Sick Sad World: The Official Source for Weird News Stories

[Punichu]

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-party30.html

Poor guy hasn't been the same since Catwoman started to date that detective.

[Charninja]

http://www.russiajournal.com/print/russia_news_45266.html

I have one acronym and two punctiation marks for this: WTF!?

P.S. Take THAT Puni! :p

[Spoontang]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5897539/

Beware their patriotic disco-light doooooom...

[juvanya]

I found this very funny. People listen to Bill Maher and do some riot-like acts. Good job whoever did it. ;)

Bring back the Brooklyn Bridge flag!
That was the cry yesterday from veterans alarmed by the apparent theft of a U.S. flag from high atop the bridge by anti-Bush protesters.

The battle-tested veterans took aim at the suspected thieves and held out hope that the Stars and Stripes had not been destroyed.

"It's disgraceful," Vietnam veteran Tom Shannon, 54, said from VFW Post 107 in Marine Park, Brooklyn. "They should be prosecuted. I believe that 100%."

In order to hold someone accountable, cops first must determine what happened to the missing 12-by-18 foot banner.

NYPD officials said they were investigating the flag's disappearance but stopped short of confirming that protesters had breached tight security at the bridge and swiped it.

The Daily News revealed yesterday that the banner went missing from its perch atop one of the famed span's 273-foot towers sometime Tuesday, as cops and protesters squared off throughout Manhattan.

A city transportation worker noticed that the flag was gone Wednesday morning. The Department of Transportation, which oversees the bridge, called police and put up a replacement flag that afternoon, officials said.

An anonymous press release posted on the Internet the same day claimed responsibility, saying the flag was being "held hostage."

The statement demanded the release of all RNC protesters and the immediate resignations of President Bush, Mayor Bloomberg and several other Republican officials.

The screed said the flag would be burned early yesterday if the sweeping demands were not met. It was unclear if the threat had been carried out.

"If they do [burn] it, I would beat the hell out of them myself," said Joe Stewart, 83, commander of VFW Post 2348 in Long Island City, Queens, who served in the Army at Pearl Harbor.

"You're supposed to respect the flag," Stewart said, as though he was readying for battle. "It's your country's flag."

http://rds.yahoo.com/S=53720272/K=Brooklyn+flag/v=2/SID=e/l=NSR/R=1/*-http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/228588p-196156c.html

[drnick2007]

it goes to show u how people can use their rights. its not a harsh penalty to do sumthin like that so they did it. i can see why. bush is all for sendin troops everywhere but he himself never did it at all. and all those people who are sayin they should die should look at their ethics. its a flag (its our flag), but its a flag. we see people do it and its as if they tore those peoples hearts out. i respect whoever took it for doin it

[juvanya]

People get so emotional over a piece of dumb cloth. Especially one as shameful as the Stars and Stripes looks now. I have my own flag...

Top half is red, bottom half is green. There is a shield in the middle with Yellow and blue like this:
YB
BY
and 2 swords crossed, pointing down.

Well anywho...I might end up being drafted if Bush gets re-elected. :(

[Arky]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/09/05/wnkor05.xml

[Punichu]

Freakin' Poser...

[Ace of Spades]

Article. (http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,10597003%255E13762,00.html)

Those catfish can be very aggressive. Especially when their prey is dog.

[NevrMore]

I wanted to post this weeks ago but just plum forgot. Oh well.

http://www.wftv.com/news/3643877/detail.html *












*Not for the faint of heart.

[NevrMore]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OREGON_ASHES?SITE=VTBUR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Gone but definitely not forgotten...


PS: If anyone is going to accuse me of copying Puni, then shut up. I just like posting weird stories I find, and I've found a whole lot of them over the past few days...

[NevrMore]

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1086676.html?menu=news.quirkies

Last story for tonight. People eat this up! Get it? Eat? The cows? Aw nevermind.

[Evangelion Unit-Zeta]

Women ships herself from Bahamas to Miami in a crate:
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2004/08/25/601956-ap.html

>_>

[Decay]

I thought I would join the club and try my hand at posting some weird news story for y'all....


http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/bizarre/2763325


Chinese man accused of killing 10, selling bodies
Reuters News Service

BEIJING - Chinese police have detained a "sorcerer" who killed 10 people and sold their bodies to bereaved families to cremate in the place of loved ones who were secretly buried, police and a state-run newspaper reported Thursday.


The 34-year-old man, surnamed Lin, strangled or poisoned the 10 villagers at his home, next to a temple, in the southern province of Guangdong, the Beijing Morning Post said.

Chinese tradition, especially in rural villages, holds that burial brings peace to the dead and tombs are placed according to the laws of geomancy. But in a country of 1.3 billion people, the seemingly haphazard siting of graves wastes scarce farmland.

Since 1978, when China launched its reform drive, all levels of government have recommended cremation to save land.

"This region cremates its dead, but local people prefer to be buried in the ground. People bought the bodies to be cremated in place of their relatives," a police official told Reuters Thursday.

[WildWill]

You may have noticed something...this once five page topic is now down to one. I deleted ALL of your spammy replies. NO MORE SPAMMY REPLIES. ONLY replies with some actual CONTENT will be allowed in this thread (that means no more ONE SENTENCE "Gee that was weird" replies).

Post a weird story, fine. A decently thought out comment to a story fine.

"That was weird, cool" whatever...not fine.

[Spoontang]

While I approve of the nod to Daria, I think someone already did an official news thread...

[WildWill]

Nope. Never done.

[Ace of Spades]

...you auction yourself off on eBay. (http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5518378791)

And if this belongs in that nifty wierd news thread, my apologies. Couldn't she have just put out an ad like everybody else?

[Spoontang]

Something new: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5942268/

Enjoy...the irony of them practicing all those years for the chute not to open...

[Milkman406]

...you auction yourself off on eBay. (http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5518378791)

And if this belongs in that nifty wierd news thread, my apologies. Couldn't she have just put out an ad like everybody else?


I like how on the top it says:

"The seller ended this listing early because the item is no longer available for sale."

[SpringChocobo]

www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/9608792.htm

I hope to God this link works. I suck at links. Oh well.

It's pretty obvious that this epic tale of a rodeo clown and a camera filled with gunpowder will deeply sadden many of you.

[Village Dag]

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_900373.html?menu=

I know it's old, but seeing it is an experience.

[NickWhiz1]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040910/ap_on_sc/water_walking_robot_1

Jesus-bot isn't too far off...=o

EDIT: ROFL, didn't see this topic. Sorry ^_^;;; *runs*

[Punichu]

This time, he's not in it just for cake...

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/tm_objectid=14637636&method=full&siteid=50143&headline=batman-protestor-invades-palace-name_page.html

[Punichu]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040913/od_nm/crime_necrophilia_dc_1

Arnold is getting things done, but sadly I no longer have a reason to visit Cali..

[DarkSoulBlade131]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040913/od_nm/crime_necrophilia_dc_1

Arnold is getting things done, but sadly I no longer have a reason to visit Cali..

That's sick and wrong.

[Busterslash35]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040913/od_nm/crime_necrophilia_dc_1

Arnold is getting things done, but sadly I no longer have a reason to visit Cali..
._.;;

Okay..

[Spoontang]

Only in California would there be people to support necrophilia...and maybe Idaho.

[Noah]

A man being chased by sheriff's deputies dropped his fiancee's 8-month-old daughter out of a moving car, sending the baby tumbling across the highway in her car seat.

The girl was unhurt, but the man later was fatally injured in a crash.

Dana Bettin, 23, died Sunday, three days after the highway chase that ended when he crashed his 17-year-old fiancee's car into an unoccupied squad car.

Deputies began chasing Bettin after he was accused of domestic violence at a local hotel. By the time officers arrived, he had already left with the girlfriend's baby in the car.

During the chase, Bettin slowed to about 10 mph, opened the car door and dropped the baby out in her car seat, which slid, spun and tipped over, sheriff's Sgt. Dan Pamenter said.

Pamenter said the child was "crying a little bit" but calmed down when he picked her up and put her in his car.

"She didn't have a scratch on her," he said. "She wasn't even dirty. She had on these little pajama things. She was just as content as any baby."

The chase continued at up to 100 mph, ending when Bettin's car crashed, rolled over and pinned him underneath. He died at a hospital in Green Bay.

Sgt. David Catalano said that he spoke to the baby's mother on Monday and that the girl was doing fine. "I am so pleased the baby was not hurt. That was a huge relief. I couldn't believe my eyes," he said.

Catalano said he had been told that Bettin was not the father of the child.

Eat baby copper!

Sry had to say it. This is probably the most disturbing news ive heard in awhile. Who would throw a child out of a car to stop the police? Thankfully that poor child is going to be ok.

[NevrMore]

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/091304_ap_ns_frenchfries.html

"What would you do for a box of French Fries? Would you hop on one leg?"

"No, I'd look silly."

"Would you dance a groovy jig?"

"No, I don't like dancing."

"Would you kill your cousin?"

"Sure, why not?"

[Spoontang]

...wow...and White Castle's food sucks...imagine if it'd been like McDonald's fries or something.

Seriously, I'm sad for their family, it's gotta be tough to go home after that...

[Joker's Apprentice]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/13/britain.palace/index.html

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA BATMAAAAAN!

[Punichu]

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA BATMAAAAAN!

[url]http://www.pojo.biz/board/showpost.php?p=844896&postcount=24 (]http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/13/britain.palace/index.html[/URL)

Slow, eh?

[ThugzLife703]

ATLANTIC WEATHER
It's hurricane season - for another 30 years
DENVER - One after the other, they kept coming: ferocious hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan pounded the United States and Caribbean islands, all in just five weeks.


Hurricane Ivan floods all but part of a highway in Gulf Shores in Alabama, US.
Now here comes Jeanne, which is threatening the Bahamas and could be lashing north Florida and Georgia by Monday.

Surely, say battered home owners re-hammering the same plywood over their windows, it can't get much worse.

But scientists are warning the 65 million Americans living on the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts to expect weather like this for another 30 years - or more.

Sure, it's hurricane season and storms happen. But counting Alex, which swamped the Carolinas in August, that's five in six weeks, excluding tropical storms Bonnie, Gaston, Earl and Hermine.

'I don't remember this happening before in such a short period of time,' National Hurricane Centre director Max Mayfield told reporters. 'And the season is only half over.'

It might be a generation before hurricane weather slips back into a quiet phase, he and other experts say.

They believe the current hurricane surge is part of a storm cycle that probably has been waxing and waning for hundreds of years.

Roughly from 1970 to 1994, Atlantic hurricane activity in the US was relatively mild. Overall, the 25-year 'quiet' period generated about half as many destructive storms as the previous stormy phase dating back to the 1920s, and about half as many as today's stormy phase appears likely to produce.

Since 1995, environmental conditions have shifted and the Atlantic has been spawning more strong storms. The number of major hurricanes has more than doubled. In the Caribbean, it's up by a factor of five.

Scientists are not sure what causes the decades-long shifts in frequency but most agree that global warming plays little or no role in the number of storms in the current hurricane cycle.

So far, climate change is too uncertain and today's hurricane patterns are too complex to draw a connection.

'I don't think the warming now is anywhere near enough to account for the increase in hurricanes that we're seeing,' said scientist Robert Gall of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado.

'To me, this is just a natural variation in the frequency of hurricanes.' -- AP


Link - http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/topstories/story/0,4386,273213,00.html

Guess were gonna have to get use to this now, good thing I don't live in the bottom of the East Coast :p Feel sorry for u Flordians lol

[xxbattosaixx]

http://www.maj.com/gallery/YugiNuva/smilies/eek2.gif
Like..Whoa...*head explodes*

[SplatPlaintiff]

It's not that big of a deal...if you don't live in the Florida panhandle, anyway....

[ThugzLife703]

yeah but most of the storms and hurricanes that hit florida or down there, usually come up to Va, Dc, and so on... giving us the rain and winds... but its better then florida, unless it goes up the atlantic and then runs into us lol

edit- Were STILL GONNA DIE!

[Chaos Snake19]

chill and Florideans(made up word lol) you might wanna panick lol just kidding.

[Betelgeux]

I think most of the people who live in that region are well aware of the risk they're taking...

I hope it doesn't get too bad though.

[Joker's Apprentice]

http://www.pojo.biz/board/showpost.php?p=844896&postcount=24

Slow, eh?

Damn you, Puni. Damn you.

[Ace of Spades]

Real Transformer (http://www.tfans.com/uploads/post-27-1095783265.jpg)

The first step towards real transforming vehicles? Or the end of mankind?

[MyOwnImij]

http://officer.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=17126

I'd say that is definitely a very modified bike, or they made a bad calculation.

[Cha0s S0ldier]

wow thats crazy,if he woulda wrecked he woulda been road Pizza,and he must have had a good bike maybe a GSXR 1100 or something along those lines,be most likely had Custom Exhaust and maybe some Engine mods to get it that fast

[MyOwnImij]

wow thats crazy,if he woulda wrecked he woulda been road Pizza,and he must have had a GSXR 1100(its the fastest production sport bike) be probally had Custom Exhaust and maybe some Engine mods to get it that fast

He had a Honda RC51 a V-twin, not even an inline 4 like most sport bikes. The Hayabusa 1300 is the fastest production bike I believe, still a Suzuki though.

[MasterJimmy]

Aw, too bad it didnt lead to deaths, that would be cool.

[Sailor Mars Dragon]

Aw, too bad it didnt lead to deaths, that would be cool.
How is death funny?

[monkeykilllah4292]

That bike is rigged. I used to live in Miami and I saw rigged vehicles all the time and I know them likethe palm of my hand he did some engine modifications ,most likely got a custon exaust and since it's a Honda he most likly put some Nitrous (Nas) on the exhaust even though it will burn out his motor in very little time.

[Cha0s S0ldier]

wow suprising that a RC51 did that kinda speed,and im probally worng about the GSXR being the fastest,but the GSXR,CBR 1100XX,and ZX1100 are all real close
but there all way to fast for any good use besides racing

[pika69]

In relation to the posts on the first page -- If all of you would just realize how great America is, you would see why the flag of the free world should be repsected. Even though it's a piece of cloth, it has a much deeper meaning.

[SplatPlaintiff]

I don't know if this should go here but...

http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blpic-godvsbush.htm

O___O

[Joker's Apprentice]

Now ain't that a coinkidence.

[Linzoy]

The link doesn't work for me.

[NevrMore]

I don't know if this should go here but...

http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blpic-godvsbush.htm

O___O

While I wish that were true, let me take a moment to disprove it.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/hurricane.asp

Done.

[Watto]

Spud Car is no Dud!!! (http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1115917.html?menu=)

[Joker's Apprentice]

Now ain't that a coinkidence.

I take that back...

[SplatPlaintiff]

Well it wasn't that far off :3

[juvanya]

I don't know if this should go here but...

http://politicalhumor.about.com/lib...c-godvsbush.htm

My dad thinks that. This kind of thin runs in cycles. It's been happening for thousands of years. It'll happen again. We don't have weather records going to far beyond the late 1800s. Theists...Theists...Theists, when will they ever learn...

[SplatPlaintiff]

Um, you don't read, Nevrmore just said that was false. o_0

[Cha0s S0ldier]

lol it was kinda obvious that was fake,those storm paths are WAY off(it has charlie going over Duval county when it actually came nowhere NEAR us)

[TheDarkPlatypus]

You guys all know how 666 is the number of the beast, the calling-card of the Devil, etc? Well, here's something wierd...

http://members.aol.com/s6sj7gt/mike666.htm

This guy's collected dozens of references of 666 and put them into complex math and stuff...LoL.

[MyOwnImij]

He has way too much time on his hands!

[Joker's Apprentice]

I think someone hasn't gotten some in a while....

[Desert Rat]

Some local man (in san diego county) stapeled his tongue to the city hall door, in protest to... something. I forget what.. but it was funny!

[Joker's Apprentice]

He needs a better angle. He shoulda talked to a hippy. They always get what they want.

[TheDarkPlatypus]

When did this tongue-stapling occur? I never heard anything about it on the news or in the Union-Tribune...

That's funny..

[Desert Rat]

I think it was like 4 months ago.. cant remember exactly when...

[Ace of Spades]

Link. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/040929/481/tok10309291500&e=1)

Pillows for really lonely people. Now they need to make a female one. Get to it, crazy Japanese!

[SpringChocobo]

Doctors urge parents to dig-up JonBenet Ramsey for new autopsy! (http://websleuths.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-8482)

This is just nasty. Dig up a body thats been buried for, what, 7 years just for a "new autopsy"?

[Ace of Spades]

...in (what else?) the family car. (http://cnn.aimtoday.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?floc=FF-APO-1120&idq=/ff/story/0001%2F20041008%2F1720359009.htm&sc=1120)

That's quite a kid.

[Hero of Time]

...in (what else?) the family car. (http://cnn.aimtoday.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?floc=FF-APO-1120&idq=/ff/story/0001%2F20041008%2F1720359009.htm&sc=1120)

That's quite a kid.

Very interesting. I wish I could like drive that.

[Joker's Apprentice]

...in (what else?) the family car. (http://cnn.aimtoday.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?floc=FF-APO-1120&idq=/ff/story/0001%2F20041008%2F1720359009.htm&sc=1120)

That's quite a kid.

If that was my kid....he'd never live to see the light of day again....

[Ace of Spades]

...what any sensible guy would do; get their chainsaw. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=2&u=/nm/20041014/od_nm/odd_germany_chainsaw_dc)

[Punichu]

http://www.earthfiles.com/news/news.cfm?ID=808&category=Environment

Texas, Mexican monsters, and Mulberries. It has sitcom written ALL OVER IT.

[Joker's Apprentice]

I could barely read the damn thing cause of those freakin h :eek: rrific pictures.

[PhazonElite]

Punichu, you have been wnmoed.

That story is distubring, yet interesting at the same time. IMO, it's just another common species of [insert something here] that is either deformed, or suffering from malnutrition.

[[Pker] Blue]

That thing looks a lot like me...

[SpringChocobo]

That woman examining it was right that it looks like a kangaroo with a deers head.

[Goat]

Chupacabra is Goat's number 1 fear :eek: .

[meteoraclown]

that wasn't disturbing. kinda cool too. i wonder when they will catch one alive. maybe cause i live close to the Hudson river or cause i live in NJ that it doesn't scare me. soon i bet we will be seeing the jersey devil.

[Punichu]

Only those with true Jersey in their blood can see the lord of this Eighth Level of Hell.

I personally have tea with him every fourth Sunday of the month.

[meteoraclown]

hey can i join. tea time time with lucifer would be fun. maybe he can do something about my school science lab, like make it more warmer.
but the "chucucabra(sp?)" looks really cool. i want it as a pet. keep them wanna-be gangsta's away from me.

[Punichu]

Fool, the Jersey Devil isn't Lucifer. Now I couldn't possibly allow you to join in, he's very sensitive about his position in the hierarchy.

[Joker's Apprentice]

Didn't the story of the Jersey Devil go like some lady was having somany children that she grew sick and tired of it, so when she had her last kid, she screamed out something like "Let the Devil have him" or something of that sort so...well you can guess what happened and who the Jersey Devil is and where he came from.
Correct me if I'm wrong.

[Punichu]

Use the toolbar on the site to link to the Jersey Devil stuff:

http://www.weirdnj.com/home/index.html

[meteoraclown]

oo ok got confused puni. oh well i'll just drink hot chocolate in my house then.

[MyOwnImij]

"Super Guinea Pig" is now exported to the US for Consumption. Would that be the other other white meat?

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041019/ap_on_fe_st/peru_guinea_pig

[Trigun879]

i had a guinea pig.......... :(

[Punichu]

Girl Gets Stoned:

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/story.jsp?story=573561

'and you thought you've had some heavy crying sessions.

[Charninja]

But some whackjob wants them to (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=585&u=/nm/20041020/sc_nm/environment_whales_dc&printer=1)

[Punichu]

Giant Monster Fish attacks!

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3070756a10,00.html

Who's for sushi?

[juvanya]

Betty Hill from Barney and Betty Hill died Sunday. :(

Betty Hill, whose tale of being abducted by aliens became the subject of a best-selling book and television movie, has died. She was 85.

Mrs. Hill died at her home in Portsmouth, N.H., Sunday after a battle with lung cancer.

Mrs. Hill claimed that she and her husband, Barney, were abducted by extraterrestrials in New Hampshire's White Mountains on a trip home from Canada in 1961.

The Hills were puzzled when they arrived home and noticed Betty's torn and stained dress, Barney's scuffed shoes, shiny spots on their car, stopped watches and no memory of two hours of the drive.

Under hypnosis three years later, they recounted being kidnapped and examined by aliens.

The couple gained international notoriety after going public with their story, traveling across the country to give speeches and making numerous television and radio appearances.

Their story also became the focus of John G. Fuller's 1966 best-selling book, "Interrupted Journey," and a television movie starring James Earl Jones and Estelle Parsons.

Mrs. Hill retired from UFO lecturing in her 70s and complained that the quest for knowledge about extraterrestrials had become tainted with commercialism. Too many people with "flaky ideas, fantasies and imaginations" were making UFO and abduction reports, she told The Associated Press in a 1991 interview.

"If you were to believe the numbers of people who are claiming this, it would figure out to 3,000 to 5,000 abductions in the United States alone every night," she said. "There wouldn't be room for planes to fly."

She also said the media had fueled UFO fiction.

"The media presented them as huge craft, all brightly lighted and flashing, but they are not," she said in a 1997 AP interview. "They are small, with dim lights, and many times they fly with no lights."

Mrs. Hill had gone a bit commercial herself, trying to fight UFO fantasies with a 1995 self-published book, "A Common Sense Approach to UFOs."

Before devoting her life to UFOs, Mrs. Hill had been a state social worker specializing in adoptions and training foster parents. Her husband died in 1969.

[SpringChocobo]

Never mind me, but Punichu everything that you put is either very disturbing or very nasty. I guess that's what this thread revolves around. That girl that weeps stones probably doesn't get enough sleep, that's my explanation.

[Ace of Spades]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/10/1027_041027_homo_floresiensis.html

Tricksy Hobbitses...

[largo991]

I could barely read the damn thing cause of those freakin h :eek: rrific pictures.
its just a poor misunderstood puppy doggy.

for some reason i found
"DID YOU ASK THEM ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE EAR BROKE OFF LIKE A COOKIE?"
extremely funny. Maybe im a sick person.

[Joker's Apprentice]

This is freakin terrible:

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20041028201709990009

Not the kind of father/son relationship I'd want to have....

[Punichu]

AOL Members-Only Area

This area is for AOL members only. My AOL provides members with the ability to get personalized content and features from AOL all on one page. My AOL lets members customize news, sports and weather; get local movies, TV and event information; access Mail, Portfolio, Alerts and more.

Although you have a valid Screen Name and password, you are not an AOL member.

[Joker's Apprentice]

AOL Members-Only Area

This area is for AOL members only. My AOL provides members with the ability to get personalized content and features from AOL all on one page. My AOL lets members customize news, sports and weather; get local movies, TV and event information; access Mail, Portfolio, Alerts and more.

Although you have a valid Screen Name and password, you are not an AOL member.

Is that directed towards me??

EDIT: Nevermind.

TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 28) - A seriously wounded 8-year-old boy calmly described his father's deadly knife rampage during a call for help to 911. "My daddy killed me with a knife and I'm gone," the boy told a dispatcher. "Can you please send the Army men or the ambulance?"

The soft-spoken child gave a wrong address and then hung up. But a second dispatcher called back, keeping him on the line while a frantic search was under way.

A dispatcher says Anthony Sukto was very calm as he described how he and his mother were stabbed. (AP/Family Photo/News Tribune)

On Wednesday, authorities released the remarkable tape of Anthony Sukto's calm courage during the Oct. 22 ordeal, and the frantic efforts to find him.

"What's going on there?" asked dispatcher Kristine Woodrow.

"My daddy killed me with a butcher knife," Anthony said.

"How did that happen if you are talking to me?" Woodrow asked.

"Because," Anthony answered. "I don't know what happened, but something. He grabbed knives. I woke up. My dad, he was killing my mom and then my, my, my dad told me to go onto the other bed and then he's like, 'You're next,' and then he killed me. I'm still alive. I kind of survived."

Woodrow said she wasn't sure if what she was hearing was for real.

"He was extremely calm," she recalled Wednesday. "It wasn't a typical response from someone who had just witnessed what he witnessed or had just been attacked."

Woodrow said while police and firefighters tried to find where Anthony was calling from, she tried to keep him on the phone.

"Are you bleeding, Anthony?" she asked. "Uh huh," he answered.

"Where are you bleeding from?" she asked. "From my stomach," he said.

"Are you there by yourself?" Woodrow asked. "No. My mom is already dead and I am the only survivor," he said.

Authorities found the home minutes later when the child's father, Tony Sukto, 36, flagged down a fire truck. Sukto has been charged with the murder of his wife, Pranee, 39, and attempted murder of his son, and has pleaded innocent.

Anthony underwent surgery for lacerations to his liver and is recovering.

Woodrow said she wants to visit the little boy to tell him something she didn't get a chance to before.

"I want to tell him how amazing he is," she said. "I don't think he knows that."

[Jareth]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,137632,00.html

What a mistake they made. They were lucky that no one got injured.

[WoodenCoyote]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/11/02/brain.dish/index.html

The "living computer" was grown from 25,000 neurons extracted from a rat's brain and arranged over a grid of 60 electrodes in a Petri dish.
The brain cells then started to reconnect themselves, forming microscopic interconnections, said Thomas DeMarse, professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Florida.

When linked up to an F-22 jet flight simulator, the brain and the simulator established a two-way connection similar to how neurons receive and interpret signals from each other to control our bodies.

Gradually the brain learnt to control the flight of the plane based on the information it received about flight conditions.

LIke Dom said, someday we could all have rat-brain pilots, rat-brain chauffeurs, pets... :p Braaaaains...

[juvanya]

Source (http://cbsnewyork.com/topstories/wcbskyw_story_347171735.html)

I heard on the radio this morning that we have the purest heroin in the world for the second year in a row. At 71.4% purity, it is twice the national average. So if you want good heroin come to New Jersey. Other than that, the north is polluted and we have some good beaches.

Also, opium production in Afghanistan increased by a lot since we invaded Afghanistan. See, regimes are good after all. ;)

[Frenetic]

Thats rather interesting

[PhazonElite]

Well, that 71.4% pure heroin explains everything about Punichu. ;x

[Max1million_Pegasus]

I sure am proud of my state now...

[Max1million_Pegasus]

Wow.

From CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/04/costly.cookies.ap/

DURANGO, Colorado (AP) -- Two teenage girls who surprised their neighbors with homemade cookies late one night were ordered to pay nearly $900 in medical bills for a woman who says she was so startled that she had to go to the hospital.

Judge Doug Walker declined Thursday to award punitive damages, saying he did not believe the girls acted maliciously.

Taylor Ostergaard, 17, and Lindsey Jo Zellitti, 18, baked the chocolate chip and sugar cookies one night last July.

They made packages with a half-dozen cookies each and added large red or pink construction-paper hearts that carried the message, "Have a great night."

The notes were signed with their first initials: "Love, The T and L Club."

Then they set off to make their deliveries.

Wanita Renea Young, 49, said she was at her rural home south of Durango around 10:30 p.m. when she said saw "shadowy figures" outside the house banging repeatedly on her door.

She yelled, "Who's there?" but no one answered, and the figures ran away.

Frightened, she spent the night at her sister's home, then went to the hospital the next morning because she was still shaking and had an upset stomach.

The teenagers' families offered to pay Young's medical bills, but she declined and sued, saying their apologies were not sincere and were not offered in person.

The girls declined comment after the ruling. Taylor's mother said the girl "cried and cried."

"She felt she was being punished for doing something nice," Jill Ostergaard said.

Young said the teenagers showed "very poor judgment"

"The victory wasn't sweet," Young said. "I'm not gloating about it. I just hope the girls learned a lesson."

The teens said they did not answer when the woman called out because they wanted the treats to be a surprise.









From AOL News: http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050204160509990010

DURANGO, Colo. (Feb. 4) - A Colorado judge ordered two teen-age girls to pay about $900 for the distress a neighbor said they caused by giving her home-made cookies adorned with paper hearts.

The pair were ordered to pay $871.70 plus $39 in court costs after neighbor Wanita Renea Young, 49, filed a lawsuit complaining that the unsolicited cookies, left at her house after the girls knocked on her door, had triggered an anxiety attack that sent her to the hospital the next day.

Taylor Ostergaard, then 17, and Lindsey Jo Zellitte, 18, paid the judgment on Thursday after a small claims court ruling by La Plata County Court Judge Doug Walker, a court clerk said on Friday.

The girls baked cookies as a surprise for several of their rural Colorado neighbors on July 31 and dropped off small batches on their porches, accompanied by red or pink paper hearts and the message: "Have a great night."

The Denver Post newspaper reported on Friday that the girls had decided to stay home and bake the cookies rather than go to a dance where there might be cursing and drinking.

It reported that six neighbors wrote letters entered as evidence in the case thanking the girls for the cookies.

But Young said she was frightened because the two had knocked on her door at about 10:30 p.m. and run off after leaving the cookies.

She went to a hospital emergency room the next day, fearing that she had suffered a heart attack, court records said.

The judge awarded Young her medical costs, but did not award punitive damages. He said he did not think the girls had acted maliciously but that 10:30 was fairly late at night for them to be out.

[ZeLdAfReAk]

That is REALLY stupid. When thry offered to pay her medical bills, why didn't she just accept, instead of declining and then suing?

[YaMiMaRiK528]

Ugh. I hate how people sue others for nothing. It's disgusting.

"Ah! I'm afraid of the dark! I'm gonna sue the lightbulb makers!"

[Gotenkz1025]

Geez..if I had a nickel for every person who sued two teenage girls that made cookies for her but scared her enough to make her stay at her sister's house..then I'd have a nickel right now.

[Hero of Time]

This world is really ****ed up. That is a waste of money. She probably has to pay her lawyer more than what she gets.

[CBASS]

......................wow, I've had many anxiety attacks but I have never wanted to sue somebody bout it. (killing is more fun :D )

[myth buster]

Talk about your frivilous lawsuits. That's the trouble withour society, no personal responsibility.

[Watto]

Geez..if I had a nickel for every person who sued two teenage girls that made cookies for her but scared her enough to make her stay at her sister's house..then I'd have a nickel right now.
lol...This is really stupid and selfish. It just shows how greedy people are when they're suing a pair of Teenage Girls for giving them half a dozen cookies.
The only thing that would surprise me now is if this happens:
"Hmm...Choc Chip Cookies? I HATE CHOCOLATE CHIPS!!! I'M SUING!!!"
It's bound to happen one day...:sigh: remember the good ol' days...

[Kuiper]

The only thing that would surprise me now is if this happens:
"Hmm...Choc Chip Cookies? I HATE CHOCOLATE CHIPS!!! I'M SUING!!!"
It's bound to happen one day...:sigh: remember the good ol' days...
No, no. You'd only sue for the cookies making you fat. Or if you are lactose intolerant or allergic to chocolate. Take your pick.

[sixersballernum3]

Exhibit A- Oh goodness, I spilled fresh McDonalds coffee on me...Let's sue!

Exhibit B- Oh goodness, I'm fat becuase of the deep dried food...Let's sue!

Exhibit C- Oh goodness, I got scared because two sweet girls gave me cookies...Let's sue!

NOW will people belive me when I say that America is growing more and more greedY? I hope so.

[O_Master]

While reading through, I thought it was the Girls fault, UNTILL they offered to pay the medical bills, which the other lady declined. Obviously, as this point, you should realize she probably made up all of the 'It scared me' and did it to make quick money.

If I had a dime everytime someone got sued for a foolish reason...


O_Master

[juvanya]

I would submit a frivolous(sp?) lawsuit suit and demand several thousand in humiliation damages. The woman should have used the eyehole.

[black cat13]

Why on earth didn't the lady just let them pay for her medical bills?!?

The 2 girls are obviously nice and were just trying to be nice by baking her cookies. America is just getting WAY to greedy.

It's a disgrace when people will sue for being given cookies and offered money.

It's just a disgrace...

[tyckspoon]

Incidentally, the lady in question is now living in even more anxiety- she's afraid people will harass her thanks to her role in this mess. I'm thinking, if this woman can be scared into a medically-damaging panic by somebody ringing her doorbell, she should maybe not be living alone.

[PhoenixMagnion]

wow


um... yeah, I bet that none of this would have happend if they were from a girl scout troop or something.

Then again...

Girl Scouts selling cookies at 10:30 on a school night... That would look out of the ordinary....

Except around my dorms. Those scouts always make a killing selling to college student's at night. And man, do they run a hard bargan. :D

[SKAK!X!K]

i don't think they have dances on school nights.

[PhoenixMagnion]

i don't think they have dances on school nights.

???

Dances???

[Evangelion Unit-Zeta]

...and there goes my faith in humanity...

[SpringChocobo]

This woman was so greedy that she sued 2 innocent teennage girls for absolutely nothing. "Poor Judgement" my ass. She should be thrown into a mental institution or pay how much trouble she caused those girls x2. It shouldn't be their fault or their responsibility for her completely random happening and her health insurance. Hell, move to Canada for all I care. *takes a sip of whiskey*

[MyOwnImij]

...and there goes my faith in humanity...
HaHa, You still had faith in Humanity?

What a greedy wack job. I would definitely be harrassing her now! She'll be throwing cats at people pretty soon!

2 young chicks showing late at night with baked goods...THAT is the stuff dreams are made of!

[TheRaven]

People are paranoid morons. If the blasted woman was frightened, why the crap didn't she grab a butcher knife and go see what was happening? Geez, that's why I don't do anything to surprise anyone. Just causes trouble for yourself.

[O_Master]

People are paranoid morons. If the blasted woman was frightened, why the crap didn't she grab a butcher knife and go see what was happening? Geez, that's why I don't do anything to surprise anyone. Just causes trouble for yourself.

A woman who is basically 50, with a butcher knife that she probably couldn't even handle well, against two dark, probably armed figures at the door. Do the math.

O_Master

[Fireprince]

...and there goes my faith in humanity...
I hear ya. And this teaches me not to do anything nice to ppl anymore. Don't wanna get sued :p

[Possum_the_Furry_Monarch]

Yea our next door neighbors tryed to sue my famliy cause our driveway was "too curvy".......yea i'm not surprised by this stuff at all anymore.

[M&M5192]

......................wow, I've had many anxiety attacks but I have never wanted to sue somebody bout it. (killing is more fun :D )

Awesome! that's the best idea i've heard all day- today is 2/7/05 (in case you're wondering)

[Clare]

:mad:

I can think of two words to describe that woman. The first is "stupid" and the second is . . . Let's just say it's associated with dogs. People who sue for no reason degrade those who do have cause for complaint - and so do those so-called lawyers who take such cases. Anyone reading about cases like this is going to think the profession is filled with Lionel Hutz type characters; if you watch "The Simpsons", you'll know what I'm talking about.

I mean, what next? Someone suing a theatre because a production of "Romeo And Juliet" made them cry and therefore caused "emotional distress"?! Talking of "emotional distress", I'm surprised this idiot didn't get counter-sued on exactly those grounds :rolleyes:

Anyway, if people harass her now, it's her own fault for over-reacting. I appreciate that she might have been startled by "intruders", but, when she found out there was a completely innocent explanation, she should have glossed over it. But, no - she had to go whining to the nearest "lawyer". The girls apologised - what part of "forgive and forget" doesn't she understand?!

I'm glad we don't see too many cases like this in Britain, although there have been instances of events getting cancelled because the organisers are afraid they MIGHT get sued if something goes wrong.

[chaosmage]

What a idiot/jerk/jack@$$. You never, ever, ever, ever tick off someone who gives you free cookies, or cake, or pie. Now if it was a fruitcake, you get mad. But if it isn't there is no reason what-so-ever. And this is the reason I don't talk much and do no nice things.

[Charninja]

Linkage (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6933782/?GT1=6190).

Meh. Maybe this WILL start a flamewar, but I do believe this should be brought to the attention of people interested in this sort of stuff here.

[Majin yami]

I wanna see an army of me's! Bring 'em on I say. Nothing beats the prototype!!

[Spoontang]

Eh, I'm not too keen on making more people when the world's already overpopulated. Plus, playing God tends to have less-than-favorable results.

*though if Verne Troyer got a Mini-Mini-Me, that would be awesome*

[WoodenCoyote]

Eh, I'm not too keen on making more people when the world's already overpopulated. Plus, playing God tends to have less-than-favorable results.

*though if Verne Troyer got a Mini-Mini-Me, that would be awesome*

They're not trying to make more humans, the purpose of the experiment is to study how birthdefects and mental illness occur by comparing the genetic and biological material of people who already have these illnesses against material from people who don't.

[PhoenixMagnion]

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050208190109990003

Alright, everyone, start serching your pockets.....

[Charninja]

Remember the girls who got sued for handing out cookies? Here's a follow up. (http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSA&IKOBJECTID=e3cf0639-0abe-421a-00d2-832b5478fd7b&TEMPLATEID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf)

Granted, the father of one of the girls is beign a real jerk about it all.

[YaMiMaRiK528]

Remember the girls who got sued for handing out cookies? Here's a follow up. (http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSA&IKOBJECTID=e3cf0639-0abe-421a-00d2-832b5478fd7b&TEMPLATEID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf)

Granted, the father of one of the girls is beign a real jerk about it all.

Yeah, but the woman is still being a *****. It's her fault she kept the "fiasco" going and now she says she has to move? What a waste of life...

[doglover3172000]

"Can monkeys surf the net and corrupt our kids? Chimpanzee chat rooms, next on Sick, Sad World."


Uhhh.... Sorry. Daria corruptness. No crazy stories I've heard lately.

[YaMiMaRiK528]

Aww Heeeeeell no!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=529&ncid=529&e=9&u=/ap/20050215/ap_en_mo/people_lohan_barbie

[meteoraclown]

Aww Heeeeeell no!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=529&ncid=529&e=9&u=/ap/20050215/ap_en_mo/people_lohan_barbie


i wonder if their gunna keep it proportionate. (is that even a real word?) :D now only for the life sized one. j/k j/k ;)

[PhoenixMagnion]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=8&u=/nm/20050216/od_nm/odd_dutch_pigeons_dc

Um... I think that this is straight out messing around with nature. But then again.... He must love them pigeons...

[Peace of Apple Pi]

Learn your kid's internet slang (http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/children/kidtalk.mspx)

Rolling on the floor laughing out loud.

[Charninja]

Ph34 /\/\y 1337 Sxllz, 5ux04z!1!11!1!!1!!111!!!1111 J00 R 411 N00bz 70 My P0w34z @z 4 I-i4x0r!!!1!!!11!

[Peace of Apple Pi]

Basically.

[tyckspoon]

such as spelling "phonetic" as "f0|\|371(."
When has any l33tspeker ever had a reason to use the word "phonetic"? Incidentally, why is it so funny when such patently not-with-it people try to educate others about subcultures? I love the linked article about teaching your children how to handle online bullies, or "griefers" (imagine air quotes, over emphasized syllables).

[Ace of Spades]

Oh great, now we have to invent a new language to keep them on their toes. Looks like the gamers and sixth-graders of the world will be busy.

[Mushroom Pie]

|-|4/\/\ 4 3\/3r!!!!!!1111111!!!!

[SpringChocobo]

/=l_l[/< d3^^ 1&/+(/-/35

LMAO ;)

[YaMiMaRiK528]

/=l_l[/< d3^^ 1&/+(/-/35

LMAO ;)

Be nice. lol

I don't believe Microsoft would actually teach people how to talk like morons...

[sixersballernum3]

Who would want to spell "ham"?! Or, pardon me, "|-|4/\/\"

-sigh- Who uses leet anyways? I mean come on!

|_375 g37 50/\/\3 r0/\/\5, 4/\/d |_375 |-|4x!!!111!!!!one!

I probly did that all wrong :P

[tyckspoon]

/=l_l[/< d3^^ 1&/+(/-/35

LMAO ;)

uh..umm..uh..? Too much. I can't read that. (Ampersand? WTH is the ampersand supposed to be?)

[Watto]

Three Words...WTF!!! (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4280961.stm) Now I've seen everything...

[tyckspoon]

Umm.. ya. I got nothing. Have to agree with the WTF there.

[SpringChocobo]

Now that is just weird. No comment.


Who would want to spell "ham"?! Or, pardon me, "|-|4/\/\"

-sigh- Who uses leet anyways? I mean come on!

|_375 g37 50/\/\3 r0/\/\5, 4/\/d |_375 |-|4x!!!111!!!!one!

I probly did that all wrong :P
Whoa, whoa whoa...too many numbers. lol.

[myth buster]

US citizen arrested for working for Al Qaeda and plotting to assinate President Bush. (see lead story on Fox News website)

[YaMiMaRiK528]

US citizen arrested for working for Al Qaeda and plotting to assinate President Bush. (see lead story on Fox News website)

I hope to God that they have some sort of grounds for their claims. Otherwise it's just misuse and abuse of the PATRIOT ACT.

[Blankauctions]

as you can see, from this link:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7011586/


I am a little disturbed by that picture... what do you guys/gals think?

[GooberGrape513]

WTF?!?!?!

That must be altered.

I just can't believe it....

[O_Master]

Indeed, that is a very odd looking picture. I find it hard to believe that the other head has some kind of throught. In the past, attempts to remove an extra head or attatchment of the body have resulted in deaths. Let's hope this baby get's through this situation.


O_Master

[Blankauctions]

Indeed, that is a very odd looking picture. I find it hard to believe that the other head has some kind of throught. In the past, attempts to remove an extra head or attatchment of the body have resulted in deaths. Let's hope this baby get's through this situation.


O_Master


Those deaths were mainly as a result of most of those people being connected at the brain, and not at the skull... I don't think their brains are connected, as the article states that the non-formed twin is not independent of life.

Like the 2 Egyptian 20-something-year-old conjoined sisters who unfortunately died on the table were connected at the brain.

[O_Master]

Those deaths were mainly as a result of most of those people being connected at the brain, and not at the skull... I don't think their brains are connected, as the article states that the non-formed twin is not independent of life.

Like the 2 Egyptian 20-something-year-old conjoined sisters who unfortunately died on the table were connected at the brain.

Yeah, that's true. Brain connection usually leads to death. Skull connection can be seperated, avoiding death.

And, I think the 2 conjoined sisters were Iranian, not Egyptian.


O_Master

[SpringChocobo]

as you can see, from this link:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7011586/


I am a little disturbed by that picture... what do you guys/gals think?I think that is one of the single most disturbing things I have seen in my life as a human. I agree with you whole-heartedly.

You All Want Disturbing? HERES Disturbing. (http://english.pravda.ru/main/18/90/359/15002_cyclops.html)

[YaMiMaRiK528]

I think that is one of the single most disturbing things I have seen in my life as a human. I agree with you whole-heartedly.

You All Want Disturbing? HERES Disturbing. (http://english.pravda.ru/main/18/90/359/15002_cyclops.html)

Holy friggen God. That has to be more disturbing than the parasitic Siamese twin....

[Senju]

Ugh!! I don't think I'll be coming to this thread anymore, some of these stories are just way too disturbing. If you'll excuse me, now I'll go hide in a corner and forget about what I just saw here.

[MyOwnImij]

as you can see, from this link:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7011586/


I am a little disturbed by that picture... what do you guys/gals think?
I read about this yesterday, the article said the second head could blink it's eyes and smile...SMILE?! What the hell does it have to be happy about? Especially if it has no brain function, must just be the nerves...They didn't really get in to much detail.

[Pharoh Atem]

That is disturbing. I feel sorry for the parents though.

[Blankauctions]

The Local news was talking about this website:

www.savetoby.com

see for yourself, it's pretty funny ^_^

[Shinedown]

that was hillarious...ransoming offa bunn for money...i wonder how long beofre peta gonna go after his ass....lmao

[Senju]

This guy sounds like such a *******!!!! He's just scamming for money!

[FURIA328]

Some of the dumbest people have the greatest ideas.

[Blankauctions]

Did you see how much money made so far?... it's like 16,000 dollars :eek:

that is almost as bad as that person selling a half eaten sandwich or another person selling a M&M that looked like it had the face of Jesius on it ^_^

[slingblade]

That cyclops baby is fake.

But you want REAL news that is disturbing. The other day I was listening to 1010 wins for the weather report, and what do I hear? Something about a girlfriend who cut off her boyfriends ***** and flushed it down the toilet. Now that is disturbing.

I also heard about this a couple of months back. A man went outside of his house with a butcher knife to cut this chicken's neck since it kept making noise all night. He goes out with no pants on swings around and realises that he accidentally cut off his own *****. He was rushed to a hosiptal. I have the article clipped out. AND THIS IS FROM A REAL NEWSPAPER!! I think it was the New York Post, that or Daily News.

[Watto]

I also heard about this a couple of months back. A man went outside of his house with a butcher knife to cut this chicken's neck since it kept making noise all night. He goes out with no pants on swings around and realises that he accidentally cut off his own *****. He was rushed to a hosiptal. I have the article clipped out. AND THIS IS FROM A REAL NEWSPAPER!! I think it was the New York Post, that or Daily News.
Oww....that musta hurt...:eek:

[Blankauctions]

That cyclops baby is fake.

But you want REAL news that is disturbing. The other day I was listening to 1010 wins for the weather report, and what do I hear? Something about a girlfriend who cut off her boyfriends ***** and flushed it down the toilet. Now that is disturbing.

I also heard about this a couple of months back. A man went outside of his house with a butcher knife to cut this chicken's neck since it kept making noise all night. He goes out with no pants on swings around and realises that he accidentally cut off his own *****. He was rushed to a hosiptal. I have the article clipped out. AND THIS IS FROM A REAL NEWSPAPER!! I think it was the New York Post, that or Daily News.



If your talking about the 2 headed baby in the article i posted... that is not fake, It's a real disorder, + multiple accreditted sites posted it.




Here is another Weird/Funny one



The Associated Press
Updated: 9:37 a.m. ET Feb. 25, 2005

ASPEN, Colo. - The widow of journalist Hunter S. Thompson said her
husband killed himself while the two were talking on the phone.

“I was on the phone with him, he set the receiver down and he did it. I
heard the clicking of the gun,” Anita Thompson told the Aspen Daily
News in Friday’s editions.

She said her husband had asked her to come home from a health club so
they could work on his weekly ESPN column — but instead of saying
goodbye, he set the telephone down and shot himself.

Thompson said she heard a loud, muffled noise, but didn’t know what had
happened. “I was waiting for him to get back on the phone,” she said.

Hunter Thompson, famous for “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” and other
works of New Journalism, shot himself in the head Sunday in the kitchen
of his Aspen-area home. He was 67.

His son, daughter-in-law and 6-year-old grandson were in the house when
the shooting occurred.

Anita Thompson, 32, said her husband had discussed killing himself in
recent months and had been issuing verbal and written directives about
what he wanted done with his body, his unpublished works and his
assets.

His suicidal talk put a strain on their relationship, she said.

“He wanted to leave on top of his game. I wish I could have been more
supportive of his decision,” she said. “It was a problem for us.”

[PhoenixMagnion]

wow...

Looks like I'll be taking people more seriously from now on. Especially those that seem tired of living. You just never know...

[Ace of Spades]

Zombie short story lands kid in prison.

Link. (http://www.lex18.com/Global/story.asp?S=2989614)

[PhoenixMagnion]

Um... gross?!?

I guess that the receivers had it... yeah...

link (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20050310/ap_on_fe_st/teen_prank)

[Punichu]

Um... gross?!?

I guess that the receivers had it... yeah...

link (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20050310/ap_on_fe_st/teen_prank)

Heard about this on Stern this morning, hehe. Nummy...

[Punichu]

http://www.medina-gazette.com/Articles.asp?num=58396109

I guess it's a '****ty' week for a lot of people. HAHAHAHA, I slay me...

[MartialArtsFreak]

Um... gross?!?

I guess that the receivers had it... yeah...

link (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20050310/ap_on_fe_st/teen_prank)


You know, I think it's a sad day when you can spend 3 months in jail for forcing someone to eat your semen.

[Punichu]

It can be seen as sexual assualt, I would want those charges brought up if someone did that to me. I'd sue until I could retire at 22.

[PhoenixMagnion]

Link (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=2&u=/nm/20050314/od_nm/odd_china_manholes_dc)

I just don't get it. What would you do with it? Why would anyone want to take one in the first place? Do Ninja Turtles live in China now? Is that the case?

[sixersballernum3]

Woohoo, let's steal and make 3 bucks! Yeah!

....How dumb.

[Punichu]

A lot of you guys miss the point of this topics with what you post...

Anyway, here's a money making genius!


http://www.savetoby.com/

[RareHunterX]

Lmao- thats really is genius. It made me laugh so muh that i actually want to save that cute little bunny,but i won't.

[O_Master]

Punichu's link - Wow, some people are desperate for money. $50,000.00 to help a bunny live? His actual death is unavoidable, and to "cure" a bunny, I'm thinking it wouldn't be the price of a nice, brand new car. Of course, the article serves one true purpose. Comedy.

O_Master

[Arky]

Boy would I like one of these:

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/breaking_news/11149199.htm

[Charninja]

http://ned.ucam.org/~sdh31/misc/destroy.html

Have fun, guys and girls.

[sixersballernum3]

Wow, I just read that whole thing.

You post such interesting things, Charninja...xD

[Enduser]

HAHAHAHA... insanity my friend, insanity.

[Busterslash35]

xD

Nice one. This may come in handy some day. Ahem.

[Blankauctions]

I think this belongs in Punichu's "weird" thread ;)

But...interesting topic.

[brndnfrtg]

I wanted to destroy the world. :(But I can use this *turns head in circle :mad:*

[myth buster]

This is nutty.

[slasher]

i was laughing the whole time funny stuff char

[NevrMore]

DAMMIT, CHAR! I was just about to post this! Poop :(

[GooberGrape513]

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH.

That was the greatest thing I ever read.

[Evangelion Unit-Zeta]

*burns site for not having "Being in the path of the Ideon Gun" as one of the possibilities, then wonders if anyone knows what the Ideon Gun is*

[Punichu]

Again, you guys so don't get the point of this topic...

http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=59732

Damn muties.

[BlackMagician]

Wow, 200 times in one day. Most of us are lucky to die twice.

[Cha0s S0ldier]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5563490518

that has to be the most insane thing i have ever seen

[PhoenixMagnion]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5563490518

that has to be the most insane thing i have ever seen

WOW! Is this guy serious? Even he must have his doubts. :eek:

[sixersballernum3]

I believe him....

I think it's true, and that the White person truly has something to do with Time Travel.

I think this a true story, with much more to be discovered.

[O_Master]

It's just a load of crap to make money... perhaps it's even worse than the bunny story.


O_Master

[Watto]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4362849.stm
Space Age Toilets will destroy us all!!! :cue Twilight Zone theme:

[Punichu]

It's... SATAN!

http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/0318satan-turtle18-ON.html

Turtle Power!

[PhoenixMagnion]

It's... SATAN!

http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/0318satan-turtle18-ON.html

Turtle Power!

Hopefully the turtle hasn't tasted human flesh...yet.

[Watto]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4370893.stm
Big Cat on the loose in South East London!!! God help us all!

[Clare]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/4103871.stm

In addition, I suspect this lad's teacher either failed him outright or told him to "do the project again" - without the topless pictures ;)

[Watto]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/4103871.stm

In addition, I suspect this lad's teacher either failed him outright or told him to "do the project again" - without the topless pictures ;)LMFAO!!!
That is hilarious...do you think I should redo MY Jordan project...? ;)

EDIT:http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1328561.html?menu= Umm...right...10p...yup...I'm sure all of us would sue for that...

[PhoenixMagnion]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/4103871.stm

In addition, I suspect this lad's teacher either failed him outright or told him to "do the project again" - without the topless pictures ;)

Funny, I thought that europeans were more liberal than the states.

Anyways, here's an intresting story.
Link (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=6&u=/nm/20050324/od_nm/leisure_ultramarathon_dc)
And what set him off? BEER!

EDIT- One of the several signs of the Apocalypse (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1499&ncid=689&e=12&u=/launch/20050323/en_launch/17969227). NNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
*Runs away*

[masterofpain]

***WARNING - POTTY HUMOR***

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/howardplug.wmv

i wonder how many of these happen every day?

[Punichu]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050325/ap_on_fe_st/easter_bunny_attacked

Happy Easter, death to the bunny!

[YaMiMaRiK528]

lol. Crazy 12 year olds. And he thinks the boy should be prosecuted over a bloody nose? That's just sad.

[PhoenixMagnion]

wow, that kid must have some serious issues to go and take it out on the Bunny. Might be some sort of "payback" for the "chocolate" eggs. :D

[Punichu]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7264865/?GT1=6305

Mmm porkchops.

[Clare]

Funny, I thought that europeans were more liberal than the states.

Continental Europeans, maybe. But the British do tend to draw the line at things like this in school projects. A few years back, I saw a news bulletin on sex education in Dutch school; one of the kids was illustrating a project with sexually explicit photographs which, according to the reporter, "would get a British child in trouble".

Anyway:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3376985.stm

[PhoenixMagnion]

Continental Europeans, maybe. But the British do tend to draw the line at things like this in school projects. A few years back, I saw a news bulletin on sex education in Dutch school; one of the kids was illustrating a project with sexually explicit photographs which, according to the reporter, "would get a British child in trouble".

Anyway:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3376985.stm

Wow, that pretty F'ed up. All of that over a tombstone....

[Clare]

You do hear about things like that from time to time. Such cases usually arise because what a grieving family believes is a "fitting tribute" is viewed by those in charge of the burial ground concerned as "tasteless and/or vulgar". There may be more leniency with children's graves, but this isn't always the case.

Anyway, here's something that was in my local paper last night, copied out for your reading pleasure:

Stuck burglar calls the police

A boozed-up burglar broke into a cafe - then called police when he got stuck in a window trying to escape, a court has heard.

Christopher Kelman, 34, of Didcot, Oxfordshire, raided the drinks cabinet at the Upper Crust buffet on platform three of Swindon railway station on January 30 this year. He forced entry by pushing up the shutters.

After quenching his thirst with three cans of Stella Artois and three bottles of Budweiser, he decided to leave. But he chose the wrong window - one which was far too small, Swindon Magistrates' Court was told yesterday.

On finding himself "stuck", Kelman called for the help of officers from his local constabulary who were only too happy to assist, prosecutor Nadeem Aullybocus said.

Cafe manager Stephen Ballard informed police that £12 worth of alcohol was missing, Kelman was arrested for burglary. He admitted the charge and was fined £420, ordered to pay £11.92 in compensation.

[LMR Star]

That is pretty funny. I wonder how people can be so stupid.


CHICO, Calif. - California State University in Chico suspended a fraternity after members admitted they participated in an adult film.



The national chapter of Phi Kappa Tau also suspended the school chapter and is investigating the taping several months ago by Shane’s World, an adult film producer known for using college students in its videos. The company generally provides the female **** stars for the films.

Rick Rees, the university’s associate director of student activities, said the fraternity’s president apologized, admitting that “it was a bad decision.”

The school’s fraternity system is already under investigation after a student died in February from drinking a large amount of water. The victim allegedly was being hazed by members of a fraternity that had already lost its school affiliation.

Four members of the Chi Tau fraternity have been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Matthew Carrington, and four other members face lesser charges.

University President Paul Zingg told the Los Angeles Times that Carrington’s death was “the last straw” and that if the Chico fraternity system was found to be beyond repair, he would shut it down.

[the.wise.duelist]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=88433&item=5569364441&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW&tc=photo

OMG!! how can people acutally fall for this hunk of crap!! I was just looking through this thread and saw that someone posted about a time machine on ebay. So I went on ebay to see if someone else was trying to sell a time machine and it just so happens there was. Just look at this guys "Proof". LOL those pics are as fake as they can get, and the movies at the bottom are very stupid...

[Senju]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=88433&item=5569364441&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW&tc=photo

OMG!! how can people acutally fall for this hunk of crap!! I was just looking through this thread and saw that someone posted about a time machine on ebay. So I went on ebay to see if someone else was trying to sell a time machine and it just so happens there was. Just look at this guys "Proof". LOL those pics are as fake as they can get, and the movies at the bottom are very stupid...
LOL!!! I laughed my ass off at this piece of crap!!! Those pictures were the worst fakes ever! And this time machine is nothing but a spinning arrow. Whats worst of all is that there are 47 bids on this and the highest bid is $128. That video at the end was HILARIOUS!!!! All he proves is that he can create a spinning arrow. And the second video was even funnier!!! He spun the arrow and suddenly dissapeared!!!! :D Great video editing!!

[Ace of Spades]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=88433&item=5569364441&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW&tc=photo

OMG!! how can people acutally fall for this hunk of crap!! I was just looking through this thread and saw that someone posted about a time machine on ebay. So I went on ebay to see if someone else was trying to sell a time machine and it just so happens there was. Just look at this guys "Proof". LOL those pics are as fake as they can get, and the movies at the bottom are very stupid...

You mean it's not real? Uh oh...

I like the descrptions. Funny stuff in there, though I'm pretty sure it's just for fun.

[Chaos Swordsman]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=88433&item=5569364441&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW&tc=photo

OMG!! how can people acutally fall for this hunk of crap!! I was just looking through this thread and saw that someone posted about a time machine on ebay. So I went on ebay to see if someone else was trying to sell a time machine and it just so happens there was. Just look at this guys "Proof". LOL those pics are as fake as they can get, and the movies at the bottom are very stupid...

LMAO I couldn't help myself laughing all that I could.1.21 Jigwats?LOL!.Fluix Capciter HAHAHAHA.

[Arky]

http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/04/04/wtiger04.xml

Crazy lady...

[Chaos Swordsman]

http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/04/04/wtiger04.xml

Crazy lady...

WTF is wrong with her.breastfeeding 2 tiger cubs.OMG.

Freak...

[sixersballernum3]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=88433&item=5569364441&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW&tc=photo

OMG!! how can people acutally fall for this hunk of crap!! I was just looking through this thread and saw that someone posted about a time machine on ebay. So I went on ebay to see if someone else was trying to sell a time machine and it just so happens there was. Just look at this guys "Proof". LOL those pics are as fake as they can get, and the movies at the bottom are very stupid...

That's hilarious.

At least he isn't trying to pass it by as a REAL time machine.

[Clare]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/4237223.stm

Only one word to say to that: Miiiiiiiiiiaaaoooooooooowwwwwwwww!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/4401213.stm

Talk about a shaggy dog story!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4397661.stm

Can't think of a suitable bacon-related comment

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/4367699.stm

[PhoenixMagnion]

So... did anything intresting happen at school today?
Yes, my teacher went nuts. (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20050405/ap_on_fe_st/teacher_fight)

[Clare]

Here's a couple more:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4419365.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4353249.stm

[Watto]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4353249.stm
Must...find...URL...

And that Star Wars one, I was just about to post that...poor Star Wars Nerds...errmm...Fans...;)

[Corpse Maker]

some lady calls 9-1-1 over a cheeseburger:

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/bk_911_tape.mp3

[gymleader15]

LMAO!!!!! that has to be one of the funniest things EVER!!! "but i can understand that all she wanted was a Western Cheeseburger" gotta love America..lol :D

[Clare]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4417391.stm

What will people sell on eBay next?! :rolleyes:

[YaMiMaRiK528]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4417391.stm

What will people sell on eBay next?! :rolleyes:

I wonder how many people will bid for that. It's basically throwing your money away...

[Warakia]

I read on the news today that 40% of cab drivers in Peru are psychotic and in tests will feel nothing of running over innocent perdestrians...weird suff.

[SpringChocobo]

http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/brandnewday/archives/00000058.htm

Don't ask, but I made a prediction on this about a year ago.

[GundamGuy_UK]

"Kinda feel like a sesame seed bun/Don’t we all/Wait, let me get my gun/Let’s make a McDonald’s run.”


hahahahahahaha

[Watto]

some lady calls 9-1-1 over a cheeseburger:

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/bk_911_tape.mp3
Damn!!! My speakers are knackered!!! :(

EDIT: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/4424201.stm
If I complained would they turn of a Wind Turbine? I thought not...

PS. I'm actually for Wind Power, BTW...:)

[Clare]

Here's another quirky news story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/4265499.stm

Sheesh! How many people take their kids to "fanatical religious countries"?

[meteoraclown]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,153135,00.html

when dave chappelle's skits and politics meet.

[SpringChocobo]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,153135,00.html

when dave chappelle's skits and politics meet.
What I was shocked about in that article was that he was in jail for violence against women...I never knew that...

But yeah, I always knew the Rick James thing would somehow get out of hand.

[meteoraclown]

What I was shocked about in that article was that he was in jail for violence against women...I never knew that...

But yeah, I always knew the Rick James thing would somehow get out of hand.
well that's what crack does to you. lol i can't stop laughing from this. so halarious. if he ever try and run for president i think he would win.

[sixersballernum3]

I would so steal one of those.

[Blankauctions]

You should all get a kick out of this:

http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?floc=ne-odd-12-l7&flok=FF-RTO-reodd&idq=/ff/story/0002%2F20050413%2F0932581425.htm&sc=reodd

[sixersballernum3]

...That is insane.

Odd people out there, odd people. I want it...but not for that much.

[Watto]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/4447635.stm
Oh noes!!! Us wittle kiddies mwight swip and fwall! Oh noey!

[Clare]

Here's three more:

http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?floc=FF-APO-1110&idq=/ff/story/0001%2F20050414%2F1611695225.htm&sc=1110

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4219607.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4431091.stm

[Chaos Swordsman]

Here's three more:

http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?floc=FF-APO-1110&idq=/ff/story/0001%2F20050414%2F1611695225.htm&sc=1110

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4219607.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4431091.stm

haha "hes banned from the driver seat" it really was a odd tail

[Clare]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/4311611.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/4328259.stm

These two links relate to the same story - the second one is a follow-up to the first.