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Old 04-16-2012, 11:35 AM   #1846
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~thread drift~ Our public radio station is run by the Navajo Nation. The resulting wierd news from that is (to me, anyway) considerable. At least no one physically attacks them, though. They're in the heart of Indian Country and white man beware.~thread drift~

We now return you to your regularly scheduled wierdness.
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Old 04-16-2012, 03:01 PM   #1847
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Sleepy co-pilot takes evasive action on transatlantic flight to avoid a midair collision with Venus.

Dude was only supposed to take a 40 minute cat-nap to avoid falling into a disorienting deep sleep, but he slept for an hour and a quarter, and when he woke up, he didn't comprehend the pilot when the pilot briefed him on nearby air traffic. He thought they were on a collision course, and the bright point of light was a plane coming straight at them. So he shoved forward on the stick, the plane dropped 400 feet at once, and all the rule breakers who were not buckled in when the fasten seat belt light was on, went flying up into the ceiling. 16 people injured, 7 hospitalized.

A good reminder to keep those seat belts fastened, even if the sign isn't on. And this time, it was.
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Old 04-20-2012, 11:17 AM   #1848
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Not weird, but...

At 4:20 on 4/20, thousands will light up in support of the legalization of marijuana.

This is nothing new, right? The University of Colorado at Boulder plans to shut the entire campus, save staff, faculty, and students.

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This year the university is attempting to put an end to the annual ritual. They will shut down the campus to everyone except faculty, staff and students. Violators could face trespassing charges.

To discourage students from lighting up, the university has decided to fertilize the grassy area of Norlin quad on Friday.

"We're trying to do things to make it not a fun place to be," said Hilliard. "We are using a fish-based fertilizer. It is a rather foul-smelling emulsifier.

"We're telling people they'll have a lot fewer headaches if they stay in Denver."
But this, this kills me:

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CU police department spokesman Ryan Huff said the smoke-outs have become too dangerous.

"It's hard to keep track of that many people high on marijuana," he said.

What's to keep track of? People slowly milling around and softly saying "dude"?
What, does he get scared watching Reefer Madness? Is he afraid of a McDonald's riot?


Unless a bunch of those people are also drinking, I don't think a marijuana rally poses a huge threat.


When will we grow up and stop this foolishness?

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/20/us/uni...html?hpt=hp_c1
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Old 04-20-2012, 12:35 PM   #1849
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I wonder how many nuns will be there.
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Old 04-20-2012, 12:46 PM   #1850
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Old 04-20-2012, 01:06 PM   #1851
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Old 04-20-2012, 01:08 PM   #1852
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Old 04-20-2012, 05:53 PM   #1853
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Old 04-20-2012, 08:08 PM   #1854
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Dude, are you baked?
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Old 04-25-2012, 09:39 PM   #1855
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Elderly ninja attacks woman with cleaver
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A 61-year-old woman Friday attacked another woman with three knives, including a meat cleaver, imbedding a knife point in the victim's skull and cutting off part of her right ear, police and the victim said.

"The blood was everywhere. I thought I was going to die. I was begging for my life," said Gina Damiano, 47, assaulted at about 5 p.m. outside the elevator on the 11th floor of Rowan Towers on the 600 block of West State Street.

Damiano sustained no life-threatening injuries and was released after obtaining "numerous stitches" at Capital Health System-Fuld.

Police declined to release the name of the alleged assailant but noted she was taken to the crisis center at Fuld, a unit devoted to the care of the mentally ill.
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Old 05-02-2012, 10:20 AM   #1856
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Psycho Fried Freak Show.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...html?ref=crime
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Old 05-02-2012, 11:05 AM   #1857
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toddlers, tiaras and tan lines, eh?

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Old 05-02-2012, 04:40 PM   #1858
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A notorious swan nicknamed "Mr Asbo" has been secretly removed from his river after stepping up his attacks on Cambridge rowers, it has emerged.
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Authorities said they were forced take action after the creature's attacks on terrified river users intensified over the past three weeks.

Natural England agreed to grant a rare emergency license to remove the birds - usually forbidden during mating season.

Brave volunteers, wearing protective clothing, scooped up the birds and transferred them out of the city where they had left the rowing community in fear.

However, Mr Asbo's supporters yesterday branded the move "despicable".

Mr Asbo's greatest defender Robin Middleton, known as "Battleship Bob", who lives on a boat moored at Upware, Cambs., was outraged by the removal.

The retired boatman said: "It's bang out of order. What right do they have to take him? He is a very intelligent swan and this is despicable."
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An experienced rower and coach for X-Press Boat Club, Silvia Breu, 36, welcomed the news as she had been battered, bitten and swooped on by the swan.

She said: "He is not like the other swans on the river.

"As soon as he saw you approach he would be there waiting and there was no way around him as he would sit in the middle and then close in to attack you.

"Once he even did a 'drone-style attack', taking off and flapping into my lap, virtually knocking me out.

"He's pretty heavy, so it's a big thump when he hits you."

Dr James Howard, a rower whose blog first described the antics of the swan,
said: "I'm glad to hear Mr Asbo has finally been moved, this always seemed to me to be the only realistic way of protecting him.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/swan-known-...ng-rowers.html
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Old 05-11-2012, 03:49 PM   #1859
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One foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel wasn't quite enough for this woman!

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Stephanie McKinney, 40, of Laurel, Ind., is accused of crashing her vehicle three weeks ago, leading to the death of her 80-year-old boyfriend.
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Old 05-11-2012, 06:15 PM   #1860
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Life insurance ?

I know, I'm a cynic.
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