"Pensioner who hired an escort girl... only to find out she was his son's fiancee."
Friday, March 07, 2014
Headline of the Day
Lib Dems all shook up by being beaten in an election by the Bus Pass Elvis Party which wants brothels to give OAPs a 30% discount.
To translate, the Liberal Democrat party in UK was defeated in a local election by the Bus Pass Elvis Party, which wants whorehouses to give retirees (Old Age Pensioners) a 30% discount.
Damnit, I wish the US had a Bus Pass Elvis Party. They can't be any worse than what we have already.
To translate, the Liberal Democrat party in UK was defeated in a local election by the Bus Pass Elvis Party, which wants whorehouses to give retirees (Old Age Pensioners) a 30% discount.
Damnit, I wish the US had a Bus Pass Elvis Party. They can't be any worse than what we have already.
Car Design Inspired By...Cooters?
Turtles, to you city folks:
3D printing has been used to make everything from toys and plaster casts to parts for jet engines.
And now one German automotive company has unveiled a revolutionary conceptual car body that it claims will only be made possible by using what is termed as 'additive manufacturing' or large-scale 3D printing.
The internal structure is inspired by the shape of a turtle skeleton and is designed so that it will provide incredible protection and cushioning, just like the animal’s shell.
They can call it the Porsche Cooter! Cooter Cars! Volkswagen can make one, they can call it the Cooter Pooper!
3D printing has been used to make everything from toys and plaster casts to parts for jet engines.
And now one German automotive company has unveiled a revolutionary conceptual car body that it claims will only be made possible by using what is termed as 'additive manufacturing' or large-scale 3D printing.
The internal structure is inspired by the shape of a turtle skeleton and is designed so that it will provide incredible protection and cushioning, just like the animal’s shell.
They can call it the Porsche Cooter! Cooter Cars! Volkswagen can make one, they can call it the Cooter Pooper!
I Done TOLE You To Get Outta Bed, Boy
BOOM!
An early morning argument, possibly about getting out of bed, led to a 16-year-old boy being shot by his grandfather in northwest Alachua County early Thursday morning, authorities say.
"Sometime this morning an argument ensued, possibly about getting out of bed and going to school," Forgey said. "The grandfather apparently heard the argument between mother and son, interjected himself into the argument … and at some point pulled out a gun and shot the 16-year-old."
Forgey added Thursday afternoon that there may be a history of the teen abusing his grandfather.
Most did not want to talk about the matter but another grandson of Ulysses Hayes, who would not give his name, spoke highly of his grandfather.
"He's a great man and don't believe what you hear. It's as simple as that, nothing more and nothing less. Whatever happened here is going to stay here. It's a family matter and it's going to stay a family matter," said the man, who is not Jermaine's brother. "We're giving police the information they need to know. It's a tragedy. Nobody wanted it to happen. It is just one of those things that as a family, we have to deal with. And any law that is involved, we have to deal with that, too."
Later on in the story the State Attorney, probably at the prodding of the journalist who wrote this story, turned it into an indictment of Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law:
State Attorney Bill Cervone said his office will review the incident and evidence to decide whether to file charges.
Cervone said Florida's "stand your ground" law may have been a factor in the decision by ASO not to file charges.
"This is illustrative of the problems that exist with the ‘stand your ground' legislation in that law enforcement is actively discouraged from making an arrest or a charge under situations where you don't really know everything that might be involved," Cervone said. "It may play out to be a completely legitimate use of force, or it may not."
An early morning argument, possibly about getting out of bed, led to a 16-year-old boy being shot by his grandfather in northwest Alachua County early Thursday morning, authorities say.
"Sometime this morning an argument ensued, possibly about getting out of bed and going to school," Forgey said. "The grandfather apparently heard the argument between mother and son, interjected himself into the argument … and at some point pulled out a gun and shot the 16-year-old."
Forgey added Thursday afternoon that there may be a history of the teen abusing his grandfather.
Most did not want to talk about the matter but another grandson of Ulysses Hayes, who would not give his name, spoke highly of his grandfather.
"He's a great man and don't believe what you hear. It's as simple as that, nothing more and nothing less. Whatever happened here is going to stay here. It's a family matter and it's going to stay a family matter," said the man, who is not Jermaine's brother. "We're giving police the information they need to know. It's a tragedy. Nobody wanted it to happen. It is just one of those things that as a family, we have to deal with. And any law that is involved, we have to deal with that, too."
Later on in the story the State Attorney, probably at the prodding of the journalist who wrote this story, turned it into an indictment of Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law:
State Attorney Bill Cervone said his office will review the incident and evidence to decide whether to file charges.
Cervone said Florida's "stand your ground" law may have been a factor in the decision by ASO not to file charges.
"This is illustrative of the problems that exist with the ‘stand your ground' legislation in that law enforcement is actively discouraged from making an arrest or a charge under situations where you don't really know everything that might be involved," Cervone said. "It may play out to be a completely legitimate use of force, or it may not."
Be On the Lookout...
...for the University of Florida Tinkler:
Police are looking for a man they say has urinated repeatedly on people as they stood at locations near the University of Florida campus.
The victims told the Gainesville Police Department they were standing with their backs turned to the man when they suddenly felt themselves being urinated upon, according to a GPD report.
Reports that the man then told the victims that it was raining were uncofirmed as of this writing.
The suspect is described as a black man, approximately 25-30 years old, 6 feet tall, medium to chunky build, short curly hair and dark complexion. He was last seen wearing a gray or dark hoodie and baggy jeans.
Could be worse, I suppose; he could be playing the Knockout Game instead, which would hurt more but humiliate less, perhaps.
Police are looking for a man they say has urinated repeatedly on people as they stood at locations near the University of Florida campus.
The victims told the Gainesville Police Department they were standing with their backs turned to the man when they suddenly felt themselves being urinated upon, according to a GPD report.
Reports that the man then told the victims that it was raining were uncofirmed as of this writing.
The suspect is described as a black man, approximately 25-30 years old, 6 feet tall, medium to chunky build, short curly hair and dark complexion. He was last seen wearing a gray or dark hoodie and baggy jeans.
Could be worse, I suppose; he could be playing the Knockout Game instead, which would hurt more but humiliate less, perhaps.
Meanwhile, In UK...
...where you don't really have the option of armed self-defense, of course, but you do have the "self-defense HAIR CLIP" that "detects kicks and punches, calls for help and records incidents automatically."
So it might not save your ass from being attacked by thugs, but at least it will helpfully record the attack for posterity, so the thug can take it home and watch it on his computer.
Don't you just love living in a civilized country without all those nasssty guns like those violent Americans have?
So it might not save your ass from being attacked by thugs, but at least it will helpfully record the attack for posterity, so the thug can take it home and watch it on his computer.
Don't you just love living in a civilized country without all those nasssty guns like those violent Americans have?
Wednesday, March 05, 2014
Kickstarter For NC Barbecue Map
They plan to publish a road map-style folding map listing over 250 NC barbecue restaurants, with details such as Lexington or Eastern-style, pork shoulders only or whole hog, and how the 'cue is cooked: over wood, in gas or electric smokers.
If you wish to contribute to the Kickstarter campaign, the website is here. As of this writing, they have achieved $3104.00 of their $10,000.00 goal, and have until March 27th to meet it. I've already pledged enough for 1 map, myself.
If you wish to contribute to the Kickstarter campaign, the website is here. As of this writing, they have achieved $3104.00 of their $10,000.00 goal, and have until March 27th to meet it. I've already pledged enough for 1 map, myself.
When Military Officers Go Insane...
...occasionally it goes undetected. Not so in the case of UK Army Major General James Cowan, who feels that sandwiches are a threat to good order and discipline:
Sandwiches have been banned from an officers’ base after a commander noticed many were eating them with their hands as he insisted “a gentleman or a lady uses a knife and fork.”
Major General James Cowan issued the note after he noticed officers were eating with their hands and failing to stand when commanders entered the room.
His three-page letter criticised standards at Bulford Camp in Wiltshire where he said he had seen a many “frankly barbaric” techniques and habits displayed by soldiers and officers.
The note, addressed to ‘Chaps’, said: “Quite a few officers in the divisional mess seem to be under the impression that they can eat their food with their hands. The practice of serving rolls and sandwiches must stop,” the Sun reported.
The letter penned by Maj Gen Cowan, who is in charge of 20,000 soldiers and 2,500 officers in 3 UK Division, most based at Bulford, also criticised poor grammar and writing, advising against the "wanton use of capitals, abbreviations and acronyms" because they can leave the reader exhausted.
Frankly I'm not convinced this isn't satire, and wasn't posted by the Telegraph by mistake. It reads just like a Monty Python sketch:
Listen Up, Chaps: There's been too much eating of sandwiches! Stop that, it's silly! And the wanton use of of capitals, abbreviations and acronyms must stop! It's silly!
Sandwiches have been banned from an officers’ base after a commander noticed many were eating them with their hands as he insisted “a gentleman or a lady uses a knife and fork.”
Major General James Cowan issued the note after he noticed officers were eating with their hands and failing to stand when commanders entered the room.
His three-page letter criticised standards at Bulford Camp in Wiltshire where he said he had seen a many “frankly barbaric” techniques and habits displayed by soldiers and officers.
The note, addressed to ‘Chaps’, said: “Quite a few officers in the divisional mess seem to be under the impression that they can eat their food with their hands. The practice of serving rolls and sandwiches must stop,” the Sun reported.
The letter penned by Maj Gen Cowan, who is in charge of 20,000 soldiers and 2,500 officers in 3 UK Division, most based at Bulford, also criticised poor grammar and writing, advising against the "wanton use of capitals, abbreviations and acronyms" because they can leave the reader exhausted.
Frankly I'm not convinced this isn't satire, and wasn't posted by the Telegraph by mistake. It reads just like a Monty Python sketch:
Tuesday, March 04, 2014
Michael Shea, 1946-2014: R.I.P.
SF/Fantasy novelist Michael Shea has died.
I read his book Nifft the Lean off the coast of Nicaragua onboard USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG-23) in the summer of 1983, as I recall. Great stories. Never did read the sequels, will have to remedy that.
I read his book Nifft the Lean off the coast of Nicaragua onboard USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG-23) in the summer of 1983, as I recall. Great stories. Never did read the sequels, will have to remedy that.
Monday, March 03, 2014
Arrival
Lepanto PX Spanish Brandy.
From the Gonzalez-Byass sherry company. Lepanto is their premium brandy, named after the naval battle that stopped the expansion of Islam in the Mediterranean. This particular version of Lepanto (there are three variants) is aged in barrels that were formerly used to age sweet Pedro Ximenez wine (PX is the wine used to sweeten cream sherry).
I don't drink often; this will be for special occasions.
From the Gonzalez-Byass sherry company. Lepanto is their premium brandy, named after the naval battle that stopped the expansion of Islam in the Mediterranean. This particular version of Lepanto (there are three variants) is aged in barrels that were formerly used to age sweet Pedro Ximenez wine (PX is the wine used to sweeten cream sherry).
I don't drink often; this will be for special occasions.
Now He'll Have To Say Three Our Fathers and 4 Hail Mary's In Confession
The Pope uses the wrong Italian word during a public blessing.
With millions of people hanging on your every word, it was a slip-up Pope Francis would really have preferred not to make.
While giving his weekly blessing from the Vatican, the Argentinian mistakenly uttered the word 'f***' in Italian before quickly correcting himself.
But within seconds his mistake was posted on dozens of Italian media websites and YouTube and had gained millions of worldwide hits as it went viral.
The words the Pope stumbled on were 'caso' (example) and 'cazzo' which means 'f***' in Italian and often trips up those not used to speaking the language.
I'm sure he feels it was a simple mistake and that he's not expecting some sort of Spanish Inquisition...
With millions of people hanging on your every word, it was a slip-up Pope Francis would really have preferred not to make.
While giving his weekly blessing from the Vatican, the Argentinian mistakenly uttered the word 'f***' in Italian before quickly correcting himself.
But within seconds his mistake was posted on dozens of Italian media websites and YouTube and had gained millions of worldwide hits as it went viral.
The words the Pope stumbled on were 'caso' (example) and 'cazzo' which means 'f***' in Italian and often trips up those not used to speaking the language.
I'm sure he feels it was a simple mistake and that he's not expecting some sort of Spanish Inquisition...
End of an Era
"The Last Cooper In Chiclana."
That would be Chiclana, Spain, down in the area where sherry is made. A cooper is a maker of barrels, in this case barrels for the sherry industry. It's a dying art, because modernisation in wine-making techniques has replaced the wooden barrel with the stainless steel tank for much of the process of turning grape juice into wine. It's only during the ageing process that wooden barrels are needed, and since the solera system of ageing sherry doesn't require new barrels (the wine is transferred between barrels in a complicated process, with the wine for bottling being taken from the most mature barrels), the need for coopers has diminished through the years. Paco Gomez Morales, the cooper in this story, has been making barrels for 50 years, and no one will replace him when he retires.
That would be Chiclana, Spain, down in the area where sherry is made. A cooper is a maker of barrels, in this case barrels for the sherry industry. It's a dying art, because modernisation in wine-making techniques has replaced the wooden barrel with the stainless steel tank for much of the process of turning grape juice into wine. It's only during the ageing process that wooden barrels are needed, and since the solera system of ageing sherry doesn't require new barrels (the wine is transferred between barrels in a complicated process, with the wine for bottling being taken from the most mature barrels), the need for coopers has diminished through the years. Paco Gomez Morales, the cooper in this story, has been making barrels for 50 years, and no one will replace him when he retires.
Sunday, March 02, 2014
Meanwhile, Here In Charlotte...
...where the CIAA Tournament, a basketball event that showcases the talents of players from historical African-American colleges, including Charlotte's own Johnson C. Smith University has been taking place this week, two people were shot in an Uptown Charlotte hotel full of CIAA fans.
Shot in the legs, a practice I have read is called leg warming by the Usual Suspects.®
I'll state up front for the record that in the dozen or so years that Charlotte has hosted this particular event, this is the first Usual Suspect®-style violence I can recall associated with it, probably because for the most part the CIAA alumni are mature individuals in their 30's, 40's and 50's, with some even older. My own hotel this year, however, hosted a busload of younger people - - a band - - in addition to the regular older guests. I can't help wondering...
Shot in the legs, a practice I have read is called leg warming by the Usual Suspects.®
I'll state up front for the record that in the dozen or so years that Charlotte has hosted this particular event, this is the first Usual Suspect®-style violence I can recall associated with it, probably because for the most part the CIAA alumni are mature individuals in their 30's, 40's and 50's, with some even older. My own hotel this year, however, hosted a busload of younger people - - a band - - in addition to the regular older guests. I can't help wondering...
Own Any Ivory?
The Obama administration is getting ready to make your life miserable:
FACT SHEET: National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking & Commercial Ban on Trade in Elephant Ivory:
…We will finalize a proposed rule that will reaffirm and clarify that sales across state lines are prohibited, except for bona fide antiques, and will prohibit sales within a state unless the seller can demonstrate an item was lawfully imported prior to 1990 for African elephants and 1975 for Asian elephants, or under an exemption document.
So if you own an Ivory-handled knife or ivory grips on your single-action revolver, you're basically screwed.
FACT SHEET: National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking & Commercial Ban on Trade in Elephant Ivory:
…We will finalize a proposed rule that will reaffirm and clarify that sales across state lines are prohibited, except for bona fide antiques, and will prohibit sales within a state unless the seller can demonstrate an item was lawfully imported prior to 1990 for African elephants and 1975 for Asian elephants, or under an exemption document.
So if you own an Ivory-handled knife or ivory grips on your single-action revolver, you're basically screwed.
Saturday, March 01, 2014
Friday, February 28, 2014
He Ain't Dead Yet
So unzip this bag, you bastards.
A man who woke up in a body bag at a funeral home after being pronounced legally dead in what the coroner described a 'miracle'.
Walter Williams from Lexington, Mississippi, was zipped up in a body bag while funeral home workers prepared to embalm him, but instead they soon found him kicking to get out, according to WAPT.
The coroner suspected that Williams' pacemaker had likely stopped for a brief period and then started up again.
So, of course:
A man who woke up in a body bag at a funeral home after being pronounced legally dead in what the coroner described a 'miracle'.
Walter Williams from Lexington, Mississippi, was zipped up in a body bag while funeral home workers prepared to embalm him, but instead they soon found him kicking to get out, according to WAPT.
The coroner suspected that Williams' pacemaker had likely stopped for a brief period and then started up again.
So, of course:
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