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Ever seen an egg in an egg?

Mr. Dew — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:42:50 +0000

Well, here’s one. The chicken laid a big egg

Big Egg

Oh crap – teen girl fell into manhole while texting

Mr. Dew — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:55:43 +0000

Always watch where you’re going:

Teen Girl Falls In Open Manhole While Texting

Alexa Longueira, a high school sophomore, was walking along Victory Boulevard near Travis Avenue on Staten Island Wednesday evening when she felt the earth move and was plunged into smelly darkness.

She said the manhole she fell in to was left open and unattended with no warning signs or orange cones. She said two workers with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection failed to secure the area as they prepared to flush the sewer.

“It was just really gross and it was shocking and scary,” she said. “Because of their careless mistake I got hurt.”

Longueira has deep cuts and bruises and said she now has nightmares about falling, but she also did admit she was texting at the time.

Source: WCBSTV

BoA introduces Hello Kitty credit cards

Mr. Dew — Tue, 19 May 2009 07:14:41 +0000

What are they thinking targeting kids 10 through 14 years old:

[via Outtheotheryear]

Hello Kity Visa Plus Platinum credit card!

This woman can do it, why not us?

Mr. Dew — Sat, 16 May 2009 01:32:10 +0000

She manages to live by this way.

Never give up.

FBI Adds Facebook, YouTube, Twitter Profiles

Mr. Dew — Sat, 16 May 2009 01:17:22 +0000

FBI goes Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

FBI Adds Facebook, YouTube, Twitter Profiles

The FBI is willing to do just about anything when it comes to tracking down bad guys. They did the widgets thing last year. And today they announced that they’ve “set up shop in several social media websites.”

They’ve now got profiles on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube profiles are highlighted. They even have billboards up in Second Life. But nothing is mentioned about MySpace. Except that you can add FBI widgets to “social media websites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Blogger.” (Source: Techcrunch)

More government agencies going social?

Tree grows in patient’s lungs

Mr. Dew — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:45:22 +0000

A 5 cm fir tree grows inside a patient’s lungs. How odd:

5 cm. fir tree removed from patient’s lung

A five-centimeter fir tree has been found in the lung of a man who complained he had a strong pain in his chest and was coughing blood.

The 28-year-old patient, Artyom Sidorkin, came to a hospital in the city of Izhevsk inCentral Russia last week, Komsomolskaya Pravda daily reports.

Doctors x-rayed his chest and found a tumor in one of the lungs. Suspecting cancer, they made a decision to perform biopsy, but when they cut the tissue, they were amazed to see green needles in the cut.

The five-centimeter branch was removed from the patient’s body.

“It was the needles poking the capillaries. It really hurt a lot. But I never felt like I had an alien object inside of me.”

It is obvious that a five-centimeter branch is too large to be inhaled or swallowed, doctors say. They suggest that the patient might have inhaled a small bud, which then started to grow inside his body. (Source: MosNews)

Colorado couple’s home tap water is flammable!

Mr. Dew — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:12:16 +0000

COLORADO COUPLE’S HOME INCLUDES FLAMMABLE TAP WATER

Wow, that’s shocking. I had some issues with my home water in the past, never as bad as this.

Police Spray Water Cannons at World Water Forum Protesters

Mr. Dew — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:46:57 +0000

Irony of the day:

Police Spray Water Cannons at World Water Forum Protesters

Apparently Turkish police have a biting sense of irony: they’ve sprayed protesters at the World Water Forum with high-pressured water cannons.

The forum, which occurs every three years, is supposed to focus on ways to eliminate water poverty across the globe, but protesters believe the forum takes a heavy-handed approach and supports construction of dangerous and environmentally-disastrous large dams.

The police said that the water cannons were the most “cost effective” way to respond to these protesters. While of course I do not condone any act of violence against people merely expressing themselves, if the cops were going to do it anyway, this was a wonderful weapon choice.

Tear gas? $7,350.

Water cannons? $235.

Using water cannons against people protesting water poverty? Priceless. (Source: Planetsave)

Women accused of cutting queue, calls boyfriend to punch the accuser, boyfriend punched wrong guy, kills the man

Mr. Dew — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:52:06 +0000

What an odd piece of news.

Woman guilty over shopper death

A woman has been found guilty of manslaughter after a shopper was killed following a row over queue jumping.

Antonette Richardson called boyfriend Tony Virasami to Sainsbury’s in Merton, south London, but he punched the wrong man, who suffered a fatal brain injury.

Richardson, of Sedgehill Road, Catford, had been accused of pushing in front of shopper Adam Prendergast, as she went to buy a packet of cigarettes.

She phoned Virasami who was waiting in a car nearby, and when he came into the store she pointed out Mr Prendergast.

However, Virasami mistook Mr Tripp for the person who shouted at his girlfriend, and punched him, the court heard. (Source: BBC)

The women denies of manslaughter.

Blowfish testicles poison 7 in Japan

Mr. Dew — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:46:21 +0000

Scary stuff. I mean… You can eat blowfish testicles?

Blowfish testicles prepared by unlicensed chef send 7 to Japanese hospital with poisoning

TOKYO (AP) â€” Blowfish testicles prepared by an unauthorized chef sickened seven diners in northern Japan and three remained hospitalized Tuesday after eating the poisonous delicacy.

The owner of the restaurant in Tsuruoka city, who is also the chef, had no license to serve blowfish and was being questioned on suspicion of professional negligence, police official Yoshihito Iwase said.

Shortly after, they developed limb paralysis and breathing trouble and started to lose consciousness â€” typical signs of blowfish poisoning â€” and were rushed to a hospital for treatment, Iwase said.

A 68-year-old diner remained hospitalized in critical condition with respiratory failure and two others, aged 55 and 69, were in serious condition, he said.

“It’s scary. If you go to a decent-looking restaurant that serves fugu, you would assume a cook has a proper fugu license,” Iwase said, using the Japanese term for blowfish.

Blowfish poison, called tetrodotoxin, is nearly 100 times more poisonous than potassium cyanide, according to the Ishikawa Health Service Association. It can cause death within an hour and a half after consumption. (Source: Redeye)

I wonder what made people risk their lives just for blowfish. Is it that nice?

US anti-kidnapping expert kidnapped in Mexico

Mr. Dew — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:22:02 +0000

Kidnapping is a concern in Mexico. Even “Pan’s Labyrinth” director Guillermo del Toro is quoted saying he wouldn’t be making a film in Mexico anytime soon. Guillermo del Toro revealed that his father has been kidnapped before and death threats were sent to his father even after release. (Source: FoxNews)

US anti-kidnapping expert kidnapped in Mexico

U.S. security consultant Felix Batista was in Saltillo in Coahuila state to offer advice on how to confront abductions for ransom when he himself was seized, local authorities said.

Unknown assailants grabbed him on Dec. 10, said Charlie LeBlanc, the president of the Houston, Texas-based security firm ASI Global LLC., where Batista is a consultant.

“We have notified the FBI and Mexican authorities, and they are working on the case,” LeBlanc said Monday. “What we are doing is we’re offering our support to the family and hoping for the best.”

The U.S. Embassy in Mexico City said it would not comment on the case, and LeBlanc declined to say whether a ransom demand had been received.

A woman who answered a phone number listed under Batista’s name in Miami, Florida said she did not wish to comment on the case.

Batista was frequently cited as an anti-kidnapping expert at conferences and in the press. (Source: Yahoo)

I don’t think any one can ever claim expertise on anti-kidnapping.

Teacher who told children ‘Santa does not exist’ is fired

Mr. Dew — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:25:18 +0000

You can’t tell the truth all the time. I knew Santa didn’t exist when I was a kid. Santa is an American I thought and we don’t have much of them in Asia that time. Santa must’ve been eating all day just for Christmas.

Primary school teacher who told children: ‘Santa does not exist’ is fired

A primary school teacher who left a class of 25 pupils in tears after she told told them Santa Claus did not exist has been fired…

When excited youngsters became rowdy as they talked about Santa, the supply teacher blurted out: ‘It’s your parents who leave out presents on Christmas Day.’

The class of seven-year-olds at Blackshaw Lane Primary School, Royton, near Oldham, Greater Manchester burst into tears and told their parents when they arrived home.

One father said: ‘My son came home and said that his substitute teacher had told the class that Santa doesn’t exist and it’s your mum and dad that put out presents for them.

‘My lad was in tears and so was everyone else in the class – especially as it was so close to Christmas.

‘I thought it was wrong. He was distraught about it. He’s only seven-years-old and it’s part of the magic of Christmas to him.

‘We told him that she did not believe in Father Christmas because of her religion and he’s fine now.’

The father described the incident as ’shocking’ and believed it was done with malicious intent.

‘A lot of parents were disgusted and complained to the school.’

The school has now said it will not hire her again. (Source: Dailymail)

Did you know Coca Cola is responsible for the fat Santa image?

God wins the law suit

Mr. Dew — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:16:05 +0000

It’s funny someone would sought an injunction against God. But God has it all prepared.

God Wins In Nebraska Court

Nebraska state Sen. Ernie Chambers sought an injunction against God last year for widespread death and destruction. Judge Marlon Polk threw out the suit, saying there’s no way to properly notify the defendant. You can’t serve papers on a suspect with no address. Chambers says he may appeal. He says God is aware of the charges because he is all-knowing. (Source: NPR)

Moon mistaken for UFO

Mr. Dew — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:13:17 +0000

Opps, see wrongly: Police in Wales were called to investigate a mysterious flying saucer, only to discover it was the moon.

Moon mistaken for UFO

The moon was mistaken for a “bright, stationary” UFO which had been loitering for at least half an hour, by a confused local in South Wales who made a 999 call to the police.

Today officers released a transcript in order to highlight the time wasted by unnecessary 999 calls.

Control: “South Wales Police, what’s your emergency?”

Caller: “It’s not really. I just need to inform you that across the mountain there’s a bright stationary object.”

Control: “Right.”

Caller: “If you’ve got a couple of minutes perhaps you could find out what it is? It’s been there at least half an hour and it’s still there.”

Control: “It’s been there for half an hour. Right. Is it actually on the mountain or in the sky?”

Caller: “It’s in the air.”

Control: “I will send someone up there now to check it out.”

Caller: “OK.”

After the police patrol car arrives, the script reveals the exchange between the control room and the police officer sent to the scene.

Control: “Alpha Zulu 20, this object in the sky, did anyone have a look at it?”

Officer: “Yes, it’s the moon. Over.” (Source: Telegraph)

Dubai to build shapeshifting building

Mr. Dew — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:09:54 +0000

Is there something Dubai can’t and won’t do? Lots of architectural wonders there are being built or have been built in Dubai. Many of them looked beautiful in pictures, but this, this is a little different – this one moves:

Dubai plans ‘moving’ skyscraper

The Dynamic Tower design is made up of 80 pre-fabricated apartments which will spin independently of one another.

“It’s the first building that rotates, moves, and changes shape,” said architect David Fisher, who is Italian, at a news conference in New York.

“This building never looks the same, not once in a lifetime,” he added.

The 420-metre (1,378-foot) building’s apartments would spin a full 360 degrees, at voice command, around a central column by means of 79 giant power-generating wind turbines located between each floor. (Source: BBC)

Go to BBC’s page for a video too. Probably a waste of money in the sense where we don’t really need a building that moves.

It redefines a ‘living thing’. My primary school taught me that living thing is anything that could move, hahaa…

God caught selling cocaine near a church

Mr. Dew — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:23:56 +0000

For weird news, God just sinned:

Man named God arrested for selling cocaine – near a church

TAMPA, FL — Whether his name is a blessing or curse the man named God Lucky Howard was arrested by undercover detectives for selling cocaine in his neighborhood.

If the delivery of cocaine charge isn’t enough Howard is charged with the delivery of cocaine near a church, a school and public housing near North Avon Avenue in Tampa.

After obtaining a warrant Police searched Howard’s home and found an additional 22 grams of cocaine and a scale. (Source: ABC)

Names are getting stranger these days. I prefer the traditional names like Tom, Jack, Bob and John. It’s simple.

China cop promoted for breastfeeding quake babies

Mr. Dew — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:10:06 +0000

Well, if you perform out of the requirements of your job and benefit the community in China, you might just get a nice promotion.

China cop promoted for breastfeeding quake babies

BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese policewoman who breastfed babies orphaned during last month’s earthquake has been given a better job, prompting online protests that promotions should be awarded on merit, not merely for good deeds.

Jiang Xiaojuan, 30, left her own baby with her parents and took part in the disaster relief work, breastfeeding nine babies, earning her the nickname of “the police mum” in the press.

She has since been awarded titles of “hero and model police officer” and “excellent member of the Communist Party”, was appointed to the Communist Party of China Committee of the Jiangyou Public Security Bureau and became the bureau’s vice commissar, Xinhua news agency said on Saturday. (Source: Yahoo)

While it does seemed strange, I kinda think she deserves it.

The new phenomenon: Shopdropping

Mr. Dew — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:34:37 +0000

Mixed Messages is a shop dropping intervention that critiques absurd and manipulative advertising language by re-labeling products in supermarkets and stores.

Shopdropping aka Droplifting: Beginnerâ€™s Guide to the Subversive Urban Art of Reverse Shoplifting

Shopdropping was probably the last kind of giving on most peopleâ€™s minds as they shopped during the holiday season. Shopdropping, also known as droplifting, is the incredible act of reverse shoplifting: going into stores and putting things onto the shelves. Banksy is probably the best known shopdropper, famous for putting out his own subvertised versions of Paris Hiltonâ€™s CDs and hanging his subversive art in galleries.

It might not surprise you to learn that reactions to shopdropping or droplifting vary as much as approaches to it and reasons for doing it. Some people find it harmless and amusing while others find it shocking and disturbing. Shopdroppers who are caught are variously freed by confused police or held on charges related to destruction of property or even fraud. Reactions, criticisms or other shopdropping thoughts? (Source: Web Urbanist)

Well, it would be interesting to see this in my country although it is illegal.

Local norturnal creatures

Burger King can help you quit drugs

Mr. Dew — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:29:48 +0000

Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr shares how he quit drugs.

Some addicts say they reach “rock bottom” when they lose their health or their family — but Robert Downey Jr hit his lowest ebb when he ordered a Burger King!

The Iron Man star has publicly thanked the fast food chain for helping him get on the road to recovery by serving him a cheeseburger so disgusting that it forced him to reassess his entire life, according to Britain’s film magazine Empire.

“I have to thank Burger King,” he told the magazine. “It was such a disgusting burger I ordered.

“I had that, and this big soda, and I thought something really bad was going to happen.”

Downey Jr. says he went and threw all his drugs into the ocean right there and then. (Source: OK Magazine

Well… I don’t know if Burger King would be pleased about it.

Osama on US 20 dollar bill

Mr. Dew — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:28:03 +0000

Well, you can find Osama in the US$20 bill. Something interesting.

I get a little irritated when I see the elliptical stroke not elliptical enough. I just want to let that Photoshop user know that you could have set your stroke blending to ‘Outside’ instead of ‘Inside’ or ‘Center’.