BRISTOW, Okla. - Serving on the jury in an indecent-exposure trial unfolding in this conservative Oklahoma town has been a giggle-inducing experience.
Former Judge Donald D. Thompson, a veteran of 23 years on the bench, is on trial on charges he used a penis pump on himself in the courtroom while sitting in judgment of others.
Over the past few days, the jurors have watched a defense attorney and a prosecutor pantomime masturbation. A doctor has lectured on the lengths the defendant was willing to go to enhance his sexual performance.
The white-handled sexual device sits before the jury box for hours at a time. Occasionally an attorney picks it up and squeezes the handle, demonstrating the "sh-sh" sound of air rushing through the contraption's plastic tubing.
The jurors sometimes exchange awkward looks and break into nervous laughter when the testimony takes a lurid turn.
Thompson, 59, is charged with four counts of indecent exposure, each punishable by up to 10 years in prison. If convicted, he would also have to register as a sex offender, and his $7,489.91-a-month pension would be in jeopardy.
Thompson's former court reporter, Lisa Foster, wiped away tears as she described tracing an unfamiliar "sh-sh" in the courtroom to her boss. She testified that between 2001 and 2003 she saw Thompson expose himself at least 15 times.
"I was really shocked and I was kind of scared because it was so bizarre," said Foster.
She testified that during a trial in 2002, she heard the pump during the emotional testimony of a murdered toddler's grandfather.
The grandfather "was getting real teary-eyed, and the judge was up there pumping on that pump," she said. "It was sickening."
The allegations came to light after a police officer who was in Thompson's court heard pumping sounds and took photos of the device during a break in the proceedings.
Thompson took the stand in his own defense, saying the device was a gag gift from a longtime friend with whom he had joked about erectile dysfunction. He said he kept the pump under the bench or in his office but didn't use it.
"In 20-20 hindsight, I should have thrown it away," he said.
The R-rated testimony has produced occasional outbursts of laughter and surreal scenes. A man who once served as a juror in Thompson's court testified that he never saw the device, but figured out what it was based on movies he had seen.
The comment sent sidelong glances through the courtroom.
"It sounded like a penis pump to me," Daniel Greenwood testified. He said he had seen such devices in "Austin Powers" and "Dead Man on Campus."
Dr. S. Edward Dakil, a urologist called as an expert witness, repeatedly prompted laughter from the jury when discussion turned to the penis pump. Dakil defended use of the device after defense attorney Clark Brewster said it was an out-of-date treatment for erectile dysfunction.
"I still use those," Dakil testified.
Brewster paused.
"Not you, personally?" he asked.
"No," Dakil responded as jurors laughed. "I recommend those as a urologist."
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Yep, he's gonna get ass raped in jail with that penis pump.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Britney Spears Is A Truckin'
Apparently, Britney Spears is out to prove she's not a girl and very much a woman. Just days after baring her soul on Dateline, the pregnant pop tart is taking a page out of Demi Moore's playbook and baring, well, everything else, for the cover of the August issue of Harper's Bazaar.
The magazine confirmed Wednesday that Spears posed in the nude for the cover and an accompanying feature story and photo spread at a shoot on Thursday.
Unfortunately for Harper's, said photos leaked onto the Internet shortly after the conclusion of the shoot and were available on various Websites as of Wednesday afternoon.
In the images, a newly dark-haired Spears strikes various poses in all her six-months-pregnant glory, sometimes clothed, sometimes not.
A naked Sean Preston makes a cameo in one of the photos, clutched in his mother's arms. A naked Kevin Federline, thankfully, did not make the cut.
After the leak, Harper's released the cover shot for publicity purposes, but informed the non-Internet-using segment of its readership that it would have to wait until the issue hit stands on July 25 to view the rest of the spread.
Spears', shall we say, artsy cover girl stint comes after the singer was reportedly shocked by the negative reaction to her recent tearful Dateline confessional.
In a poll conducted by Us Weekly, 87 percent of respondents said they had less respect for Spears after her sitdown with Matt Lauer. Meanwhile, the New York Post reported that the NBC crew filming the interview was so startled by Spears' disheveled appearance when they arrived that they thought they had the wrong day.
As a result of the backlash, Spears apparently decided to prove that with the help of a little airbrushing, she can be the same Britney we once knew and loved. Except, you know, pregnant.
Meanwhile, according to a report in In Touch Weekly, Spears is considering returning to her roots--and not just the brunette ones. The magazine claims that the Louisiana native is considering moving back home to the town of Kentwood, where she was born.
"She wants to come home," Kentwood Mayor Harold Smith told the magazine. "She's building more rooms for her growing family. She wants a nursery and some kids' rooms."
The magazine claims that Federline is supportive of his wife's wishes, though there's no telling how the move could affect his quest to save the penny.
The couple is expecting their second child together, and Federline's fourth overall, in October.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Where Are You Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck!
An asteroid possibly as large as a half-mile or more in diameter is rapidly approaching the Earth. There is no need for concern, for no collision is in the offing, but the space rock will make an exceptionally close approach to our planet early on Monday, July 3, passing just beyond the Moon's average distance from Earth.
Astronomers will attempt to get a more accurate assessment of the asteroid's size by “pinging” it with radar.
And skywatchers with good telescopes and some experience just might be able to get a glimpse of this cosmic rock as it streaks rapidly past our planet in the wee hours Monday. The closest approach occurs late Sunday for U.S. West Coast skywatchers.
The asteroid, designated 2004 XP14, was discovered on Dec. 10, 2004 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR), a continuing camera survey to keep watch for asteroids that may pass uncomfortably close to Earth.
Although initially there were concerns that this asteroid might possibly impact Earth later this century and thus merit special monitoring, further analysis of its orbit has since ruled out any such collision, at least in the foreseeable future.
Size not known
Asteroid 2004 XP14 is a member of a class of asteroids known as Apollo, which have Earth-crossing orbits. The name comes from 1862 Apollo, the first asteroid of this group to be discovered. There are now 1,989 known Apollos.
The size of 2004 XP 14 is not precisely known. But based on its brightness, the diameter is believed to be somewhere in the range of 1,345 to 3,018-feet (410 to 920 meters). That's between a quarter mile and just over a half-mile wide.
Due to the proximity of its orbit to Earth [Map] and its estimated size, this object has been classified as a “Potentially Hazardous Asteroid” (PNA) by the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. There are currently 783 PNAs.
The latest calculations show that 2004 XP14 will pass closest to Earth at 04:25 UT on July 3 (12:25 a.m. EDT or 9:25 p.m. PDT on July 2). The asteroid's distance from Earth at that moment will be 268,624-miles (432,308 km), or just 1.1 times the Moon's average distance from Earth.
Spotting 2004 XP14 will be a challenge, best accomplished by seasoned observers with moderate-sized telescopes.
On April 13, 2029, observers in Asia and North Africa will have a chance to see another asteroid, but without needing a telescope. Asteroid 99942 Apophis, about 1,000 feet (300 meters) wide, is expected to be visible to the naked eye as it passes within 20,000 miles (32,000 km). Astronomers say an asteroid that large comes that close about once every 1,500 years.
Observing plans
As 2004 XP14 makes its closest approach to Earth, astronomers will attempt to gauge its size and shape by analysis of very high frequency radio waves reflected from its surface.
Such radar measurements of the exact distance and velocity of the asteroid will allow for precise information on its orbit. From this scientists can also discern details of the asteroid's mass, as well as a measurement of its density, which is a very important indicator of its overall composition and internal structure.
Astronomers plan to utilize NASA's 70-meter (230-foot) diameter Goldstone radar, the largest and most sensitive antenna in its Deep Space Network. Located in California's Mojave Desert, the Goldstone antenna has been used to bounce radio signals off other Near-Earth asteroids many times before, and it is now being readied to “ping” 2004 XP14 on July 3, 4 and 5.
Augmenting the Goldstone observations will be radar observations scheduled at Evpatoria in the Ukraine, commencing several hours prior to the July 3 observations at Goldstone.
Editor's Note: A SPACE.com viewer's guide for 2004 XP14 will be presented in Joe Rao's weekly Night Sky column on Friday, June 30.
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Wouldn't be funny if the asteroid actually did hit earth. I bet one scientist will be fired for the wrong prediction, that's if we all live of course.
Astronomers will attempt to get a more accurate assessment of the asteroid's size by “pinging” it with radar.
And skywatchers with good telescopes and some experience just might be able to get a glimpse of this cosmic rock as it streaks rapidly past our planet in the wee hours Monday. The closest approach occurs late Sunday for U.S. West Coast skywatchers.
The asteroid, designated 2004 XP14, was discovered on Dec. 10, 2004 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR), a continuing camera survey to keep watch for asteroids that may pass uncomfortably close to Earth.
Although initially there were concerns that this asteroid might possibly impact Earth later this century and thus merit special monitoring, further analysis of its orbit has since ruled out any such collision, at least in the foreseeable future.
Size not known
Asteroid 2004 XP14 is a member of a class of asteroids known as Apollo, which have Earth-crossing orbits. The name comes from 1862 Apollo, the first asteroid of this group to be discovered. There are now 1,989 known Apollos.
The size of 2004 XP 14 is not precisely known. But based on its brightness, the diameter is believed to be somewhere in the range of 1,345 to 3,018-feet (410 to 920 meters). That's between a quarter mile and just over a half-mile wide.
Due to the proximity of its orbit to Earth [Map] and its estimated size, this object has been classified as a “Potentially Hazardous Asteroid” (PNA) by the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. There are currently 783 PNAs.
The latest calculations show that 2004 XP14 will pass closest to Earth at 04:25 UT on July 3 (12:25 a.m. EDT or 9:25 p.m. PDT on July 2). The asteroid's distance from Earth at that moment will be 268,624-miles (432,308 km), or just 1.1 times the Moon's average distance from Earth.
Spotting 2004 XP14 will be a challenge, best accomplished by seasoned observers with moderate-sized telescopes.
On April 13, 2029, observers in Asia and North Africa will have a chance to see another asteroid, but without needing a telescope. Asteroid 99942 Apophis, about 1,000 feet (300 meters) wide, is expected to be visible to the naked eye as it passes within 20,000 miles (32,000 km). Astronomers say an asteroid that large comes that close about once every 1,500 years.
Observing plans
As 2004 XP14 makes its closest approach to Earth, astronomers will attempt to gauge its size and shape by analysis of very high frequency radio waves reflected from its surface.
Such radar measurements of the exact distance and velocity of the asteroid will allow for precise information on its orbit. From this scientists can also discern details of the asteroid's mass, as well as a measurement of its density, which is a very important indicator of its overall composition and internal structure.
Astronomers plan to utilize NASA's 70-meter (230-foot) diameter Goldstone radar, the largest and most sensitive antenna in its Deep Space Network. Located in California's Mojave Desert, the Goldstone antenna has been used to bounce radio signals off other Near-Earth asteroids many times before, and it is now being readied to “ping” 2004 XP14 on July 3, 4 and 5.
Augmenting the Goldstone observations will be radar observations scheduled at Evpatoria in the Ukraine, commencing several hours prior to the July 3 observations at Goldstone.
Editor's Note: A SPACE.com viewer's guide for 2004 XP14 will be presented in Joe Rao's weekly Night Sky column on Friday, June 30.
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Wouldn't be funny if the asteroid actually did hit earth. I bet one scientist will be fired for the wrong prediction, that's if we all live of course.
Friday, June 23, 2006
Can You Spare That Dollar?
This picture really got to me. I laughed at first because he's right and I'm fucked up mentally. When people see a bum, they sometimes just turn their head as if they aren't even there. They are trying to talk to you but you just brush them off. Me personally, I know I do that.
My girlfriend and I clash over this every time we see a homeless person. She's gonna kill me after she reads this. If I'm walking down the street with her and I see a bum, I would purposely cross the street to avoid all eye contact. I'm pretty sure she's already caught on by now, but I'm just untrustworthy when it comes to homeless people.
She always sees a person down on their luck that never wanted to be poor but was dealt a shitty life. What I see is a person that fucked up their life by drugs or booze and pushed everybody out of their life and years later they finally see how fucked up their life is but instead of taking the money and saving it for something good, they buy it booze or cigs.
I do ignore them and I do turn the other way. The last time I gave a homeless guy money he went right inside the store and bought liquor. I was saving that money for pornographic sex cards but I guess the money would have been wasted either way. I'm like fuck it. How do you know they are not gonna spend the money on dumb shit? Now before I even think about giving out money I kind of look them over and see if they look as if they are even trying to be better, then I'd donate something or give some friendly advice.......friendly.
In conclusion, I'm an asshole. But I am very friendly. I do sometimes give some change out to some homeless people. I'm even planning on volunteering around Christmas with my girlfriend this year, and this is a big thing, I never volunteer for anything.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Monday, June 19, 2006
Crazy Fan #1 Million Sues Wacko Jacko
Michael Jackson sent discouraging song dedications as part of an orchestrated, wiretap-assisted plot to harass and stalk a fan.
So go the allegations in a $100 million lawsuit brought against the Bahrain-based entertainer.
The complaint by Helen M. Harris-Scott was filed Apr. 28 in Santa Monica, online court records show. It came to light Thursday in a report on TMZ.com.
Per the lawsuit, posted in its entirety on TMZ.com, Harris-Scott says her Jackson saga began in 1985 when she moved to Los Angeles, and began sending the then Thriller superstar cards and letters "declaring my love and admiration." Because Jackson was shy, Harris-Scott writes in her court declaration, he chose to communicate with her through "others who would call me and hint, and ask questions."
One of the "others" instructed Harris-Scott to listen to a radio station, "where Michael would dedicate songs, and communicate through music," the woman writes.
And that, according to Harris-Scott, is when Jackson revealed his true self.
Instead of declaring, say, his love to Harris-Scott, Jackson sent " 'you're not good enough' type messages," she writes. In order to distance herself from the "expressive put-downs," Harris-Scott moved to San Francisco.
There, according to the woman, the harassment from Jackson and his presumed henchmen only increased. There was the doorbell ringing, and the flat tires, and the car keying, and the Jackson impersonators who "represent[ed] him in public on several occasions, sometimes showing up with the family." And that wasn't the half of it.
"From 1990 to the present, Michael Jackson tracked my every move," Harris-Scott writes, noting her home was wiretapped and her car tracked with a global-positioning device.
Harris-Scott's declaration indicates the FBI "know[s] the truth." An FBI spokeswoman in Los Angeles said Friday that the agency did not confirm or deny its investigations, but noted that it did not sound as if the allegations in the Harris-Scott lawsuit amounted to federal violations. Jackson attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr. did not return a call for comment. To TMZ.com, Jackson spokeswoman Raymone Bain simply said, "Wonders never cease to amaze me."
Per court records, a status conference on the lawsuit is set for Aug. 16--the day Elvis died. It was not known if this is a coincidence, or a message.
As for Harris-Scott, or as she says she was known for the purposes of her business, Helena Bail Bonds, she is seeking the whole shebang: $50 million in compensatory damages; $50 million in punitive damages.
"Michael Jackson feels he's above the love," Harris-Scott writes, "and has been deceptive to his family, friends and his adoring public."
In 2005, an Ohio woman filed court papers alleging Janet Jackson, Michael's famed younger sister, hacked her computer, vandalized her 1992 Honda Civic, bugged her telephone, vandalized her 1992 Honda Accord, and generally acted like a "tyrant" because she (the Ohio woman) rejected her (Janet Jackson's) romantic advances. The court denied the woman's emergency request for protection.
In April, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by a New Orleans man who alleged Michael Jackson sexually assaulted him when he was 18. Though the incident was alleged to have occurred in 1984, the man didn't file the lawsuit until 20 years later, saying he'd pushed the reputed assault out of his mind until a TV special on Jackson jarred his memory.
Elsewhere, the courtroom fun continues for the Jackson family. A long-brewing legal battle between Michael Jackson and Frederic Marc Schaffel, a former insider in the pop star's camp, is scheduled to head to trial Monday in Los Angeles.
Schaffel, named an unindicted coconspirator in Jackson's molestation and conspiracy trial last year, is suing the entertainer for $3 million, alleging breach of contract.
One pretrial tidbit picked up by FoxNews.com had Jackson, in a recent deposition, revealing that he didn't intend to turn over the royalties of his never released 9/11-inspired charity single, "What More Can I Give?" to charity.
"To give the royalty rights, that's a lot of money to give away," Jackson said, per FoxNews.com which acknowledged it was paraphrasing the comment.
Jackson, 47, has lived in the Middle East since being acquitted on Jun. 13, 2005, of the molestation and conspiracy charges.
So go the allegations in a $100 million lawsuit brought against the Bahrain-based entertainer.
The complaint by Helen M. Harris-Scott was filed Apr. 28 in Santa Monica, online court records show. It came to light Thursday in a report on TMZ.com.
Per the lawsuit, posted in its entirety on TMZ.com, Harris-Scott says her Jackson saga began in 1985 when she moved to Los Angeles, and began sending the then Thriller superstar cards and letters "declaring my love and admiration." Because Jackson was shy, Harris-Scott writes in her court declaration, he chose to communicate with her through "others who would call me and hint, and ask questions."
One of the "others" instructed Harris-Scott to listen to a radio station, "where Michael would dedicate songs, and communicate through music," the woman writes.
And that, according to Harris-Scott, is when Jackson revealed his true self.
Instead of declaring, say, his love to Harris-Scott, Jackson sent " 'you're not good enough' type messages," she writes. In order to distance herself from the "expressive put-downs," Harris-Scott moved to San Francisco.
There, according to the woman, the harassment from Jackson and his presumed henchmen only increased. There was the doorbell ringing, and the flat tires, and the car keying, and the Jackson impersonators who "represent[ed] him in public on several occasions, sometimes showing up with the family." And that wasn't the half of it.
"From 1990 to the present, Michael Jackson tracked my every move," Harris-Scott writes, noting her home was wiretapped and her car tracked with a global-positioning device.
Harris-Scott's declaration indicates the FBI "know[s] the truth." An FBI spokeswoman in Los Angeles said Friday that the agency did not confirm or deny its investigations, but noted that it did not sound as if the allegations in the Harris-Scott lawsuit amounted to federal violations. Jackson attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr. did not return a call for comment. To TMZ.com, Jackson spokeswoman Raymone Bain simply said, "Wonders never cease to amaze me."
Per court records, a status conference on the lawsuit is set for Aug. 16--the day Elvis died. It was not known if this is a coincidence, or a message.
As for Harris-Scott, or as she says she was known for the purposes of her business, Helena Bail Bonds, she is seeking the whole shebang: $50 million in compensatory damages; $50 million in punitive damages.
"Michael Jackson feels he's above the love," Harris-Scott writes, "and has been deceptive to his family, friends and his adoring public."
In 2005, an Ohio woman filed court papers alleging Janet Jackson, Michael's famed younger sister, hacked her computer, vandalized her 1992 Honda Civic, bugged her telephone, vandalized her 1992 Honda Accord, and generally acted like a "tyrant" because she (the Ohio woman) rejected her (Janet Jackson's) romantic advances. The court denied the woman's emergency request for protection.
In April, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by a New Orleans man who alleged Michael Jackson sexually assaulted him when he was 18. Though the incident was alleged to have occurred in 1984, the man didn't file the lawsuit until 20 years later, saying he'd pushed the reputed assault out of his mind until a TV special on Jackson jarred his memory.
Elsewhere, the courtroom fun continues for the Jackson family. A long-brewing legal battle between Michael Jackson and Frederic Marc Schaffel, a former insider in the pop star's camp, is scheduled to head to trial Monday in Los Angeles.
Schaffel, named an unindicted coconspirator in Jackson's molestation and conspiracy trial last year, is suing the entertainer for $3 million, alleging breach of contract.
One pretrial tidbit picked up by FoxNews.com had Jackson, in a recent deposition, revealing that he didn't intend to turn over the royalties of his never released 9/11-inspired charity single, "What More Can I Give?" to charity.
"To give the royalty rights, that's a lot of money to give away," Jackson said, per FoxNews.com which acknowledged it was paraphrasing the comment.
Jackson, 47, has lived in the Middle East since being acquitted on Jun. 13, 2005, of the molestation and conspiracy charges.
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Bambi On Crack
BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio - A 75-year-old northeast Ohio woman is recovering from injuries she received this week when a deer got into her home and attacked her.
Mary Blake of suburban Cleveland opened her patio door Wednesday to let her border collie back inside and was shocked when a female deer followed close behind.
Blake says she tried to shut the door, but the deer knocked it off track and then knocked into Blake and started stomping her.
Blake frantically called police as the deer damaged her walls, furniture and some keepsakes.
Two police officers arrived and were able to coax the deer outside.
Blake was treated at the hospital for bruises and cuts on her arms, legs and stomach. She has 27 stitches on her right knee.
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Poor funny deer. Now if hunters had that luck.
Friday, June 09, 2006
Grandma Go-Lay Kills
LOS ANGELES - Police are investigating the traffic death of a third man linked to a pair of elderly women accused of taking out insurance policies on two transients who later died in hit-and-run crashes.
The latest suspicions arose when investigators found that Helen Golay, 75, and her daughter moved a 97-year-old man from Massachusetts into a Santa Monica apartment. They acquired his home for $1, borrowed money off of it and then sold the home for $200,000, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The man, Fred Downie, was later struck and killed by a driver in what police still believe was an accident, Lt. Paul Vernon, a Police Department spokesman, told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Vernon said police do not think the driver who hit Downie in 2000 had any connection to Golay or Olga Rutterschmidt, 73. But he said the relationship with Downie mirrored others that led to the scams with which the women have been charged.
Authorities say Golay and Rutterschmidt befriended vulnerable men, persuaded them to sign them on to their life insurance policies and then collected some $2.3 million after they were killed. Police are investigating whether the women also played a role in their deaths. Paul Vados died in 1999, and Kenneth McDavid was killed last year.
Golay and Rutterschmidt pleaded not guilty to federal mail fraud and related charges on Monday. They have not been charged in any of the deaths.
Golay's lawyer, Roger Jon Diamond, dismissed the latest suspicions as nonsense.
"Life is filled with coincidences," Diamond said. "It is a titillating issue for some lawyers. But it is not a criminal case, there was no wrongdoing, she's not a suspect. She fully cooperated. That should be the end of the matter."
Vernon said police are continuing to investigate connections between the two women and close to a dozen other men — a number that has doubled in the past week.
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
The World's Unluckiest Woman
A woman born weighing 6lbs 6oz on 6 June at 0600 BST, and who is 66 on 6/6/06, is refusing to drive on her birthday to help avoid accidents.
Retired East Sussex nurse June Dumas said despite her birthday being on the day of "the number of the beast" she had grown less superstitious with age.
"[But] I've had a few nasty accidents in the past," she said.
The 666 phenomenon comes from several popular versions of a disputed passage in the Book of Revelation.
The profile of its connection with the Devil was raised by the cult 1976 horror movie The Omen.
Mrs Dumas, born at Brighton General Hospital in 1940, said her late mother, who she says was a psychic, had always warned her to "watch herself" when she turned 66.
The woman from Hove said she had become less superstitious as she got older, but she still saluted single magpies, and avoided walking under ladders.
She said: "It's a bit eerie and I'm not sure what to make of it all, but I plan to take things really easy."
Casino visit
And Mrs Dumas added that she had planned to do all her jobs on Wednesday so she did not have to use the car on her birthday.
Mrs Dumas said she had come through her 26th birthday in 1966 without any problems and added: "I hope [this birthday] passes just as well."
A modern-day remake of The Omen has its worldwide cinema release on Tuesday.
Mrs Dumas will celebrate her birthday with a visit to a casino with her partner, Paul, where she said she expects to lose a fortune.
"I used to be a superstitious person but as you get older you tend to think that what will happen will happen," she said.
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Now it would be awkward if she dies on 06/07/06. Now that would be fucked up.
Retired East Sussex nurse June Dumas said despite her birthday being on the day of "the number of the beast" she had grown less superstitious with age.
"[But] I've had a few nasty accidents in the past," she said.
The 666 phenomenon comes from several popular versions of a disputed passage in the Book of Revelation.
The profile of its connection with the Devil was raised by the cult 1976 horror movie The Omen.
Mrs Dumas, born at Brighton General Hospital in 1940, said her late mother, who she says was a psychic, had always warned her to "watch herself" when she turned 66.
The woman from Hove said she had become less superstitious as she got older, but she still saluted single magpies, and avoided walking under ladders.
She said: "It's a bit eerie and I'm not sure what to make of it all, but I plan to take things really easy."
Casino visit
And Mrs Dumas added that she had planned to do all her jobs on Wednesday so she did not have to use the car on her birthday.
Mrs Dumas said she had come through her 26th birthday in 1966 without any problems and added: "I hope [this birthday] passes just as well."
A modern-day remake of The Omen has its worldwide cinema release on Tuesday.
Mrs Dumas will celebrate her birthday with a visit to a casino with her partner, Paul, where she said she expects to lose a fortune.
"I used to be a superstitious person but as you get older you tend to think that what will happen will happen," she said.
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Now it would be awkward if she dies on 06/07/06. Now that would be fucked up.
How To Get Herpes From Eyebrow Wax
A woman who sued a Croton-on-Hudson nail salon for $5 million claiming she contracted the herpes virus during an eyebrow waxing procedure won a court decision that could allow her case to proceed to a jury trial.
The woman, Carolyn Tuttle, is entitled to a trial to determine whether she became afflicted with the virus as a result of an $8 eyebrow wax she received at the Coach Nail Salon in November 2002, according to a unanimous ruling by the state Appellate Division dated May 30.
Tuttle's lawsuit states that two days after the procedure, she developed lesions near her eyebrow where a salon employee, who was not wearing gloves, had touched her.
After seeing a doctor, the woman tested positive for Herpes Simplex 1.
"There has never been a prior reported case in the medical literature of a person getting the herpes simplex virus from having their eyebrows waxed," said Marcy Sonneborn, an attorney for the salon. "It's an impossible thing to happen."
But Dr. Jonathan Jacobs, a professor of clinical medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, said that while he had never heard of such a case before, it was possible to pass the virus from herpetic infections on the hand known as "whitlows."
"Herpes can infect through intact skin, but it is much more common when there is a break in the skin," Jacobs said.
In sworn depositions, the owner of the salon, Hyun Lee, said he could not remember which employee administered the procedure and that he did not maintain payroll or licensing records for all of the many employees who came and went during the time between the incident and the lawsuit.
In seeking to dismiss the lawsuit, the owners challenged the woman's ability to establish a "causal connection" between her visit to the salon and her contraction of the virus.
In January, state Supreme Court Justice Mary Smith denied a motion to dismiss the case. The salon appealed and lost.
The salon's attorney, Sonneborn, said she was disappointed with the decision but was confident the owners would prevail at trial. She said the woman had no way of proving that she contracted the virus in the salon, and not through some other means.
The woman's lawyer, Barry Birbrower, submitted court papers claiming the waxing process made the virus transmission more likely.
"That the skin being denuded as it was removes a protective barrier laying bare microscopic blood particles and body fluid and greatly increases the risk of contamination and infection from the Herpes virus," Birbrower wrote.
Each side has submitted affidavits from medical experts supporting its position. Barring a pretrial settlement, a jury will have to sort them out and decide. The case was stayed pending the appeal and the next hearing has not been scheduled.
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Now if they look at the hidden camera they would see that she slept with the homeless guy on top of the counter at the store then got her eyebrows done, but it was the workers that gave her herpes. Yeah, blame it on sex having eye wax.
The woman, Carolyn Tuttle, is entitled to a trial to determine whether she became afflicted with the virus as a result of an $8 eyebrow wax she received at the Coach Nail Salon in November 2002, according to a unanimous ruling by the state Appellate Division dated May 30.
Tuttle's lawsuit states that two days after the procedure, she developed lesions near her eyebrow where a salon employee, who was not wearing gloves, had touched her.
After seeing a doctor, the woman tested positive for Herpes Simplex 1.
"There has never been a prior reported case in the medical literature of a person getting the herpes simplex virus from having their eyebrows waxed," said Marcy Sonneborn, an attorney for the salon. "It's an impossible thing to happen."
But Dr. Jonathan Jacobs, a professor of clinical medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, said that while he had never heard of such a case before, it was possible to pass the virus from herpetic infections on the hand known as "whitlows."
"Herpes can infect through intact skin, but it is much more common when there is a break in the skin," Jacobs said.
In sworn depositions, the owner of the salon, Hyun Lee, said he could not remember which employee administered the procedure and that he did not maintain payroll or licensing records for all of the many employees who came and went during the time between the incident and the lawsuit.
In seeking to dismiss the lawsuit, the owners challenged the woman's ability to establish a "causal connection" between her visit to the salon and her contraction of the virus.
In January, state Supreme Court Justice Mary Smith denied a motion to dismiss the case. The salon appealed and lost.
The salon's attorney, Sonneborn, said she was disappointed with the decision but was confident the owners would prevail at trial. She said the woman had no way of proving that she contracted the virus in the salon, and not through some other means.
The woman's lawyer, Barry Birbrower, submitted court papers claiming the waxing process made the virus transmission more likely.
"That the skin being denuded as it was removes a protective barrier laying bare microscopic blood particles and body fluid and greatly increases the risk of contamination and infection from the Herpes virus," Birbrower wrote.
Each side has submitted affidavits from medical experts supporting its position. Barring a pretrial settlement, a jury will have to sort them out and decide. The case was stayed pending the appeal and the next hearing has not been scheduled.
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Now if they look at the hidden camera they would see that she slept with the homeless guy on top of the counter at the store then got her eyebrows done, but it was the workers that gave her herpes. Yeah, blame it on sex having eye wax.
Monday, June 05, 2006
Now That's Fucked Up
SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah - A man accused of not paying for his Pop-Tarts had a troubled getaway.
First, the clerk at the convenience store ripped the man's shirt off as they struggled when she confronted him for pocketing the toaster pastries Friday, police said.
Then after the man punched the clerk in the stomach and made it out the door, he was hit by a pickup truck in the parking lot. Police said he got up and kept running - into the path of a minivan while he was crossing the street. He got up again, but didn't make it far. advertisement
"It knocks him to the ground. He gets up and again continues to run, but responding police officers caught up with just a short distance later and he was taken into custody," police Capt. Tracy Tingey said.
Police said the man suffered only minor injuries and refused medical treatment.
George King, 20, was booked for investigation of robbery.
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Lost his shirt and got hit by two cars for some poptarts. Makes you wonder if he would've lost his arm and got hit by two planes if he stoled a loaf of bread.
First, the clerk at the convenience store ripped the man's shirt off as they struggled when she confronted him for pocketing the toaster pastries Friday, police said.
Then after the man punched the clerk in the stomach and made it out the door, he was hit by a pickup truck in the parking lot. Police said he got up and kept running - into the path of a minivan while he was crossing the street. He got up again, but didn't make it far. advertisement
"It knocks him to the ground. He gets up and again continues to run, but responding police officers caught up with just a short distance later and he was taken into custody," police Capt. Tracy Tingey said.
Police said the man suffered only minor injuries and refused medical treatment.
George King, 20, was booked for investigation of robbery.
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Lost his shirt and got hit by two cars for some poptarts. Makes you wonder if he would've lost his arm and got hit by two planes if he stoled a loaf of bread.
Friday, June 02, 2006
Suspect turns Taser on police officer
A Wichita police officer had his Taser used against him during a scuffle with a suspect Wednesday afternoon.
The officer was not injured in the incident, and the 19-year-old suspect surrendered after the officer drew his gun and other officers arrived at the scene, Lt. Mitch Dunbar said.
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I can see it happening now. The bad guy grabs the taser and shocks the cop laughing and saying hey you pig! I got your taser. What the fuck are you gonna do now? The officer then pulls out a gun and shoots the guy in the leg. Hilarity ensues as the suspect falls to the ground falling on top of the trigger of the taser gun that keeps shocking the cop. Days go by until another cop on his way to Krispy Kreme sees this and stops to take a picture before helping his fellow officer.
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It was the first time a Taser has been used against a Wichita officer, he said; patrol officers began using them in February.
The officer in Wednesday's incident was responding to the report of a larceny at the Borders book store at 1715 N. Rock Road at about 4:20 p.m. when he spotted a person matching the description of the suspect in the area of 24th Street North and Rock. After a short foot chase, Dunbar said, the officer caught the suspect.
When the suspect resisted, the officer deployed his Taser twice. The suspect was not affected, however, and broke the contact wires. The teen gained control of the device and stunned the officer twice -- once on the stomach and again in the groin area.
The officer was not seriously injured, Lt. Alan Price said. The suspect was arrested for a variety of offenses, and had several outstanding warrants as well.
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That's a bummer. Not only are you hit twice but you're hit three times with the outstanding warrents.
The officer was not injured in the incident, and the 19-year-old suspect surrendered after the officer drew his gun and other officers arrived at the scene, Lt. Mitch Dunbar said.
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I can see it happening now. The bad guy grabs the taser and shocks the cop laughing and saying hey you pig! I got your taser. What the fuck are you gonna do now? The officer then pulls out a gun and shoots the guy in the leg. Hilarity ensues as the suspect falls to the ground falling on top of the trigger of the taser gun that keeps shocking the cop. Days go by until another cop on his way to Krispy Kreme sees this and stops to take a picture before helping his fellow officer.
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It was the first time a Taser has been used against a Wichita officer, he said; patrol officers began using them in February.
The officer in Wednesday's incident was responding to the report of a larceny at the Borders book store at 1715 N. Rock Road at about 4:20 p.m. when he spotted a person matching the description of the suspect in the area of 24th Street North and Rock. After a short foot chase, Dunbar said, the officer caught the suspect.
When the suspect resisted, the officer deployed his Taser twice. The suspect was not affected, however, and broke the contact wires. The teen gained control of the device and stunned the officer twice -- once on the stomach and again in the groin area.
The officer was not seriously injured, Lt. Alan Price said. The suspect was arrested for a variety of offenses, and had several outstanding warrants as well.
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That's a bummer. Not only are you hit twice but you're hit three times with the outstanding warrents.
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