from The Daily Mail

On Santa’s naughty list! Frosty the Snowman arrested for ‘brawling with police’ during Christmas parade

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Who says ‘Frosty the Snowman’ has to be jolly?

A man in a ‘Frosty the Snowman’ costume was arrested Saturday during the annual Christmas parade in Chestertown, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

He’s accused of scuffling with police and kicking at a police dog.

Sgt. John A. Dolgos tells The Star Democrat of Easton that 52-year-old Kevin Michael Walsh became agitated when a dog-handling officer tried to escort him away from the crowd.

Walsh told The Associated Press that he has dressed as Frosty in the parade for at least 10 years.

He says he did nothing wrong and was wrongfully arrested.

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from Collectors Weekly

The Grateful Dead’s Great Big Carbon Footprint

By Ben Marks

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, I loved the music of the Grateful Dead. I guess you could say I was a fan, and to this day I still give the guys a listen.

But this year’s release of “Europe ’72: The Complete Recordings” sort of sickened me. For those who don’t know, the Dead’s spring tour of the continent is considered by many to have been their finest.

This music was important, if rock ‘n’ roll can ever be described as such, so it was a natural for the surviving band members and their managers to bundle up the entire tour of 22 performances, some 70 hours of music, into a package that fans could purchase. So far, so good.

But why in this digital age was it necessary to create so much packaging? Instead of making the remastered files available via download, the powers that be decided it would be a better idea to burn 73 compact discs, publish a book, and stuff the whole thing into a replica of a steamer trunk, which was then shipped in even more paper (cardboard). A total of 7,200 numbered copies of this environmental nightmare sold out in less than a week at $450 a pop (bids at eBay routinely range from $600 to $900)….

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from AP via Fox DC

Detroit Police Impound Suspected Mobile Strip Club

Updated: Wednesday, 12 Oct 2011, 10:18 AM EDT

DETROIT - Detroit police have impounded a party bus they say operated illegally as a strip club for reveling football fans at a popular tailgating spot.

The Detroit News and WDIV-TV report that the “Booty Lounge” bus was parked Monday near Ford Field, where the Lions played the Chicago Bears. Police say it was cited for not having a state safety inspection and because the driver didn’t have a commercial license.

An email seeking comment from a “Booty Lounge” representative was sent Wednesday.

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from The Arizona Republic

Man who pooped 5 times outside classroom sought

WTLV and WJXX-TV, Jacksonville, Fla.

OCALA, Fla. — A man who defecated five times outside a portable classroom at a middle school here was finally caught on camera, and police are on the hunt for him.

In early September, someone who showed up at the entrance to the classroom at Fort King Middle School discovered the human feces. The mess was cleaned up, but the incidents kept happening.

So after the fourth time Sept. 27, detectives set up a surveillance camera. Friday morning, the perpetrator struck again, and the image is clear.

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from NBC New York

Italian Worshiper Tears Both Eyes Out at Mass

Tells doctors he heard voices

An Italian man tore both of his eyes out in the middle of the priest’s homily at a church near Pisa, according to reports.

Fellow parishioners watched in horror as Aldo Bianchini, 46, used his bare hands to pull out both eyeballs. Bianchini later told surgeons, who were unable to save his vision, he heard voices that told him to do it.

“He was in a great deal of agony and he was covered in blood,” Dr. Gino Barbacci told the Daily Mail. “He said that he had used his bare hands to gouge out his eye balls after hearing voices telling him to do so - to do something like that requires super human strength.”

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from WZZM ABC 13

Man uses bow and arrow in road rage incident

HOME TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WZZM) - One man was arrested over the weekend for threatening another man with a bow and arrow during an apparent road rage incident in Montcalm County.

Sheriff’s deputies say that the incident began Saturday evening on Vickeryville Road near Tamarack Road.  A 24-year-old Vestaburg man attempted to pass a 23-year-old Shepherrd man, but the Shepherd man swerved toward the passing driver causing him to run off the road.  At the corner of Vickeryville and Tamarack Road, both drivers left their vehicles and began arguing.

During the argument, the Shepherd man retrieved a bow from his pickup truck, loaded it with a mechanical broadhead (hunting tip) arrow, pulled the bow back at full draw and came back at the Vestaburg man.

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from CBS Los Angeles

LA Porn Studio Begins Construction On ‘Post-Apocalyptic’ Underground Bunker

San Fernando Valley-based porn studio Pink Visual said the bunker is envisioned as “far more than a mere bomb shelter or subterranean survivalist enclave”, complete with a digital studio, gun racks and a rotating hydraulic stage.
(courtesy Pink Visual) 

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A San Fernando Valley adult entertainment studio began construction this month on what it calls a “post-apocalyptic” underground bunker in anticipation of a global catastrophe rumored to take place in late 2012.A spokesman for Van Nuys-based Pink Visual said the bunker will be “far more than a mere bomb shelter or subterranean survivalist enclave” with amenities such as multiple fully-stocked bars, an enormous performing stage and a sophisticated content production studio.

“Our goal is nothing less than to survive the apocalypse to come in comfort and luxury,” said Pink Visual spokesman Quentin Boyer, “whether that catastrophe takes the form of fireballs flung earthward by an all-seeing deity, extended torrential rainfall, Biblical rapture, an earthquake-driven mega-tsunami, radioactive flesh-eating zombies, or some combination of the above.”

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from NBC Miami

Miss Universe Hopeful Told to Wear Panties

Miss Colombia has been making appearances without unmentionables

by Greg Wilson

Miss Universe officials have a message for Catalina Robayo, Colombia’s entry into Monday’s contest: Don’t forget to wear underwear.

Robayo, one of 89 beauties from around the world competing to win the Donald Trump-owned contest, has been reprimanded for making appearance in tiny skirts - with no panties.

“Colombia had to be spoken to and told she needed to wear underpants as what she was doing was totally inappropriate,” a source told Fox News. “People have been pretty upset by it; there have been photos and media appearances where she has completely had her crotch out.”

The contest, being held in Sao paulo, Brazil, might benefit from controversy, but going commando goes too far.

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from The Raw Story

Female ‘vampire’ busted for trying to eat elderly man

By David Edwards
Thursday, September 8th, 2011 — 3:53 pm

Tags: female vampire, gun st, shell gas station

An elderly Florida man needed stitches Wednesday after a 22-year-old woman announced she was a vampire and began biting his face and neck.

Milton Ellis, 69, said that he had fallen asleep in his electric wheelchair on the porch of a vacant Hooters in St. Petersburg. He awoke to find Josephine Smith on top of him.

“I’m a vampire, I am going to eat you,” Smith told Ellis, according to an affidavit obtained by The Smoking Gun.

St. Petersburg police said that Smith had bitten chunks off of Ellis’ face and part of his lip.

Ellis called police after escaping to a nearby Shell gas station where he had first met Smith earlier in the evening. When police finally located Smith — covered in blood — at the Hooters, she could not recall the location of her pants or why her panties were around her ankles. Ellis maintains that she was fully clothed when he left her.

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from NBC New York

Spain’s Killer Bull Claims Third Victim

Bull is huge attraction at festivals, earning $13,000 per appearance

By Greg Wilson

There’s a killer on the loose in Spain, and people love him.

Raton, a 1,100-pound bull whose owners earn big money to bring him to bull runs, burnished his reputation this weekend by killing his third victim in 10 years. The 29-year-old man was gored at a festival in Eastern Spain and died later at a hospital.

The bull, whose name translates to Mouse, earns $13,000 for his owners for each appearance and has his own Facebook page.

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from Yahoo! News

A “mermaid” sculpture rises in Germany’s Alster lake.

Boats gather around a sculpture of a mermaid in the inner city ‘Alster’ lake in Hamburg August 3, 2011. The four-meter-high sculpture made by Oliver Voss will be in place until August 12. REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen (GERMANY - Tags: SOCIETY)

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Don’t fuck with Wendi Deng!

from the NY Daily News

Adult film star Raul Armenteros charged with 22 counts of animal cruelty after gruesome discovery

BY NINA MANDELL
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

James Arroyo Jr., and Raul Armenteros were charged with 22 counts of animal cruelty.

A Florida adult film star was arrested earlier this week on animal cruelty charges after cops found goats, roosters, pigeons, guinea pigs and ducks crammed into his van.

Police were called to the van in Miami after someone reported hearing a crying child in a car, according to WPLG.

Instead of a baby, they were shocked to find a mini petting-zoo crammed inside.

“All the animals in the van appeared to be in distress and lacking of water,” according to the police report.

One of the goats died later that day.

James Arroyo Jr., 44, and Raul Armenteros - who is known in the adult film community for his role in “Bang Bus” — were arrested when they showed up at the van 45 minutes later.

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from The Daily Mail

Feet first into the meat grinder: Gruesome death for sausage factory worker chewed up in front of his horrified colleagues

Father-of-four was conscious when he fell into machine - Coworkers watched in disbelief as it ripped his legs off

A 26-year-old sausage factory worker suffered a grisly end when he slipped and fell feet first into a meat grinder which chewed off his legs and killed him.

Father-of-four Michael Raper was trapped from the waist down for two excruciating hours after he become entangled in the huge auger at the Bar S Foods plant in Lawton, Oklahoma.

Amid gruesome scenes co-workers watched in horror before frantic emergency workers managed to cut the machine in half and free him.

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from FOX 31 Denver

Tests will confirm whether cat died from heroin overdose; Woman arrested

BOULDER, Colo. – A Boulder woman has been arrested for allegedly killing a cat by blowing heroin smoke into its face, according to Boulder Police.

21-year-old Danielle Blankenship was arrested Tuesday around 11:30 a.m. on charges of cruelty to animals, third degree assault, and domestic violence. She is being held in the Boulder County Jail on $1,500 bond.

Officers say the woman admitted hitting her boyfriend with her fist because he wouldn’t let her use his phone to call for a ride. An officer noticed the cat lying on the steps to the downstairs area of the home while the pair was being interviewed.

“The cat appeared to be unresponsive, and the cat did not move when the officer touched it,” wrote Officer Gregory Perry in a statement. “It could not seem to get up.”

Blankenship’s boyfriend claims she was smoking heroin and blew it in the cat’s face, an allegation the woman denies.

Police asked if the cat, named Muffin, had been hit or kicked accidently, to which Blankenship told officers that she would never hurt the caT.

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from 10 TV News

Woman Arrested After Allegedly Spraying Deputies With Breast Milk

Monday,  June 27, 2011 5:48 AM

DELAWARE, Ohio — A woman faces several charges after she allegedly sprayed deputies with breast milk as they tried to detain her over the weekend.

The incident occurred early Saturday morning near the Bridgewater Banquet & Conference Center on Sawmill Parkway.

According to the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the area after receiving calls about a domestic dispute.  When they arrived, a man told them that he had been attending a wedding at the facility with his wife, who had gotten drunk and struck him several times before locking herself in a car.

Delaware County Sheriff Walter L. Davis III said deputies tried to talk with the woman, who was identified as Stephanie Robinette, 30, of Westerville, but she refused to cooperate.

“When deputies attempted to remove Robinette from the vehicle, she advised the deputies that she was a breast feeding mother and proceeded to remove her right breast from her dress and began spraying deputies and the vehicle with her breast milk,” Davis said.

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from the NY Daily News

St. Louis woman awarded $95 million after former boss allegedly masturbated on her

BY NINA MANDELL
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

A St. Louis woman who said she was hit on the head with her boss’ genitals was awarded what her attorneys believe is the largest payout ever in an American sexual harassment lawsuit.

Ashley Alford was awarded $95 million in compensation from The Aaron’s Inc., a large rent-to-own furniture chain after she said the store failed to act after a manager allegedly assaulted her twice in one day, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Alford claimed that the store’s then-manager, Richard Moore, gave her inappropriate nicknames and touched her inappropriately when she first began working there in 2005. Nearly a year after she was hired, she claimed, he came up to her in the stock room and whacked her on the head with his penis. Then, later that day, he lifted her shirt and masturbated over her as he held her down, she said.

He did not return to work after those incidents.

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from The Daily

Graeme Wood describes Elvis’ all-time favorite sandwich, the 8,000-calorie Fool’s Gold Loaf. We’re looking for the most ridiculous sandwiches out there.

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from PunchBowl

June 3, 2011 is

National Donut Day

Ah, the donut. Whether it’s powdered, jelly-filled, or frosted, this classic treat is always delicious, making National Donut Day a great reason to celebrate!

Did you know that National Donut Day began as a fundraiser for the Salvation Army in 1938? It’s held annually on the first Friday of June, in honor of the female volunteers of World War I who served donuts to soldiers behind the front lines.

This year, the generosity lives on: Dunkin Donuts customers will receive a free donut with the purchase of any beverage, while Krispy Kreme will be handing out one free donut per person (with no additional purchase necessary). Be sure to check out your local donut shop, as other bakeries across the nation are sure to be celebrating.

This National Donut Day, indulge yourself by picking up a freshly baked donut, or keep the charitable tradition alive and buy a box to share!

• Today is also National Egg Day & Repeat Day & Chimborazo Day
• June is Gay Pride Month & Great Outdoors Month

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from The New York Times

Putting a Crimp in the Hookah

By DOUGLAS QUENQUA

	Steve Kagan for The New York Times Kevin Shapiro, 20, and his sister Allison, 18, on the deck of the family home in Chicago.

Kevin Shapiro, a 20-year-old math and physics major at the University of Pennsylvania, first tried a hookah at a campus party. He liked the exotic water pipe so much that he chipped in to buy one for his fraternity house, where he says it makes a useful social lubricant at parties.

Like many other students who are embracing hookahs on campuses nationwide, Mr. Shapiro believes that hookah smoke is less dangerous than cigarette smoke because it “is filtered through water, so you get fewer solid particles.”

“Considering I don’t do it that often, once a month if that, I’m not really concerned with the health effects,” he added.

But in fact, hookahs are far from safe.

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from The Arizona Republic

Police: Would-be cannibal arrested after gunbattle

May. 11, 2011 04:25 PM Associated Press

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — A would-be cannibal was arrested and in critical condition after being wounded in a gunbattle with officers during an undercover operation, officials said Wednesday. A policeman was also wounded.

The 43-year-old suspect used the Internet to search for a person who wanted to commit suicide and would agree to let him eat the body, police said. A Swiss citizen initially agreed but later changed his mind and informed authorities.

An undercover officer who pretended he was the would-be victim was used during Tuesday’s operation, police said. He arrived at the eastern town of Kysak to meet the suspect, who opened fire seven times, striking one officer who remains hospitalized in serious condition.

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from Fox News

Secret Space Sex Experiment Rumors Denied By Russian Expert

Updated: Friday, 22 Apr 2011, 9:39 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 22 Apr 2011, 8:50 AM EDT

By AFP

MOSCOW - Russian cosmonauts never had sex in space during the 50 years of human exploration of the cosmos, and rumors about secret sexual experiments were myths, the Interfax news agency reported Friday.

 

“There is no official or unofficial evidence that there were instances of sexual intercourse or the carrying out of sexual experiments in space,” Valery Bogomolov, the deputy director of the Moscow-based Institute of Biomedical Problems, told Interfax. “At least, in the history of Russian or Soviet space exploration, this most certainly was not the case.”

Rumors have persisted for years of secret Russian and American programs to test the effects of weightlessness on sex, but these were always strongly denied by both sides.

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from The Daily Telegraph

Good Friday crucifixions in Philippines

DEVOTEES re-enacted Jesus’s crucifixion in gory scenes while millions of other less extreme faithful across the Catholic Philippines prayed with their families on Good Friday.

A handful of people are traditionally nailed to crosses while hundreds more have their backs whipped until they bleed in Asia’s major Catholic outpost, to remember the day when Christians believe Jesus Christ died 2,000 years ago.In the small farming town of Cutud, a couple of hours’ drive north of Manila, thousands of tourists gathered to watch what has over the years become the biggest and bloodiest Good Friday spectacle.

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from Salon.com

The endless, idiotic outrage about “Piss Christ”

A French gallery displays the now-vandalized work — and shows what real blasphemy looks like

BY MARY ELIZABETH WILLIAMS

Credit: Wikipedia

The French really know how to get worked up about art. They’ll riot over a ballet; they’ll get whipped into a frenzy over impressionism. And this past Palm Sunday a group of Catholic protesters stormed a gallery in Avignon and defaced Andres Serrano’s “Piss Christ.”

The notorious photograph of a crucifix immersed in the artist’s urine has been inciting outrage ever since Serrano unveiled it back in 1987. Thanks to Serrano’s modest NEA grant, Jesse Helms was able to use the work as an excuse to froth over public funding for the arts, and it’s reliably been trotted out as a shining example of all that’s sacrilegious and wicked in art ever since.

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from The San Francisco Business Times

Marijuana causes global warming, uses 1% of U.S. electricity

San Francisco Business Times - by Steven E.F. Brown

People growing marijuana indoors use 1 percent of the U.S. electricity supply, and they create 17 million metric tons of carbon dioxide every year (not counting the smoke exhaled) according to a report by Evan Mills, an energy analyst at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

After medical pot use was made legal in California in 1996, Mills says, per-person residential electricity use in Humboldt County jumped 50 percent compared to other parts of the state.

In order to produce some 17,000 metric tons of marijuana this year, Mills estimates authorized growers will use $5 billion worth of energy. That works out to the output of seven big electric power plants.

“From the perspective of individual consumers, a single Cannabis cigarette represents 2 pounds of (carbon dioxide) emissions,” Mills says.

For this report, which he published independently, Mills says he didn’t count the energy used in producing fertilizer, water, equipment and building materials also used in indoor pot farms.

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