Tuesday - March 27, 2007

Most Ridiculous Item of the Day (So far)

Ewwww.  93 Pounds????

Police: Man swiped 1,500 women’s undies

PULLMAN, Washington (AP)—A man was charged with theft and burglary after police said they found 93 pounds of women’s panties, brassieres and other underwear at his home.

Investigators believe Garth M. Flaherty, 24, took as many as 1,500 undergarments from apartment complex laundry rooms before he was caught, police Cmdr. Chris Tennant said.

A man was seen taking underwear from two laundry rooms Saturday, a witness recorded his license number, and Flaherty was identified from photographs, Tennant said.

Police found enough underwear in his bedroom to fill five garbage bags, Tennant said.

”He said he had a problem,” Tennant said.

Ya Think? 

H/T: Tamera

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   Wednesday - March 21, 2007

Not Your Daddy’s Bungee Jumping

Woah.

This. Is. Insane.

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   Monday - March 12, 2007

Witch Caliber?

I’m wondering which caliber I would need to take care of these?

LiveLeak

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   Wednesday - March 07, 2007

News Of The Weird

• “Unzipped Fly Leads Officers to Pot Stash” - ABC NEWS


• “Jesus Might Be Alive and Well in Houston” - ABC NEWS


• “Cannabis Grandmother Spared Jail” - BBC


• “Indian Cow Eats More Chicken” - CNN


• “Elvis Voters Alert Suspicious Minds In New Guinea” - CNN


• “Drill Sergeant Accused of Forcing Trainee to Dress as Superman, Submit to Sex Acts” - FOX NEWS

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   Monday - March 05, 2007

Most Ridiculous Item Of The Day

Teens Accused Of Making Ostrich Impotent
_{BERLIN (YAHOO NEWS) - Mon Mar 5, 9:33 AM ET}

Three teenagers may be on the hook for a hefty fine if a court decides that their festive firecrackers outside an eastern German farm scared the libido right out of an ostrich named Gustav.

Rico Gabel, a farmer in Lohsa, northeast of Dresden, is claiming $6,450 in damages for the alleged antics of the three youths, ages 17-18, between Dec. 27 and 29, 2005.

According to his lawsuit, the farmer claims that fireworks set off by the boys made the previously lustful Gustav both apathetic and depressed, and thus unable to perform for a half-a-year with his two female breeding partners.

Before Gustav regained his sex drive in the second half of the year, the farmer estimates he lost out on 14 ostrich offspring — worth $460 apiece. The suit is due to be heard next Monday in a regional court in nearby Bautzen, the court said Monday. The teenagers’ names were not released.

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   Saturday - March 03, 2007

News Of The Truly Weird

Forget anthrax and other nastiness arriving in your snail-mail inbox. Now you need to keep an eye out for human body parts from China. Yeah, that’s just what we need with Islamofascists running around chopping off heads left and right, ain’t it?

Human Liver, Part of Head Sent to Home
_{CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - March 3, 2007, 1:57 PM EST}

Two packages containing human body parts—including a liver and part of a head—meant for a medical research lab instead were delivered to a home.

The body parts, sent from China, were mistakenly dropped off Thursday at Franck and Ludivine Larmande’s home by a DHL express driver who believed the bubble-wrapped items were pieces to a table.

“My husband started to unwrap one and said, ‘This is strange, it looks like a liver,’” Ludivine Larmande said. “He started the second one, but stopped as soon as we saw the ear.

“Something wasn’t right. It was scary, and I’m glad I didn’t open them.” The couple called Kent County sheriff’s deputies, who determined the preserved body parts were for medical research, Lt. Roger Parent said.

Authorities believe 28 more bubble-wrapped human organs and body parts could be dispersed across the country, the newspaper said. Two of five packages headed to the northern Michigan lab broke open, scattering their contents.

“There will definitely be a shock to people if they see these things, but there is no hazard to health,” Parent said.

DHL is investigating whether it should have shipped the body parts and how the packages were dispersed, spokesman Robert Mints said.

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Saturday Silliness

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   Monday - February 26, 2007

Most Ridiculous Item Of The Day (so far)

In case you haven’t figured it out yet, there is a societal gap of a thousand years or more between the West and most Muslim countries. Tribalism, slavery, blood feuds, human bondage and women deprived of basic human rights. This is what they want to bring to the West.

Have we come this far to suddenly revert back to 10th century barbarism simply because we need their oil? Don’t they realize that the only thing stopping us from killing them all and taking all the oil is our own 21st century conscience?

If we behaved under the same 10th century rules they do, they’d all be deader than hell by now and we’d be paying .15¢ per gallon for gas.  It’s something for them to think about while they sit around the camel-dung fire, gamble away their family and plot ways to kill everyone not like them ....

Girl Lost In Poker Game Pleads For Help
_{HYDERABAD (Reuters) - Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:48am ET160}

A teenage girl in southern Pakistan, whose late father lost her in a poker game when she was 2 years old, has asked authorities to save her from being handed over to a middle-aged relative.

Rasheeda, 17, said she has filed applications with the police and a local councillor asking them to prevent Lal Haider, 45, from taking her to his home. Her mother, Nooran said her husband racked up a debt of 10,000 rupees ($151) to Haider playing cards.

“My husband didn’t have money to pay, and instead he told Lal Haider that he could take Rasheeda when she grows up,” she said. Despite being paid his money last year, she said Haider still insisted the girl should be given to him because of tribal customs.

While both families live in Hyderabad, a city 160 km (100 miles) north of the southern city of Karachi, they belong to the same tribe in Baluchistan province. The girl’s uncle, Dur Mohammad said Haider apparently wanted to marry the girl to his son.

Khalid Rajput, a local councillor dealing with the case, said the decision that Rasheeda should be handed over to Haider was taken late last week at a tribal council meeting.

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Cotton Pickin’ Surprise

Well, I’ll be damned ....

Genealogists: Thurmond’s family owned Sharpton’s kin
_{NEW YORK (CNN) - 7:01 p.m. EST, February 25, 2007}

The Rev. Al Sharpton is a descendant of a slave owned by relatives of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond—a discovery the civil rights activist called “shocking” on Sunday.

Sharpton learned of his connection to Thurmond, once a prominent defender of segregation, last week through the Daily News, which asked genealogists to trace his roots.

“It was probably the most shocking thing in my life,” Sharpton said at a news conference Sunday, the same day the tabloid revealed the story.

Some of Thurmond’s relatives said the nexus also came as a surprise to them. Doris Strom Costner, a distant cousin who said she knew the late senator all her life, said Sunday she “never heard of such a thing.”

“My momma never would talk to me about nothing like that,” Costner said of ancestors who owned slaves. “She only talked to me about good things.”

The revelations surfaced after Ancestry.com contacted a Daily News reporter who agreed to have his own family tree done. The intrigued reporter then turned around and asked Sharpton if he wanted to participate. Sharpton said he told the paper, “Go for it.”

The genealogists, who were not paid by the newspaper, uncovered the ancestral ties using a variety of documents that included census, marriage and death records.

They found that Sharpton’s great-grandfather, Coleman Sharpton, was a slave owned by Julia Thurmond, whose grandfather was Strom Thurmond’s great-great-grandfather. Coleman Sharpton was later freed.

- More ...

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   Monday - February 19, 2007

Happy New Year!

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   Monday - February 12, 2007

Viagra Valentine

British Chain Sells Valentine Viagra OTC
_{LONDON (AP) - February 12, 2007, 2:55 PM EST}

A gimmick timed for Valentine’s Day, or a dangerous medical precedent? Britain’s biggest pharmacy chain, Boots, will start selling Viagra over the counter at some stores on Feb. 14—a day also designated in Britain as National Impotence Day.

Doctors are warning of the hazards of making the erectile dysfunction drug freely available to men—especially those with medical conditions such as diabetes or heart problems.

“This sets a very bad precedent and should not be condoned,” said Dr. Andrew McCullough, a sexual health expert at New York University Medical Center. “This system is basically prescribing medication without doctors.”

Under the scheme, men age 30 to 65 who want the impotence-fighting drug will have a one-hour consultation with a pharmacist, who will take their medical history and check blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels. If no medical red flags are raised, the men can buy four Viagra pills for $97. For a refill, they will have to see a private doctor.

“We’re increasing access to Viagra for men who may be too embarrassed to talk about it with their general physician,” Boots spokeswoman Clare Stafford said Monday.

But doctors fear the practice could lead to major health problems being overlooked—and set a bad precedent for other countries. In many cases, sexual dysfunction is an indicator of an underlying disease, such as heart failure or diabetes.

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   Thursday - February 08, 2007

Lost In Space

It is sad. Not scary ... just sad. I actually feel sorry for this woman. She just came unglued and let her emotions get away from her. The paraphernalia she had with her (BB-gun, knife, rubber hose, disguise, pepper spray) demonstrates to me at least a distinct separation from reality. Stress and emotions can do that to you. I have to think though that deep down she knew what she was doing was wrong and she never intended to harm anyone. The whole thing about the diapers just seals the case for temporary loss of anchorage. Her boat lost its rudder, if you will.

Twice in my life I have had the extreme displeasure to become involved with women who went bonkers on me and acted just as bizarrely. One young lady went AWOL from the USAF, drove halfway across the country, managed to work her way past the front gate of the base I had been transferred to and suddenly showed up in the men’s barracks I had been assigned to. All because I had helped her study for her promotion exams. No romance, no sex. It’s just that I may have been the first person who ever tried to help her in her entire life and therein lies a story that I had best keep to myself. I hope she is doing well these days.

The point is you too probably had a similar experience if you’ve lived long enough or you know someone close to you who has. Put a human being under enough stress and throw in a grab bag of emotions and you’ve got a recipe for freaky behavior. The little voice that tells us when we’re full of crap suddenly goes quiet or is drowned out by the roaring passion of the moment. It can happen to any of us. Even the most stable, rock-solid individuals can break under strain. In fact, those are the ones who freak out the worst. Think Hannibal Lector.

No, I don’t think Lisa Marie Nowak is a criminal. I’m just thankful the woman she attacked in Orlando was able to get away safely. Otherwise there’s no telling what Nowak would have done to her with her BB-gun. Nowak’s career is ruined, her marriage is on the rocks and she still faces serious charges. She needs time to heal, get her act back together and get on with her life. It’s time for the media to just go away and let everyone involved sort things out amongst themselves.

Speaking of the media, why is it that they only show up when things go terribly wrong? Is bad news all that matters nowadays? If so, what does that tell us about ourselves, the viewing public, who sit and watch these spectacles daily? Perhaps we all need to step back and decide if maybe we too may be just a little too close to that fine line between “normal” and what lies on the other side. Who knows? ... You may now beam me up, Mister Scott ...

_{Jeff Parker - Florida Today}

NASA Will Review Psychological Screening Process
For Astronauts Following Lisa Nowak’s Arrest
_{CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – 3:42 p.m. February 7, 2007}

NASA said Wednesday it will examine its psychological screening process for astronauts in light of the bizarre behavior by shuttle astronaut Lisa Nowak, who is charged with attempted murder.

The review will look at how astronauts are screened for psychological problems and whether Nowak showed any signs of trouble in her dealings with co-workers. Some recommendations could be issued as early as June, said Deputy NASA Administrator Shana Dale in Washington.

Nowak showed no signs of instability before her arrest Monday on charges that she tried to kidnap and harm a woman she viewed as a romantic rival for the attentions of astronaut William Oefelein, NASA officials said in a Houston news conference.

Nowak was arrested at Orlando International Airport early Monday after she tried to force her way into the car of Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman, police said. Officers found in Nowak’s car or in her possession a disguise, pepper spray, a BB-gun, a new steel mallet, knife and rubber tubing.

“Folks were shocked and concerned,” said Robert Cabana, deputy director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston. It’s a fact of life that astronauts live in a high-stress environment, not just in the hazard of space but in the offices of Johnson Space Center where astronauts vigorously compete for mission assignments.

Sometimes astronauts, especially those from a military background, compartmentalize their emotions, Cabana said. “It’s a trait we’re taught from the beginning of our training,” he said. During the selection process, astronauts are subjected to two-hour interviews with a psychiatrist and a psychologist and those findings are presented to a review board.

Although there are no formal psychological exams for astronauts flying on shuttles, physicians are trained to look for behavioral problems during their annual physicals, said Dr. Jeffrey Davis, director of space and life sciences at the Johnson Space Center.

The space agency also provides counseling for any employee who seeks it, and some astronauts can get additional sessions for trips to space. No astronaut should feel stigmatized for seeking mental health help, Cabana said. “It doesn’t prevent anybody from future spaceflight assignments or anything else,” he said.

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   Monday - February 05, 2007

Most Ridiculous Item Of The Day (so far)

How much do you want to bet that “qualeem” is actually a traditional Bulgarian word which roughly translates as “jackpot”? Not Bulgarian, you say? Hmmmm. Maybe I better leave it at that before the PC Police jumps all over me. In spite of that I have some advice for pregnant womenfolk: do not eat any baked beans during your last month of pregnancy - this could adversely affect your judgment and cause any number of unpleasant situations to occur ...

Gambler Gives Birth on N.J. Casino Floor
_{ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (ABC NEWS) - Feb 5, 2007}

A woman playing the penny slots Saturday morning left the Resorts Atlantic City casino with her own little jackpot a new baby boy. Eight-months pregnant Nyree Thompson, 32, went into labor on the casino floor about 9:30 a.m.

Thompson said she mistook labor pains for gas at first, but after going to the restroom told a security guard that she might be giving birth. Thompson said the guard thought she was joking. Then her water broke.

“A guard came over and said, ‘Don’t push,’” Thompson said. “I said, ‘Forget you, this baby is coming right now!’” Minutes later, a boy weighing less than 5 pounds was born. Thompson named him Qualeem.

Four security guards helped Thompson deliver the baby, wrapping the child in a jacket until paramedics arrived at about 9:40 a.m., said Steve Callender, vice president of operations at Resorts. Despite being premature, Qualeem was doing fine.

Callender, who has worked at Resorts since it opened in 1978, said the birth was a first for the casino as far as he knew. “We’ve had people die here,” he said, “but we’ve never had people born here.”

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   Saturday - February 03, 2007

Weird News Story Of The Week

In order for a news story to qualify for Weird News Story Of The Week it must have either: (a) stolen body parts, (b) strippers, or (c) memorable quotes. Occasionally we luck up and come across a story with all three. What more could you ask for ....

N.J. Doctor Stole Hand From Cadaver to Give to Exotic Dancer
_{NEWARK, N.J. (FOX NEWS) - Friday , February 02, 2007}

A doctor pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing a hand from a cadaver at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark. The hand was later found by police at the home of a stripper in South Plainfield. Under a plea agreement, Ahmed Rashed, 26, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of third-degree theft, said Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Judson Hamlin.

Rashed will be prohibited from seeking a license to practice medicine in New Jersey while he is on probation. Hamlin said he will recommend five years of probation at Rashed’s sentencing hearing, scheduled for March 1. “It was certainly a unique case, but one that attracted more attention than more serious crimes before and after,” Hamlin said.

Rashed got to know Linda Kay, an exotic dancer, while he was a medical student. He gave the left hand to Kay, 31, during one of his visits the club where she worked, Hott 22 in Union, which features all-nude dancers.

“Our investigation revealed that she expressed an interest to him in acquiring one, and he followed through with her request,” Hamlin said. Rashed’s attorney, Kalman Geist, said his client, while a first-year medical student in 2002, removed the hand from a fully dissected cadaver that was scheduled for cremation.

“He was unaware that the act was criminal, although a lack of that knowledge is not a defense,” Geist said. “He meant no disrespect,” Geist added. “It appears that this body had served its purpose.”

South Plainfield police responding to a report of a suicidal man at Kay’s home in July did not find a man, but did discover the severed hand in a jar on Kay’s dresser.

A grand jury indicted Kay on a receiving stolen property charge, which was resolved when she agreed to be enrolled in a supervision program for one year, Hamlin said. Kay’s attorney, Donald DiGioia, said his client will appear in court on Feb. 9 and has maintained that she is not guilty.

He said Rashed made an error in judgment as a medical professional, “but she’s not guilty of any crimes,” DiGioia said. “Unfortunately, the doctor violated the trust that the hospital had in him. She’s in a different situation than a medical professional.”

Rashed is currently in his third-year of residency at a hospital of the Watts section of Los Angeles. “A lot of people do things when they’re 22 that they wouldn’t do 10 years later,” Geist said.

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