out Iran! You thought it was bad now...just wait.

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