WTF Stories of the Week

[Sohrshah]

Does any child deserve only 1/18 of their parents' attention? How about 1/18 of their parents' available attention?

Hear hear. If they are both real estate agents- well, last time I checked, that's a time- consuming profession, would you say there, Goonie?

[Alex]

Does any child deserve only 1/18 of their parents' attention? How about 1/18 of their parents' available attention?

True, but that's why the Chinese system is best. No child has to share their parents' affections.

Beyond simple bigotry and an urge to point and laugh is there any evidence that any of these children are being maltreated? (I'd say yes, since they are being raised with religion but I'm generally alone in considering that a form of child abuse.)

On my paternal side my grandparents are two of a total of 25 children. There's nothing inherently lacking in it and they both grew up in perfectly loving and supportive families.

[Morrigoon]

Alex: in all things, moderation. Having only one child, IMHO, is almost as bad for the child as having 10.

I think 2-6 children is probably the range that best balances the benefits of having siblings with the benefits of having the attention of their parents. Of course there is no one-size-fits-all answer to family size. But I think we're all capable of recognizing that in every bell curve there are extremes which are, well, extreme.

[Alex]

Oh never mind.

[Morrigoon]

Feh, don't mind me Alex, I'm not in top debating form tonight. I can barely pay attention to anything long enough to write a coherent post, let alone engage you in intelligent discussion.

I think I'll go have some cookies & milk and play Super Mario Bros. instead...

[SzczerbiakManiac]

they are being raised with religion but I'm generally alone in considering that a form of child abuse.You are not alone. But yeah, we probably are.

[Disneyphile]

You are not alone. But yeah, we probably are.You're not completely alone. ;)

However, I don't mind if religions are introduced to a child, but they should also be encouraged and taught to follow their own thoughts and beliefs, first and foremost. (i.e. I don't think children should be told to pray to make things happen. I think they should be told to find strength within themselves to make things happen. And, if that strength comes from an imaginary friend, then that's fine - it's what they want to believe, rather than being told to believe.)

[Disneyphile]

Worker takes bath in Burger King sink and then posts it online. (http://consumerist.com/5036146/burger-king-employee-takes-bath-in-sink-feels-wrath-of-health-department)

:rolleyes:

[JWBear]

Worker takes bath in Burger King sink and then posts it online. (http://consumerist.com/5036146/burger-king-employee-takes-bath-in-sink-feels-wrath-of-health-department)

:rolleyes:

WTF was going on with his hair?!?

[CoasterMatt]

Nut Trouble (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080831/od_afp/malaysiasexoffbeat;_ylt=AnXnqa.TgEhhVylMStJk8b4Z.3 QA)
"The nut got stuck on his penis following an erection..."

[Capt Jack]

ohHHHhhh....that kind of nut

makes perfect sense now
:rolleyes:

[Disneyphile]

Sometimes you feel like a nut...

[JWBear]

Why do people do these things to themselves?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Why do people do these things to themselves?It said the fire and rescue department were also involved in trying to remove the nut from the unnamed welder, who is in his 20s and hoped the nut would weigh down his penis to make it longer.Mystery solved. Too bad no one told him it's not about length....though I do wonder how big the nut was.

[JWBear]

Oh, I read his reason for doing it. I was just wondering aloud why people do stupid things to their bodies in general.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

The Next 9 Children's Characters That Should Come Out of the Closet

http://www.cracked.com/article_15668_next-9-childrens-characters-that-should-come-out-closet.html

[CoasterMatt]

Man Tries to Amputate His Own Arm (http://www.fresnobee.com/384/story/833750.html)
"The Denny's closed for the night after the incident."

[Alex]

Finally answering the old joke question about "why do the doors at Denny's have locks?"

[Betty]

Airman from WWII found dangling in tree in New Guinea. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7595869.stm?0xccff00)

They suspect he was trapped in his parachute... he's now trapped in moss.

[Alex]

That's not so odd. Just the day before yesterday I saw an Airman from WWII shaking hands with Cindy McCain.

[cirquelover]

I was going to say something witty here but it kept coming off stupid. Thanks for the laugh Alex.

[JWBear]

That's not so odd. Just the day before yesterday I saw an Airman from WWII shaking hands with Cindy McCain.

Was he dead too?

[Alex]

Actually, I was surprised at how gimpy he was and that he was shorter than someone he was shaking hands with who didn't seem that tall.

First time I've seen George HW Bush look like a really old man (which, of course, he is).

[Morrigoon]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26559643/&GT1=43001

Heh. At what point do you realize this is a problem and put a sign in your front yard warning people that the parrot makes human sounding cries?

[Ghoulish Delight]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26559643/&GT1=43001

Heh. At what point do you realize this is a problem and put a sign in your front yard warning people that the parrot makes human sounding cries?Hmm, the perfect crime. Train a bird to do this a few times, get the neighborhood used to it and the police sick of coming out, pop a sign in the front yard...then let the fun begin!

[Morrigoon]

Actually, that thought had occurred to me... something along the lines of those people who keep other people prisoner for decades.

[Betty]

More of a link then a news story and totally NSFW! You should be intrigued but forwarned - I give you the Hooter Shooter. (http://www.scandalousworld.com/Hooter.htm)

[alphabassettgrrl]

More of a link then a news story and totally NSFW! You should be intrigued but forwarned - I give you the Hooter Shooter. (http://www.scandalousworld.com/Hooter.htm)

While the picture of one squirting red liquid was a bit disturbing, overall I find the concept quite entertaining. Who's gonna model one for me? :)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Yuck.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Gallagher hurt after stage attack (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7603959.stm)

Sadly, not the one you were thinking of.

[CoasterMatt]

I might not have been the one I was thinking of, but it couldn't have happened to a nicer fellow.

I've still got my money on a Liam/Noel murder suicide.

[Alex]

Never heard of either the band or the person so definitely not the one I was thinking of.

So when you said it was one I wasn't thinking of I picked Peter Gallagher title holder in the category "Creepiest Lips in Hollywood (Non Jolie)."

[Disneyphile]

Gallagher hurt after stage attack (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7603959.stm)

Sadly, not the one you were thinking of.Damn. I was thinking, "Sledge-o-Matic Strikes Back!" :(

[Ghoulish Delight]

Interestingly, even if had been the one you were thinking of, it still mightn't have been the one you were thinking of. His younger brother, who looks almost identical too him, the lucky guy, stole his act and toured. Though the younger brother lost in court over it, so theoretically he's no longer doing so.

[Ghoulish Delight]

These guys are so not bacon:

Burglars Wake Men with Spice Rub (http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/bizarre&id=6377929).

[Betty]

These guys are so not bacon:

Burglars Wake Men with Spice Rub (http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/bizarre&id=6377929).


That was so starnge and odd - and I just had to laugh! Rubbed with spices and smacked with a sausage!

[Disneyphile]

So, the money was recovered, but what about the sausage? Were they able to link it to the thief? Will they still be grinding away for evidence in the coming months?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

These guys are so not bacon:

Burglars Wake Men with Spice Rub (http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/bizarre&id=6377929).Dude, Fresno is fuuuucked uuuuup.

[Mousey Girl]

Dude, Fresno is fuuuucked uuuuup.

Yes it is!

[Snowflake]

A Big Mac a day since 1972 prolong life? Or is it just cause he's from Wisconsin, 3984?

I think if it were me, and if I'd had that kind of obesssion, I would have died in 1977.

A Big Mac a Day Keeps the Doctor Away? (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080909/ap_on_fe_st/odd23000_big_macs)

[Kevy Baby]

I think if it were me, and if I'd had that kind of obesssion, I would have died in 1977.I would have wanted to die by 1973

[Capt Jack]

its making me want to recycle my last 5 meals just imagining it.

[CoasterMatt]

American Airlines loses corpse (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/09/08/2008-09-08_american_airlines_typo_lost_wife_bodys_s-3.html)
American Airlines sent the body of a Brooklyn mom to the wrong country for burial - and then callously demanded more money to fix the screwup, the widower and others involved in a lawsuit charged Monday.

[CoasterMatt]

Penis Size Massacre (http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20080911111707939C544430)
"Three people were shot dead and two others are fighting for their lives after a remark about a patron's penis size escalated into a bloodbath at a tavern in Umbilo, Durban, on Wednesday night... "At some stage, one man from each group went into the tavern's toilets and there was an argument over the size of their penises". When the men returned to their friends the argument escalated."
Penis Pokey gone horribly wrong? :eek:

[CoasterMatt]

Drunk Man Has Sex With Car (http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?Drunk_man_has_sex_with_car&in_article_id=310514&in_page_id=2)

Article features wonderful picture, in flagrante delicto.

[Kevy Baby]

Drunk Man Has Sex With Car (http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?Drunk_man_has_sex_with_car&in_article_id=310514&in_page_id=2)

Article features wonderful picture, in flagrante delicto.In the picture, it looks like he is still wearing his skivvies.

[Kevy Baby]

Soy is making kids 'gay'

I can't make this stuff up! (http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53327)

There's a slow poison out there that's severely damaging our children and threatening to tear apart our culture. The ironic part is, it's a "health food," one of our most popular.

Now, I'm a health-food guy, a fanatic who seldom allows anything into his kitchen unless it's organic. I state my bias here just so you'll know I'm not anti-health food.

The dangerous food I'm speaking of is soy. Soybean products are feminizing, and they're all over the place. You can hardly escape them anymore.

I have nothing against an occasional soy snack. Soy is nutritious and contains lots of good things. Unfortunately, when you eat or drink a lot of soy stuff, you're also getting substantial quantities of estrogens.

Estrogens are female hormones. If you're a woman, you're flooding your system with a substance it can't handle in surplus. If you're a man, you're suppressing your masculinity and stimulating your "female side," physically and mentally.

In fetal development, the default is being female. All humans (even in old age) tend toward femininity. The main thing that keeps men from diverging into the female pattern is testosterone, and testosterone is suppressed by an excess of estrogen.

If you're a grownup, you're already developed, and you're able to fight off some of the damaging effects of soy. Babies aren't so fortunate. Research is now showing that when you feed your baby soy formula, you're giving him or her the equivalent of five birth control pills a day. A baby's endocrine system just can't cope with that kind of massive assault, so some damage is inevitable. At the extreme, the damage can be fatal.

Soy is feminizing, and commonly leads to a decrease in the size of the penis, sexual confusion and homosexuality. That's why most of the medical (not socio-spiritual) blame for today's rise in homosexuality must fall upon the rise in soy formula and other soy products. (Most babies are bottle-fed during some part of their infancy, and one-fourth of them are getting soy milk!) Homosexuals often argue that their homosexuality is inborn because "I can't remember a time when I wasn't homosexual." No, homosexuality is always deviant. But now many of them can truthfully say that they can't remember a time when excess estrogen wasn't influencing them.

Doctors used to hope soy would reduce hot flashes, prevent cancer and heart disease, and save millions in the Third World from starvation. That was before they knew much about long-term soy use. Now we know it's a classic example of a cure that's worse than the disease. For example, if your baby gets colic from cow's milk, do you switch him to soy milk? Don't even think about it. His phytoestrogen level will jump to 20 times normal. If he is a she, brace yourself for watching her reach menarche as young as seven, robbing her of years of childhood. If he is a boy, it's far worse: He may not reach puberty till much later than normal.

Research in 2000 showed that a soy-based diet at any age can lead to a weak thyroid, which commonly produces heart problems and excess fat. Could this explain the dramatic increase in obesity today?

Recent research on rats shows testicular atrophy, infertility and uterus hypertrophy (enlargement). This helps explain the infertility epidemic and the sudden growth in fertility clinics. But alas, by the time a soy-damaged infant has grown to adulthood and wants to marry, it's too late to get fixed by a fertility clinic.

Worse, there's now scientific evidence that estrogen ingredients in soy products may be boosting the rapidly rising incidence of leukemia in children. In the latest year we have numbers for, new cases in the U.S. jumped 27 percent. In one year!

There's also a serious connection between soy and cancer in adults – especially breast cancer. That's why the governments of Israel, the UK, France and New Zealand are already cracking down hard on soy.

In sad contrast, 60 percent of the refined foods in U.S. supermarkets now contain soy. Worse, soy use may double in the next few years because (last I heard) the out-of-touch medicrats in the FDA hierarchy are considering allowing manufacturers of cereal, energy bars, fake milk, fake yogurt, etc., to claim that "soy prevents cancer." It doesn't.

P.S.: Soy sauce is fine. Unlike soy milk, it's perfectly safe because it's fermented, which changes its molecular structure. Miso, natto and tempeh are also OK, but avoid tofu.

[Moonliner]

Soy is making kids 'gay'

I can't make this stuff up! (http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53327)

Despite the flame bating headline and irresponsable jounalisim in the article, there is some truth to idea that soy has some down sides health wise. Here is a more balanced article (http://www.mothering.com/articles/growing_child/food/soy_story.html)on the subject.

[Morrigoon]

Miso is fine but avoid tofu? Isn't miso soup MADE WITH tofu?

[Moonliner]

Miso is fine but avoid tofu? Isn't miso soup MADE WITH tofu?

Miso (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miso) is not tofu, it actually pre-dates it by a good bit. However it is certainly the norm (at least here in the US) to find cubes of tofu in miso soup.

[Alex]

Miso is not tofu but it is certainly (in almost every place you're going to find it) soy. However, it is fermented soy so would be ok (per the quote article above) for the same reason soy sauce is ok.

I don't really by into most of the soy hysteria you can find out there. I do have problems with it being used as a protein replacement in so much processed food but that stems from the same reasons I have a problem with corn becoming the primary source of carbohydrates. Both soy and corn have become methods of turning oil into food.

[Morrigoon]

I buy that, Alex. Our food manufacturing industry is a major player IMHO, in the nation's obesity epidemic. Our food in this country is crap, quality wise.

[alphabassettgrrl]

That's funny - the vegetarian at work is one of the biggest horn-dogs I know.

[Gn2Dlnd]

World Net Daily is crap.

[Disneyphile]

Drunk Man Has Sex With Car (http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?Drunk_man_has_sex_with_car&in_article_id=310514&in_page_id=2)The video is especially hysterical. (http://www.inquisitr.com/3358/drunk-man-caught-trying-to-have-sex-with-a-toyota/)
Someone even dubbed music over it. :snap:

[Disneyphile]

Actor Beats Cat to Death (http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/09/17/2008-09-17_monster_joseph_petcka_killed_my_cat_she_.html)

:(

I hope this destroys his career. They should lock him in with Michael Vick.

[Stan4dSteph]

Actor Beats Cat to Death (http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/09/17/2008-09-17_monster_joseph_petcka_killed_my_cat_she_.html)

:(

I hope this destroys his career. They should lock him in with Michael Vick.That's terrible. The poor cat. :(

[CoasterMatt]

It's almost bad enough he was associated with Sex In The City.

What a jerk.

[Brigitte]

Breast Art (http://www.myspace.com/tabuartgallery)

My friend found this ad (http://spokane.craigslist.org/art/850015687.html) on our local Craiglist which leads to the above link. I guess if people can paint with their hands and feet, why not?

[Kevy Baby]

For man cut nearly in two by train, ‘life is good’
Despite horrific injuries, he dialed 911: ‘I wanted to see my babies grow up’
For more than two years after he was cut in half by a train, Truman Duncan avoided media requests for interviews as he recovered from his injuries and went back to a full and productive life. Now, he’s speaking out to let others, including soldiers who have suffered traumatic injuries like his, know that life is still very much worth living.

“Life is good,” Duncan told TODAY’s Matt Lauer Monday in New York. “Life goes on.”The Whole Story (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26834245/)

[Crazybirdman]

http://www.wnbc.com/news/17539627/detail.html

PETA Urges Ben & Jerry's To Use Human Milk

[Alex]

This time around I've decided to be strongly opposed to the idea.

[CoasterMatt]

Man's Butt Stapled Shut (http://www.baltimoreexaminer.com/local/crime/Man_sues_Md_doctor_says_butt_stapled_shut_.html)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Man's Butt Stapled Shut (http://www.baltimoreexaminer.com/local/crime/Man_sues_Md_doctor_says_butt_stapled_shut_.html)

Varner said Watkins’ habitual smoking — two packs a day — contributed to his bowel problems, because nicotine constricts blood vessels.
Watkins underwent surgery Sept. 8, 2004, for a newly diagnosed rectal tumor, during which Casiano made the mistake, according to his lawsuit against the Foris Surgical Group.Um, how exactly was he smoking those cigarettes?

[CoasterMatt]

Rectum? Damn Near Killed 'em (http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=249750).

The suspected museum thief who was impaled by a sharp spike on the top of a security fence in his rectum for two hours earlier this month says he did not feel any pain because he was drunk.

[CoasterMatt]

Got Milk? (http://www.azcentral.com/community/tempe/articles/2008/09/24/20080924abrk-fratprank0924.html)
Eight to 10 members of an Arizona State University fraternity are believed to have caused a car accident by vomiting milk onto traffic below an ASU footbridge on University Drive Tuesday night.

[CoasterMatt]

Here's an illustration to go with the ASU Milk story-

Not for the squeamish
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/coastermatt/images/billypuke1.jpg

[innerSpaceman]

Ya know, I clicked on the first one, and I would normally click the second even if there's a warning saying "not for the squeamish"





But not if that warning comes from CoasterMatt.

[CoasterMatt]

Ya know, I clicked on the first one, and I would normally click the second even if there's a warning saying "not for the squeamish"





But not if that warning comes from CoasterMatt.

That made me feel all warm and, something. :)

[Capt Jack]

ew

[bewitched]

Rectum? Damn Near Killed 'em (http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=249750).

Exactly how fcuking drunk was he? I would have to be on a weeklong bender of Jaagermeister snot-slinging drunkenness...and even then I imagine I would feel a sharp spike in my rectum. :eek:

[Ghoulish Delight]

Sadly, the wieners were detonated as a precaution. (http://cbs3.com/topstories/Philadelphia.Phillies.Citizens.2.824722.html)

[CoasterMatt]

At least they weren't Dodger Dogs.

[Betty]

Man goes in for a circumcision and comes out with no penis at all. :( (http://consumerist.com/5054482/man-sues-doctors-for-amputating-penis)

[Betty]

Go in for a C-section - and come out with no arms and no legs! WTF! (http://www.wftv.com/news/6253589/detail.html) Even better (or rather worse) is that they won't tell her why because it invades another patients rights.

[Moonliner]

Man goes in for a circumcision and comes out with no penis at all. :( (http://consumerist.com/5054482/man-sues-doctors-for-amputating-penis)

I guess that shows that getting more than you paid for is not always a good thing.

[Capt Jack]

Man goes in for a circumcision and comes out with no penis at all. :( (http://consumerist.com/5054482/man-sues-doctors-for-amputating-penis)

The man says, dude, wtf, you cut off my penis. It doesn't grow back, and it was kind of important to me.


yeah....barring a few more colorful epithets, that woulda been my reaction.

[Kevy Baby]

Pony-size pig holds woman captive, sent to stud
Hog made 'aggressive demands' to be fed, headbutted her door
A pony-size pig who held an Australian woman hostage for 10 days inside her home will be removed on Wednesday to a piggery, where his bacon will be saved by a stint on stud duties, rangers said.Whole Hog Story (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26867597/).

Maybe I should cross-post this in the Bacon thread.

[Not Afraid]

Get the to a piggery.

[Alex]

I was not aware the word existed, but piggery is a mighty fine word.

[Strangler Lewis]

Pony-size pig holds woman captive, sent to stud
Hog made 'aggressive demands' to be fed, headbutted her door
Whole Hog Story (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26867597/).

Maybe I should cross-post this in the Bacon thread.

And in a related story, an Australian man, expecting a reciprocal punishment, terrorized a sow for ten days.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I've heard of medical mistakes, but wow.

[CoasterMatt]

I've heard of medical mistakes, but wow.

Wouldn't that be butt, wow? :)

[alphabassettgrrl]

No butts were harmed in the last two stories. I'd actually forgotten about the stapled-shut one when I posted it.

[CoasterMatt]

Naked Clown Calendars (http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_10538885?source=most_viewed) - there's a Christmas/Hannukah gift there, for some sick freak.

[Capt Jack]

And in a related story, an Australian man, expecting a reciprocal punishment, terrorized a sow for ten days.

the two are now registered at macy's and home depot

[bewitched]

Naked Clown Calendars (http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_10538885?source=most_viewed) - there's a Christmas/Hannukah gift there, for some sick freak.

Other than the scary-ass clown thing, the guy in the 2nd picture has a pretty hot body. :D

[Kevy Baby]

Naked Clown Calendars (http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_10538885?source=most_viewed) - there's a Christmas/Hannukah gift there, for some sick freak.Definitely not a gift for BTD.

[CoasterMatt]

Radical Muslim Cleric's Daughter is Pole Dancer (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1062375/Revealed-Radical-cleric-Bakris-pole-dancer-daughter.html)"As the daughter of firebrand cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed, Yasmin Fostok might be expected to share his fanatical beliefs. But the radical Muslim's daughter has ditched his extreme interpretation of Islam -- as well as most of her clothing. The busty blonde has been revealed as a topless, tattooed pole dancer."

[CoasterMatt]

Exploding Custard Disaster (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3086342/Exploding-custard-truck-sends-driver-running.html)
The driver was unaware that his lorry, carrying 26 tonnes of Ambrosia custard and rice pudding to a local supermarket, was on fire and motorists were forced to flag him down.

He eventually stopped on the A382 in Chagford, Devon, and fled the truck seconds before 60,000 cans began exploding "like thousands of gunshots".

I bet the road looked like the floor of a porno theater...

[CoasterMatt]

Hookers to Get BJ's In A Mall (http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/31/38/31_38_mm_bjs.html) - Might be a bad choice of headlines :)

[Disneyphile]

Japan holds adult diaper fashion show! (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hHTO4V779DzG6qI07AuTiMys5tRAD93DQTJ80)

[Disneyphile]

Man charged with dumping silicone girlfriend! (http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/09/man-charged-with-dumping-silicone-girlfriend/)

[JWBear]

Man hugs police officer, gets arrested (http://www.press-citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008809290322)

Luke Schreder thought the police officer looked like he just "needed a hug."

The police officer disagreed.

[JWBear]

Exploding custard truck sends driver running (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3086342/Exploding-custard-truck-sends-driver-running.html)

The first we knew about it was a whiff of smoke and burning sugar and then suddenly it just erupted.

[JWBear]

Woman Wearing Cow Suit Charged With Disorderly Conduct (http://www.wlwt.com/news/17589970/detail.html)

http://www.wlwt.com/2008/0930/17590422.jpg

[Disneyphile]

Or, was it disudderly conduct? ;)

I should write these damn headlines.

[Kevy Baby]

Or, was it disudderly conduct? ;)That was udderly ridiculous.

[Disneyphile]

That was udderly ridiculous.You know me. I'll milk it for all it's worth. ;)

[CoasterMatt]

Exploding custard truck sends driver running (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3086342/Exploding-custard-truck-sends-driver-running.html)

This looks oddly familiar (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showpost.php?p=242455&postcount=590) ;)

[Moonliner]

This looks oddly familiar (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showpost.php?p=242455&postcount=590) ;)

What do you suppose the chances of that are? Two custard trucks exploding in the same day.

[Tom]

Woman Wearing Cow Suit Charged With Disorderly Conduct (http://www.wlwt.com/news/17589970/detail.html)

I can't look at this picture and JWBear's sig line under it without thinking that it is a quote from the woman in the picture.

[JWBear]

This looks oddly familiar (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showpost.php?p=242455&postcount=590) ;)

Oops... Sorry.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

For KB:

Hookers to get BJ's in a mall (http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/31/38/31_38_mm_bjs.html)

[Kevy Baby]

For KB:

Hookers to get BJ's in a mall (http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/31/38/31_38_mm_bjs.html)Well, that is a very unfortunate headline!

[Morrigoon]

This seems appropriate for the month of October:

Coffin elevator kills funeral home worker:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26978142/

[Ghoulish Delight]

Ever feel like the weather always seems the worst on weekends?

You may be right! According to a German study that compiled 15 years of weather data, Saturdays have the most rain, Sundays are the cloudiest, and Wednesdays are the warmest.

Stupidly they are claiming a causal effect from work week traffic (a week's worth of traffic allows particulate matter to accumulate in the atmosphere and encourage condensation/clouds/precipitation). It's a good hypothesis, but certainly not supported by study.

link (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1545166/Weekends-really-are-wetter-than-Mondays.html)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Robber uses Craigslist want ad to aid in robbery (http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_100108WAB_monroe_robber_floating_escape_TP.ce39 30c1.html)

[cirquelover]

I thought the robber was clever in using decoys near the bank but why get away in an innertube?!

[Capt Jack]

http://members.cox.net/capt_jack/image/brilliant.gif

:cool:

[Kevy Baby]

Unless he posted the ad from an easily traceable computer (that pins the post to the individual), I gotta say that it was a smart tactic. I can't of course condone what he did, but he does get points for creativity.

[Kevy Baby]

$1.75 eBay bid gets abandoned Michigan home

SAGINAW, Mich. - With a winning bid of just $1.75, a Chicago woman has won an auction for an abandoned home in Saginaw. Joanne Smith, 30, recently was the top bidder for the home during an auction on eBay, The Saginaw News reported. Her bid was one of eight for the home.The Whole Story (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26988571/)

The part that I don't understand is how the WINNING bid was only $1.75 if there were EIGHT people bidding on this.

[Capt Jack]

oy....looking at the house, I suppose she could recoup her cost in firewood by knocking the place to the ground....with her fist

and knowing ebay, it was for the house only...and she now has 72 hours to get it off the land underneath it.

[Alex]

I wonder if she is going to finance with an option ARM. If she plays her cards right within a couple years she could end up owing $5.

[Alex]

I demand any Australians present explain this behavior! I will have to demand that American zoos bar admission to Australian children.

7-year-old boy goes on killing spree (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article4874657.ece) at local reptile zoo.

[Moonliner]

I demand any Australians present explain this behavior! I will have to demand that American zoos bar admission to Australian children.

7-year-old boy goes on killing spree (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article4874657.ece) at local reptile zoo.

I don't see the problem. He was perfectly within his rights. No crime was committed, no laws broken.


Police were called and questioned the boy, who comes from a family well known in the local area, but because of his age they are unable to do anything. According to Northern Territory law, children under 10 are not liable for criminal offences.


How old is Bindi? Perhaps she can go beat this kid to death.

[Alex]

Unfortunately, Bindi turned ten (according to Wikipedia) this past June 24.

Her younger brother, however, is five.

[bewitched]

Her younger brother, however, is five.


Being Steve Irwin's kid, I suspect he can take the little ****. :D



According to Mr Neindorf, the “nasty” boy’s brother was part of a group who attacked Terry the crocodile about five years ago.

I hope the zoo does sue the family for damages. Maybe the parents will take a little freakin' responsibility for their kids.

[cirquelover]

I was sickened by that story and the fact that they won't do anything to the child because he was too young!
It said on the news he killed a crocodile, how the hell did he manage to do that?! This kid needs serious help or something!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Managers will be thinking twice about putting a play on against this guy with a runner on base...

Mets Pitcher Ambiorix Burgos Allegedly Kills Two People in a Hit and Run (http://machochip.com/2008/10/mets-pitcher-ambiorix-burgos-i.php)









For those that don't follow baseball, a "hit and run" also happens to be a term used to describe strategy play in baseball.

[Capt Jack]

punishment is not the most important thing for the Aussie kid. he needs serious....SERIOUS mental and emotional help, lest he become another Dahmer...who also started out killing animals before graduating to...the next level as it were.

sumthin's seriously effed up in that ones wiring

[Ghoulish Delight]

sumthin's seriously effed up in that ones wiringAnd it apparently runs in the family as his older brother was involved in attacking the croc a few years ago too apparently.

[Alex]

Dahmer...who also started out killing animals before graduating to...the next level as it were.

Eating animals?

[BarTopDancer]

UGH! What the fvck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was the worst story I've read in a long time. Those poor animals!

[Kevy Baby]

It makes me ill. I can say no more.

[Betty]

Cat grows wings. (http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/popup?id=2205608&contentIndex=1&page=4&start=false)

http://a.abcnews.com/images/Technology/nc_cat_wings_080828_ssv.jpg

Animal Oddities
This male cat in China's Shanxi province has two wings on his back. The wings started as bumps and then grew into two 10-centimeter-long wings.
(CNImaging/newscom.com)

[Strangler Lewis]

Cat grows wings. (http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/popup?id=2205608&contentIndex=1&page=4&start=false)

http://a.abcnews.com/images/Technology/nc_cat_wings_080828_ssv.jpg

Animal Oddities
This male cat in China's Shanxi province has two wings on his back. The wings started as bumps and then grew into two 10-centimeter-long wings.
(CNImaging/newscom.com)

This is Tiddles . . .

[bewitched]

Cat grows wings. (http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/popup?id=2205608&contentIndex=1&page=4&start=false)

Animal Oddities
This male cat in China's Shanxi province has two wings on his back. The wings started as bumps and then grew into two 10-centimeter-long wings.
(CNImaging/newscom.com)

I meet your winged cat and raise you a 4 eared cat. (http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q63/wwithers/article-1046684-025653A200000578-23.jpg)


http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q63/wwithers/article-1046684-025653A200000578-23.jpg

[alphabassettgrrl]

Kitty ate one too many birds!

[Deebs]

Cat grows wings. (http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/popup?id=2205608&contentIndex=1&page=4&start=false)

http://a.abcnews.com/images/Technology/nc_cat_wings_080828_ssv.jpg


WTH?

I think that might be the coolest thing I have ever seen. I want a winged feline. How excellent would it be if he could fly, too?

[Betty]

WTH?

I think that might be the coolest thing I have ever seen. I want a winged feline. How excellent would it be if he could fly, too?

Yeah - on the one hand. On the other there's those moments I think of birds pooping on the car and what that might be like with a flying kitteh.

[Drince88]

I can't look at that winged cat and see anything other than giant, "well cultivated", hair mats!

[Alex]

Yeah, that is what I was thinking. Any evidence that there is anything other than hair there?

[Kevy Baby]

There appears to be a human hand there as well

[lashbear]

I demand any Australians present explain this behavior! I will have to demand that American zoos bar admission to Australian children.

7-year-old boy goes on killing spree (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article4874657.ece) at local reptile zoo.
I was going to write a witty rejoinder, but on reading the article, I'm too disgusted to.

I'd love to know what the parents are like... If they're actually decent parents, and the kid just snuck out to do this without them knowing, then I hope they force him to do volunteer work there shovelling sh|t every weekend until he's 40 (and no Playstation, Wii, or Bacon)

[RStar]

They said they can't do anything because of his age. Bull pucky if you ask me. They could send him to counsiling before he starts doing that kind of thing to humans. Next hell be beating babies and throwing them in to the crock. He is a mental case.

[Betty]

Fox runs over fox. Fox puts dead fox in back seat because he wants the fox tail. fox revives and bites Fox causing Fox to crash. Fox fox fox. (http://www.theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008810060325)

[Kevy Baby]

(and no Playstation, Wii, or Bacon)Doesn't that fall under "cruel and unusual" punishment?

Fox runs over fox. Fox puts dead fox in back seat because he wants the fox tail. fox revives and bites Fox causing Fox to crash. Fox fox fox. (http://www.theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008810060325)I hear the man's wife is a real fox!

[Morrigoon]

Nepal curses kid with life of a living diety: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27065016/

(poor girl!)

[Betty]

How sad. They isolate her and "worship" her until she hits puberty then they're done with her. No education and will probably never marry. What an effed up thing do to to a little girl... and what an "honor". ?

[Morrigoon]

Yeah, pretty screwed up. Imagine what that does to her psyche too, going from worshipped to rejected.

[Kevy Baby]

Yeah, pretty screwed up. Imagine what that does to her psyche too, going from worshiped to rejected.So, she would feel like the average American teenager?

[JWBear]

What would you know about the average American teenage girl?


(Wait.... No, don't answer that. I don't want to know....)

[Kevy Baby]

Wow, that (my post above) didn't come out correctly...

:blush:

[cirquelover]

Remeber the lady who was stuck to the toliet?! Well her boyfriend won the lottery, it sounds like twice literally. It doesn't mention her in the article, I just thought it was an interesting aside http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27073475/from/ET/

[Kevy Baby]

Blonde sues L'Oreal over brown dye
Woman says dye ruined her hair, but judge gives her the brush-offBRIDGEPORT, Conn. - A Connecticut judge has given the brush-off to a blonde woman's lawsuit claiming L'Oreal Inc. ruined her social life when she accidentally dyed her hair brunette with one of its products.The colorful story (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27085393/).

[cirquelover]

So the blonde can't read the side of a box and sues L'Oreal for her stupidity?! Why can't she go back to blonde, can't you just let it grow out? This question is from a lady who has dyed her hair twice, so I really don't know but just assumed it would disapate after many washings.

[Ghoulish Delight]

A little too late to help GusGus I think, but good to know anyway:

Honey may be best treatment for burns (http://www.knbc.com/health/17654908/detail.html).

[Moonliner]

Blonde sues L'Oreal over brown dye
Woman says dye ruined her hair, but judge gives her the brush-offThe colorful story (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27085393/).

A blonde was really tired of being made fun of, so she decided to dye her hair brunette.

As a brunette, she decided to take a drive in the country.

After she had been driving for a while, she saw a farmer and a flock of sheep and thought,

"Oh! Those sheep are so adorable!"
She got out and walked over to the farmer and said,
"If I can guess how many sheep you have, can I take one home?"
The farmer, being a bit of a gambler himself, said she could have a try.

The blonde looked at the flock and guessed, "157."

The farmer was amazed - she was right! So the blonde, (who looked like a brunette), picked one out and got back into her car.

Before she left, farmer walked up to her and said.

"If I can guess the real color of your hair, can I have my dog back?"

[JWBear]

So, this blonde called her brunette friend. "I'm so upset", she sobbed.
"What's wrong", asked the brunette.
"I've been trying to put together this jigsaw puzzle of a rooster for weeks! None of the pieces fit together! Can you come over and help?"
"I'll come by this evening", replied the friend.

That evening, the brunette walked into the blonde's kitchen, took one look pieces spread across the table, and told the blond, "Honey, put the corn flakes back in the box."

[Capt Jack]

what goes "blonde, brunette, blonde, brunette, blonde, brunette,"?

naked blonde doing cartwheels


:rolleyes:



yeah, ok, its the only one I could think of

[Kevy Baby]

Why are all blonde jokes one-liners?

So that men can understand them.

[The Lovely Mrs. tod]

A blonde needs to earn some extra money. So she decides to hire herself out for odd jobs around the neighborhood. The first door she knocks on is answered by a guy who takes one look and says "sure, I need someone to paint my porch. When can you start?" The blonds says "Right away." The guy's wife says "what are you, nuts? You're going to let HER paint the porch?" "Don't be so negative" he says to his wife. "You're buying into the blonde stereotype. She seems like a nice kid and she's willing to work"

So the guy tells the girl there's paint and brushes in the garage and the blonde gets to work.

She knocks on the door later that afternoon. "All finished!"

"That's great! And so fast! How much do I owe you?"

"Fifty dollars"

The man hands her fifty, and another fifty on top of that. "Wow, thanks!" says the blonde.

"You're welcome. I'll be happy to have you work for me again if you'd like to come back."

"Sure, I'd love to. But I think you should know something. It's not a porch. It's a Lexus."

[wendybeth]

This is a good sort of WTF story- I think this guy rocks:Sheriff refuses to evict people (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27090355/)


I'm not sure what the answer is in this situation, but since most of the banks are just letting the homes deteriorate I can't see where it hurts them any. They need to work out a deal with tenants that ensures the property is continued to be cared for and allows tenants time to get up the funds to move. Anyway, it's nice to see some compassion in action.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

A little too late to help GusGus I think, but good to know anyway:

Honey may be best treatment for burns (http://www.knbc.com/health/17654908/detail.html).Next time I burn myself in the wild, I'll go knock down a beehive.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Honey helps infected wounds, too. Helps keep scarring down on non-infected cuts and scrapes. I can't find the article but it works against stuff that is resistant to antibiotics.

Lavender can help burns, too.

[CoasterMatt]

This is one frisky moose... (http://seacoastonline.com/articles/20081008-NEWS-81008014)

“I pulled in this morning and at first thought there was a horse in the driveway but then realized it was a moose,” Dunbar said. “It kind of circled the truck. It put one leg up and then a second front leg. After a few minutes, it became obvious what was going on. The people here for classes came outside and started taking pictures. The guy who owned the truck kept beeping his alarm, hoping it would scare it off but I guess (the moose) thought it was the call of the wild.”

[Capt Jack]

Next time I burn myself in the wild, I'll go knock down a beehive.

yeah, just what Id want to go with my burns, a thousand bee stings

___
probably ancient or outright false, but eh....I laughed
:D

[JWBear]

When Jesus returns, they are soooo busted! (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article4944164.ece)

[Kevy Baby]

When Jesus returns, they are soooo busted! (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article4944164.ece)Love your headline!

[Morrigoon]

When Jesus returns, they are soooo busted! (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article4944164.ece)
Dude, isn't this the kind of crap Jesus got pissed about in the first place?

[Betty]

Huh. Religion, so full of the love they neighbor and all that, certainly makes people crazy at times. If only they'd practice what they preach - literally.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Lawyer attempts to convince jury that rape victim can't possibly have suffered terribly from her rape because her Facebook page has pictures of her "laughing and smiling at a fancy dress party in the years since the rape."

Yes, because people who have been raped can't possibly smile, ever, ever, again. Link. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1076965/Rape-victim-upset-Well-shes-smiling-Facebook-said-lawyer.html?page1)

[Kevy Baby]

Lawyer attempts to convince jury that rape victim can't possibly have suffered terribly from her rape because her Facebook page has pictures of her "laughing and smiling at a fancy dress party in the years since the rape."

Yes, because people who have been raped can't possibly smile, ever, ever, again. Link. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1076965/Rape-victim-upset-Well-shes-smiling-Facebook-said-lawyer.html?page1)Reminds me of the story were a woman who was being raped and insisted that robber put on a condom. Because of this, the defense said that the sex was consensual.

I will keep looking for a link to that story.

[Capt Jack]

yeah, I remember that story....it didnt work.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Scientists say stick bug is world's longest insect

LONDON - A stick bug from the island of Borneo measuring well over a foot in length has been identified by researchers as the world's longest insect, British scientists said Thursday

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081017/ap_on_sc/sci_britain_very_long_bug

You're welcome...

[Kevy Baby]

LONDON - A stick bug from the island of Borneo measuring well over a foot in length has been identified by researchers as the world's longest insect, British scientists said ThursdayThey spelt Bornieo wrong

[CoasterMatt]

THAT'S a big burger (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081016/ap_on_fe_st/odd_big_burger)

CLEARFIELD, Pa. - It took Brad Sciullo 4 hours and 39 minutes to finish a marathon. A meat marathon, that is. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound western Pennsylvania chef is the first person to eat a monstrosity called the Beer Barrel Belly Bruiser: a 15-pound burger with toppings and a bun that brought the total weight to 20.2 pounds.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

They spelt Bornieo wrong

The f*ckers...

[Betty]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10538053&ref=rss

Man gets community work for cruelty to mouse
4:40PM Friday Oct 17, 2008

An Auckland man has been sentenced to community work after pleading guilty to animal cruelty charges.

Lindsay Rowles pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges and offensive behaviour after he grabbed a mouse from a woman's cleavage, pretended to eat it, and killed it in the process, Newstalkzb reported today.

An indecent assault charge was withdrawn.

Rowles was sentenced to 180 hours community service and one year's supervision with drug and alcohol counselling.

Last year his two children drowned when his boat sank in the Hauraki Gulf and Rowles has pleaded not guilty to operating a vessel causing unnecessary danger or risk.

He is expected to reappear for an estimated four-day hearing beginning on November 24.

- NZPA



So - did he put the mouse in her cleavage or was it just hanging out there when he spotted it and grabbed it? And was this a stranger or someone he knew? WTF?

[Snowflake]

THAT'S a big burger (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081016/ap_on_fe_st/odd_big_burger)

Would have been better if they'd added a pound of bacon, too.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

THAT'S a big burger (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081016/ap_on_fe_st/odd_big_burger)How many "movements" did he take during those four+ hours? Cause I just don't see any way his digestive system could hold all that mass. He's not a big guy.

He is kinda cute though.

[Kevy Baby]

How many "movements" did he take during those four+ hours? Cause I just don't see any way his digestive system could hold all that mass.Yes, one does need to take special actions to handle that much meat.

[Morrigoon]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10538053&ref=rss



So - did he put the mouse in her cleavage or was it just hanging out there when he spotted it and grabbed it? And was this a stranger or someone he knew? WTF?
I would venture a guess that it was probably her pet.

[Snowflake]

this is sickening. :(

I hope Bobo does survive. It's a crazy world, I know people have many stresses in life, but I simply cannot ever understand cruelty to animals, period.

Unbelievable story not for the faint of heart (http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_10763633)

[wendybeth]

What's really sickening is that the perp will get next to nothing if convicted of animal cruelty. Disgusting. Poor puppy.:(

[Kevy Baby]

this is sickening. :(

I hope Bobo does survive. It's a crazy world, I know people have many stresses in life, but I simply cannot ever understand cruelty to animals, period.

Unbelievable story not for the faint of heart (http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_10763633)I did not, and will not, click on the link. I just cannot read about animal cruelty. I can't watch even the commercials on Animal Planet for "Animal Cops." Even KNOWING that the story exists turns my stomach.

Something about this topic just triggers something inside.

[Morrigoon]

I had the same reaction, Kevy. The moment someone said puppy my heart lurched.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Some people have apparently just got something *wrong* with them. You don't hurt an animal. You just don't.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I simply cannot ever understand cruelty to animals, period.Thank you for the warning. I will not be clicking on that link. Animal cruelty and/or pain disturbs me on a level that is too much to bear.

[Capt Jack]

a good choice. its not a happy joy joy story.

[alphabassettgrrl]

At least now he'll be taken care of and loved.

[Moonliner]

Pro-Life' Pharmacy (http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1008/563150.html) Declines to Stock Contraceptives


CHANTILLY, Va. - A new pharmacy in northern Virginia that refuses to provide any contraceptives has received the blessing of the Catholic Church.
Bishop Paul S. Loverde, the head of the Diocese of Arlington, came to Divine Mercy Care Pharmacy on Tuesday. About 75 people crowded into the small storefront as Loverde sprinkled holy water and gave his blessings.

The pharmacy opened this week in a Chantilly strip mall. The founders say there are only a handful of others like it in the country.

[JWBear]

The more I think about it the more I start to like the idea of moving all the religious right extremists into the deep south, and then building a huge wall around them. They'll either form their own theocratic dictatership, or kill each other off. Either way, not our problem anymore.

[Disneyphile]

Pro-Life' Pharmacy (http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1008/563150.html) Declines to Stock ContraceptivesI wonder if that goes for condoms too, since ya know, every sperm is sacred... :rolleyes:

Yet, BCPs are also prescribed to women to regulate periods, etc. Oh, such blasphemy! :rolleyes:

The more I think about it the more I start to like the idea of moving all the religious right extremists into the deep south, and then building a huge wall around them. They'll either form their own theocratic dictatership, or kill each other off. Either way, not our problem anymore.I would totally support that! :snap:

Yes, I really wish they'd partition themselves off. But, I'd still want to be able to watch them fight over "my Jesus is better than your Jesus" between the different sects.

[Kevy Baby]

Because I need something besides stories that keep pissing me off:

'Dinosaur dance floor' unearthed in Arizona
Multitude of beastly tracks likely belonged to at least four different species
More than 1,000 dinosaur footprints along with tail-drag marks have been discovered along the Arizona-Utah border. The incredibly rare concentration of beastly tracks likely belonged to at least four different species of dinosaurs, ranging from youngsters to adults.The whole story (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27281903/)

Datsa a bigga print:

http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/_new/081020-dinosaur-tracks-02.standard.jpg

[JWBear]

I just noticed that I spelled "dictatorship" wrong in my above post. It just glares out at me.... It makes my cheese sad. :(

[Tom]

I just assumed you were speaking of an authoritarian government for potatoes.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

I wonder if that goes for condoms too, since ya know, every sperm is sacred... :rolleyes:


I don't mind if the couples believe that for themselves, and choose to do what they believe is right within their sexual relationship. My problem is when they force that belief on other people.

They sprinkled holy water on the pharmacy? Can I just say that this pope makes me want to gag?

[CoasterMatt]

Holy water makes the best gin and tonics. :cool:

[Snowflake]

JW Bear said
The more I think about it the more I start to like the idea of moving all the religious right extremists into the deep south, and then building a huge wall around them. They'll either form their own theocratic dictatership, or kill each other off. Either way, not our problem anymore.



Yes, I really wish they'd partition themselves off. But, I'd still want to be able to watch them fight over "my Jesus is better than your Jesus" between the different sects.

Pity they lost the civil war then, eh?

But where would this put our dear BDBopper?

[Disneyphile]

But where would this put our dear BDBopper?He's totally not extremist. We'll move him to California. ;)

[JWBear]

I just thought... What do we do with Utah?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

The more I think about it the more I start to like the idea of moving all the religious right extremists into the deep south, and then building a huge wall around them. They'll either form their own theocratic dictatership, or kill each other off. Either way, not our problem anymore.

I would totally support that! :snap:

Yes, I really wish they'd partition themselves off. But, I'd still want to be able to watch them fight over "my Jesus is better than your Jesus" between the different sects.I know you guys will say you are kidding, but as my great-grandparents spent their time in the shtetl ostracized from "normal" society, I don't find this joke funny in the least. In fact, it think it's pretty offensive to anyone who values freedom and diversity.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I just thought... What do we do with Utah?Can we just cut it out like a jigsaw piece and drop it off the coast of Florida?

[CoasterMatt]

Hey! Lagoon is in Utah, and so is S&S Power...

And some really cool person from the LoT, too.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

http://www.peta.org/Sea_Kittens/index.asp#

discuss

[JWBear]

WTF?

[DreadPirateRoberts]

WTF?

hence it's inclusion in this thread. I'm trying to decide between loopy, or sheer genius.

[Ghoulish Delight]

6th man on the moon claims aliens have visited earth (http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,,24069817-5001021,00.html) and the government's been covering it up.

[mousepod]

6th man on the moon claims aliens have visited earth (http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,,24069817-5001021,00.html) and the government's been covering it up.

How is that possible? I thought the moon walks were all faked.

[Kevy Baby]

http://www.peta.org/Sea_Kittens/index.asp#

discussI won't click on anything PETA

[Kevy Baby]

Miss Louisiana Teen USA loses crown after pot bust
Lindsey Evans skipped restaurant tab; marijuana was found in her purse

Reigning Miss Louisiana Teen USA Lindsey Evans has been stripped of her crown after being arrested for marijuana possession and skipping out on a restaurant tab.The stoned story (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27321165/).

A couple of pictures

http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/_new/081022-evans2-hmed-730a.widec.jpg http://www.misslouisianausa.com/images/pageantphotos-teen/fullsize/15-10-LindseyEvans_0519_fs.jpg

[Moonliner]

Meet the latest portable X-Ray machine (http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1008/563539.html)...

http://www.rampantscotland.com/know/graphics/scotch_tape2a.jpg


Just two weeks after a Nobel Prize highlighted theoretical work on subatomic particles, physicists are announcing a startling discovery about a much more familiar form of matter: Scotch tape. It turns out that if you peel the popular adhesive tape off its roll in a vacuum chamber, it emits X-rays. The researchers even made an X-ray image of one of their fingers.


Booyah! Take that duct tape.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

That is so freakin' cool.

[Tom]

So let me be the first to ask: why were they peeling off scotch tape in a vacuum chamber? And what made them think to measure x-rays while doing it?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

So let me be the first to ask: why were they peeling off scotch tape in a vacuum chamber? And what made them think to measure x-rays while doing it?In the story they say that 50 years ago Russian scientists got similar result. But why they were doing it is a mystery ;)

Actually, the concept that electrons jump around when you pull the adhesive from the roll does make sense. If you're thinking about electron changes all day I guess you'd look at a roll of tape differently.

[bewitched]

So let me be the first to ask: why were they peeling off scotch tape in a vacuum chamber? And what made them think to measure x-rays while doing it?


If I had a vacuum chamber laying around I could totally see myself going, hmmmm...lets put *this* in there and see what happens. Kinda like sticking various items in a microwave. Not that I'd know anything about that. :D

[Kevy Baby]

Kinda like sticking various items in a microwave. Not that I'd know anything about that. :DI do the same thing. For example, I was curious if the rumour about putting a poodle in a microwave to dry had any validity to it. Let's just say that I don't suggest trying it yourself - it really pissed off the poodle.

[Morrigoon]

Remind me to bring bananas to the next black-lit party: http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/081022-blue-bananas.html

[Morrigoon]

Scotch tape emits x-rays (http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/081023-ap-xrays-tape.html)... WHO STUDIES THIS STUFF?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Scotch tape emits x-rays (http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/081023-ap-xrays-tape.html)... WHO STUDIES THIS STUFF?Another instance of "read before posting" :)

[Kevy Baby]

Scotch tape emits x-rays (http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/081023-ap-xrays-tape.html)... WHO STUDIES THIS STUFF?Another instance of "read before posting" :)In case you don't what she is talking about, from a few posts above

Meet the latest portable X-Ray machine (http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1008/563539.html)...

http://www.rampantscotland.com/know/graphics/scotch_tape2a.jpg



Booyah! Take that duct tape.

[Moonliner]

Yup, the one good thing about being on the East Coast. We get our news three hours before you. :D

[Moonliner]

Woman arrested for killing virtual husband (http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/10/23/avatar.murder.japan.ap/index.html).


The woman used login information she got from the 33-year-old office worker when their characters were happily married, and killed the character. The man complained to police when he discovered that his beloved online avatar was dead.

[Capt Jack]

wow............probably better that she DOESNT have a life.

[Kevy Baby]

Woman arrested for killing virtual husband (http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/10/23/avatar.murder.japan.ap/index.html).THAT is the best article EVER!!!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Swedish hockey game delayed by sex-toy shower (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Swedish-hockey-game-delayed-by-dildo-shower?urn=nhl,116614)

And yes, there's video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApCucIylGKE) (the best, and most NSFW, bit is at about 4:45 in).

[Kevy Baby]

Swedish hockey game delayed by sex-toy shower (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Swedish-hockey-game-delayed-by-dildo-shower?urn=nhl,116614)

And yes, there's video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApCucIylGKE) (the best, and most NSFW, bit is at about 4:45 in).In the comments section below the video was this remark (unedited):

They are making fun of an player in oposite team that lost an mobile phone whit film of him self playing whit an dildo...

AIK fans reputation is not so directly gay, more abbout violence especialy in ther Fotball section.

[RStar]

Perhaps english is not his first language?

Or spelling is his worst subject in school......

[SzczerbiakManiac]

WTF is this beverage (http://failblog.org/2008/10/24/drink-fail/)?
And why am I strangely excited about drinking it....

[Ghoulish Delight]

WTF is this beverage (http://failblog.org/2008/10/24/drink-fail/)?
And why am I strangely excited about drinking it....
I wonder if that's bottled by Faygo.

[Capt Jack]

what the 773H????????
"wrong on soo many levels" just doesnt seem sufficient

[Moonliner]

If they have it on draft, that would have to be one hell of a tap.

[JWBear]

Is it an alchoholic drink? If so, maybe it's a warning to women of what will happen if they drink too much...

[Moonliner]

maybe it's a warning to women of what will happen if they drink too much...

If that is the case, then it truly is an evil product.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

After a little more research, I found a short YouTube clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEe924TuRA4) and this page on the English version of the manufacturer's web site (http://www.krugmann.com/englische_seite/index.html) featuring this tadpolian logo:
http://www.krugmann.com/englische_seite/images/popsy_rund.gif
Sadly, www.popsy.de is all German.

[Moonliner]

From the site:


Popsy is worldwide the first liquor bottle in an extravagant unique design.

The content of this cheeky container is cream liqueur with finest aromas as natural vanilla and a shot of toffee. Basis forms our own made vodka distilled after our old traditional method exclusively from wheat and malt.

Check and insure yourself that Popsy will be the smash on your party and never out of fashion!

We recommend enjoying Popsy always lightly chilled


I wonder if it's too late to get some delivered to SoCal for a celebration party if when Prop-8 Fails.

[Betty]

It's the cheeky cream liquor with a spermy lable that says "I'm coming".

This would be a great gag gift for a bachlorette party!

[Kevy Baby]

Civil War-style CSI: Who shot the re-enactor?
Man portraying Union soldier injured; Confederate actor to blame?
RICHMOND, Va. - In the passionate world of Civil War re-enactors, authenticity is everything — from uniforms with historically correct stitching to hardtack made from scratch.

A battle re-enactment last month pushed realism to the limits: A retired New York City police officer portraying a Union soldier for a documentary film was shot in the shoulder, possibly by a Confederate re-enactor.
The whole shebang (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27372438/).

[alphabassettgrrl]

Oops.

[Moonliner]

Town spends $250,000 on Prostitution (http://www.ktla.com/landing_topstories/?Lynwood-Installs-Prostitution-Fighting-C=1&blockID=118118&feedID=1198).


Officials have installed four Advanced Surveillance and Protection, or ASAP, cameras on major thoroughfares throughout the city in hopes of deterring criminals.

"We have had problems for a long time, and the businesses and residents that reside in that area said, `you know, we need to do something about it,"' Lynwood Mayor Maria Santillan said.

The surveillance cameras are currently being monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

"Don't come to Lynwood if you're looking for a prostitute, they're aren't going to be any around," Sheriff Lee Baca said during a news conference Saturday.


That seems like a lot of money just to watch.

[Kevy Baby]

That [$250,000] seems like a lot of money just to watch.I agree, what with all the free porn one can find on the internet.

[Betty]

and $250,000 will buy an awful lot of free porn.

[JWBear]

and $250,000 will buy an awful lot of free porn.

It will buy a lot of non-free porn!

[scaeagles]

There's free porn on the internet?

[Strangler Lewis]

That's an urban myth.

[Betty]

No really. It's true. You just have to know where to look. :evil: Not that I would know or anything.

[Disneyphile]

There's free porn on the internet?www.xtube.com

and

www.pornhub.com

Don't ask how I knew about those. ;)

[Kevy Baby]

There's free porn on the internet?I prefer pix over movies. Or, er um, I WOULD prefer pix over movies if I were into that sort of filth.

IF I were into porn, I MIGHT try using Google Search, using the Image option and making sure that the Safe Search option was turned off. I would guess that just about any search word one threw in would provide results*.

Not that I condone that kind of abhorrent behavior.


* Testing this (previously untried) theory, I came across this site (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/08/honey-doll-sensors.jpg&imgrefurl=http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/oooooh/honey-doll-has-touch-sensors-moans-has-fake-orgasms-288234.php&h=338&w=482&sz=59&hl=en&start=9&um=1&usg=__9W5pUtuSxCYeDO4KlwEo6ThJB1c=&tbnid=hoJFqP0HA1s8dM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddoll%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff% 26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN). In case it isn't obvious from the rest of this post, this link is NSFW.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Mmmm, mmmm, diaper chorrizo (http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/weird/Woman_Fined_for_Smuggling_Sausage_in_Diaper.html)


Customs inspectors scored the makings of a barbecue when a 21-year-old South Texas woman declared several soiled baby diapers at a U.S.-Mexico (http://www.nbclosangeles.com/topics?topic=Mexico) border crossing in McAllen (http://www.nbclosangeles.com/topics?topic=Mcallen).
Suspicious of the chunky diapers, inspectors with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (http://www.nbclosangeles.com/topics?topic=U.S.+Customs+and+Border+Protection) at the international bridge in Hidalgo found several links of spicy pork sausage, or chorizo, inside.
The diapers had been folded to look soiled, according to a customs agency statement.
The Mission resident, who was not identified after the Friday night incident, was fined $300 and her chorizo was seized.

[Snowflake]

Mmmm, mmmm, diaper chorrizo (http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/weird/Woman_Fined_for_Smuggling_Sausage_in_Diaper.html)

[/SIZE]

Well, for goodness sake, can't you get chorizo in South Texas? Why on earth would you need to smuggle it in, it's not like chorizo is bacon.

[Kevy Baby]

Mmmm, mmmm, diaper chorrizo (http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/weird/Woman_Fined_for_Smuggling_Sausage_in_Diaper.html)T oo good to let not get quoted.

[Betty]

www.xtube.com

and

www.pornhub.com

Don't ask how I knew about those. ;)

Don't forget Youporn.com

Although after awhile, it all seems to repeat. Or so I've been told.

[bewitched]

Mmmm, mmmm, diaper chorrizo (http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/weird/Woman_Fined_for_Smuggling_Sausage_in_Diaper.html)

[/SIZE]

That's just wrong.

[Morrigoon]

Newsweek article about Darfur (http://www.newsweek.com/id/166204)

[CoasterMatt]

High School Musical 3: Sexual Education (http://archive.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705258573,00.html)
SOUTH JORDAN — Some Utahns attending the weekend opening of Disney's biggest movie of the year were exposed to a little more than they were expecting.

Friday night, managers at the Megaplex Theatre at the District, 11400 South Bangerter Highway, switched one of the showings of "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" to a larger auditorium to accommodate more people. They forgot, however, to switch the movie that had previously been scheduled for the room.

So rather than the family-friendly, G-rated "High School Musical 3," the beginning of the very nonfamily-friendly R-rated "Sex Drive" came on the screen. The opening minutes of the movie include nudity.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Hahhahaha!!!! OOps.

[innerSpaceman]

I wonder how long it took them to realize it wasn't HSM3? I mean, why would this one be in theaters intead of cable if it wasn't going to be just a wee bit more risque?? ;)

[CoasterMatt]

My favorite quote from that article-
"I could not carry my little children out before they were exposed to extremely vulgar and sexually explicit material," one parent complained in an e-mail to the Deseret News.
I get the distinct image in my head of a scene from the movie "Tombstone", when the cowboys come riding at full gallup through the town, and a woman picks up her child and runs out of the way.