florida roundup
Round-up from the ol' F State
(1) A St. Petersburg Times interview of a retired judge reveals that he knows he botched the law 9 yrs ago when he sentenced a 14-yr-old kid to "life in prison" for being an accomplice to armed robbery. The state had earlier passed a "life in prison means life in prison without parole" law, but the judge thought that applied only to capital crimes and not armed robbery, and that surely the kid would be out by now. Oops. Still there. Forever. (2) The New York Times updated us Sunday on the fiery, deluxe, nondenominational Fort Lauderdale preacher Terry Durham, age 11 (NOTW had him when he was 8 [NOTW 953, 5-14-2006]), who's been honing his delivery since age 4 (in public since age 6): "When I'm in the pulpit, it's like something turns over me, and I just turn into a man of God. And when I'm out of the pulpit, I just turn into a speechless kid." (3) And there's this teenager who was demonstrating to an apprehensive pal that a loaded 9mm was no big deal, by pointing at the ground and firing off a round, but now the kid has a hole in his foot. St. Petersburg Times /// New York Times /// WTSP-TV (St. Petersburg)
(1) A St. Petersburg Times interview of a retired judge reveals that he knows he botched the law 9 yrs ago when he sentenced a 14-yr-old kid to "life in prison" for being an accomplice to armed robbery. The state had earlier passed a "life in prison means life in prison without parole" law, but the judge thought that applied only to capital crimes and not armed robbery, and that surely the kid would be out by now. Oops. Still there. Forever. (2) The New York Times updated us Sunday on the fiery, deluxe, nondenominational Fort Lauderdale preacher Terry Durham, age 11 (NOTW had him when he was 8 [NOTW 953, 5-14-2006]), who's been honing his delivery since age 4 (in public since age 6): "When I'm in the pulpit, it's like something turns over me, and I just turn into a man of God. And when I'm out of the pulpit, I just turn into a speechless kid." (3) And there's this teenager who was demonstrating to an apprehensive pal that a loaded 9mm was no big deal, by pointing at the ground and firing off a round, but now the kid has a hole in his foot. St. Petersburg Times /// New York Times /// WTSP-TV (St. Petersburg)
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baby blue suit with matching snakeskin shoes, the kind of outfit he usually wears on Sundays
Why am I not surprised?!?! LOL
baby blue suit with matching snakeskin shoes, the kind of outfit he usually wears on Sundays
Why am I not surprised?!?! LOL
Posted by Madd Maxx on 03/03/09 at 11:13 AM
You know, Chuck, you could almost have a separate News of the Weird for Florida. News of the Weird, and F State of the Union.
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 03/03/09 at 11:28 AM
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Hmmmm, "Terry sat in a living room with three posters of himself in his Sunday clothes". And here I thought you were supposed to be humble before God. I don't know any boy that age who can remain humble when there are posters of him hanging in the living room.
Hmmmm, "Terry sat in a living room with three posters of himself in his Sunday clothes". And here I thought you were supposed to be humble before God. I don't know any boy that age who can remain humble when there are posters of him hanging in the living room.
Posted by Silbakor in an altered state on 03/03/09 at 11:41 AM
I'd post something here about the kid but I've been taken by the spirit and can't type right now.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/03/09 at 11:54 AM
Damn Expat! Can't you at least type in tongues?
Posted by Madd Maxx on 03/03/09 at 11:57 AM
ΝΟΤ Α ΠΡΟΒΛΕΜ ΜΑΧΧ! ΗΟς ΜΑΝΥ ΤΟΘΝΓΘΕΣ ΔΟ ΥΟΘ ςΑΝΤ?
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/03/09 at 12:02 PM
LOL! 1 tongue is all anyone needs.
Posted by Madd Maxx on 03/03/09 at 12:15 PM
Sounds like you've never made out with a two-tongued woman, Maxx. You don't know what you're missing. I don't either but I'm at least open to the whole experience.
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 03/03/09 at 01:21 PM
kingmonkey - maybe you need to be on the lookout for this chick
http://bitsandpieces.us/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/imageszipper-
http://bitsandpieces.us/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/imageszipper-
Posted by Madd Maxx on 03/03/09 at 01:40 PM
Your link doesn't work, Maxx. Don't tease me like this.
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 03/03/09 at 04:33 PM
Try this link, kingmonkey.
http://bitsandpieces.us/2009/03/02/zip-it/#comments
http://bitsandpieces.us/2009/03/02/zip-it/#comments
Posted by Madd Maxx on 03/03/09 at 04:52 PM
Is there no way to get that kid out of prison? :down:
Posted by Nethie on 03/03/09 at 06:22 PM
Hot!
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 03/04/09 at 08:17 AM
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