`Prosecutors are seeking a new psychiatric exam for a man accused of swinging a poodle to fend off a sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop. [..]
[D]efence lawyer Judith Gracey told a judge Wednesday that her client was too mentally ill to understand his actions and should be acquitted by reason of insanity [..]
Assistant prosecutor Rob Novy agreed that Marinello is mentally ill, but asked for an independent mental examination before agreeing to an insanity plea.’
`Delvo said that her Labrador, which cost her P15,000 had undergone a six-month training course with the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (Satu) for bomb sniffing prior to its death. [..]
Delvo said that when her husband confronted Orencia, the later reasoned out that he killed the dog in compliance with the order of the PRO head to kill all stray dogs in the vicinity.
But Delvo said that Orencia’s alibi is unacceptable and there was ill motive on his part because he even ate the dog.’
`Most bizarre among the plans was one for the development of an “aphrodisiac” chemical weapon that would make enemy soldiers sexually irresistible to each other. Provoking widespread homosexual behaviour among troops would cause a “distasteful but completely non-lethal” blow to morale, the proposal says.
Other ideas included chemical weapons that attract swarms of enraged wasps or angry rats to troop positions, making them uninhabitable. [..]’
More on biological weapons at The Sunshine Project.
`One military man told me: “It was surprising to us as to how much crystal meth, or some other form of methamphetamine, that the bad guys had in Fallujah. … Sometimes it was hard understanding what to us was insane conduct —- even in combat situations —- until we realized many of them were hyped on meth. They acted as though they were impervious to our gunfire sometimes, which meant it might take a few extra rounds to kill ’em.”‘
‘Sentencing will be Jan. 20 for a man who unintentionally killed a friend who had given him a beer can filled with urine as a practical joke. [..]
He punched Leonard Strong in the head last July on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and Strong died two days later. [..]
Shippentower told federal judge Ancer Haggerty he did not mean to kill Strong but was upset at the prank.’
`We put the “Plane” in World Trade Center.’
`Here’s how Baiting works. You set your AOL profile to say that you are a 13 year old girl that likes sexy talk with older men. Now you sit back and wait for the pedofiles to come knocking. Then the fun begins. As ridiculous and juvenile as it may sound, its probably the only stuff I have done that makes me laugh at my own shit.
It’s not only the pedophiles that are fun to bait. The religious zealots out there are prime fodder, too. Check out some of the abortion baits.’
`This is a gossip tidbit page featuring info culled from Usenet groups (alt.gossip.celebrities, alt.gossip.showbiz, etc) ,websites (fametracker.com, isheshegay.com, migtybigtv.com), and other tabloid sources.’
`Piling into the mosh or stomping down the high street, New Rock boots are for you. These horny stunners have a wedge sole and rubber horn details on the back and front.’
`A news report from the Observer claims the failure of the government’s policy to stem drug imports is revealed today by research which shows that Britain is awash with cheap drugs, with a line of cocaine now costing less than a cappuccino.’
`The federal government wants to change its current rules to permit convicted arsonists to get special licenses so they can drive gasoline tankers and trucks loaded with explosives and hazardous materials.
But murderers and convicted racketeers will no longer be permitted to drive hazardous materials on the nation’s interstates.’
`This report describes my successful project to build a working reproduction of the 1964 prototype for the Block I Apollo Guidance Computer. The AGC is the flight computer for the Apollo moon landings, with one unit in the command module and one in the LEM.
I built it in my basement. It took me 4 years.’
`The heart of Tweel innovation is its deceptively simple looking hub and spoke design that replaces the need for air pressure while delivering performance previously only available from pneumatic tires. The flexible spokes are fused with a flexible wheel that deforms to absorb shock and rebound with unimaginable ease. Without the air needed by conventional tires, Tweel still delivers pneumatic-like performance in weight-carrying capacity, ride comfort, and the ability to “envelope” road hazards.’
Links to some interesting web cams.
Follow-up to Google Search for ‘inurl:”ViewerFrame?Mode=”‘.
`Arkansas’ naked jogger has been zapped. For months, officers have been getting reports about a man making late-night runs in the buff. On Monday, police said they think they got their mystery jogger.
Fate Patterson, 39, of West Memphis, was arrested after he ran past a police car and failed to stop when he was ordered to do so by officers. Police chased him and were able to rein him in by using a Taser.’
`Freud said that showing off your titties on a webcam is the best way to prevent a large amount of musty-smelling body odor.
[..]
Generally, a messy bowel movement is the result of trying to hide your horrific sexual acts.’
Get your monitor cleaned over the internet for free. 🙂
`”How do you tell when a lawyer is lying?” Harvey Kash, 69, of Bethpage, said to Carl Lanzisera, 65, of Huntington, as the queue wound into the court. “His lips are moving,” they said in unison, completing one of what may be thousands of standard lawyer jokes. [..]
But while that rib and several others on barristers got some giggles from the crowd, the attorney standing in line about five people ahead wasn’t laughing.’
`A middle school teacher has been suspended with pay while officials investigate a report he told his students that Bedouin Arabs used the Quran as toilet paper.
The teacher is on the faculty of Woodworth Middle School in Dearborn, a Detroit suburb of 100,000. About 30,000 Dearborn residents are Arab-American.’
`Combat Extreme Flying Cow Dog Toy
I bought this toy for my dog Rambo. I thought it sounded like a good rugged toy for my rugged dog. But little did I know that the people at Amazon werent kidding about the “Combat” part of the toy. Rambo took at quick liking to this toy and in only a few days he had mastered the combative art of this “toy”. Within the week he had conquered the living room and a few day after that he expanded his reign into the kitchen.’
`Those who ate the equivalent of a hamburger a day were about 30 percent to 40 percent more likely to develop cancer of the colon or rectum than those who ate less than half that amount.
Long-term consumption of high amounts of processed meat such as hot dogs increased the risk of colon cancer by 50 percent.’
`The diamond-encrusted black “family jewel” – which, when pulled, is said to ‘get excited’ is said to be the singer’s favourite piece of jewellery.’
[shrug]
`To win an Eminem competition people had to ring up someone they know and make them “Just Lose it” then they could ring the person back and tell them it was a joke. This is a girl ringing her dad who is a crazy Canterbury farmer.’
`Mothers looking to buy or sell breast milk are now turning to the Internet as an alternative and that’s causing some concerns for a local milk bank. [..]
The practice of women sharing breast milk is nothing really new. It’s been going on for centuries — dating back to the era of wet nurses. What is new is a phenomenon in which women, often perfect strangers, exchange breast milk through the Internet, in mommy chatrooms, and even through mainstream sites like Craig’s List and eBay.’
`U.S. inspectors have ended their search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq in recent weeks, a U.S. intelligence official told CNN.
The United States is taking steps to determine how it received erroneous intelligence that deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was developing and stockpiling nuclear, chemical and biological weapons [..]
At the same time [a spokesman said] President Bush stands by the decision to invade Iraq.’
At the same time I stand by my decision that Bush is an idiot.
`A German professor who went on a dream holiday to Costa Rica woke up in an airport departure lounge to find his leg had been amputated.
The professor said he had gone to see a doctor at a hospital in San Jose because his left foot was swollen. [..]
“When I got to the hospital they put me on a bed and I heard the word amputate. I tried to protest, but before I knew it they had given me drugs to black me out, and when I woke up I was at the departure lounge.’
`Filming of the new series of Doctor Who has been hit by a shortage of dwarf actors.
Producers needed them to play little blue aliens in the new BBC sci-fi drama, reports the Mirror.
But most midget actors have already been snapped up for the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie or to play Gringotts Bank staff in the new Harry Potter film.’
Some guy’s server farm. I want one. 🙂
