This is horrific!
The baby that refused to die...
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Its really not much more than a late abortion, people do this all the time
I think parents should keep the right to abort up to the 18th year
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Female infanticide is common practice in cultures that prize boys
Its really not much more than a late abortion, people do this all the time
I think parents should keep the right to abort up to the 18th year
The slogan says "Poland is Women", and that would appeal to all the women who are tired of men fucking everything up.
Casino claims cleavage cover
tvnz.com article, stuff.co.nz, dailymail.co.uk
The breasts were classed as offensive.
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Christchurch Casino says it is reviewing its dress code and was already doing so when it received a complaint from a woman who says she was "humiliated" after being asked to cover her ample breasts.
English tourist Helen Simpson, 33, complained publicy after she says she was "absolutely humiliated" when a woman casino staff member told her to cover up or leave early last Saturday morning.
"She said I was wearing too low a top, which people found offensive," Ms Simpson told The Press newspaper.
"I was highly embarrassed - humiliated, absolutely humiliated.
"I feel like I've been discriminated against for having big breasts."
Ms Simpson said she didn't choose to be "well endowed in the upper region" and described herself as a "size 14 woman with the top half demanding a size 20".
English tourist Helen Simpson, 33, complained publicy after she says she was "absolutely humiliated" when a woman casino staff member told her to cover up or leave early last Saturday morning.
"She said I was wearing too low a top, which people found offensive," Ms Simpson told The Press newspaper.
"I was highly embarrassed - humiliated, absolutely humiliated.
"I feel like I've been discriminated against for having big breasts."
Ms Simpson said she didn't choose to be "well endowed in the upper region" and described herself as a "size 14 woman with the top half demanding a size 20".
tvnz.com article, stuff.co.nz, dailymail.co.uk
The breasts were classed as offensive.
Dunno about covering up, but she certainly needs a decent bra!!
I'm not really sure if this needs a comment... but seeing as NZ sizing is like UK sizing, I'd love to know where she buys her size 14s from...
From the BBC: Bitch-fightin' Nuns
Lovely twist at the end of the piece too.
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A convent in Italy is being shut down after a fight between its last three remaining nuns.
So badly did relations deteriorate between the sisters of Santa Clara in Bari that the Mother Superior ended up in hospital with scratches to her face.
Now the local archbishop has intervened and asked the Vatican for permission to close the convent.
But Sister Liliana, the only nun still there, says she has no intention of leaving her home of the past 44 years.
The Clarissa nuns are regarded as the most austere order of the Roman Catholic Church, devoted to a life of prayer, penance and quiet contemplation.
But at the Santa Clara convent in Bari, the vow of silence was shattered by an unholy row.
Sisters Annamaria and Gianbattista say they were driven to distraction by the nasty habits of their Mother Superior.
They became so angry that during the summer, they turned on Sister Liliana scratching her face and throwing her to the ground.
The two nuns have now moved into a nearby convent leaving Sister Liliana barricaded inside.
So badly did relations deteriorate between the sisters of Santa Clara in Bari that the Mother Superior ended up in hospital with scratches to her face.
Now the local archbishop has intervened and asked the Vatican for permission to close the convent.
But Sister Liliana, the only nun still there, says she has no intention of leaving her home of the past 44 years.
The Clarissa nuns are regarded as the most austere order of the Roman Catholic Church, devoted to a life of prayer, penance and quiet contemplation.
But at the Santa Clara convent in Bari, the vow of silence was shattered by an unholy row.
Sisters Annamaria and Gianbattista say they were driven to distraction by the nasty habits of their Mother Superior.
They became so angry that during the summer, they turned on Sister Liliana scratching her face and throwing her to the ground.
The two nuns have now moved into a nearby convent leaving Sister Liliana barricaded inside.
Lovely twist at the end of the piece too.
It appears to leave it open as to who actually did the barricading. Shades of the Cask of Amontillado
Seriously gross, do not read if you get queasy easily:
Hitchhiker loses hold of truck on Highway 880 near San Francisco
Hitchhiker loses hold of truck on Highway 880 near San Francisco
Dentist Claims Breast Rubs Appropriate
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Fri Oct 12, 8:24 PM - Woodland, Calif. - A dentist accused of fondling the breasts of 27 female patients is trying to keep his dental license by arguing that chest massages are an appropriate procedure in certain cases. Mark Anderson's lawyer says dental journals discuss the need to massage the pectoral muscles to treat a common jaw problem. [...]
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Phillips gave [administrative law judge Jonathan] Lew three new complaints, including one from a 31-year-old woman who said Anderson fondled her at least six times over two years.
She took to wearing tight shirts with high necklines, "and Anderson would still get in under her shirt and bra," according to a police report.
Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Phillips gave [administrative law judge Jonathan] Lew three new complaints, including one from a 31-year-old woman who said Anderson fondled her at least six times over two years.
She took to wearing tight shirts with high necklines, "and Anderson would still get in under her shirt and bra," according to a police report.
Worshippers see spirit of dead Pope in mountain bonfire
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A photo of a bonfire taken by a Polish construction worker is creating a stir for the resemblance of the flames to a silhouette of the country's beloved son, the late Pope John Paul II.
The picture of the flames _ said to resemble a silhouette of the pope bending in a gesture of blessing _ has been featured in newspapers across Poland and other countries, including Germany and Italy.
Grzegorz Lukasik, 26, snapped the photo April 2 at a mountainside ceremony marking the second anniversary of the pope's death.
During John Paul's nearly 27-year papacy, villagers would light a fire on the Matyska mountain in southern Poland as a greeting to him when he would visit the area.
The picture of the flames _ said to resemble a silhouette of the pope bending in a gesture of blessing _ has been featured in newspapers across Poland and other countries, including Germany and Italy.
Grzegorz Lukasik, 26, snapped the photo April 2 at a mountainside ceremony marking the second anniversary of the pope's death.
During John Paul's nearly 27-year papacy, villagers would light a fire on the Matyska mountain in southern Poland as a greeting to him when he would visit the area.
Swearing At Work Boosts Team Spirit, Morale: Research
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AFP, Oct 17 08:58 am - Regular swearing at work can help boost team spirit among staff, allowing them to express better their feelings as well as develop social relationships, according to a study by researchers. Yehuda Baruch, a professor of management at the University of East Anglia, and graduate Stuart Jenkins studied the use of profanity in the workplace and assessed its implications for managers.
No link, found this on another site.
KILLER BISCUITS WANTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER (the actual AP headline)
Linda Burnett, 23, a resident of San Diego, was visiting her in-laws in Los Angeles and, while there, went to a nearby supermarket to pick up some groceries.
Several people noticed her sitting in her car with the windows rolled up and with her eyes closed, with both hands behind the back of her head. One customer who had been at the store for a while became concerned and walked over to the car. He noticed that Linda's eyes were now open, and she looked very strange. He asked her if she was okay, and Linda replied that she'd been shot in the back of the head, and had been holding her brains in for over an hour.
The man called the paramedics, who broke into the car because the doors were locked and Linda refused to remove her hands from her head.
When they finally got in, they found that Linda had a wad of bread dough on the back of her head.
A Pillsbury biscuit canister had exploded from the heat, making a loud noise that sounded like a gunshot, and the wad of dough hit her in the back of her head.
When she reached back to find out what it was, she felt the dough and thought it was her brains. She initially passed out, but quickly recovered and tried to hold her brains in for over an hour until someone noticed and came to her aid.
Linda is a blonde and a Democrat, but I'm certain that's irrelevant
KILLER BISCUITS WANTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER (the actual AP headline)
Linda Burnett, 23, a resident of San Diego, was visiting her in-laws in Los Angeles and, while there, went to a nearby supermarket to pick up some groceries.
Several people noticed her sitting in her car with the windows rolled up and with her eyes closed, with both hands behind the back of her head. One customer who had been at the store for a while became concerned and walked over to the car. He noticed that Linda's eyes were now open, and she looked very strange. He asked her if she was okay, and Linda replied that she'd been shot in the back of the head, and had been holding her brains in for over an hour.
The man called the paramedics, who broke into the car because the doors were locked and Linda refused to remove her hands from her head.
When they finally got in, they found that Linda had a wad of bread dough on the back of her head.
A Pillsbury biscuit canister had exploded from the heat, making a loud noise that sounded like a gunshot, and the wad of dough hit her in the back of her head.
When she reached back to find out what it was, she felt the dough and thought it was her brains. She initially passed out, but quickly recovered and tried to hold her brains in for over an hour until someone noticed and came to her aid.
Linda is a blonde and a Democrat, but I'm certain that's irrelevant
I decided to put this one here. Didn't feel like starting a brand new thread.
NIGHT OF NOT-QUITE DEAD
...and one more from the same page:
(I'd probably attend services more often if there was something like that around here )
NIGHT OF NOT-QUITE DEAD
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BERLIN -- Passengers on a German train mistook a Halloween reveller dressed up as a gore-covered zombie for a murder victim and called police. The 24-year-old man fell into a drunken slumber on his way home from a Halloween party in Hamburg. An emergency response team cleared up the confusion. Police told the man to remove his make-up and he was sent on his way.
...and one more from the same page:
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PRAYER 'N' A PINT
MELBOURNE -- Reminding critics that Jesus Christ turned water into wine, a group of Australian churchgoers have settled on a pub as the ideal place to worship on a Sunday. Devoid of a church in the docklands entertainment area of Melbourne, a group of Christians have created the Docklands Church inside the James Squire Brewhouse. Anyone can have a pint before or after the church service.
MELBOURNE -- Reminding critics that Jesus Christ turned water into wine, a group of Australian churchgoers have settled on a pub as the ideal place to worship on a Sunday. Devoid of a church in the docklands entertainment area of Melbourne, a group of Christians have created the Docklands Church inside the James Squire Brewhouse. Anyone can have a pint before or after the church service.
(I'd probably attend services more often if there was something like that around here )
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Illinois College Students Accused of Torturing Man With Freshly Baked Cookies
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,308478,00.html
Well...they were creative, anyway...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,308478,00.html
Well...they were creative, anyway...
Return of the living dead
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A mother cremated a body she thought was that of her dead son, only for him to turn up alive later, police said on Friday.
A "header"?
BRITISH PUB FEELS HEAT OVER 'HITLER' SIGN
LONDON -- The owners of a flagship new pub in Britain may have to ditch their sign featuring poet laureate John Masefield -- because locals figure he's a dead-ringer for Adolf Hitler.
Neighbours of the John Masefield pub in Rock Ferry, Wirral, have already nicknamed it The Adolf, The Sun reported yesterday.
J.D. Wetherspoon said it may ditch the sign before the pub opens today to avoid upsetting customers. They said they based their sign on a picture of Masefield, who died in 1967 at age 88, when he had a "toothbrush" moustache .
"We must admit he does look a bit like Hitler on the sign, but that didn't occur to us until after we put it up," manager Seanie Walsh, 55, said.
(note: Star Trek fans will be familiar with him, since Kirk quotes Masefield's famous lines from Sea Fever:
"And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by" in TOS: The Ultimate Computer. Later in ST5: The Final Frontier, it is again quoted, this time my McCoy.)
LONDON -- The owners of a flagship new pub in Britain may have to ditch their sign featuring poet laureate John Masefield -- because locals figure he's a dead-ringer for Adolf Hitler.
Neighbours of the John Masefield pub in Rock Ferry, Wirral, have already nicknamed it The Adolf, The Sun reported yesterday.
J.D. Wetherspoon said it may ditch the sign before the pub opens today to avoid upsetting customers. They said they based their sign on a picture of Masefield, who died in 1967 at age 88, when he had a "toothbrush" moustache .
"We must admit he does look a bit like Hitler on the sign, but that didn't occur to us until after we put it up," manager Seanie Walsh, 55, said.
(note: Star Trek fans will be familiar with him, since Kirk quotes Masefield's famous lines from Sea Fever:
"And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by" in TOS: The Ultimate Computer. Later in ST5: The Final Frontier, it is again quoted, this time my McCoy.)
Sad. Uneducated masses getting their y-fronts in a twist over a chance resemblance.
The fat hedgehog- so cute!!
Helles Angel has not posted for a while...could this be why? (Just wondering)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotlan...est/7095134.stm
(Well, it would not be him if it involved a car )
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotlan...est/7095134.stm
(Well, it would not be him if it involved a car )
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damn. too late. canaryman posted it first 2 above!
damn. too late. canaryman posted it first 2 above!
A variant on the traditional Daily Mail migrants eat our donkeys and swans tack: Warning signs go up to stop Poles stealing river fish for Christmas dinner
That the fish gets a cross for an eye when speared is nice touch.
That the fish gets a cross for an eye when speared is nice touch.
Man Upset Over Beer Shoots Goat
That had me worried about our very own don_riina for a moment until I realized it had happened in Wisconsin.
That had me worried about our very own don_riina for a moment until I realized it had happened in Wisconsin.
Nah, I only shoot on goats, and there is no way on earth my woman would forget to bring me beer.
This a strange piece of news involving a man giving his dog a strange haircut. They are an odd lot in Straubing.
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnough...359252420071123
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnough...359252420071123
I suppose it's funny when a guy does this to a dog. What if someone does it to a 17-year-old girl who was protecting a 6-year-old from skinheads? More here.
Not that odd, but worth noting: Older white women join Kenya's sex tourists
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By Jeremy Clarke Reuters - 1 hour 55 minutes ago
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Bethan, 56, lives in southern England on the same street as best friend Allie, 64.
They are on their first holiday to Kenya, a country they say is "just full of big young boys who like us older girls".
Hard figures are difficult to come by, but local people on the coast estimate that as many as one in five single women visiting from rich countries are in search of sex.
Allie and Bethan -- who both declined to give their full names -- said they planned to spend a whole month touring Kenya's palm-fringed beaches. They would do well to avoid the country's tourism officials.
"It's not evil," said Jake Grieves-Cook, chairman of the Kenya Tourist Board, when asked about the practise of older rich women travelling for sex with young Kenyan men.
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - Bethan, 56, lives in southern England on the same street as best friend Allie, 64.
They are on their first holiday to Kenya, a country they say is "just full of big young boys who like us older girls".
Hard figures are difficult to come by, but local people on the coast estimate that as many as one in five single women visiting from rich countries are in search of sex.
Allie and Bethan -- who both declined to give their full names -- said they planned to spend a whole month touring Kenya's palm-fringed beaches. They would do well to avoid the country's tourism officials.
"It's not evil," said Jake Grieves-Cook, chairman of the Kenya Tourist Board, when asked about the practise of older rich women travelling for sex with young Kenyan men.
yeeeeeeeeeuuuwwwwwwwwwww!!! good gods so today on yahoo there is a MAJOR STORY on english dust bags going to kenya for mandingos.
so much for class... all lip service once the MANDINGO SWINGS WOOD EHHH?
find your own damn link wankers
Topics merged by admin
so much for class... all lip service once the MANDINGO SWINGS WOOD EHHH?
find your own damn link wankers
Topics merged by admin
fucking brilliant.
absolutely fucking brilliant.
absolutely fucking brilliant.
Think the Finanzamt are a bunch of bastards? It could be worse.
Choice.
We're Here To Help film website
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But what is special about Hotel SO is the location. Not so much the central Christchurch position, but the fact that it is in the building that once housed the inland revenue department that pursued developer Dave Henderson into bankruptcy.
The financial wrangle has been documented in the film We're Here To Help, which was released in New Zealand to coincide with the opening of the hotel on November 6. But if you can't wait for the UK release, here's a brief synopsis of what happened. In 1994, Henderson dispatched his girlfriend to the tax offices to submit an application for a NZ$65,000 (£23,723) rebate. Inappropriate comments were made to the girlfriend, and Henderson felt obliged to defend her honour. Result: a Kafka-esque twist in which the tax office audited his books and issued a claim for NZ$1m (£365,159). A four-year legal battle in the high courts followed, the claim was eventually overturned and Henderson received his original NZ$65,000 refund.
At which point, most people would probably be happy to retire to a quiet corner and lick their wounds, along with the insides of a couple of bottles of champagne. Revenge tasted sweeter to Henderson, however, so he bought the building, put his name over the door and evicted the tax department.
The financial wrangle has been documented in the film We're Here To Help, which was released in New Zealand to coincide with the opening of the hotel on November 6. But if you can't wait for the UK release, here's a brief synopsis of what happened. In 1994, Henderson dispatched his girlfriend to the tax offices to submit an application for a NZ$65,000 (£23,723) rebate. Inappropriate comments were made to the girlfriend, and Henderson felt obliged to defend her honour. Result: a Kafka-esque twist in which the tax office audited his books and issued a claim for NZ$1m (£365,159). A four-year legal battle in the high courts followed, the claim was eventually overturned and Henderson received his original NZ$65,000 refund.
At which point, most people would probably be happy to retire to a quiet corner and lick their wounds, along with the insides of a couple of bottles of champagne. Revenge tasted sweeter to Henderson, however, so he bought the building, put his name over the door and evicted the tax department.
Choice.
We're Here To Help film website
Women Spend Three Years Getting Ready To Go Out
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Daily Mail (Nov. 25, 2007) - It's a figure which will surprise even the most impatient husband - women spend nearly three years getting ready to leave the house. That's because the average time needed for all those last-minute outfit changes, twirls in front of the mirror and rummages in the handbag is an hour and 12 minutes for every big night out. [More].
Ok, it's not real news, but I've been giggling all morning over this gem and I don't really know where to put it. It's 'odd', so by my logic it deserves a place here.
One of The Daily Mash's finest ever pieces of reportagé. I shall naturally be writing to the British Press Awards committee with this one. Even the photo caption is genius.
Cancer-proof mouse won't stop smoking
One of The Daily Mash's finest ever pieces of reportagé. I shall naturally be writing to the British Press Awards committee with this one. Even the photo caption is genius.
Cancer-proof mouse won't stop smoking
Brilliant
And I just love these new teddies, so cute
Road kill teddies A soft toy designer has come up with a macabre new range of road kill teddies. Ananova
The first to be launched is Twitch the Raccoon which comes complete with its own body bag to keep the maggots out, reports Metro.
Twitch also has an identity tag revealing it was "run over over by a milk float last Thursday, near the Hangar Lane Giratory system in London".
Just make sure you don't call them Mohammed!
Road kill teddies A soft toy designer has come up with a macabre new range of road kill teddies. Ananova
The first to be launched is Twitch the Raccoon which comes complete with its own body bag to keep the maggots out, reports Metro.
Twitch also has an identity tag revealing it was "run over over by a milk float last Thursday, near the Hangar Lane Giratory system in London".
Just make sure you don't call them Mohammed!
Cop Car Finds Four Bags of Freshly Harvested Pot Along Highway
(in Florida, of course, medicine for the aged)
(in Florida, of course, medicine for the aged)
Cultural guerrillas restore Pantheon clock.
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The network was unknown to the authorities until 2004, when the police discovered an underground cinema, complete with bar and restaurant, under the Seine. They have tried to track them down ever since.
Anyone fancy a game? Chimps beat humans in memory test:
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Chimpanzees have an extraordinary photographic memory that is far superior to ours, research suggests.
Young chimps outperformed university students in memory tests devised by Japanese scientists.
The tasks involved remembering the location of numbers on a screen, and correctly recalling the sequence.
Young chimps outperformed university students in memory tests devised by Japanese scientists.
The tasks involved remembering the location of numbers on a screen, and correctly recalling the sequence.
Courtesy of James_Runner
Rich Dog in Hiding
According to the BBC, summarizing a story in the New York Post, "...the tiny bitch was whisked away under an assumed name after receiving about 20 threats..."
Rich Dog in Hiding
According to the BBC, summarizing a story in the New York Post, "...the tiny bitch was whisked away under an assumed name after receiving about 20 threats..."
QUOTE (Punchbear @ Dec 3 2007, 5:15 pm) 
From the article:
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Untergunther's cosy squat cum workshop
Ewww...
thanks for that Janx Spirit, crying with laughter at that
Jeremy Clarkson sees off gang of "hoodies". Superhero.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...e#StartComments
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...e#StartComments
Considering Clarkson's Kamerageilheit* he should be pleased that the record button was pushed.
*no English word could describe it that well
*no English word could describe it that well
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