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Shape · 08-25-2005, 10:33 PM

This shit is absalutely ridiculous. This professor at Wisconsin University is sentenced to 8 years in prison for child molestation, yet the university hasnt fired him, and he is still getting paid by the university as he sits in jail!! By the fucking taxpayers of Wisconsin!!

http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/...22148676.shtml

MetalRepublican · 08-26-2005, 01:39 PM

and, anddd under..God, awwww nev,never-mindd.

http://marinecorpsmoms.com/archives/...tter_beer.html

LurkerOfShadows · 08-26-2005, 02:20 PM

Maybe this isn't weird "news" but the title of this thread reminded of it... We use potpourri for scent purposes right? Well, when I started taking these french classes 3 years ago... I learned that potpourri is a french word.... did you know that it means ----

rotten alligator?

lol.

Tiger_Goddess · 08-26-2005, 09:08 PM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9087023/

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LONDON - Caged and barely clothed, eight men and women monkeyed around for the crowds Friday in an exhibit labeled “Humans” at the London Zoo.

“Warning: Humans in their Natural Environment” read the sign at the entrance to the exhibit, where the captives could be seen on a rock ledge in a bear enclosure, clad in bathing suits and pinned-on fig leaves. Some played with hula hoops, some waved.

Visitors stopped to point and laugh, and several children could be heard asking, “Why are there people in there?”

London Zoo spokeswoman Polly Wills says that’s exactly the question the zoo wants to answer.

“Seeing people in a different environment, among other animals ... teaches members of the public that the human is just another primate,” Wills said.

The exhibit puts the three male and five female “homo sapiens” amid their primate relatives. While their neighbors might enjoy bananas and a good scratch, these eight have divided interests, from a chemist hoping to raise awareness about apes to a self-described actor/model and fitness enthusiast.

For others, the aping around is just another forum for rampant exhibitionism and self-promotion.

Pointing at one heavy muscled and gleaming body on the ledge, one visitor joked that the zoo should consider a breeding program.

“You can tell why some people came here, like the big muscly men who clearly like parading around in thongs,” said Damien Largey, 23.

Melissa Wecker, 21, was disappointed that the humans were wearing swimsuits beneath their fig leaves. “They’re not doing anything. It looked lots better on the news,” she complained.

Tom Mahoney, 26, decided to participate after his friend sent him an e-mail about the contest as a joke. Anything that draws attention to apes, he said, has his support.

“A lot of people think humans are above other animals,” he told the Associated Press. “When they see humans as animals, here, it kind of reminds us that we’re not that special.”

Mark Ainsworth, 21, heard about the Human Zoo on the news.

“I’ve lived in this country for nine years and have never come to a zoo,” said Ainsworth. “This exhibit made us come to the zoo. Humans are animals too!”

Like the rest of their caged neighbors, the humans had a variety of toys to keep them entertained — board games, music, paints, and balls.

They are being treated as animals, complete with keepers, but are allowed to go home each night at closing time.

When visitor Peter Bohn, 42, saw the “animals” juggling, he stopped and had a good laugh.

“It’s hilarious,” he said. “It turns everything upside down. It makes you think about the humans in relation to the animals.”

After three hours, Mahoney was still having fun, except for when the wind picks up. But, he added, “I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t enjoy it.”

That..is so awesome. *Wants to go to the zoo!*

Euge · 08-27-2005, 01:54 PM

Budapest mayor wants rules on miniskirt length

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BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The mayor of one Budapest district wants female City Hall staff to wear miniskirts only if they have "completely perfect legs" and the skirts are no shorter than 2-3 centimetres (about 1 inch) above the knee.

Gabor Mitynan, a conservative who runs the wealthy 12th district, also wants male employees to wear blazers in summer, and told the Web site (www.index.hu) the dress code was needed because he had seen staff dressed like beggars or holidaymakers.

Mitynan also dislikes crop tops -- popular in Budapest -- saying "few women have well-trained bellies worth showing to people" and wants the city to legislate on stocking thickness, proposing 5-10 denier for summer, 15 for spring and autumn and 20 for winter.

Mitynan is a rarity in Budapest's 23 mostly liberal and socialist districts, so his proposals stand almost no chance of being passed by the city assembly. Liberal Budapest Mayor Gabor Demszky described the proposals as "crass", according to the state news agency MTI.

Source

This is really a News of the Weird

btw, LurkerOfShadows, Potpourri means mixture, combination,variety, collection. It's used in scent, generally in the ones that are, as the meaning says, a mixture of several scents. But it has many other uses, yes. It's a common word here in Argentina

MetalRepublican · 09-08-2005, 08:11 AM

The National Hurricane Center says that it may run out of names for Hurricanes this year.

Once they have used up the names, I think they should start with dead rock stars.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/08/tropical.weather/

ChocolateFiend · 09-08-2005, 11:31 AM

yesterday i was reading my newspaper, and i saw that some guy got fired by his company, because he took a box of uneaten pizza home. he didn't know that his coworkers were still going to eat it, so he got fired the next day.
well, it turns out that his friend entered him in a contest about "the stupidest reason to get fired". this guy won, and his prize was a caribbean cruise vacation! i loved that story.

MetalRepublican · 09-10-2005, 05:42 PM

Baby gets name fit for retarded parents. Frank Zappa has nothing on this woman. The hair dye must have soaked into her skull and fried her brain.

http://www.shropshirestar.com/show_a....php?aID=37100

Oscy · 09-10-2005, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MetalRepublican

Baby gets name fit for retarded parents. Frank Zappa has nothing on this woman. The hair dye must have soaked into her skull and fried her brain.

http://www.shropshirestar.com/show_a....php?aID=37100

I hope the kid doesn't do something stupid because of 18 years of bullying (until he changes his name)

MetalRepublican · 09-10-2005, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Oscy Woscy

I hope the kid doesn't do something stupid because of 18 years of bullying (until he changes his name)

With the way the world is going, he may just be Prime Minister or hell, maybe even king if he is gay and the rules change.

( >< ) "Hey! You get your bitch ass back to the hairdresser and remove that color."

08-26-2005, 01:39 PM	#62 (permalink)
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LurkerOfShadows seulement le nécessaire Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Anywhere but Home Age: 19 Posts: 339 Points: 4,233.88 Bank: 210.46 Total Points: 4,444.34 Donate	Maybe this isn't weird "news" but the title of this thread reminded of it... We use potpourri for scent purposes right? Well, when I started taking these french classes 3 years ago... I learned that potpourri is a french word.... did you know that it means ---- rotten alligator? lol. __________________ Amy's army is a group of evanescence fans who are in support of Amy Lee. We don't worship her we APPRECIATE her

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MetalRepublican Glad to be back Join Date: Mar 2004 Age: 42 Posts: 1,617 Points: 4,312.92 Bank: 283.90 Total Points: 4,596.82 Donate	This is scary. What will we do? The National Hurricane Center says that it may run out of names for Hurricanes this year. Once they have used up the names, I think they should start with dead rock stars. http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/08/tropical.weather/ __________________ "Your shadow is dark as should be your music." tMR "Golf courses are heaven. It's the only place where you can drink and drive and piss in public." tMR Visit me @ myspace http://www.myspace.com/themetalchef Visit www.multoc.com and http://www.myspace.com/multoc for information regarding their upcoming release....

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ChocolateFiend Formerly Ice Blue Fire Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 18 Posts: 1,214 Points: 1,037.84 Bank: 26,940.06 Total Points: 27,977.90 Donate	ooh! this is a good thread! yesterday i was reading my newspaper, and i saw that some guy got fired by his company, because he took a box of uneaten pizza home. he didn't know that his coworkers were still going to eat it, so he got fired the next day. well, it turns out that his friend entered him in a contest about "the stupidest reason to get fired". this guy won, and his prize was a caribbean cruise vacation! i loved that story.

09-10-2005, 05:42 PM	#68 (permalink)
MetalRepublican Glad to be back Join Date: Mar 2004 Age: 42 Posts: 1,617 Points: 4,312.92 Bank: 283.90 Total Points: 4,596.82 Donate	Baby gets name fit for retarded parents. Frank Zappa has nothing on this woman. The hair dye must have soaked into her skull and fried her brain. http://www.shropshirestar.com/show_a....php?aID=37100 __________________ "Your shadow is dark as should be your music." tMR "Golf courses are heaven. It's the only place where you can drink and drive and piss in public." tMR Visit me @ myspace http://www.myspace.com/themetalchef Visit www.multoc.com and http://www.myspace.com/multoc for information regarding their upcoming release....

08-25-2005, 10:33 PM	#61 (permalink)
Shape Catalina Wine Mixer! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose, California Age: 26 Posts: 4,469 Points: 20,514.99 Bank: 197,382.95 Total Points: 217,897.93 Donate	This shit is absalutely ridiculous. This professor at Wisconsin University is sentenced to 8 years in prison for child molestation, yet the university hasnt fired him, and he is still getting paid by the university as he sits in jail!! By the fucking taxpayers of Wisconsin!! http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/...22148676.shtml

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