Missing Cows, the Marijuana Economy, Medical “Manikins”
and the Afternoon Edition of Chuck's News of the Weird Daily for Tuesday
Recurring Theme: We're not in a barter economy yet, so don't expect McDonald's to accept dope as payment for a burger and fries. Associated Press via Yahoo
Your honor (said the defense lawyer), the rape my client committed obviously had no traumatic effect on the woman, as you can plainly see by these Facebook photos of her laughing and carrying on (er, 2008 photos; 2001 rape; 2003 suicide attempt) Daily Mail (London)
The British gov't loses not just laptops and computer disks; the Rural Affairs department lost track of 20,979 cows they were tracking. Daily Telegraph
An animal rights activist is so hardcore that she's now officially changed her name, to CutoutDissection.com, or, as North Carolina now knows her, "Dissection.com, Cutout." Associated Press via New York Times
Chris Lavis is being sought by police Santa Rosa, Calif., in the death of his mother, but in Chris's defense, police believe that right after the mother's killing, Chris dropped her cat off at the vet to make sure it got cared for. Press Democrat
Professor Music's Weird Link o' the Day
There are at least 27 kinds of professional human-anatomy kits used by students to practice surgeries and other treatments ("Medical Manikins"). For example, there's a special one to practice CPR on an overweight person, and one called the "maternal and neonatal simulator." Oobject.com
Today's Newsrangers: Emory Kimbrough, David Melcher, Rae Augenstein, Candy Clouston, John Holsinger, Christopher Nalty, Sandy Pearlman, Phil Daley
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Recurring Theme: We're not in a barter economy yet, so don't expect McDonald's to accept dope as payment for a burger and fries. Associated Press via Yahoo
Your honor (said the defense lawyer), the rape my client committed obviously had no traumatic effect on the woman, as you can plainly see by these Facebook photos of her laughing and carrying on (er, 2008 photos; 2001 rape; 2003 suicide attempt) Daily Mail (London)
The British gov't loses not just laptops and computer disks; the Rural Affairs department lost track of 20,979 cows they were tracking. Daily Telegraph
An animal rights activist is so hardcore that she's now officially changed her name, to CutoutDissection.com, or, as North Carolina now knows her, "Dissection.com, Cutout." Associated Press via New York Times
Chris Lavis is being sought by police Santa Rosa, Calif., in the death of his mother, but in Chris's defense, police believe that right after the mother's killing, Chris dropped her cat off at the vet to make sure it got cared for. Press Democrat
Professor Music's Weird Link o' the Day
There are at least 27 kinds of professional human-anatomy kits used by students to practice surgeries and other treatments ("Medical Manikins"). For example, there's a special one to practice CPR on an overweight person, and one called the "maternal and neonatal simulator." Oobject.com
Today's Newsrangers: Emory Kimbrough, David Melcher, Rae Augenstein, Candy Clouston, John Holsinger, Christopher Nalty, Sandy Pearlman, Phil Daley
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