[News] Chuck’s Links for Wednesday, April 15, 2009
A New York City gallery is featuring Corpus Extremus (LIFE+), showcasing "post-natural history," such as the goat genetically engineered to produce spider's silk, and the performance artist "Stelarc" preparing his arm to be implanted with a human ear that will eventually be Bluetoothed up for Internet access. New York Times
Gerardo Arellano and his wife were arrested in suburban Chicago on suspicion of pirating films after he was caught videoing Hannah Montana: The Movie in a theater, and cops found 44,000 CDs and DVDs at home, which Gerardo said, Oh, those? They're just my mom's. Chicago Tribune
Why labor unions get a bad name: A gov't clerk in Binghamton, N.Y., who works next door to that massacred social services center and who had his building locked down during the emergency, filed a formal complaint demanding compensation for missing his lunch hour that day. Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton)
Nothing to see here, folks: Among the commodities now owned by Lehman Brothers in the course of liquidating its assets is 250 tons of uranium cake. Bloomberg News
Baxter, a spaniel in Palmerston, Australia, survived swallowing his owner's g-string undie, but Baxter's just an amateur, growled Bailey, the Poole, England, golden retriever who is recovering from surgery that removed 17 garments from his belly. Northern Territory News /// Daily Telegraph (London)
The Vagina Monologues continues bring a dollop of liberation to backward, patriarchal societies where it is introduced, like in Kyrgyzstan, which allowed productions in March (in English) and last week (in Russian). However, it was vetoed in another backward location . . Lawrence, Mass. (but the superintendent of schools's decision killing a drama-department production was itself overturned by the school board). Eurasianet.org /// Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, Mass.)
Happy Birthday to Frederick Bertrang, 31 today, arrested last week after his mom declined his request for $2 to pay a bar cover charge, whereupon he went nuts, stabbed her and his girlfriend and shot mom in the leg three times with his AK-47. Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee)
Busted in Houston, Tex., for practicing law without a license: Mr. Perry Mason, 43. Houston Chronicle
[Jury Duty] [Ed.: This is gonna hurt, ladies and gentlemen. It's gonna hurt bad.] Matthew Smith, 31, Phoenix, Ariz., charged with possession of marijuana [but it's OK with me if he goes straight to morphine] KTAR Radio
Today's Newsrangers: David Melcher, Peter Hine, Stephen Taylor
Gerardo Arellano and his wife were arrested in suburban Chicago on suspicion of pirating films after he was caught videoing Hannah Montana: The Movie in a theater, and cops found 44,000 CDs and DVDs at home, which Gerardo said, Oh, those? They're just my mom's. Chicago Tribune
Why labor unions get a bad name: A gov't clerk in Binghamton, N.Y., who works next door to that massacred social services center and who had his building locked down during the emergency, filed a formal complaint demanding compensation for missing his lunch hour that day. Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton)
Nothing to see here, folks: Among the commodities now owned by Lehman Brothers in the course of liquidating its assets is 250 tons of uranium cake. Bloomberg News
Baxter, a spaniel in Palmerston, Australia, survived swallowing his owner's g-string undie, but Baxter's just an amateur, growled Bailey, the Poole, England, golden retriever who is recovering from surgery that removed 17 garments from his belly. Northern Territory News /// Daily Telegraph (London)
The Vagina Monologues continues bring a dollop of liberation to backward, patriarchal societies where it is introduced, like in Kyrgyzstan, which allowed productions in March (in English) and last week (in Russian). However, it was vetoed in another backward location . . Lawrence, Mass. (but the superintendent of schools's decision killing a drama-department production was itself overturned by the school board). Eurasianet.org /// Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, Mass.)
Happy Birthday to Frederick Bertrang, 31 today, arrested last week after his mom declined his request for $2 to pay a bar cover charge, whereupon he went nuts, stabbed her and his girlfriend and shot mom in the leg three times with his AK-47. Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee)
Busted in Houston, Tex., for practicing law without a license: Mr. Perry Mason, 43. Houston Chronicle
[Jury Duty] [Ed.: This is gonna hurt, ladies and gentlemen. It's gonna hurt bad.] Matthew Smith, 31, Phoenix, Ariz., charged with possession of marijuana [but it's OK with me if he goes straight to morphine] KTAR Radio
Today's Newsrangers: David Melcher, Peter Hine, Stephen Taylor
Comments
Jury Duty - All other things about his appearance aside, how did he get his ears on upside down??
And guilty!
And guilty!
Posted by DownCrisis on 04/15/09 at 09:02 AM
Uranium Cake - I guess that means there is no need for candles at the birthday party. Problem is you can't blow it out.
Posted by DownCrisis on 04/15/09 at 09:04 AM
Frederick Batarang - Um... there's no need to overreact now.
Jury Duty - Lizrd Man is guilty!
Jury Duty - Lizrd Man is guilty!
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 04/15/09 at 09:12 AM
Happy Birthday to Frederick Bertrang
So he didn't get to go back to the bar? What a shame!
So he didn't get to go back to the bar? What a shame!
Posted by Madd Maxx on 04/15/09 at 12:17 PM
Lehman Brothers
Mmmmmm, cake.
Mmmmmm, cake.
Posted by Madd Maxx on 04/15/09 at 12:22 PM
That's what I thought as well, Mohawk. Same as I believe anyone named Columbo is entitled to be a detective. No training necessary..
Posted by Skitt in SW USA on 04/15/09 at 04:06 PM
OMG, OMG, OMG ~ That jury duty FREAK lives in the same city as me...I'm quitting my job and locking myself in my house and never venturing out again !! :gulp:
Posted by Skitt in SW USA on 04/15/09 at 04:48 PM
Movie Piracy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wRxfz_6E7o
It's from a British sitcom called The IT Crowd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wRxfz_6E7o
It's from a British sitcom called The IT Crowd.
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 04/15/09 at 04:55 PM
The Penis Dialogues....what a great find!!! I may actually order the damn thing!
Patty ~ good advice! I've got the deadbolts... but have some doubts that the 'meows' coming from my living room would deter a maniac lurking outside my door! :shut:
Patty ~ good advice! I've got the deadbolts... but have some doubts that the 'meows' coming from my living room would deter a maniac lurking outside my door! :shut:
Posted by Skitt in SW USA on 04/15/09 at 06:14 PM
Lunch Hour - Who wants to bet that he's actually pissed off cause he had to go home early and caught his wife in bed with his best friend. Whereas if he could have stayed at work, and taken his usual lunch hour, down at the strip club with their 5 minute steak promise, he never would have caught her cheating and gone through so much suffering.
Jury Duty - Dear God in Heaven, What Is That Thing?
Jury Duty - Dear God in Heaven, What Is That Thing?
Posted by Nethie on 04/16/09 at 12:17 AM
Jury Duty - it called body modification and it's a whole subculture thing. I personally find it really gross but it totally turns on some people. They believe they are an animal and they want to be transformed into that animal (at least that is one type of body modification subgroup). Google it and you will see what's out there...be prepared...
I don't think those hole in his nose are for nose rings - the holes are too big. They look more to me like he is trying to imitate some type of lizard creature's nose. It's all just really really gross...IMO... :sick:
I don't think those hole in his nose are for nose rings - the holes are too big. They look more to me like he is trying to imitate some type of lizard creature's nose. It's all just really really gross...IMO... :sick:
Posted by vegas_girl in Vegas Baby!! on 04/17/09 at 08:36 PM
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