Ridiculous News of the Day

[sneakypete]

Oh,NO! NOT Lil Wayne??? Tell me this ain't true!

I'm shocked! SHOCKED,AH TELLS YA!

My heart goes out to all the retards that will miss the noise he makes when he goes to jail for 2nd offense.

[TomSea]

Denver Metro:

Dozens Of Cars May Be Damaged After Diesel Was Switched With Gasoline At King Soopers – CBS Denver
https://worlddaily.us/dozens-of-cars-may-be-damaged-after-diesel-was-switched-with-gasoline-at-king-soopers-cbs-denver/

[TomSea]

Lily Tomlin Arrested at Capitol Hill Protesting Climate Change
Headline  Dec 30, 2019



https://www.democracynow.org/2019/12/30/headlines/lily_tomlin_arrested_at_capitol_hill_protesting_climate_change

Of course, many of us know her from 'Laugh In', I was trying to think of a show or movie she was in, I know she was in the news for "Grandma" for, unfortunately, I think a show about abortion, I think! I don't want to be wrong here and slanderous.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005499/

[sneakypete]

Of course, many of us know her from 'Laugh In', I was trying to think of a show or movie she was in, I know she was in the news for "Grandma" for, unfortunately, I think a show about abortion, I think! I don't want to be wrong here and slanderous.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005499/

@TomSea

Other than Laugh In,AFAIK,the only times she has been seen is with Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton (9 to 5 movie,and they are pals) ,and a couple of things to do with lesbianism. Not totally 100 percent sure about the lesbianism thing,though. It could have been a coincidence there were a lot of lesbians involved. I didn't,and don't care enough about her to look it up.

IOW,she is mostly famous for being famous these days. This is probably part of a desperate cry to be considered relevant,and maybe get a job.

It is interesting to see she thinks the government is in charge of the climate,though.

[GtHawk]

@TomSea

Other than Laugh In,AFAIK,the only times she has been seen is with Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton (9 to 5 movie,and they are pals) ,and a couple of things to do with lesbianism. Not totally 100 percent sure about the lesbianism thing,though. It could have been a coincidence there were a lot of lesbians involved. I didn't,and don't care enough about her to look it up.

IOW,she is mostly famous for being famous these days. This is probably part of a desperate cry to be considered relevant,and maybe get a job.

It is interesting to see she thinks the government is in charge of the climate,though.

Tomlin is a seriously to the left alphabet souper. They ran the old Laugh In shows on one of those retro TV broadcast stations and I found that her schtick which I found amusing  back in the day I now found so irritating as to be unwatchable  for me today. Also I get a lot more irritated with the Laugh In ensemble's  oh so intellectual jabs at anything remotely conservative.

[mountaineer]

Other than Laugh In,AFAIK,the only times she has been seen is with Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton (9 to 5 movie,and they are pals) ,and a couple of things to do with lesbianism. Not totally 100 percent sure about the lesbianism thing,though.

She is a lesbian, with a longtime partner.

This seems to be the new hip thing for former celebrities, from Jane Fonda to Sam Waterston. Hey, I know! Let's get arrested at an idiotic protest. Any publicity is good publicity, after all!

[mountaineer]

Cancer patient accidentally set on fire during surgery in Romania
By Amanda Woods
December 30, 2019 | 1:30pm | Updated

A cancer patient went up in flames during surgery in Romania — when doctors used an alcohol-based disinfectant, then touched her with an electric scalpel, according to a new report.

The unidentified 66-year-old woman died a week after she was seriously burned in the botched procedure, which took place in Bucharest on Dec. 22, the BBC reported.

The woman, who was suffering from pancreatic cancer, was undergoing an operation at Floreasca Hospital when surgeons used the flammable disinfectant, according to the report.

When they later started using an electric scalpel and it came in contact with the alcohol, she caught on fire — suffering burns to 40% of her body, the BBC says.  ...New York Post
 

[sneakypete]

She is a lesbian, with a longtime partner.


This seems to be the new hip thing for former celebrities, from Jane Fonda to Sam Waterston.

Jane Fonda is a lesbian now,and Sam Waterston isn't a old guy that played in a lot of cowboy movies?

I am seriously out of touch with the "D grade celebrities"  that don't mean anything these days!

Hey, I know! Let's get arrested at an idiotic protest. Any publicity is good publicity, after all!

And there it is.

[mountaineer]

Jane Fonda is a lesbian now,and Sam Waterston isn't a old guy that played in a lot of cowboy movies?

He starred on "Law & Order" as the prosecutor from 1994-2010.

[sneakypete]

He starred on "Law & Order" as the prosecutor from 1994-2010.

@mountaineer

Thanks for the correction and the photo. NOW I remember him. Pretty good actor,and he seemed likeable,not a nutcase. He must have had a stroke,or something,to make him think hooking up with Fonda was a good idea.

BTW,the line I quoted from another poster sounded to me like Fonda had gone lesbian too,and was hooked up with Sam Waterston. That's why I thought it was a woman with that name.

[TomSea]

Entire West Virginia Correctional Officer Class Fired Following Investigation Into Nazi Salute Photo
By Matt Stieb

On Monday, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice fired close to 30 correctional officer trainees who posed in a Nazi salute for a class photo, following a state report into the photograph, which recommended their termination. “I condemn the photo of Basic Training Class 18 in the strongest possible terms,” Justice said in a statement. “This act needed to result in real consequences — terminations and dismissals.”

Earlier in December, two academy trainers and a cadet were fired, and 34 employees were suspended without pay as the state’s Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety conducted its investigation. At the top of the photograph is the phrase “Hail Byrd!” referring to the trainees’ instructor Karrie Byrd, who claimed in the investigation that she was not familiar with the “historical or racial implications of the gesture” and that it was “simply a greeting.”

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/12/west-virginia-c-o-class-fired-after-nazi-salute-photo.html

I don't know what they are thinking, this is getting some play nationally, but pretty ridiculous, were they just clowning around?

[sneakypete]

I don't know what they are thinking, this is getting some play nationally, but pretty ridiculous, were they just clowning around?

@TomSea

I can't even guess. In my entire life I have never once seen anyone give a Nazi salute unless it was on film or on tv.

Maybe I just lived a sheltered life?

[Cyber Liberty]

@TomSea

I can't even guess. In my entire life I have never once seen anyone give a Nazi salute unless it was on film or on tv.

Maybe I just lived a sheltered life?

@sneakypete

"Sheltered?"  Hardly, you are just another who remembers the past, and are frustrated at the ones who don't dragging you down with them.  We're in the same Club.

[mountaineer]

I don't know what they are thinking, this is getting some play nationally, but pretty ridiculous, were they just clowning around?

Sad to say, apparently they were ordered to do it. Some say they were afraid of losing their jobs if they didn't.  Stupidity all around.

[Smokin Joe]

@TomSea

I can't even guess. In my entire life I have never once seen anyone give a Nazi salute unless it was on film or on tv.

Maybe I just lived a sheltered life?

I have, but they were being sarcastic. No one who really meant it and approved of the Nazis or their philosophies.

[mountaineer]

Some of them had a closed fist, not a Nazi salute at all. But none said, "Uh, no, I'd rather just sit nicely for the class photo. "

[Cyber Liberty]

Obviously, none of the former cadets had Grandparents who were Vets from WW2.  I'm a Boomer, Dad was WW2 Navy/Pacific and I can't imagine any situation where the distinctive Nazi salute is a good idea. 

[catfish1957]

@TomSea

I can't even guess. In my entire life I have never once seen anyone give a Nazi salute unless it was on film or on tv.

Maybe I just lived a sheltered life?

And still you see millions of punks constantly flashing gang signs.  Sure wish some outrage was shared in that direction.

[sneakypete]

And still you see millions of punks constantly flashing gang signs.  Sure wish some outrage was shared in that direction.

@catfish1957

That doesn't disturb me because I am a geezer and had no idea what any of those "signs" means. I just know "Yo MAMA!" seems to be an appropriate response is someone flashes one at me.

The Nazi salute is pretty obvious to everyone that isn't blind,though.

[mountaineer]

Wasn't sure whether to put this one in the Education category...

High school teacher caught after allegedly defecating in park multiple times per day for 2 years
By Austin Williams
Published 1 day ago

WHITEWATER, Wis. - A high school English teacher from Wisconsin was reportedly caught defecating in a public park, and officials allege he’d been doing it repeatedly for two years.

According to WITI, Jeffrey Churchwell was confronted by the Fox 6 news team attempting to leave Natureland Park, which is roughly an hour south of Madison, Wisconsin, after allegedly committing the act that remained the scourge of the Walworth County Public Works Department for two years. ...

According to the Janesville Gazette, Churchwell wrote a letter to the sheriff’s department apologizing for his actions.

“I’m so disappointed in myself. I have the great opportunity to teach ‘Political Rhetoric.’ … In this class, I stress the importance of involved citizenship,” wrote Churchwell. “And then there I am being a lousy citizen of Walworth County. My hypocrisy now sickens me.” ...

Full story

[Cyber Liberty]

Wasn't sure whether to put this one in the Education category...Full story

"My hypocrisy now sickens me."

It must be contagious, because now I'm sickened too.

[ChemEngrMBA]

Hypocrite educator????  NOOOO!  How is that possible!

They preach the virtues of public schools and yet send their own children to private schools at higher rates than the public in general.   So did the Clintons, the Gores, the Obamas, and Jesse Jackson.

They teach and preach socialism while condemning the Holy Bible and prayer of any kind in school.

"Public education is a  socialist monopoly, a real one." - The Late Milton Friedman

http://TheEducationFraud.wordpress.com

[berdie]

Wasn't sure whether to put this one in the Education category...Full story

Maybe his plumbing was on the fritz?

[mountaineer]

Tulare County man arrested for smearing feces on church, throwing oranges and eggs at it
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 5:36PM

The Tulare County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man and charged him with vandalizing church property in Dinuba.

The pastor of the Iglesia Christiana Fuente de Vida church told deputies someone smeared feces on the door, egged the building and threw oranges on the fence.

The person also left bananas in the mailbox. ...

Rest of story

Bananas in the mailbox? As Joe Biden might say, "Aw, come on, man!"

[Smokin Joe]

Either those are really big peanuts, or really small bananas...