Friday, March 26, 2004
'Actions Speak Louder...'
New Haven Register | Cleric wants book ‘audit’ in Milford
The leader of a large city-based Christian church is asking the Board of Education to audit all library books in local schools for sexual and occult content, a review the district’s top official said isn’t needed and won’t be done.Tell that "leader" and his friends to keep their hands to themselves!
Tacky, Yet... Well, Tacky
Yahoo! News - U.S. job seekers filmed naked
At least 82 women were secretly videotaped naked or partly undressed while applying for jobs at a Los Angeles-area Hooters restaurant and changing into the chain's distinctive uniform, police say.Wait, Wait -- That's it?
Technology at Work
HeraldNet: Intruder spotted on Web camera
BOTHELL -- A resourceful family caught a burglar in their home from across the country with the help of a Web camera.What exactly was he doing next to that upstairs computer?
The father of the Bothell family suspected that someone had been in the home while he and his family were away on other trips.
He installed a Web camera to keep an eye on his home in the 17200 block of Seventh Avenue W.
Last week, while in Washington, D.C, the hunch paid off. The man's son looked at the Web cam and spotted an 18-year-old neighbor near the upstairs computer.
We may never know...
It's not going anywhere
IHT: Sony extends PlayStation 2 sales life to 2010
The Sony PlayStation 2, the best-selling video game console, can continue to sell until 2010, twice as long as most in the industry had assumed was possible, according to an executive of the Sony U.S. video game unit.Holy Super Nintendo, Batman.
Bush makes himself into a bigger dumbass
Yahoo! News - Bush Pokes Some Fun During Media Dinner
Bush put on a slide show, calling it the "White House Election-Year Album" at the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association 60th annual dinner, showing himself and his staff in some decidedly unflattering poses.Good thing he's got a sense of humor: The rest of the country finds his relection campaign quite hillarious.
There was Bush looking under furniture in a fruitless, frustrating search. "Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere," he said.
Thursday, March 25, 2004
Which way?
ESPN.com - NFL - Extended celebration? NFL going 15-yard route
NEW YORK -- The NFL discovered last season that fines did not necessarily stop its millionaire players from flamboyant celebrations. So the league is planning to make any such demonstration an automatic 15-yard penalty.No word yet on yardage for "exposed pigskin"...
Giddy-Up
BBC NEWS | UK | England | Hampshire/Dorset | Cyclist slashed 2,000 car tyres:
A cyclist who waged a one-man war against motorists has admitted slashing the tyres of 548 cars. Ashley Carpenter, from Bournemouth, Dorset, was charged with slashing nearly 2,000 tyres in just 10 days.Damn Brits and their colourful spelling.
Martha Buys a B*tch
FOXNews.com - Foxlife - Fox411 - Martha Stewart: Buying Jail Buddies in Advance?
FOX News' Roger Friedman reports:We know from Martha Stewart's TV show and magazine that she likes to plan ahead, so this story doesn't seem so far-fetched.Awww -- how cute!
According to my sources, Stewart — who is convinced she will definitely be sent to Danbury Correctional Institution in Danbury, Conn. — is taking no chances on her prison stay. She has apparently sought out and found an inmate who is already incarcerated there and willing to work for her.
This woman, who is serving time for embezzlement, is supposed to be Martha's eyes and ears — sort of a glorified assistant — during what could be a 16-month run in the big house, sources said.
...not to mention ironic! Martha Stewart picks a person jailed for embezzlement as her bitch?
This has "what comes around, goes around" written all over it...and then some!
'Naky Time'
BBC SPORT | Fun and Games | Defender's losing streak:
A footballer has been sent off in a cup final after having a go at a streaker.So - he's dismissed from the game for tackling the naked dude.
Witton Albion Defender Brian Pritchard brought down the naked man when he ran on to the pitch, but was rewarded for his efforts with an early bath.
Remember this happening in the Super Bowl? The Patriots' player still remained in the game. (Perhaps we were too distraught by the nipple?)
If a "football" organization is going to be this anal about a player helping out police (for once), then I think some people need a few head butts.
Red card that.
Rough Trip
Herald.com: Cubans rescued from inner tubes at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Two men and a woman who reportedly left Cuba nearly a week ago on a makeshift inner tube raft were plucked from rough, wind-whipped waters today off the shore of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Coast Guard.Well -they made it this far...
Send 'em back.
NASA Gets Played...Off of
Long John Silver's President announces the company will give America free Giant Shrimp on May 10 to celebrate NASA's discovery of salt water on Mars | SpaceRef - Your Space Reference:
Long John Silver's President Calls Discovery 'One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Giant Shrimp'This is the official end to Long John Silver's as we know it.
NASA's March 23 announcement of evidence of the past presence of 'a body of gently flowing saltwater' on Mars is big news for America, and giant news for seafood fans.
Not 'Idol'-istic
USATODAY.com - They're flipping out over Simon's finger
Simon Cowell, on Tuesday night's American Idol, seemed to be flipping the bird.Well, at least he didn't have a quarter-inch steel rod through it...
On camera.
As 27 million people watched.
Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Smile and Say 'Coffin'
HoustonChronicle.com - Photographer charged in porn actress' death
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- A photographer was charged with fatally stabbing a porn actress, apparently after a photo shoot with a sexual bondage theme, prosecutors said today.Kinky.
"Obviously, she put up a fight against her attacker," Castor said at a news conference. "I believe, and investigators believe, that she met her demise at the hands of Anthony Frederick, as part of a sexual bondage fantasy."
The Cardinal Sh*t Has Hit the Fan
Ladies and gentleman, Ball State's latest ad campaign for students: Police Yourself.
To quote:
So why this campaign? Because we care. The campus community has been shocked and saddened by a series of tragic and violent events that have led students, parents, faculty, staff, administrators, university neighbors, and city officials to ask what more can be done to increase student safety and create a more positive environment for everyone.
Yes, and by "more to be done" we mean pounding the holy hell out of students with overdramatic public service announcements.
...and we wonder why tuition is going up?
Don't get me wrong: it's lovely of the university to warn its students of a coming crack down, as opposed to just busting people all at once and being done with it.
I mean - what good would that do?
What gets me is that BSU is now blowing money out of university accounts on newspaper advertisements, banners and for all we know: bumper stickers.
No word yet on when Ball State "Police Yourself" bottle coozies will be available.
Everything eBay
eBay item 3668589301 (Ends Mar-31-04 09:21:36 PST) - Roger Cedeno:
[UPDATE: Link no longer active]
This is an auction for Mets outfielder Roger Cedeno. He's played left, center and right fields, and all of them equally horrendously.Let the bidding begin at $5,000,000.
No - I'm not joking.
[Props to Matt Duncan for the find.]
Comment of the Week
Well, after a much needed vacation and some time for everyone to save up some material, we're back in full gear here at BS.com.
This week's winner stems from a post I made last week about people who use their AIM away messages and profiles to bitch about people directly. For example, "I hate you - we're over... Thanks for last night ;)"
[Click to see the post]
Logan scored himself some free BS.com gear to be sent out by the end of the school year, as with our other 6 winners' swag.
Bitch & Win continues: go post! Hurry, the contest will be ending in the coming weeks.
More 'Kids Gone Bad'
CNN.com - Police: 5-year-old sprinkled marijuana on school lasagna
MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- A 5-year-old boy took a bag of marijuana to school and was sprinkling it over a friend's lasagna like oregano when a monitor intervened, police said....like, Bon Appétit, dude!
[Props to Mike Peters for the find.]
Wet and Live
HeraldNet: Man faces a felony count in hosing down of TV van:
An Everett man faces a felony charge after he allegedly turned a hose on a television news crew that was reporting from the scene of a fatal shooting in Lynnwood....Gives new meaning to the term "news hoes."
Jonathan Todd Williams, 22, caused more than $1,000 damage to equipment owned by KIRO-TV during the May 27 incident, Snohomish County deputy prosecutor Jim Townsend said in Superior Court papers.
[Props to Ryan Miller for the find.]
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
Fashion Going PC?
USA: Abercrombie T-shirt 'Offensive' - Governor : just-style.com NewsYouth-oriented apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has again courted controversy with a T-shirt bearing a tongue-in-cheek reference to incest.
The men's T-shirts, which carry the slogan "It's all relative in West Virginia" superimposed over a map of the American state, were "offensive" and "inaccurate" according to Governor Bob Wise.
In a letter to Abercrombie CEO Michael Jeffries, Wise asked that the Ohio-based retailer drop the T-shirt from its range.
But, look at what that 'crombie monster had to say in his ever so omannerl mannor:
Despite the protest, Abercrombie corporate communications director Tom Lennox said the company had nothing against the state.
"We love West Virginia," Lennox said.
"We love California, Florida, Connecticut, Hawaii and Nebraska, too.
Adding, "Washington, D.C. -- we're not too fond of that state."
When told that the District of Columbia is not technically a state, a dumbfounded Lennox replied, "No comment."
Home Ec Gone Wild
ABC6.com - Student suspended for 10 days after peeling an orange with a knife :
A Woonsocket sixth grader was charged with carrying a weapon to school after a teacher spotted him peeling an orange with a kitchen steak knife.A steak knife?
The 13-year-old also was suspended from school for 10 days.
Back to the swiss army brand for this guy...
This Is Your Logic on Drugs
ABC6.com - A real dope; student charged with dealing drugs to police:
Stamford police say a student tried to sell drugs to two officers who were wearing jackets with the word 'police' written in capital letters. Police say 17-year-old Devaugn Goethe was charged yesterday with trying to sell narcotics.Couldn't have been too obvious, right?
Police say the two officers were wearing raid jackets with the word "police" written in big letters on the back, on the sleeves and on the front.Really - I mean how stupid do you have to be?
[Props to whoever sent this in prior to break.]
Pools to Begin Using American Traffic System
NEWS.com.au | Swimming pool bans backstroke:
A LOCAL council has banned swimmers from doing backstroke in its pool, saying it fears they could injure themselves if they collide. Bathers at the Daisyfield pool in Blackburn, northwest England, have been told they can only do forward strokes during busy periods when the pool is divided into lanes, officials said today.Just in case we couldn't manage ourselves as it is... we're now being babysat by big brother during our recreational periods.
Still no help on taxes, though.
Do Unto Others...
STUFF : NATIONAL NEWS - STORY : Disabled man forced to crawl on to train
A muscular dystrophy sufferer had to crawl on to an Auckland commuter train on his hands and knees after being told the train was running too late for an access ramp to be put down.Wow - we all love each other now, don't we?
Young Girls Publicly Reveals She's a Dumbass
TEEN HOLLYWOOD.COM - Potter Prank Upsets Fan!
A young 'Harry Potter' fan was left distraught after she traveled 3,625 miles to meet actor Daniel Radcliffe - only to find she was the victim of an internet hoax.Awww, well - maybe the email was at least somewhat realistic?
The girl was delighted when she received an email - which she thought to be from the teenage star, who plays the boy wizard - claiming she had won the chance to meet him.Nope - maybe she's blonde.
NASA to Announce Something About Somewhere
local6.com - News - NASA To Make New 'Major' Mars Announcement
NASA will announce another "major scientific finding" from its Mars rover Opportunity Tuesday, according to a report.Mars: It's More Red Than We Thought.
'That's a Pisser'
Yahoo! News - Airline Halts Plan for Lip-Shaped Urinals
[Yup - They've Got Pictures]
Virgin Atlantic Airways on Friday scrapped plans to install bright-red urinals shaped like women's open lips at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, saying it had received complaints they were offensive.The move has also prompted the scrapping of plans for penis-shaped drinking fountains in San Francisco and Massachusetts.
Monday, March 22, 2004
Guess Where I Found This?
Man arrested for allegedly extorting Google | CNET News.com
A California man has been charged with extortion, after allegedly making demands for $100,000 from search giant Google.Wow - how much more stupid could you be?
According to court papers, he claimed that if Google did not pay, he would release a piece of software to spammers that would generate fake advertising hits, costing the search giant millions.
The man, Michael Bradley, was so sure that the folks at Google would pay up, he even turned up at their offices for a meeting to sell his software. By then, federal law enforcement agents were already on the case and videotaped the alleged extortion attempt.His picture now appears where you Google "dumbass."
Sunday, March 21, 2004
Vacation is Good
Yup - We're back.
Stories, updates and mucho more on the way this week.
Just let me sleep, first.
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