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Post by kingdzbws on Aug 22, 2007 10:43:24 GMT -5
HOLY SHIT!!!
Woman jailed for testicle attack From BBCNEWS.com
A woman who ripped off her ex-boyfriend's testicle with her bare hands has been sent to prison.
Amanda Monti, 24, flew into a rage when Geoffrey Jones, 37, rejected her advances at the end of a house party, Liverpool Crown Court heard.
She pulled off his left testicle and tried to swallow it, before spitting it out. A friend handed it back to Mr Jones saying: "That's yours."
Monti admitted wounding and was jailed for two-and-a-half years.
'Pulled hard'
Sentencing Monti, Judge Charles James said it was "a very serious injury" and that Monti was not acting in self-defence.
The court heard that Mr Jones had ended his long-term but "open relationship" with Monti towards the end of May last year.
The pair remained on good terms and on 30 May she picked him up from a party in Crosby and went back for drinks with friends at Mr Jones's house.
An argument ensued and Mr Jones said there was a struggle between them.
In his statement, Mr Jones said she grabbed his genitals and "pulled hard".
I am in no way a violent person
He added: "That caused my underpants to come off and I found I was completely naked and in excruciating pain."
The court heard that a friend saw Monti put Mr Jones's testicle into her mouth and try to swallow it.
She choked and spat it back into her hand before the friend grabbed it and gave it back to Mr Jones. Doctors were unable to re-attach the organ.
In a letter to the court, Monti said she was sorry for what she had done.
She said: "It was never my intention to cause harm to Geoff and the fact that I have caused him injury will live with me forever. I am in no way a violent person."
The letter added: "I have challenged myself to explain what has happened but still I just cannot remember. This has caused much anguish to me and will do for the rest of my life."
THERE YOU HAVE IT. ENJOY YOUR LUNCHES
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Post by 9 on Aug 22, 2007 14:11:26 GMT -5
Suddenly, I'm not in the mood for olives anymore.
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Post by Chris on Aug 22, 2007 14:19:49 GMT -5
Serves him right for spelling his name "GEOFF." Pompous ass.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Aug 22, 2007 14:42:00 GMT -5
True that. Hey, this is totally unrelated, but I once knew a guy who had a high-paying job in corporate for Toys R Us. Their paychecks actually had a cartoon picture of Geoffrey the Giraffe on them.
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Post by 9 on Aug 22, 2007 14:53:49 GMT -5
If anyone wants to offer me a high-paying job, I don't care WHO or WHAT is on the paycheck!
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Post by crazilyz on Aug 22, 2007 16:09:19 GMT -5
The New York State Public Service Commission unanimously approved National Grid's acquisition of KeySpan.
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Post by crazilyz on Aug 22, 2007 16:10:35 GMT -5
If anyone wants to offer me a high-paying job, I don't care WHO or WHAT is on the paycheck! Tru dat. Just spell my name correctly and make sure the damn check doesn't bounce.
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Post by Chris on Aug 24, 2007 20:12:20 GMT -5
Creepy story - this is shit straight out of a movie.
A woman in Yonkers was murdered. Some time ago (I think 2+ weeks) she woke up to find a note on her pillow that read something to the effect of: I was here at 4am and you were asleep...I will be back"
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Post by Chris on Aug 24, 2007 20:35:23 GMT -5
Just heard...all current asthma inhalers (prescription and over the counter) are going to be phased out by the end of the year due to the fact that they use ozone depleting chlorofluorocarbons as their propellant. Inhaler manufacturers will be forced to use environment-friendly propellants which will cost the consumer about $20.00 more. Not only that, but since they are being phased out, inhalers supply will be "spotty" until the new ones are fully phased in.
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Post by MSBNYY on Aug 27, 2007 10:24:59 GMT -5
Actor Owen Wilson allegedly made a suicide attempt. What a dick. He's on top of the world. Famous, rich, probably bangs supermodels. What could possibly be so bad?
The only bad thing is that he was saved. People dumb enough to commit suicide need to be encouraged.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Aug 29, 2007 10:28:07 GMT -5
Burning Man Becomes Burnt Man 4 Days EarlySAN FRANCISCO — Burning Man became Burnt Man four days early on Tuesday, and a San Francisco performance artist was arrested on suspicion of igniting the signature figure of the counterculture festival in the remote Nevada desert. The early morning fire scorched about 85 percent of the structure, Burning Man spokeswoman Andie Grace said. Event engineers decided it would be best to dismantle it and rebuild a less elaborate version, accomplishing in two days what normally takes weeks so the figure would be finished in time for Saturday night's scheduled burning, she said. The approximately 40-foot-tall wood and neon structure was supposed to go up in flames in the ceremonial climax of the weeklong annual event. Burning Man, an art, music and performance festival that draws thousands of people, began in San Francisco in 1986 and moved to Nevada's Black Rock Desert in 1990. Many festival-goers who were awake watching Tuesday's lunar eclipse said they saw a man deliberately ignite the figure at about 3 a.m., Grace said. "It was in plain sight of many people," she said. "Everyone is looking at it this morning, this big black figure in the sky and that wasn't supposed to burn, saying, 'Now what do we do?"' No injuries were reported, and the festival's in-house fire department, the Black Rock City Emergency Services Department, extinguished the fire in less than half an hour, Grace said. The fire also damaged part of the Green Man Pavilion, the exhibition space on which the figure was perched, Grace said. Paul Addis, 35, of San Francisco, was booked into the Pershing County, Nev., jail on suspicion of arson, illegal possession of fireworks, destruction of property and resisting a public officer, according to the sheriff's department. He posted a $25,632 bond, a sheriff's dispatcher said. Sheriff's officials did not know whether he had a lawyer. No one answered at two phone numbers listed in his name. Addis is an actor and writer who is active in the San Francisco arts scene and recently portrayed Hunter S. Thompson in a play about the late journalist known for his drug-fueled lifestyle, according to entertainment listings posted on the Internet. Grace said she assumed the early burn was timed to coincide with the eclipse. "It's obviously a pretty selfish act, and people are disappointed about that, but spirits overall are pretty high," she said.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Aug 30, 2007 13:26:45 GMT -5
Colorado Springs School Bans Tag on Playground, Citing Conflicts
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — An elementary school has banned tag on its playground after some children complained they were harassed or chased against their will.
"It causes a lot of conflict on the playground," said Cindy Fesgen, assistant principal of the Discovery Canyon Campus school.
Running games are still allowed as long as students don't chase each other, she said.
Fesgen said two parents complained to her about the ban but most parents and children didn't object.
In 2005, two elementary schools in the nearby Falcon School District did away with tag and similar games in favor of alternatives with less physical contact. School officials said the move encouraged more students to play games and helped reduce playground squabbles.
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Post by kingdzbws on Aug 30, 2007 14:39:08 GMT -5
We've come far when TAG 'causes alot of conflict on the playground'
My school didn't have a gym or a field to play on. We went to the Great Lawn or Riverside Park. The Lawn - in the days before Disney-fication was like a moonscape of dirt, rocks and garbage with rat holes. Riverside park boasted junkie paraphenalia, empty bottles of Rush and Locker Room, and the odd insane homeless person roaming around.
I remember our gym teacher sitting on a bench watching us play Kill The Carrier and Elimination wherekids would go home with the pattern of that red rubber ball on their faces after a plastering from 4 feet away.
Now, TAG is too much contact.
Wow
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Post by Chris on Aug 30, 2007 14:55:18 GMT -5
That shit is SAD! I remember playing a game called "Butts Up" :
played against a wall (preferably a handball court) with a tennis ball.
Player 1 throws the ball against the wall. Player 2 has to catch the ball (before or after it bounces). Then Player 2 throws the ball at the wall and Player 1 is responsible for the catching.
IF a player attempting to catch the ball makes contact and bobbles/drops it...he mus then immediately abandon the ball and run to the wall. If that player can tag the wall before the other player picks up the ball, throws it at the wall, and hits the wall, then the game resumes. However, if he can not tag the wall before the thrower hits the wall with the ball...he must then "assume the position" against the wall, hands flat on the wall, back facing the thrower. The thrower then get a "free shot" to attempt to throw the ball as hard as he can and nail the guy in the ass (sometimes you'd inadvertently get him him in the back or even the head, but thems the breaks).
Great game - a kid might be sent to juvenile hall for playing such a game these days.
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Post by crazilyz on Aug 30, 2007 16:08:30 GMT -5
Now, TAG is too much contact. Wow I have one that ranks up there...the wife of a former co-worker of mine taught art at a school in NJ; one day she took the kids out for recess and they decided to play "monkey in the middle." A mother of one of the black students got offended and made a big stink at the principal's office. Don't know what came of it because it didn't dawn on me to follow up with him. So I guess the days of playing "run, catch and kiss" are gone as well.
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Post by Domi on Aug 30, 2007 18:40:56 GMT -5
That shit is SAD! I remember playing a game called "Butts Up" : played against a wall (preferably a handball court) with a tennis ball. Player 1 throws the ball against the wall. Player 2 has to catch the ball (before or after it bounces). Then Player 2 throws the ball at the wall and Player 1 is responsible for the catching. IF a player attempting to catch the ball makes contact and bobbles/drops it...he mus then immediately abandon the ball and run to the wall. If that player can tag the wall before the other player picks up the ball, throws it at the wall, and hits the wall, then the game resumes. However, if he can not tag the wall before the thrower hits the wall with the ball...he must then "assume the position" against the wall, hands flat on the wall, back facing the thrower. The thrower then get a "free shot" to attempt to throw the ball as hard as he can and nail the guy in the ass (sometimes you'd inadvertently get him him in the back or even the head, but thems the breaks). Great game - a kid might be sent to juvenile hall for playing such a game these days. We played that in elementary school; we called it "moonball". We played it in a large group (not just 2 people), and instead of throwing the ball at the wall after a bobble, we threw it at the bobbler. If hit, then the free hit would commence; if missed, the person with the bad throw then became the target. That lasted until one day in 4th grade when one of the guys pussied out on accepting his free hit, and ran crying into the woods.
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Post by Chris on Aug 30, 2007 18:45:35 GMT -5
Not taking your free shot like a man, in a game of BUTTS UP or MOONBALL, is punishable by....well I don't know what by, but something....consistent ridicule for the remainder of his scholastic career?
I can see it now...guy leaning up against the head cheerleader's locker, asks her to the prom and she says, "Hell no, back in 4th grade you ran away from BUTTS UP...pussy!"
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Post by crazilyz on Aug 30, 2007 21:04:40 GMT -5
Dodgeball, Steal the Bacon and Red Rover are probably next on the list of games to be banned.
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Post by Jackass on Aug 31, 2007 5:09:09 GMT -5
We played "Smear The Queer" which was pretty much an extreme version of tag. Instead of just tagging someone, you had to tackle them and take them to the ground.
I don't care how young you were, Cho, but I don't think I would ever admit to playing a game called "Butt's Up". That sounds like a game invented by Raymond Buckey to play after a nice round of "Naked Movie Star".
Just sayin'.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Aug 31, 2007 7:39:06 GMT -5
I remember frenetic games of "Kill the guy with the ball." In fact, that was how I basically introduced myself to a new school, and new classmates. We had swapped towns, and I schools. First day of my tenure in my new Junior High, I was moping around during recess, and a game of "Kill the guy with the ball" was going on. I simply ducked my head and rumbled in. I was flipped and filleted so many times I earned a little brand of respect, and it was a cool way to meet new friends.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Aug 31, 2007 7:46:52 GMT -5
This news sorta blows....I was just at this record store a couple of months ago, I would go here and there, although it was not my first choice for music shoppery. One thing I remember about this place is the staff was knowledgable and friendly without being overbearing, and they had some cool in-stores that I never got to make.
A smidgen of hope exists, in that they plan to "rebuild."
Legendary Long Island Record Store LOONEY TUNES Destroyed In Fire - Aug. 31, 2007 Looney Tunes, the long-standing independent record store in West Babylon, New York which has hosted in-store appearances by such artists as OZZY OSBOURNE, QUEENSRŸCHE, DREAM THEATER, TYPE O NEGATIVE and STAIND (whose 2001 rooftop in-store performance attracted 7,500 fans to the store) experienced a devastating fire Wednesday night (August 29). The cause, arson investigators say, was a faulty extension cord.
The decimated 4,000 square foot record store has been the toast of not only its native Long Island, but also a national testimony to the perseverance of the independent music retailer. In an age when much of the general outlook seems bleak, Looney Tunes is 35 years standing. The family-owned business, first opened by Karl Groeger in 1971, is now run by his sons Karl, Jr. and Jaime.
The intention at press time is to rebuild Looney Tunes as soon as possible. Despite hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise and memorabilia including 57 autographed guitars and countless gold and platinum records destroyed, owner Karl Groeger, Jr., asks customers and fans, "Keep us in your prayers, but have faith that we will be back stronger than ever." Groeger's attitude, still positive in the wake of the devastating fire, is clearly an indication of what's made Looney Tunes work over the years — moving forward, despite the circumstances or the climate.
Looney Tunes is a long time member of the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS), an organization that supports the best music stores in the country. CIMS President Don Van Cleave reflected, "Looney Tunes is one of music's premier stores. Their focus on serving the music fans of Long Island is legendary. We will miss their energy while they rebuild and look forward to the store being even better when it reopens."
Music industry folks wishing to send donations for the rebuilding of Looney Tunes can address their offerings to Don Van Cleave at the Coalition Of Independent Music Stores; 3738 4th Terrace North, Birmingham, AL 35222. This can include a financial donation, autographed memorabilia or award plaques.
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Post by Chris on Aug 31, 2007 9:59:27 GMT -5
Butts Up was a quality game Jackass...that game was a metaphor for life....I'm not sure what the metaphor, but it's in there somewhere.
I too played Smear The Queer.
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Post by Chris on Aug 31, 2007 9:59:57 GMT -5
And BTW, my wife told me that she ALWAYS cheated (peeked) at Heads Up 7 Up.
I'm ashamed.
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Post by Chris on Aug 31, 2007 10:00:35 GMT -5
Actualy Liz, dodgeball was the first to go - dodgeball had been banned on many a schoolyard across the country years ago.
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Post by kingdzbws on Aug 31, 2007 11:51:58 GMT -5
Anyone remember the game SALUGI?
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Post by Chris on Aug 31, 2007 12:08:10 GMT -5
I don't remember SALUGI, but I've hocked many a LUGI.
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Post by kingdzbws on Aug 31, 2007 12:38:12 GMT -5
Salugi (pronounced SAL OU GEE) was a version of 'Keep Away', excpet usually with tackling to get the 'hat' - or other Kept Away item - back.
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Post by 9 on Aug 31, 2007 16:23:43 GMT -5
I never realized the friggin Gramercy Park area of Manhattan had its own lingo. We played Butts Up/Moonball but called it Errors, and we played Smear the Queer/Kill the Guy with the Ball but called it Kill the Carrier.
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Post by crazilyz on Aug 31, 2007 21:50:47 GMT -5
Anyone remember the game SALUGI? Yep...played many a time during recess.
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Post by kingdzbws on Sept 1, 2007 0:19:04 GMT -5
Did you grow up in Gramercy?
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