The world needs more sand Sep 17, 2007
GMA Garnet, a construction materials company located in Australia, recently made a deal with Saudi Arabia to ship a bunch of sand.  This is how I imagine the conversation went: 
Saudis:  Ya know what we need?  SAND.  And lots of it. 
Aussies:  But isn't your whole country...
Saudis:  Just give us your sand! 
Aussies:  Looking at a map, we can clearly see that no less than 95% of your country is...
Saudis:  SAND!  We'll give you oil!  Eh? 
(via News of the Weird) #entertainment
Knife licking Sep 17, 2007
I've developed the extremely unsafe habit of knife licking.  You see, the residents of our household don't do the dishes nearly as often as they should.  And because of the hardness of our well water, leaving the stainless steel flatware in the sink causes rusting.  I'd rather not have to deal with caked-on food when I actually get around to washing the dishes, so I've found that it's simple and effective to "pre-clean".  So after I use a knife to cut apple pie or something similar, I lick said knife.  I fully expect to sustain a life-threatening mouth injury from this practice. #psychology