Archive for November, 2007

I’m sorry to have to say that about anyone, but it’s the only appropriate word for people who pull shit like this:
BBC: ‘Muhammad’ teddy teacher arrested
A British schoolteacher has been arrested in Sudan accused of insulting Islam’s Prophet, after she allowed her pupils to name a teddy bear Muhammad.
Yes, that’s right… the teacher has been [...]

BBC: India’s ‘pink’ vigilante women
The several hundred vigilante women of India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state’s Banda area proudly call themselves the “gulabi gang” (pink gang) striking fear in the hearts of wrongdoers and earning the grudging respect of officials.
The pink women of Banda shun political parties and NGOs because, in the words of their feisty [...]

BBC: Death-cheating cat dubbed bionic
A cat who was fitted with metal plates in all four legs after surviving two 21ft falls has been dubbed “bionic”.
Six-year-old Baby fractured her back legs after falling from a window in her south London home in September.
The domestic short-haired cat had a metal plate and screws inserted at the Blue [...]

CNN: Clinton slams Saudi rape verdict
The woman’s husband has said his wife is “a crushed human being,” and blamed one judge with a personal vendetta — and not the Saudi judicial system — for treating her as a criminal.
But he said Saudi society respected women and he had faith that his wife would get justice.
The [...]

zomg zomg zomg… new World of Warcraft commercial campaign featuring MR. fucking T and WILLIAM fucking SHATNER!
And, sorry Shatner, but Mr. T’s is the fucking best. “Cut… T, there is no such thing as a ‘night elf mohawk’.” “Shut up, fool! I hacked into the game and CREATED a night elf mohawk!”

BBC: Cat recruited to patrol station
Police at a north London railway station have got mice running scared - after recruiting a 13-year-old cat.
Tizer was adopted by British Transport Police (BTP) from the Cats Protection charity in September and inducted into the force as an honorary constable.
In his role as the Chief Mouser Pc Tizer walks [...]

Former supermodel and “living legend” Twiggy gave an interview recently, but impending hypoglycemia caused her to say some pretty strange things:
The 56-year-old said there was no excuse for being obese and accused people of ‘horrendous’ over-eating.
Yet she also admitted there was too much pressure on young girls to be as skinny as she was when [...]

BBC: Cat’s daily routine baffles owner
Sgt Podge, a Norwegian Forest Cat, disappears from his owner’s home in Talbot Woods, Bournemouth, every night.
The next morning, the 12-year-old cat can always be found in exactly the same place, on a pavement about one and a half miles (2.4km) away.
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She said a routine has now become established, [...]

GET A FLU SHOT! This year’s flu is a 500-ton gorilla that will stomp you flat and then eat you for breakfast.
That is all.