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Post by Raven on Oct 6, 2010 18:20:28 GMT -5
Rural Tennessee fire sparks conservative ideological debateHere's the short version of what happened: In rural Obion County, homeowners must pay $75 annually for fire protection services from the nearby city of South Fulton. If they don't pay the fee and their home catches fire, tough luck -- even if firefighters are positioned just outside the home with hoses at the ready.Wow. I don't even know what to think about this one. Read the whole article.
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Post by vampyre on Oct 7, 2010 0:54:26 GMT -5
It is pretty bad for the guy that lost everything but I look at it like an insurance policy. If you forget to pay your premium, and have an accident, you can't expect them to cover you.
If someone had died in that fire while the fire department stood there an watched it burn, I'm sure they'd be singing a different tune.
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Post by Raven on Oct 7, 2010 14:21:10 GMT -5
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. If someone was in that house, would they not save them? Is it just a matter of not putting out the fire on the house?
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Post by Raven on Oct 18, 2010 8:57:26 GMT -5
Real Vampires Burn TwilightRacial Stereotyping? HA HA HA! Who are they kidding? Look at them! I never thought I'd be defending Stephenie Meyer, but her vampires really aren't "typical". Those dweebs that are burning her books are just lining her pocket, and they look more like the stereotypical vampires, "someone opening for The Cure."
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Post by Raven on Oct 18, 2010 15:02:55 GMT -5
Facebook in Privacy Breach Top-Ranked Applications Transmit Personal IDs, a Journal Investigation Finds.Many of the most popular applications, or "apps," on the social-networking site Facebook Inc. have been transmitting identifying information—in effect, providing access to people's names and, in some cases, their friends' names—to dozens of advertising and Internet tracking companies, a Wall Street Journal investigation has found.
The issue affects tens of millions of Facebook app users, including people who set their profiles to Facebook's strictest privacy settings. The practice breaks Facebook's rules, and renews questions about its ability to keep identifiable information about its users' activities secure.
Oh, hell no! Go read the full article and be pissed off.
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Post by deathlynx on Oct 18, 2010 17:08:23 GMT -5
Hell, that actually doesn't bother me that much since I learned that my web browser itself betrays me even more dramatically than just my Facebook ID...
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Post by kiraglade on Oct 18, 2010 18:53:42 GMT -5
Real Vampires Burn TwilightRacial Stereotyping? HA HA HA! Who are they kidding? Look at them! I never thought I'd be defending Stephenie Meyer, but her vampires really aren't "typical". Those dweebs that are burning her books are just lining her pocket, and they look more like the stereotypical vampires, "someone opening for The Cure." But "The Cure" kick ass
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Post by Raven on Oct 29, 2010 16:59:27 GMT -5
4-Year-Old Can Be Sued, Judge Rules in Bike CaseThe suit that Justice Wooten allowed to proceed claims that in April 2009, Juliet Breitman and Jacob Kohn, who were both 4, were racing their bicycles, under the supervision of their mothers, Dana Breitman and Rachel Kohn, on the sidewalk of a building on East 52nd Street. At some point in the race, they struck an 87-year-old woman named Claire Menagh, who was walking in front of the building and, according to the complaint, was “seriously and severely injured,” suffering a hip fracture that required surgery. She died three months later of unrelated causes.
Her estate sued the children and their mothers, claiming they had acted negligently during the accident. In a response, Juliet’s lawyer, James P. Tyrie, argued that the girl was not “engaged in an adult activity” at the time of the accident — “She was riding her bicycle with training wheels under the supervision of her mother” — and was too young to be held liable for negligence.
In legal papers, Mr. Tyrie added, “Courts have held that an infant under the age of 4 is conclusively presumed to be incapable of negligence.” (Rachel and Jacob Kohn did not seek to dismiss the case against them.)
But Justice Wooten declined to stretch that rule to children over 4. On Oct. 1, he rejected a motion to dismiss the case because of Juliet’s age, noting that she was three months shy of turning 5 when Ms. Menagh was struck, and thus old enough to be sued. W.T.F.No, they did NOT kill the old lady. Yes, a couple of 4 year olds did plow into her with their bikes. But sue the KIDS? You gotta read the whole article.
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Post by deathlynx on Oct 29, 2010 17:05:31 GMT -5
Yeah, sue the mothers who were supposed to be supervising the kids...
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Post by ailishsmom on Oct 29, 2010 19:06:20 GMT -5
First of all, what would be the outcome of suing the kids?? It's not like they have wages that could be garnished for the settlement or anything. Secondly, it WAS negligence on the mothers' part. I know accidents happen quickly sometimes, but I doubt the 87 year old woman DARTED out in front of them.
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Post by Raven on Nov 7, 2010 18:09:52 GMT -5
^EXACTLY. This is horrendously disgusting, but funny. I don't think the headline does the story justice. It's not about her saying something never before put in a police report. It's what she did! Nasty skank! Woman Utters Line Never Previously Recorded In A Police ReportMeet Melissa Lee Williams. The West Virginia woman, 41, is facing assault and weapons charges after allegedly waving a knife at two men who declined her demands to engage in sexual conduct at a West Virginia motor inn.
According to investigators, Williams--who lives four doors down from her estranged husband at the 77 Motor Inn--showed up at his door and asked Danny Williams and another man to “eat my p*ssy.” At this point, Williams, pictured in the mug shot at right, “commenced to undress herself,” reported Deputy Ross Mellinger.
While Danny Williams “declined said invitation,” the other man, Adam Watson, told cops that he “agreed to perform at her request.” However, as Watson approached Williams, “he became overwhelmed by horrible vaginal odor emitting from Melissa Williams.” Watson, understandably, “declined to proceed any further.”
This is when Melissa Williams allegedly “produced a lock-back folding knife,” opened it, and pointed the weapon at her estranged husband. She then reportedly uttered a line never before memorialized in a police report: “Somebody is going to eat my p*ssy or I’m going to cut your f*cking throat.”
When Deputy Mellinger arrived on the scene he observed Williams--who, like the two men, appeared to be intoxicated--nude from the waist down. After pocketing a knife that was on the coffee table in front of Williams, Mellinger arrested her for domestic assault and brandishing a deadly weapon.
Williams, who was released from jail after posting $3000 bond, is next due in Jackson County Magistrate Court on February 16.
How many things are wrong with this scenario? 1- That she lives in the same motor lodge as her estranged husband. 2- Skank shows up and asks for oral sex from hubby and/or his friend. 3- Estranged hubby declined to go downtown, probably already knowing what to expect, so his buddy offered. 4- It was so nasty down there, the buddy couldn't do it! 5- She whips out a knife. 6- She threatens the dudes with a knife to put their mouth near her genitals. Did she expect pleasure from that experience? 7- She willingly admits all of this to the police.
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Post by deathlynx on Nov 8, 2010 19:43:12 GMT -5
LMAO! Sounds like a line from a bad porn movie!
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Post by vampyre on Nov 9, 2010 0:53:35 GMT -5
If a man did that to 2 women, he'd still be in jail. I wonder if she has all of her teeth? Some how I doubt it.
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Post by vampyre on Nov 16, 2010 23:53:20 GMT -5
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Post by deathlynx on Nov 17, 2010 20:14:03 GMT -5
Is it just me or are our cellphones getting closer and closer to becoming Tricorders!?
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