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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #25 on: October 10, 2015, 12:50:25 pm »
Stowaway opossum flown back to Toronto area after hitching a ride to Calgary

 A furry traveller is back home in the Toronto area  after hitching a ride to Calgary from Brampton, Ont.

A Virginia opossum somehow managed to hide in a truck carrying goods out of the city, approximately 40 kilometres northwest of Toronto.

When the truck arrived in Calgary on Sept. 19, crews unpacking the goods discovered the small stowaway.

"When the opossum was found he was thin and dehydrated, but miraculously still alive," the Toronto Wildlife Centre said in a statement on Thursday.

It was treated in Calgary and arrangements were made for the critter to be flown back to Ontario for further care.

The Toronto Wildlife Centre said the opossum arrived in the Greater Toronto Area on Friday afternoon.

Toronto officials said it was decided that the opossum should be brought back because the species is not found in Calgary.

http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/stowaway-opossum-flown-back-to-toronto-area-after-hitching-a-ride-to-calgary-1.2602910

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

It's a frigging carnivorous RAT!
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #26 on: October 10, 2015, 01:06:43 pm »

Even carnivorous rats deserve our special love... and a seat on a jetliner.  **nononono*

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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #27 on: October 10, 2015, 08:54:08 pm »
Back to Toronto, eh? Has the possum made any statement as to which sex it identifies with?
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« Reply #28 on: October 13, 2015, 03:48:54 am »
Stowaway opossum flown back to Toronto area after hitching a ride to Calgary

 A furry traveller is back home in the Toronto area  after hitching a ride to Calgary from Brampton, Ont.

A Virginia opossum somehow managed to hide in a truck carrying goods out of the city, approximately 40 kilometres northwest of Toronto.

When the truck arrived in Calgary on Sept. 19, crews unpacking the goods discovered the small stowaway.

"When the opossum was found he was thin and dehydrated, but miraculously still alive," the Toronto Wildlife Centre said in a statement on Thursday.

It was treated in Calgary and arrangements were made for the critter to be flown back to Ontario for further care.

The Toronto Wildlife Centre said the opossum arrived in the Greater Toronto Area on Friday afternoon.

Toronto officials said it was decided that the opossum should be brought back because the species is not found in Calgary.

http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/stowaway-opossum-flown-back-to-toronto-area-after-hitching-a-ride-to-calgary-1.2602910

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

It's a frigging carnivorous RAT!

It's not a rat. It's a marsupial [the only one in North America, I believe].
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #29 on: October 13, 2015, 11:51:14 am »
It's not a rat. It's a marsupial [the only one in North America, I believe].

Was artistic license, take a joke.  ^-^

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« Reply #30 on: October 14, 2015, 02:27:02 pm »
From the ridiculous to the sublimely ridiculous.

Man tries to put out garbage fire by driving over it in a van loaded with ammunition

A Clay County sheriff’s deputy retreated to a safe distance from a van burning in a field Tuesday afternoon after he heard the sound of live ammunition going off inside it.

The deputy found the van burning near Old State Highway 210 and Bluff Road, south of Liberty, about 2:30 p.m., said Jon Bazzano, a spokesman for the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. The deputy had been in the middle of a traffic stop when he saw black smoke on the horizon and headed that way to investigate.

Eventually, the deputy found the owner of the vehicle watching the fire from a distance.

The deputy learned that the owner had been burning garbage in the field and accidentally let the fire get out of control. In an attempt to put the fire out, he drove his van back and forth over the flames.

This made matters worse, as the tires of the van caught fire. Realizing that the van was loaded with firearms ammunition and a full tank of gas, the driver evacuated the area for safety.

A crew from the Liberty Fire Department responded to make sure the fire did not spread. It was unclear what type of ammunition the owner had in the vehicle.

The deputy did not immediately cite the owner, who declined to make a report for a possible insurance claim.

“It seems like he’s just going to have to take a loss on that vehicle because I don’t think they’re going to cover it,” Bazzano said.

http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article39003903.html
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #31 on: October 14, 2015, 02:46:36 pm »
How can someone be that stupid and still be able to drive? 

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« Reply #32 on: October 15, 2015, 07:47:43 pm »
Monitoring security cameras is boring, but this boring?

California Target store plays porn over loudspeakers

But what’s more shocking is that it has happened before.

Target is currently investigating an incident that occurred at one of its California stores on Wednesday during which pornographic audio was heard over the loudspeakers, Star Tribune reports.

Gina Young, a customer who had been shopping with her two children, recorded a 30-second video and posted it to her Facebook page with the following caption:

    This happened today at Target in Campbell, CA. Porn blasting over the intercom throughout the store. People offered to help me cover my twins ears. Others threw [their] stuff down and walked out. Employees were running around everywhere. Picking and hanging up phones, which worked….for about two minutes before it started up again.

    People were screaming at employees, video taping, some laughing some disgusted. It was terribly awkward.

As of Thursday afternoon, the video had been shared nearly 3,000 times and viewed by over 160,000 people.

Surprisingly, this isn’t the first time that Target customers have unexpectedly been plagued by pornographic moans broadcast throughout the store. The same thing happened at a Target location in San Luis Obispo back in July, almost 200 miles away from the Campbell store.

http://fortune.com/2015/10/15/pornographic-audio-target/
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #33 on: October 16, 2015, 08:41:13 pm »
It's a couple days old, but still gives me the giggles. Yes, I am about 5 years old.

A gun shop in the US has been selling Gun Oil lube by accident

An American gun owner got a little bit of a surprise recently when they went to pick up some accessories for their firearm.

Jamie Lee Bracey headed to the gun counter in his local Walmart, in Alabama, to pick up some oil for his weapon.

Pretty rapidly he realised the liquid wasn’t designed to lubricate THAT weapon.

In a video posted to Facebook, Bracey says: ‘Oh wow, it says water-based lubricant. I though water… that could rust, right?’

He then holds the product up to the camera so viewers can read the directions for use: ‘Apply desired amount to genital areas.

Video at link: http://metro.co.uk/2015/10/14/a-gun-shop-in-the-us-has-been-selling-gun-oil-lube-by-accident-5439051/
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #34 on: October 16, 2015, 08:57:00 pm »
I have heard several of my fellow gun-owners swear that Hoppe's Gun Oil possesses aphrodisiac qualities, but this is carrying things a bit too far...
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #35 on: October 16, 2015, 09:04:58 pm »
WD-40 for me. There's just something about the smell ....
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #36 on: November 21, 2015, 05:37:40 am »
Man Asks to Be Deported to Heaven

An Alaskan ‘sovereign citizen’ suggested a judge could send him to heaven in lieu of paying child support.

If your name is “Birdman” and you find yourself in court for failing to pay tens of thousands of dollars in child support, perhaps don’t ask the judge if he can deport you to heaven. The judge might laugh at you.

Last week, Kevin Francis Ramey, a 57-year-old resident of Togiak, Alaska, who goes by the nickname “Birdman,” was arrested in his hometown and flown to Dillingham to appear in appear in court for allegedly refusing to pay more than $84,000 in back child support. “Birdman” proceeded to ask the judge a question involving divine citizenship.

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« Reply #37 on: November 21, 2015, 05:48:10 am »
Phuc Dat Bich: Man posts passport to Facebook to prove his name is real



A Vietnamese-Australian called Phuc Dat Bich has spoken of his anger after repeatedly being blocked by Facebook.

The 23-year-old, whose name according to the Evening Standard is pronounced Phoo Da Bic, has posted an image of his passport on the social media site after it banned him several times.

His picture of proof, and its accompanying message, has been shared more than 123,000 times.

"I find it highly irritating the fact that nobody seems to believe me when I say that my full legal name is how you see it," he said.

"I've been accused of using a false and misleading name of which I find very offensive."

He went on to explain that his frustration was due to what he suggested was a lack of understanding in the West for names which appear amusing to some.

"Is it because I'm Asian? Is it?" he asked in the post.

"Having my (Facebook) shut down multiple times and forced to change my name to my 'real' name, so just to put it out there. My name.

"Yours sincerely, Phuc Dat Bich".

It is not the first time Facebook has blocked users from their profile accounts as a result of their name.

Most recently, a woman whose first name is Isis said Facebook would not let her sign in - tweeting that the social media site thought she was "a terrorist".
A man who changed his name to Something Long and Complicated - from William Wood - was blocked in October this year by the site.

Members of the Native American community have also reported having their accounts suspended, as well as members of the drag queen community.

Facebook's chief product officer, Chris Cox, issued an apology on the site after the latest incident.

The social media giant has an authentic name policy in place to make its users accountable for what they say.

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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #38 on: November 26, 2015, 05:05:26 am »
What a ridiculous waste of police resources.

"ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. (CBS Tampa) — Police in Florida busted a game of mahjong in Florida at a condominium clubhouse. The group accused of the crime: four women between the ages of 87 and 95.

Heritage Florida reports that police came to shut down the friendly game played by Lee Delnick, Bernice Diamond, Helen Greenspan and Zelda King.

King says word spread about their weekly gathering and that a “troublemaker” in the community called the police citing a law that prohibits playing the game for money. Police closed the clubhouse.

The women were sent a formal notice from condominium management stating that there would be no more mahjong, bingo, or poker played in the location until further notice. Police reportedly stopped by several times later that week to make sure the games weren’t being played.

“This is ridiculous,” King said. “We haven’t played in the clubhouse for weeks! We have to go to each other’s homes to play and not everyone lives in Escondido. It is an international game and we are being crucified!”

The 87-year-old said the game is good for the elderly and that even her doctor has told her that it can delay dementia. The women suggested they could “just play for fun” without money, but the property manager said they should “lay low,” until things were resolved."

http://tampa.cbslocal.com/2015/11/24/police-bust-weekly-mahjong-game-played-by-elderly-women/
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #39 on: November 29, 2015, 05:04:59 am »
"Brazilian police hunt Santa Claus who stole Sao Paulo helicopter"

Oh, I don't know. I just like the headline.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/brazilian-police-hunt-santa-claus-stole-sao-paulo-233747099.html
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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #40 on: December 02, 2015, 02:01:37 pm »
7' 4" Man Busted For 7-Eleven Armed Robbery

DECEMBER 1--A 7’ 4” Michigan man who robbed a 7-Eleven store at knifepoint early Sunday later surrendered to police after apparently realizing that the ski mask he wore during the heist was not sufficient to cloak his towering identity.

According to police, Damon Matthews, 19, held up the Bay City convenience store around 3 AM and fled on foot with about $35 and several packs of Newport cigarettes.

A 7-Eleven worker told cops that the robber brandished a butcher knife and repeatedly threatened to kill him if he did not cooperate. While the suspect wore a black ski mask, the employee told investigators that he believed the armed robber was Matthews, a former high school classmate.

According to cops, Matthews told his sister that he had robbed the 7-Eleven, an admission that prompted her to advise him to immediately surrender to authorities. Matthews’s sister concluded that her brother’s connection to the robbery would be obvious due to his height.

http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/towering-armed-robber-648392

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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #41 on: December 02, 2015, 03:07:53 pm »
Guess he couldn't blame Vader, Vader being dead and all.
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« Reply #42 on: December 28, 2015, 01:50:23 pm »
Meet The Couple Who Stayed Together When The Husband Became A Woman - Then Invited A Third Lover To Join Them

It's pretty much as ridiculous as it sounds.

http://uk.r24.co/p/125
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« Reply #43 on: December 28, 2015, 03:01:13 pm »
Meet The Couple Who Stayed Together When The Husband Became A Woman - Then Invited A Third Lover To Join Them

It's pretty much as ridiculous as it sounds.

http://uk.r24.co/p/125

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Re: Ridiculous News of the Day
« Reply #44 on: December 28, 2015, 06:49:45 pm »
Man killed on Christmas Day after blowing up condom machine..

A man has died after trying to blow up a condom vending machine.

The 29-year-old was hit on the head by a piece of shrapnel after blowing up the device in Schoeppingen, near Munster, Germany.

http://metro.co.uk/2015/12/28/man-29-dies-after-trying-to-blow-up-condom-vending-machine-5587970/
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« Reply #45 on: December 28, 2015, 07:02:19 pm »

The 29-year-old got more head than he planned on.

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« Reply #46 on: December 28, 2015, 07:45:36 pm »
Man killed on Christmas Day after blowing up condom machine..

A man has died after trying to blow up a condom vending machine.

The 29-year-old was hit on the head by a piece of shrapnel after blowing up the device in Schoeppingen, near Munster, Germany.

http://metro.co.uk/2015/12/28/man-29-dies-after-trying-to-blow-up-condom-vending-machine-5587970/

Moral of the story: when blowing anything, always use proper protection, and watch for flying debris.
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« Reply #47 on: January 04, 2016, 12:59:46 pm »
Preachers argue for private jets because demons travel on normal ones

Jesus may have been a fan of the frugal lifestyle (the 40-day episode in the desert), but not all of his followers are willing to make the same sacrifices. A couple of televangelists have said that they should fly private jets.

Kenneth Copeland (the guy in the red shirt) and his fellow prosperity gospel preacher Jesse Duplantis made arguments for the motion in a YouTube video for Kenneth Copeland Ministries posted on December 30.

Here’s their reasoning.

You can’t talk to God on a normal plane

Copeland said he couldn’t talk to God on a normal passenger plane because people may get freaked out.
He apparently talks to God all the time while travelling on private jets.
He just gets up and shouts at him.

God told them to get private jets

The big man himself said it’s OK.
Copeland’s preacher mate Creflo Dollar, who failed to get donations for his own $65 million private jet, was on board at the time.

It’s a sanctuary

Private jets are a sanctuary.

They’re too famous

Multi-millionaire preachers are celebrities now and would be harassed every time they stepped on a normal plane.
Copeland talked about pastor Oral Roberts whose spirit had become agitated as a result of him flying traditional airlines.

We’re demons

Copeland can’t get into a ‘long tube’ with a bunch of demons (aka you).
‘It works on your heart, it really does,’ added Jesse Duplantis when talking about the horror of flying with normal people.

Video at link: http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/04/preachers-argue-for-private-jets-because-demons-travel-on-normal-ones-5599615/

Is it any wonder Christianity is struggling, when these are some of the public faces of it? Hence - it goes in Ridiculous News of the day.
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« Reply #48 on: January 05, 2016, 02:53:31 am »
"Preachers argue for private jets because demons travel on normal ones"

For fairness and balance on this story be sure to read:

"New Obama vacation costs uncovered; They now exceed $70 million"
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,189004.0/topicseen.html

Also bear in mind that Copeland, Creflo Dollar, and Jesse Duplantis get their money from the voluntary donations of their supporters, who may be fools, but it's their money. When it comes to Obama he gets his money through coercing the taxpayers, including you.
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« Reply #49 on: January 06, 2016, 06:25:42 pm »
http://wjla.com/news/local/abc7-news-crew-robbed-while-attending-anti-robbery-press-conference-in-dc

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ABC7 News crew robbed while attending anti-robbery press conference in D.C.
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — An ABC7 News crew was robbed while attending a press conference held by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Cathy Lanier to discuss a Task Force created to fight robberies.
According to ABC7 News reporter Stephen Tschida, thieves tore through the news vehicle early Wednesday afternoon and a culprit smashed a window out of the car and stole a cache of equipment.
Tschida said the crime happened a few feet away from where the mayor and chief were speaking.
ABC7 News will have more on this developing story as information becomes available.
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