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ageofourlies · 06-28-2006, 06:31 PM

haha. that snake story creeps me out a great deal. that can't be for real. that's worse than gay marriage! lol i don't even wanna know the reason behind it. although i probaby already do!

lol. that is just to creepy man.

**broken_rebel** · 06-30-2006, 02:40 AM

This article is... disturbing.

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BRISTOW, Okla. - Serving on the jury in an indecent-exposure trial unfolding in this conservative Oklahoma town has been a giggle-inducing experience.
Former Judge Donald D. Thompson, a veteran of 23 years on the bench, is on trial on charges he used a penis pump on himself in the courtroom while sitting in judgment of others. Over the past few days, the jurors have watched a defense attorney and a prosecutor pantomime masturbation. A doctor has lectured on the lengths the defendant was willing to go to enhance his sexual performance.
The white-handled sexual device sits before the jury box for hours at a time. Occasionally an attorney picks it up and squeezes the handle, demonstrating the "sh-sh" sound of air rushing through the contraption's plastic tubing.
The jurors sometimes exchange awkward looks and break into nervous laughter when the testimony takes a lurid turn.
Thompson, 59, is charged with four counts of indecent exposure, each punishable by up to 10 years in prison. If convicted, he would also have to register as a sex offender, and his $7,489.91-a-month pension would be in jeopardy.
Thompson's former court reporter, Lisa Foster, wiped away tears as she described tracing an unfamiliar "sh-sh" in the courtroom to her boss. She testified that between 2001 and 2003 she saw Thompson expose himself at least 15 times.
"I was really shocked and I was kind of scared because it was so bizarre," said Foster.
She testified that during a trial in 2002, she heard the pump during the emotional testimony of a murdered toddler's grandfather.
The grandfather "was getting real teary-eyed, and the judge was up there pumping on that pump," she said. "It was sickening."
The allegations came to light after a police officer who was in Thompson's court heard pumping sounds and took photos of the device during a break in the proceedings.
Thompson took the stand in his own defense, saying the device was a gag gift from a longtime friend with whom he had joked about erectile dysfunction. He said he kept the pump under the bench or in his office but didn't use it.
"In 20-20 hindsight, I should have thrown it away," he said.
The R-rated testimony has produced occasional outbursts of laughter and surreal scenes. A man who once served as a juror in Thompson's court testified that he never saw the device, but figured out what it was based on movies he had seen.
The comment sent sidelong glances through the courtroom.
"It sounded like a penis pump to me," Daniel Greenwood testified. He said he had seen such devices in "Austin Powers" and "Dead Man on Campus."
Dr. S. Edward Dakil, a urologist called as an expert witness, repeatedly prompted laughter from the jury when discussion turned to the penis pump. Dakil defended use of the device after defense attorney Clark Brewster said it was an out-of-date treatment for erectile dysfunction.
"I still use those," Dakil testified.
Brewster paused.
"Not you, personally?" he asked.
"No," Dakil responded as jurors laughed. "I recommend those as a urologist."

Source

... ookay then.

*Dawn* · 06-30-2006, 03:11 AM

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"Chocolate Factory" theme park to open in Amsterdam.

Thu Jun 29, 9:46 AM ET

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Amsterdam will get a theme park dedicated to chocolate and inspired by Roald Dahl's children's book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," city officials and entrepreneurs said on Thursday.

Just like Dahl's fictional "Chocolate Factory" owned by Willy Wonka, the main part of the "sweets park" will be located underground, in a disused railway tunnel which was handed over by the city of Amsterdam in a ceremony on Thursday.

The attraction, which is expected to open to the public in two to three years, will feature a glass elevator and a chocolate fountain, similar to the book. It will also produce small amounts of chocolate.

"Ten years ago I made a radio play of the 'Chocolate Factory' and ever since I've been fascinated by it," said audio books publisher Maurits Rubinstein who started the project.

The city of Amsterdam and Dutch construction company BAM are supporting the plan, which will cost 20 million euros ($26 million), partly raised with bonds that parents and grandparents can buy for their children and grandchildren.

Amsterdam is the world's biggest cocoa port, processing around 30 percent of the world's cocoa beans from countries like Ghana and Ecuador. It supplies the key ingredient, cocoa paste, to major chocolate manufacturers throughout Europe.

Amsterdam is also the place where Coenraad Johannes van Houten invented the hydraulic cocoa press in the 1820s, enabling the production of eating chocolate alongside the already available drinking and cooking varieties. He also came up with the process known as "dutching" to create a mildly flavored cocoa powder that mixes more easily with water.

An impression of how the Chocolate Factory will look can be found by clicking on Impressie on www.dechocoladefabriek.nl.

Source
Haha. Um. Yeah. Sounds like...fun. I guess.

Mmmmmchocolatemmmm. *drools*

MrMellow · 07-05-2006, 06:10 AM

I heard this story on the news (both on the TV and Radio) the other day. A woman has woken up from a coma to find her accent completely changed - she used to have a broad geordie accent (geordie being what we call people from Newcastle - a city in the North East of England), and now has a Jamaican accent. Apparently, after further investigation, this problem, it turns out, is a real thing that has happened several times before - it's called FAS (Foreign Accent Syndrome).

I kid you not, this is a real news story. When I find a website that has this story on, I'll post a link here. It's probably cruel to laugh, but I nearly wet myself when I heard that. LOL

Sabercat · 07-10-2006, 09:09 PM

Russian Farmer Asks Putin’s Permission to Marry Cow
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2006/07/10/marrycow.shtml

Russian Farmer Asks Putin’s Permission to Marry Cow
Created: 10.07.2006 16:37 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 17:05 MSK, 2 hours 35 minutes ago

MosNews

A young Russian farmer from the small village in Kemerovo region (South Siberia) has asked President Vladimir Putin to allow him to marry a cow, the Komsomolskaya Pravda daily reported Monday.

“All girls have left our small village and moved to the city, so I cannot find a woman to be with. But I see the solution to the problem. I love animals very much and want to ask you when it will be allowed in Russia, as it is in Holland, to marry domestic animals?” his question to Putin reads.

The farmer’s question was one of the 160, 000 questions Russians asked Putin during the Thursday web cast.

wolfblade · 07-15-2006, 11:46 PM

Woman asks 911 to send 'cutie pie' deputy

ALOHA, Ore. - A woman who called 911 to get "the cutest cop I've seen" sent back to her home got a date all right — a court date.

The same sheriff's deputy arrested her on charges of misuse of the emergency dispatch system.

Washington County Sheriff's Sgt. David Thompson told KGW-TV of Portland it all started with a noise complaint called in last month by neighbors of Lorna Jeanne Dudash. The deputy sent to check on the complaint knocked on her door, then left.

Thompson said Dudash then called 911, asking that the "cutie pie" deputy return.

"He's the cutest cop I've seen in a long time. I just want to know his name," Dudash told the dispatcher. "Heck, it doesn't come very often a good man comes to your doorstep."

After listening to some more, followed by a bit of silence, the dispatcher asked again why Dudash needed the deputy to return.

"Honey, I'm just going to be honest with you, OK? I just thought he was cute. I'm 45 years old and I'd just like to meet him again, but I don't know how to go about doing that without calling 911," she said.

"I know this is absolutely not in any way, shape or form an emergency, but if you would give the officer my phone number and ask him to come back, would you mind?"

The deputy returned, verified that there was no emergency and arrested her for misusing the 911 system, an offense punishable by a fine of up to several thousand dollars and a year in jail.

Thompson said Thursday it was the first case he knew of in which someone called the emergency line for such a personal reason.

"That's taking up valuable time from dispatchers who could be taking true emergency calls," he said.

**TheLady** · 07-21-2006, 09:11 AM

Morganton, NC -- A legally blind man fatally shot his wife while trying to balance a plate of fried chicken and a pistol, authorities said.

Kelly Honeycutt of Morganton was holding a .38-caliber pistol he found in a box while he and his wife were moving into a new home Monday night, said Burke County Sheriff's Sgt. Robert Beall said. He accidentally shot his wife Norita in the head after she handed her wheelchair-bound husband a plate of chicken, Beall said.

Beall said no charges were filed by investigators, but the case was sent to the county prosecutor's office for a final determination.

Beall said the husband was more than 50% blind, had limited movement and was in advanced stages of multiple sclerosis. His wife was his caretaker.

"They had a storybook marriage," Beall said. "No history of domestic violence, no indication of alcohol abuse. It just looks like a case of bad timing while handling a gun."

SOURCE

So, ummm...... yeah. Why exactly was he holding the gun?

ChocolateFiend · 07-21-2006, 12:26 PM

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Robinson, of Steuben, donated the lobster to the Mount Desert Oceanarium. Staff members say the odds or finding a half-and-half lobster are 1 in 50 million to 100 million. By comparison, the odds of finding a blue lobster are about 1 in a million.

**Lauren** · 07-21-2006, 04:25 PM

I searched for cat and kitten and I can't believe no one has pointed this out!
http://www.nbc10.com/health/9515335/detail.html

Poor little thing

And also it's missing now. The family found it wasn't in it's box with the mommy two days after they were born...one of their doors was left unlocked. Poor kitty kitty.

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/s...?storyid=61132

**TheLady** · 07-21-2006, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Lauren

Poor little thing

And also it's missing now. The family found it wasn't in it's box with the mommy two days after they were born...one of their doors was left unlocked. Poor kitty kitty.

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/s...?storyid=61132

It's possible the mother killed it. Cats have been known to kill defective kittens, which this obviously was.

07-10-2006, 09:09 PM	#425 (permalink)
Sabercat hardline loyalist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: the desolation zone, misery Age: 27 Posts: 398 Points: 1,401.98 Bank: 11,843.64 Total Points: 13,245.62 Donate	Russian Farmer Asks Putin’s Permission to Marry Cow http://www.mosnews.com/news/2006/07/10/marrycow.shtml Russian Farmer Asks Putin’s Permission to Marry Cow Created: 10.07.2006 16:37 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 17:05 MSK, 2 hours 35 minutes ago MosNews A young Russian farmer from the small village in Kemerovo region (South Siberia) has asked President Vladimir Putin to allow him to marry a cow, the Komsomolskaya Pravda daily reported Monday. “All girls have left our small village and moved to the city, so I cannot find a woman to be with. But I see the solution to the problem. I love animals very much and want to ask you when it will be allowed in Russia, as it is in Holland, to marry domestic animals?” his question to Putin reads. The farmer’s question was one of the 160, 000 questions Russians asked Putin during the Thursday web cast. __________________ Remember. Whatever you do, don't mention the lizards. http://www.davidicke.com/forum

07-15-2006, 11:46 PM	#426 (permalink)
wolfblade I'm hungry. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Arkham Asylum Age: 18 Posts: 182 Points: 3,891.25 Bank: 3,543.01 Total Points: 7,434.26 Donate	Woman asks 911 to send 'cutie pie' deputy ALOHA, Ore. - A woman who called 911 to get "the cutest cop I've seen" sent back to her home got a date all right — a court date. The same sheriff's deputy arrested her on charges of misuse of the emergency dispatch system. Washington County Sheriff's Sgt. David Thompson told KGW-TV of Portland it all started with a noise complaint called in last month by neighbors of Lorna Jeanne Dudash. The deputy sent to check on the complaint knocked on her door, then left. Thompson said Dudash then called 911, asking that the "cutie pie" deputy return. "He's the cutest cop I've seen in a long time. I just want to know his name," Dudash told the dispatcher. "Heck, it doesn't come very often a good man comes to your doorstep." After listening to some more, followed by a bit of silence, the dispatcher asked again why Dudash needed the deputy to return. "Honey, I'm just going to be honest with you, OK? I just thought he was cute. I'm 45 years old and I'd just like to meet him again, but I don't know how to go about doing that without calling 911," she said. "I know this is absolutely not in any way, shape or form an emergency, but if you would give the officer my phone number and ask him to come back, would you mind?" The deputy returned, verified that there was no emergency and arrested her for misusing the 911 system, an offense punishable by a fine of up to several thousand dollars and a year in jail. Thompson said Thursday it was the first case he knew of in which someone called the emergency line for such a personal reason. "That's taking up valuable time from dispatchers who could be taking true emergency calls," he said. __________________ Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.- Oscar Wilde

07-21-2006, 09:11 AM	#427 (permalink)
TheLady Debate Forum's Head Bitch Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Axe-Murderering everyone in The Underground! Age: 28 Posts: 3,208 Points: 8,271.52 Bank: 5,529,221.65 Total Points: 5,537,493.17 Donate	Blind Man Trying To Handle Gun, Food Fatally Shoots Wife Morganton, NC -- A legally blind man fatally shot his wife while trying to balance a plate of fried chicken and a pistol, authorities said. Kelly Honeycutt of Morganton was holding a .38-caliber pistol he found in a box while he and his wife were moving into a new home Monday night, said Burke County Sheriff's Sgt. Robert Beall said. He accidentally shot his wife Norita in the head after she handed her wheelchair-bound husband a plate of chicken, Beall said. Beall said no charges were filed by investigators, but the case was sent to the county prosecutor's office for a final determination. Beall said the husband was more than 50% blind, had limited movement and was in advanced stages of multiple sclerosis. His wife was his caretaker. "They had a storybook marriage," Beall said. "No history of domestic violence, no indication of alcohol abuse. It just looks like a case of bad timing while handling a gun." SOURCE So, ummm...... yeah. Why exactly was he holding the gun? __________________

07-21-2006, 04:25 PM	#429 (permalink)
Lauren clothes optional yes? Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 25 Posts: 1,257 Points: 11,940.48 Bank: 1,922.13 Total Points: 13,862.60 Donate	I searched for cat and kitten and I can't believe no one has pointed this out! http://www.nbc10.com/health/9515335/detail.html Poor little thing And also it's missing now. The family found it wasn't in it's box with the mommy two days after they were born...one of their doors was left unlocked. Poor kitty kitty. http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/s...?storyid=61132 __________________ What goes around comes around, baby.

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ageofourlies Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Age: 17 Posts: 267 Points: 7,061.14 Bank: 1,047.29 Total Points: 8,108.42 Donate	haha. that snake story creeps me out a great deal. that can't be for real. that's worse than gay marriage! lol i don't even wanna know the reason behind it. although i probaby already do! lol. that is just to creepy man.

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MrMellow Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Middlesbrough (England) Age: 23 Posts: 158 Points: 1,375.64 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 1,375.64 Donate	I heard this story on the news (both on the TV and Radio) the other day. A woman has woken up from a coma to find her accent completely changed - she used to have a broad geordie accent (geordie being what we call people from Newcastle - a city in the North East of England), and now has a Jamaican accent. Apparently, after further investigation, this problem, it turns out, is a real thing that has happened several times before - it's called FAS (Foreign Accent Syndrome). I kid you not, this is a real news story. When I find a website that has this story on, I'll post a link here. It's probably cruel to laugh, but I nearly wet myself when I heard that. LOL

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