Blog Posts by Jordan Chittley

A seagull perched atop the chimney of the Sistine Chapel Tuesday is giving the illusion, if someone were to look from a distance, of the highly-anticipated white smoke.

But a new pope wasn't chosen and with so many people and cameras focused on the chimney, the bird quickly became the most watched animal in the world.

[ Related: Fake bishop nearly breaks into exclusive Meeting of Cardinals ]

It didn't take long before the seagull was tweeting (@SistineSeagull) and with some pretty funny tweets.

Everybody talks about the Cardinals, but it’s really the 'gulls that make it happen. #conclave #gullpower

— SistineSeagull (@SistineSeagull) March 13, 2013

Who would win in a fight? Steven Seagull, or any one of these Cardinals? #conclave #newpope — SistineSeagull (@SistineSeagull) March 13, 2013

If we we base the decision on scariest Cardinal like we did last time, it might be Scola. #conclave

— SistineSeagull (@SistineSeagull) March 13, 2013

I'm not pointing any feathers, but the smoke

Even though we just sprang forward, losing the hour in the wee hours of a Sunday morning means we fall back in a lot of ways this week.

Ask anyone who had to get up early yesterday morning, it may be the hardest day to get out of bed and go to work.

One fifth of the worlds' population - that number is slightly smaller because Saskatchewan doesn't participate - changed their clocks over the weekend. Losing the hour may seem like nothing, but this week is actually one of the most dangerous weeks of the year.

Traffic accidents are 8.6 per cent more likely, people are 3.9 per cent more likely to have a heart attack plus fatal car crashes, workplace accidents and suicides are all more likely, according to different studies collected by the Los Angeles Times.

[ Previous silly study: Pessimists live longer ]

A 2004 report in the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention found staying on daylight saving time all year would prevent 195 drivers and passengers plus 171 pedestrians from dying in

From a very lucky fall to a story about instant karma, we've seen some great videos this week. Here are some of our favourites:

1. Girl gets shorts stuck while climbing fence

A daring girl proved why you should obey the rules and not climb over a security fence. She was at a music festival in Australia and learned the hard way that the top of the fence is actually called karma.

2. Man clears snow from roof

As this man in the mountain resort of Rogla, Slovenia climbs a ladder, you have to know it's not going to go according to plan. He appears to want to climb on the roof and shovel the snow off similar to how people here shovel their driveways, but that's not what happened. And we have to think he should have known better. The building appears to be a ski patrol hut and the shoveller appears to be a ski patroller meaning one would think he'd know a steep roof and an unstable snow pack may lead to an

People make mistakes at work all the time, but few are as costly or as upsetting to the general, spirit-loving public as this one.

Workers at a Chivas Brothers plant accidentally flushed thousands of litres of whisky down the drain instead of the waste water they were supposed to flush. This would be considered much worse than knocking your friend's elbow and forcing him to spill his drink at the bar.

"We are currently investigating an accidental loss on the 26th of February at our Dumbarton (Scotland) site, where some spirit was released to the local water treatment plant," wrote representatives of the company in a statement, according to BBC.

Staff are thought to have dumped it while cleaning equipment.

[ Last week's gaffe: Man jailed after calling 911 nine times for cheeseburger ]

The company won't give exact figures, but reports on different outlets indicate anywhere from 5,000 to 18,000 litres went to waste. When The Spirit Business asked, Chivas Brothers representatives said it

Canadian music icon Stompin' Tom Connors has passed away Wednesday evening of natural causes at his home at the age of 77.

The music legend is probably best known for his song "The Hockey Song," but also recorded hits such as "Sudbury Saturday Night," "Bud The Spud", "Tillsonburg," "Big Joe Mufferaw" and many more.

"He is synonymous with the word Canada," said Brian Edwards, President of Rocklands Entertainment, to Yahoo! Canada News. "He was so popular it was beyond belief."

Rocklands Entertainment notified people through a statement on the website Stompintom.com.

To give people an idea of how popular Stompin' Tom was, Edwards talked about a poll which showed 97.6 per cent of Canadians knew who he was and only 58 per cent knew who the Prime Minister was.

"Everyone can relate to it (his songs)," said Edwards. "From a governor general to a steelworker in Hamilton, it's such a rarity."

His family gave the staff at stompintom.com a message he wanted passed along upon his death:

Hello

It's no wonder the stereotypical old person is always worried kids are going to do something bad when stepping on their lawn.

They need to be cranky and yell at the kids to prolong their life. These seniors have obviously realized what a new study just learned - pessimists live longer.

A team of researchers in Germany examined the health and life satisfaction of people over the age of 65. They found the people who were more pessimistic lived longer, healthier lives, according to LiveScience.

"Our findings revealed that being overly optimistic in predicting a better future was associated with a greater risk of disability and death within the following decade," said researchers Frieder R. Lang in a statement. "Pessimism about the future may encourage people to live more carefully, taking health and safety precautions."

[ Last week's silly study: Don't tell your kids about your drug use ]

Researchers found 43 per cent of respondents underestimated, 32 per cent overestimated and 25 per

From the rebirth of the most famous sunken ship to a mountain biker being flattened by a running deer, we've seen some amazing videos this week. Here are some of our favourites:

1. Adorable baby sloth gives a flower

Sloths have been in the news a lot lately. Two weeks ago, we showed you a sloth taking a leisurely ride on a boat and today we have a video too cute for words. The charming and suave little creature passes a person petals from a flower. It's sure to warm your heart.

[ Last week's must-see video: Plow drivers brags about burying cars ]

2. A Titanic rebirth

Just because the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage 101 years ago doesn't mean you shouldn't get to sail the seas aboard its romantic decks. Australian billionaire Clive Palmer has unveiled plans to build a replica ship to travel original route. The only difference will be that Palmer plans to sail right to New York and the ship will have the latest technology for finding icebergs. He says so far 40,000

From a snowplow driver having a jolly time burying parked cars to a man who went out of his way to plow all of his neighbours driveways, we've seen some great videos this week. Here are some of our favourites:

1. Plow driver brags about burying cars

If this happened to my car I would definitely want to punch this guy in the face. Snowplow driver Mark Hussey recorded this video of himself plowing the street, but burying cars in Lowell, Mass. He posted the video of himself to YouTube confirming what many think: Plows make the roads clear, but pile mounds super high at the ends of driveways and trap cars. This shows at least one plow operator has fun making people stuck. The video was filmed Feb. 10 after the area was hit with more than 60 cm of snow. At least he likes his job. He says in the video, "If you're plowing, I know you're not having as much fun as I am."

[ Last week's must-see video: Woman who flipped off judge apologizes ]

2. Woman calls 911 because she needs