Abaddon's Weird News of the World!

[Lillefix]

If the following is correct:

the dad found a note she posted on her facebook page, complaining about all the chores she has to do.

She uses profanity and expresses how tired she is of cleaning, doing dishes, taking out the trash and helping with the laundry.

I think it's quite an overreaction. What did she do wrong? Use bad language.
(I just saw the end of the video)

 

[civ_king]

If the following is correct:

I think it's quite an overreaction. What did she do wrong? Use bad language.
(I just saw the end of the video)

She did this stuff before and he told her next time he'd put a bullet in her laptop.

 

[Lord Baal]

If you think you need to resort to guns to settle an argument with a minor, I have serious doubts about your abilities as an educator...

I'm not an educator.

Also, nice use of inflammatory language with "resorting to guns," making it sound as if it was a direct, physical threat to the girl. It's taking away her property in punishment for her behaviour. That he chose to use a gun to destroy the laptop is purely incidental. It could have been his hands, or a hammer. It's the act of destroying the laptop that is the point.

 

[GamezRule]

Did anybody post about the prisoners who apparently filed fake tax returns and took approximately $31 million dollars from the IRS?

 

[Joecoolyo]

Dreamliner jet “draws” Boeing logo across North America

A Boeing 787 jet took corporate loyalty to new heights when it "drew" the letters "787" followed by the company's logo across several thousand miles of North American skies. The etching of the letters and logo, while not visible from the ground, can be seen in the flight path plans.

"Boeing's 19 hour test flight of the 787 Dreamliner was a great opportunity to test the limits of the 787, FlightAware's flight tracking, and the FAA's flight plan system," FlightAware Chief Executive Officer Daniel Baker tells Yahoo News. "It was the longest domestic flight we've ever handled and it required three FAA flight plans to accomplish, not to mention dozens of people coordinating the flight overnight."

FlightAware, which provides live flight tracking, coordinated with Boeing on delivering the unusual and spectacular images.

In the above image, you can see the 787 Dreamliner's flight path, which was first reported by Gizmodo. The flight path was meticulously designed and coordinated with airports across the country in or to avoid violating restricted airspace.

"This wasn't a joy ride," wrote Boeing's vice president of marketing Randy Tinseth on the company's blog. "It was an 18 hour Maximum ETOPS (Extended Operations) Duration flight test for a 787-8 with GE engines. Our team coordinated with the many air traffic control centers, choosing the routing to avoid restricted airspace. In the end, the flight covered over 9,000 nautical miles." The path stretched between Iowa and Washington State.

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I thought this was pretty awesome.

 

[Cutlass]

Porsche stuck in wet cement: Proof karma exists?
By G.E. Anderson | Motoramic

On Thursday, the driver of a Porsche 911 decided he'd take a shortcut around some construction cones and drove straight into wet concrete near Marina Green on Marina Blvd.
in San Francisco.


"It was coned off," according to Bobswire, a user of the Paceline bike forums. "He was just trying to sneak in from a side street. [The] concrete looked solid." Bobswire reports that the hapless driver remained stuck in his car. "He didn't want to open the door and have concrete get in; the whole undercarriage and brakes will need to [be] cleaned or replaced."

Whether the uncured pavement was concrete, asphaltic concrete, or just plain cement is up for debate. What's unquestionable, however, is that this is the best Lightning McQueen impression we've seen since Cars.



http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/porsche-stuck-wet-cement-proves-karma-exists-210302568.html

 

[Silurian]

Drivers seem to think it is ok to drive onto construction sites.

Back in the 80s I was doing some work at a power station. They had a road around the out side that people would speed along so they asked us to build some concrete speed humps for them.
So we poured the concrete and coned it off and went home. Next day we found that the security had decided to move the cones and drive through. The first hump they just left a faint mark on the concrete, in the second they left 100mm deep ruts which we repaired, they destroyed the last hump getting their land rover towed out.

When Westminster tube station for the Jubilee Line Extension was being built some trenches had to be dug across the road between the station and the Houses of Parliament at the weekend for services. They filled up the trenchs with concrete so that they could get the road fully open for Monday. Unfortunately because the road was half closed it was very busy and this police motor cyclist did not want to wait in the slow moving traffic. The blokes working there told me they tried to flag him down but he ignored them and kept driving. I would assume that the motorbike was a write off because it sunk in the trench.

 

[Rashiminos]

Porsche stuck in wet cement: Proof karma exists?
By G.E. Anderson | Motoramic

On Thursday, the driver of a Porsche 911 decided he'd take a shortcut around some construction cones and drove straight into wet concrete near Marina Green on Marina Blvd.

Maybe. It does seem like some errant thought was involved.

 

[bombshoo]

Italy confiscates $6 trillion in fake U.S. bonds

(AP) MILAN - Swiss authorities have confiscated $6 trillion in counterfeit U.S. bonds at the request of Italian prosecutors, authorities in Italy said Friday.

Eight people were arrested in Italy and placed under investigation for fraud and other crimes...

Authorities said that U.S. officials had confirmed the bonds were counterfeit...
Prosecutors refused to say anything more. But the Italian news agency ANSA, citing unidentified investigative sources, said phone taps indicated that there had been some interest from the suspects in acquiring plutonium from unidentified Nigerians. The report from Potenza quoted investigators as saying no such deal had ever materialized...

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57380129/italy-confiscates-$6-trillion-in-fake-u.s-bonds/

Six trillion dollars!

 

[madviking]

From my "Now I Know" newsletter:

Eggplant, Rice, Bananas and Dog Food

Being an entertainer -- a successful one at least -- comes with being famous as a pre-requiste. When people know who you are by name, your value as a singer, dancer, actor, or comedian shoots way up. This is probably why there are so many fledgling (and also-ran) entertainers willing to subject themselves to the often humiliating glare of the spotlight on so-called "reality" television shows. At times, it works: Kelly Clarkson, Susan Boyle, and many others have permeated our collective culture via reality television.

In 1998, the opportunity of reality TV knocked on the door of a Japanese comedian named Nasubi, pictured above. Nasubi (a stage name -- his real name is Tomoaki Hamatsu) audtioned for a show called Susunu! Denpa Shonen, specifically for a segment called (in translation) "Sweepstakes Boy." Nasubi got the part and agreed to the terms: that January, he was to be locked in a small room until he won 1 million yen (roughly $10,000) worth of sweepstakes. In the room was a phone, a chair, lots of pens and postcards so he could enter the sweepstakes, and... not much else. No food (although he was probably afforded some supplements), no bed, no toilet paper, and no clothes. As part of the challenge, Nasubi had to strip naked, surrendering his clothes upon entering the room, which was then locked behind him. But not all was lost: Nasubi was allowed to use anything he won via the sweepstakes.

The idea, the show producers told Nasubi, was that his life in solitary confinement would be recorded and, if it went well, turned into a television show. This was only partially true. Nasubi's travails were broadcast in weekly highlight shows while he was still in confinement, and within a few months, even that was insufficient. Nasubi's popularity was stunning, so producers broadcast a live feed of his life over the Internet, for all the world to see. He was stark naked except for the image of an eggplant, superimposed over his private parts.

The confinement proved difficult for Nasubi. He did not win anything during the first two weeks, when he scored some jelly -- his first real food. A few weeks later, he managed to win a five pound bag of rice, which he cooked using a tin can, filled with water and placed over his heating unit. He won a television, but because producers did not want him to know that he was on TV, the room did not have a cable or antennae hookup. At one point, he ran out of rice and began to eat dog food, but don't worry: according to the now-defunct website Quirky Japan, a visit to the doctor in May of 1998 put Nasubi in good health.

Over time, the winnings piled up. Neatorama reported some highlights:

two vacuum cleaners, [...] four bags of rice, his watermelon, his automobile tires, his belt, and his ladies underwear (the only articles of clothing he won during months of captivity), his four tickets to a Spice Girls movie (which he could not leave his apartment to see), his bike (which he could not ride outside), and countless other items, including chocolates, stuffed animals, headphones, videos, golf balls, a tent, a case of potato chips, a barbecue, and a shipment of duck meat.

And, of course, the bananas pictured above (also via Neatorama). In December, 1998, Nasubi won another bag of rice -- which put him over the 1 million yen threshold. The producers rewarded him with a trip to South Korea, where they immediately stuck him in a new apartment and had him go through the whole thing again, naked, until he won enough in prizes to earn a plane ticket home. He did so three months later.

Upon his return home, the show's producers had one more enclosed room for Nasubi to enter, and he dutifully shed his clothes again and waited for further instruction. Unfortunately, this time, the walls fell to their sides, revealing a naked Nasubi (with no eggplant to shield him) to a crowd of fans who, unbeknownst to him, had been following his every move for months. (As seen here, he managed to find a pillow to replace the eggplant.) Furthermore, the diary he had been keeping while confined was turned into a very successful book; a video of the ramen noodles he ate after gaining his freedom turned into a commercial; and of course, he was known throughout the country. Nasubi had become a sensation.

 

[shadowplay]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Police say a Wisconsin man took the Denny's restaurant chain slogan "America's diner is always open" too far, marching into one of the restaurants, announcing he was the new boss and cooking himself dinner.

James Summers walked into a Madison Denny's on Tuesday dressed in a maroon tie and black trench coat and carrying a briefcase, according to police. He strode into the manager's office, told her he was the new general manager and then fixed himself a burger, fries and a soda before police arrived.

"This is why you don't dine and dash, kiddies," Summers yelled out to diners as officers took him away, police said in a release.

Source: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_DENNYS_SCAM?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Why didn't I think of doing that!

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/...id10|htmlws-main-bb|dl1|sec1_lnk3&pLid=138350

A banker left a 1% tip in defiance of 'the 99%' at a Newport Beach restaurant the other week, according to his dining companion and underling who snapped a photo of the receipt and posted it to his blog, Future Ex Banker.

 

[Formaldehyde]

You can no longer buy John Wilkes Booth bobblehead dolls at the Gettysburg National Military Park visitor's center. But they are still available on eBay if you are interested:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...-assassin-john-wilkes-booth-article-1.1038643

GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Bobblehead dolls of the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln have been pulled from sale at the Gettysburg National Military Park visitors' center bookstore.

The dolls of John Wilkes Booth with a handgun were removed from shelves on Saturday, a day after a reporter for Hanover's The Evening Sun newspaper asked about them, officials said.

"On rare occasions, there's an item that might cause concern, and obviously the bobbleheads appeared to be doing that," Gettysburg Foundation spokeswoman Dru Anne Neil said Tuesday.

The Booth dolls, which are about 7 inches tall and come in boxes that look like the inside of the theater where Lincoln was killed, sell online for about $20 each. They have proved to be popular, as more than 150 of the original run of 250 have been sold, and more are being made, Kansas City, Mo.-based manufacturer BobbleHead LLC said.

"There's a market there," sales manager Matt Powers said. "We like to let the customer decide if it's a good item or not."

http://compare.ebay.com/like/270812600594?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar

 

[Lillefix]

Norwegians aren't good with computers.

From the 20th of March everyone could go on the Internet and see their tax return for this year. But because of a computer glitch everyone who logged on was sent to the same page: The tax return of 36 year old Kenneth from Oslo.

Talk about security breach...

 

[Silurian]

I do hope we do not make this mistake this summer.

From BBC

Kazakhstan's shooting team has been left stunned after a comedy national anthem from the film Borat was played at a medal ceremony at championships in Kuwait instead of the real one.
...

...
The spoof song praises Kazakhstan for its superior potassium exports and for having the cleanest prostitutes in the region.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17491344

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

It seems even the caped crusader is being harassed by American police these days.

http://www.channel4.com/news/batman-escapes-ticket-after-being-pulled-over

Batman pulled over by Maryland police.

A man in a black Lamborghini and dressed as Batman is pulled over by Maryland police for displaying "Bat-plates" - but released after showing the correct, civilian licence plates.

US police pulled over a motorist dressed as Batman, but the caped crusader escaped - legally - without a ticket.

Lenny Robinson, who dresses as the superhero to visit sick children in hospital, was driving a black Lamborghini with Batman logo tags outside Washington.

Officers wanted to talk to him about his superhero logo licence plate, which is not approved in Maryland.

In the film, the officers approach the car and the man dressed as the comic book hero gets out and shakes hands with the officers. One officer says: "It's a nice car, dude."

Once "Batman" has shown the policemen his correct, civilian licence plate, he is allowed to continue on his way to an appearance at Georgetown University Hospital.

 

[Formaldehyde]

When paraplegics go bad:

Paralyzed outlaw evades deputies for days in the Green Swamp

Terry Keith Yates had been evading capture for a week.

Law enforcement from Pasco, Hernando, Lake, Polk and Sumter counties, as well as state officers from the Highway Patrol and Department of Transportation, had been chasing him by car and air, on foot and with dogs.

They'd catch a glimpse of the 27-year-old and he'd take off, tearing out of sight on dirt roads, barreling through the Green Swamp, clouds of dust and broken underbrush in his wake.

Yates, who is paralyzed from the waist down, is one of Pasco's most notorious drivers.

On Sunday, the day he was caught, he was using a homemade walking stick on the gas and brake pedals.

The chase lasted two hours.

By the time it was over, Yates' Jeep was mangled and pierced with at least three bullet holes. He was charged with two counts of attempted murder on a law enforcement officer.

Law enforcement agencies in the area were told to be on the lookout for Yates, described as unshaven with blue eyes and brown hair. He answers to "Money" and his teeth are listed as "missing." He is a homeowner. His address is 38922 Coit Road in Lacoochee.

Yates has spent much of his adult life either in jail or wanted by the law. He has been arrested 11 times by eight different agencies. In 2004, he was sentenced to a day in jail for allowing a caged Rottweiler to starve to death in his backyard. Authorities were called when neighbors complained of the decaying stench. Yates has never served time in prison.

When he was 2 years old, a car crash paralyzed him from the waist down. When he was 9, Yates told a newspaper reporter doing a story on inclusive classrooms that he liked being a daredevil on his wheelchair.

"I can pop wheelies," he said, grinning.

From the Pasco jail, where he's being held in lieu of more than $1 million bail, Yates declined to be interviewed. The Times was unable to reach any of his relatives.

It ended on Easter Sunday.

The investigation led deputies to a house on Mercer Road in Lacoochee. Before they could nab him, Yates got into his Jeep and sped away. Deputy Elissa Elders, 32, found his Jeep parked south of Clay Sink Road.

"He pointed a finger at her," the report states, "and aggressively and deliberately drove his vehicle directly at her in an attempt to run her over."

She dove out of the way. The Jeep came within two feet of her.

A few miles away, Sgt. Steven Greiner was about to place spike strips that deflate tires on a road when Yates drove up. Greiner was standing outside his vehicle. Yates "swerved his vehicle at him," the report states.

Greiner also jumped out of the way. He fired his gun at the fleeing car, hitting it at least three times. The chase went through Lake and Sumter counties, paved roads and dirt roads, and ended in Webster on Florida 471 and County Road 788.

"It's the middle of nowhere," said Lt. Bobby Caruthers of the Sumter Sheriff's Office.

The Jeep drove over spike strips and deputies shot at the tires. The vehicle stopped.

Yates surrendered, his hands up, Caruthers said. He was carried out the Jeep, which was impounded along with his homemade driving stick. Deputies found marijuana and oxycodone on him and a gun, ammunition and methamphetamine inside the Jeep, Caruthers said. Yates' next stop was the Pasco jail.

He has pending charges in Sumter, Lake, Hernando and Madison counties. Citrus County has not yet charged Yates in connection with the stolen pickup.

"We are very fortunate no one was hurt," said Pasco Sheriff's spokesman Doug Tobin.

"It was a pretty hairy situation," Tobin said. "It could have gone either way."

 

[Formaldehyde]

Taliban commander turns himself in for $100 reward:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/04/18/taliban-commander-hands-himself-in-demands-100-reward/

"This guy is the Taliban equivalent of the 'Home Alone' burglars," a US official told the Post, referring to the bungling crooks in the 1990 comedy movie.

Which prompted Jon Stewart to quip that must mean the US government is Macaulay Caulkin....

 

[Borachio]

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I thought this was pretty awesome.

I am....amazed. What do you think the Stratosphere vehicle will do?

 

[Formaldehyde]

From 2007...

"Girl, you ain't got no arms":

Lawsuits: Armless Woman Refused Service At McDonald's

Dawn Larson was born with Holt-Oram Syndrome, a genetic disorder which causes abnormalities in the hands, arms, and heart. Her tiny hands are about 6 inches from her shoulders, so she does most things with her feet.

Dawn says her disability's never stopped her from leading a normal life. "I do everyday things like everyday people." But on November 3rd, she says that changed. Larson pulled up to the McDonald's drive through on Kishwaukee Street and ordered food for her and her sons. She drove to the first window, gave the cashier her credit card with her foot, and pulled up to get her food. Dawn says, "The first girl said, 'Girl, you ain't got no arms' and the manager said she couldn't hand me her food and she just kept sticking to the fact that I didn't have no arms and she was disgusted by it. I had the right to eat my dinner and feed my kids and they took that away from me."