WTF Stories of the Week

[Morrigoon]

Yeah, pretty much.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

"I'm not sure there's been a crime committed," Sheriff Randall Boyce said earlier.Uh, child abandonment isn't a crime?

[Kevy Baby]

Jail me, Elmo? Police: Dad left pot in boy’s bag
He's accused of calling son's school to see if he could retrieve it

Story (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36286616/ns/us_news-weird_news/)

[Kevy Baby]

Psycho "Barking Dog Man" on the News!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR6DaBawsZI)

[€uroMeinke]

Actually, I thought this one kind cool:

** Man's static jacket sparks alert **
An Australian man builds up 40,000 volts of static electricity in his clothing, setting a carpet on fire and burning plastic.


From the BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4252692.stm)

[Moonliner]

I think I'll get a Wii fit (http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/videogames/2010/04/14/13582661.html).

Mrs. Moonie has never been all that coordinated....

[CoasterMatt]

I'm guessing the wedding is off for these two...

(It's really disgusting, so I'll spoiler tag it)

FARGO – Police here arrested a Moorhead man who allegedly wiped feces on his fiancée’s face during an argument early today.

Sgt. Mark Lykken said the engaged couple got into an argument about money while the man was using the bathroom.

The man allegedly reached into the commode and grabbed feces and wiped it on the woman’s face, he said.

Full story here. (http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/275405/group/News/)

[alphabassettgrrl]

EEeeewwwww.....

[blueerica]

LOL - that's why I never have 'money talk' while either of us are using the can.

HAHAHAHA...

And Ewww!

[blueerica]

I think I'll get a Wii fit (http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/videogames/2010/04/14/13582661.html).

Mrs. Moonie has never been all that coordinated....

"Flowers is single, but hopes to find a boyfriend."

LOL - in 3... 2... 1...

[Capt Jack]

I'm guessing the wedding is off for these two...

(It's really disgusting, so I'll spoiler tag it)



Full story here. (http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/275405/group/News/)

isnt that called a dirty sanchez?

[€uroMeinke]

I think I'll get a Wii fit (http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/videogames/2010/04/14/13582661.html).



A woman in the United Kingdom says she has the urge to have sex up to 10 times a day

In other words, she's become a man

[cirquelover]

New species of fanged leech pulled from womans nose; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36563451/ns/technology_and_science-science

Ewwwwww!

[Kevy Baby]

isnt that called a dirty sanchez?I love some of the other names for a Dirty Sanchez from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Sanchez_%28sexual_act%29):

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[SzczerbiakManiac]

I love some of the other names for a Dirty Sanchez from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Sanchez_%28sexual_act%29):Dirty Sanchez is the act of smearing feces on the upper lip of a partner during (or following) various types of anal sex. This act may also be referred to as Stinky Hitler, ShïtLip, Hardy Delight, Frosty Mustache, Happy Stina or Haupuffsaki.I fixed it for you.

[Gemini Cricket]

Hardy Delight?
lol!

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Oh Ollie, look what you've done!

[Ghoulish Delight]

isnt that called a dirty sanchez?Actually, to get technical about it, it differs from a dirty sanchez because for a dirty sanchez technically one actually uses....

On second though, no. I don't need to inflict that knowledge on anyone else. You have the internet.

[Kevy Baby]

I fixed it for you.Wow - it looked okay when I checked it. I wonder what happened?

Thanks for fixing it! It is important that this information was communicated properly!

[alphabassettgrrl]

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/821591-evil-clown-hired-for-stalking-threats-and-a-pie-in-the-face

Evil clown! Hired by parents for kids' birthday parties! What's not to love?

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I dunno, ask BTD.

[Moonliner]

I dunno, ask BTD.

See now that's the problem. You can't share intimate details about yourself on this site without every one using it against you.

It's a shame really.

Lord knows what would happen if any of you found out about my phobia for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit models. My life would be hell.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I don't see my post as using BTD's phobia against her. alphabassettgrrl asked "What's not to love?" I know BTD would not love the aforementioned entertainer, so I posited my response accordingly. I wasn't trying to cajole BTD into viewing the link. In fact I'm sure she has/will not.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I don't see my post as using BTD's phobia against her. alphabassettgrrl asked "What's not to love?" I know BTD would not love the aforementioned entertainer, so I posited my response accordingly. I wasn't trying to cajole BTD into viewing the link. In fact I'm sure she has/will not.
Umm, I'm gonna go ahead and assume he was joking and that he is, in fact, NOT afraid of swimsuit models.

[Gemini Cricket]

Umm, I'm gonna go ahead and assume he was joking and that he is, in fact, NOT afraid of swimsuit models.
I wonder who is considered the Not Afraid of swimsuit models...
Some redheaded model with lots of cats, bad speling and such, I guess.

[JWBear]

...bad speling and such...

Quoted because I love irony.

[Gemini Cricket]

Quoted because I love irony.
lol! That was on purpose.
:)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Umm, I'm gonna go ahead and assume he was joking and that he is, in fact, NOT afraid of swimsuit models.No... really?

[Gemini Cricket]

I'm afraid of swimsuit models. I mean what do they look like unairbrushed? They could have airbrushed over open sores or extra limbs or something like that. Holy crap!

[CoasterMatt]

Philly Fan Intentionally Vomits on 11 Year Old Girl.
(http://backporch.fanhouse.com/2010/04/16/fan-at-phillies-game-intentionally-vomits-on-11-year-old-girl/)
Yup, a class act there.

[BarTopDancer]

In fact I'm sure she has/will not.

Someone get this man a gold star!

I avoided all news outlets after I heard about that too. Just in case.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Am I the only one who sees the problem with the treatment option for the woman in this story (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36689309/ns/us_news/)?

So she starves her 1 year old son to death due to blindly following a religious cult...and the treatment includes bible study? Ummmm....

[Gemini Cricket]

Am I the only one who sees the problem with the treatment option for the womanthis story (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36689309/ns/us_news/)?

So she starves her 1 year old son to death due to blindly following a religious cult...and the treatment includes bible study? Ummmm....
You're not the only one.
WTF?!

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Baltimore Circuit Judge Timothy J. Doory suspended the balance of Ramkissoon's 20-year sentence and ordered her to report to a residential treatment facility for young women. The treatment program includes Bible studywhatWhatWHAAAAT!?!

The judge not only threw out (okay, suspended, whatever) her 20 year sentence and forced her into "treatment" that includes religious indoctrination? Are you fücking kidding me judge?!? Please re-read the First Amendment.

[Strangler Lewis]

Yes, the Bible will teach her that when God asks you to kill your child, it's only a test. He doesn't really mean it. He will, however, kill the children of your enemies. Ultimately, if really pissed, he will kill his own son, but just for a while, which triggers the favorable portions of his plea deal.

[Alex]

Well, I always have an issue with any government mandated program that has a religious requirement (but I won't go into detail because I don't want to piss off people here again) so just on that level I've got issues.

That said, if she is of such a strongly religious bent that she starved her child it might be better to wean her on a form of religion that does not starve children rather than asking her to go cold turkey.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I like to think that if the gov't ever gave me a religious requirement of any kind, I'd take it all the way to the Supreme Court.

[€uroMeinke]

I like to think that if the gov't ever gave me a religious requirement of any kind, I'd take it all the way to the Supreme Court.

Don't drink & drive ;)

(Sorry Alex - or at least that's what I think you were alluding to)

[Ghoulish Delight]

I wouldn't suggest isolating her from religion cold turkey. And I understand that religiosity (whether it's generic bible study, or generic spirituality) are easy and, by some measures, effective shortcuts in a system that simply has to rely on shortcuts to point people towards a better path. And I have no doubt it works for a lot of people. And I know the judge didn't say, "Put her in bible study, that'll learn her!" it just is part of the default program. It just happens that a case like this points out the shortcomings of relying exclusively on those shortcuts. I have no problem with access to religious outlets being part of recovery programs, as long as there's some choice invovled.

but I don't know, it's not like the article has details. There's nothing that says that participation in bible study is compulsory, so maybe it's over reaction, and Alex is right, I can't argue that mainstream religious oxposure probably would still do her some good. But I can't shake the eerie feeling I get when I think of it as treating someone who clearly doesn't process religious thinking very well with more religion.

[cirquelover]

How about the part of her plea deal thatsays " If Javon comes back to life, the plea will be withdrawn" Seriously WTF!!??! What kind of court room was this!

[Ghoulish Delight]

No, I give them major props on that point. I mean, what IF he comes back to life? If they can prove that their lunacy is true, by all means, go right ahead.

[Morrigoon]

I have to agree. If that's what it took for the lady to enter a plea deal, I don't think the state is giving up much by agreeing to the provision. And if the baby did resurrect, well I guess we say she wins.

[Not Afraid]

I refused to put this in the "Cute Photo" thread. It's more WTF.

http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww169/dunkirk77/crocbed.jpg

[€uroMeinke]

is that a small dog or a big crock?

[CoasterMatt]

A crock of Shih Tzu? (I know, wrong breed) :)

[JWBear]

is that a small dog or a big crock?

I read that as "a small dog or a big c0ck"......

[Not Afraid]

A **** of Poo.

[CoasterMatt]

"An Israeli man has been imprisoned for 10 years for tricking women into sexual acts by claiming his semen was holy and had healing powers."

The story - here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8644637.stm)

[Moonliner]

The story - here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8644637.stm)

It can create life and stop periods for months on end.

How could they convict?

[Kevy Baby]

I read that as "a small dog or a big c0ck"......Well, of COURSE you would :D

[CoasterMatt]

I figured this would be as good a place to put this...

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/coastermatt/images/2u4kkmd.jpg

Look what showed up as a "Great Gift For Mom" (circled in red)

[Ghoulish Delight]

I did a google image search of the phrase "hitachi magic hand massager." I turned strict filter on. This was the first returned result.

[PG-13]

1401

[€uroMeinke]

Wow, I don't think I've seen them in blue before

[alphabassettgrrl]

I know the Magic Wand is indeed magic...

[Morrigoon]

And has all sorts of fun optional accessories

[SzczerbiakManiac]

With friends like this.... (http://anyguey.guanabee.com/2010/04/man-dies-eel-anus/) Not for the squeamish!

[alphabassettgrrl]

An **eel**????? EEeewwww!!!

[Kevy Baby]

Which led me to: Video Games are not that important (http://anyguey.guanabee.com/2010/03/fotopost-splitting-headache/) (also not for the squeamish)

[Kevy Baby]

Not quite a true 'WTF', but I didn't know where else to put this one:

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Honored On Walk Of Fame… With A Typo
Julia Louis-Dreyfus received the honor of a lifetime on Tuesday, when her name was forever emblazoned on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Just one problem – her name on her star was misspelled.Story (http://tmdcelebritynews.com/julia-louis-dreyfus-honored-on-walk-of-fame%E2%80%A6-with-a-typo/014876)

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/05/04/c1main.walk.jpg

(They did temporarily fix it before the official unveiling though)

[Capt Jack]

I saw that and lol'd

a least she found it as funny as everyone else did

[Kevy Baby]

I am sure by now everyone has heard about the 1,000 point stock market dip today. Turns out, a big part of it was an "oops":

A human trading error at a major firm was the root cause of Thursday's sudden, 9 percent selloff in U.S. stocks, sources told CNBC.

Multiple sources said a trader entered the letter "b"-as in "billion"-when he or she meant to type "m," for "million," shortly before 2:47 p.m. New York time.Story (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Trading-Error-at-Major-Firm-cnbc-434682061.html?x=0)


Yeah, the problems in Greece (and probably Spain next) are to blame for the real drop today, but this sure didn't help.

[Deebs]

Classy!

Two Women Arrested in Biting Bar Fight (http://cbs13.com/local/zitio.bar.fight.2.1681173.html)

[Moonliner]

"Jimmy Wales recently took a bold position against pornography on Wikimedia Commons: 'Wikimedia Commons admins who wish to remove from the project all images that are of little or no educational value but which appeal solely to prurient interests have my full support.

Wait, what? Wikipedia has porn? If I can get it from Wikipedia why that's like doing research. Nothing pervy or dirty about that! Now what phrases to "Research"?

Suggestions? Kevy?

[mousepod]

Wait, what? Wikipedia has porn? If I can get it from Wikipedia why that's like doing research. Nothing pervy or dirty about that! Now what phrases to "Research"?

Suggestions? Kevy?

I may have mentioned this before, but it is entirely due to Wikipedia that I know the term "the silent duck".

[Moonliner]

I may have mentioned this before, but it is entirely due to Wikipedia that I know the term "the silent duck".

The yellow gloves are a nice touch.

[Moonliner]

I suck at depravity. I can't find anything on Wikipedia above mildly titillating.

Nothing that even comes close to fitting the description:
images that are of little or no educational value but which appeal solely to prurient interest


Damn.

[Alex]

You should probably blame Jimmy Wales, apparently he works fast.

[Moonliner]

You should probably blame Jimmy Wales, apparently he works fast.

Good point, but I don't find anything on Deleteapida either.... (http://deletionpedia.dbatley.com/w/index.php?title=Special:Newimages)
(Potential NSFW)

[Ghoulish Delight]

I suck at depravity. I can't find anything on Wikipedia above mildly titillating.

Nothing that even comes close to fitting the description:


Damn.

Perenium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perenium)
NSFW
Okay, so I suppose it's got educational value. But still, not too shabby for legitimate research.

[Moonliner]

Perenium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perenium)
NSFW
Okay, so I suppose it's got educational value.

Exactly, where is all the gratuitous stuff? You know, for educational purposes.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Never underestimate the gravitational force of the moon (http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/wacky/driver-mark-tapper-crashes-after-spectator-moons-at-him-before-corner-in-rally-of-new-zealand/story-e6frev20-1225868373175) (link is sfw, video contains a moment of heavily British accented NSFW language).

[Kevy Baby]

...his contration snapped...That sounds painful.

[Ghoulish Delight]

That sounds painful.
Someone must have mooned the author in the middle of typing that word.

[Kevy Baby]

And they fixed it (I was looking up the site for someone else)


In reading the story, my friend pointed out the horrible writing in the opening sentence (or the sub-head; whichever it is):

RALLY driving is universally regarded as one of the most mentally draining sports and are told to blank out spectators on the side at stages.

[Ghoulish Delight]

It's just missing one word. "...an drivers are told to blank out..."

[CoasterMatt]

An acid trip went TERRIBLY, TERRIBLY WRONG... (http://www.arcataeye.com/2010/05/lsd-tripper-amputates-flushes-monster-containing-testicles-%E2%80%93-may-12-2010/) :eek:

[Ghoulish Delight]

Should anything less be expected from a town called "Mad River"?

[Disneyphile]

An acid trip went TERRIBLY, TERRIBLY WRONG... (http://www.arcataeye.com/2010/05/lsd-tripper-amputates-flushes-monster-containing-testicles-%E2%80%93-may-12-2010/) :eek:ROFLMAO!!! Awesome. :snap:

[Capt Jack]

its probably just as well that he cant breed.

[Alex]

Based on the site design I strongly suspected it was either a parody site or some kind of local batboy-style tabloid. But there's a similar story at the area's legitimate newspaper as well.

[CoasterMatt]

I love that somebody in the comments on that story linked to the video for Fred Schneider's song - "Monster" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IYx_tRnpVg) :D

[CoasterMatt]

In totally unrelated news...

[Ghoulish Delight]

I love that somebody in the comments on that story linked to the video for Fred Schneider's song - "Monster" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IYx_tRnpVg) :D
I'm proud to say I've seen that video AND own the album. On cassette.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Florida Issues Drivers License with "Eat Ass" Listed as Address (http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/DMV-Renews-License-to-Eat-Ass-Florida-94316264.html)

And then tries to charge her for a replacement!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Florida Issues Drivers License with "Eat Ass" Listed as Address (http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/DMV-Renews-License-to-Eat-Ass-Florida-94316264.html)

And then tries to charge her for a replacement!Even funnier that her photo is so upbeat.

[Kevy Baby]

Even funnier that her photo is so upbeat.Maybe somebody just ate her ass?

[Gemini Cricket]

If there ever was a WTF movie, this one is it.
I can't even post a link to it, I'm so grossed out.
Just read Roger Ebert's review for The Human Centipede.
I got there through boingboing.net.
It's just... ewwwwww!
:eek:

Sorry. I didn't see that flippyshark already talked about it here (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showpost.php?p=320320&postcount=8).

[CoasterMatt]

I am going to be seeing The Human Centipede next week, I'm looking forward to it.

[Frikitiki]

I've just heard about it. The review in Entertainment Weekly said it was for the gross out factor.

[Moonliner]

I am going to be seeing The Human Centipede next week, I'm looking forward to it.

I've head it takes a weird turn at the end.

[CoasterMatt]

Score One For The Bull!! (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/22/julio-aparicio-gored-in-t_n_585941.html) - WARNING - Link Contains REALLY Awesome, Terribly Graphic Pictures (and video)

[Frikitiki]

PMG....that looked AWFUL! It looks like in many ways he lucked out where the horn went.

[CoasterMatt]

Bomb Squad Splattered By Crackerjack (http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2010/05/25/front/doc4bfb41b1dc58d784819193.txt)

HURON

A call about a bomb turned into a crapshoot for the Lorain County Bomb Squad.

Officers found a fizzing homemade bomb planted in a portable toilet near a construction site at Turtle Bay and decided the safest way to detonate it was to shoot at it.

After five shots with a .22 caliber rifle, the bomb exploded, spraying the contents of the toilet everywhere. One of the bomb squad members was covered in feces, according to the police report.

[Gemini Cricket]

WTF?!
Two Year Old Smokes 40 Cigarettes a Day (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1281538/Smoking-year-old-Ardi-Rizal-40-cigarettes-day.html)
Taking a deep drag on his cigarette while resting on the steering wheel of his truck, he looks like a parody of a middle-aged lorry driver.
But the image covers up a much more disturbing truth: At just the tender age of two, Ardi Rizal's health has been so ruined by his 40-a-day habit that he now struggles to move by himself.
The four-stone Indonesia toddler is certainly far too unfit to run around with other children - and his condition is set to rapidly deteriorate.

[JWBear]

WTF?!
Two Year Old Smokes 40 Cigarettes a Day (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1281538/Smoking-year-old-Ardi-Rizal-40-cigarettes-day.html)

56 pounds at 2? Isn't that way too heavy?

[blueerica]

OMG!!

[Betty]

If they don't indulge him he throws a temper tantrum? What 2 year old doesn't? But WTF? I'm sorry but this is one case where the child should be removed from the home. It's the start down a bad bad road. What will he want next? And just wait until he's a teenager!

[Tref]

Score One For The Bull!! (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/22/julio-aparicio-gored-in-t_n_585941.html) - WARNING - Link Contains REALLY Awesome, Terribly Graphic Pictures (and video)

As they say in The Big Lebowski, "... and sometimes the b'ar eats you!"

Well, to follow up, I guess he will live to bullfight another time, but his days as a spokesman for Gleem toothpaste are over.

[Moonliner]

56 pounds at 2? Isn't that way too heavy?

Definitely! They need to start that kid on coke asap so he'll lose some weight.

[Kevy Baby]

And just wait until he's a teenager!Well, I figure at the rate he's going, he will have OD'd a couple of times and hit rock bottom, gone through rehab and straightened out his life by the time he is 8. The teen years should be a comparative breeze.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

a "safe" place to keep valuables (http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SPM217612453P?vName=Tools&sName=Safes&cName=Home%20Security%20&prdNo=22&sid=I0084400010000100383&aff=Y)?

[Mousey Girl]

I have many things to say about this, but I will refrain.

[CoasterMatt]

I bet this guy (http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15252094?nclick_check=1) isn't in such a chipper mood anymore.

[Morrigoon]

Score One For The Bull!! (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/22/julio-aparicio-gored-in-t_n_585941.html) - WARNING - Link Contains REALLY Awesome, Terribly Graphic Pictures (and video)

When you consider what happens to the bull, I have difficulty feeling sorry for him.

[Kevy Baby]

I bet this guy (http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15252094?nclick_check=1) isn't in such a chipper mood anymore.In case anyone else has issues with the link, try this: http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15252094

[frodo potter]

So a real life WTF that happened to me today.

A woman came into the pharmacy asking for Epsom salts and digestive enzymes. Ok, no problem. Then she asked if there is anything stronger for cleaning poison out of wounds.
I ask her to explain, long story short, she stepped on a stingray and got stung.
She showed me her foot which was swollen and discolored. The whole foot was red and scaly, the wound was actually black, and her leg had round red marks almost like hives that she said were actually expanding up the leg, they had moved from just above her ankle to half way up her calf in about 10 hours.

I said she should go to the doctor immediately, she said she didn't want to, then asked which digestive enzymes are protein based because the poison is protein based and she was hoping that they would bind together and get out of her system faster.

At this point I washed my hands of the situation and got the pharmacist, who again told her to go to the doctor. She again declined and asked her two questions of him.
He refused to recommend anything except a trip to the doctor and reminded her that stingray venom is how Steve Irwin died. She said "yea but that was in the heart, this is just my foot." he responded "poison is poison you need to be treated."
At this point she asked where another pharmacy was. We told her and repeated that she needed to see a doctor.

So she left, I fully expect if I looked around on line in a few weeks I will find out she either lost the limb or her life all to either save $80 or to prove a point.
People really scare me sometimes

[Morrigoon]

Black? Isn't that gangrene?

[alphabassettgrrl]

I don't think it's necessarily gangrene, but yeah, she should have it looked at professionally. There's obviously something wrong. I mean, getting stung by a ray isn't going to be pleasant, but when it turns black, yeah, there's something seriously awry.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Texas and Oklahaoma teams in the Pac10? W-T-F?! (nevermind that Pac 16 just sounds stupid.)

[cirquelover]

Yeah we were'nt to thrilled to hear that either. Now it's official that Colorado will join the Pac-10 sometime in the near future. I bet Boise is really pissed!

[Alex]

Is this a football only thing or do all sports at a school have to be part of the same conference?

I don't really follow college sports so I can't find a reason for it to bother me other than that it was really easy to remember who's in it. The U. of X and X State U. for WA, OR, CA, and AZ. Plus the two big CA private schools.

If they don't maintain that pattern I'll never remember who's in.

[Kevy Baby]

How about USC getting locked out of Bowl Games for 2 years (plus other sanctions) for recruiting no-no's.

Ironic that the coach and player involved have already moved on to the Pros and won't feel an ounce of pain over the matter.

[Moonliner]

How about USC getting locked out of Bowl Games for 2 years (plus other sanctions) for recruiting no-no's.

Ironic that the coach and player involved have already moved on to the Pros and won't feel an ounce of pain over the matter.

Crazy. It might even deserve it's own thread.... (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?t=10585)

[Kevy Baby]

Crazy. It might even deserve it's own thread.... (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?t=10585)Glad I could give you the idea (my post was at 1:25 PDT and yours was at 1:27 PDT)

[JWBear]

Ye gods, that's scary!

http://poorlydressed.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/129189712268542039.jpg

[Ghoulish Delight]

cougarlife.com

[Betty]

Ye gods, that's scary!

http://poorlydressed.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/129189712268542039.jpg

Wow. What IS that?

[Morrigoon]

I don't know, but it needs a tan. And a washcloth.

[Betty]

That poorly dressed website is a great time killer... sucked me in for awhile.

[JWBear]

Why do I get the feeling that her boobs stay that same spherical shape even when she is naked...

[Pirate Bill]

Jessica Rabbit goes blonde.

[cirquelover]

Why do I get the feeling that her boobs stay that same spherical shape even when she is naked...

I think you are right about that. She is one Scary broad!

[Alex]

What's amazing is that, while horribly artificial she doesn't look horrible from the neck down but boy has she messed up her face.

Do plastic surgeons use the phrase "uncanny valley" just like CGI animators?

[Kevy Baby]

That poorly dressed website is a great time killer... sucked me in for awhile.:eek: :eek: :eek:
http://poorlydressed.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/129198825844227691.jpg?w=400&h=439

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Thongs do nothing for me, but he looks like he could be hot. Would you be a dear and have him turn 90° to his right please?

[Kevy Baby]

I dunno... that patch of hair on his lower back is kind of: eww...

[Kevy Baby]

Ye gods, that's scary!

http://poorlydressed.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/129189712268542039.jpgApparently, this is Amanda Lepore, who, according to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Lepore), is "an American model, nightlife hostess, and performer. She is a transsexual icon who has received attention for entertainment skills."

Further:Her first surgical operation was a rhinoplasty, which occurred at the age of fifteen, a gift from her then-boyfriend, a plastic surgeon. Lepore has had three breast augmentations, her eyes slanted twice, her forehead lifted, her hairline pulled down, and her brow bone reduced. She has also had her forehead, buttocks, and hips enlarged with liquid silicone injections. Most notably, she had her lips enlarged with liquid silicone injections (and subsequently reduced) and has had her lower rib broken and pushed in.[4] In an interview for "The Insider" in 2006, she acknowledged that she spent a lot of money on that transformation.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I have no problems with welcome mats.

[CoasterMatt]

Buffalo Gets Revenge (http://www.9news.com/news/watercooler/article.aspx?storyid=140868&catid=337)

ISLAMADORA, Fla. (AP) - Most people would only worry about being crushed by a buffalo out in the wild. It turns out the animals can be dangerous when they're mounted on walls, too.

Monroe County Sheriff's deputies say a man in the Florida Keys had to call 911 when a stuffed water buffalo's head mounted on a wall fell on him and pinned him as he slept in a reclining chair.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Dolphins give jellyfish a boot to the head (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1220877/Dolphins-filmed-playing-football-using-jellyfish.html)

[alphabassettgrrl]

Poor jellyfish! Cool footage, though.

[Gemini Cricket]

Dolphins are jerks.


:D

[Ghoulish Delight]

Have fun with those child porn charges, Perez Hilton. Couldn't happen to a nice guy.

[Gemini Cricket]

Have fun with those child porn charges, Perez Hilton. Couldn't happen to a nice guy.
Now he's saying that she is wearing panties...
???

[Ghoulish Delight]

I don't plan on investigating to find out.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Many finds money in dog doo (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37713547/ns/us_news/?gt1=43001)
The story is amusing by itself, but also check out the name of his company in the picture.

[Betty]

This is a personal experience instead of an article...

I had a usb data card from Sprint on standby and needed to put it back on a plan. This is the new 3g/4g card that recently came out. The guy on the phone tells me the plan is unlimited on the 4g network and a cap of 5gb on the 3g network.

so what's the problem you ask?

The 4G network won't even be active until the end of the year here - or that's the prediction they have anyway. I'm going to get unlimited service that doesn't even exist.

WTF!:rolleyes:

[Kevy Baby]

That's only way they can make money on the unlimited plans

[SzczerbiakManiac]

At work this morning, I was looking at a regular feature on The Advocate called "Artist Spotlight". None of the photos showed genitalia until #10 which has it right out there in the open, no subtlety at all. Since was at work, I quickly skiped to the next (and last) image with a bare ass (no wiener) which had been blurred.

So cöck and balls are okay, but butt cheeks have to be censored...?

Here's the link if you're curious (http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Art/Artist_Spotlight_Yves_De_Brabander/)—you've been warned.

[JWBear]

Louisiana State Legislature calls for a day of prayer to end the gulf oil spill (http://senate.legis.state.la.us/adley/releases/2010/06-16-2010.pdf)

Thus far the efforts made by mortals to try to solve the crisis have been to no avail. It is clearly time for a miracle for us," Sen. Adley said.

[Alex]

More power to them, but I do always wonder why they'd want to worship a god either so malignant that he would let such a thing happen until explicitly begged to make it stop or so careless that she failed to notice what was happening until it was brought to his attention.

I believe the appropriate response to such a power is not abject worship but underground resistance.

[Betty]

More power to them, but I do always wonder why they'd want to worship a god either so malignant that he would let such a thing happen until explicitly begged to make it stop or so careless that she failed to notice what was happening until it was brought to his attention.

I believe the appropriate response to such a power is not abject worship but underground resistance.

I was thinking the same thing. Should God already be aware of this? And if God hasn't stopped it yet, then God is cruel and torturing everyone and or uncaring and or punishing people? And what about all the innocent animals? Surely they would be spared, right?

Apparently not.

[Alex]

Well, if god hasn't stopped it yet that doesn't necessarily mean he is cruel. There could be a very valid reason this is the best way for things to happen. God works in mysterious ways and all that.

However, if she hasn't stopped it yet only because he hasn't yet been formally asked in the correct way, that doesn't bode well for its character. So, assuming they exist, the only reassuring response from God would be "no."

[Strangler Lewis]

I tried to read the whole bill, but Acrobat asked me if I trusted the site. I had to conclude that I didn't.

[€uroMeinke]

I believe the appropriate response to such a power is not abject worship but underground resistance.

Or litigation

[Alex]

Sure, but rumor is she's a bitch to serve.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Woman Sets Fire to Office to Get Out of Work Early (http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/article1104151.ece)

This is a double WTF. Firstly the obvious. Seriously lady, you lit your place on fire just to leave work early?!? But also, the news paper reporting this story gave her exact home address. Is this common? What gives them the (moral) right to do that?

[Ghoulish Delight]

A bit odd for them to publish it, but it's probably publicly-available information via court documents, or phonebook.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

If she's spending 9 months in jail, I guess that isn't really her address anymore.

[Moonliner]

Woman Sets Fire to Office to Get Out of Work Early (http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/article1104151.ece)

This is a double WTF. Firstly the obvious. Seriously lady, you lit your place on fire just to leave work early?!? But also, the news paper reporting this story gave her exact home address. Is this common? What gives them the (moral) right to do that?

Triple WTF.

This happened at an Oxygen company. Oxygen+flames=Not good

[Kevy Baby]

You can't get a street view of her house, but judging from the overhead shot (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=8806+Roseanne+Blvd,+New+Port+Richey,+fl&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=8806+Roseanne+Blvd,+New+Port+Richey,+Pasco,+ Florida+34654&gl=us&ei=YlgiTJjQLOPnnQeRlZ3ADw&ved=0CBMQ8gEwAA&ll=28.285099,-82.655589&spn=0.001861,0.002258&t=h&z=19), it doesn't appear to be in the high-rent district of Florida.

Although a plot of land that size in most of Orange County (CA) would make that a million dollar property.

And what's with purple roof of the place on Royal Palm Avenue (upper left corner of the view linked above)?

[Ghoulish Delight]

I think the purple might be some sort of photographic anomaly. The building to the west has a weird purple glow on its north side, and that red truck looks a little too red. I think something weird happened to the colors in that image.

[Kevy Baby]

I think the purple might be some sort of photographic anomaly. The building to the west has a weird purple glow on its north side, and that red truck looks a little too red. I think something weird happened to the colors in that image.Yeah, it is an anomaly. If you look at the street view (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=8806+Roseanne+Blvd,+New+Port+Richey,+fl&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=8806+Roseanne+Blvd,+New+Port+Richey,+Pasco,+ Florida+34654&gl=us&ei=YlgiTJjQLOPnnQeRlZ3ADw&ved=0CBMQ8gEwAA&t=h&ll=28.285269,-82.655967&spn=0.001861,0.002258&z=19&layer=c&cbll=28.285536,-82.656448&panoid=ACrMzRgwbxfDpBQpCj6wUw&cbp=12,29.27,,0,1.47) of the "purple roof" house, it looks more blue (with a tinge of red in it). Looks relatively nice from street view.

And apparently I was trying to get a street view of the perp's house based on the DRIVEWAY. You can get a true street view of the actual address (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=8806+Roseanne+Blvd,+New+Port+Richey,+fl&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=8806+Roseanne+Blvd,+New+Port+Richey,+Pasco,+ Florida+34654&gl=us&ei=YlgiTJjQLOPnnQeRlZ3ADw&ved=0CBMQ8gEwAA&t=h&ll=28.284802,-82.656012&spn=0.001871,0.002258&z=19&layer=c&cbll=28.28489,-82.655999&panoid=pVRR0Mzk4sty8oN7ao5oFA&cbp=12,89.99,,0,-4.29).

Not that anyone cares at this point.

[JWBear]

While it wasn't the building I work in, this one hits too close to home (http://cbs2.com/local/stabbing.Santa.Ana.2.1768501.html##).

[Alex]

WTF? (http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon10/columns/story?columnist=garber_greg&id=5320490)

I almost find it hard to believe that they weren't just ****ing with the world after the 30th game or so.

Unfortunately I expect that'll cause fifth-set tiebreakers to be implemented in other majors than just the U.S. Open. I hate fifth-set tie-breakers.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Have they stayed on server the whole time?

[Alex]

Yes, I believe so. And in the course of those 47 extra games there have only been six match points.

[Betty]

While it wasn't the building I work in, this one hits too close to home (http://cbs2.com/local/stabbing.Santa.Ana.2.1768501.html##).

Yikes! Scary. Do you guys have any precautions against things like that happening?

[Kevy Baby]

Yikes! Scary. Do you guys have any precautions against things like that happening?In reading the story, it seems to be an internal matter that could have happened in just about any office (or at least ones that use contract employees):Sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino says the man was an independent Social Services contractor who got into a dispute with an employee and attacked him on the sixth floor of the building at around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.

[Betty]

Hey - thanks for reading the article for me! ;)

[Ghoulish Delight]

The tennis match is still going. 66-66. Live stream (http://atdhe.net/20580/watch-wimbledon-mahut-vs-isner)

[Ghoulish Delight]

So far, since resuming today, neither player has even won consecutive points on the other guy's serve.

[Ghoulish Delight]

And just like that...Isner, 70-68.

[Kevy Baby]

70-68Remind me: was this a tennis match or a basketball game?

[Ghoulish Delight]

To put it in some perspective - if you figure the average set probably consists of 8-10 individual games, and an average match is probably 4 sets, then the 5th set alone was the equivalent of ~4 matches of tennis.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I am going to be seeing The Human Centipede next week, I'm looking forward to it.

Here's a themed cat toy to remember the movie by!
http://www.regretsy.com/2010/06/22/atm-machine/

BTW- how was it?

[Kevy Baby]

To put it in some perspective - if you figure the average set probably consists of 8-10 individual games, and an average match is probably 4 sets, then the 5th set alone was the equivalent of ~4 matches of tennis.Wasn't the total length of the match just under 11 hours?

And was it played over two days, or three?

[Kevy Baby]

I'm not sure who is to blame for the toss, but there is some sort of "WTF" in here.

Tiny turtle causes taxiing plane to return to gate
Tiny caged turtle causes taxiing AirTran plane to return to gate, where sisters threw it away

The whole story (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Tiny-turtle-causes-taxiing-apf-1122992999.html?x=0)



And an additional WTF to whoever wrote a sub-head that restates the headline almost word-for-word

[Not Afraid]

They threw it away!

I had to go read the story to calm my sense of horror.

[Kevy Baby]

Maybe this should be in the political thread.

California welfare cards can be used in many casino ATMs
Times review finds that in more than half of the state's casinos and gaming rooms, welfare recipients can get cash from state-issued EBT cards. Officials say they're moving to block such transactions.

The LA Times Story
(http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/24/local/la-me-welfare-casinos-20100624)
This kind of stuff really irritates me. I have (mostly) no problem with people receiving welfare who need it, but abuses like this just make me sick. I am sure the majority of the people on welfare don't do this kind of thing (and other abuses), but unfortunately, this is all that most people hear about and draw incorrect conclusions.




(See Jay Dub... I respect the need!)

[Kevy Baby]

I had to go read the story to calm my sense of horror.The first pass on this line I read this as "...to calm my sense of humor."




I wish I had more time to look into this. I want to believe that the airline employee did not tell them to throw it away, that there was just a misunderstanding. But there are so many things wrong here, just based on the story.

The father and/or the older sister (22) might have been more proactive in ascertaining whether they could take the turtle on the plane
Excepting for the possibility of having instructed to throw the turtle in the trash, I feel for the airline employees as they were screwed no matter what. If they allowed the turtle to fly, they faced getting into trouble for that, from the company and/or other passengers.
The gate attendant I'm torn on. It would have been a great customer service outreach to offer to hold and make sure it gets to Dad (although they would have had to bring the turtle to a place before security as Dad wouldn't have been able to get past security without a ticket), but then officially it opens up the airline to liability issues. I lean towards that they should have done it (held for Dad).
I am disturbed that the girls would opt to throw the turtle away rather than wait until the next flight. Regardless of whether they were "instructed" to do so or not, they still made the final decision to throw it away. I have no sympathy for the little girl on that accord alone.In practical terms, if they were going to bring the turtle on board, they should have just smuggled it on once they passed security. I am guessing they decided to be up-front about it and be open with everyone along the way, but that is not the avenue I would have taken.

[Gemini Cricket]

Thrown it away?
They could have at least ate it instead...

[Frikitiki]

living in Hawaii, we are very fearful of creatures and critters coming into the state. We have no snakes and rabies. Taking a turtle from one part of the country to another might not be a smart thing especially where kids get tired of them and let them go in the wild.

While it probably could have been handled better at a customer service level, there are possible repercussions.

[Kevy Baby]

We have no snakes and rabies.Is this a typo that should have read "snakes and rabbits"? Otherwise, I am not sure why you lumped snakes and rabies together as snakes (nor any reptile) can get rabies.

[Alex]

The part I don't get is that they threw it away figuring it would be easy for dad to find since the bin wasn't that full. How exactly was dad supposed to get to a garbage bin next to the gate without a boarding pass?

[Alex]

California welfare cards can be used in many casino ATMs

Must say, my response is "So what?" They can probably be used at most ATMs in strip clubs, liquor stores, amusement parks, yacht rental stores, etc.

Much better to make them take the money out at the convenience store across the street and then buy lottery tickets with the money. Money's fungible, if you want to insist that only certain things be purchased with assistance then open government run stores that only have those items and give people a checklist.

[JWBear]

(See Jay Dub... I respect the need!)

No worries. The story disturbed me too.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I'm with Alex on that one. If they're giving them access to cash, then it's their cash to spend. Either do everything via food stamps/vouchers that can't be used as cash, or just accept that fact that they're free to spend however they choose, as stupid as it may end up being.

[Moonliner]

I'm with Alex on that one. If they're giving them access to cash, then it's their cash to spend. Either do everything via food stamps/vouchers that can't be used as cash, or just accept that fact that they're free to spend however they choose, as stupid as it may end up being.

Considering it's your cash they are getting, that's downright neighborly of you.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Again, if it's decided that how people spend the money is an issue, don't give them money.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

While it probably could have been handled better at a customer service level, there are possible repercussions.It could have been handled on a more humane level.
Rebecca Helm called their father, and he began driving back to the airport. She asked an AirTran employee to make arrangements with her father to look after the pet until he could get there, but the employee refused.
<snip>
"We don't have the personnel or the facilities to care for people's pets," White said.

Rebecca asked if throwing the pet away would allow for them to get back on the flight, White said. The gate agent did not tell the sisters what to do but said they could not get on the plane with the turtle, White said.

"At no time did any AirTran Airways crew member order or suggest that they put the turtle in the trash," he said.Ugh, what automaton bull****. Just put the cage behind your desk until the father gets back to the airport. It's small, contained, quiet, and you don't have to do ANYTHING for it. To say you didn't tell her to throw it away is semantics crap - she had a whole flight waiting on her, wtf was she going to do??

I understand toeing the line but this is just a stupid case.

[Ghoulish Delight]

It could have been handled on a more humane level.
Ugh, what automaton bull****. Just put the cage behind your desk until the father gets back to the airport. It's small, contained, quiet, and you don't have to do ANYTHING for it.


Says the sister of someone who's been fired because he broke a technical corporate rule that hurt no one, but still got him fired. If a stranger came up to you and said, "Hey, I'm in a pickle because I've broke some of your employers' rules [i.e., sneaking the turtle through security in the first place]. Do you mind risking your family's income to cover for my rule-breaking? Thanks!" how much sympathy would you feel for them?


To say you didn't tell her to throw it away is semantics crap - she had a whole flight waiting on her, wtf was she going to do??
Take the offer to wait 2 hours for their dad to arrive and take the later flight at no charge?

These girls were trying to do something they weren't allowed to do, got caught, were given an out and refused it. I don't see how the airline employees are to blame here.

[Alex]

I agree. I'd refuse to take responsibility for someone else's pet just on liability grounds. They were offered a way to resolve the situation and get on a later flight at no additional charge. That seems good enough to me.

If anything, the error was in standing there while they threw a living animal in the trash to get back on the plane. Disposing of the animal and reboarding the plane should not have been an option allowed to them and since splitting up would have required a minor being left unattended somewhere they all would have been subject to it.

All the while I would have been apologizing profusely that they'd been allowed to get that far with the animal without the issue being raised (I'm not sure if the security gate should have caught it or not) but I'd still have very much been in the "life sucks, we'll put you on the next plane" camp.


Besides, everybody know you flush little turtles.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Considering it's your cash they are getting, that's downright neighborly of you.
I presume then that you clear all of your personal spending with your employer? Afterall, it's your employer's cash you're getting.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Lightning strikes three Chicago buildings simultaneously (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/24/more-severe-storms-rock-c_n_624061.html).

[Kevy Baby]

It could have been handled on a more humane level.

Ugh, what automaton bull****. Just put the cage behind your desk until the father gets back to the airport. It's small, contained, quiet, and you don't have to do ANYTHING for it. To say you didn't tell her to throw it away is semantics crap - she had a whole flight waiting on her, wtf was she going to do??

I understand toeing the line but this is just a stupid case.GD said pretty much what I would have said, but I would add that this isn't just any every-day company we're talking about, this is an airline. Airlines are under a LOT of scrutiny about the smallest details. While on the outside, one could argue that a tiny little turtle isn't a security threat, ANYTHING out of the ordinary is suspicious.

I am on the side of the actions of the airline employees on this - they did not wrong in my eyes.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I disagree that anything about this constitutes a "security" threat. Liability issues yes, security no. But the bottom line is, the girls broke the rules and refused reasonable attempts to allow them to get back within the rules. Nothing else the airline could have done.

[innerSpaceman]

They could have bought the turtle a seat, if one was empty.

[Kevy Baby]

Not the item itself, but the act of leaving an item might be considered a threat (a silly notion to be sure, but a possibility). Yes, the liability is the bigger issue (which I covered in my earlier post; I was just trying to avoid duplication), but I wouldn't be surprised if the TSA might have something to say about it.

[Kevy Baby]

They could have bought the turtle a seat, if one was empty.Actually, not an option. From the article:AirTran company policy bars animals other than cats, dogs and household birds in the cabin, said spokesman Christopher White. White cited a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that says the reptiles have been known to carry salmonella bacteria.Unless, of course, you were just kidding...

[Not Afraid]

I think the girls were stupid to try and fly with a turtle - at least being obvious about it. (I have no problem with them sneaking it on the plane.) But, the outcome of trashing a live animal is ridiculous and inhumane. Really, they could have held it in the front for Dad to pick up. Did they really expect young children to make the appropriate decision?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Young children? We're talking about a 22 year old.

ETA: A 22 year old and her father who was on the phone as part of the decision making process.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

There are few concepts I hate more than "liability". I know it's pointless to fight it, but I still feel the rising tide of liability has tied our hands and made small, everyday injustices more common. The employment issues are a good example.

Don't worry, GD has talked to me about this in very plain, sensible terms a million times and I still don't like it.

I wonder how much of this stuff is prevalent in other countries.

Things Jen does not like that aren't going away any time soon:

Liability issues
Lobbyists
Logrolling

I don't know what it is about the letter L. Again, no need to convince me these are necessary, I know, I know, and I hate hate hate it.

</derail>

[Not Afraid]

How about Lallygagging? (I don't know what logrolling is - it must be a pop culture thing. ;))

Why did spell check change Lollygagging to Lallygagging?

[Gemini Cricket]

How about Lallygagging?
Who's Lally and why are they gagging her?

[Ghoulish Delight]

The thing is, you don't even need to get into the liability issue with this. They broke the rules, they were given options, they refused those options. It's entirely on them.

[Not Afraid]

Why won't anyone think of the TURTLE!!!!!!!!!

[Ghoulish Delight]

I'm pissed that A) someone gave them back the turtle and B) PETA went after the airline and not these dummies.

[Gemini Cricket]

Why won't anyone think of the TURTLE!!!!!!!!!
Wait, she got the turtle back, right?
All is well with little Neytiri.

Edit to add:
I think whoever told the girls to throw away the turtle should be reprimanded. The kid was 10, she felt pressured, she threw the turtle away. She made a mistake. Kids do that. She was holding up a flight and panicked. Yeah, she could/should have opted for the next flight, but didn't. She learned a huge lesson.
Of course, the airline is saying they didn't tell her to do that... So who knows.

[Kevy Baby]

Of course, the airline is saying they didn't tell her to do that... So who knows.Based just on what I read in the article, I don't think anyone from the airline told her to throw it away (just my opinion). Unfortunately, unless multiple third-party independent witnesses come forward to corroborate one way or another, we will probably never know the truth on that detail.

[Alex]

The kid was 10, she felt pressured, she threw the turtle away.

She was 10, I wouldn't blame her. She was in the company of her 22 year old sister. I'd blame her.

[Gemini Cricket]

She was 10, I wouldn't blame her. She was in the company of her 22 year old sister. I'd blame her.
The 22 year old is also the one who said that they told her to throw it away. Someone's not telling the truth...

[Alex]

Sure. And I'd still blame her unless she's also denying they offered to put her on a later flight after making sure the turtle was taken care of.

If an employee did suggest throwing the turtle away I'll not like them as well. But I'll still blame the person in authority over actually doing it.

[Alex]

There are few concepts I hate more than "liability".

Who are you blaming for this hated thing, though? Large companies that get sued dozens of times per day and so have a certain motivation to just avoid the more obvious stupid suits that could be brought or the people who file stupid lawsuits all of the time?

But I'm curious, if one of your library patrons came in saying "I have errands to run and can't take my turtle here with me. Would you hold him? I promise my husband will be along to pick him up before too long" would you really say "Sure, no problem, I'll just put that guy in the back here I'm sure it'll all work out."

[Frikitiki]

Is this a typo that should have read "snakes and rabbits"? Otherwise, I am not sure why you lumped snakes and rabies together as snakes (nor any reptile) can get rabies.

No, I meant rabies...you know, the disease that caused Old Yeller to be put down.

We are supposed to have strict agricultural rules. The reason I put the two in the same sentence is that they current to do not reside in Hawaii (at least that is known about). If you turn in an illegal animal like a snake, hissing cockroach, Madagascar gecko among a small list, you gain amnesty. But, if they catch you it can be up to $25,000 fine and a year in jail. Dogs and cats which can carry rabies used to spend 120 days in quarantine, but now if your animal was immunized 30 days before arrival, then you can take the animal right from the airport.

[Morrigoon]

Dogs and cats which can carry rabies used to spend 120 days in quarantine, but now if your animal was immunized 30 days before arrival, then you can take the animal right from the airport.

REALLY?!? Wow, I didn't know they'd changed that rule so drastically.

[Frikitiki]

They changed the rule 2-3 years ago, but they are really strict on the timing. if you go a day + or - outside the allowed range, quarantine it is! Lots of people, esp military didn't have the roughly $1500 to put the animal in for the 120 days. When my cousin moved to Hawaii from Las Vegas I would go up weekly to the quarantine station to check on Kuma since they were living on the Big Island and the only quarantine station was on Oahu.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Man arrested for bathing [naked] in library restroom, possessing stolen cheese (http://www.fox19.com/Global/story.asp?S=12702643)

[Disneyphile]

Four pounds of parmesan?

I say that it was religious discrimination, because he was obviously a Pastafarian. ;)

[Gn2Dlnd]

That is so not my picture.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

That is so not my picture.Too bad there's no photo of the act itself, I would put your face on it... :evil:

[Kevy Baby]

Can't you just Photoshop a Captain's hat and ascot on this guy?

http://wxix.images.worldnow.com/images/12702643_BG1.jpg

[Cadaverous Pallor]

The Commodore Falls On Hard Times:

[JWBear]

VCPM!!!

[Kevy Baby]

VCPM!!!Ditto!

I knew she could do it in a jiffy

[Moonliner]

I wonder how they could charge him with stealing CD's from the library given that he was still in the library.

[Gn2Dlnd]

You must spread some Mojo around before giving it to Cadaverous Pallor again.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I can't stop laughing at the avatar.

[Scrooge McSam]

Glad I read this thread - another nagging question answered

[Cadaverous Pallor]

UPGRADE!

[Kevy Baby]

UPGRADE!

I mean, if it's going to say "toot" above the avatar... But it says Toot, mvthafvcka!

[SzczerbiakManiac]

US Air flight forced to return to gate because of maggots (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFp30CkVcLo)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Jeebus, what's up with the bug infestations?
Bedbugs Shut Down Hollister Store in SoHo (http://gothamist.com/2010/07/01/bedbugs_shut_down_hollister_store_i.php)

[Kevy Baby]

I can contribute my own "bug" story if you want...

Due to the number of reptiles we have, we buy our super worms (like a meal worm, but with a softer shell - the ones we get are about an inch or more long) 1,000 at a time. Susan picked them up yesterday and left them on the couch for me to deal with when I came home (she doesn't do live food).

By the time I came home, they had chewed a hole not only in the canvas bag they come in, but also the plastic grocery bag that the canvas bag was in. I found about 50 of these worms crawling around. Susan found another one today.

So Theresa; wanna come over tonight to help me look for more? :evil:

[cirquelover]

Ewwwww! That is not what I'd want to find in my couch!

[Betty]

Death by Firing Squad is the choice of death for a guy on death row. The WTF part is that they will issue commemorative coins for everyone involved. (http://www.slate.com/id/2256766/)

[Betty]

Does pot continue to be illegal because it keeps cops employed? This article (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/03/strapped-police-turn-marijuana-busts-cash/#content) would seem to suggest that may be a factor.

The reason is simple: If the California lawman steps up his pursuit of marijuana growers, his department is eligible for roughly half a million dollars a year in federal anti-drug funding, helping save some jobs. The majority of the funding would have to be used to fight pot. Marijuana may not be the county's most pressing crime problem, the sheriff says, but "it's where the money is."

:rolleyes:

[Tref]

Jeebus, what's up with the bug infestations?
Bedbugs Shut Down Hollister Store in SoHo (http://gothamist.com/2010/07/01/bedbugs_shut_down_hollister_store_i.php)

It seems these days bedbugs go for anything trendy. Bedbugs are renown for being the most pretentious of the parasites. I have a theory though that the bedbugs were actually aiming for the Sit & Sleep outlet next door to the Hollister store, but were misdirected by Google Maps.

(Pic unrelated)
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z1/Tref_foto/lincolninspace.png

[blueerica]

Death by Firing Squad is the choice of death for a guy on death row. The WTF part is that they will issue commemorative coins for everyone involved. (http://www.slate.com/id/2256766/)

Yeah, that was big news out here a couple of weeks ago.

I didn't know about the coin thing, though. Weird.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Man, I gotta change jobs. This priest gig looks pretty sweet! :rolleyes:

Priest allegedly embezzled $1.3 million from parish over seven years—used church funds to pay for hotels, restaurant meals, clothing and male escorts (http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-priest-arrest-0707-20100706,0,7464162.story)

[€uroMeinke]

Man, I gotta change jobs. This priest gig looks pretty sweet! :rolleyes:

Priest allegedly embezzled $1.3 million from parish over seven years—used church funds to pay for hotels, restaurant meals, clothing and male escorts (http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-priest-arrest-0707-20100706,0,7464162.story)

Yeah but you have to give up that atheism stuff

[Kevy Baby]

Man, I gotta change jobs. This priest gig looks pretty sweet! :rolleyes:

Priest allegedly embezzled $1.3 million from parish over seven years—used church funds to pay for hotels, restaurant meals, clothing and male escorts (http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-priest-arrest-0707-20100706,0,7464162.story)And all the alter boys you can, er... handle.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Yeah but you have to give up that atheism stuffFor $1.3 million, I can learn to lie convincingly.

[Strangler Lewis]

And all the alter boys you can, er... handle.

Altar boys.

Alter boys: they don't do that anymore, no matter how pretty they sing.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

When people write "alter boys" all I can think is "alter kaker."

[Disneyphile]

So Theresa; wanna come over tonight to help me look for more? :evil:Precisely why I'm wary of sitting on your couch in the first place, especially knowing what those worms turn into. :p

Ken's a smart man to make sure the worms for our gecko are in a chew-proof container and also stored away from my view at all times. ;)

[Kevy Baby]

Altar boys.Yeah, yeah; I know. It was just a typo (I actually do no the wright speling).Alter boys: they don't do that anymore, no matter how pretty they sing.LOL

[Moonliner]

Just shoot me now. Please.


Rumors are afoot that there will be an Americanized version of Doctor Who (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/07/08/americanized-doctor-who/)

[Alex]

Well, there's always hope that this time around they'll produce something entertaining, unlike the first time around.

[Moonliner]

In general I care about the NBA like BTD cares about clowns so this whole LeBron thing is just background noise to me but I did see the letter the owner of his former team sent out. (http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gilbert_letter_100708.html)

A few pithy quotes from the letter:

"deserted" "narcissistic" "cowardly betrayal" "shocking act of disloyalty" "heartless and callous"

Sounds to me like the bitter ravings of an owner who just saw his teams value plummet.

[Alex]

Yeah, I agree. There's nothing wrong with a player going where he will be paid the most or feels it is the best fit for what he wants to accomplish whether in the sport or in life.

That said, the way he's handled the process of doing that does quality, in my opinion, as "narcissistic" and "callous." I didn't see it, so maybe it was great television, but I can't believe that ESPN handed over the network for an hour for him to make the announcement.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Yeah, that is pretty pathetic. Though I'll grant him the "narcissistic" tag. Not that narcissism is a hard characteristic to find in the NBA, but LeBron's 1 hour tv special (of which I watched none) leading up to the 15 seconds it took to announce the decision which had already been leaked 8 hours earlier took things to a whole new level of narcissism.

ETA: or, what Alex said.

[mousepod]

I also didn't watch the Lebron "special" - but I understand that he made the announcement halfway through... and that all of the proceeds went to Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Silver lining, perhaps, but it strikes me as not a horrible way to capitalize on the crazy buzz that the announcement was already generating.

[Alex]

To capitalize on the crazy buzz that only existed because he created the crazy buzz. He had a custom pair of Nikes created for every town he visited while shopping himself around.

Though I'm curious what the proceeds were. Did ESPN actually pay him for this? I know ESPN is something of a joke as an actual journalistic enterprise but I'd have expected more spine than that.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Ad revenue?

[Alex]

I assume, but that would mean ESPN was splitting the house take with him. Which just seems odd for a news event. Unless there was some other means of generating revenue I'm not aware of.

Maybe they've turned "I'm going to Miami" (or whatever he said) into a ringtone.

[JWBear]

I have no idea what you all are talking about; and I have no desire to, either.

[alphabassettgrrl]

"an American Doctor Who" -

Ugh. Please don't. I read an article this morning that noted everything British that we've Americanized has been horrific. It's fine as is- leave it alone.

Come up with something inspired by Who, maybe, but don't clone it.

[Ghoulish Delight]

"an American Doctor Who" -

Ugh. Please don't. I read an article this morning that noted everything British that we've Americanized has been horrific. It's fine as is- leave it alone.
The Office? Three's Company (okay, not my favorite, but a very popular and successful show)? All in the Family? Survivor?

Just off the top of my head. You read a bad article.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Didn't realize some of those were British. It gave a so-so mark to The Office. Not something I watched so I can't say what I thought of it.

Three's Company was British? Huh.

All in the Family? Meh. Again, didn't realize it was British.

Survivor... they could have kept that one. Boo.

Point was that simply translating it over it loses something, and I do agree. I don't think Python would have been the same, nor Torchwood, and the movie/American version of the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Universe was horrific. It had a moment here and there, but overall???? Ugh.