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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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Snake with foot found in China
A snake with a single clawed foot has been discovered in China, according to reports."I woke up and heard a strange scratching sound. I turned on the light and saw this monster working its way along the wall using his claw," said Mrs Duan of Suining, southwest China.
Mrs Duan said she was so scared she grabbed a shoe and beat the snake to death before preserving its body in a bottle of alcohol.
The snake – 16 inches long and the thickness of a little finger – is now being studied at the Life Sciences Department at China's West Normal University in Nanchang.
Snake expert Long Shuai said: "It is truly shocking but we won't know the cause until we've conducted an autopsy."
A more common mutation among snakes is the growth of a second head, which occurs in a similar way to the formation of Siamese twins in humans.
Such animals are often caught and preserved as lucky tokens but have very little chance of surviving in the wild anyway, especially as the heads have a tendency to attack each other.
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Whats going on with Small Bits & Pieces
Just to let everyone know that I have not been slacking on my posts.
I had foot surgery earlier this year and wasn't able to do much work around my home. I am outside trying to catch up my up keep on my house. I should be all done with it around the first of October and I should be back posting 8-10 a day. Until then I will try to post something everyday until then.
Thanks for reading my blog and I hope you understand.
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Monday, September 14, 2009
Small Bits of News You Didn’t Know you Needed
Elderly Man Strapped To Oxygen Tank Robs Bank
Authorities say a well-dressed elderly man carrying an oxygen tank has robbed a bank in the California beach town of La Jolla.
San Diego police Sgt. Ray Battrick says the suspect presented a demand note to a teller at the San Diego National Bank Saturday. He fled with an unknown amount of cash.
Battrick says it's unclear whether the suspect had a weapon.
The robber is described as a tall man in his 70s with white hair, a gray mustache and glasses. He was wearing a white beret, argyle sweater and brown sports jacket.
Battrick says the oxygen tank was in a black bag and connected to the man's nose with plastic tubing.
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Parents accused of dumping daughter's body in concrete
An eight-year-old French girl who was reported missing by her parents last week has been found encased in concrete at her father's workplace in Le Mans, northern France.
The parents of the girl, who had mild Down's syndrome and has been named only as Marina, have been arrested and placed under official investigation for murder.
The father first claimed Marina had disappeared, saying he had left her for a couple of minutes asleep in his car in a McDonald's car park, and that she was no longer there on his return. He later claimed the child died of natural causes.
But prosecutors allege Marina, who was slightly physically handicapped, died after being beaten and that the body was kept in the freezer before being covered in concrete in a Mafia-style attempt to hide her corpse from the police.
Update: Parents who claimed their disabled daughter had been kidnapped are charged with her murder.
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Wal-Mart Porno Prank
Most people go to Wal-Mart for their low prices, but shoppers at the Fort Smith, Ark., location got an eyeful when two enterprising twenty-something's placed a porno DVD into a player that connected to the store's TV's.
While it's certainly one way to test TV's, police have charged Cody Allen Sexton and Kenny Dean Andrews, two young Oklahoma guys, with felony obscenity complaints.
The X-rated DVD played on at least six televisions, and was removed when a customer notified a Wal-Mart store manager.
Police Sgt. Levi Risley says the two thought they were just pulling a prank.
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Authorities say a well-dressed elderly man carrying an oxygen tank has robbed a bank in the California beach town of La Jolla.
San Diego police Sgt. Ray Battrick says the suspect presented a demand note to a teller at the San Diego National Bank Saturday. He fled with an unknown amount of cash.
Battrick says it's unclear whether the suspect had a weapon.
The robber is described as a tall man in his 70s with white hair, a gray mustache and glasses. He was wearing a white beret, argyle sweater and brown sports jacket.
Battrick says the oxygen tank was in a black bag and connected to the man's nose with plastic tubing.
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Parents accused of dumping daughter's body in concrete
An eight-year-old French girl who was reported missing by her parents last week has been found encased in concrete at her father's workplace in Le Mans, northern France.
The parents of the girl, who had mild Down's syndrome and has been named only as Marina, have been arrested and placed under official investigation for murder.
The father first claimed Marina had disappeared, saying he had left her for a couple of minutes asleep in his car in a McDonald's car park, and that she was no longer there on his return. He later claimed the child died of natural causes.
But prosecutors allege Marina, who was slightly physically handicapped, died after being beaten and that the body was kept in the freezer before being covered in concrete in a Mafia-style attempt to hide her corpse from the police.
Update: Parents who claimed their disabled daughter had been kidnapped are charged with her murder.
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Wal-Mart Porno Prank
Most people go to Wal-Mart for their low prices, but shoppers at the Fort Smith, Ark., location got an eyeful when two enterprising twenty-something's placed a porno DVD into a player that connected to the store's TV's.
While it's certainly one way to test TV's, police have charged Cody Allen Sexton and Kenny Dean Andrews, two young Oklahoma guys, with felony obscenity complaints.
The X-rated DVD played on at least six televisions, and was removed when a customer notified a Wal-Mart store manager.
Police Sgt. Levi Risley says the two thought they were just pulling a prank.
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I'm Too Sexy / I'm Pretty
Amitjo Kajla, 22, today won her case against
HM Prison Service after she was unfairly dismissed for being too sexy
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What Nerve!
Blonde Beats Speeding Tickets with “I’m Pretty Sign”
Her friends told her to paint "ATTN: Police Please Do Not Pull Me Over Just Because I'm Pretty" on the rear windshield of her car because the bubbly blonde was constantly being pulled over. Dasha, a Washington state resident who wasn't willing to give her last name, claims to have been stopped by police for speeding 30 times in the cities of Bellevue, Kirkland and Seattle, and only received two citations — both of which were dismissed.
Blonde Beats Speeding Tickets with “I’m Pretty Sign”
Her friends told her to paint "ATTN: Police Please Do Not Pull Me Over Just Because I'm Pretty" on the rear windshield of her car because the bubbly blonde was constantly being pulled over. Dasha, a Washington state resident who wasn't willing to give her last name, claims to have been stopped by police for speeding 30 times in the cities of Bellevue, Kirkland and Seattle, and only received two citations — both of which were dismissed.
Good luck? Maybe good looks are more like it.
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