Police in Cambodia have been accused of extracting confessions from two teenagers by force-feeding them bananas until they felt sick. Local newspapers say the pair was subjected to the unorthodox interrogation after being arrested on suspicion of stealing five bags of soap powder from a car parked in the capital, Phnom Phen. A top Cambodian policeman has denied any official wrong-doing. He says the two were hungry and annoyed and refused to answer questions but they were more forthcoming after eating the bananas.
[These guys won't go to the bathroom for about a month!]
4/02/2004
Dude, Get Broadband
When Mark Walters received a $2,500 bill from his long-distance carrier, Denver-based Qwest, he figured it had to be a mistake. It was, and it was his daughter's boo-boo.
Elissa Walters, 18, had gone home to Springfield, N.J., for Christmas break, turned on a new computer and called an America Online number in the 973 area code - the Walters' home area. Figuring it was a free local call carried by their local carrier, Verizon Communications, she left the computer on. And on. And on. But just because the area code was the same, it didn't mean the call was local.
[ Now that is the definition of AO Hell]
Elissa Walters, 18, had gone home to Springfield, N.J., for Christmas break, turned on a new computer and called an America Online number in the 973 area code - the Walters' home area. Figuring it was a free local call carried by their local carrier, Verizon Communications, she left the computer on. And on. And on. But just because the area code was the same, it didn't mean the call was local.
[ Now that is the definition of AO Hell]
4/01/2004
Change Your Clocks 1 Hour Ahead (on Friday at 11am)
Yes, this is the week that we change our clocks ahead one hour to daylight savings time. What is it we're saving the daylight for anyway? I hardly see the sun during work days as it is...Which brings me to my next thought:
We change th clocks on Sunday, actually Saturday night as far as I'm concerned. This means we lose an hour of sleep (or partying, or whatever) during the weekend. Frankly, I think that sucks.
I say from now on we change the clocks at 11am on the previous Friday. Think about it - it makes the work day shorter by an hour (always a good thing), and after you change the clocks - you go to lunch!
Brilliant, eh? Everyone who agrees, please write your congressman. I'm sure they're not so busy that they could not take some time out to address this important issue that affects all of us.
Thank you.
We change th clocks on Sunday, actually Saturday night as far as I'm concerned. This means we lose an hour of sleep (or partying, or whatever) during the weekend. Frankly, I think that sucks.
I say from now on we change the clocks at 11am on the previous Friday. Think about it - it makes the work day shorter by an hour (always a good thing), and after you change the clocks - you go to lunch!
Brilliant, eh? Everyone who agrees, please write your congressman. I'm sure they're not so busy that they could not take some time out to address this important issue that affects all of us.
Thank you.
Canada Holds Referendum to Join USA
OK, I guess you saw this one coming, no?
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April Fools!
I'm glad they're not joining the US though -- because, then I would have nowhere to go when this country (US) goes to hell.
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April Fools!
I'm glad they're not joining the US though -- because, then I would have nowhere to go when this country (US) goes to hell.
3/31/2004
Scam and Counter-Scam
An article in the Boston Herald claims that a man scammed his co-workers and students out of thousands of dollars, and then when the cops caught him and asked him for the money back -- he said he gave it away to some guy in Nigeria he learned about via Email.
The cops said the 'scammer got scammed', but it's hard to con a con. I think this guy still has the money. Read it and see what you think!
The cops said the 'scammer got scammed', but it's hard to con a con. I think this guy still has the money. Read it and see what you think!
3/26/2004
Titan-1 Missle Site for Sale on eBay
A California real estate man says he's got a great deal for buyers in Eastern Washington.
Bari Hotchkiss bought a Titan 1 missile site some five years ago. Now he's got it on the market for $3.95 million.
It's in Batum, a small wheat farming community between Moses Lake and Ritzville.
You just don't expect to find anything monumental in Adams County. But Hotchkiss says this site "is sort of like the Washington monument or the pyramids of Egypt."
Check Out The eBay listing
Bari Hotchkiss bought a Titan 1 missile site some five years ago. Now he's got it on the market for $3.95 million.
It's in Batum, a small wheat farming community between Moses Lake and Ritzville.
You just don't expect to find anything monumental in Adams County. But Hotchkiss says this site "is sort of like the Washington monument or the pyramids of Egypt."
Check Out The eBay listing
3/23/2004
They're Starting Younger and Younger...
From the Washington Times:
Kindergartner garnish turns out to be pot
"MIAMI, March 23 (UPI) -- The garnish a Florida kindergartener sprinkled on his friend's lasagna Monday wasn't oregano, police said, but marijuana.
Staff members at Gratigny Elementary School in north Miami-Dade County said the youngster took the pot from a small plastic bag, The Miami Herald reported Tuesday. When they saw what he was doing he put in on the floor and tried to hide it with his feet. Investigators are questioning the boy's parents. They are also trying to determine whether an older friend asked the boy to keep the bag for him. "
[Wow! They get lasagna in Kindergarten now! I used to get hockey pucks on a bun!]
From WKMG TV:
Four-Year-Old Brings Crack Cocaine To School
"INDIANAPOLIS -- A 4-year-old boy brought crack cocaine worth up to $10,000 to his preschool class Monday, authorities said.
Police said the boy took rocks of crack cocaine out of his backpack and showed them to other children in his Head Start class, saying the drugs were flour. Teachers realized it was cocaine and called authorities.
Police searched the boy's home, but did not find the parents, Sgt. Russell Burns said.
The boy and his sister were placed in protective custody and arrest warrants were issued for the parents, Burns said. No names were released. "
[Did anyone question the teachers and wonder how they knew it was cocaine so quickly?!]
Kindergartner garnish turns out to be pot
"MIAMI, March 23 (UPI) -- The garnish a Florida kindergartener sprinkled on his friend's lasagna Monday wasn't oregano, police said, but marijuana.
Staff members at Gratigny Elementary School in north Miami-Dade County said the youngster took the pot from a small plastic bag, The Miami Herald reported Tuesday. When they saw what he was doing he put in on the floor and tried to hide it with his feet. Investigators are questioning the boy's parents. They are also trying to determine whether an older friend asked the boy to keep the bag for him. "
[Wow! They get lasagna in Kindergarten now! I used to get hockey pucks on a bun!]
From WKMG TV:
Four-Year-Old Brings Crack Cocaine To School
"INDIANAPOLIS -- A 4-year-old boy brought crack cocaine worth up to $10,000 to his preschool class Monday, authorities said.
Police said the boy took rocks of crack cocaine out of his backpack and showed them to other children in his Head Start class, saying the drugs were flour. Teachers realized it was cocaine and called authorities.
Police searched the boy's home, but did not find the parents, Sgt. Russell Burns said.
The boy and his sister were placed in protective custody and arrest warrants were issued for the parents, Burns said. No names were released. "
[Did anyone question the teachers and wonder how they knew it was cocaine so quickly?!]
3/16/2004
5 Trick Questions Answered (Brain Dead)
On Feb 17th I posted 5 riddles and promised to post the answers the next day.
Ooops!
Here they are:
1) 13
2) One is a nickel and the other one is a half dollar
3) Because there is one more dollar
4) Incorrectly
5) No, because he would be dead
Ooops!
Here they are:
1) 13
2) One is a nickel and the other one is a half dollar
3) Because there is one more dollar
4) Incorrectly
5) No, because he would be dead
Revenge: You Can Find Anything on the Net
Just to prove that the Internet has improved all of our lives in so many ways (tongue in cheek here folks) - here are some tidbits from a Revenge site I found on the net.
* Crazy glue the gas cap down and watch them get stranded!
* Sent a verbally abusive boss a money ordered prepaid subscription to explicit gay publications sent to work. He cancels it but not after the girls in the office get the mail and tell EVERYBODY and he gets put on every freak mailing list. He will get weird catalogs and mailings for YEARS.
* Dip a rag in transmission fluid and write your revenge on the side of their car for a permanent reminder of their misdeeds.
* Have a woman call the wife of your revengee and very distraught tell her that the next time her husband comes over to sleep with her he could at least call her back once in a while then hang up.
* Place an informitive gay ad in a local free paper with your revengees info.
* Call their work claiming you are a detective checking on the status of a person working there that is on the sex offenders list and ask if their job involves working with children in ANY way.
* Crazy glue the gas cap down and watch them get stranded!
* Sent a verbally abusive boss a money ordered prepaid subscription to explicit gay publications sent to work. He cancels it but not after the girls in the office get the mail and tell EVERYBODY and he gets put on every freak mailing list. He will get weird catalogs and mailings for YEARS.
* Dip a rag in transmission fluid and write your revenge on the side of their car for a permanent reminder of their misdeeds.
* Have a woman call the wife of your revengee and very distraught tell her that the next time her husband comes over to sleep with her he could at least call her back once in a while then hang up.
* Place an informitive gay ad in a local free paper with your revengees info.
* Call their work claiming you are a detective checking on the status of a person working there that is on the sex offenders list and ask if their job involves working with children in ANY way.
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