Author Topic: Ridiculous News of the Day (Read 537950 times)

Smokin Joe · « **Reply #1450 on:** July 15, 2018, 07:39:42 pm »

Quote from: sneakypete on July 15, 2018, 04:09:23 pm

@mountaineer

Don't get me wrong. If he really did rape her and there are photos of it,I would stand up and cheer her is she set him on fire and filmed him running around in circles trying to beat the flame out.

I have a zero tolerance for child rapists mindset. I don't want to hear about their troubled upbringing,or how they were bullied at school. All I want to hear about them is that they are now dead and will never do it again.

Children should be left alone to enjoy the brief period of childhood innocence they are blessed with. It only lasts a brief while,and once they lose it they are adults with adult responsibilities for the rest of their lives.

Agreed, on all points.

Sanguine · « **Reply #1451 on:** July 15, 2018, 07:49:20 pm »

Quote from: sneakypete on July 15, 2018, 04:09:23 pm

@mountaineer

Don't get me wrong. If he really did rape her and there are photos of it,I would stand up and cheer her is she set him on fire and filmed him running around in circles trying to beat the flame out.

I have a zero tolerance for child rapists mindset. I don't want to hear about their troubled upbringing,or how they were bullied at school. All I want to hear about them is that they are now dead and will never do it again.

Children should be left alone to enjoy the brief period of childhood innocence they are blessed with. It only lasts a brief while,and once they lose it they are adults with adult responsibilities for the rest of their lives.

Well said, @sneakypete!

Suppressed · « **Reply #1452 on:** July 16, 2018, 11:53:04 am »

More details:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/11/manchester-woman-barbara-coombes-admits-killing-her-father

She fslsely claimed benefits for him and caring for him all those years, too.

sneakypete · « **Reply #1453 on:** July 16, 2018, 06:48:28 pm »

Quote from: Suppressed on July 16, 2018, 11:53:04 am

More details:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/11/manchester-woman-barbara-coombes-admits-killing-her-father

She fslsely claimed benefits for him and caring for him all those years, too.

@Suppressed

Something is starting to smell fishy to me.

Sanguine · « **Reply #1454 on:** July 16, 2018, 07:02:54 pm »

Quote from: sneakypete on July 16, 2018, 06:48:28 pm

@Suppressed

Something is starting to smell fishy to me.

Apparently the porn was there, so it's not a question that he was a pedophile. I suspect that she felt "entitled" due to his prior abuse, and figured he or "they" owed it to her.

mountaineer · « **Reply #1455 on:** July 16, 2018, 07:08:38 pm »

Quote from: Sanguine on July 16, 2018, 07:02:54 pm

Apparently the porn was there, so it's not a question that he was a pedophile. I suspect that she felt "entitled" due to his prior abuse, and figured he or "they" owed it to her.

That's what it sounded like to me. He abused her, so 1) she was entitled to kill him and 2) take "his" money.

TomSea · « **Reply #1456 on:** July 17, 2018, 03:52:38 am »

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â€™Lava bombâ€™ from Hawaii volcano injures 23 on boat
AFP
â€™Lava bombâ€™ from Hawaii volcano injures 23 on boat/node/1340176/offbeat
July 17, 2018 00:56

Kilauea is one of the worldâ€™s most active volcanos and one of five on the island
The eruption has destroyed hundreds of homes since it began on May 3

LOS ANGELES: A projectile from the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii struck a boat carrying people watching lava from the two-month-old eruption, injuring 23, the fire department said.
Thirteen of them required hospitalization and the rest were treated at a harbor when the boat engaged in a â€œlava tourâ€ returned to the Big Island, also known as Hawaii.

Lava flowing into the Pacific is a spectacular sight, producing a foggy haze known in Hawaii as â€œlaze.â€

One woman was in serious condition with a fractured femur.

Read more at: http://www.arabnews.com/node/1340176/offbeat

This was put in "offbeat", so I decided, close enough.

TomSea · « **Reply #1457 on:** July 18, 2018, 12:50:30 am »

Dateline Moscow, (I know, sometimes I miss this area but this is where this belongs) Fake? The article says similar has happened before in Spain. This one has to be fake, the one in Spain the article refers to, apparently was so:

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July 17 2018 - 16:07
Trump Doppelganger Spotted on a Russian Bus Before Putin Meeting

Rostov Glavny / Vkontakte

An uncanny lookalike of Donald Trump was spotted riding a bus in southern Russia on the day the real U.S. president met his Russian counterpart thousands of miles away.

https://themoscowtimes.com/news/trump-doppelganger-spotted-on-russian-bus-before-putin-meeting-62274

mountaineer · « **Reply #1458 on:** July 18, 2018, 01:04:13 am »

Disguised as a woman. Sure.

TomSea · « **Reply #1459 on:** July 29, 2018, 02:10:49 am »

Posted in ridiculous news 'cos it is...

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Croatia taxpayer anger at $44m tunnel 'to nowhere'
By News from Elsewhere... ...as found by BBC Monitoring

Croatians in the south of the country are steaming over a tunnel that has cost taxpayers 280m kuna (Â£33m; $44m) and "leads to nowhere".

According to the TV station RTL Croatia, construction has halted on a 1,471-metre tunnel through a mountain range near the town of Omis, which was meant to connect with an existing bypass and solve the town's severe traffic problems.

The tunnel was supposed to link to the Omis Bridge and was hailed as part of an "important infrastructure project" in providing a faster connection for residents between the town and the main coastal road. It was also hoped that the route would alleviate the "major traffic jams" that the town suffers from during its main tourist season.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-44982830

TomSea · « **Reply #1460 on:** July 30, 2018, 03:53:22 pm »

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Kuwaiti couple banned from leaving Sri Lanka over airport assault

A Sri Lankan court Monday impounded the passports of a Kuwaiti couple who tried to smuggle a dog into the country and assaulted five customs officers who tried to stop them.

A magistrate ordered immigration authorities to prevent the couple from leaving Sri Lanka and fixed a court hearing for August 10.

The 32-year-old woman and her 29-year-old male partner were arrested on Friday after they turned violent after being informed of quarantine requirements.

Read more at: https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2018/07/30/Kuwaiti-couple-banned-from-leaving-Sri-Lanka-over-airport-assault.html

Posting this in ridiculous news, it's almost comical that this man and woman started fighting with customs officials in Sri Lanka over trying to get a dog into the country. Quarantine shouldn't be that big of a deal.

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #1461 on:** July 30, 2018, 03:59:20 pm »

Quote from: TomSea on July 30, 2018, 03:53:22 pm

Posting this in ridiculous news, it's almost comical that this man and woman started fighting with customs officials in Sri Lanka over trying to get a dog into the country. Quarantine shouldn't be that big of a deal.

Can't eat the dog if its in quarantine.

mountaineer · « **Reply #1462 on:** July 31, 2018, 01:20:02 pm »

Government Forces 91-Year-Old Woman to Dismantle Home Wheelchair Ram
by Brock Simmons
July 30, 2018

Confined to her wheelchair, 91-year-old Evelyn Strahle used to have her 94-year-old husband, David Strahle, help lift her up and down the small staircase on their front porch whenever they wanted to leave the home. As the couple got older, it became increasingly difficult for David to help Evelyn. They turned to their son for a solution.

Bob Strahle works in construction. Rather than watch his parents spend $5000 on a wheelchair ramp through a contractor company, he bought the lumber himself and built it for them. His mother was then free to travel about and leave the home in her wheelchair without fear of her husband getting hurt trying to lift her. ...

Then the government happened.

A building code inspector for Prince Georgeâ€™s County (Maryland) saw the wheelchair ramp and immediately ordered it to be dismantled. The letter he sent to the Strahleâ€™s warned that they would face fines and imprisonment if they did not show up to court to explain they had an unpermitted wheelchair ramp. ... Gateway Pundit

musiclady · « **Reply #1463 on:** July 31, 2018, 01:57:57 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on July 31, 2018, 01:20:02 pm

Government Forces 91-Year-Old Woman to Dismantle Home Wheelchair Ram
by Brock Simmons
July 30, 2018

Confined to her wheelchair, 91-year-old Evelyn Strahle used to have her 94-year-old husband, David Strahle, help lift her up and down the small staircase on their front porch whenever they wanted to leave the home. As the couple got older, it became increasingly difficult for David to help Evelyn. They turned to their son for a solution.

Bob Strahle works in construction. Rather than watch his parents spend $5000 on a wheelchair ramp through a contractor company, he bought the lumber himself and built it for them. His mother was then free to travel about and leave the home in her wheelchair without fear of her husband getting hurt trying to lift her. ...

Then the government happened.

A building code inspector for Prince Georgeâ€™s County (Maryland) saw the wheelchair ramp and immediately ordered it to be dismantled. The letter he sent to the Strahleâ€™s warned that they would face fines and imprisonment if they did not show up to court to explain they had an unpermitted wheelchair ramp. ... Gateway Pundit

That is both ridiculous and frightening.

I thought the leftist nanny state was supposed to help people.

sneakypete · « **Reply #1464 on:** July 31, 2018, 04:45:00 pm »

Quote from: musiclady on July 31, 2018, 01:57:57 pm

That is both ridiculous and frightening.

I thought the leftist nanny state was supposed to help people.

@musiclady

The first job of ANY government is to help itself. They were upset because someone made improvements to the home without buying the proper permits that would allow government employees to justify their jobs by issuing permits and inspecting it,and by not allowing the county the chance to raise their property taxes because of the addition.

verga · « **Reply #1465 on:** July 31, 2018, 05:05:16 pm »

Quote from: musiclady on July 31, 2018, 01:57:57 pm

That is both ridiculous and frightening.

I thought the leftist nanny state was supposed to help people.

Heh heh that's where you are wrong. The governments function in the view of leftists is to make your life miserable and collect fees, or fines.

musiclady · « **Reply #1466 on:** July 31, 2018, 05:34:43 pm »

Quote from: verga on July 31, 2018, 05:05:16 pm

Heh heh that's where you are wrong. The governments function in the view of leftists is to make your life miserable and collect fees, or fines.

I know, I know.......... My tongue was firmly planted in my cheek when I made that comment.

Smokin Joe · « **Reply #1467 on:** August 01, 2018, 07:31:53 am »

Quote from: sneakypete on July 31, 2018, 04:45:00 pm

@musiclady

The first job of ANY government is to help itself. They were upset because someone made improvements to the home without buying the proper permits that would allow government employees to justify their jobs by issuing permits and inspecting it,and by not allowing the county the chance to raise their property taxes because of the addition.

Exactly. Gotta have the rubber stamps on the site plan, EIS, engineer's assessment, inspections, zoning approval, permits, inspections, and pay the fees...etc., etc., etc. Lotsa palms to get greased along the way...

Suppressed · « **Reply #1468 on:** August 03, 2018, 03:36:08 pm »

Man drives to police station to prove he's sober. Police say... he wasn't.
Driver's blood-alcohol level was one-and-a-half times the legal limit, police allege
The Canadian Press Â· Posted: Aug 02, 2018 5:40 PM ET | Last Updated: August 2
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/drunk-driver-mississauga-1.4772189

Police say a man is facing an impaired driving charge after attempting to prove to his friends that he wasn't drunk.

Peel Regional Police allege the man was drinking at a bar early Wednesday morning and set out to show his friends he wasn't impaired.

It's alleged he drove to a Mississauga, Ont., police station to prove his point.

Police say he asked for a breath test and officers obliged.

A police spokeswoman says his blood-alcohol level was allegedly one-and-a-half times the legal limit.

[...]

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #1469 on:** August 03, 2018, 03:54:55 pm »

sneakypete · « **Reply #1470 on:** August 03, 2018, 06:55:30 pm »

Quote from: Suppressed on August 03, 2018, 03:36:08 pm

Man drives to police station to prove he's sober. Police say... he wasn't.
Driver's blood-alcohol level was one-and-a-half times the legal limit, police allege
The Canadian Press Â· Posted: Aug 02, 2018 5:40 PM ET | Last Updated: August 2
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/drunk-driver-mississauga-1.4772189

Police say a man is facing an impaired driving charge after attempting to prove to his friends that he wasn't drunk.

Peel Regional Police allege the man was drinking at a bar early Wednesday morning and set out to show his friends he wasn't impaired.

It's alleged he drove to a Mississauga, Ont., police station to prove his point.

Police say he asked for a breath test and officers obliged.

A police spokeswoman says his blood-alcohol level was allegedly one-and-a-half times the legal limit.

[...]

@Suppressed

I love it when the trash takes itself out.

GtHawk · « **Reply #1471 on:** August 04, 2018, 08:18:18 pm »

A police spokeswoman says his blood-alcohol level was allegedly one-and-a-half times the legal limit.

Okay, but was he impaired?

Smokin Joe · « **Reply #1472 on:** August 04, 2018, 08:25:18 pm »

Quote from: GtHawk on August 04, 2018, 08:18:18 pm

A police spokeswoman says his blood-alcohol level was allegedly one-and-a-half times the legal limit.

Okay, but was he impaired?

I get your point, and I agree with the concept (I have known people who were such consistent drinkers there was no obvious impairment at levels even higher than that), but legally, he is defined as impaired, whether ill effects are apparent or not. It is certain he was not exercising good judgement, and one of the fundamental problems with acute excessive alcohol consumption is that judgement is impaired. Kind of a 'Hold my beer and watch this, eh." moment.

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #1473 on:** August 04, 2018, 08:25:58 pm »

Quote from: GtHawk on August 04, 2018, 08:18:18 pm

A police spokeswoman says his blood-alcohol level was allegedly one-and-a-half times the legal limit.

Okay, but was he impaired?

It's Toronto. Who cares, as long as the Poutine diesn't get cold?

240B · « **Reply #1474 on:** August 04, 2018, 08:54:05 pm »

Image result for there's your problem right there

Peel Regional Police allege the man was drinking at a bar early Wednesday morning

Drinking early in the morning on a weekday, unless you are fishing, camping, or at a ball game, is usually a big sign of a potential problem.