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Computer Programmer or Serial Killer?

02/07/2008

Test your knowledge of famous geeks and evil incarnates in Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer?. You'll be amazed at how much our FORTRAN forefathers look like they could easily be pals with Buffalo Bill. Read More

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Vulture Droppings Live On Channel 7 Action News

01/25/2008

We had our first ever live, televised interview earlier this week. Things went quite well and we really feel like we got our key points across successfully. Thanks Channel 7! We look forward to chatting with you again sometime soon! Read More

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Westboro Baptist Church To Picket Heath Ledger's Funeral

01/24/2008

Yup. It's these guys again. The homosexual-hating Westboro Baptist Church is taking a break from protesting dead soldiers' funerals to protest late actor Heath Ledger's service. The church believes Ledger is currently burning in hell for his Oscar-nominated portrayal of a gay cowboy in 2005's Brokeback Mountain. We're just curious as to why all of their protest signs ... Read More

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Zimbabwean 10-Million-Dollar Bill Issued

01/21/2008

Things aren't exactly cheap in Zimbabwe. With an annual inflation rate of 150,000 percent, the average cost of a hamburger is somewhere around 15 million Zimbabwean dollars. To make the hyper-inflation easier on its citizens, Zimbabwe's central bank printed up some new 10-million Zimbabwean dollar bills and put them into circulation on Friday. 10-million-dollar bills? ... Read More

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Graziano Cecchini Frees His Balls On Rome's Spanish Steps

01/17/2008

Italian artist Graziano Cecchini released 500,000 plastic balls down Rome's Spanish Steps early this week in another art stunt intended to draw attention to society's state of "malaise." Last October Cecchini dyed the waters of the Trevi Fountain red for similar reasons. We don't know about you guys, but we're not so sure about this malaise crap. Turning your city int ... Read More

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Cory Worthington On Street Parties, Having Famous Sunglasses

01/15/2008

"Awesome, Totally Awesome!"

Sixteen-year-old Cory Worthington hails from Melbourne, Australia. He likes jazzy hats, funky sunglasses and boys with pierced nipples. We also hypothesize that he enjoys playing Wii with his friends, skipping 3rd period and the occasional acid trip. Oh yeah, he also really likes P-A-R-T-A-Y-I-N-G and he's not sorry, not one bit. Read More

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Weekend at Virgilio's

01/09/2008

In a plot reminiscent of Weekend at Bernie's , two Hell's Kitchen senior citizens wheeled their recently deceased neighbor to a local check-cashing joint in an office chair with the intention of cashing the dead man's Social Security check. James P. O'Hare and partner-in-crime David J. Dalaia found Virgilio Cintron's body in his apartment along with a check for $355 a ... Read More

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2007 Fails To See The Coming Of The Rapture, Shelby Corbitt Miffed

01/02/2008

This Little Light Of Mine, I'm Gonna Let It Shine

It's been a busy twenty years for Shelby Corbitt. Ever since God spoke to the native Floridian back in 1986, Corbitt has been working to prepare the world for the Rapture, a Christian-only dance party that Christ is supposed to crash and then transport all believers to Heaven. Over the last two decades, Shelby has built a sweet Rapture website, www.2007rapture.com, wr ... Read More

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Stolen Baby Jesus Recovered Via GPS

12/28/2007

In a heartwarming holiday scenario, a baby Jesus stolen from an Orlando Nativity scene was tracked down by means of a GPS unit with which the baby Jesus had been outfitted. Authorities followed the savior's signal to a house where Danielle Santino, 18, soon turned herself in to police. The girl will be charged with grand theft and the babe was promptly returned to his ... Read More

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