WTF Stories of the Week - Page 23

BarTopDancer · 06-19-2008, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Eye-catching thong gives rise to lawsuit
Woman claims eye was damaged by piece from Victoria’s Secret underwear
Uh, honey: you supposed to put the underwear on your WAIST, not your HEAD.

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The woman and her lawyer were on the Today shoesw this morning. I forget who was interviewing them but she asked two great questions. One was what they had to say to those watching who are rolling their eyes at the lawsuit and the other was how much money did they want.

Lawyer attempted to skirt both questions and gave answers that resulted in more eye rolling. The woman kept saying she was in "excruciating pain". It was completely eyeroll worthy.

LSPoorEeyorick · 06-20-2008, 10:56 AM

This one comes to us from Time Magazine. Apparently, several girls in Gloucester, MA made a pact to become pregnant. (All of them under 17.)

LSPoorEeyorick · 06-20-2008, 10:58 AM

And this one is old news. REALLY old news.

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Originally Posted by Smithsonian

After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination.

BarTopDancer · 06-20-2008, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

This one comes to us from Time Magazine. Apparently, several girls in Gloucester, MA made a pact to become pregnant. (All of them under 17.)

Heard about that on the news. They want to raise the babies together and think it's the coolest thing in the world.

I can see how the media makes it look "cool". The "baby bump" seems to be the latest accessory to have.

I almost hope Jamie Lynn speaks out about how hard it is to be a teen mom, what she is missing and how it changed her life.

Alex · 06-20-2008, 11:11 AM

I don't think it is necessarily the media that makes it look cool.

A friend in high school got pregnant when she was 17. Her friends all thought it was the most fabulous thing in the world. Even with my sister telling them how much pregnancy wasn't fun and how tired she was and all that. But she had a cute little toy that loved her unconditionally and provided a purpose and her parents didn't kick her out so she still had a support network and blah blah blah.

She was an inspiration, not a cautionary tale. And soon several of her friends were also pregnant. I swear, the attitude before the reality was more like having a tomagochi than a responsibility.

Kevy Baby · 06-20-2008, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

And this one is old news. REALLY old news.

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Originally Posted by [B

Smithsonian[/b]] After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination.

What was amusing is that the flicker site gives the date of the photo as 1900 yet right in the description (quoted by LSPE above) it says that Parcel Service wasn't introduced until 1913. Ummm...

LSPoorEeyorick · 06-20-2008, 08:11 PM

They just uploaded a bazillion Smithsonian photos to flickr. I'm pretty sure a lot of their dates are "circa." But you can't honestly think a date listing is funnier than the picture of the baby in the mailbag? Little is funnier than a baby in a mailbag.

Capt Jack · 06-23-2008, 09:46 AM

not really a 'story' but definitely falls into the WTF category

JWBear · 06-23-2008, 09:59 AM

mousepod · 06-23-2008, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Capt Jack

not really a 'story' but definitely falls into the WTF category

This must be a fake. But I'm laughing out loud (at work).

06-20-2008, 10:56 AM	#222
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06-20-2008, 11:11 AM	#225
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I don't think it is necessarily the media that makes it look cool. A friend in high school got pregnant when she was 17. Her friends all thought it was the most fabulous thing in the world. Even with my sister telling them how much pregnancy wasn't fun and how tired she was and all that. But she had a cute little toy that loved her unconditionally and provided a purpose and her parents didn't kick her out so she still had a support network and blah blah blah. She was an inspiration, not a cautionary tale. And soon several of her friends were also pregnant. I swear, the attitude before the reality was more like having a tomagochi than a responsibility.
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06-20-2008, 08:11 PM	#227
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	They just uploaded a bazillion Smithsonian photos to flickr. I'm pretty sure a lot of their dates are "circa." But you can't honestly think a date listing is funnier than the picture of the baby in the mailbag? Little is funnier than a baby in a mailbag.
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06-23-2008, 09:46 AM	#228
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	not really a 'story' but definitely falls into the WTF category __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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06-23-2008, 09:59 AM	#229
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	__________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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