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[Overdose]

Hah! Sue the Russian military! That person will turn up poisoned very shortly.

[Whitey]

"Moral Suffering"?

-Boidy

[Strategia]

C. Boidy, on 18 Jun 2008, 3:06, said:

"Moral Suffering"?

-Boidy

Probably a mistranslation of emotional distress or something.

[Whitey]

I don't get what would be so damaging about the cement barring physical damages. =\

-Boidy

[Hobbesy]

C. Boidy, on 17 Jun 2008, 20:15, said:

I don't get what would be so damaging about the cement barring physical damages. =\

-Boidy

Sexual relationships with building materials?

[Strategia]

C. Boidy, on 18 Jun 2008, 3:15, said:

I don't get what would be so damaging about the cement barring physical damages. =\

-Boidy

Imagine sitting peacefully in your living room, reading a newspaper drinking coffe or something. Now imagine a bag of cement burying itself into your floor at terminal velocity. Or returning after a day of work and finding a new atrium dug through your bathroom. I imagine that's pretty emotionally distressing.

[Destiny]

Hey, another new weapon ROTR can give to Russia.

[Dauth]

Overdose, on 18 Jun 2008, 1:58, said:

Hah! Sue the Russian military! That person will turn up poisoned very shortly.

Tut tut, I would never say anything against our wonderful friends in Russia...

Back to topic.

[NanSolo]

Dauth, on 18 Jun 2008, 13:39, said:

Overdose, on 18 Jun 2008, 1:58, said:

Hah! Sue the Russian military! That person will turn up poisoned very shortly.

Tut tut, I would never say anything against our wonderful friends in Russia...

That's because you also don't want to turn up poisoned very shortly!


Though it's the first time I've heard to cement being used to control the weather- in fact of any atmospheric technology being used to control rainfall. Could this not be used to help alleviate heavy flooding by reducing the amount of rainfall in certain areas?

[Strategia]

NanSolo, on 18 Jun 2008, 15:34, said:

Though it's the first time I've heard to cement being used to control the weather- in fact of any atmospheric technology being used to control rainfall. Could this not be used to help alleviate heavy flooding by reducing the amount of rainfall in certain areas?

Cloud seeding.

[Sgt. Nuker]

...and now back to the news (seriously, we can't make this s**t up)
God accused of selling cocaine near Tampa church

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TAMPA, Fla. - Police say a man named God was arrested near a Tampa church for selling cocaine. Authorities began investigating God Lucky Howard in April, and he was arrested on Saturday. Police say he sold the cocaine to undercover detectives in his neighborhood. When officers searched his home, they reported finding another 22 grams of cocaine and a scale.

Jail records show Howard was charged with several counts drug possession and distribution, which include increased charges for being within 1,000 feet of a church, a school and public housing.

He was being held on a bond of $86,500.

Edited by Warboss Nooka, 24 June 2008 - 04:34.

[Stinger]

I hurt my thumb yesterday on a door at home. Maybe I'll sue the workman who fitted it... :dizz:

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Woman sues Victoria's Secret claiming thong injury

LOS ANGELES - A woman who says she was hurt by her thong panties when a metal clip flew off and hit her in the eye has sued Victoria's Secret, saying in a TV interview that the injury caused her "excruciating pain".

Macrida Patterson, a 52-year-old Los Angeles traffic officer, told NBC's Today show that she suffered cuts to her cornea from the small piece of metal that had been used to secure a rhinestone heart onto the blue thong.

"I was putting on my underwear from Victoria's Secret and the metal popped in my eye. It happened really quickly. I was in excruciating pain. I screamed. That's what happened," Patterson told NBC.

Patterson's lawyer Jason Buccat, who also appeared on the Today show, said the metal staple caused "severe damage" to her cornea that required a topical steroid.

The product liability lawsuit, which was filed on June 9 in Los Angeles Superior Court and first reported on the Smoking Gun website, seeks unspecified damages.

A spokeswoman for Victoria's Secret, which is operated by Limited Brands Inc, could not immediately be reached for comment.

[Alias]

Hmm.

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A Japanese man puzzled by food mysteriously disappearing from his refrigerator got a shock when he found out a woman had been living in his home for months without permission, police have said.

The 57-year-old man living alone - or so he thought - in the western city of Fukuoka installed a security camera and called the police when he saw images of someone walking around his home while he was out.

"We searched the house in the man's presence. We found the woman in the closet," said a local police spokesman.

The woman, named as 58-year-old Tatsuko Horikawa, was found in a flat storage space only just big enough for a person to squeeze into lying down.

She had sneaked a mattress and several plastic bottles into the cubby hole, police said, adding that the women had been arrested.

"She told police that she had nowhere to live," the spokesman said.

"She seems to have lived there for about a year, but not all the time."

It is unclear how she managed to enter the home undetected. Police suspect she might have been closet-hopping, moving from house to house.

http://www.abc.net.a.../30/2261056.htm

(A month or so old, but this thread needs activity. :o)

[Strategia]

Already posted.

[Slightly Wonky Robob]

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An ex-pat who decided to make a clean break after splitting with his wife has so far attracted 70 bids for his "entire life".

Ian Usher, from Darlington, who emigrated to Australia six years ago, is selling his house, friends and job on internet auction site eBay.

The 44-year-old said he hoped to earn about £185,000 for his Perth lifestyle.

About five hours after bidding opened on Sunday, the highest offer was just over £314,000.

Up for auction is his three-bedroom home in the western Australian city and everything inside it, including his car, motorcycle, jet ski and parachuting gear.

He is also selling an introduction to his friends and a trial run at his job.

Mr Usher said: "Everything that I have - the furniture in the house - all has memories attached to it. It's time to shed the old, and in with the new.

"On the day it's all sold and settled, I intend to walk out of my front door with my wallet in one pocket and my passport in the other, nothing else at all.

"My current thoughts are to then head to the airport and ask at the flight desk where the next flight with an available seat goes to, and to get on that and see where life takes me from there."

'Complete lifestyle'

Joy Jones, who co-owns the rug store in Perth where Mr Usher worked as a shop assistant, said she supported the auction idea.

Her company is offering the successful bidder a two-week trial, which could be extended for three months and then become permanent.

She said: "When Ian came up with this idea, because we had seen him go through a break-up of marriage and pain and bits and pieces, I thought it was really exciting.

"We thought, why not give it a go?"

Mr Usher said his friends in Perth were willing to be introduced to the highest bidder, allowing him to advertise his auction as offering a complete lifestyle. Bidding closes at 0500 BST on 29 June.

http://news.bbc.co.u...and/7467857.stm

[Soul]

That's something else Bob .

[Slightly Wonky Robob]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technolo...000/7472644.stm

Follow up story, seems that some of the bids were fake... suprise, suprise >.>

[Hobbesy]

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Creationist Science Teacher In Ohio Burns A Cross Into A Student's Arm

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — A public school teacher taught creationism in his science class and used a device to burn the image of a cross on students' arms, according to a report by independent investigators.

Mount Vernon Middle School teacher John Freshwater was insubordinate in failing to remove a Bible and other religious materials from his classroom and continued to preach his Christian beliefs despite complaints by other teachers and administrators, the report also said.

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Several students interviewed by investigators described Freshwater, who has been employed by the school district for 21 years, as a great guy. But Lynda Weston, the district's director of teaching and learning, told investigators that she has dealt with complaints about Freshwater for much of her 11 years at the district, the report said.

http://forums.facepu...ad.php?t=557262

Edited by Høbbesy, 26 June 2008 - 19:28.

[G-sus]

uh, WTF?!

[BeefJeRKy]

Woman finds brand new grenade in her backyard.

Taken from Reuters said:

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canadian military and police are investigating after a package containing a brand new hand grenade, belonging to the army, was found in a suburban backyard, police said on Monday.

A woman in the Western Canadian city of Edmonton, Alberta, discovered the suspicious package on Sunday and took it to her local police station, where officers told her to carefully place it on the lawn.

Police called in the bomb squad, which determined the item was a grenade, still in its packaging and belonging to the Canadian military.

The technicians made sure the package was secure and called

military personnel in to dispose of the ordnance.

"It is quite unusual for someone to find a grenade in their

backyard, especially one that hasn't been spent," Edmonton police spokeswoman Patrycia Chalupczynska said.

"We want to advise people that if they ever do find something suspicious-looking, they shouldn't touch it -- just leave it alone and call police."

[Slightly Wonky Robob]

'brothel-on-wheels'

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An alleged mobile brothel in the US state of Florida has taken its last ride following a police sting.

Undercover detectives in Miami Beach allegedly paid a $40 entry fee to board the vehicle and found women offering sex acts and lap dances for money.

Six people, including the driver of the stretch limousine bus, were detained.

They face a range of charges, including transportation for the purpose of prostitution and conducting business without a licence.

The sleek black bus had allegedly been cruising the South Beach neighbourhood, popular among tourists and clubbers. When they boarded on Sunday, detectives said they found a fully-stocked bar and several young women who stripped down to reveal G-strings stuffed with cash.

[Strategia]

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Honk once for "I do"

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Church of Sweden will carry out drive-in weddings lasting about seven minutes at a car rally next month in a bid to make marriage more accessible, it said on Thursday.

Undaunted by soaring fuel prices, 36 couples have applied to get married at a gathering of auto enthusiasts in Vasteras in central Sweden, said priest Jerker Asterlund, the scheme's initiator.

"Weddings are getting more and more commercialized and that is not something we have any interest in. We would like to make things simpler and more down to earth when people take the plunge and get married," he told Reuters.

"This is not just for fun, but also a way for the Church of Sweden to show we can take part in celebration and happiness and not just in crisis and catastrophes," he said.

The wedding ceremonies will be carried by 10 priests alongside the focal point of the auto gathering, a motorcade of 1950s and 1960s cars.

A gospel choir and a priest singing Elvis tunes will provide the soundtrack to the festivities, Asterlund said.

"We have added a bit of a Las Vegas touch to it and put up a huge red, neon sign which reads 'Get Married' so one can see it from afar and know where to turn off."

(Reporting by Niklas Pollard; Editing by Matthew Jones)

[Rade]

crazy Swedes again

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Birthday party snub sparks debate

An eight-year-old boy has sparked an unlikely outcry in Sweden after failing to invite two of his classmates to his birthday party.

The boy's school says he has violated the children's rights and has complained to the Swedish Parliament.

The school, in Lund, southern Sweden, argues that if invitations are handed out on school premises then it must ensure there is no discrimination.

The boy's father has lodged a complaint with the parliamentary ombudsman.

He says the two children were left out because one did not invite his son to his own party and he had fallen out with the other one.

The boy handed out his birthday invitations during class-time and when the teacher spotted that two children had not received one the invitations were confiscated.

"My son has taken it pretty hard," the boy's father told the newspaper Sydsvenskan.

"No one has the right to confiscate someone's property in this way, it's like taking someone's post," he added.

A verdict on the matter is likely to be reached in September, in time for the next school year.

http://news.bbc.co.u...ope/7479758.stm

[Dutchygamer]

Just three words: What the fuck?

[Waris]

At first I wat'd, and then I facepalm'd :(