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Gravdigr · 11-13-2010, 04:13 PM

from Lexington Herald-Leader via Kentucky.com

Quote:

LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. -- A Central Kentucky man says he was forced to eat his beard after an argument about a lawn mower got out of control.

Harvey Westmoreland of Lawrenceburg told WLEX-TV that two men cut off his beard, stuffed it into his mouth and forced him to eat it.

Westmoreland says two former friends got angry as they tried to negotiate a price for a lawn mower they wanted to buy from Westmoreland. He says "one thing led to another, and before I knew it, there were knives and guns and everything just went haywire."

The two men pleaded guilty to charges related to the incident and will be sentenced next week.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-14-2010, 02:55 AM

That must have been hairy.

GunMaster357 · 11-16-2010, 08:04 AM

Is this really serious?

Dictionnary Ban

From my French point of view, it's even worse than stupid.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-16-2010, 08:07 AM

Serious as a heart attack. Psychiatrists everywhere are thinking, kaching kaching.

GunMaster357 · 11-16-2010, 08:25 AM

Well, at the very least, someone is going to make a lot of money with edited version of dictionnaries...

I'll will always be amazed by the relation (pun intended) between American people and the sex world.

Lamplighter · 11-16-2010, 08:52 AM

This is an proper way for School Boards to respond to the deterioration
of society and to involve parents in the education of their children.

The Committee reviewing the dictionary is going to make a list of questionable words and email it to all parents.
That way the parents can go over the list with their children to see which words are offensive to their family values.

Words that offend will be highlighted with yellow markers, and the students will bring the lists to back to school.
Each teacher will make a new list of the highlighted words from their own class so they will know which words to avoid.
The teachers will post these lists of offensive words on their classroom bulletin boards.

A glass jar with a metal lid will be placed on the teacher's desk.
Each time someone uses one of these offensive words they must put a quarter in the jar.

When enough quarters have been collected, the classroom computers will be connected to the internet
so students can access dictionaries on-line, and the paper dictionaries in the school library will be burned.

These procedures have worked well in the past...

The Reviewing Committee will then turn it's attention to the school's books on Art and Photography.

footfootfoot · 11-16-2010, 09:41 AM

Bravo Lamplighter! I see it's not for nothing that "lamplighter" is your handle.
You bring light to the benighted and humor impaired.

I was merely thinking that a much simpler thing to do would be for the offended parents to remove their kid from school. There is a mix of homeschooling parent types we encounter: The fellow travelers and the insane religious or frightened of moral decay and those who are simply afraid of their anima and animus.

TheMercenary · 11-16-2010, 10:15 AM

Let me get this straight. So the school is going to send home a list, and the parents get to choose?

That is crazy. I know people who would mark every single word on any list and others that would be much more selective.

Who is in charge the parents or the teachers?

ZenGum · 11-16-2010, 07:26 PM

I admit it. I am a bad person for laughing at this.

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casimendocina · 11-17-2010, 02:53 AM

Yes, you are.

HungLikeJesus · 11-17-2010, 07:04 PM

This occurred not too far from me. Here's an update:

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ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. -- Family members of the 29-year-old Australian twin sisters shot at the Cherry Creek State Park shooting range are flying to the United States to help identify which one died, the Melbourne Herald Sun reported Wednesday.Because the twins are identical, investigators have had trouble determining which sister was killed during the mysterious Monday shooting and which sister is in critical condition at a local hospital. Both sisters were shot in the head.Arapahoe County sheriff's investigators were at the coroner’s office Wednesday morning doing a fingerprint comparison, a coroner officials said...

The rest of the story is here.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-17-2010, 07:18 PM

Aussies, weren't used to being right side up.

skysidhe · 11-17-2010, 09:21 PM

House Democrats Keep Pelosi as Leader

House Democrats elected Nancy Pelosi to remain as their leader Wednesday despite massive party losses in this month's congressional elections that prompted some lawmakers to call for new leadership. Pelosi, the nation's first female House speaker, will become minority leader when Republicans assume the majority in the new Congress in January.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/politics/ar...#ixzz15b3CBfgV

Some people just land on their feet.

classicman · 11-17-2010, 09:32 PM

... sometimes in quicksand.

skysidhe · 11-17-2010, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

... sometimes in quicksand.

We shall see. Cat's always land on their feet, even fat ones. ( Fat Cats )

This is why I hold no high position. I would be feeling awful the American people voted me out, and decline?

Am I for real? I know I miss the big picture, but WOW.

11-14-2010, 02:55 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That must have been hairy. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-16-2010, 08:04 AM	#3
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	Is this really serious? Dictionnary Ban From my French point of view, it's even worse than stupid. __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

11-16-2010, 08:07 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Serious as a heart attack. Psychiatrists everywhere are thinking, kaching kaching. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-16-2010, 08:25 AM	#5
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	Well, at the very least, someone is going to make a lot of money with edited version of dictionnaries... I'll will always be amazed by the relation (pun intended) between American people and the sex world. __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

11-16-2010, 08:52 AM	#6
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	This is an proper way for School Boards to respond to the deterioration of society and to involve parents in the education of their children. The Committee reviewing the dictionary is going to make a list of questionable words and email it to all parents. That way the parents can go over the list with their children to see which words are offensive to their family values. Words that offend will be highlighted with yellow markers, and the students will bring the lists to back to school. Each teacher will make a new list of the highlighted words from their own class so they will know which words to avoid. The teachers will post these lists of offensive words on their classroom bulletin boards. A glass jar with a metal lid will be placed on the teacher's desk. Each time someone uses one of these offensive words they must put a quarter in the jar. When enough quarters have been collected, the classroom computers will be connected to the internet so students can access dictionaries on-line, and the paper dictionaries in the school library will be burned. These procedures have worked well in the past... The Reviewing Committee will then turn it's attention to the school's books on Art and Photography. Last edited by Lamplighter; 11-16-2010 at 09:20 AM. Reason: Added link

11-16-2010, 09:41 AM	#7
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Bravo Lamplighter! I see it's not for nothing that "lamplighter" is your handle. You bring light to the benighted and humor impaired. I was merely thinking that a much simpler thing to do would be for the offended parents to remove their kid from school. There is a mix of homeschooling parent types we encounter: The fellow travelers and the insane religious or frightened of moral decay and those who are simply afraid of their anima and animus. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

11-16-2010, 10:15 AM	#8
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Let me get this straight. So the school is going to send home a list, and the parents get to choose? That is crazy. I know people who would mark every single word on any list and others that would be much more selective. Who is in charge the parents or the teachers? __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

11-16-2010, 07:26 PM	#9
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I admit it. I am a bad person for laughing at this. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

11-17-2010, 02:53 AM	#10
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	Yes, you are.

11-17-2010, 07:18 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Aussies, weren't used to being right side up. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-17-2010, 09:21 PM	#13
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	House Democrats Keep Pelosi as Leader House Democrats elected Nancy Pelosi to remain as their leader Wednesday despite massive party losses in this month's congressional elections that prompted some lawmakers to call for new leadership. Pelosi, the nation's first female House speaker, will become minority leader when Republicans assume the majority in the new Congress in January. Read more: http://www.time.com/time/politics/ar...#ixzz15b3CBfgV Some people just land on their feet.

11-17-2010, 09:32 PM	#14
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	... sometimes in quicksand. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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