The unimportant news thread

[Lethevich]

Hehe I like that one, although it's confusing. I thought that horses were like whales - animals which would freak out if something like a chain saw was put anywhere near them, and they would be killed by the "stress".

[M forever]

You probably overlooked the fact that horses were used by humans in battle for many millenia - with great success, despite all the noise and horror and sharp objects (not necessarily chain saws, but similarly nasty tools of maiming and destruction), so they aren't quite the sissies as which you portray them here 

[Lethevich]

You probably overlooked the fact that horses were used by humans in battle for many millenia - with great success, despite all the noise and horror and sharp objects (not necessarily chain saws, but similarly nasty tools of maiming and destruction), so they aren't quite the sissies as which you portray them here 

Hehe I guess so - I just remember reading things about rescues of the things when they fall into rivers/sewers, about the effort the rescuers have to put in to avoiding "stressing them out". But I guess a loud noise is different from being moved around with a crane 0:)

[ezodisy]

Not really unimportant, just wanted to point out how they analysed the picture

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7715458.stm

[BachQ]

Wife killed by husband's flying coffin
A Brazilian woman has died after being struck by her husband's coffin when the hearse they were travelling in was involved in a car crash.

Last Updated: 2:05PM GMT 12 Nov 2008



The 67-year-old woman was on the way to the cemetery to bury her husband, who had died the day before.  The hearse was struck from behind by a speeding car, police said.  The coffin slammed into the head of the woman, who was sitting in the passenger seat of the hearse, breaking her neck and killing her instantly, according to officers.

Marciana Silva Barcelos and her family were on the way to a cemetery in the town of Alvorada in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, for the funeral of her partner, Josi Silveira Coimbra.  The 76-year-old man had died of a heart attack on Sunday after attending a dance.  Following the accident, the driver of the Alfa Romeo was trapped for around 50 minutes in the wreckage and was taken to hospital where he was put under observation.  The driver of the hearse and a son of the dead man, who was also travelling in the hearse, were treated for minor injuries.


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[karlhenning]

What a d minor event was there . . . .

[knight66]

From The TimesNovember 14, 2008

"Second Life affair leads to real-life divorce for David Pollard, aka Dave Barmy
A couple have divorced after the husband was caught having a "virtual affair" with a female character in an online game."

This is my favourite bit of a bizarre story.........

"Ms Taylor's suspicions were aroused in 2007 and she hired a Second Life private investigator. The virtual sleuth, called Markie MacDonald, caught Dave Barmy in flagrante and he apologised to his online and real world wives.

Ms Taylor said: "It has been a very difficult time. I am now just trying to move on with my life.""

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/relationships/article5151126.ece

Mike

[ezodisy]

From The TimesNovember 14, 2008

"Second Life affair leads to real-life divorce for David Pollard, aka Dave Barmy
A couple have divorced after the husband was caught having a "virtual affair" with a female character in an online game."

This is my favourite bit of a bizarre story.........

"Ms Taylor's suspicions were aroused in 2007 and she hired a Second Life private investigator. The virtual sleuth, called Markie MacDonald, caught Dave Barmy in flagrante and he apologised to his online and real world wives.

Ms Taylor said: "It has been a very difficult time. I am now just trying to move on with my life.""

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/relationships/article5151126.ece

Mike

How do avatars have sex?

THE ANSWER
First characters need to buy genitals

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7729207.stm

[knight66]

Every day I learn something; though not always something I want to learn about.

Mike

[Anne]

Why You Should Never Try to Steal a Law Student's Laptop
by Dan Reilly, posted Nov 14th 2008 at 2:41PM

A thief learned the mistake of trying to steal a law student's laptop last week after after becoming a punching bag for an Arizona State student he tried to rip off. Armed with a baseball bat, the intruder, Gabriel Saucedo, allegedly climbed through an open window into Alex Botsios' apartment, waking the student and threatening to smash his head in.


Botsios was willing to let Saucedo take his wallet and guitars. Then the robber made the mistake that ultimately landed him in the hospital -- he went for the laptop. According to Botsios, he said "Dude, no -- please, no! I have all my case notes...that's four months of work!" Saucedo, obviously underestimating the fury of an overstressed, overworked first-year, was unsympathetic. That's when Botsios could take no more.

Wrestling Saucdeo to the floor, Botsios separated the bat from the thief and repeatedly punched him in the face. When it was all over, police had to get Saucedo stitched up before charging him with armed robbery and kidnapping, while Botsios only suffered some scrapes and a bruised knuckle. Most importantly, at least to the student, is that his laptop, which he called "his baby," escaped unharmed. Next time, Saucedo might want to try robbing a third-year student, as they're generally more docile. [From: KTAR.com]

[ezodisy]

A manhunt is under way in western Germany for a convicted drug dealer who escaped by mailing himself out of jail.

[karlhenning]

Police haven't said what type of sandwich was involved.

[karlhenning]

This is the AP, not The Onion

Car impounded after dog drives away from car wash

[mn dave]

This is the AP, not The Onion

Car impounded after dog drives away from car wash

Well, it beats chasing them.

[karlhenning]

Wal-Mart Names Duke as Next Chief Executive

Dang! Duke is a name, not a title, I guess . . . .

[karlhenning]

Nor a nickname, as in, Wal-Mart Posthumously Names Jn Wayne as Next Chief Executive

[knight66]

In a leaked 11-page document issued to civil servants, called Working with Liam Byrne, the 38-year-old spells out exactly how he expects to be treated.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/nov/17/liam-byrne-minister-diva-news

Mike

[knight66]

Australian navy to get two-month paid Christmas holiday Shutdown

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/18/australia

Seemingly; there will be an attempt to explore the concept of working from home!

Mike

[Dundonnell]

In a leaked 11-page document issued to civil servants, called Working with Liam Byrne, the 38-year-old spells out exactly how he expects to be treated.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/nov/17/liam-byrne-minister-diva-news

Mike

Someone should empty the soup over his bald head

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Someone should empty the soup over his bald head

My sentiments exactly!