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Monday, September 22, 2008
Small Bits of News You Didn’t Know you Needed
Moldy Mattress Nets Inmate $295k
Lousy bedding violated Wisconsin felon's constitutional rights
A Wisconsin man serving time for reckless homicide yesterday was awarded $295,000 by a federal jury that found the inmate's constitutional rights were violated when he was forced to spend two months sleeping on a moldy, waterlogged mattress. Reggie Townsend, 29, scored the six-figure windfall after a U.S. District Court panel decided that he was improperly treated while locked up in late-2004 at the New Lisbon Correctional Institution.
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Florida's Cruel Kitten Killers
Father and son used sledgehammer on neighbor's pet
Michael Tracy Long and his son Michael Jr.. The Florida men are each facing an animal cruelty charge for allegedly killing a neighbor's kitten with a sledgehammer. According to Crestview police, the Longs killed the animal last month and placed the body in a yellow plastic bag before depositing it in a neighboring yard. YOU’RE GOING TO HELL, MURDERERS!
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Giant Diamond Unearthed in Africa May Set Record
A huge gemstone that could become the world’s largest polished round diamond has been found at the Letseng Mine, owned by Gem Diamonds, in Lesotho, southern Africa.
The diamond weighs 478 carats and is the twentieth largest ever found. Gem Diamonds says that initial examination suggests that it has a flawless center and could produce a 150-carat round-cut white diamond worth tens of millions of pounds.
"Preliminary examination of this remarkable diamond indicates that it will yield a record-breaking polished stone of the very best color and clarity," the company's Chief Executive Clifford Elphick said in a statement.
The stone would dwarf the 105-carat Kohinoor in the Crown Jewels. The largest rough diamond found was the Cullinan, in 1905, which weighed 3,106 carats uncut.
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Towing the line
Tow trucks parade through NYC in world record bid
Nearly 300 tow trucks rumbled through New York City on Saturday in an attempt to smash the world record for the largest parade of its kind.
Organizers think they hit the mark, with 292 trucks participating. The procession included flatbeds, wreckers and 50-ton rotators.
The trucks departed from Shea Stadium in Queens and cruised down a couple of highways before finishing at an abandoned airport tarmac to spell out "New York."
The previous world record was a parade of 83 tow trucks in August 2004 in Washington state.
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The House That "Rained Cockroaches"
This one involves a couple’s home that was so filthy, cockroaches rained down on investigators from the ceiling! Upon their arrival, police rescued a roach-covered toddler and stopped her from playing with butane aerosol gas container moments before the child put the nozzle in her mouth. Literally thousands of roaches permeated the home—crawling on walls, hallways, storage areas, cupboards, drawers and closets. Roaches were found crawling on a 2-year-old toddler in the house, who had been sleeping in a roach infested crib. Rancid, spoiled food littered the kitchen area along with overflowing trash cans. Walkways and counter tops were layered with dirty clothes, mold encrusted cooking utensils, discarded food boxes and insects. The bathroom was so unsanitary that a black layer of filth coated the porcelain while clothing, toys, discarded materials and stinking towels littered the floor. When an officer opened the refrigerator door, he allegedly jumped away because of the overwhelming number of "roaches that rained down on him."
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Lousy bedding violated Wisconsin felon's constitutional rights
A Wisconsin man serving time for reckless homicide yesterday was awarded $295,000 by a federal jury that found the inmate's constitutional rights were violated when he was forced to spend two months sleeping on a moldy, waterlogged mattress. Reggie Townsend, 29, scored the six-figure windfall after a U.S. District Court panel decided that he was improperly treated while locked up in late-2004 at the New Lisbon Correctional Institution.
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Florida's Cruel Kitten Killers
Father and son used sledgehammer on neighbor's pet
Michael Tracy Long and his son Michael Jr.. The Florida men are each facing an animal cruelty charge for allegedly killing a neighbor's kitten with a sledgehammer. According to Crestview police, the Longs killed the animal last month and placed the body in a yellow plastic bag before depositing it in a neighboring yard. YOU’RE GOING TO HELL, MURDERERS!
Picture and More
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Giant Diamond Unearthed in Africa May Set Record
A huge gemstone that could become the world’s largest polished round diamond has been found at the Letseng Mine, owned by Gem Diamonds, in Lesotho, southern Africa.
The diamond weighs 478 carats and is the twentieth largest ever found. Gem Diamonds says that initial examination suggests that it has a flawless center and could produce a 150-carat round-cut white diamond worth tens of millions of pounds.
"Preliminary examination of this remarkable diamond indicates that it will yield a record-breaking polished stone of the very best color and clarity," the company's Chief Executive Clifford Elphick said in a statement.
The stone would dwarf the 105-carat Kohinoor in the Crown Jewels. The largest rough diamond found was the Cullinan, in 1905, which weighed 3,106 carats uncut.
Picture and More
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Towing the line
Tow trucks parade through NYC in world record bid
Nearly 300 tow trucks rumbled through New York City on Saturday in an attempt to smash the world record for the largest parade of its kind.
Organizers think they hit the mark, with 292 trucks participating. The procession included flatbeds, wreckers and 50-ton rotators.
The trucks departed from Shea Stadium in Queens and cruised down a couple of highways before finishing at an abandoned airport tarmac to spell out "New York."
The previous world record was a parade of 83 tow trucks in August 2004 in Washington state.
Picture and More
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The House That "Rained Cockroaches"
This one involves a couple’s home that was so filthy, cockroaches rained down on investigators from the ceiling! Upon their arrival, police rescued a roach-covered toddler and stopped her from playing with butane aerosol gas container moments before the child put the nozzle in her mouth. Literally thousands of roaches permeated the home—crawling on walls, hallways, storage areas, cupboards, drawers and closets. Roaches were found crawling on a 2-year-old toddler in the house, who had been sleeping in a roach infested crib. Rancid, spoiled food littered the kitchen area along with overflowing trash cans. Walkways and counter tops were layered with dirty clothes, mold encrusted cooking utensils, discarded food boxes and insects. The bathroom was so unsanitary that a black layer of filth coated the porcelain while clothing, toys, discarded materials and stinking towels littered the floor. When an officer opened the refrigerator door, he allegedly jumped away because of the overwhelming number of "roaches that rained down on him."
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c said...
"Upon their arrival, police rescued a roach-covered toddler and stopped her from playing with butane aerosol gas container moments before the child put the nozzle in her mouth."
"Upon their arrival, police rescued a roach-covered toddler and stopped her from playing with butane aerosol gas container moments before the child put the nozzle in her mouth."
Obviously the toddlers exit plan!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
You’re Just A WUSS
When You’re No Longer A Bad Ass Biker
rusty said...That is the best thing I have ever seen lmao!
rich said...
I guess with the price of gas he can only afford to ride the Harley on the weekend!
Maybe he's doing the "Think Green"
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
While Islamic women is a controversial issue,
here’s how some Arab girls have fun.
here’s how some Arab girls have fun.
Showing some leg..
Butcher-in-the-buff
Prime beefcake: butcher Ryan Mornin was caught in the raw (meat section) at Peter Timbs Meats in Christchurch on World Nude Day.Christchurch butcher-in-the-buff Ryan Mornin, 26, celebrated World Nude Day yesterday amongst the mince and tenderloins at Peter Timbs Meats in Edgeware.
Mornin, who said he had always been comfortable in his own skin, put up with a lot of double-entendre meat-based jokes in response to his nudity.
"I heard it all," he said. "I got things like, `watch out which sausage you bag up' and `be careful what meat you slice'. Customers know it's just a bit of a laugh."
Mornin said he left the shop only once to visit the bakery next door. He was careful not to walk too fast in case a breeze lifted his apron. He would have been unable to get his knickers in a knot had that happened.
Small Bits of News You Didn’t Know you Needed
Illinois woman accused of bartending in the buff
Here's a tip: Bartending nude can get you arrested.
Sheriff's deputies doing a routine check this week at a southern Illinois bar say they discovered a not-so-routine sight.
Authorities said that 33-year-old Janet Brannon was naked while serving bar patrons at the Cabin Tavern in Delhi. Brannon was arrested and charged with misdemeanor public indecency. She was freed on $8,000 bond.
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Deputies nab bank robber in ten minutes flat
A man who went through three tellers before robbing a bank was caught within ten minutes Friday when deputies spotted him in the taxi he hired as a getaway car, the sheriff's office said.
Gordon Ritchie, 55, was charged with one count of robbery. He complained of chest pains and was taken to the hospital and remains there under guard.
Detectives say Ritchie called a cab to take him to the Wachovia branch at 1483 Main Street. He asked the cabbie to wait while he went inside to cash a check.
Ritchie gave a teller a demand note, but she told him she was assigned to the drive-thru window and had no access to cash. He went to a second teller, who told him her window was closed. He gave his note to a third teller. While she was complying, other employees were calling 911.
Ritchie left the bank and fled in the cab. Ten minutes later, deputies spotted and stopped the cab at Keene Road and Beltrees Street, recovering the demand note and the stolen money.
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Here's a tip: Bartending nude can get you arrested.
Sheriff's deputies doing a routine check this week at a southern Illinois bar say they discovered a not-so-routine sight.
Authorities said that 33-year-old Janet Brannon was naked while serving bar patrons at the Cabin Tavern in Delhi. Brannon was arrested and charged with misdemeanor public indecency. She was freed on $8,000 bond.
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Deputies nab bank robber in ten minutes flat
A man who went through three tellers before robbing a bank was caught within ten minutes Friday when deputies spotted him in the taxi he hired as a getaway car, the sheriff's office said.
Gordon Ritchie, 55, was charged with one count of robbery. He complained of chest pains and was taken to the hospital and remains there under guard.
Detectives say Ritchie called a cab to take him to the Wachovia branch at 1483 Main Street. He asked the cabbie to wait while he went inside to cash a check.
Ritchie gave a teller a demand note, but she told him she was assigned to the drive-thru window and had no access to cash. He went to a second teller, who told him her window was closed. He gave his note to a third teller. While she was complying, other employees were calling 911.
Ritchie left the bank and fled in the cab. Ten minutes later, deputies spotted and stopped the cab at Keene Road and Beltrees Street, recovering the demand note and the stolen money.
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