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[thefadedone]

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...d-georgia-girl-abducted-by-armed-robbers?lite

Horrible.

 

[Moll Flanders]

^ Awful.

On a lighter note, I saw this story yesterday about a couple who wanted a barn owl to fly in the church carrying their rings for them on their wedding day but the owl flew up to the rafters and fell asleep instead.

Barn owl at wedding due to deliver rings flies off and falls asleep in church rafters - Mirror Online

 

[ledboots]

^ Awful.

On a lighter note, I saw this story yesterday about a couple who wanted a barn owl to fly in the church carrying their rings for them on their wedding day but the owl flew up to the rafters and fell asleep instead.

Barn owl at wedding due to deliver rings flies off and falls asleep in church rafters - Mirror Online

People are idiots.

 

[Amy SF]

What did they expect from a wild animal? When most couples want a non-human ringbearer, they usually have a dog do it.

 

[Mischief]

People are idiots.

Truer words were never spoken.

What did they expect from a wild animal? When most couples want a non-human ringbearer, they usually have a dog do it.

Especially a nocturnal animal.

 

[thefadedone]

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...d-georgia-girl-abducted-by-armed-robbers?lite

Horrible.

Update: She's been found.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...eorgia-girl-14-found-alive-officials-say?lite

 

[Moll Flanders]

The dogs who worked with Prince William were killed after he left his job in search and rescue because of 'veterinary and behavioural issues.'

Why was the MoD so quick to destroy dogs that guarded William? Prince's horror after animals were put down days after he quit RAF | Mail Online

Update: She's been found.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...eorgia-girl-14-found-alive-officials-say?lite

Good news.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...iam-Princes-horror-animals-days-quit-RAF.html


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...iam-Princes-horror-animals-days-quit-RAF.html

 

[Calliegirl]

The dogs who worked with Prince William were killed after he left his job in search and rescue because of 'veterinary and behavioural issues.'

Why was the MoD so quick to destroy dogs that guarded William? Prince's horror after animals were put down days after he quit RAF | Mail Online

Base workers pointed out they had been very popular and said animal-lover William – who has a dog of his own – may also have been shocked by their fate.

Animal lover?? He hunts. Oh, that's right, some animals are pets, some are for killing.
I didn't see anything in the article that said William was upset about the dogs being killed.

 

[Calliegirl]

Here's something nice in the news for once.

Dairy Queen good deed goes viral
A Minnesota Dairy Queen worker catches a patron stealing from a visually impaired customer and instantly jumps into action. What happens next gained him international acclaim.

http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbc-news/53054874#53054874

 

[thefadedone]

Here's something nice in the news for once.

http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbc-news/53054874#53054874

This renews my faith in the human race. This guy impresses me in so many ways and not just because he did the right thing.
1. He's been working at Dairy Queen since he was 14 yrs old and has worked his way up to management. Most 14 yr olds are too busy playing X-Box or Playstation and can't be bothered to be working. The teens that do work very rarely stay at the same job for years.
2.He confronted the thief and even denied her service! Not many managers will turn a paying customer away even if they were paying with stolen money. They don't want to lose a sale.
3. He gave the man $20 out of his own pocket.

 

[thefadedone]

http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/applebee-s-calls-police-on-family-with-noisy-kids-195330410.html

Personally I don't think children that young should be out that late at night. I always hated seeing kids out late at the grocery store, movies, or restaurants.

"And at least one restaurant, La Fisheria in Houston, recently made the move to ban children under age 8 from dining there after 7 p.m. The owner of the restaurant said he “instituted the policy following complaints from a number of patrons who were bothered by loud children.”
I think that's a wonderful idea. I don't mind well behaved kids in public places during the day, but I've witnessed crying, screaming misbehaving kids out late at night when I worked overnights. Most of them were tired, cranky, and crying because they needed to be in bed that late.

 

[Moll Flanders]

Nigel Farage 'Pretty Hacked Off' Over Godfrey Bloom 'Sluts' Meltdown

This story has been all over the news as a Member of the European Parliament at a Ukip conference called the women in the room "sluts" and then was recorded hitting a reporter around the head with a conference guide.

 

[Blobbenstein]

I think people should be allowed to make non-PC jokes amongst people who wouldn't be offended.

I'm a bit suspicious of the media trying to stir up trouble. Are we just supposed to live in a coke and pepsi democracy, with a slice of liberal democrat....? That has worked so well over the years.

 

[Pirate]

Found by clicking on link above
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/201...-canada_n_3960967.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular
Haha. Ooops!

 

[Amy SF]

Found by clicking on link above
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/201...-canada_n_3960967.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular
Haha. Ooops!

 

[Moll Flanders]

Gun attack on Kenyan shopping centre kills at least 22 | World news | theguardian.com

Possible terrorist attack in Kenya.

I think people should be allowed to make non-PC jokes amongst people who wouldn't be offended.

I'm a bit suspicious of the media trying to stir up trouble. Are we just supposed to live in a coke and pepsi democracy, with a slice of liberal democrat....? That has worked so well over the years.

This wasn't a private party where offensive comments *might* be tolerated, it was a political conference and the "sluts" comment was made in a room of mostly women as it was supposed to be a discussion of women advancing in politics. I know he was using the outdated use of the term "****" but it was obviously inappropriate.

 

[Calliegirl]

I would like to thank both of them for making the streets just a little bit safer for the rest of us.

Two men are dead after pulling guns on each other during a road rage incident on Wednesday night.

Police said the dispute began when one car was tailgating another in the Michigan town of Ionia, population 11,400.

Both drivers pulled into the parking lot of a local car wash and stepped out of their vehicles, according to ABC affiliate WZZM-TV. Witnesses said the tailgating driver fired first, and the other driver returned fire.

When ambulances arrived, the men -- Ionia residents James Pullam, 43, and Robert Taylor, 56 -- were given medical care and transported to a local hospital, where they were pronounced dead, Detroit News reported.

Both men fired handguns and had valid licenses to carry concealed weapons, according to authorities, Detroit News said...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/19/michigan-concealed-carry-road-rage-two-dead_n_3956491.html

 

[thefadedone]

I would like to thank both of them for making the streets just a little bit safer for the rest of us.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/19/michigan-concealed-carry-road-rage-two-dead_n_3956491.html

Very fortunate that no innocent bystanders were injured.

 

[Amy SF]

Remember the story of the kid in Tennessee whose first name Messiah was changed by a magistrate (even though that's not why his parents went to court) because the magistrate said "there's only one Messiah and that's Jesus Christ"? It became a Big Thing all over the country. Well, a judge vacated the magistrate's order. Messiah gets to keep his name. Thank goodness. http://www.wbir.com/story/news/loca...-baby-can-keep-messiah-as-first-name/2830617/

 

[Blobbenstein]

we just need someone to call their kids Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death, and we're ready to roll.