Monthly Archives: December 2011

After 77 Years, 99 Year Old Man Finally Finds Reason To Divorce Wife

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December 30, 2011
After 77 Years, 99 Year Old Man Finally Finds Reason To Divorce Wife

After 77 years of marriage, including a short separation a decade ago, a 99 year old Italian man, Antonio C, has finally found the excuse he’s been waiting for to divorce his wife. Recently, while going through some drawers, Antonio found letters his wife had written to a lover in the 1940s.  Confronted with...
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Mercer County Schools Show No Mercy To Autistic 9 Year Old

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December 27, 2011
Mercer County Schools Show No Mercy To Autistic 9 Year Old

One would think that educators running a special needs classroom would be seasoned at dealing with different behavioral issues. Recently, staff at Mercer County Intermediate School in Harrodsburg, Kentucky proved otherwise, placing 9 year old Christopher Baker inside a duffel bag after he misbehaved in class. Baker, a 4th grader with autism, ha apparently...
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22 Years Later, Convict Tries To Sue “I Don’t Know My Lawyer’s Name”

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December 26, 2011

Wilfredo Rodena has had a lot of quiet time to think.  22 years into a 25 year sentence for armed kidnapping he thinks he may have found a way to make “one houndred dollarys”.  Rodena recently filed suit alleging his civil rights were violated by his defense attorney, “I don’t know my lawyer’s name”,...
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Thus Spoke Dr. Ravens- Give The Money Back

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December 26, 2011
Thus Spoke Dr. Ravens- Give The Money Back

When Dr. Fred Ravens of Reading, MA purchased the house next to his office from the family of an elderly woman, he knew the walls were filled with memories. He didn’t know that they were also filled with cash.  When the crew he hired began to knock down walls, cash began flying out- $2500...
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The Case Of The Defenestrated Mistress

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December 25, 2011

Tip: Throwing your half-naked mistress out the window is not an effective strategy for keeping your infidelity from being discovered. Buenos Aires (Agencies): A woman suffered various injuries and traumas after falling from the second floor window of a building located in the Argentine province of Salta. The injured person, identified as Yesica Tarifa,...
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6 Things I Didn’t Know About Elephants

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December 25, 2011
6 Things I Didn’t Know About Elephants

One would think it would be rather simple to count the toes on an elephant.  For many years the answer has been 5.  But recently John Hutchinson published a paper declaring the answer to be 6. What we learned reading How The Elephant Got Its Sixth Toe: Elephants have a sixth toe which is...
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Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Crime Committed While He Was In Jail, Conviction Overturned

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December 18, 2011

LaDondrell Montgomery had an airtight alibi for his whereabouts during a December 13,2009 armed robbery.  He was in prison for another crime. Unfortunately, neither prosecutor, nor defense attorney, nor even the defendant realized this.  As a result, Montgomery was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for a crime he could not have committed. ...
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I Need Fear Factor And The Only Perscription Is More Cow Blood!

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December 18, 2011
I Need Fear Factor And The Only Perscription Is More Cow Blood!

Fear Factor went off the air in 2006 due to poor ratings, and for some reason or other, a cadre of fans pined for its return.  The show, emblematic of much of what is lacking in modern culture, will soon make its return to NBC.  The network is desperate for a hit, and Matt...
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Forbidden Disney

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December 15, 2011
Forbidden Disney

In 1989, for a brief run,Disney uncharacteristically let its hair down. A musical review produced for Comedy Warehouse, one of the late Pleasure Island’s night clubs, called Forbidden Disney, viciously poked fun at Disney itself. According to DeScope Michael Eisner gave Walt Disney Imagineering this assignment: “Create a show for the Comedy Warehouse. It...
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War Equals Peace, Cosmetology Equals Chemistry?

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December 14, 2011
War Equals Peace, Cosmetology Equals Chemistry?

In what ought to be a criminal offense, Sharron Smalls, Principal of Jane Addams High School in the South Bronx stands “accused of handing students chemistry credits for cosmetology courses and geography credits for tourism classes. Teachers say the fraud may lead to more than 100 seniors not graduating from the F-rated school because...
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