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Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on July 28, 2015, 02:31:00 PM
If you've lived in The Sunshine State you have undoubtedly seen a lot of bizarre activities on the local news. I'll never forget the fellow who died after winning a cockroach eating contest at a local business (I did not make this up).

Here is an example from a thread I created a few weeks ago:

http://www.russianwomendiscussion.com/index.php?topic=19854.0

I can hardly go a week without seeing some Florida incident in the news. The website "The Smoking Gun", which captures bizarre arrests, even has a tag for arrests in Florida. Here is the most recent story:

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Cops: Man Battered Female Relative Over "The Way She Was Cooking Hard Boiled Eggs"

A Florida man is facing a felony charge after allegedly battering a female relative because he “did not agree with the way she was cooking hard boiled eggs,” police report.

Cory Lee Shinkman, 23, was collared last week following a confrontation in the St. Petersburg home he shares with the victim and other family members ...

http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/florida/man-battered-female-relative-over-hard-boiled-eggs-908731

Mr. Shinkman was taken to the Pinellas County jail, which I think is the same jail that the guy in the thread above who attacked the UW on the beach was taken to.  You might be surprised to learn that he has been arrested for battery previously.

I have heard about many causes of violent arguments but this is the first time I've read about one that began over the method of hard-boiling eggs.

Mr. Shinkman is probably a gourmand and has strong feelings about his preferred egg cooking technique. In culinary circles there is some disagreement over the best method. One of the principal areas of disagreement pits those who advocate starting the eggs in cold water and bringing them to a boil with those who advocate starting the eggs in already-simmering water.

If you're interested in this you can read more at this link:

http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/05/the-secrets-to-peeling-hard-boiled-eggs.html

Here is another story from The Sunshine State:

http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/assault/man-busted-for-urinating-on-pregnant-girlfriend-890732

And another story about an unusual domestic disturbance that illustrates why you should tag all your items of personal property with your name so that there won't be any arguments about who they belong to if you split with your significant other:

http://tinyurl.com/qbmr2mj
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on July 28, 2015, 04:47:39 PM
Not very bizarre but pretty damn cool. Sunken Spanish ship with over one million dollars in gold found. One of twelve ships that were sunk in the voyage when hit by a hurricane. And this is why it's called the Gold Coast. Found in only 15 feet of water right offshore.


http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/07/28/florida-family-unearths-gold-coins-worth-1m-from-1715-shipwreck/ (http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/07/28/florida-family-unearths-gold-coins-worth-1m-from-1715-shipwreck/)
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: jone on July 28, 2015, 04:55:00 PM
That's why we keep all the really bad eggs in the Florida basket. 

P.S. - It makes no difference, either cold or boiling water.  The determining factor is how long the eggs have remained at room temperature prior to boiling, or, even, how old they are since they were first laid. 
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on July 28, 2015, 05:09:56 PM
If you've lived in The Sunshine State you have undoubtedly seen a lot of bizarre activities on the local news. I'll never forget the fellow who died after winning a cockroach eating contest at a local business (I did not make this up).

Here is a news story about the guy who died after winning the cockroach eating contest:

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A man who collapsed after winning a cockroach-eating contest last month at a Florida pet store choked to death, according to a Broward County Medical Examiner report released Monday.

Edward Archbold, 32, of West Palm Beach, and several other contestants signed up to eat a variety of insects at Ben Siegel Reptiles in Deerfield Beach on Oct. 6. After eating dozens of giant cockroaches, Archbold was declared the winner of an ivory-ball python.

Earlier in the night, he had also entered a superworm-eating contest ...
.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/26/15460502-florida-man-who-died-in-cockroach-eating-contest-choked-to-death-autopsy-says?lite
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on July 28, 2015, 05:12:45 PM
Here is a news story about the guy who died after winning the cockroach eating contest:

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/26/15460502-florida-man-who-died-in-cockroach-eating-contest-choked-to-death-autopsy-says?lite (http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/26/15460502-florida-man-who-died-in-cockroach-eating-contest-choked-to-death-autopsy-says?lite)


Store is 10 minutes from my house. Very cool reptile store btw.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: ML on July 28, 2015, 05:25:01 PM
. . . how old they are since they were first laid.

And one might wonder how this would apply to you also.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Anotherkiwi on July 28, 2015, 06:32:03 PM
Here is a news story about the guy who died after winning the cockroach eating contest:

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/26/15460502-florida-man-who-died-in-cockroach-eating-contest-choked-to-death-autopsy-says?lite

Let me get this straight - you win a contest by munching untold giant cockroaches, and your prize is a snake??????  Why not something useful - like  :usd: for instance?
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on July 28, 2015, 06:34:28 PM
Let me get this straight - you win a contest by munching untold giant cockroaches, and your prize is a snake??????  Why not something useful - like  :usd: for instance?

1. That is correct.

2. It's SouthEast Florida. ;D  If anyone wants to learn more about the region read Tom Wolfe's novel, "Back To Blood". For light beach reading read any of the novels by Carl Hiassen set in SouthEast Florida. You might think Hiassen has an amazing imagination but a lot of the bizarre incidents in his novels are based on things that really happened there.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Miquel Westano on July 28, 2015, 08:21:14 PM
Not very bizarre but pretty damn cool. Sunken Spanish ship with over one million dollars in gold found. One of twelve ships that were sunk in the voyage when hit by a hurricane. And this is why it's called the Gold Coast. Found in only 15 feet of water right offshore.


http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/07/28/florida-family-unearths-gold-coins-worth-1m-from-1715-shipwreck/ (http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/07/28/florida-family-unearths-gold-coins-worth-1m-from-1715-shipwreck/)

I always wonder about these stories.  People finding treasure?  Finding old signed copies of the Declaration of Independence?  Rare artifacts from the middle ages thought lost?

I had a buddy years ago who swore this stuff was off the books payoffs to spies.  He swore this stuff was taken from the national archives and the "discoveries" were just planted items to explain the new found riches and basically launder the cash. 

Oddly he died in a fiery car crash late at night with no witnesses.  Coincidence?  Probably so.  But, food for thought.  I am not a big conspiracy theory guy, but things like that do excite the imagination.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: jone on July 28, 2015, 09:23:46 PM
Ahh, I was hoping for other things to excite my imagination.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on July 28, 2015, 09:31:33 PM
I am not a big conspiracy theory guy, but things like that do excite the imagination.


This one looks pretty legit. Quite a few ships and planes sunk off the coast of Florida. There are still 11 more out there just from this fleet. You want a treasure story that makes your mind spin with conspiracy theories lookup the Father Crespi story.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Miquel Westano on July 29, 2015, 07:06:17 AM
Ahh, I was hoping for other things to excite my imagination.

Which would be?   :D
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: jone on July 29, 2015, 09:24:36 AM
Which would be?   :D

Oh, I don't know.

Penal Colonies on the Moon;
Mag Lev Trains from Los Angeles to San Francisco;
An Undiscovered Manuscript by Pushkin;

Things like that.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Anotherkiwi on July 29, 2015, 06:00:33 PM
Mag Lev Trains from Los Angeles to San Francisco;

I've been on the Maglev from Shanghai Airport (Pudong) into the city, during the period when there are no speed restrictions.  Even that short a trip is enough to leave you breathless.  :whew:
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on August 01, 2015, 04:33:42 PM
This story isn't from Florida. It's from Ohio:

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Phyllis Jefferson Stabbed Boyfriend In Groin For Eating All Her Salsa

Phyllis Jefferson's temper may be as hot as her salsa.

Police in Akron, Ohio, said Jefferson, 50, allegedly stabbed her boyfriend in the groin with a pen Sunday evening after he ate all the salsa in their house, Cleveland.com reports.

Jefferson's boyfriend, Ronnie D. Bucker, 61, told police that he and the accused were arguing about the salsa consumption when she allegedly stabbed him with the pen.

The suspect then walked over to the TV and threatened to knock it on the floor, according to Ohio.com.

When Buckner grabbed the TV, Jefferson allegedly walked to the kitchen to grab a knife and used it to cut him in the stomach.

Jefferson fled the scene while Buckner called 911. Responding officers found him on the floor clutching his stomach, Fox8.com reports
.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/30/phyllis-jefferson-stabbed_n_6972648.html

Salsa has been more popular than ketchup in the US for more than two decades.

This story is from Florida though:

Quote
Flatulence leads to knife fight, arrest

It started when he farted.

An Immokalee woman who is accused of throwing a kitchen knife at her longtime boyfriend told detectives she became angry when he passed gas in her face while they were watching TV Tuesday night, according to an arrest report.

Deborah Ann Burns, 37, said when she confronted her 53-year-old boyfriend about the flatulence he told her to "shut up." The two began arguing and at some point ended up in the kitchen, deputies reported.

The boyfriend was later found outside the home on the 400 block of Gaunt Street with a small knife wound to his stomach, reports stated
.

http://www.naplesnews.com/tablet-showcase/courts-and-crime/fart-face-leads-knife-fight

There are more details at the links.

Both of these couples have a larger than usual age gap. The couple in the first story has an 11 year age gap and the couple in the second story has a 16 year age gap.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: ML on August 01, 2015, 06:59:43 PM
It would probably be OK to pass gas if the age gap were less.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 01, 2015, 07:21:07 PM
Man shot sister in Butt over penis shaped birthday cake

read all about it here
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/man-shot-sister-with-bb-gun-over-phallic-birthday-cake-holly-hill-police-say/31570132
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 01, 2015, 07:24:15 PM
Florida Couple Pass Out In Dumpster, Wake Up In Garbage Truck
It was thought they were homeless, but no they were just drunk

read about it here, you can also hear the 9-11 call etc.
http://www.mtv.com/news/2077224/florid-acouple-dumpster/
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 01, 2015, 07:27:41 PM
Florida ‘Church’ Loses Its Tax-Exempt Status
After Being Outed As Nightclub Throwing Naked Paint Parties


read all about it here
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2989934/Church-naked-paint-parties-loses-tax-exempt-status.html
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 01, 2015, 07:30:15 PM
Florida Man Calls 911 several Times After Getting Kicked Out Of A Strip Club



read all about it here
http://jacksonville.suntimes.com/jax-news/7/115/119801/florida-man-calls-911-thrown-out-of-strip-club/
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 01, 2015, 07:34:45 PM
Doogie Howser: Florida's 17-Year-Old FAKED being a OB/GYN for a month

read all about it here
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jan/16/teen-florida-hospital-posing-as-physician
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 01, 2015, 07:43:37 PM
Florida Man Tries to Cash $368 Billion Check, and Then the Story Gets Really Weird


read all about it here
http://www.eonline.com/news/654640/florida-man-tries-to-cash-368-billion-check-and-then-the-story-gets-really-weird
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on August 02, 2015, 08:35:23 AM
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Cops: Woman, 40, Battered Live-In Beau During Beef Over How To Properly Fry Chicken

Meet Bahunti Williams.

According to cops, the Florida woman battered her live-in boyfriend during an argument over how she was frying chicken.

Williams, 40, and Christopher Waters were in their Bradenton apartment Sunday evening when the fried chicken dispute turned violent. Seen above, Williams “punched the victim with a closed fist over the left eye causing the skin to split open,” police reported. She also allegedly scratched Waters’s chest.

When cops arrived at the couple’s residence, Waters--who has been with Williams for nine years--said that he did not want to press charges.

Williams was busted for misdemeanor domestic battery and booked into the Manatee County jail, from which she was released yesterday. Williams’s rap sheet includes two prior domestic battery arrests, though neither resulted in a conviction
.

http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/battery/fried-chicken-battery-098731

Once again the police report doesn't say just what the argument was about. As a longtime fan of fried chicken I'm curious about this.

Here's another domestic fight over eggs:

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Woman Arrested For Battering Live-In Boyfriend With Bowl Of Eggs Following Breakfast Beef

A dispute over the preparation of breakfast ended yesterday morning with a Florida woman under arrest for battering her live-in boyfriend with a bowl of raw eggs, police report.

Destini Oliver, 22, and Lorenzo Dixon, 23, quarreled Sunday in their Palmetto home over Oliver not wanting to cook breakfast, according to a police report.

The dispute turned physical when Oliver, seen above, allegedly “threw a bowl of raw eggs” at Dixon, striking him in the back
.

http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/eggs/woman-arrested-for-egg-battery-786592

Hmmm, a lot of these stories involve arguments over food. I'll bet that food arguments are the number three cause of domestic battery, after sex/cheating and money.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on August 02, 2015, 09:26:17 AM
This one at any rate:

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police in Tallahassee, Florida received a 911 call from a Dollar General store reporting that a “black male juvenile” was “destroying” the business.

When officers arrived at the Crawfordville Road store, the suspect was being detained outside the front entrance. Inside, evidence of the boy’s rampage was strewn across the convenience store’s aisles.

For unknown reasons, the child--who did not appear to be in the company of an adult--spent several minutes knocking over displays and pushing merchandise off store shelves. The vandalism ended when the boy was accosted by a young man who pulled him out of the store and held the child until police arrived.

A 3:29 video of the Dollar General vandalism was posted early yesterday to Facebook by a male shopper who recorded part of the boy’s outburst (and who had items thrown at him by the juvenile).

On the video, seen above, the customer provides a profane play-by-play of the destruction, and repeatedly refers to the boy as a “jit,” street slang for an out-of-control youth. “Jit is going ham in dollar store. Believe that,” the man said at one point. “He need his ass whooped,” the narrator later added.

The video can be seen here. You might be surprised at how young he looks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?t=148&v=psGxOopUs68
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on August 02, 2015, 10:29:53 AM
You might be surprised at how young he looks.


Not at all. I had a 10 and 13 year attempt to steal my car the other day. We had to run them down and hold them for the police. When the cops showed up they knew them by name. The 13 year old had a record of 23 arrests for crimes such as purse snatching, home burglary, theft and four stolen cars.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: BillyB on August 02, 2015, 12:09:01 PM
The 13 year old had a record of 23 arrests for crimes such as purse snatching, home burglary, theft and four stolen cars.



When you were holding them down, did you apply some pain and tell him he's going to get killed someday? Apparently the kid's parents and law haven't put enough scare into the kid to make him stop what he's doing. Now he's got 24 arrests on his record and recruited a 10 year old accomplice. My prediction is that he's not going to stop and going to cause a lot more innocent people pain through theft, violence and sexual assault before he gets locked up for a long time.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: BillyB on August 02, 2015, 12:11:10 PM
As a longtime fan of fried chicken I'm curious about this.



I hear you Larry. When debating how to prepare "fried" chicken with wifey, I wouldn't want to get a beat down either.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on August 02, 2015, 02:45:40 PM



When you were holding them down, did you apply some pain and tell him he's going to get killed someday?


Nah, you can't smash kids that young. Last thing I need is a charge for hurting a minor. We chased them down and gently sat on them until the officers arrived. The officer told him he was going to end up dead though.


Apparently the kid's parents and law haven't put enough scare into the kid to make him stop what he's doing.


And that is the problem. Probably only has his mother around who cannot or does not want to control him. As a minor he faces no real repercussions. In my case the officers let him walk away and I saw the two walking down the street the next day. He had just served 21 days in juvie and was ready for more.


My prediction is that he's not going to stop and going to cause a lot more innocent people pain through theft, violence and sexual assault before he gets locked up for a long time.


The officers prediction was he would be gunned down on the streets before he turns eighteen. Or locked up permanently shortly after his birthday as all the points he is racking up will eventually count against him during sentencing. Hopefully nobody is seriously hurt before then.

Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 02, 2015, 03:55:01 PM
Florida Man flashes butt at IHOP after impersonating a police officer to get free food.

read all about it here
http://www.ibtimes.com/fake-cop-matt-skytta-florida-man-shows-ihop-server-his-butt-when-free-food-request-doesnt-work
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 02, 2015, 03:57:40 PM
Florida man claims wife was kidnapped by holograms

read all about it here
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/06/hologram-intruders-abduct-woman_n_4740750.html
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 02, 2015, 04:05:01 PM
Florida Guy Sought In Theft Of $300 Jenna Jameson Sex Doll


(http://media3.policymic.com/NmJiNmIxMGZkOCMvTDlrYzRnZGtza0xLeHU1dW5SeFl0RksybDNZPS82MngxNDY6MjkzOHgxOTYxLzg0MHg1MzAvZmlsdGVyczpxdWFsaXR5KDcwKS9odHRwOi8vczMuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9wb2xpY3ltaWMtaW1hZ2VzL2d5Y244NGRpdWlxeGY4NWg1YXBmZ21peGs2c2UzenVxdWY1ZGFjc2VhZ3l2Zzg5dGZ5cWx5cXlkbGdyczFtcXYuanBn.jpg)


(http://i.cdn.turner.com/dr/teg/tsg/release/sites/default/files/assets/jennadollaa.jpg)

follow this link if you want to see the doll. I didn't post the photos here because I
don't want to offend any google ads

The photo looks ridiculously fake
http://www.blowmeupsexdolls.com/App_Themes/Images/Blown/Jenna9-2.jpg

read all about it here
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/theft/jenna-jameson-stolen-657430
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 02, 2015, 04:09:50 PM
Florida Man really, really wants to force a jury to watch his sex tape
Jurors may get an eyeful if defendant shows sex tapes in court
January 22, 2014|By Paula McMahon, Sun Sentinel


The South Florida man wants to introduce sex tapes and intimate photographs of himself and his wife as evidence in his criminal trial to try to prove that his marriage was real and not just undertaken for immigration purposes.

The trial of Rogerio Scotton — which starts Thursday in federal court in Fort Lauderdale — has nothing to do with sex.

The Brazilian-born former professional racecar driver, who lived in Boca Raton and Margate before his arrest in March 2012, is charged with 27 counts of mail fraud and two counts of lying to immigration authorities.

read all about it here
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-01-22/news/fl-sex-tapes-trial-20140122_1_jurors-fair-trial-federal-court


Follow up story

No sex tape in race car driver's fraud trial
Wife testifies there's no video because the couple never had sex
February 4, 2014|By Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel


(http://mimorelia.com/gente/fotos/foto52394.jpg)

read the story here

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2014-02-04/news/fl-scotton-wife-no-video-20140204_1_x-rated-video-such-tape-jurors
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 02, 2015, 04:17:18 PM
Elderly Florida Man caught masturbating in McDonald's parking lot
Claims his privacy was invaded.
Updated: Jan 24, 2014 12:17 PM CST
BONITA SPRINGS, FL -

A man was arrested after watching porn and masturbating in a McDonald's
parking lot in Bonita Springs Thursday.

It happened around 7:36 p.m. on at the McDonald's on S. Tamiami Trail.

When deputies arrived, they found a man- later identified as Spencer Toner -
sitting in a Mercedes Benz looking at pornographic pictures on a small laptop
while masturbating.

read more here
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/24541057/elderly-man-caught-masturbating-in-mcdonalds-parking-lot#.VKHTT8AAgA
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 02, 2015, 04:21:50 PM
Naked paranoids: Florida's flakka problem

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — One man ran naked through a Florida neighborhood, tried to have sex with a tree and told police he was the mythical god Thor. Another ran nude down a busy city street in broad daylight, convinced a pack of German shepherds was pursuing him.

Two others tried separately to break into the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. They said they thought people were chasing them; one wound up impaled on a fence.

The common element to these and other bizarre incidents in Florida in the last few months is flakka, an increasingly popular synthetic designer drug. Also known as gravel and readily available for $5 or less a vial, it's a growing problem for police after bursting on the scene in 2013.

read all about it here
http://www.news-press.com/story/news/crime/2015/04/30/naked-paranoids-floridas-flakka-problem/26626179/
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on August 02, 2015, 05:39:19 PM
The common element to these and other bizarre incidents in Florida in the last few months is flakka, an increasingly popular synthetic designer drug. Also known as gravel and readily available for $5 or less a vial, it's a growing problem for police after bursting on the scene in 2013.


Starting to become an epidemic here and they say it may make the crack cocaine issue we had in the 80's look tame in comparison. Probably a good time to relinquish your firearms folks.



Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 02, 2015, 05:43:36 PM

Starting to become an epidemic here and they say it may make the crack cocaine issue we had in the 80's look tame in comparison. Probably a good time to relinquish your firearms folks.

I've never heard of it before, but they are always coming up with some new
drug to change a persons chemistry in their brain.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on August 02, 2015, 05:45:02 PM

Starting to become an epidemic here and they say it may make the crack cocaine issue we had in the 80's look tame in comparison. Probably a good time to relinquish your firearms folks.

Somehow I doubt you'll see any Floridians here eager to make it harder for law-abiding people to have the means of defending themselves and their families against violent criminals. Those calls typically come from folks who live much farther away from violent predators.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: jone on August 02, 2015, 05:50:31 PM
Florida Guy Sought In Theft Of $300 Jenna Jameson Sex Doll


(http://media3.policymic.com/NmJiNmIxMGZkOCMvTDlrYzRnZGtza0xLeHU1dW5SeFl0RksybDNZPS82MngxNDY6MjkzOHgxOTYxLzg0MHg1MzAvZmlsdGVyczpxdWFsaXR5KDcwKS9odHRwOi8vczMuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9wb2xpY3ltaWMtaW1hZ2VzL2d5Y244NGRpdWlxeGY4NWg1YXBmZ21peGs2c2UzenVxdWY1ZGFjc2VhZ3l2Zzg5dGZ5cWx5cXlkbGdyczFtcXYuanBn.jpg)


(http://i.cdn.turner.com/dr/teg/tsg/release/sites/default/files/assets/jennadollaa.jpg)

follow this link if you want to see the doll. I didn't post the photos here because I
don't want to offend any google ads

The photo looks ridiculously fake
http://www.blowmeupsexdolls.com/App_Themes/Images/Blown/Jenna9-2.jpg

read all about it here
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/theft/jenna-jameson-stolen-657430

Oh, I dunno.  There were plenty of plastic boobs like that the last time I went to a night club!
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on August 06, 2015, 09:10:22 AM
Talking robot hitch-hikes in Germany, The Netherlands, and Canada, but survives only two weeks in the US before vandals destroy it.

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Hitch-Hiking Robot Who Relied On Strangers' Kindness Was 'Damaged Beyond Repair' In Philadelphia

hitchBOT was found decapitated on Saturday, just two weeks into its American tour.

Poor hitchBOT.

After successfully traveling around Canada, Germany and The Netherlands, the hitch-hiking robot who relied on the goodwill of strangers to get around met an untimely and brutal demise in Philadelphia.

The Canadian researchers who created hitchBOT as a social experiment told The Associated Press that the child-sized robot was damaged “beyond repair” by vandals on Saturday in the city of brotherly love, pulling the plug on the bot’s first American tour.

HitchBOT had kicked off the tour just two weeks before in Massachusetts.

According to Canadian journalist Lauren O’Neil, hitchBOT was found with its head and arms ripped off.

“We decided not to publish it,” Zeller told Buzzfeed Canada of the image. “It’s upsetting -- you can see how it has been taken apart and left in the street.”

HitchBOT is an entirely helpless, but talkative, traveling companion. The immobile bot “could toss out factoids and carry limited conversation. A GPS in the robot tracked its location, and a camera randomly snapped photos about every 20 minutes to document its travels,” per the AP.

Earlier this year, hitchBOT successfully traveled around The Netherlands and Germany.

In 2014, the robot crossed more than 3,700 miles in Canada without incident.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hitchbot-destroyed-philadelphia_55bf24cde4b0b23e3ce32a67?utm_hp_ref=weird-news&kvcommref=mostpopular

Here is a photo of hitchBOT:

(http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa415/larryr1431/hitchbot_zps04viq1yh.jpeg)

You can see a photo of the destroyed hitchBOT at this link:

http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/hitchhiking-robot-lasts-just-two-weeks-in-us-because-hu-1721544551

This surveillance photo was posted to show the destruction of hitchBOT:

http://amp.twimg.com/v/50047436-1c6c-4bb3-9b8a-73a671878305

Some people claim the video was faked.

What are your thoughts on any of this?
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Miquel Westano on August 06, 2015, 09:41:13 AM
This is just more evidence of the decline of America.  We have become a nation of imbeciles expecting 24/7 entertainment and willing to do or endanger anything to get it.  When confronted and asked why someone did something like this the average answer for most of these mentally handicapped idiots is, "because I can".  They are too stupid to articulate why they destroy things, but they feel entitled to do so.

When severe punishment is mentioned, libs always say it is not the answer.  Well then what is?  I am sick of having to guard stuff 24/7 just to keep people from stealing or destroying it.  My grandson left his bike in our front yard for about 30 minutes while he came in to eat lunch.  I came out and it was gone.  The useless of the country have been convinced they are entitled to the same things as the productive.  They not only have a sense of entitlement, but also a sense of contempt and disrespect for those who have worked and saved to get something.

America has had it too easy for too long.  It is showing everyday in the attitudes and efforts displayed by so many of us.  Even our immigrants are changing.  People used to come here legally looking for opportunity.  When they got here they were proud, happy and productive.  They built their lives through hard work and discipline.  Now they come in droves illegally expecting everything for nothing.  When they get any resistance, they are angry.  They feel they are owed not only a living, but a rich lifestyle paid for by the taxpayers.  Sadly they didn't learn this in their own country.  They learned it courtesy of the attitude of people already here, including many born here.



Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Brasscasing on August 06, 2015, 09:43:09 AM
Quote from: Larry1 link=topic=19886.msg410697#msg410697
What are your thoughts on any of this?

Well, if you leave your brand new mountain bike on the side of the road with a note asking any passer by to deliver the bike across country, what are the chances it'll arrive safely?

I know it made it around three other countries but the U.S. is a completely different ball game.

Maybe if they'd issued HitchBOT a concealed carry permit and a .45 1911 Automatic, he might have made it.  ;D

Seriously though, why are Canadian researchers letting loose partially animated robotics on U.S. highways unattended edit: in the first place? I'd suggest the fact it wasn't destroyed in the other 3 experiments as nothing more than pure dumb luck.

Brass
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Miquel Westano on August 06, 2015, 11:14:37 AM

I know it made it around three other countries but the U.S. is a completely different ball game.

Brass

This is the point I bring up when people talk of laws in other countries as proof the same laws would work here.   The US and it's culture is totally different.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on August 07, 2015, 07:55:17 AM
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A 24-year-old woman stopped a rape near trendy McCarren Park in Greenpoint by giving her attacker 20 bucks, cops said.

The woman was walking near Leonard Street and Bayard Street around 11:20 p.m. Saturday when the creep grabbed her by the neck and fondled her genitals, according to police. The sicko told the terrified woman “I’m going to have sex with you” as he assaulted her, cops said.

The 24-year-old then offered the fiend money not to rape her, which he agreed to. The two walked to a nearby ATM and the woman paid off her would-be rapist with just $20, police said.
The woman was not seriously injured in the attack and refused medical attention at the scene, according to cops.

The suspect is a black male. He was still at large Thursday night, cops said
.

http://nypost.com/2015/08/07/rapist-offered-20-backs-off-victim

That was a creative and effective response.  I hope it won't encourage this scumbag to make a living off the Danegeld though.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: jone on August 07, 2015, 08:22:29 AM
The guy is probably putting together a business plan right now - wonder what the banks will say when he seeks financing?
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on August 07, 2015, 08:59:01 AM
The guy is probably putting together a business plan right now - wonder what the banks will say when he seeks financing?

He might not need any financing. His business isn't at all capital intensive. But if he keeps this up eventually the cops will nail him and send him off to prison.  Ironically, he could keep up his activities while there, but he would be paid mainly in cans of mackerel or green dot cards.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Muzh on August 07, 2015, 11:19:05 AM
This is the point I bring up when people talk of laws in other countries as proof the same laws would work here.   The US and it's culture is totally different.


I know you skimmed to find what you liked.  ;)


However, you should have read two more lines to find an amazing statement. Or was it that you didn't like it because it didn't mesh with what you wanted to hear?



I'd suggest the fact it wasn't destroyed in the other 3 experiments as nothing more than pure dumb luck.


Brass
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Miquel Westano on August 07, 2015, 11:45:10 AM

I know you skimmed to find what you liked.  ;)


However, you should have read two more lines to find an amazing statement. Or was it that you didn't like it because it didn't mesh with what you wanted to hear?

Wow dude.  Are you bored?  Don't you live on an island with a nice beach?  You should take up surfing the waves instead of the net.  It is probably healthier.   :-)

Do you think I need to send you copies of my post first for editorial approval?  Do you respond to each line of every post?  I prefer to think I am allowed to skim, pick and choose what I want.  Not everything in every post is something I care to respond to.  Brass can suggest anything he wants.  You didn't see me arguing with him did you? 

I don't think making it through the other experiments was all dumb luck.  Maybe I am right, maybe not.  I think a lot of it is the people here love to vandalize.  I think they have less respect for other people's property in America than in many other countries.  In fact I sometimes think many Americans are just looking for things to destroy for fun.  I think a lot of this is a lack of punishment if they are caught.

None of that makes any difference in what I said.  I said the point I bring up, is the US is culturally different from other countries, and the laws there may not work here.  I said there is no proof laws established for different countries that have a different cultural background will work in other countries.  If you don't agree that's your business. 

Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on August 08, 2015, 11:56:53 AM
New crop of incidents from Florida:

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MAN ARRESTED FOR SELLING TICKETS TO WATCH HIM BEAT UP FAT PEOPLE

With the growing popularity of both fat shaming and illegal backyard fights, one budding entrepreneur had the idea to combine the two to reel in some cash.

But the business plan was derailed when police bought one of Lebron Brown’s tickets and then arrested Brown for organizing an illegal fight.

Allegedly, Brown had paid 12 morbidly obese people (several wheelchair bound, one with Down syndrome and two women) $25 each to let him beat them one at a time in front of a crowd.

Participants were told they could fight back, but that under no circumstances were they allowed to win, and that they would have to stay in the ring until they were beaten unconscious.

“People could have gotten seriously hurt if this event had transpired,” a spokesman from the Palmetto Bay Police Department said. “I commend our officers for stopping this.”

Brown sold tickets on the street for $10 each and police believe he had sold roughly 300 in less than a week.

http://crazed.com/man-arrested-for-beating-fat-people

Of course there is violence resulting from a domestic disturbance, but this incident from Daytona Beach had an unusual cause:

Quote
We try to find crazy crimes in other states, really, but Florida just won’t stop outdoing everybody else.  37-year-old Yanilca Ortiz-Burgos really wanted her boyfriend to give her some drunken morning sex, but he refused and she took action and stabbed him in the belly.

http://crazed.com/drunk-florida-chick-stabs-boyfriend

Here's one that isn't from Florida:

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Police made a routine traffic stop early Thursday morning and got more than they bargained for when Roy Tilbott, 51, stepped out of his El Camino for a field sobriety test and Casper police noticed several eyeballs slide from his right pant leg onto the road.

http://crazed.com/wyoming-man-eyeballs-in-cavity

Fortunately, they weren't human eyeballs. They were cow eyeballs that Mr. Tilbott took from his job at a slaughterhouse.  The slaughterhouse apparently required all such scraps to be disposed of. Mr. Tilbott enjoyed the taste of cow eyeballs and believed that they helped his erectile dysfunction. Accordingly, he devised this decidedly unhygienic method of smuggling the eyeballs out of the slaughterhouse.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: jone on August 08, 2015, 11:59:34 AM

http://crazed.com/wyoming-man-eyeballs-in-cavity

Fortunately, they weren't human eyeballs. They were cow eyeballs that Mr. Tilbott took from his job at a slaughterhouse.  The slaughterhouse apparently required all such scraps to be disposed of. Mr. Tilbott enjoyed the taste of cow eyeballs and believed that they helped his erectile dysfunction.

What an idiot.  Everyone knows that eyeballs don't help erectile dysfunction.  He needs Rocky Mountain Oysters for that.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on August 08, 2015, 12:17:57 PM
She gets a lot of responses:

Quote
John Nesmeth is famous for luring in sexual predators by pretending to be under age girls on Craigslist. John, 33, recently posted an ad posing as a naïve and broke Russian model willing to trade services for a place to stay. He was purposely generic about what those services could be, outside of mentioning his subject was good at cooking, instead leaving it up to the men to propose an arrangement. He states in the ad that the girl is 15.

Immediately after posting the ad, his inbox was flooded with men all to willing to help. Below is the original ad along with screenshots and transcriptions of some of the responses.

http://crazed.com/man-poses-as-15-year-old-sexual-predators

Here is the ad, which contains a photo of a lovely teenaged looking girl:

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URGENT: Russian Model needs place to live, can trade services

Hello, I just arrived to los angeles from Russia to pursue my modeling career, but have run out of money and need a place to stay. Please tell me if there is anything I can do for free room and board until I can get on my feet.

I am pretty good cook. But provide me a proposal of what things I can do. Also tell me a little bit about yourself.

I have pretty good English, 15 years old, and like to go dancing and have fun.

Please contact me ASAP. really need to get off street. Attached is one of my modeling pictures. My hair is shorter now!

You can probably guess the nature of responses she received.

The link above shows a number of responses to the ad. If you read them I suggest skipping response #7.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 08, 2015, 12:18:43 PM
Naked Florida Woman Stops Traffic, Pleasures Self, Jumps On Lexus, Gets Arrested

Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/1853007/naked-florida-woman-stops-traffic-pleasures-self-jumps-on-lexus-gets-arrested/#wOcxeQsBFgMTVlMi.99
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 08, 2015, 12:19:53 PM
Naked Woman Arrested After Chasing Boyfriend With Knife


read all about it here
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Naked-Woman-Arrested-After-Chasing-Boyfriend-With-Knife-301845531.html
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 08, 2015, 12:30:55 PM
Miami police officer who 'moonlights as a porn star' under investigation after her secret career was exposed


(http://keralaonlinenews.com/wp-content/uploads//2015/07/2A72CEDF00000578-0-image-a-22_1436634850718-350x263.jpg)

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3157518/Miami-police-officer-moonlights-porn-star-investigation-secret-career-exposed.html#ixzz3iFkv1Vu4
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 08, 2015, 12:33:07 PM
Only in Florida: Woman Arrested After Allegedly Arguing Over Dildo

Florida police arrested a woman Saturday after allegedly shoving a dildo in her female
domestic partner's face during a fight over who owned the sex toy, the Smoking Gun
reports.

The incident took place at the home of Annette Kielhurn, 57, and Gamze Capaner-Ridley,
47. Clearwater Police Department Officer Eric Blomgren was present while Capaner-Ridley
moved her belongings from the house. The move was reportedly sparked by Capaner-Ridley's
filing for a civil domestic violence injunction against Kielhurn the previous day.

read all about it here
http://www.edgeboston.com/news/news/180937/only_in_florida:_woman_arrested_after_allegedly_arguing_over_dildo,_shoving_it_in_partner's_face
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 08, 2015, 12:35:17 PM
Man allegedly steals $48K hospital bed

Lance James Sayre was not a patient, employee or a vendor when
authorities say he took a nearly $48,000 operating bed from a
Florida hospital.

Yes, you read that right. An operating bed.

According to an arrest report obtained by multiple media outlets,
Sayre, 52, of Tampa, entered the operating room area of Clearwater’s
Morton Plant Hospital just before 2 p.m. July 5, took the bed, rolled it
to a loading dock and packed it into a van.

The incident, according to reports, was captured on surveillance video.

Sayre was arrested July 11 on charges of burglary and grand theft and
released the same day on $15,000 bond, according to Pinellas County
Sheriff’s Office records.

read all about it here
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/only-in-florida-man-allegedly-steals-48k-hospital-/nmydc/
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 08, 2015, 12:38:13 PM
Naked Woman In Cab Of Semi That Slammed Into Stopped Florida School Bus

STARKE, Fla. -- A naked woman was inside the cab of a semi that slammed
into a school bus Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Seven students were hospitalized, and at least one was seriously injured,
out of the 15 on board the bus. The naked woman and the semi's driver
also were seriously injured after the crash on U.S. Highway 301 near State
Road 200 at about 2:30 p.m., according to the Florida Times-Union.
None of the injuries were considered life-threatening.

read more here
http://www.cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_19452.shtml
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 08, 2015, 12:42:05 PM
Topless Woman Goes On Rampage In Florida McDonald's
The Huffington Post  |  By   Simon McCormack

Naked Florida Woman doesn't play by the rules. She engages on her own terms. She
puts her hand under the ice cream dispenser of life and drinks deeply of everything
it has to offer, and then grabs a handful of fries for the road.

read the entire story here
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/08/topless-woman-mcdonalds_n_5112407.html
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on August 09, 2015, 01:12:31 PM

Alligator found....will be killed


http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/09/woman-seriously-bitten-by-alligator-in-florida-river-report-says/
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on August 09, 2015, 01:55:17 PM
I would never swim in Florida lakes.  A friend of mine used to go kayaking there. I wouldn't do that either.

Here's a story about a foolish guy in Texas who disregarded warning signs and went swimming in a bayou that contained alligators. They killed him.

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CNN reports a man who mocked alligators, then jumped in the water — despite warning signs — is dead after being attacked in Texas.

Orange County Police were called to Burkart’s Marina near the Louisiana state line early Friday morning after reports that Tommie Woodward, 28, and an unidentified woman were swimming in a bayou and had been attacked by a large alligator.

Woodward’s body was found several hours later. The woman was not injured.

There are numerous “No Swimming Alligators” signs posted around the bayou. Woodward even ignored several verbal warnings before saying “f**k the alligators” then removing his shorts, taking his billfold from his pockets, yelling “cannonball!!” and cannonballing into the water.

Woodward yelled almost immediately for help as a 10-foot alligator attacked him.

A witness heard a man yell “a gator’s got him!”

Woodward pleaded for help “somebody shoot this thing! It’s eating me!”

In an emotional interview with KFDM, a witness, Debbie Wright, said, “I saw his body floating face down. And then he’s out there for a couple of seconds and then he’s dragged back down. And then he comes back up still face down and then he gets pulled down again. And then he just disappears.”

http://crazed.com/man-mocks-alligators-gets-killed/
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: jone on August 09, 2015, 02:22:15 PM
I would never swim in Florida lakes.  A friend of mine used to go kayaking there. I wouldn't do that either.

Here's a story about a foolish guy in Texas who disregarded warning signs and went swimming in a bayou that contained alligators. They killed him.

http://crazed.com/man-mocks-alligators-gets-killed/

I guess he is now a candidate for the Darwinian Awards.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Faux Pas on August 09, 2015, 04:59:02 PM
I guess he is now a candidate for the Darwinian Awards.

I grew up swimming in the same water as alligators. It really wasn't a big deal. Of course we referred to them as Gators. It's not unusual in the South to swim in the same water as gators but, there are times and signs to pay attention to. Gators will usually flee from human's presence and particularly run if they feel threatened. Sometimes if they are curious enough they will watch from a distance. The times and signs to avoid the water with Gators is when the water is low and food is scarce. Then they indeed might attack. They will attack and eat other gators when food is scarce. That said, if a sign is posted because of aggressive gators, one would do well to take heed. Normally, gators are not a threat but, that doesn't mean always
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: fathertime on August 09, 2015, 05:51:12 PM
I grew up swimming in the same water as alligators. It really wasn't a big deal. Of course we referred to them as Gators. It's not unusual in the South to swim in the same water as gators but, there are times and signs to pay attention to. Gators will usually flee from human's presence and particularly run if they feel threatened. Sometimes if they are curious enough they will watch from a distance. The times and signs to avoid the water with Gators is when the water is low and food is scarce. Then they indeed might attack. They will attack and eat other gators when food is scarce. That said, if a sign is posted because of aggressive gators, one would do well to take heed. Normally, gators are not a threat but, that doesn't mean always
Interesting....


Gators, scorpions, and snakes are things you couldn't pay me enough to be swimming with, or stuck in a room with.  The guy had to be loco or had a death wish to cannonball near alligators.


Fathertime!   
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on August 15, 2015, 05:44:02 PM
This incident is from Broward County, Florida. I recommend watching the brief video found at the link below. This mother won't be winning the Mother of the Year Award. She goes into a liquor store with her daughter who looks to be around 3-4 years old and points to the bottle of tequila that she wants the daughter to shoplift.

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A woman is wanted for allegedly teaching a young girl to shoplift. Surveillance video captured the woman appearing to instruct the girl to shoplift a large bottle of tequila from a Florida liquor store Wednesday afternoon.

It happened at 24/7 Liquors in the 3100 block of W. Hallandale Beach Boulevard in Pembroke Park, authorities said. Security video shows the woman as she instructed the child on which item to steal, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office. She then walked away from the child toward the front of the store.

The child attempted to lift a large bottle of liquor but found it to be too heavy. The woman is then seen telling the child to go back and take a smaller bottle. The child returned to the shelves and selected a smaller bottle of 1800 Silver Tequila, authorities said. She hid it behind her back and walked to the front of the store.

The girl stood by the registers until the woman was able to block the clerk's view. She quickly left the store, stopping to hide the bottle once more from customers as they walked in. The young girl then went to a white Chevrolet Impala or similar model waiting in the parking lot, authorities said.

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Woman-Wanted-for-Instructing-Child-to-Steal-Liquor-321905112.html
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: noelscot on August 15, 2015, 05:50:22 PM
This incident is from Broward County, Florida. I recommend watching the brief video found at the link below. This mother won't be winning the Mother of the Year Award. She goes into a liquor store with her daughter who looks to be around 3-4 years old and points to the bottle of tequila that she wants the daughter to shoplift.

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Woman-Wanted-for-Instructing-Child-to-Steal-Liquor-321905112.html (http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Woman-Wanted-for-Instructing-Child-to-Steal-Liquor-321905112.html)

In Odessa, when my buddy Yuri and I took pizza, beggar children came into the pizza parlor to beg for money. Yuri assured me that their parents were drug fiends and the money would go to support the shady parents' habits, so we gave the beggar children a slice of pizza much to their chagrin.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: fathertime on August 15, 2015, 07:41:34 PM
This incident is from Broward County, Florida. I recommend watching the brief video found at the link below. This mother won't be winning the Mother of the Year Award. She goes into a liquor store with her daughter who looks to be around 3-4 years old and points to the bottle of tequila that she wants the daughter to shoplift.

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Woman-Wanted-for-Instructing-Child-to-Steal-Liquor-321905112.html (http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Woman-Wanted-for-Instructing-Child-to-Steal-Liquor-321905112.html)


When found, take the kid away from the 'mom'.  Obviously she is creating a delinquent, and using her as if she is a tool.


Fathertime!   
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 16, 2015, 05:48:20 PM
Florida Man Stole 850 Pairs of Underwear From Victoria's Secret

A Florida man accused of stealing a total of 850 pairs of underwear from Victoria’s
Secret remained behind bars following a Thursday court appearance.

Daniel Espinosa, 18, allegedly stole more than $15,000 worth of property from
Victoria’s Secret on three occasions, Broward Circuit Judge John Hurley said. The
thefts, which also involved a second suspect, took place at the Victoria’s Secret
store at the Sawgrass Mills mall, Sunrise Police said earlier this week as they
released photos and videos from the case.

read more here
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Man-Stole-850-Pairs-of-Underwear-From-Victorias-Secret-Authorities-240618731.html
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 16, 2015, 05:54:51 PM
This one came from my alma mater Oregon State University

A former Oregon State University student allegedly filmed a peep show in
the campus library.

(http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_cXBnzWEAEP7un.jpg)


All I can say is this: "Go Beavers!!!" 

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/oregon-state-student-cited-on-campus-porn-article-1.2096761
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on August 17, 2015, 04:22:27 PM
This incident is from Broward County, Florida.

Home to the first season of Cops. There is a good reason they film many of the police shows in Dade and Broward.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on August 18, 2015, 12:30:22 PM
Yes, Toronto, not Miami!

I didn't expect to see this kind of story from our neighbor to the North. Who in the hell keeps 150 adult crocodiles and alligators in his home?

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150 crocodiles, alligators rescued from Toronto-area home

About 150 crocodiles, alligators and caimans are now safe at an animal sanctuary after a Toronto-area man overwhelmed by his reptile collection issued a plea for help.

The reptiles, some more than three metres long, had been kept in a home for about 10 years before Bry Loyst of the Indian River Reptile Zoo near Peterborough, Ont., was called in to help. 

"I couldn't believe what I was seeing," Loyst said Thursday on CBC Radio's Metro Morning show. "I could not believe that somebody had that many crocodilians and raised them to adulthood. These were not baby little crocodiles," he said. "They were adults."

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/150-crocodiles-alligators-rescued-from-toronto-area-home-1.3189718

For the non-metric folks 3 meter is nearly 10 feet. I've seen 10 foot gators in the wild. They are scary.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on August 18, 2015, 06:37:00 PM
This Floridian really, REALLY likes to watch Jerry Springer, so much so that he attacks another prisoner who objected to changing the channel from the movie he was watching.

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AUGUST 14--A devoted Jerry Springer fan is facing a felony charge for allegedly assaulting a fellow inmate during a dispute over the TV in a Florida jail, according to court records.

Donnie Floyd, 57, and other prisoners at the Clearwater jail were watching a movie one afternoon last month when Antron Laquay Smith, 32, “insisted on watching the Jerry Springer Show at 1600 hours as he does every day.”

Smith, seen at right, is a convicted felon with a monstrously long rap sheet that includes arrests for child abuse, domestic battery, grand theft, burglary, robbery, cocaine trafficking, kidnapping, aggravated assault, and aggravated battery on a pregnant victim. He is awaiting trial on various felonies related to his alleged activities as a pimp.

After Smith demanded to watch “Springer,” Floyd “spoke up,” an investigator reported. Smith then allegedly attacked his fellow inmate and took Floyd’s “commissary and flushed it down the toilet.”

Smith was charged this week with felony assault in connection with the July 28 attack on Floyd, who is awaiting trial on sex abuse charges.

As a result of the confrontation, Smith missed a “Springer” episode that featured a woman confessing to her boyfriend that she slept with his roommate Mike. In another segment, a man got down on bended knee to propose to his girlfriend, who ruined the moment by admitting that she slept with his friend Tobias.

As with most “Springer” shows, the latter revelation forced vigilant security personnel to hold back two would-be pugilists (seen above), both of whom tore their shirts off in preparation for combat.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/jerry-springer-jail-assault-453921

Wow, Antron has a long rap sheet.

I hope any FSUW reading this doesn't pull up an episode of the Jerry Springer show. If you do, we're not all like that.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Anotherkiwi on August 18, 2015, 06:49:34 PM
This Floridian really, REALLY likes to watch Jerry Springer, so much so that he attacks another prisoner who objected to changing the channel from the movie he was watching.

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After Smith demanded to watch “Springer,” Floyd “spoke up,” an investigator reported. Smith then allegedly attacked his fellow inmate and took Floyd’s “commissary and flushed it down the toilet.”

Huh?  I thought a commissary was somewhere to sit down and eat?
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on August 18, 2015, 06:50:47 PM
Huh?  I thought a commissary was somewhere to sit down and eat?

It has different meanings. In jail it is the additional food you are allowed to purchase after someone on the outside deposits funds to your account.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on August 18, 2015, 06:52:15 PM


Huh?  I thought a commissary was somewhere to sit down and eat?

I think in US jails and prisons it's the store where prisoners can buy food.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on August 18, 2015, 06:58:58 PM
(http://thesmokinggun.com/sites/default/files/assets/antronsmith.jpg)



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Smith, seen at right, is a convicted felon with a monstrously long rap sheet that includes arrests for child abuse, domestic battery, grand theft, burglary, robbery, cocaine trafficking, kidnapping, aggravated assault, and aggravated battery on a pregnant victim. He is awaiting trial on various felonies related to his alleged activities as a pimp.


Should have his own TV.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on August 20, 2015, 01:48:42 PM
Meet the Florida journalist who took down Jared Fogle (http://nypost.com/2015/08/20/meet-the-florida-journalist-who-took-down-jared-fogle/)
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By Lia Eustachewich (http://nypost.com/author/lia-eustachewich/)
  August 20, 2015 | 1:39pm
The Florida journalist who allegedly helped expose ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle as a child predator cooperated with feds for four-and-a-half years, according to new reports.
Rochelle Herman-Walrond, 47, wore a wire and secretly recorded conversations she had with Fogle about his disturbing behavior, ABC News reported (http://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-helped-subway-spokesman-jared-fogle/story?id=33197355).
“He would tell me ages that he was interested in — boy or girl,” she said. ...............

http://nypost.com/2015/08/20/meet-the-florida-journalist-who-took-down-jared-fogle/

A promotional gimmick that may cost Slobway Subway dearly.....

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Kids could play with Jared Fogle’s pants in an ill-timed online game that was still live on Subway’s website Wednesday — the same day it was alleged the ex-pitchman possessed kiddie porn and solicited minors for sex.
The free “Jared’s Pants Dance” game, which has since been removed from Subway’s kids site, (http://boingboing.net/2015/08/19/subways-jareds-pants-k.html) featured a pair of Fogle’s blue jeans which are used to catch sandwiches (http://www.subway.com/Menu/Promotions/FreshFitForKids/Marquee/W5/kidsappdotcom_marquee.swf), bottles of water and other snacks for points.

http://nypost.com/2015/08/19/ill-timed-subway-game-lets-kids-play-with-jared-fogles-pants/

There is even a pedophile pandemic here in North Texas from school janitors to principals...preachers and teachers and city councilpersons are getting busted for this stuff.
I would like to ask someone like Fogle how he would feel about someone messing around with his kids.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on August 21, 2015, 02:02:16 PM
Wow, there is some serious anger:

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A woman pushed, scratched and bit a subway rider who tried to sit in a seat that had her bag on it, according to police.

The alleged subway rage occurred aboard a Manhattan-bound F train from Queens last Friday at about 9:45 a.m.

The 45-year-old victim asked a woman to move her bag so she could sit down. When the woman ignored her, the victim attempted to sit down anyway.

That's when police say the seated women flew into a rage. They say she scratched the other rider on the chest, pulled her hair and bit her forearm, causing bleeding.

http://www.fox5ny.com/local-news/10402021-story
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on September 01, 2015, 04:45:14 PM
This story is from Jacksonville, Florida.  A young mother had finished her shift at Popeyes Fried Chicken and was walking home, along with her boyfriend. A car with several male occupants slows down and demands the box of chicken she was carrying home for dinner for herself, her boyfriend, and 5 year old daughter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9LjDbkU4wA&feature=youtu.be

One of them shouts, "Give us the chicken." She gives the box of chicken to the gentlemen. The boyfriend pleads for the gentlemen not to kill her, telling them she is two months pregnant. The leader refuses to listen to the entreaties to kill her from one of his confederates, and spares her life.  They did, however, steal her purse, with the money she was going to use for her daughter's birthday party the next weekend.

This is another food robbery story. It arose not from Florida but from Virginia, and did not involve a box of delicious Popeye's chicken but merely a footlong sub sandwich from Subway. I haven't had every sandwich Subway makes but I'm pretty sure that none of them are worth getting a felony conviction for armed robbery.

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RICHMOND, Va. -- Police are looking for a trio of teens seen in surveillance video, who robbed a VCU student of his sandwich at gun point.

Surveillance video shows the three teens, in a Subway sandwich shop, not ordering anything, until one asked for a cup of water.

Police said they then followed a man outside the shop on Semmes Avenue just after he got his sandwich, and stole his meal.

"Holding somebody at gun point for a sandwich,” said Christina Moore, who lives in an apartment nearby.  “It's so reckless."

But stealing a man's foot-long sandwich is still a felony, one that has people who live nearby talking about safety.

"I'm not going to walk alone or with headphones on, for sure," Moore said.

The boldness lay in the timing of the crime and how the suspects seemed not to care that they were caught on camera.  "It’s pretty shocking because it was over a sandwich, and we live here,” said Moore. “I'm not going to come out alone at night."

People living in the neighborhood said apartment managers have warned them of petty crimes like loose change being swiped from cars, but nothing as serious as an armed robbery.

"I saw three kids walking down the block,” said one resident, who believes the three young people he saw, are the same ones seen in surveillance photos as they walked down 12th Street before heading into the sub shop.

He believes the pictures will help police make a quick capture.

He also said if they were his kids, the sandwich crime probably wouldn’t be on TV.  "I wish my child would do something like that,” said the resident who did not give his name.  “You wouldn't be covering them.  You'd be covering me for the way I disciplined them."

http://wtvr.com/2015/08/31/vcu-student-robbed-of-sandwich-at-gunpoint-by-three-teens/
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on September 06, 2015, 02:47:14 PM
The last two incidents concerned a box of Popeye's Fried Chicken and a sub sandwich from Subway. Now we move to McDonald's, specifically a McDonald's drive-through in Louisiana:

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SEPTEMBER 2--Police have charged a quartet of women in connection with an attack last week on a 16-year-old McDonald’s employee who was pulled through a drive-thru window and beaten outside the Louisiana restaurant.

As seen above, video of the attack was shot by a passenger in a vehicle that pulled up Wednesday night to the drive-thru window at the McDonald’s in LaPlace, a city about 25 miles west of New Orleans. The clip surfaced online days after the August 26 incident.

Police today announced the arrest of Kailin Holland, 17, for felony battery. Pictured at right, Holland, who is accused of pulling the victim through the drive-thru window, was released from jail on a $10,000 bond.

Detectives also issued misdemeanor summonses for simple battery to Sierra Gregoire, 18, and a 16-year-old girl. Additionally, a misdemeanor summons for disturbing the peace by fighting was issued to Bradnika Gregoire, 20.

After exchanging words with the victim, Holland grabbed the teenager by the hair and yanked her through the drive-thru window. The victim struck the side of the vehicle--and may have broken the driver’s side window--before landing on the ground between the car and the eatery.

The McDonald’s employee told cops that after she was pulled through the window, the driver “started punching her.” She noted that “several other female subjects accompanied the assailant and punched her as well,” according to investigators.

The suspects fled the McDonald’s (seen below) in the vehicle. The victim, who was evaluated at the scene by EMS workers, declined medical treatment.

The McDonald’s worker provided investigators with the names of some of the assailants, and detectives were aided by other witness accounts and surveillance video. Police say an “ongoing dispute” between the victim and her assailants prompted the attack.
(2 pages)

http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/bizarre/arrests-in-attack-on-mcdonalds-drive-thru-worker-879024

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN-ahPbm0CQ

A drive-through window is fairly small. I'm surprised this girl was so easily pulled through it.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on September 20, 2015, 03:32:08 PM
I once worked in an office in which an employee was reprimanded for this exact same thing. He managed a small group of workers and they went to his boss to complain that his frequent farting made it unpleasant to work around him.

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Formal Reprimand Issued To Flatulent Federal Worker
Man's gas blamed for creating "intolerable" workplace

A federal employee was formally reprimanded this month for excessive workplace flatulence, a sanction that was delivered to him in a five-page letter that actually included a log of representative dates and times when he was recorded “releasing the awful and unpleasant odor” in his Baltimore office.

In a December 10 letter accusing him of “conduct unbecoming a federal officer,” the Social Security Administration employee was informed that his “uncontrollable flatulence” had created an “intolerable” and “hostile” environment for coworkers, several of whom have lodged complaints with supervisors.

According to the letter of reprimand--which is the least severe administrative sanction that can be levied against a federal worker--the man was first spoken to about his flatulence during a May 18 “performance discussion” with his supervisor. He was informed that fellow employees had complained about his flatulence, and that it was “the reason none of them were willing to assist you with your work.” The supervisor referred the employee to a SSA unit for “assistance with what could have been a medical problem that was affecting everyone in the module.”

Two months later, on July 17, a second SSA manager spoke with the man “in regards of your releasing of bodily gas in the module during work hours.” The manager asked the employee if he could “make it to the restroom before releasing the awful and unpleasant odor.” She also recounted what appeared to be a prior conversation during which the worker suggested that he would “turn your fan on when it happens.” The manager recalled advising him that, “turning on the fan would cause the smell to spread and worsen the air quality in the module.”...

After stating that, “It is my belief that you can control this condition,” the author of the reprimand letter then noted, “The following dates show the time of your flatulence.” What followed was a log listing 17 separate dates (and 60 specific times) on which the employee passed gas. For example, the man’s September 19 output included nine instances of flatulence, beginning at 9:45 AM and concluding at 4:30 PM
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http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/coworkers-attacked-by-gas-645132

That's a lot of gas.

The Smoking Gun reports that the reprimand was later withdrawn:

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The Social Security Administration has withdrawn a reprimand letter issued last month to an employee who was accused of excessive workplace flatulence that created an “intolerable” and “hostile” environment for coworkers.

The withdrawal might have resulted from an appeal, although this isn't clear from the article:

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The SSA employee was represented by the American Federation of Government Employees union, officials of which recently circulated a redacted copy of the reprimand letter.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/government-rescinds-farting-reprimand-578613
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Miquel Westano on September 20, 2015, 05:04:09 PM
The last two incidents concerned a box of Popeye's Fried Chicken and a sub sandwich from Subway. Now we move to McDonald's, specifically a McDonald's drive-through in Louisiana:

http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/bizarre/arrests-in-attack-on-mcdonalds-drive-thru-worker-879024

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN-ahPbm0CQ

A drive-through window is fairly small. I'm surprised this girl was so easily pulled through it.

The link also provided this gem. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8y2DMdNpAY

Now I am not condoning beating anyone or excusing this man.  I believe in lawful self defense.  But not using a situation to try to kill someone then act like it was justified.  Apparently this McD employee was a violent man with a possible murder in his past.  This shows why people should watch who they are messing with.  Monsters do exist, and they are not under the bed.  They walk among us and we never recognize them until it is too late. 

These girls found one, and were lucky to survive.  These two loudmouthed girls were apparently drunk and one slapped this guy.  Then they both attacked coming over and around the counter.  Man it did not go like they thought it would.

I think he had a right to defend himself, but he went way too far.  Once he began beating them while they were on the floor he lost any reasonable claim to self defense.  He is lucky one of them did not die.  My guess is at best he would have been convicted of manslaughter and maybe second degree murder. 

Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on September 20, 2015, 05:38:15 PM
Now I am not condoning beating anyone or excusing this man.  I believe in lawful self defense.  But not using a situation to try to kill someone then act like it was justified.  Apparently this McD employee was a violent man with a possible murder in his past.  This shows why people should watch who they are messing with.  Monsters do exist, and they are not under the bed.  They walk among us and we never recognize them until it is too late. 

These girls found one, and were lucky to survive.  These two loudmouthed girls were apparently drunk and one slapped this guy.  Then they both attacked coming over and around the counter.  Man it did not go like they thought it would.

I think he had a right to defend himself, but he went way too far.  Once he began beating them while they were on the floor he lost any reasonable claim to self defense.  He is lucky one of them did not die.  My guess is at best he would have been convicted of manslaughter and maybe second degree murder.

That was a brutal beating. That guy needs to go back behind prison bars.
Title: Brawl in Florida Publix over chicken wings
Post by: Larry1 on September 24, 2015, 06:20:20 PM
This continues the theme of fights erupting over food. The video didn't say where the Publix was located but since Publix has such a strong presence in Florida I had a feeling it was located somewhere in Florida.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT2pcj4KFY0

I did a bit of poking around and found that this happened in or near Tampa, Florida:

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A brawl broke out involving customers and employees at the deli counter of a Tampa-area Publix supermarket, with a bystander to the chaotic scene recording the encounter on cell phone video.

Apparently the “beef,” as it were, got started over an order of chicken wings that went wrong.

Local cops have reportedly charged one participant with simple battery.

See footage of the Publix brawl as aired by Florida news media embedded below.

According to the woman who filmed the scuffle at the Publix in Temple Terrace, Florida, “It all started over an order of chicken wings and a rude customer… Then, shoppers began shouting, fists went flying, and it turned into a deli disaster,” WFLA reported
.

http://www.inquisitr.com/2444872/brawl-erupts-at-publix-supermarket-over-chicken-wings-video/

One fellow keeps saying world star. He is referring to a site called worldstarhiphop.com on which people post videos. A great many of these videos are of fights.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Miquel Westano on September 24, 2015, 07:35:35 PM
I never heard of Publix, but I will get my chicken somewhere else.  It can't be good enough to fight over.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on September 24, 2015, 08:22:14 PM
I never heard of Publix, but I will get my chicken somewhere else.  It can't be good enough to fight over.

One of the largest supermarket chains down here. More pricey than the others.
Title: Don't call the police to complain that your marijuana dealer shorted you
Post by: Larry1 on October 05, 2015, 11:16:03 AM
Well, maybe in Colorado or Washington where weed is legal, but not in other states. This incident is from Fort Myers, in the Southwest of The Sunshine State, near the beautiful Sanibel Island and Captiva.

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Angered that she had been shorted in a marijuana purchase, a Florida woman dialed 911 from outside her dealer's home to report being ripped off, a miscalculation that resulted in her arrest on a pair of criminal charges.

Erin Klich, 36, told a cop that she “called the police because she was buying marijuana and was shorted by the people” inside a Fort Myers home..

Klich reported that she sought to purchase a seven-gram bag of marijuana for $75, according to a probable cause statement.

After a Fort Myers Police Department officer arrived at the scene, Klich was again on the phone with a 911 operator. The “loud and argumentative” Klich hung up the phone at the cop’s direction, but subsequently dialed 911 again. When warned by an officer that she was misusing the emergency dispatch system, Klich refused to hang up the phone, prompting her arrest.

While cops waited for a female officer to arrive at the scene to search Klich, she was placed into the rear of a police cruiser. Upon Klich’s exit from the car, officers found a “clear plastic baggy containing suspect marijuana, lodged between the seat where Klich was sitting.”

The pot weighed 5.4 grams, police noted.

http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/911-call-over-pot-deal-784092

This is another level of stupid. The possession of marijuana is a crime in Florida. Yet this woman called the police to complain that her marijuana dealer had shorted her. And she became "loud and argumentative" with the 911 operator and refused to hang up the phone even after being told that she was misusing the 911 system.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: jone on October 05, 2015, 11:49:31 AM
What a dummy.

I always carry a small scale with me.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Gator on October 07, 2015, 10:32:32 AM
I never heard of Publix, but I will get my chicken somewhere else.  It can't be good enough to fight over.

Publix is a high quality chain  in Florida.  Important to pay for crab legs, however.

http://www.tomahawknation.com/2014/4/30/5668004/jameis-winston-arrested-shoplifting-crab-legs-publix
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on October 07, 2015, 11:52:53 AM
Publix is a high quality chain  in Florida.  Important to pay for crab legs, however.

http://www.tomahawknation.com/2014/4/30/5668004/jameis-winston-arrested-shoplifting-crab-legs-publix

I blame that on Florida State boosters being too greedy to slip Jameis enough cash to pay for crab legs and whatnot. They can't expect him to eat at the athletic department cafeteria every day, can they?
Title: Man calls 911 bc his girlfriend would not have sex with him
Post by: Larry1 on October 07, 2015, 12:15:26 PM
I feel certain that this was a misuse of the 911 emergency call system.

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A South Carolina man called 911 early this morning to complain that his girlfriend would not have sex with him, according to an arrest report.

When a cop responded to his Spartanburg residence, Patrick Doggett, 53, “stated he called 911 because his girlfriend, Ms. Faye Woodruff, would not give him any *ss.”

http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/misuse-911/man-calls-911-over-lack-of-ass-674920

If this was a legitimate reason to call 911 husbands and boyfriends would swamp the system.

And in other 911 news:

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An Ohio man who dialed 911 to report that he was “too high on weed” was found curled up on the floor of his bedroom “surrounded by a plethora of Doritos, Pepperidge Farm Goldfish, and Chips Ahoy cookies,” according to a police report.

http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/funny/smoked-too-much-weed-546930
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on October 08, 2015, 03:14:43 PM
Since we're on a "things that happen in Publix" theme lately, I thought I would post this incident that occurred in a Palm Harbor Publix. A guy was taking upskirt photos with his iPhone. He had an interesting excuse.

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A man caught placing his iPhone under the skirt of a Publix shopper told police that he was actually “taking pictures of cakes” for his wife, and not engaging in some felonious supermarket voyeurism.

According to a police report, the female victim told officers that she caught Michael Shoukry Abdels Atalla, 48, filming up her skirt as she shopped Thursday night at the Palm Harbor, Florida market. The woman confronted Atalla, reported cops, who noted that “store surveillance captured this act.”

When a sheriff’s deputy questioned Atalla, he “claimed to be taking pictures of cakes for his wife.” Atalla lives about half a mile from the Publix supermarket where he was busted.

The report does not detail why Atalla’s purported spouse needed a gallery of cake images, though Deputy Chester Johnson did point out that Atalla’s iPhone handiwork "occurred in the deli by the hot chicken, not the bakery."

http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/florida/publix-voyeur-arrest-435986
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Muzh on October 08, 2015, 03:49:13 PM
Since we're on a "things that happen in Publix" theme lately, I thought I would post this incident that occurred in a Palm Harbor Publix. A guy was taking upskirt photos with his iPhone. He had an interesting excuse.

http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/florida/publix-voyeur-arrest-435986 (http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/florida/publix-voyeur-arrest-435986)


Hah, I know that Publix. It's in US 19.


I used to live in Westlake Village, next door to Innisbrook.
Title: Maybe we should play inside today....
Post by: alex330 on October 09, 2015, 01:58:35 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/gyn49gh.jpg)
Title: Big gator
Post by: Larry1 on October 09, 2015, 02:05:58 PM
That's a big gator. Better call the Gator Boys.

http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/gator-boys
Title: If you steal a car don't leave your court papers from your last theft in it
Post by: Larry1 on October 09, 2015, 03:24:42 PM
From Fort Myers in Southwest Florida we make our way North to St. Petersburg where this incident took place:

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A man on probation for stealing a car in June, is back in jail Thursday for stealing two more vehicles. But it's what led to those charges that will really have you shaking your head.

On Oct. 4, St. Pete Police recovered an abandoned Infiniti that had been left near 13th Ave. S and 18th St. S.

Later, the owner reported the car had been stolen from a Placido Bayou home.

Inside the car, officers found personal items and a packet of court documents belonging to Carnell Butler. Officers tried, but were unable to locate Butler.

On Oct. 6, Butler stole a Hyundai Sonata from a home in the Placido Bayou area.

On Oct. 6, a detective contacted a relative at Butler's home and left a message for him. Butler called the detective back, and arranged to come to headquarters to pick up personal items from his June arrest.

When he arrived, the detective arrested him and found the keys to a Sonata in his pocket. Acting on a hunch, the detective found the Sonata parked a block away from police headquarters. They soon discovered that car had also been reported stolen.

Police also found a stolen bicycle at Butler's home. The bicycle had been stolen from an open garage in Placido Bayou
.

http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2015/10/08/thief-leaves-court-papers-stolen-car/73584372/
Title: Man beats girlfriend bc she failed to bring home In-N-Out burgers for dinner
Post by: Larry1 on October 14, 2015, 01:17:33 PM
Continuing the theme of angry attacks on loved ones after being disappointed about food, here is an incident from Oregon:

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An Oregon man has pleaded not guilty to assaulting his girlfriend for failing to bring home In-N-Out burgers for dinner, according to court records.

Christian Berry, a 21-year-old Medford resident, appeared yesterday in Circuit Court in connection with his arrest last month for allegedly attacking the 20-year-old victim, whom he has dated for four years.

According to a probable cause affidavit, the hulking Berry--who is 6’ 2” tall and weighs 300 pounds--punched the woman and struck her with a cane.

During a police interview, Berry reportedly admitted to the attack, and said that he had been arguing with his girlfriend “because she didn't bring home In-N-Out burgers for dinner."

On September 9, the day before Berry’s arrest, In-N-Out opened its first store in Oregon. The California-based hamburger chain’s Medford location is about three miles from the residence in which Berry allegedly beat the victim.

The woman, investigators noted, was treated at a local hospital for her injuries, which included “extensive bruising, contusions, and scratches on her body and a lump on her face.”

When asked if he had also kicked the victim--as the woman alleged--Berry said that he did not remember. However, a cop reported, Berry “told me that if she said it happened, then it probably did.” The officer added that Berry confessed to assaulting the woman “about 13 times” during the last year
.

http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/in-n-out-assault-684930

But we return to Florida for this next incident that took place at a McDonald's in St. Petersburg:

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A McDonald’s customer is facing a battery charge for allegedly pelting a restaurant employee with condiment packets during a late-night confrontation, Florida police report.

Christopher Clark, 40, allegedly became so disorderly Sunday night inside a McDonald’s in St. Petersburg that he was asked to leave the eatery by manager Aaron Newton.

In response to the eviction attempt, Clark “threw a handful of package condiments” at Newton, according to an arrest affidavit. Newton “did not sustain any injuries” as a result of the fusillade, which surely included ketchup projectiles
.

http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/mcdonalds-condiment-battery-arrest-435628

Why do so many of these incidents take place in McDonald's? Is it just because there are so many McDonald's restaurants in America? Or is there something about McDonald's appeal to those inclined to mayhem?
Title: Different approaches to animal cruelty in Russia and America
Post by: Larry1 on October 16, 2015, 08:02:02 AM
We have this incident in Russia:

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А woman in Russia's Perm region is facing 15 years in prison for fatally stabbing her lover after he mistreated her cat, regional outlet V-Kurse.ru reported, citing the regional branch of the Investigative Committee.

The victim had only recently moved into his girlfriend's home in the town of Kungur when he attempted, with increasing frustration, to fix a broken television set.

After tinkering for three days to no avail, a fight broke out between the couple and the man took out his growing anger on the woman's pet cat by throwing it against a wall.

In retaliation, the woman stabbed her partner in the liver with a kitchen knife. The man died from his injuries on the way to the hospital, the report said. The woman has confessed to the crime and has been detained
.

I'm not providing the full link because the Moscow Times's superlong links screw up the reading pane. You can find the story here:

http://www.themoscowtimes.com

And here in the US:

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AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA — A South Carolina man allegedly decapitated a 2-week-old puppy in front of his girlfriend and her two young children.

The incident took place after the man, identified as 25-year-old James Xavier Quattlebaum, reportedly arrived home on Kershaw Street in Aiken after taking drugs on early Saturday morning, WJBF reported.

Quattlebaum had an argument with his 37-year-old girlfriend Tarsha Hankinson before he decided to decapitate one of their puppies with a large kitchen knife in front of her and her two children, who are 7 and 10 years old.

http://us.tomonews.net/287354553352192?utm_campaign=101515+man+behead+puppy
Title: At least she has her priorities in order
Post by: alex330 on October 16, 2015, 05:04:15 PM
Florida woman picks sex over surrender in police standoff

Police say they tried to make contact with the people inside for about 45 minutes. At one point, Hunn told police over the phone that she would give up, but that she wanted to have sex with Bautista "one last time."

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/10/16/florida-woman-picks-sex-over-surrender-in-police-standoff/ (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/10/16/florida-woman-picks-sex-over-surrender-in-police-standoff/)
Title: Daily life in Florida
Post by: alex330 on October 16, 2015, 05:07:08 PM
Gator jumps out of canal, attacks Florida man

Doug Brown, 45, was fixing his mother’s water pump in a Tavares canal when an 8-foot gator jumped out of the water and chomped down on his right hand.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/gator-jumps-out-canal-attacks-florida-man/nn4Th/ (http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/gator-jumps-out-canal-attacks-florida-man/nn4Th/)


Title: Don't feed the alligators
Post by: Larry1 on October 17, 2015, 07:47:56 AM
Gator jumps out of canal, attacks Florida man

Doug Brown, 45, was fixing his mother’s water pump in a Tavares canal when an 8-foot gator jumped out of the water and chomped down on his right hand.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/gator-jumps-out-canal-attacks-florida-man/nn4Th/ (http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/gator-jumps-out-canal-attacks-florida-man/nn4Th/)

I wish they would more rigorously enforce the laws against feeding gators. When people feed them these sorts of attacks tend to occur.
Title: Man Knocked Out by Hot Sauce in Fight Over Graham Crackers in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on October 17, 2015, 07:05:54 PM
Another physical dispute involving food. This occurred in Southeast Florida, in Palm Beach County. The article on the local NBC affiliate website says Riveria Beach, but I think they should have written Riviera Beach. I don't think there is a Riveria Beach in Florida. I hope readers will correct me if I'm wrong on this.

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Man Knocked Out by Hot Sauce in Fight Over Graham Crackers

Police say a man threw a hot sauce bottle and knocked his victim unconscious in a fight over graham crackers in Florida.

Riveria Beach police say Shawn Deandre Thomas was eating graham crackers this week at a church that provides meals for the homeless. Authorities said Thomas became upset when someone asked for his crackers so he picked up a bottle of hot sauce and allegedly threw it at the man's head, knocking him unconscious.

According to a police report, Thomas also punched another man in the throat when he tried to intervene.

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Hot-Sauce-Graham-Crackers-331883891.html

If this was one of those tiny little bottles of Tabasco sauce this would have been an impressive throw.  But if it was a big bottle of Frank's Red Hot, less impressive.
Title: Re: Man Knocked Out by Hot Sauce in Fight Over Graham Crackers in Florida
Post by: alex330 on October 17, 2015, 07:18:58 PM
The article on the local NBC affiliate website says Riveria Beach, but I think they should have written Riviera Beach. I don't think there is a Riveria Beach in Florida.

You are correct. Very rough area btw.
Title: Re: Man Knocked Out by Hot Sauce in Fight Over Graham Crackers in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on October 17, 2015, 07:20:27 PM
You are correct. Very rough area btw.

Even their churches are violent places.
Title: Florida woman sets roommate on fire over spaghetti spat
Post by: Larry1 on October 23, 2015, 10:05:28 AM
We have seen above various foods inspire violent arguments. This woman in Clearwater, Florida set her roommate on fire because he threw out her spaghetti and meatballs.

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Florida woman sets roommate on fire over spaghetti spat

An argument turned vicious in Florida when an incensed woman poured fingernail polish remover over her roommate then ignited it.

The fight, according to a witness, erupted after Carlos Ortiz Jr., 42, threw out Melissa Dawn Sellers’ spaghetti and meatballs, according to Clearwater police.

“She was setting little objects on fire, then that turned into pouring nail polish remover all over him, and then all of a sudden, the lighter sparked and he lit on fire,” said Ines Causevic, a friend of the victim, Bay News 9 reported.

Sellers had been staying with Ortiz after losing her job at Wal-Mart.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fla-woman-sets-roommate-fire-spaghetti-spat-article-1.1983806
Title: Florida man blows his arms off making fireworks with coffee grinder
Post by: Larry1 on October 23, 2015, 10:18:22 AM
This incident occurred in Cape Coral, in lovely Southwest Florida.

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A Florida man who blew off both his arms when the crude fireworks he was assembling in his kitchen exploded will not face criminal charges.

Justin McHenry was using a coffee grinder to mix explosive materials at his Cape Coral condo May 1 when the mixture suddenly detonated, Wink News reported.

The 31-year-old's limbs were blown off from below the elbows after shrapnel shot out across the room.

His bones were left exposed and he also suffered severe injuries to his abdomen and upper legs.

Cops arrived on the scene and found a dazed McHenry sitting outside. Smoke was coming out from his explosion-ravaged apartment.

"He had a coffee grinder and when he pushed the coffee grinder down, it blew his arms off," she said
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fla-man-blew-arms-making-fireworks-won-charged-article-1.2251427
Title: Florida man arrested after he orders pizza delivered to his cockfight
Post by: Larry1 on October 23, 2015, 10:40:23 AM
The pizza delivery man spotted evidence of cockfighting and tipped off the cops. For those of you not familiar with the term cockfighting, it features roosters with sharp blades attached to their feet to fight other roosters. Spectators bet on the outcome of the fight.

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Polk County, Florida -- Deputies have located a rooster fighting and breeding compound after getting a tip from a pizza deliver driver.

The driver delivered the pizza to a home located at 2400 21st Street on Friday, June 19 -- during the middle of a cock fight. When deputies arrived the found extensive trash around the property and a roster fighting ring was observed through a large opened door area of a large barn. The ring was littered with feathers from rosters fighting inside the ring.

A table used for trimming roster spurs with residue on the table from their spurs was observed. Over 60 rosters, hens, and small chickens were observed in cages and a few roaming free in the back of the barn...

"We really appreciate this pizza delivery driver calling us. Frankly, I can't understand why someone would ask for a pizza delivery during an illegal cock-fight, but are happy to also make house calls. It's pretty funny when you think about it." –Sheriff Grady Judd

Upon further investigation the ring was clearly set up and used for roster fighting. Located in a plastic container that was inside a roster holding pen were several plastic boxing gloves used to train the rosters to fight without injuring themselves. Also in the container were several ceramic spurs used to tie onto a roster's natural spur area and kill the opposing roster. Located in a refrigerator inside the barn was several bottles of medication from Mexico clearly marked for roster fighting.

http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/crime/2015/06/23/fla-pizza-man-discovers-rooster-fighting-operation/29176157/
Title: Re: Different approaches to animal cruelty in Russia and America
Post by: alex330 on October 24, 2015, 10:08:45 AM
On a similar note there is a story of a Russian man saving a pregnant dog from being buried alive under a sidewalk.

http://www.thedodo.com/dog-buried-alive-rescued-video-1368741769.html (http://www.thedodo.com/dog-buried-alive-rescued-video-1368741769.html)
Title: Re: Florida man arrested after he orders pizza delivered to his cockfight
Post by: Anotherkiwi on October 26, 2015, 01:44:05 AM
The pizza delivery man spotted evidence of cockfighting and tipped off the cops. For those of you not familiar with the term cockfighting, it features roosters with sharp blades attached to their feet to fight other roosters. Spectators bet on the outcome of the fight.

http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/crime/2015/06/23/fla-pizza-man-discovers-rooster-fighting-operation/29176157/

Why all of these references to "rosters?"  Is this a Florida variation of the English language, or does this newspaper have really crappy sub-editors (if any at all)?
Title: Re: Florida man arrested after he orders pizza delivered to his cockfight
Post by: Larry1 on October 26, 2015, 01:29:11 PM
Why all of these references to "rosters?"  Is this a Florida variation of the English language, or does this newspaper have really crappy sub-editors (if any at all)?

The editor just missed the writer's misspelling of the word rooster.
Title: Woman calls 911 to complain she didn't like her Chinese food
Post by: Larry1 on October 26, 2015, 01:38:03 PM
This story is from Ohio. It features another misuse of the 911 emergency call system. If you recall, we featured a story earlier in this thread about a man calling 911 because his girlfriend refused to have sex with him (reply #88 above).

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Meet Tracey McCloud.

The 44-year-old Ohio woman was arrested yesterday after she dialed 911 to complain that food she ordered at a Chinese restaurant was not up to her standards.

According to the Alliance Police Department, McCloud called 911 from the Main Moon Chinese Restaurant around 4:30 PM Monday. 

When a dispatcher asked, “What’s your emergency?,” McCloud replied, “I had bought some Chinese food and it’s not to par to me.” McCloud explained that restaurant workers were refusing to give her a refund.

The incredulous operator requested the caller’s name and asked, “And this is why you called 911?”

“Umm, what am I supposed to do? Jump over the thing and beat em up and get my money back?,” McCloud responded.

After cops were dispatched to the restaurant, McCloud was arrested for misuse of the 911 system. She is scheduled to appear in Municipal Court on Friday on the misdemeanor charge.

http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/chinese-food/woman-calls-911-over-chinese-food-908623
Title: Man throws girlfriend to the ground for buying the wrong toilet paper
Post by: Larry1 on October 30, 2015, 04:49:50 PM
Most of these arguments have arisen over food.  Here is one that arose over the selection of toilet paper. This guy really feels strongly about his preferred brand of toilet paper. For completeness the article should say what kind he likes.

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An Indiana man is facing a domestic battery charge after allegedly throwing his girlfriend to the ground during an argument over toilet paper, cops say.

According to a Muncie Police Department report, the victim told cops that Bryan Alwine, 27, pushed her so hard that she “flew” and landed in the street outside the home they share with their daughter.

The duo had been arguing, the victim said, “over toilet paper.” Alwine was allegedly upset because the victim had not purchased his preferred brand of toilet paper.

As first reported by The Star Press, the woman “further stated that Bryan is very specific on what he likes to use and that he began yelling at her while they were still inside the home.”

Officers responding to a 911 call Sunday night noted that the woman, who appeared “very frightened and nervous,” had a bloody elbow and a scratched knee. A witness who called police said that she saw Alwine “put his hands on” the victim and throw her to the ground
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http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/domestic-abuse/toilet-paper-rage-arrest-905362
Title: Man punches glass door in rage that Waffle House raised price of sausage biscuit
Post by: Larry1 on October 30, 2015, 05:05:41 PM
Another incident from The Waffle House.

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Incensed that the price of sausage biscuits at Waffle House had increased by 50 cents, a Georgia man shattered the eatery’s door, according to cops who busted the diner Sunday morning.

Police say that Mitchell Feinberg, 39, became upset when, upon being presented his check, he discovered that the price of biscuits had been raised to $1.50.

After throwing his bill to the floor of the eatery in Brookhaven, an Atlanta suburb, Feinberg stormed out of the Waffle House. Cops allege that Feinberg punched the door as he exited, shattering the glass.

Pictured below, Feinberg was subsequently tackled by officers outside Waffle House. He claimed to have “barely kicked the door” as he exited, adding that he “did not want to open the greasy door with his hand,” according to a police report.

A Waffle House employee told police that Feinberg claimed that “someone had only charged him $1 on previous dates when he ordered” a sausage biscuit. A waiter who served Feinberg said that he became “belligerent and loud when he received the bill.” The worker added that Feinberg said, “damn, damn, damn” while complaining about the price of his meal.

Feinberg was charged with felony damage to business property, along with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors. The Atlanta resident is being held in the DeKalb County jail in lieu of $2500 bond
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http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/biscuits/waffle-house-biscuit-rage-890421

Who punches a glass door?
Title: Truly bizarre incident in Miami Beach diner
Post by: Larry1 on October 31, 2015, 10:51:13 AM
Back to Florida, Miami Beach:

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A South Florida woman was filmed stripping naked and allowing men to pour ketchup on her inside of a Miami Beach Johnny Rockets restaurant, leading to her arrest this week.

The out of control woman, identified by police as Angelic Isabella Valle, appeared to eat up the attention while simulating a [redacted to avoid giving our more sensitive members the vapors]. There a mob of swarming men poured condiments and water on her as the 23-year-old mugged for a mass of cell phone cameras hovering over her. At least one man was seen touching her [redacted].

Her audible mention of the entertainment website World Star Hip Hop, which often features similar obscene videos, led to her video's posting nine days after the Oct. 9 disruption — generating more than 1 million views and more than 13,000 comments, most of which express shock and appall.

"Ya'll just mad 'cause you weren't there," she says in a video posted on her Instagram account Thursday
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/florida-woman-filmed-stripping-covered-ketchup-article-1.2418390

If you want to read the full scoop click on the Daily News link above. The words from the article don't really convey a sense of the action. I've seen the video.
Title: Re: Man punches glass door in rage that Waffle House raised price of sausage biscuit
Post by: Anotherkiwi on November 01, 2015, 04:38:48 PM
Another incident from The Waffle House.

http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/biscuits/waffle-house-biscuit-rage-890421

Who punches a glass door?

More to the point:

(i) what moronic police deemed that this action could possibly rate as "felony damage to business property"; and
(ii) is there anywhere else where (pending arraignment or trial) you would be put in jail for punching a door?

Seriously????   :cluebat:

Also, although I can understand him being charged with disorderly conduct, how in the world could trespass be invoked?  To trespass involves being somewhere that you're forbidden from entering - according to the story, he kicked (or punched) the door as he left the premises.  If he hadn't actually been banned from the eatery prior to his tantrum, how could he possibly be trespassing?
Title: Re: Man punches glass door in rage that Waffle House raised price of sausage biscuit
Post by: alex330 on November 01, 2015, 05:03:53 PM
(i) what moronic police deemed that this action could possibly rate as "felony damage to business property"; and
(ii) is there anywhere else where (pending arraignment or trial) you would be put in jail for punching a door?

The amount of monetary damage would classify it as a felony. So a busted $1000 dollar door falls in the felony range. The trespassing I agree with you is a bit silly unless he had previously been banned from the premises. It is usually something like resisting arrest with or without violence they tack on.
Title: Re: Man punches glass door in rage that Waffle House raised price of sausage biscuit
Post by: Miquel Westano on November 01, 2015, 05:08:17 PM
More to the point:

(i) what moronic police deemed that this action could possibly rate as "felony damage to business property"; and
(ii) is there anywhere else where (pending arraignment or trial) you would be put in jail for punching a door?

Seriously????   :cluebat:

Also, although I can understand him being charged with disorderly conduct, how in the world could trespass be invoked?  To trespass involves being somewhere that you're forbidden from entering - according to the story, he kicked (or punched) the door as he left the premises.  If he hadn't actually been banned from the eatery prior to his tantrum, how could he possibly be trespassing?

I think the felony charge is a result of the dollar amount of damage.  Once it passes a certain amount of damage, it becomes a felony rather than a misdemeanor. 

The trespass I believe becomes the charge when someone is ordered to leave property and refuses.  At the point they are no longer allowed on the property they are then considered trespassing if they refuse to leave of their own accord.

As to being jailed, that is likely because the police could be held accountable in civil court if the person displaying violent tendencies was released and then injured themselves or others after being released.  I am sure this has happened in the past and set basic practices used by almost all police departments.

America is a litigious country and many practices have been put in place despite common sense due to lawsuit judgements and pre trial settlements. 
Title: Re: Man punches glass door in rage that Waffle House raised price of sausage biscuit
Post by: Larry1 on November 01, 2015, 05:21:26 PM
More to the point:

(i) what moronic police deemed that this action could possibly rate as "felony damage to business property"; and

The amount of monetary damage would classify it as a felony. So a busted $1000 dollar door falls in the felony range.

Alex is correct. These crimes typically hinge on the dollar value of the damage (or value of the stolen item). I remember one statute that made it grand theft, a felony, to steal something whose value was $250 or more. When the statute was enacted, long ago, items worth more than $250 were regarded as valuable. But state legislatures cannot easily go through their entire criminal code to enact statutes amending existing law to adjust for current worth. And I think there are problems with simply changing the law to reflect new CPI (Consumer Price Index) numbers.

From the time a state legislature convenes until the time it adjourns for the year there is a frenetic rush to undertake all the activities that have been considered essential: draft bills, introduce bills, have interested parties review bills, have committee hearings on bills, have the full House and full Senate hold hearings on the bills (except in Nebraska, whose legislature has only one chamber), then go to a joint House/Senate conference committee to reconcile any differences in the two versions, then on to the governor for signing or vetoing.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Anotherkiwi on November 01, 2015, 05:51:32 PM
Going along with what you've all said about the dollar value, is there any discretion in the charge?  Or is it automatic, like your "Third Strike" rules, that you MUST be charged with a felony in such a case?
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on November 01, 2015, 05:56:28 PM
Going along with what you've all said about the dollar value, is there any discretion in the charge?  Or is it automatic, like your "Third Strike" rules, that you MUST be charged with a felony in such a case?

I'm no expert but as I understand it prosecutors typically have considerable discretion in deciding which charges to file.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on November 01, 2015, 06:03:39 PM
Going along with what you've all said about the dollar value, is there any discretion in the charge?  Or is it automatic, like your "Third Strike" rules, that you MUST be charged with a felony in such a case?

The officer charges you according to the law and how he interprets it. It is then reviewed by the prosecutor who decides whether there is enough evidence and the charge fits the crime. In many cases they will at that point drop some o the charges and may lessen one. So in this case the trespassing may be dropped, the felony destruction of property lessened to a criminal mischief misdemeanor, etc.

If the defendant takes it to court or string the case along the prosecutor will usually offer one or more plea deals which are lesser offences so as to not go to trial. Very few cases actually go to trial these days.

If you have a lengthy record there is less wiggle room for the prosecutor and the judge to lessen the charges.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on November 05, 2015, 01:18:17 PM
Man killed by his tapeworm's cancer
Rob Quinn, Newser staff

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read all about it here
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/11/05/man-killed-by-his-tapeworm-cancer/75207608/
Title: PSA: Do not put whisky in your baby's bottle
Post by: Larry1 on November 06, 2015, 06:08:44 PM
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When her teething infant son would not stop crying, an Arkansas woman called her mother and was told to rub some alcohol on the child’s painful gums.

Instead, cops charge, Lori Sheppard, 28, put bourbon in her 10-month-old son’s bottle, leading to the infant’s hospitalization and her arrest for child endangerment and aggravated assault
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http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/arkansas-baby-fed-bourbon-764901

The baby had a blood alcohol content of .19, which is more than twice the level at which a driver is considered impaired here.
Title: Re: Man punches glass door in rage that Waffle House raised price of sausage biscuit
Post by: Faux Pas on November 07, 2015, 08:04:37 AM
More to the point:

(i) what moronic police deemed that this action could possibly rate as "felony damage to business property"; and
(ii) is there anywhere else where (pending arraignment or trial) you would be put in jail for punching a door?

Seriously????   :cluebat:

Also, although I can understand him being charged with disorderly conduct, how in the world could trespass be invoked?  To trespass involves being somewhere that you're forbidden from entering - according to the story, he kicked (or punched) the door as he left the premises.  If he hadn't actually been banned from the eatery prior to his tantrum, how could he possibly be trespassing?

So, because you don't understand the laws of a foreign country means they are moronic? They could have charged him with murder or attempted murder but that doesn't mean they will stick. As for the felony, it's against the law apparently in Atlanta to punch someones glass door in to the point of destroying it. What would they do with such an offender in Kiwiland?
Title: Re: Man punches glass door in rage that Waffle House raised price of sausage biscuit
Post by: Anotherkiwi on November 08, 2015, 05:33:02 PM
So, because you don't understand the laws of a foreign country means they are moronic?

Do they have this particular law in your state, Faux Pas?  Or all the others?  If not, then I stand by my comment.

They could have charged him with murder or attempted murder but that doesn't mean they will stick.

Had they done so, that would confirm my view of these people being moronic - and I'm sure that there would be other posters here (including those from the USA) who would agree.

As for the felony, it's against the law apparently in Atlanta to punch someones glass door in to the point of destroying it. What would they do with such an offender in Kiwiland?

Charge them with criminal damage (we don't have such things as misdemeanours or felonies, nor do we differentiate between commercial and private property in such cases), which would incur a fine when convicted, and order restitution for the cost of the damage (whether it involved repairing or replacing the door).  It certainly wouldn't involve jail time.
Title: Re: Man punches glass door in rage that Waffle House raised price of sausage biscuit
Post by: Miquel Westano on November 08, 2015, 09:11:18 PM
Charge them with criminal damage (we don't have such things as misdemeanours or felonies, nor do we differentiate between commercial and private property in such cases)

I have a hard time believing the same court and judge handles cases from jaywalking to murder anywhere.  There may be no designation of misdemeanor and felony in your country.  But, I am sure your judicial system recognizes differing levels of crimes. These no doubt are handled in different venues with different possible sentences. 

Labels don't really matter.  Here crimes of a more serious nature are designated as felonies and crimes of a minor nature are considered misdemeanors. 

I don't want all crimes handled the same.  To me it would be idiotic and an inefficient use of the court's time and finances to have our most experienced judges bogged down with damaged windows while a killer was being tried in a court by a less experienced judge. 

which would incur a fine when convicted, and order restitution for the cost of the damage (whether it involved repairing or replacing the door).  It certainly wouldn't involve jail time.

So someone with enough money could just damage property at will then pay for it and repeat this process indefinitely?  I doubt it.  Jail time would come into play sooner or later.  The system would have to have a method of handling repeat offenders other than allowing them to buy their way out.

Restitution?  What about all the career criminals who can't or won't pay?  A fine is great for the government.  It is like a cool little crime tax.  But how does a fine benefit the guys who's door was destroyed?  What does he do when the criminal won't pay the restitution?  The possibility of jail time is the one bit of leverage that will usually make the criminal pay up if he/she can.

A moronic legal system would be one that allowed endless criminal property damage for people who could afford to buy their way out, or one that had zero threat of jail time for those who refused to pay for their crime.   
Title: Re: Man punches glass door in rage that Waffle House raised price of sausage biscuit
Post by: Faux Pas on November 08, 2015, 10:22:27 PM
Do they have this particular law in your state, Faux Pas?  Or all the others?  If not, then I stand by my comment.

Yes, and it works out quite well

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Had they done so, that would confirm my view of these people being moronic - and I'm sure that there would be other posters here (including those from the USA) who would agree.

Yeah well, we have a court of justice and it is a time for both sides to plead their case. I don't really care who agrees with what out of the posters here. There is a system here for the laws we have and how those laws came into being. Makes me no difference that you can't comprehend or understand that.

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Charge them with criminal damage (we don't have such things as misdemeanours or felonies, nor do we differentiate between commercial and private property in such cases), which would incur a fine when convicted, and order restitution for the cost of the damage (whether it involved repairing or replacing the door).  It certainly wouldn't involve jail time.

So what makes you think your laws are better or are better in this situation? Because the offender might have to go to jail? The only person or thing moronic in this incident is the perpetrator. He ordered a sausage biscuit then, finding out the price of the biscuit showed his ass, disrupted the business and punched the door out. No he doesn't have a right to do so, it wasn't his business and it wasn't his door.

This is just another example of your ultra liberalism clouding your judgement of right and wrong. Excusing the offender and blaming the set and establish laws of the land. In your progressive mind he's innocent and the law is wrong. This line of thought and you are a perfect example of everything wrong in the world today  :D
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Boethius on November 08, 2015, 10:51:13 PM
FWIW, he wouldn't get any jail time in Canada, either.  Probably restitution and probation.  In the latter case, if he behaves, there would be no criminal record.


It's fairly obvious with most of these crimes that these individuals are what the better half describes as "chemically disbalanced".  A nuisance, but really, this again proves Lord Conrad Black's point about the U.S. having a prison industry.  I agree with him, it's a waste of human potential.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Faux Pas on November 09, 2015, 10:23:36 AM
It's not worth much  ;D he didn't commit the crime in Canada. He probably won't do any more time, either.

Conrad Black could hardly be considered an authority on the subject even though he did serve time in a U.S. federal prison. I believe the nickname for where he was incarcerated is "Club Fed". He is after all a convicted criminal
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Boethius on November 09, 2015, 10:29:25 AM
Oh, I think Conrad Black is an authority.   When he considers a subject, he does a heck of a lot of research. 


The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate, and even the largest number of prisoners, in the world.  Yet it is not safer than most countries with fewer prisoners. 

Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Faux Pas on November 09, 2015, 10:39:47 AM
Oh, I think Conrad Black is an authority.   When he considers a subject, he does a heck of a lot of research. 


The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate, and even the largest number of prisoners, in the world.  Yet it is not safer than most countries with fewer prisoners.

Then we have a differing of opinions. Let him serve time in a few real prisons in several different countries and get back to me. Obviously a convict with too much time on his hands.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Boethius on November 09, 2015, 11:09:38 AM
It doesn't change the fact he served time with fellow felons, all doing time for indictable offenses (i.e., more serious crimes), and that the types of convicts he encountered constitute the majority of those imprisoned in the U.S. - i.e., non violent criminals. 
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Faux Pas on November 09, 2015, 02:51:29 PM
It doesn't change the fact he served time with fellow felons, all doing time for indictable offenses (i.e., more serious crimes), and that the types of convicts he encountered constitute the majority of those imprisoned in the U.S. - i.e., non violent criminals.

Doesn't make him an authority either. He didn't do what is considered "hard time," he was merely locked up and couldn't go anywhere. There were a number of federal penitentiaries where he could have served hard time but, that's not where he was. Mostly he was with other high brow white collar criminals. US prisons for the most part forsake reform years ago. It's punishment except for the special few with money and connections. He has both
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Boethius on November 09, 2015, 02:55:12 PM
No, that's untrue.  Black has written about his prison experiences.  Certainly, many of those with whom he was incarcerated were white collar criminals, but he was also incarcerated with a lot of men who were there for drug crimes, mostly, drug use.


Black ended up teaching at the prison, teaching both American history and teaching prisoners to read.  There aren't too many white collar criminals who are illiterate, or barely literate.
Title: Re: Man punches glass door in rage that Waffle House raised price of sausage biscuit
Post by: Anotherkiwi on November 09, 2015, 05:00:11 PM
I have a hard time believing the same court and judge handles cases from jaywalking to murder anywhere.  There may be no designation of misdemeanor and felony in your country.  But, I am sure your judicial system recognizes differing levels of crimes. These no doubt are handled in different venues with different possible sentences. 

Who on earth equated jaywalking with murder?  Certainly not me.  The distinction I made was that there is no difference in criminal damage cases.  Yes, we do have different courts - District Court for less serious offences, and High Court for the most serious.

I don't want all crimes handled the same.  To me it would be idiotic and an inefficient use of the court's time and finances to have our most experienced judges bogged down with damaged windows while a killer was being tried in a court by a less experienced judge.

I agree, although a couple of High Court judges have told me that it can be refreshing to preside over the occasional trial in the District Court.  This can happen when the workload in the High Court eases off, for whatever reason.

So someone with enough money could just damage property at will then pay for it and repeat this process indefinitely?

That's just being silly. 

Jail time would come into play sooner or later.  The system would have to have a method of handling repeat offenders other than allowing them to buy their way out.

Restitution?  What about all the career criminals who can't or won't pay?  A fine is great for the government.  It is like a cool little crime tax.  But how does a fine benefit the guys who's door was destroyed?  What does he do when the criminal won't pay the restitution?  The possibility of jail time is the one bit of leverage that will usually make the criminal pay up if he/she can.

Fines and/or reparation payments are discussed before the sentence is imposed.  Should the defendant be unable to pay any or all of the monetary penalty, then a Court Order will be issued attaching his salary/wages or government benefit.  Believe me, that's the last thing that people want, so most (not all) will make every effort to pay it off.  As for the guy whose door was destroyed, his insurance company will foot the repair bill.  It is they who will eventually get the reparation money through the Court.  Of course jail is a possibility for a repeat offender, but only as an absolute last resort.

A moronic legal system would be one that allowed endless criminal property damage for people who could afford to buy their way out, or one that had zero threat of jail time for those who refused to pay for their crime.

No, people aren't buying their way out.  Do they do it in your country?
Title: Re: Man punches glass door in rage that Waffle House raised price of sausage biscuit
Post by: Miquel Westano on November 09, 2015, 09:06:46 PM
Who on earth equated jaywalking with murder? 

I don't know that anyone did.  It was just an example.

The distinction I made was that there is no difference in criminal damage cases.  Yes, we do have different courts - District Court for less serious 


Well let me try a better example.  Are you saying someone who breaks a window and someone who intentionally starts a fire and destroys a multi million dollar apartment complex would have no distinction in their cases since they are both criminal damage cases?  I find that hard to believe.

No, people aren't buying their way out.  Do they do it in your country?

You have to be kidding me on that, right? 

Title: Re: Man punches glass door in rage that Waffle House raised price of sausage biscuit
Post by: Anotherkiwi on November 10, 2015, 04:17:21 PM
Well let me try a better example.  Are you saying someone who breaks a window and someone who intentionally starts a fire and destroys a multi million dollar apartment complex would have no distinction in their cases since they are both criminal damage cases?  I find that hard to believe.

Of course those examples are different, because they are different crimes.  Your first example would be criminal damage (if intentional), but the second is arson, which is a whole different ball game.

No, people aren't buying their way out.  Do they do it in your country?
You have to be kidding me on that, right?

Which part is supposed to be humorous?  You seem to forget (if you ever knew) that New Zealand is officially the second-least corrupt country in the world.

http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014/infographic/global

While people may occasionally wonder how some verdicts have been reached, defendants "buying their way out" is not one of the avenues.
Title: Re: Man punches glass door in rage that Waffle House raised price of sausage biscuit
Post by: Anotherkiwi on November 10, 2015, 04:49:47 PM
So what makes you think your laws are better or are better in this situation? Because the offender might have to go to jail? The only person or thing moronic in this incident is the perpetrator. He ordered a sausage biscuit then, finding out the price of the biscuit showed his ass, disrupted the business and punched the door out. No he doesn't have a right to do so, it wasn't his business and it wasn't his door.

You're getting way off my point here, which was questioning how this particular case could be construed as a felony.  The reasonable responses from other posters answered my question.  I quite agree with you that this particular perp is a moron, who shouldn't have done what he did.  However, my point is that all he did was break a door - it's not the end of the world!

This is just another example of your ultra liberalism clouding your judgement of right and wrong. Excusing the offender and blaming the set and establish laws of the land. In your progressive mind he's innocent and the law is wrong. This line of thought and you are a perfect example of everything wrong in the world today  :D

What hallucinogenic substances have you been smoking?  "Ultra liberalism"?  Seriously?  There's nothing cloudy about my judgement of right and wrong - I spent enough time as a Court prosecutor to be well aware of the difference.  Where have I excused this offender, or said that he is innocent?  I agree that anyone espousing this particular line of thought needs to be re-educated, but I would strongly disagree that I could possibly be a "perfect example of everything wrong in the world today!"
Title: Possums coming out of refrigerator and camouflaged midgets
Post by: Larry1 on November 10, 2015, 07:10:12 PM
This one is not from Florida. It's from South Carolina.

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A couple is facing criminal charges after repeatedly calling 911 yesterday to report that possums and people were “jumping out of their refrigerator and microwave,” according to a police report.

... In addition to their claims about appliances, the pair told police that they had “pictures of worms coming out of the floor of their vehicle,” as well as images of “midgets and other people camouflaged.” Upon review of the photos, a cop noted that they actually showed “a basketball goal and a tree.”

While both Terry and Fowler denied being under the influence of any narcotics, cops concluded that the couple’s five 911 calls were likely triggered by the synthetic drug “flakka,” which often has hallucinatory effects on a user
.

http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/flakka/flakka-911-possums-microwave-894521

Possums and amouflaged midgets. That flakka must be powerful stuff.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on November 10, 2015, 08:15:31 PM
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triggered by the synthetic drug “flakka,”

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Purchased for just $5, it’s similar to bath salts. “It’s an agitated state, causes heart attacks, paranoia, schizophrenia,” Hunt said.
Florida has been ground zero for flakka, where one man was caught on camera kicking down a door to police headquarters in the southern portion of the state. Now, the Drug Enforcement Administration has tracked its troublesome movement to upstate New York, in Buffalo and Syracuse.
Hunt said it causes “crazy strength -- would take four police officers to restrain you.”

http://pix11.com/2015/11/05/synthetic-drugs-could-pose-next-epidemic-dea/
Title: Re: Man punches glass door in rage that Waffle House raised price of sausage biscuit
Post by: Faux Pas on November 10, 2015, 08:20:22 PM
You're getting way off my point here, which was questioning how this particular case could be construed as a felony.  The reasonable responses from other posters answered my question.  I quite agree with you that this particular perp is a moron, who shouldn't have done what he did.  However, my point is that all he did was break a door - it's not the end of the world!

I disagree. I stayed exactly on point. The offender didn't "just break a door". He broke the law in the process of breaking the door. When he broke the law his trespass became criminal. I assume it was raised to a felony based on what the others have stated, the price of the door. I really don't know but, it doesn't matter. The disruption of business and the breaking the door was a criminal act. Why is that moronic? Maybe things are different where you're from but here, nobody has a right to disrupt your business or break your door. There's laws against it.

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What hallucinogenic substances have you been smoking?  "Ultra liberalism"?  Seriously?  There's nothing cloudy about my judgement of right and wrong - I spent enough time as a Court prosecutor to be well aware of the difference.  Where have I excused this offender, or said that he is innocent?  I agree that anyone espousing this particular line of thought needs to be re-educated, but I would strongly disagree that I could possibly be a "perfect example of everything wrong in the world today!"

Disagree if you wish. Makes me no difference. Nothing clouding your judgement while you blame the moronic cops and moronic laws? This from a court prosecutor no less? Yes AK, you are so far left you make Fathertime look like a moderate. Laws are not made to be broken. Like the law, disagree with it or not, it is the law of the land. Break the law and pay the penalty. You do grasp that don't you councilor?
Title: Re: Man punches glass door in rage that Waffle House raised price of sausage biscuit
Post by: Anotherkiwi on November 11, 2015, 05:03:00 PM
I disagree. I stayed exactly on point. The offender didn't "just break a door". He broke the law in the process of breaking the door. When he broke the law his trespass became criminal. I assume it was raised to a felony based on what the others have stated, the price of the door. I really don't know but, it doesn't matter. The disruption of business and the breaking the door was a criminal act. Why is that moronic? Maybe things are different where you're from but here, nobody has a right to disrupt your business or break your door. There's laws against it.

And where did I disagree with you?  My only query was how something apparently so minor could be constituted as a felony.  That particular point was the only thing I felt was moronic about the law.

Disagree if you wish. Makes me no difference. Nothing clouding your judgement while you blame the moronic cops and moronic laws? This from a court prosecutor no less? Yes AK, you are so far left you make Fathertime look like a moderate.

I have news for you - my views certainly don't make me any more than slightly left in this world.  I prefer to think of the relativity being more like the post which Boethius made a day or two ago - that the majority of posters on this forum are so far to the right that any opposing view, however "moderate" or "liberal," is seen as extreme left-wing.  That includes the treatment of Muzh by so many here.  While it's not a myth that that people in the USA have the right of free speech, because anything can get posted on here, it's pretty obvious that anyone who disagrees with the Republican view of the world gets dumped on pretty quickly.

Laws are not made to be broken. Like the law, disagree with it or not, it is the law of the land. Break the law and pay the penalty. You do grasp that don't you councilor?

I have no problem with the concept - it's the idea of something so relatively minor being accorded the status of a felony which I couldn't understand.  Maybe someone should review that particular law (and any that are similar by way of having monetary limits) and recommend an update to allow for inflation since the law was originally drafted.  $1,000 may have been a year's average salary then, but it's only a week's today.
Title: Re: Man punches glass door in rage that Waffle House raised price of sausage biscuit
Post by: Gator on November 11, 2015, 11:17:42 PM
While it's not a myth that that people in the USA have the right of free speech, because anything can get posted on here, it's pretty obvious that anyone who disagrees with the Republican view of the world gets dumped on pretty quickly.

This is less about the conservative RWD members and more about  the sad state of affairs of a divided nation.
Democrats outside of RWD can be just as bad, starting with their leaders. 

To illustrate this, the liberal voices here consider me a neocon, and in contrast self-tests peg me as a moderate.   I almost voted for Obama in 2008. 
Title: Re: Man punches glass door in rage that Waffle House raised price of sausage biscuit
Post by: Faux Pas on November 12, 2015, 08:38:21 AM
And where did I disagree with you?  My only query was how something apparently so minor could be constituted as a felony.  That particular point was the only thing I felt was moronic about the law.

If you own the business and losing customers, revenue as a result of the actions of this offender and have to replace the door then it's not "minor". Anyone even you, should have the right to own or conduct a business without being impeded or inconvenienced by individuals such as this. There is a law that insures it. Would you have felt better if he had pulled out a gun and shot the place up?

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I have news for you - my views certainly don't make me any more than slightly left in this world.  I prefer to think of the relativity being more like the post which Boethius made a day or two ago - that the majority of posters on this forum are so far to the right that any opposing view, however "moderate" or "liberal," is seen as extreme left-wing.  That includes the treatment of Muzh by so many here.  While it's not a myth that that people in the USA have the right of free speech, because anything can get posted on here, it's pretty obvious that anyone who disagrees with the Republican view of the world gets dumped on pretty quickly.

Yes, they do. Your liberal views are not as shared with the rest of the world as much as you wish to proclaim. Yes, there are very liberal/socialist views prevalent throughout Europe and North America but, thanks to your peace loving Muslims, even that is changing very fast.

I have a lot of respect for Muzh and his views. I consider him my friend yet I am far from the right wing that you seem to believe that most here sit but, still far right from Muzh's beliefs. The only difference IMHO between the American right and left is Idealism vs Realism. I consider myself in the middle of that. Fiscally conservative and socially liberal. The problem with idealism is the realists are expected to pay for it. As for getting dumped on, if your positions or arguments can't stand up to scrutiny and you feel dumped on perhaps you should re-examine those views?

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I have no problem with the concept - it's the idea of something so relatively minor being accorded the status of a felony which I couldn't understand.  Maybe someone should review that particular law (and any that are similar by way of having monetary limits) and recommend an update to allow for inflation since the law was originally drafted.  $1,000 may have been a year's average salary then, but it's only a week's today.

Why, because someone living a world away, doesn't live under the law feels it moronic and unjust? You have no skin in the game, no dog in the hunt yet you feel it completely acceptable to decide how others should live their lives. So very liberal of you AK
Title: Re: Man punches glass door in rage that Waffle House raised price of sausage biscuit
Post by: Anotherkiwi on November 12, 2015, 04:24:34 PM
Yes, they do. Your liberal views are not as shared with the rest of the world as much as you wish to proclaim. Yes, there are very liberal/socialist views prevalent throughout Europe and North America but, thanks to your peace loving Muslims, even that is changing very fast.

Simple mathematics shows that you live amongst a tiny minority of the world's population.  News flash, just in case you don't see any world news (other than Muslims setting off bombs) - the rest of the world does not necessarily share your views.  I'm not saying that it's better or worse - just different.  As I posted earlier, my views do NOT make me anywhere close to a member of the loony left.

As for getting dumped on, if your positions or arguments can't stand up to scrutiny and you feel dumped on perhaps you should re-examine those views?

I don't feel dumped on - I was referring to other posters who seem to get flamed as soon as they espouse a non-Republican viewpoint.

Why, because someone living a world away, doesn't live under the law feels it moronic and unjust? You have no skin in the game, no dog in the hunt yet you feel it completely acceptable to decide how others should live their lives. So very liberal of you AK

Do you EVER properly read what I write?  Try again.
Title: Fight over what constitutes "all you can eat" pancakes
Post by: Larry1 on November 13, 2015, 09:32:35 AM
Given the interest in US criminal laws I thought I would post this story:

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OAK LAWN, Ill. -- A disagreement over the meaning of all-you-can-eat led to an arrest at  a restaurant.

Oak Lawn police say Natasha West ordered the $4 all-you-can-eat pancakes at a Denny's Restaurant on November 6.

They say when West started sharing the pancakes with her friends, a waitress told them that was not permitted.

Police said West swore at the waitress and tried to hit her. The group then left the Denny's without paying
.

http://wgntv.com/2015/11/13/irate-customer-arrested-after-sharing-all-you-can-eat-pancakes/

Miss West was charged with assault and damage to property. Although the article doesn't specify, my guess is that both were misdemeanors.

When I have ordered all you can eat dishes my understanding has been that it was all I could eat rather than all everyone at the table could eat.
Title: Squatters illegally occupying luxury houses
Post by: Larry1 on November 13, 2015, 10:58:23 AM
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Moorish Nation, whose members make it their business to assume ownership of vacant luxury homes without paying a dime, appears to have established an outpost in one of Charlotte’s finest neighborhoods.

For at least three months, according to neighbors and attorneys familiar with the case, a woman named Ninti el Bey and up to eight other people have been living on and off in a 5,200-square-foot home in Piper Glen.

According to documents associated with the case, the 42-year-old Bey has launched a one-woman legal fight to keep control of the expansive stucco structure on Kelly Woods Lane. She has defied or threatened Realtors, the Piper Glen Homeowners Association and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police, documents indicate. She has been evicted at least once and was arrested as recently as Saturday.

Yet, Bey and her clan always seem to find a way to return, and neighbors say the lights come back on almost every night in the supposedly vacant house.

Moorish Nation – or at least the religious group’s radical offshoot that doesn’t recognize federal, state and local laws. Members also take a generously broad view of their rights to other people’s property – often targeting expensive homes that are vacant, foreclosed upon or up for sale, then filing nuisance court actions to hold their ground as long as possible.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article44522178.html

They are bringing communism to the US.
Title: Re: Squatters illegally occupying luxury houses
Post by: Brasscasing on November 13, 2015, 02:00:37 PM
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article44522178.html
They are bringing communism to the US.

Not communism but anarchy, Larry. The radical offshoot of this group (although not necessarily affiliated  to them) call themselves "Sovereign Citizens". These are the people that are usually involved with this kind of activity.

They reject all laws and governance and believe they are answerable only to themselves.

We have them in Canada as well calling themselves Freemen of the Land or some such thing.

These people are generally considered dangerous to police or 'Caution Victors' (police jargon for violent) when dealing with them.

Brass
Title: A kick to the door of a Denny's over a $4 all-you-can-eat pancakes fight
Post by: Larry1 on November 14, 2015, 09:20:01 PM
It was unclear what the property damage charge related to in reply #143 above, in the fight over a patron buying the all-you-can-eat $4 pancakes and distributing them to the other people at her table. I think the answer involves another attack on a door:

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West and her party then left Denny’s without paying their tab, but not before she repeatedly kicked a door on the way out.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/all-you-can-eat-pancakes-rage-648920

Kicking or punching doors of fast food restaurants seems to be a common occurrence here.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on November 18, 2015, 06:05:42 PM
Naked car burglar wanted by Port St. Lucie policePort St. Lucie police are asking for the public’s help in finding a naked man who burglarized a vehicle Sunday.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/crime-law/naked-car-burglar-wanted-by-port-st-lucie-police/npPGG/ (http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/crime-law/naked-car-burglar-wanted-by-port-st-lucie-police/npPGG/)


Title: Mother punches her teenage son in face for bringing her wrong Taco Bell burrito
Post by: Larry1 on May 24, 2016, 10:31:51 AM
Once again we see another domestic fight over food. Violent arguments over food seem to be even more common than violent arguments about sex.

When I saw the headline I thought this would be in Florida.

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According to a criminal complaint, a patrolman dispatched to the residence spotted the 6’, 240-pound Armstrong repeatedly punching the 15-year-old boy. Armstrong and the child told officers that the confrontation was due to Armstrong’s displeasure about the burrito her son brought home.

http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/another-taco-bell-burrito-attack-347291

For the metric folks, she is 1.83 tall and weighs 109 kgs. Big mama.

I think it's safe to say that she will not be mother of the year.
Title: Re: Mother punches her teenage son in face for bringing her wrong Taco Bell burrito
Post by: ML on May 31, 2016, 08:37:01 PM
Violent arguments over food seem to be even more common than violent arguments about sex.

Sex is desired.
Food is needed.
Title: Nine foot Florida alligator found with man's body in his mouth
Post by: Larry1 on June 08, 2016, 09:08:16 AM
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/body-gator-found-in-polk-county-lake

At one point in the story the gator is described as 9 feet while at another point it's described as 8 feet.

For the metric folks 9 feet is nearly 3 meters.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on June 08, 2016, 10:15:15 AM
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/body-gator-found-in-polk-county-lake (http://www.clickorlando.com/news/body-gator-found-in-polk-county-lake)

At one point in the story the gator is described as 9 feet while at another point it's described as 8 feet.

For the metric folks 9 feet is nearly 3 meters.

The gator was seen rolling it's prey when they arrived on the scene. Usually means the animal in it's jaws is still alive.

Nine feet is big, but not as big as the 15 footer they just caught dragging full grown cows underwater...

http://www.newsweek.com/alligator-florida-photo-cattle-444697 (http://www.newsweek.com/alligator-florida-photo-cattle-444697)
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: BillyB on June 08, 2016, 12:59:59 PM

Here's another bizarre activity. South Florida population increases due to war in Ukraine.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article82336357.html
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on June 08, 2016, 02:08:47 PM
Here's another bizarre activity. South Florida population increases due to war in Ukraine.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article82336357.html (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article82336357.html)

Sunny Isles aka Little Odessa. We were there Sunday night. Small strip of high rises located just north of Miami by the nude beaches.

We went out to a lounge/bowling alley owned by Russians Monday night in the area as well. Easy to tell when prices are high, techno is booming and hookahs are served who owns the establishment.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Anotherkiwi on June 08, 2016, 06:03:28 PM
We went out to a lounge/bowling alley owned by Russians Monday night in the area as well. Easy to tell when prices are high, techno is booming and hookahs are served who owns the establishment.

Hookahs or hookers?  :D
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: JayH on June 08, 2016, 11:16:54 PM
Such desirable trash

Miami becomes 'Little Moscow': FBI says Russian mob eclipses Italian Mafia in South Florida

Russian mobs have surpassed the Italian Mafia as the FBI's 'no.1 priority' in South Florida after a string of recent nightclub busts.

In April, six notorious members of an Eastern European network - along with a Sunny Isles investor and 10 'Bar Girls' imported mostly from Latvia and Estonia - were charged with conspiring to tempt and rob South Beach tourists by racking up their credit card bills for alcohol at private Russian-speaking clubs on Washington Avenue.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1393246/Russian-mob-eclipses-Italian-Mafia-South-Florida-FBI-says.html
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: LiveFromUkraine on June 10, 2016, 11:50:33 AM
Did you guys see the video of this kidnapping attempt in Florida?  It's insane.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbg1e4zFlIM




My dad always had an idea about moving to Florida.  I tried to talk him out of it.  There just seems like a ton of crazy stuff going on there. 
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on June 10, 2016, 12:04:59 PM
Russian mobs have surpassed the Italian Mafia as the FBI's 'no.1 priority' in South Florida after a string of recent nightclub busts.

Not a lot of Italian mobsters down here. Mostly those that have already served their time up north and move down to retire or get out of the game. A RW we know married one here, pretty harmless guy at this point.

We have had some Russian mob. One ran several strip clubs but they booted him from the country years ago. Most just invest or vacation here.

There are organized Cuban grow op rings down here that are high on the Feds watch list. Venezuelan businessmen as well.

South Florida is a bit unique in that it is so diverse and many operate without organizations like they may elsewhere. It is kind of every man for himself down here in regards to the mentality. Many organizations or criminals will live or invest here, but not operate.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on June 10, 2016, 12:09:01 PM
There just seems like a ton of crazy stuff going on there.

It is always Florida. They have game shows about it and most of the TV shows for crime or murder are filmed here. There is a reason for that. I think it is the swamp water we drink.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: LiveFromUkraine on June 10, 2016, 12:17:51 PM
It is always Florida. They have game shows about it and most of the TV shows for crime or murder are filmed here. There is a reason for that. I think it is the swamp water we drink.


And I always thought it was the drugs.  haha  I remember watching a video of a man driving up to a empty parked police car, getting out and dancing on the roof.  Apparently he was trying to dance away vampires or something like that. 


Who needs television shows when you could sit outside and watch reality tv.   :P
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on June 10, 2016, 02:30:23 PM

And I always thought it was the drugs.  haha  I remember watching a video of a man driving up to a empty parked police car, getting out and dancing on the roof.  Apparently he was trying to dance away vampires or something like that. 


Who needs television shows when you could sit outside and watch reality tv.   :P

There are a lot of drugs in Florida.

The state has a lot of flakka and bath salts, in addition to the older drugs. A guy tried to eat a person's face off under the influence of bath salts:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/flakka-floridas-dangerous-new-drug-trend/
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: ML on June 11, 2016, 04:39:09 PM
The state has a lot of flakka and bath salts,

I lead such a sheltered life that I don't even know what those two are.
Title: Alligator kills toddler at Walt Disney World
Post by: Larry1 on June 15, 2016, 05:19:07 PM
We've been talking about gators in Florida. I think most of you have heard about this, but I thought I would include it in this thread.

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The boy's family was at a movie night outdoors at the Grand Floridian resort when around 9 p.m. the boy waded into about a foot of water in a lagoon, authorities have said. Witnesses, including the boy's horrified parents, tried to save him. His father jumped in and tried to pry the gator's mouth open. His mother jumped in, too.
But it was too late. The child was dragged underwater in the Seven Seas Lagoon ...

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/15/us/alligator-attacks-child-disney-florida
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on June 15, 2016, 06:24:42 PM
This one is in the UK, they won't be tried until 2017? why is that?

Cops charged with using police helicopter to spy on naked people

http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/293308/british-cops-police-helicopters-spying-on-naked-people/
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on June 15, 2016, 06:45:16 PM
This one is in the UK, they won't be tried until 2017? why is that?

It looks like they were arrested in May.  2017 will be here in six and a half months. Lots of things have to happen in the pre-trial period. And in addition to that the courts may be backed up.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on June 15, 2016, 07:33:16 PM
It looks like they were arrested in May.  2017 will be here in six and a half months. Lots of things have to happen in the pre-trial period. And in addition to that the courts may be backed up.

In the USA you have a right to a speedy trial, maybe you don't in the UK or they
waived it for some reason.
Title: Re: Alligator kills toddler at Walt Disney World
Post by: fathertime on June 15, 2016, 07:36:38 PM
We've been talking about gators in Florida. I think most of you have heard about this, but I thought I would include it in this thread.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/15/us/alligator-attacks-child-disney-florida (http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/15/us/alligator-attacks-child-disney-florida)


This was an awful story.  I envision myself in that situation and it makes me nauseous.  The poor parents having to witness this happening to their child. The parents did the best they could once it happened....In my opinion Disney is in for a well-deserved lawsuit.  People from outside of the area needed to be clearly informed that there were potentially alligators in that body of water. 

Fathertime! 
Title: Re: Alligator kills toddler at Walt Disney World
Post by: alex330 on June 15, 2016, 08:24:37 PM

The parents did the best they could once it happened....In my opinion Disney is in for a well-deserved lawsuit.  People from outside of the area needed to be clearly informed that there were potentially alligators in that body of water. 


Disney will of course settle for a large sum, but we have become a sue happy nation. They let a toddler wade into a lake at 9pm. Horrible incident like you say though. I can't imagine what they are going through.


For those who don't live in Florida -  don't swim in the lakes and canals. We have gators, moccasins, brain eating amoebas, hantavirus, leptospirosis, and meningitis.


We are in the month of June, peak mating season for gators. Large males go on walkabouts from lake to lake. There is no way to stop them from entering a lake. And females guard the nests and will attack for no reason.




Title: Re: Alligator kills toddler at Walt Disney World
Post by: BillyB on June 15, 2016, 09:03:14 PM
In my opinion Disney is in for a well-deserved lawsuit.  People from outside of the area needed to be clearly informed that there were potentially alligators in that body of water. 


I'm not so sure about that. Depends on Florida's laws. There are beach front hotels in Hawaii and there are no signs warning of sharks. Warnings of sharks and alligators are bad for tourism in Hawaii and Florida. The government tries to keep these kinds of attacks from the media. If the news goes national, it'll hurt tourism and their tax revenue. There are lots of alligator and shark attacks we don't hear about.

A 2 yo playing in the water unsupervised may have died by drowning. Parents should get some blame.
Title: Re: Alligator kills toddler at Walt Disney World
Post by: Boethius on June 15, 2016, 09:10:30 PM

Disney will of course settle for a large sum, but we have become a sue happy nation. They let a toddler wade into a lake at 9pm. Horrible incident like you say though. I can't imagine what they are going through.


For those who don't live in Florida -  don't swim in the lakes and canals. We have gators, moccasins, brain eating amoebas, hantavirus, leptospirosis, and meningitis.


We are in the month of June, peak mating season for gators. Large males go on walkabouts from lake to lake. There is no way to stop them from entering a lake. And females guard the nests and will attack for no reason.

It's a man made lake, and Disney has beach events every night, so I can understand the parents' thinking.

Apparently, the lake is attached to a canal, which is how the alligators get in the lake. If Disney knew there could be alligators in that lake, there should have been signage.

I stayed at a few resorts in Orlando, and they all had alligator warning signs.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: LiveFromUkraine on June 15, 2016, 09:18:24 PM
This just broke my heart.  I couldn't imagine what the parents are going through.  Last I checked they ended up with over 5 alligators being dragged out searching for the child.  Who knows how many more are still in that water.
Title: Re: Alligator kills toddler at Walt Disney World
Post by: fathertime on June 15, 2016, 09:48:43 PM
I'm not so sure about that. Depends on Florida's laws. There are beach front hotels in Hawaii and there are no signs warning of sharks. Warnings of sharks and alligators are bad for tourism in Hawaii and Florida. The government tries to keep these kinds of attacks from the media. If the news goes national, it'll hurt tourism and their tax revenue. There are lots of alligator and shark attacks we don't hear about.

A 2 yo playing in the water unsupervised may have died by drowning. Parents should get some blame.


My impression was that the boy was right there in ankle deep water with the parents close-by and watching.  They probably never expected an alligator pop up at disney. The same thing could have happened if the boy was back a few feet in the sand near the shore...really they should have mentioned to tourists that alligators might be present!


Fathertime!
Title: Re: Alligator kills toddler at Walt Disney World
Post by: LiveFromUkraine on June 15, 2016, 09:50:25 PM

My impression was that the boy was right there in ankle deep water with the parents close-by and watching.  They probably never expected an alligator pop up at disney. The same thing could have happened if the boy was back a few feet in the sand near the shore...really they should have mentioned to tourists that alligators might be present!


Fathertime!


That is what I read as well.  I also read there was a no swimming sign but no alligator warnings. 
Title: Re: Alligator kills toddler at Walt Disney World
Post by: alex330 on June 15, 2016, 10:07:51 PM
My impression was that the boy was right there in ankle deep water with the parents close-by and watching.  They probably never expected an alligator pop up at disney. The same thing could have happened if the boy was back a few feet in the sand near the shore...really they should have mentioned to tourists that alligators might be present!


Now that I am reading more about the incident on other news sites, it seems you are correct. Looks like they were on the man made Disney beach at the hotel. Freak accident with all the right circumstances in place for an attack. Family would never have known...

Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: BillyB on June 15, 2016, 10:41:54 PM
Tough week for Orlando. First a singer was murdered, then the terrorist attack and now death of a 2 yo by an alligator.

The sheriffs department and Florida Fish and Wildlife praised Disney for having a very proactive program in removing alligators. It's a never ending battle.

It's understandable everybody is calling for warning signs after the situation but I found that there were only 23 deaths by alligators in Florida in the last 43 years. This is rarer than being murdered by a gun. Might as well have business establishments posting signs warning of dying by gun before alligator.

Disney will probably offer money to the parents even if they believe they can win. The public backlash for playing hard ball will cost them more in the end.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on June 16, 2016, 01:10:34 PM
If I remember correctly there are about a million and a half alligators in Florida. When I lived there our house backed up on a small lake. It contained gators. There was no way to stop them from getting in. I never allowed my daughters to wade in the lake. From time to time I let them get close to the bank but I was always between them and the water.

Gators are fast. I was trimming the hedges early one evening and heard a huge splash. I turned around and saw that a gator had chased a snake out of the lake and into our yard.  About a third of the gator's body was out of the water and it didn't come any farther because the snake was incredibly fast. It disappeared into our lawn within seconds.

Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: dragonkid on June 17, 2016, 03:52:31 AM
(http://a57.foxnews.com/images.foxnews.com/content/fox-news/us/2016/06/16/fury-as-feminist-blames-toddler-alligator-death-on-white-entitlement/_jcr_content/article-text/article-par-1/images/image.img.png/880/558/1466103518716.png?ve=1&tl=1)


Dads responsibilities

woman's responsibilities

I wonder what would be a fsuw opinion on these sort of women.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: treadmilldude on June 17, 2016, 06:15:58 AM
I read this article about what the cold-hearted blogger said concerning the 2 year-old toddler being killed by the gator yesterday. I don't hate that feminist, I actually feel very sorry for her. She needs prayers, not vitriol.

It must be pretty miserable to have to wade through the challenges of life with no empathy in your heart. With this woman, everything is about "Me" "Me" "Me" "Me" "Me". To call her a Narcissist would be an accurate diagnosis, I am certain, according to the DSM V.

I do not know if people like her can change over time, and actually develop some empathy for her fellow man. I hope she can change, because she is very ugly on the inside. People talk about outer beauty and inner beauty all the time. I see no inner beauty in that woman. Someone just needs to shake her, look her in the eyes, and remind her that little boy was 2 years-old.

I am sure her parents and family want as little do with her as possible. If she were my child, I would be so humiliated and feel like a complete failure as a parent. I would simply realize I had failed as a parent. I am very excited at becoming a Parent someday soon, it is something I think about every day. If I raise a Daughter who turns out like this woman.....I will know I failed my Daughter as a Dad.   
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on June 17, 2016, 09:51:48 AM
"White men's entitlement". Typical BLM crap.
Title: Rich guests were behind Disney's alligator policy
Post by: Larry1 on June 17, 2016, 11:08:04 AM
Quote
Rich guests were in charge of Disney’s gator policy

Disney World was warned about the alligator problem in its Seven Seas Lagoon but looked the other way because high-paying guests enjoyed feeding the creatures, a report has claimed.

Management had been warned by park staff that guests at the $2,000-a-night waterfront Bora Bora Bungalows were feeding the alligators, but ignored requests to build protective fences, a park insider said, according to TheWrap.

http://nypost.com/2016/06/17/disney-ignored-gator-problem-to-keep-high-end-guests-happy-report

People feeding gators is dangerous.
Title: Florida man fights to keep 13 foot pet alligator in his yard
Post by: Larry1 on July 16, 2016, 07:31:47 PM
He lives in Coconut Grove, in the city, not in the country. For the metric folks 13 feet is over 4 meters. A 13 foot alligator is huge.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/07/15/florida-man-fighting-to-keep-pizza-eating-pet-alligator-in-garden.html
Title: Re: Florida man fights to keep 13 foot pet alligator in his yard
Post by: Anotherkiwi on July 16, 2016, 11:38:22 PM
He lives in Coconut Grove, in the city, not in the country. For the metric folks 13 feet is over 4 meters. A 13 foot alligator is huge.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/07/15/florida-man-fighting-to-keep-pizza-eating-pet-alligator-in-garden.html

Why isn't anyone wondering where his wife is?  And the three kids...and the dog...and the cats...and the chickens...  :devil:
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Gator on July 27, 2016, 09:59:24 PM
Last week one of my best friends in Tampa was struck by lightning while driving on I-4.  He survived, his SUV did not.

I play golf with him twice per week.  We now call him Dr. Sparky.  Not to be confused with "Old Sparky," the name of Florida's electric chair for administering the death penalty.   

The local TV stations visited him to get the story.  Here are two reports. 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uju17oD6jfI




http://www.wtsp.com/mb/news/local/lightning-strikes-car-on-i-4/276455062
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on August 11, 2016, 06:19:05 PM
Quote
Grandmother outraged after dog was eaten by an alligator during a family walk in the park

A walk in the park  (http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/17948-woman-67-beats-63-year-old-to-death-during-fist-fight-in-a-park-cops)for this Florida family turned deadly when an alligator appeared and turned their pup into lunch.
Read: Another Boy Photographed Playing in the Same Spot at Lane Graves 30 Minutes Prior to Alligator Attack (http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/17024-another-boy-photographed-playing-in-the-same-spot-at-lane-graves-30-minutes-prior-to)
Sue Fortenbery from St. Petersburg told InsideEdition.com that she and her 18-year-old grandson, Kevin, were taking a walk at Joe's Creek Greenwood Park when suddenly, their dog Bolt took off after a rabbit (http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/15960-neglected-angora-rabbit-with-matted-fur-gets-transformation-of-a-lifetime).
The Jack Russell Terrier followed the rabbit under a hole in the fence, where Fortenbery said, "a gator was laying on the bank waiting for him."
http://www.aol.com/article/2016/08/11/grandmother-outraged-after-dog-was-eaten-by-an-alligator-during/21449915/
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: BorisS on August 11, 2016, 06:29:47 PM
http://pix11.com/2015/11/05/synthetic-drugs-could-pose-next-epidemic-dea/ (http://pix11.com/2015/11/05/synthetic-drugs-could-pose-next-epidemic-dea/)


Why would anyone take a drug that makes them agitated. I have enough of that in every day life. I'm looking for the big mellow :-)) I have ha a couple of surgeries that required morphine pain killers. In another lifetime I could easily see myself ending up in an Opium Den..:-)
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 18, 2016, 01:06:53 PM
Police: Ohio Man, 35, Tried To Have Sex With A Red Van

http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/car-sex/man-with-a-van-648930
Title: FSU student caught eating man's face at double-murder scene
Post by: alex330 on August 20, 2016, 08:56:21 PM
A 1[/size]9-year-old Florida State University student with no criminal record fatally stabbed a couple at random outside their house, wounded their neighbor and was biting the dead man's face when deputies finally subdued him, authorities said Tuesday.[/color]


http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/sfl-martin-county-killing-face-eating-20160816-story.html (http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/sfl-martin-county-killing-face-eating-20160816-story.html)
Title: Re: FSU student caught eating man's face at double-murder scene
Post by: ML on August 24, 2016, 07:44:37 AM
A 1[/size]9-year-old Florida State University student with no criminal record fatally stabbed a couple at random outside their house, wounded their neighbor and was biting the dead man's face when deputies finally subdued him, authorities said Tuesday.[/color]


http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/sfl-martin-county-killing-face-eating-20160816-story.html (http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/sfl-martin-county-killing-face-eating-20160816-story.html)

Was his name Hannibal Junior?
Title: Vladimir Putin arrested at Florida Publix grocery store
Post by: Larry1 on August 30, 2016, 08:57:04 PM

WEST PALM BEACH (CBS12) — Vladimir Putin is facing trespassing charges.

Not Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia. But Vladimir Putin of West Palm Beach, according to the police report.

http://cbs12.com/news/local/vladimir-putin-arrested-at-publix

There is a photo of Mr. Putin at the link. You can see that it's not the Vladimir Putin who is president of the Russian Federation.
Title: Re: Vladimir Putin arrested at Florida Publix grocery store
Post by: BillyB on August 30, 2016, 09:18:03 PM
WEST PALM BEACH (CBS12) — Vladimir Putin is facing trespassing charges.

Not Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia. But Vladimir Putin of West Palm Beach, according to the police report.

http://cbs12.com/news/local/vladimir-putin-arrested-at-publix

There is a photo of Mr. Putin at the link. You can see that it's not the Vladimir Putin who is president of the Russian Federation.

He clearly looks Russian with a bad tan. We could deport him back to Russia but is Russia big enough for two Vladimir Putins?
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: LiveFromUkraine on September 06, 2016, 09:26:07 AM
This one made me chuckle.


Teen decided to get back at her ex-boyfriend and set his car on fire.  Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.  She managed to set the car on fire but found out later it wasn't her ex-boyfriends car.  haha




http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clearwater-florida-police-teen-targeting-ex-boyfriend-sets-wrong-car-on-fire/
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Chicagoguy on September 06, 2016, 11:26:18 AM
Didn't have time to read all the posts and maybe everyone knows but weekend WSJ has Dave Barry joining in about Florida.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on September 11, 2016, 10:15:27 AM
Quote
In the wake of Hurricane Hermine, many Floridians are having to put up with an unpleasant stench in the air.
According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection via WTSP, tens of millions of gallons of sewage has been released into the waters of Tampa Bay and into watersheds all over Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco and Hernando counties.
After heavy rain from Hermine backed up aging sewer systems unable to handle big storms throughout the region, partially treated water along with raw sewage spewed from manholes, forcing cities to dump partially treated water to handle the backup at wastewater treatment plants.
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/09/11/millions-of-gallons-of-raw-sewage-dumped-into-tampa-bay-since-he/21469185/
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on September 12, 2016, 02:29:35 PM
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2016/09/11/millions-of-gallons-of-raw-sewage-dumped-into-tampa-bay-since-he/21469185/

That's pretty common after a flood. Most people know that you can't drink unboiled
or unbottled water for quite some time afterwards. However, every time you will see
people out playing in it because they don't know that they are playing in raw sewage
mixed with rain water runoff.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on September 13, 2016, 08:55:32 AM
Continuing with the theme of anger at fast food restaurants. As best I remember most of these incidents have been at McDonalds.

Quote
A Florida woman was arrested Saturday night after storming into a Wendy’s and trashing the restaurant because she was unhappy with the food she had received at the drive-thru window, police report...

Gipson, cops say, began arguing with Scott Anthony Bui, a Wendy’s manager who eventually closed the drive-thru window while Gipson was parked outside.

Seen above, Gipson then got out of her vehicle and “began verbally engaging the victim” inside Wendy’s. According to court filings, Gipson began “flipping and pushing items off the counter” and “deliberately splashed pink lemonade onto [Bui’s] face/chest area.”

http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/wendys-drive-thru-rage-729031

Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Anotherkiwi on September 13, 2016, 11:58:28 AM
Continuing with the theme of anger at fast food restaurants. As best I remember most of these incidents have been at McDonalds.

http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/wendys-drive-thru-rage-729031

Sorry, but I'm with the lady on this one.  What on earth do you expect at a fast-food joint that serves PINK lemonade?  :ROFL:
Title: Hurricane Matthew ....Fla on Standby
Post by: tfcrew on October 05, 2016, 01:21:22 PM
We have a few members in Florida.
Wondering how they're doing with this potentially deadly storm.
What say them??
Title: Re: Hurricane Matthew ....Fla on Standby
Post by: alex330 on October 05, 2016, 02:29:52 PM
We have a few members in Florida.
Wondering how they're doing with this potentially deadly storm.
What say them??


I am 10 minutes South of the projected landfall last time I checked. Gas stations have no fuel, there is no water to be purchased, and stores have been emptied of essentials. I am pretty laid back in regards to hurricanes having lived here and been through several, but this one looks dangerous.


I do have to say that shopping and preparing for a major catastrophe with a Ukrainian woman who has no idea what could happen is an experience in itself...
Title: Re: Hurricane Matthew ....Fla on Standby
Post by: jone on October 05, 2016, 02:37:59 PM

I am 10 minutes South of the projected landfall last time I checked. Gas stations have no fuel, there is no water to be purchased, and stores have been emptied of essentials. I am pretty laid back in regards to hurricanes having lived here and been through several, but this one looks dangerous.


I do have to say that shopping and preparing for a major catastrophe with a Ukrainian woman who has no idea what could happen is an experience in itself...

There.  Fixed that for you.
Title: Re: Hurricane Matthew ....Fla on Standby
Post by: tfcrew on October 05, 2016, 02:56:50 PM
 

  http://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/hurricane-matthew-cuba-haiti-cuba-landfall-bahamas-us-forecast

(http://media3.s-nbcnews.com/j/msnbc/components/video/201610/2016-10-04t22-34-01-533z--1280x720.nbcnews-ux-1080-600.jpg)

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/hurricane-matthew-roars-ashore-haiti-u-s-evacuations-feared-n659106?cid=par-weather_20161005&cid=par-weather-right-module

http://www.accuweather.com/en/videos/trending-now/crazy-powerful-water-devil-spins-into-crowded-raft/5157053143001

Title: Re: Hurricane Matthew ....Fla on Standby
Post by: Gator on October 05, 2016, 03:09:42 PM
We have a few members in Florida.
Wondering how they're doing with this potentially deadly storm.
What say them??

Living in Tampa, I hope it stays east.  We are already soaked (4" rain on Sunday evening, just a local storm).

A day or two ago I was thinking about delightful weather.  A large hurricane will draw moisture from over 100 miles away, creating low humidity in the distant areas. Great golf weather!  This storm is so big we may get bands of light rain in Tampa. 

The northeast corner of a hurricane is the high impact zone.  Unless the storm shifts even farther west (still possible), the east coast of Florida will avoid catastrophic damage.  Huge waves and big erosion will be a problem.  And some idiots like to surf such storms. 
Title: Re: Hurricane Matthew ....Fla on Standby
Post by: Gator on October 05, 2016, 03:13:07 PM

 I am pretty laid back in regards to hurricanes having lived here and been through several, .....


It seems you missed Andrew.  I am sure the older residents still talk about it.  So many people went months without a roof. 
Title: Re: Hurricane Matthew ....Fla on Standby
Post by: alex330 on October 05, 2016, 03:36:32 PM
It seems you missed Andrew.  I am sure the older residents still talk about it.  So many people went months without a roof.

I was in Homestead 2 days after impact running down box trucks with supplies. I saw much worse than missing roofs. CBS block homes were leveled and semi trucks were sitting on warehouse roofs.

I was living in Coral Springs at the time. We lost about 10 Australian pines from the wind that far north.

Hurricane Wilma we lost power for several weeks. We siphoned gas from our boats to run generators and worked outside on our laptops while we ate BBQ. We made a lot of money online those two weeks as a large number of people in our industry took time off.

I have gone out surfing in most of the hurricanes. Before landfall, during the eye, and after. No big deal tbh. Waves are garbage and overblown unless it sits right off the coast.
Title: Re: Hurricane Matthew ....Fla on Standby
Post by: Gator on October 05, 2016, 03:52:39 PM

I have gone out surfing in most of the hurricanes. Before landfall, during the eye, and after. No big deal tbh. Waves are garbage and overblown unless it sits right off the coast.

You are a better man than me Gunga Din.  Having no rocks or coral helps, yet the pounding if you wipe out. 
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Gator on October 06, 2016, 05:08:26 AM
The projected track of Matthew has shifted farther west, running along the coast, likely coming on land for awhile as a Category 4. 

This is very serious.  Millions of people will be without power, many perhaps for days because there are not enough crews to repair outages.  Crews from GA, SC and NC normally come south during a storm to supplement the manpower.  For Matthew, those crews need to be kept in their own states to deal with Matthew as it moves northward. 

It seems Alex and his wife will miss the brunt of the storm as Matthew will go ashore well north of his location late tonight.  The track can change. 
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on October 06, 2016, 12:37:57 PM
Yes, looks like it will pass us. We are looking at 60 mph winds with possible gusts.


As you mention, this is a very dangerous storm. Looks like landfall will lie somewhere between Jupiter and Jax.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: odba on October 06, 2016, 12:40:23 PM
Yikes. I had gone through hurricane Sandy while living in NJ. Lost power for 8 friggin days after the storm. We had crews that came over from all over as far as Alabama to repair fallen lines. I spent 8 nights in front of the fireplace as gas was still available. Was able to cook food of course but nothing from the fridge even though I had portable power and it lasted only a few hours. It was cold 8 nights. Not fun. Good luck to all in Florida, a state I want to move to if it still exists.  :P
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Faux Pas on October 06, 2016, 01:05:05 PM
Yikes. I had gone through hurricane Sandy while living in NJ. Lost power for 8 friggin days after the storm. We had crews that came over from all over as far as Alabama to repair fallen lines. I spent 8 nights in front of the fireplace as gas was still available. Was able to cook food of course but nothing from the fridge even though I had portable power and it lasted only a few hours. It was cold 8 nights. Not fun. Good luck to all in Florida, a state I want to move to if it still exists.  :P

It'll be there. This isn't Florida's first rodeo. I grew up and in fact my elderly father is still there along with some other family members just inland off the coast of Georgia. Some of the models are calling it a direct hit.

Growing up there were a number of hurricanes that came our way. Not once did we ever consider evacuation in fact it was a call to party. Mostly they amounted to nothing but wind, rain and a reason to be holed up for 24 hours or so. Seems the intensity is much stronger now than then. Seems so anyways.

Title: Re: Hurricane Matthew ....Fla on Standby
Post by: tfcrew on October 07, 2016, 09:20:22 PM
 HURRICANE MATTHEW: Latest Video + Images 10/7/16 From the ISS International Space StationStreaming live......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x3HpNaaOVM
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida but this was Tennessee
Post by: 2tallbill on October 29, 2016, 09:52:21 AM
Partially nude clown (woman) arrested chasing cars
A woman was arrested Thursday after numerous witnesses called 911 to report that a partially nude woman wearing clown makeup was chasing cars and jumping in and out of traffic on a country road in Cunningham.

(http://i2.wp.com/oliverwillis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/candicekreidel.jpg?fit=534%2C401)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/10/28/partially-nude-female-clown-charged-chasing-cars/92890540/
Title: Bizarre activities, Woman fired for paying homeless man to run naked down street
Post by: 2tallbill on October 29, 2016, 10:04:39 AM
Woman fired for paying homeless man to run naked down street on camera

A Boost Mobile employee hysterically laughs at a naked homeless man running down Joy Road in Detroit in the middle of the day.

"Look at all these people looking at him, this (expletive) is the funniest thing in (expletive) America."

read all about it here
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/213663771-story
Title: Bizarre activities, Naked woman chases down thief in Russia
Post by: 2tallbill on October 29, 2016, 10:07:40 AM
Naked woman chases thief down road after her purse is stolen from sauna

(http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article8960689.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/naked1.jpg)

A naked woman braved more than embarrassment as she ran down the road after a thief believed to have stolen her purse at a sauna.

Bizarre footage shows a young woman wrapped in nothing but a towel dashing through the reception at the sauna in St Petersburg, Russia.

The CCTV footage shows her running out of the entrance to the baths and chasing the thief down the road, to the bemusement of stunned on-lookers.

Despite practically baring all, the woman doesn't appear too bothered about losing her loosely-fitting towel.

read all about it here
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/naked-woman-chases-thief-down-8961677
Title: Bizarre activities, Naked woman cyclist forgot clothes but not purse and helmet
Post by: 2tallbill on October 29, 2016, 10:11:57 AM
A motorcyclist brought traffic to a standstill after appearing to forget her clothes - but not her purse and helmet.

read about it here
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/nude-woman-motorbike-leaves-onlookers-9083915
Title: Bizarre, Porn star ditches adult movies and marries millionaire by praying
Post by: 2tallbill on October 29, 2016, 10:15:48 AM
Porn star ditches adult movies and lands millionaire husband after turning to prayer

Nong Nat starred in dozens of saucy films including Tokyo Hunter and Asian Heart before turning to a life of spiritualism and prayer

(http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9152047.ece/BINARY/PAY-Former-adult-star-Nong-Nat.jpg)

Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on November 08, 2016, 09:11:44 AM
FLORIDA: THE CLASSY STATE
Genitalia-shaped mailbox in Florida gives new meaning to junk mail


read the entire story here
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/genitals-shaped-mailbox-in-englewood-gives-new-meaning-to-junk-mail
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on November 19, 2016, 08:36:20 AM
Phony Catholic priest sentenced again to jail in Los Angeles: 'You can't go into a church and pretend'


read about it here
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-phony-catholic-priest-20161118-story.html
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on November 19, 2016, 08:42:29 AM
This certainly qualifies as bizarre. One of the newer members here needed to find a virgin because
he didn't want to be a "cuck". He never elaborated on his theories so I assumed that he was a nutter
and thought no more about it. Then I saw this article linked on the Drudge Report and decided to post
it here.

Cuckolding fetish relationships: Men wanting partners to sleep with other men reaches new high


http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/cuckold-fetish-sex-relationships-men-want-partners-cheat-new-high-a7423616.html
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on November 26, 2016, 11:09:37 AM
I'm not sure if a naked exercise rage qualifies as bizarre, but I'll post it here
since there doesn't seem to be a better place to do so.

Naked exercise isn’t just for exhibitionists – it’s a growing fitness trend

Read more at: http://inews.co.uk/essentials/lifestyle/wellbeing/naked-exercise-growing-fitness-trend/


This next one I suspect is more about watching women doing yoga naked (full series
is only $ 88) rather than personal growth and inner conscience or some tripe.
Warning if you follow the link you will see women naked (who aren't as fit as many
FSUW) and possibly make you into a misogynist, so whatever you do DON'T FOLLOW
THE LINK!!!!  Don't watch the video, unless you like seeing the type of woman (and
naked men) that you would find in a Grateful Dead concert 20 years ago

Naked Yoga School
A weekly mindful nude yoga instructional video series for healing, personal
growth and conscious living. Over 380 videos are available!

http://nakedyogaschool.com/
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on November 26, 2016, 12:58:25 PM
Cuckolding fetish relationships: Men wanting partners to sleep with other men reaches new high


Very common these days. I think it is linked to low testosterone in men, which has been declining over the last few decades. They say modern mans role in taking care of the children even lowers testosterone. There are several studies on this I believe.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on November 26, 2016, 02:43:52 PM

Very common these days. I think it is linked to low testosterone in men, which has been declining over the last few decades. They say modern mans role in taking care of the children even lowers testosterone. There are several studies on this I believe.

I've never been asked to bang somebodies wife. I wouldn't do it because
I wouldn't want to spoil her for everyone else  ;D

Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: ML on November 26, 2016, 10:12:31 PM
Isn't that situation what the 11 foot pole is for ?
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Boethius on November 27, 2016, 08:06:54 AM

Very common these days. I think it is linked to low testosterone in men, which has been declining over the last few decades. They say modern mans role in taking care of the children even lowers testosterone. There are several studies on this I believe.


I googled this.  One study in 2011, which found that men's testosterone drops after they become fathers.  That is within a month of a child's birth.  That makes sense, as evolutionarily, a child would need the protection of a father to live.  I don't know of studies that have found stay at home fathers have lower testosterone.  There are also studies that gay men have the highest levels of testosterone.


I suspect the aforementioned fetish, if it is indeed becoming more prevalent, is due to online porn availability rather than a decrease in testosterone. 



Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Gator on November 27, 2016, 09:47:20 AM

I googled this.  One study in 2011, which found that men's testosterone drops after they become fathers.  That is within a month of a child's birth.  That makes sense, as evolutionarily, a child would need the protection of a father to live.

The male still desires sex, the female availablility for sex separates humans from almost all species.  Of all offspring in the animal kingdom,  the human baby is denfenseless for a the longest period of time.  The father is indeed needed for protection.  That is pehaps one of the reasons why the human female evolved to make herslf available for sex ouside of her ovulation periods - keep the horny dude close to home.  Sexuality in tha animal kindom has many quirks including bisexuality, cuckolding, prostitution, cannibalism,  coercion, necrophilia, etc. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_sexual_behaviour
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_sexual_behaviour 
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: ML on November 27, 2016, 10:14:19 AM
Sexuality in the animal kingdom has many quirks including bisexuality, cuckolding, prostitution, cannibalism,  coercion, necrophilia, etc.

One word doesn't seem to fit here.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Gator on November 27, 2016, 10:30:06 AM
One word doesn't seem to fit here.

Which one? 
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on November 27, 2016, 10:39:12 AM
Putting on my SAT-taking cap my guess is that ML meant cannibalism.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Gator on November 27, 2016, 12:22:57 PM
Putting on my SAT-taking cap my guess is that ML meant cannibalism.

Black widow spider, although it is debatable. 

The female  praying mantis will sever the head of the male about 30% of the time.  Supposedly absent a brain it makes him perform the sexual act with less inhibition for hours (watch the clip that plays after this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK2Rk64wLms

On this very board I have read accounts that could be explained only by the RW having consumed an AM's brain.

Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on November 27, 2016, 12:34:23 PM
I googled this.  One study in 2011, which found that men's testosterone drops after they become fathers.  That is within a month of a child's birth.  That makes sense, as evolutionarily, a child would need the protection of a father to live.  I don't know of studies that have found stay at home fathers have lower testosterone.  There are also studies that gay men have the highest levels of testosterone.

If the same study from Cebu it spanned five years and held true for those more involved in the follow up years later. Testosterone levels stayed low with fathers who spent more time with children. They even went back up when a father lost his children it says. But yes, lowest results were immediately after childbirth.

http://www.pnas.org/content/108/39/16194.full (http://www.pnas.org/content/108/39/16194.full)

I personally don't think test levels have anything to do with whether someone is gay or not. I have known many that are on both sides of the spectrum.

Sitting at a desk job also lowers testosterone in men these days as do lifestyle choices.

If you venture in the cuckold forums you will see that men who are into this lifestyle have gone in and been tested for hormone levels and they confirm that they have abnormally low test levels. Many men have lost their balls these days so to say...
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on November 27, 2016, 02:52:27 PM
If you venture in the cuckold forums you will see that men who are into this lifestyle have gone in and been tested for hormone levels and they confirm that they have abnormally low test levels. Many men have lost their balls these days so to say...

They have cuckold forums? What sort of woman would be interested in such a
man?

Remember the recent newbie was so afraid of becoming a cuck that he could
only go after virgins. I wasn't able to follow his logic or reasoning. If he was
susceptible to becoming one then how would finding a virgin stop help him?

 
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on November 27, 2016, 02:57:03 PM
Which one?

I can't imagine that many animal pimps, my guess is prostitution.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: LiveFromUkraine on November 27, 2016, 03:00:57 PM
I can't imagine that many animal pimps, my guess is prostitution.


No animal pimps that I know of but prostitution has been written about.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_among_animals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_among_animals)


Quote
A study at Yale–New Haven Hospital (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale%E2%80%93New_Haven_Hospital) trains capuchin monkeys (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capuchin_monkey) to use silver discs as money in order to study their economic behavior. The discs could be exchanged by the monkeys for various treats. During one chaotic incident, a researcher observed what appeared to be a monkey exchanging a disc for sex. The monkey that was paid for sex immediately traded the silver disc for a grape. The researcher took steps to prevent any possibility of coins being traded for sex after his suspicions were aroused.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on November 27, 2016, 03:05:01 PM
They have cuckold forums? What sort of woman would be interested in such a
man?

Remember the recent newbie was so afraid of becoming a cuck that he could
only go after virgins. I wasn't able to follow his logic or reasoning. If he was
susceptible to becoming one then how would finding a virgin stop help him?

Bill, they have any type of forum you can think of and many you have never heard of   :)

I suppose a woman who is unsatisfied by physical attributes or her partners drive. Some may do it to please their partner. Or she puts a lot of weight on the more physical aspects of a relationship yet enjoys the stability and income her partner brings  to the table.

Not sure which member that was but my guess is that a virgin would not have experienced someone better in bed, so he would not have had to cave in to her demands.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on November 27, 2016, 03:16:42 PM
Photographer shoots naked people standing on their heads to recognise how Donald Trump 'turned the world upside down'


Follow link for photo (don't follow it will rot your brain)
http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9156322.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/People-pose-nude-for-photographer-Spencer-Tunick-for-his-art-installation-Inversion-to-mark-the-D_ED.jpg

read the article here
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/photographer-shoots-naked-people-standing-9156376

Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on November 27, 2016, 03:25:16 PM
Note: 2tallbill doesn't watch regular TV so has no clue about what goes
on there. Maybe everybody knows all about this (except me).

Naked Dating show.

Follow link, don't worry they blur private parts so your brain will only rot a little
bit if you look at it.

(http://vh1.mtvnimages.com/uri/mgid:file:gsp:entertainment-assets:/vh1/shows/dating-naked/video/season-3/episode-308/full/full-extra.jpg?quality=0.85&width=1178&height=662&crop=true)

http://youtu.be/fzG9BNHcDrE

read more about it here

http://www.vh1.com/shows/dating-naked

Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: HoundDaddyLee on November 28, 2016, 12:29:40 PM
Photographer shoots naked people standing on their heads to recognise how Donald Trump 'turned the world upside down'


Follow link for photo (don't follow it will rot your brain)
http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9156322.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/People-pose-nude-for-photographer-Spencer-Tunick-for-his-art-installation-Inversion-to-mark-the-D_ED.jpg (http://i3.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9156322.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/People-pose-nude-for-photographer-Spencer-Tunick-for-his-art-installation-Inversion-to-mark-the-D_ED.jpg)

read the article here
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/photographer-shoots-naked-people-standing-9156376 (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/photographer-shoots-naked-people-standing-9156376)


I clicked the link.  :cluebat:
 :wallbash:
HDL
Title: Industrial grade silicone and fix a flat butt implants in Miami
Post by: alex330 on November 28, 2016, 03:25:23 PM
Don't watch if you are squeamish about rotting flesh due to black market medical procedures.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVgxqeYBARM
Title: Industrial grade silicone and fix a flat butt implants in Miami
Post by: 2tallbill on November 28, 2016, 04:27:47 PM
Don't watch if you are squeamish about rotting flesh due to black market medical procedures.

Thanks for the warning, I just ate lunch.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on December 06, 2016, 01:44:15 PM
Naked selfies used as collateral for Chinese loans

(http://img51.imgspice.com/i/03214/tdm3ydmr6tv5_t.jpg)

read all about it here
http://www.yahoo.com/news/naked-selfies-used-collateral-chinese-loans-111137036.html

Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on December 06, 2016, 01:47:32 PM
‘Tinder for air travel’ sets up mile-high hookups

(http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/c8ee04187bb79114d97485617966d9b7)


read all about it here
http://nypost.com/2016/12/06/tinder-for-air-travel-sets-up-mile-high-hookups/
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: ML on December 09, 2016, 11:33:53 AM
Those legs are so long . . . they should be illegal.
Title: Two women employees at an adult shop repelled a robber with sex toys
Post by: Larry1 on December 16, 2016, 04:26:42 PM
"SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KABC) --
Two feisty employees of a San Bernardino sex shop fought off an armed robber, yelling at him and throwing sex toys to chase him out of the store with no money.

The attempted robbery, caught on surveillance video, happened Wednesday around 9:45 p.m. just before closing at Lotions & Lace."

http://abc7.com/news/armed-robber-chased-off-with-sex-toys-at-san-bernardino-shop/1658847/

There is film of the attack at the link. The blond employee was taking no **** off that robber.

Title: Florida thief tries to rob 6'7", 285 pound former WWE wrestler, is body-slammed
Post by: Larry1 on December 16, 2016, 08:35:15 PM
Back to Florida, specifically Coral Springs in the Southeastern part of the state.

What goes through the pea-sized brain of a little guy who decides to rob a very large and muscular man? For the metric folks the former wrestler is over two meters tall and weighs about 130 kgs.

The robber initially approached the wrestler and demanded that he buy him a beer. When the wrestler refused the robber tried to rob him.

The wrestler body slammed him on the pavement outside the store. This robber should be entered in the annual Darwin awards.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/12/15/a-florida-man-tried-to-rob-a-former-wwe-wrestler-and-got-body-slammed/?utm_term=.e7f632cf081f

This was an acute failure of the victim selection process.
Title: Fight over hard-boiled egg at Denny's
Post by: Larry1 on December 23, 2016, 03:45:25 PM
I regularly post news stories about fights arising over food. This is the first fight I have heard about over a hard-boiled egg. The fight occurred in a Denny's restaurant, which I believe to be the location of more fights than any other restaurant chain, after McDonalds and the all time fight leader Chuck E. Cheese.

An argument between two Denny’s workers “over a hard boiled egg” was broken up yesterday by a South Carolina cop, according to a police report.

In response to a 911 call about a “disturbance between employees,” a sheriff’s deputy arrived at the eatery in Spartanburg around 10:30 PM.
 
The cop learned that workers Nancy Michelle Kirkpatrick, 56, and Quanisha Dre’Shawn Fenn, 21, had “got into an argument over a hard boiled egg.” During the squabble, Fenn said, Kirkpatrick called her a “bitch.” “After that,” a cop reported, “Ms. Fenn called her mother.”

http://thesmokinggun.com/buster/dennys/dennys-hard-boiled-egg-dispute-648931

Quanisha's mother then came to Denny's and got into a fight with Nancy. You can read  the police report at the link.

I wish the police report had gone into detail about the nature of the argument. Was it over eating the egg or cooking it? For most of my life I made hard-boiled eggs wrong by overcooking them. All too often the eggs came out with that unsightly olive green layer around the yellow yolk.

But I learned a technique that eliminated that. Put the eggs into water, bring the water to a boil, then turn off the heat and let them sit in the water for a time. This ensures that they cook through but do not overcook.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: jone on December 24, 2016, 12:06:42 PM
Of course Ms. Fenn was trying to squirrel away the egg.  As far as she was concerned, it was a part of the Fenn Treasure.  (Further citations required.)
Title: Florida man dies after jumping on cars naked on a busy highway
Post by: Larry1 on December 28, 2016, 06:05:35 PM
Florida man dies after jumping on cars naked on a busy highway

A man in Tampa shut down a busy highway on Wednesday morning after he ran through traffic and jumped on cars while naked. According to Tampa police the man was “acting irrationally” on the Dale Mabry Highway and eventually smashed his head on a car’s windshield,

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/florida-man-dies-after-jumping-cars-naked-busy-highway/bYPprvved3TuB5iBSJFnPJ/

Man gets naked and jumps on cars on a busy highway. I didn't even need to see Florida in the headline to have a good idea that this happened in the Sunshine State.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on December 29, 2016, 06:05:49 PM
Kinky Photos Chronicle The Men Who Dress Up As Sex Dolls

(http://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/,scalefit_970_noupscale/57a2491a1300002a007c2c3d.jpeg)

read all about it here
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kinky-photos-chronicle-the-men-who-dress-up-as-sex-dolls_us_57a24cc3e4b0e1aac91491a1
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on December 29, 2016, 06:11:29 PM
Chinese company offers young men inflatable sex dolls as
annual staff bonus instead of cash


read all about it here
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1905873/chinese-company-offers-young-men-inflatable-sex-dolls-annual
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on December 29, 2016, 06:36:50 PM
Kinky Photos Chronicle The Men Who Dress Up As Sex Dolls


Kinda disturbing. Have not even seen that stuff at the fetish parties...
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on December 29, 2016, 07:07:32 PM

Kinda disturbing. Have not even seen that stuff at the fetish parties...

LOL,

You gotta join the Dressup Suzy Sex forum!!
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Brasscasing on January 09, 2017, 03:13:50 AM
This is more along the lines of bizarre activities taking place in California.

However, remember the news breaking about the SoCal College Professor Olga Perez Stable Cox?...The sex therapist/Sex Ed teacher who likes to go off on political rants, discussion of which is chronicled elsewhere on this forum?

Well, guess who's shaping the young minds of America...

..."Olga is an educator, community leader, and proud owner of her boi blu."...

..."In her professional life Olga is a sexologist and therapist.  As a college professor, she is dedicated to helping her students increase their sexual knowledge and comfort and expand their horizons."...

..."Her biggest joy is sharing life with her boi blu – her slave and life partner."...

http://southwestleather.org/content/olga

..."and proud owner of her boi blu"...One might well ask "What's a boi blu that you might own one?

Meet boi blu...

(http://www.capoliticalreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/olga-and-boi-blu.jpg)

No wonder she's upset the Republicans won. She was probably hoping the Dems would repeal and replace the Emancipation Proclamation! ;D

Seriously though...really?... is this what's passing for college professors these days? :rolleyes:

Brass

 







Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Gator on January 09, 2017, 07:45:13 AM
The photo clearly shows that "boi blu" means the 'beautiful people." 

An example of why gays find elements of the lesbian community to be frightening.  There are worse examples, such as those who grow their sparse facial hair into beards. 
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on January 09, 2017, 09:13:21 AM
This is more along the lines of bizarre activities taking place in California.

..."and proud owner of her boi blu"...One might well ask "What's a boi blu that you might own one?


We won't yield the crown of bizzare over to Cali. Here in Florida we have the original Boy Blue right out of Tampa.


http://www.pixyland.org/peterpan/photo_closeups_bbMW.htm (http://www.pixyland.org/peterpan/photo_closeups_bbMW.htm)
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: onlyFSU4me on January 12, 2017, 11:58:20 AM
This is more along the lines of bizarre activities taking place in California.

However, remember the news breaking about the SoCal College Professor Olga Perez Stable Cox?...The sex therapist/Sex Ed teacher who likes to go off on political rants, discussion of which is chronicled elsewhere on this forum?

Well, guess who's shaping the young minds of America...

..."Olga is an educator, community leader, and proud owner of her boi blu."...

..."In her professional life Olga is a sexologist and therapist.  As a college professor, she is dedicated to helping her students increase their sexual knowledge and comfort and expand their horizons."...

..."Her biggest joy is sharing life with her boi blu – her slave and life partner."...

http://southwestleather.org/content/olga (http://southwestleather.org/content/olga)

..."and proud owner of her boi blu"...One might well ask "What's a boi blu that you might own one?

Meet boi blu...

(http://www.capoliticalreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/olga-and-boi-blu.jpg)

No wonder she's upset the Republicans won. She was probably hoping the Dems would repeal and replace the Emancipation Proclamation! ;D

Seriously though...really?... is this what's passing for college professors these days? :rolleyes:

Brass




 Well well well, it's no wonder she thought she had the right to disrespect and humiliate the Trump supporting students in her classroom. Sorry Olga, but you can't treat the rest of the world like your boi blu without consequences. Welcome to reality!
Title: Florida wife pummels husband for refusing to have sex with her
Post by: Larry1 on January 13, 2017, 04:30:01 PM
After her husband refused to have sex with her, a 61-year-old Florida woman punched her spouse in the face before twice kneeing him in the groin, according to police who arrested the woman for domestic battery.

As detailed in a criminal complaint, a tipsy Kerry Lee Pineiro last night clobbered her husband inside the couple’s condominium in Seminole. Pineiro, cops charge, became “upset” with the 60-year-old victim “after he would not have sex with her.”

http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/sex/battery-followed-rejection-472936

There is a photo of the wife at the beach. She's not fat.


Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on January 20, 2017, 07:44:54 PM
Everybody seen this?
Another look..................................

http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/16/giant-alligator-takes-stroll-through-florida-nature-center
Title: 12 foot alligator in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on January 20, 2017, 09:26:43 PM
Everybody seen this?
Another look..................................

http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/16/giant-alligator-takes-stroll-through-florida-nature-center

There certainly are 12 foot gators in Florida. I've seen some, but fortunately I was walking on a wooden platform which they would be hard-pressed to reach. They look prehistoric. They are scary looking in ways that 5-6 foot gators are not.

Florida has a million and a half alligators.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Brasscasing on January 21, 2017, 10:53:22 AM
Freakin' thing's a dinosaur for crying out loud! :P

Brass
Title: Re: 12 foot alligator in Florida
Post by: alex330 on January 21, 2017, 12:24:59 PM
I've seen some, but fortunately I was walking on a wooden platform which they would be hard-pressed to reach.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY5Et9HY490
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on January 21, 2017, 01:48:54 PM
Everybody seen this?
Another look..................................

http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/16/giant-alligator-takes-stroll-through-florida-nature-center (http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/16/giant-alligator-takes-stroll-through-florida-nature-center)

There is something strange about that video.
One thing is that the 'gator' walks like it's drunk [or on drugs]
Another is that the people on the path looked like they were expecting the event and show no apparent surprise or fear.
Hmmmmm
Same gator?........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIMCjMqZVYQ
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Gator on January 21, 2017, 02:56:27 PM
Everybody seen this?
Another look..................................

http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/16/giant-alligator-takes-stroll-through-florida-nature-center

The path looks about 5-ft wide, making the gator around 11-12 feet.  That's a Bull Gator.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on January 21, 2017, 04:40:32 PM
Pregnant woman beaten over hair weave dispute:


http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/pregnant-sisters-weave-fight-763905
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on January 21, 2017, 04:58:29 PM
There is something strange about that video.
One thing is that the 'gator' walks like it's drunk [or on drugs]
Another is that the people on the path looked like they were expecting the event and show no apparent surprise or fear.


I'm sure it's real. We see them all the time so not surprising. By my property in Costa Rica we have crocs that are much larger. You can see twenty or so that size lounging on the river bank.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Anotherkiwi on January 21, 2017, 05:28:58 PM
I'm sure it's real. We see them all the time so not surprising. By my property in Costa Rica we have crocs that are much larger. You can see twenty or so that size lounging on the river bank.

I'm quite happy to stay off your holiday invite list, Alex!  :zap:
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on January 21, 2017, 06:28:53 PM
I'm quite happy to stay off your holiday invite list, Alex!  :zap:


But we have such beautiful beaches!


(http://www.villascostarica.com/userfiles/quepos-manuel-antonio-beach-crocodiles.jpg)
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Larry1 on January 21, 2017, 07:50:25 PM
Pregnant woman beaten over hair weave dispute:


http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/pregnant-sisters-weave-fight-763905

The fights involving weaves or resulting in the loss of weaves are pretty common. Liveleak and Worldstar have loads of videos of them.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Anotherkiwi on January 22, 2017, 04:41:36 PM

But we have such beautiful beaches!


(http://www.villascostarica.com/userfiles/quepos-manuel-antonio-beach-crocodiles.jpg)

But are these pets of yours properly house-trained?
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on January 22, 2017, 08:16:44 PM
..woman beaten over hair weave dispute:


  (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/pregnant-sisters-weave-fight-763905)

(http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1123506/images/o-MARGE-GROENING-MARGE-SIMPSON-facebook.jpg)
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Gator on January 26, 2017, 03:51:14 PM
(http://yougottobekidding.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/driving_and_shaving.jpg)
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: ML on January 27, 2017, 09:00:33 AM
Great story; driving and working on hoohah.
Title: Brazilian Virgin Hair giveaway in Florida turns rough
Post by: Larry1 on February 12, 2017, 05:43:50 PM
I had never heard of virgin hair, but that was what was printed on the label of the hair extensions being sold at almost giveaway pricing at a beauty supply store in Orlando, Florida. The extensions usually sold for $50-100.

A lot of women showed up to get these extensions, the crowd refused a store request to form lines, became unruly, and the shop management called the police. The police had difficulty getting the women to back up and they pepper sprayed the crowd.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vt4_nSUuds&feature=youtu.be

Florida is never a dull state.
Title: Huge alligator attacks Florida golfer, pulling him into the water
Post by: Larry1 on February 12, 2017, 11:02:17 PM
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Every golfer needs a putter he can rely on — especially when an alligator decides to play through. North Fort Myers resident Tony Aarts used his Cleveland Golf putter to subdue a 10-foot gator that attacked him Wednesday as he was approaching the fourth hole at Magnolia Landing Golf & Country Club.

“As I was walking about 5 to 6 feet away from the water I heard a splash, and as soon as I heard that splash I knew it was an alligator, and he got me,” Aarts said. The gator grabbed Aarts by his right ankle. He wound up on his back and rolled into the nearby water hazard as they struggled. “I remember having a club in my hand, and as soon as he had me in the water up to my waist, I started hitting him over the head,” Aarts said.

The gator didn’t give up easily, and soon the water was up to Aarts’ chest. “He was looking at me with his big eyes, and I kept hitting him,” Aarts said. “And I’m thinking I’m getting deeper and deeper, and I thought you’re not gonna get me.”

A subtle change of club technique helped turn the tide in Aarts’ favor.
“I started hitting him in the eye socket,” Aarts said. “I hit him three times and he let go of my foot, so I crawled back out and by that time the guys were there.”

The guys were officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, who captured the gator and put it down.

Aarts has been living in Florida for more than 35 years and has seen plenty of gators — just not this close. “It’s a good thing I had that putter,” he said. “It’s a good, solid, heavy putter.”

The fight left him with an amazing story to tell, as well as some advice to impart to others on the course. “I guess a golfer should always keep a club in his hand,” Aarts said.

http://www.winknews.com/2017/02/09/golfer-uses-putter-to-fight-gator-at-magnolia-landing/

Gator, I understand that you are a frequent golfer in the Sunshine State. Perhaps you should consider buying a Cold Steel tactical 9 iron designed to put through the eye or the brain of an alligator.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: onlyFSU4me on February 13, 2017, 07:50:01 AM
Florida sure takes the term "water hazard" literally, don't they? Lets just throw a couple gators in there... make it a real hazard!
Title: Re: Huge alligator attacks Florida golfer, pulling him into the water
Post by: Gator on February 13, 2017, 03:43:12 PM


Gator, I understand that you are a frequent golfer in the Sunshine State. Perhaps you should consider buying a Cold Steel tactical 9 iron designed to put through the eye or the brain of an alligator.

A 10-footer is not to be messed with.  Especially if they have eggs/babies nearby.

If my ball rolls up next to a 6-ft gator or less, I will walk up with a closed umbrella (golf umbrellas are big), point the umbrella at the gator, and open it quickly.  The umbrella looks like a big mouth and scares the gator away.

For bigger gators, I throw golf balls at them from a few yards.  A hit in their ribs will usually make them leave.  I did that one time to one the size of the Bismarck, and he later swam up near the green and gave me the evil eye. 

At my club in Tampa, a large attacked a professional golf ball diver.   The gator rolled the diver to dismember him,   The same as the Ft. Meyers gator, the diver thrust his thumb into the eye socket and the gator let loose of him.  The diver had some serious injuries, but not life-threatening, and required weeks of rehabilitation. 

http://www.tbo.com/news/offbeat/2008/apr/28/me-golf-ball-diver-tells-of-gators-attack-ar-153417/

 http://www.upi.com/Gator-attacks-golf-ball-diver/62131209416290/
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on February 22, 2017, 04:29:23 PM
Laid off: Swedish workers could be given paid 'sex breaks'
to improve well-being


Workers in Sweden could soon be allowed to take paid "sex breaks" during the day
– in a bid to improve low birth rates and promote healthy relationships.

A councillor in the northern town of Overtornea presented a motion asking that the
area's workers be given an hour during the day to go home and be intimate with
their partners.

read all about it here
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/laid-off-swedish-workers-could-be-given-paid-sex-breaks-improve-well-being-1607836

Title: Re: Bizarre activities
Post by: tfcrew on February 26, 2017, 07:22:08 PM

   Hey guys....this isn't a bird

                 
                       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhe_cyrHNpI

Some of those cats are pretty heavy
Title: Florida girl pries open alligator's jaws to set herself free
Post by: tfcrew on May 08, 2017, 07:24:00 PM
Quote
Florida girl pries open alligator's jaws to set herself free from attack

A 10-year-old Florida girl was attacked by an alligator while sitting in shallow water, but her quick and calm thinking saved her life.
The girl pried open the 8-foot-9-inch reptile's mouth to fee her leg after it lunged at her on Saturday at the designated swimming area of an Orlando-area park, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/05/08/florida-girl-10-pries-open-alligators-jaws-to-free-herself.html).
A lifeguard was on duty when the attack happened and four of the girl's family members were present.
Officials from Florida Fish and Wildlife found the gator and killed it.

http://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/05/08/florida-girl-pries-open-alligators-jaws-to-set-herself-free-fro/22076479/
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: msmob on May 08, 2017, 10:48:07 PM
In the light of some tests done on Crocs and Aligators - IN FLORIDA - re strength of bite - she must has done something to ;persuade; the animal to 'open up' - as it seems unlikely a human could find the strength?!

The tests were done on animals 2 times as large.. with an Aussie Salty Croc coming out with a bite force nearly 20 times that of an adult human .....

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/03/120315-crocodiles-bite-force-erickson-science-plos-one-strongest/
 (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/03/120315-crocodiles-bite-force-erickson-science-plos-one-strongest/)

Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on May 09, 2017, 06:48:44 AM
Mad passengers

http://www.russianwomendiscussion.com/index.php?topic=21842.msg461126#msg461126
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on May 10, 2017, 02:16:46 PM
Really bizarre!
You won't hear this one on the nightly news...

Quote
A Florida man accused of murdering his girlfriend claims she accidentally choked to death....

http://nypost.com/2017/05/09/murder-suspect-tries-big-penis-defense-and-it-might-work/
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: BdHvA on May 16, 2017, 04:32:48 PM
This is the most fun I have had as an auction winds down. Thanks to all.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on May 16, 2017, 05:05:28 PM
Man threatened to shoot off his penis after argument with wife

read the story here
http://www.gazettextra.com/20170515/complaint_man_threatened_to_shoot_off_his_penis_after_argument_with_wife?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark


Complaint Filed To Close Sex Club Posing As Church

read all about it here
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/complaint-filed-to-close-sex-clup-posing-as-church

Title: took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on May 23, 2017, 04:48:58 PM
Really bizarre!
You won't hear this one on the nightly news...

http://nypost.com/2017/05/09/murder-suspect-tries-big-penis-defense-and-it-might-work/


Man acquitted after using oral sex defense.

Richard Henry Patterson, the Margate man (yes it's in Florida) who initially
claimed his girlfriend choked to death during oral sex, was found not guilty
Monday of second-degree murder.

read all about it here
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-reg-gag-defense-murder-trial-closings-20170522-story.html
Title: Yes it took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on May 23, 2017, 05:16:00 PM
Florida man cited for driving with SUV's hood blocking view

read the story here
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2017/05/23/Florida-man-cited-for-driving-with-SUVs-hood-blocking-view/9041495548963/?spt=slh&or=2
Title: Yes it took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on May 23, 2017, 05:18:22 PM
Woman trying to buy birthday card trapped inside CVS


read all about it here
http://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-trying-buy-birthday-card-trapped-inside-cvs-120758704.html
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on May 24, 2017, 08:28:29 AM
Florida woman awarded $100K after being burned by Starbucks coffee

http://www.aol.com/article/finance/2017/05/22/florida-woman-awarded-100k-after-being-burned-by-starbucks-coff/22103630/


Starbucks not to worry though...will make it up selling ice coffee cubes



http://www.aol.com/article/finance/2017/05/19/starbucks-latest-item-will-keep-you-extra-cool-this-summer/22100012/


Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on May 24, 2017, 09:07:01 AM

http://www.gazettextra.com/20170515/complaint_man_threatened_to_shoot_off_his_penis_after_argument_with_wife?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark (http://www.gazettextra.com/20170515/complaint_man_threatened_to_shoot_off_his_penis_after_argument_with_wife?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark)
“If I'm not using it, I might as well shoot it off,” ...
Ahorner admitted to drinking a 12-pack of beer the day of the incident.


 (http://www.gazettextra.com/storyimage/JG/20170515/ARTICLES/170519865/EP/1/1/EP-170519865.jpg&MaxW=332)

 He just might be a redneck :rolleyes:
 
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on December 21, 2017, 02:26:08 PM
Do you want to change occupations and join in doing circumcision's
for fun and profit? Maybe one of the members who wanted to teach
English and photograph hot FSUW might look at this for a profitable
sideline?

Unfortunately you can no longer buy a do it yourself circumcision
training kit on Amazon.   

Amazon pulls DIY circumcision ‘training’ kit

http://metro.co.uk/2017/12/20/amazon-pulls-diy-circumcision-training-kit-7173725/




Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on December 21, 2017, 02:28:19 PM
Man afraid of Tasmanian Devil says father-in-law terrorized him with bushy toupee

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/12/21/man-claims-father-in-law-used-toupee-to-scare-him.html
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on January 10, 2018, 08:59:44 AM
Surely she should have known better than to change
the channel during the game.
Man kills wife for changing the channel
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/09/man-charged-in-wife-s-killing-she-chang-1/

Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: jone on January 10, 2018, 10:17:38 AM
Surely she should have known better than to change
the channel during the game.
Man kills wife for changing the channel
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/jan/09/man-charged-in-wife-s-killing-she-chang-1/

Yeah, you know why Arkansas doesn't have a professional football team?  Because then Texas would want one too.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: GQBlues on January 10, 2018, 10:31:35 AM
...
Unfortunately you can no longer buy a do it yourself circumcision
training kit on Amazon.   

Amazon pulls DIY circumcision ‘training’ kit


TFF! Makes one wonder if this decision was based on the inquisition whether Jeff Bezos was Jewish or not.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on January 19, 2018, 09:46:27 PM
Yeah, you know why Arkansas doesn't have a professional football team?  Because then Texas would want one too.

 :D

Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on January 19, 2018, 09:49:48 PM
Dr Pepper-Drinking Donkey Returns Home After Missing For 2 Years: Owner

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Dr-Pepper-Drinking-Donkey-Returns-Home-After-Missing-For-2-Years-470023133.html

Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on January 19, 2018, 09:50:44 PM
Tape worms don't like sushi?

Five-foot long tapeworm came 'wiggling out' of man's body after he ate sushi

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2018/01/18/five-foot-long-tapeworm-came-wiggling-out-out-mans-body-after-ate-sushi.html
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on January 19, 2018, 09:55:13 PM


Swiss town denies passport to Dutch vegan because she is ‘too annoying’

Local residents in Switzerland often have a say in citizenship applications,
which are decided by the cantons and towns where the applicants live
rather than federal government.

It is still very difficult to be granted Swiss citizenship and being born in
the country does not give the children or even the grandchildren of
immigrants the automatic right to be Swiss.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/swiss-town-denies-passport-to-dutch-vegan-because-she-is-annoying-125316437.html
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on February 10, 2018, 01:16:24 PM
Guy steals car, can't get it restarted so naturally he calls the
owner for help. Story from Minnersohhda not Florida. 

Man steals car outside Walmart, calls owner for help
http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/2018/02/08/man-steals-vehicle-outside-sartell-walmart-calls-owner-ask-help/319572002/
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on April 17, 2018, 03:36:08 PM
Another day in sunny Floriduh.


(http://i.imgur.com/7jd8gWB.png)
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on April 17, 2018, 03:56:56 PM
Another day in sunny Floriduh.

The above story is of course 'urban legend'
A skinhead married to a Swahili-iite [as pictured] should raise doubt enough  ::)

The reporting website [appropriately called]... Stuppid

http://www.snopes.com/fact-check/i39ve-got-a-golden-ticket/

 
 

Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on April 17, 2018, 04:02:52 PM
The above story is of course 'urban legend'
A skinhead married to a Swahili-iite [as pictured] should raise doubt enough  ::)

The reporting website [appropriately called]... Stuppid

http://www.snopes.com/fact-check/i39ve-got-a-golden-ticket/ (http://www.snopes.com/fact-check/i39ve-got-a-golden-ticket/)


Ah thanks. The alligator thrown in at the end had me wondering the same thing.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on April 17, 2018, 04:14:35 PM

 The alligator thrown in at the end had me wondering the same thing.

Sales of tickets to heaven would not really constitute a crime.
 However, possession of an alligator might ....
 
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0379/Sections/0379.409.html
 
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: alex330 on April 17, 2018, 07:16:46 PM
Sales of tickets to heaven would not really constitute a crime.
 However, possession of an alligator might ....
 
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0379/Sections/0379.409.html (http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0379/Sections/0379.409.html)


They are not very strict down here in regards to owning one. As long as it is smaller. It is mostly the illegal hunting they crack down on.


The Burmese python sex party is real news though.


http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-reg-python-sex-party-everglades-20180417-story.html (http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-reg-python-sex-party-everglades-20180417-story.html)
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on April 28, 2018, 11:04:51 AM
Woman hides a loaded gun in her Vajay-jay? My guess is that
she's not the best sex partner.

(http://thesmokinggun.com/sites/default/files/assets/anikawitt18x.jpg)

APRIL 27--A Missouri woman who had a loaded handgun hidden in her
vagina at the time of her arrest last year today pleaded guilty to weapons
possession and narcotics charges.

http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/guilty-plea-in-stashed-gun-case-482903

Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: ML on April 28, 2018, 11:57:36 AM
But maybe she had a concealed weapon permit.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on April 30, 2018, 10:03:25 AM
But maybe she had a concealed weapon permit.

She was a convicted felon but anything is possible.

More of the same.

Cops: Teen Had Loaded Revolver In Her Vagina
Stolen weapon found during search at Tennessee jail
(http://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSzafDfJZix_fcqOtUddETmxsJO3btc8jx-lOjGHBrGL_dq2QgWOw)
http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/loaded-gun-hidden-in-vagina-576432


Woman Who Hid Gun In Vagina Gets 25 Years
http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/loaded-gun-in-vagina-sentencing-576342

Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on May 01, 2018, 05:33:21 PM
What would really have been amazing?...if it was a hidden AK-47 :popcorn:
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: jone on May 01, 2018, 05:37:03 PM
Woman hides a loaded gun in her Vajay-jay? My guess is that
she's not the best sex partner.

(http://thesmokinggun.com/sites/default/files/assets/anikawitt18x.jpg)

APRIL 27--A Missouri woman who had a loaded handgun hidden in her
vagina at the time of her arrest last year today pleaded guilty to weapons
possession and narcotics charges.

http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/guilty-plea-in-stashed-gun-case-482903

She brings new meaning to the common term "Banging Someone".
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Anotherkiwi on May 01, 2018, 05:40:05 PM
She was a convicted felon but anything is possible.

More of the same.

Cops: Teen Had Loaded Revolver In Her Vagina
Stolen weapon found during search at Tennessee jail
(http://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSzafDfJZix_fcqOtUddETmxsJO3btc8jx-lOjGHBrGL_dq2QgWOw)
http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/loaded-gun-hidden-in-vagina-576432


Woman Who Hid Gun In Vagina Gets 25 Years
http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/loaded-gun-in-vagina-sentencing-576342

I do hope that the safety catch was on in each!  :mooning:
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on May 02, 2018, 12:32:34 PM
If at first you don't succeed......................

Man Robs Same Bank 1 Day After Being Released From Prison

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/05/02/man-robs-same-bank-1-day-after-being-released-from-prison/
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: ML on May 02, 2018, 12:36:37 PM
She brings new meaning to the common term "Banging Someone".

How about . . . Blow-up doll??
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Anotherkiwi on May 02, 2018, 05:15:08 PM
If at first you don't succeed......................

Man Robs Same Bank 1 Day After Being Released From Prison

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/05/02/man-robs-same-bank-1-day-after-being-released-from-prison/

He's obviously missing all his friends!  :cluebat:
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: ML on May 02, 2018, 07:29:26 PM
He's obviously missing all his friends!  :cluebat:

A boy I went to junior high and high school with had an older brother who spent time in county jail several times.  Each time for more serious crimes and eventually was sent to state prison.  I moved away and lost the gossip; but years later I heard from locals that the guy admitted he liked it in prison, and spent most of his remaining years there.  When he would be released, he did something to be re-incarcerated.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on May 04, 2018, 07:51:59 PM
Try concealed carry in these....

(http://cbsnews2.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/05/03/fb53ec52-5392-42f3-9c94-9fe7e4c2db49/resize/220xg4/e58e9fd16595d2d242611ac5bc373729/screen-shot-2018-05-02-at-9-53-24-pm.png)

A Los Angeles-based brand is selling jeans for $168 that leave very little to the imagination. Denim company Carmar debuted its "extreme cut out (http://carmardenim.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/extreme-cut-out-jean)" jeans and people on social media couldn't believe how bare they are and wondered who would even buy them.

Seriously?

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/carmar-denim-brand-debuts-extreme-cut-out-jeans-for-168/
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: DaveNY on June 14, 2018, 10:59:35 AM
From the article:

Quote
A father and son in South Carolina had to idle in the road last weekend, while a 9-foot gator dragged a bloody, bloated carcass across the pavement.

Watch the video. That's something you don't see in the UK or France. Not even in Russia.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article213086319.html
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Jamesukjames on January 23, 2019, 01:34:29 AM
I presume it was a low calibre pistol and not a desert  eagle
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Grumpy on March 26, 2019, 03:23:53 PM
This is too bizarre even for Florida
http://www.thomas-morris.uk/woman-peed-nose/

Unfortunate woman "leaks" in all the wrong places.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on March 26, 2019, 04:30:46 PM
 Four guys vs one then two. One guys stands around and does nothing.
Quote
VIDEO: Indiana spring breakers fight off armed robbers at Florida gas station Posted
  6:14 PM, March 26, 2019, by FOX59 Web (http://fox59.com/author/fox59-web/)
http://fox59.com/2019/03/26/video-indiana-spring-breakers-fight-off-armed-robbers-at-florida-gas-station/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFCDbIZxb_8

 
       
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Arkansas
Post by: Grumpy on April 04, 2019, 02:36:23 PM
Darwin Award Competitors
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/04/04/arkansas_bulletproof_vest_arrests/

unrelated video
http://youtu.be/GFcvlWydAX0?t=73

Enjoy :D
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: jone on April 11, 2019, 05:02:37 PM
I looked at the title and didn't even have to guess where the event ocur:

http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/stupid/no-clothes-trio-290765

What is so damnably stupid about it is that the arresting officer probably would have just given them a small fine had they not gone busting down the Interstate naked as jaybirds.   In the end they got tasered and hauled off.   Hell, I wouldn't have called 911, I would pulled out my phone camera.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on May 07, 2020, 09:23:42 PM
Man Climbs Under Moving Big Rig Filled With Wine, Begins Drinking From Tank
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2020/05/07/man-big-rig-wine-drinking-tank/


Oregon State Police say Florida man who thought a tire blowout was someone
shooting at car had large sum of cash hidden in package of diapers.

http://ktvz.com/news/crime-courts/2020/05/06/fla-man-who-thought-i-5-tire-blowout-was-shot-at-car-facing-drug-charges/
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Gator on May 08, 2020, 09:29:09 AM
Not Florida but close and stupid.

‘I guess I won’t do this again,’ SC woman said during fatal alligator attack, cops say

A manicurist working at her customer's porch wanted to touch an alligator she spotted in nearby pond. 

http://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article242519761.html
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: jone on May 08, 2020, 11:58:09 AM
Because she was 57 and probably already had kids, does this mean she is not a candidate for the Darwin award?
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on May 12, 2020, 10:40:11 AM
Teen caught driving 191 mph in his father's car (307 kph)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/teen-speeding-191-mph-fathers-car/


(http://i.pinimg.com/236x/73/01/9d/73019d905d11c7f2fc05abfea02c7b1b--police-life-hilarious-stuff.jpg)


Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: ML on May 12, 2020, 12:22:30 PM
Teen caught driving 191 mph in his father's car (307 kph)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/teen-speeding-191-mph-fathers-car/


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I am kind of dubious that a street car can even go that fast.
Also, without special tires, I think they would blow out at that speed.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: msmob on May 12, 2020, 02:15:59 PM
http://gulftakeout.com/2019/10/the-top-10-fastest-cars-in-the-world-in-2020/

I believe all these cars are road legal
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on August 18, 2020, 07:56:20 PM
Homeless Florida man settles into soccer stadium luxury suite for 2 weeks before being detected
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It was one for the nice-work-if-you-can-get-it record books: A homeless Florida man managed to live for two weeks in the luxury suite of a soccer stadium, allegedly stealing $1,043 worth of clothing and consuming $250 in food and drinks, reported the Tampa Bay Times (http://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2020/08/13/homeless-man-lived-in-al-lang-stadium-luxury-suite-for-two-weeks-police-say/).
     Authorities surmise he snuck in with a cleaning crew and was able to stay because cleaning was curtailed during the coronavirus pandemic.
      And a cleaning crew is who found him.
     Daniel Albert Neja, 39, was arrested last week after an employee found blankets, razors and open cans of shaving cream in a luxury suite of Al Lang Stadium in Tampa Bay, the newspaper reported. He was charged with third-degree felony burglary and first-degree misdemeanor of resisting an officer without violence, with bond set at $5,150.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-tampa-bay-al-lang-stadium-homeless-man-lives-luxury-suite-20200817-sbgiysn6abedlgo42zi3om6xbq-story.html
Title: Marlins hire Kim Ng ...First female Baseball General Manager
Post by: tfcrew on November 13, 2020, 08:03:01 PM
Not so bizarre but quite unique---MLB has it's first ever female GM and a Chinese American lady at that....

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Who is Kim Ng?Ng (pronounced “Ang”) has more than 30 years of experience in the major leagues, beginning as an intern with the Chicago White Sox in 1990. Her time in the profession pre-dates the existence of the Marlins, who were founded in 1991. She’s worked for the New York Yankees (1998-2001), Los Angeles Dodgers (2002-2011) and in the MLB commissioner’s office (2011-2020). Her resumé with those three teams includes eight postseason appearances, six championship series and three World Series, all with the Yankees (1998-2000).
http://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/11/13/marlins-hire-kim-ng-making-her-first-woman-asian-american-general-manager/24689453/
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on November 13, 2020, 08:57:12 PM


U.S. man dubbed ‘dine-and-dash dater’
Dubbed the “dine-and-dash dater,” Gonzales is alleged to have repeatedly gone out
for drinks and dinner with women, and mysteriously disappeared just before the bill
arrived leaving the women to pay. Prosecutors say that he defrauded women of more
than US $950.
http://globalnews.ca/news/4416772/dine-and-dash-dater/


Woman attempting to dine and dash from B.C. restaurant falls
through ceiling in botched escape

http://globalnews.ca/news/7430571/dine-dash-bc-restaurant-woman-falls-through-ceiling/


Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on November 15, 2020, 03:12:21 PM
Not from Fla.....
http://nypost.com/2020/11/10/woman-reveals-how-her-huge-mouth-made-her-tiktok-famous/
Title: Bizarre activities in Florida-Man saves pup from alligator
Post by: tfcrew on November 23, 2020, 11:20:08 AM
Is that a cigar he is smoking while he wrestles this gator?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlZ0pPDlvwA
Title: Re: Bizarre activities in Florida-Man saves pup from alligator
Post by: Grumpy on November 23, 2020, 02:36:42 PM
Is that a cigar he is smoking while he wrestles this gator?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlZ0pPDlvwA


http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/23/man-rescues-puppy-from-alligator-without-dropping-cigar
Title: Marlins hire Kim Ng ...First female Baseball General Manager
Post by: 2tallbill on November 23, 2020, 04:33:34 PM
Not so bizarre but quite unique---MLB has it's first ever female GM and a Chinese American lady at that....

Is she/he also LGBT?

Title: Re: Marlins hire Kim Ng ...First female Baseball General Manager
Post by: tfcrew on November 23, 2020, 07:22:55 PM
Is she/he also LGBT?
I seem to think that she just might be a she---
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Personal life......
Ng and her husband Tony Markward, co-owner of Silas Wines in Oregon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon),[27] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Ng#cite_note-27) live in upstate New York.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Ng
Also---
http://wikibious.com/kim-ng/
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Grumpy on November 27, 2020, 04:23:58 PM
Unfortunately named town in Austria.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/26/fugging-hell-tired-of-mockery-austrian-village-changes-name
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on November 27, 2020, 07:04:40 PM
Unfortunately named town in Austria.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/26/fugging-hell-tired-of-mockery-austrian-village-changes-name (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/26/fugging-hell-tired-of-mockery-austrian-village-changes-name)


 http://www.google.com/maps/place/5121+Fucking,+Austria/@48.0663614,12.8543749,2303m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x4775d4854dbcba19:0x802456ee60b72a17!8m2!3d48.0673299!4d12.8633177?hl=en
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on December 03, 2020, 02:07:01 PM
Ohio Department of Health now recommending those
in Ohio avoid traveling to Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio has been added to the Ohio Department of Health’s
COVID-19 Travel Advisory map, meaning the state is recommending Ohioans
avoid traveling to Ohio, and those entering Ohio after traveling from Ohio are
advised to self-quarantine in Ohio for 14 days.

Obviously, outside of The Matrix or a Christopher Nolan movie, this is physically
impossible. To be clear, you are free to move about the state, but the ODH
recommends staying home except for necessary trips.

http://www.news5cleveland.com/news/continuing-coverage/coronavirus/ohio-department-of-health-now-recommending-those-in-ohio-avoid-traveling-to-ohio

Title: Re: Bizarre age gap
Post by: Grumpy on January 09, 2021, 10:06:40 AM
Helen Viola Jackson’s 1936 marriage to James Bolin was unusual to say the least: he was 93 and in declining health, and she was a 17-year-old schoolgirl.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/08/last-civil-war-widow-dies-helen-viola-jackson
Title: Re: Bizarre activities which took place in Alaska this time...
Post by: tfcrew on February 20, 2021, 09:25:00 PM
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Alaska woman attacked by bear while using toilet
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After hearing her scream, Ms Stevens' brother went to see ...... only to find a bear's head in the hole of the toilet. "[She] might be the only person this has ever happened to. I wouldn't be surprised over the years if other folks have had bizarre things - but during February to sit down in an outhouse and have something like that happen is very unusual."Ms Stevens told the Anchorage Daily News that she will practice a "look before you sit" policy in the future.
MORE on this and other rotten luck stories.......
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Grumpy on February 28, 2021, 12:20:23 PM
A rooster fitted with a knife for an illegal cockfight in southern India has killed its owner, sparking a manhunt for the organisers of the event, police said.

The bird had a knife attached to its leg ready to take on an opponent when it inflicted serious injuries to the man’s groin as it tried to escape, officers said. The man died from loss of blood before he could reach a hospital .

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/27/rooster-fitted-with-blade-for-cockfight-kills-its-owner-in-india

Maybe the headline should be Rooster Attacks Wrong Cock ?
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: ML on February 28, 2021, 02:28:20 PM

Maybe the headline should be Rooster Attacks Wrong Cock ?

Hey . . . what kind of a site do you think this is ??
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Shadow on March 01, 2021, 02:25:12 AM
A rooster fitted with a knife for an illegal cockfight in southern India has killed its owner, sparking a manhunt for the organisers of the event, police said.

The bird had a knife attached to its leg ready to take on an opponent when it inflicted serious injuries to the man’s groin as it tried to escape, officers said. The man died from loss of blood before he could reach a hospital .

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/27/rooster-fitted-with-blade-for-cockfight-kills-its-owner-in-india (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/27/rooster-fitted-with-blade-for-cockfight-kills-its-owner-in-india)

Maybe the headline should be Rooster Attacks Wrong Cock ?
Obviously low-tech. American roosters use guns.
Title: Bizarre activities in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on March 04, 2021, 02:44:08 PM
Business casual at the Florida Ritz. . . . . .

Florida man speeds through crash site & tells deputies he ‘has business’ at the Ritz
Joshua Gaukhman, driving a BMW and sporting one sock, boxers, and an
undershirt, came barreling through the crash site nearly hitting six deputies
and dragging a traffic cone under his car.

Read all about it here
http://nbc-2.com/news/state/2021/03/03/florida-man-speeds-through-crash-site-tells-deputies-he-has-business-at-the-ritz/


Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on March 04, 2021, 02:50:31 PM
WISH YOU WERE BEER Drunk pals floating on inflatable mattress are rescued
TWO MILES out to sea… but only panicked when they ran out of beer

http://www.thesun.ie/news/6644887/drunk-pals-inflatable-mattress-floating-panicked-beer/


Cats Are Just as Disloyal as You Suspected, New Study Suggests
http://gizmodo.com/cats-are-just-as-disloyal-as-you-suspected-new-study-s-1846379601


Title: Re: Bizarre activities in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on March 04, 2021, 02:56:08 PM
Business casual at the Florida Ritz. Florida man speeds through crash site & tells deputies he ‘has business’ at the Ritz
He was puttin' on the Ritz. Go tell Taco.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on March 04, 2021, 06:38:02 PM
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Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on March 29, 2021, 08:44:44 AM
Florida woman found naked in storm drain was missing for
3 weeks, got lost in tunnel during swim

http://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-woman-naked-storm-drain-missing-3-weeks


Naked man arrested for jumping on neighbors’ trampoline
http://valdostatoday.com/in-other-news/2021/03/naked-man-arrested-for-jumping-on-neighbors-trampoline/
Title: The Suez Canal crisis is now blocking a huge shipment of erotic toys
Post by: 2tallbill on March 29, 2021, 08:53:09 AM
The Suez Canal crisis is now blocking a huge shipment
of erotic toys from reaching the Netherlands

http://www.indy100.com/news/suez-canal-blocked-sex-toys-b1823395
Title: Re: The Suez Canal crisis is now blocking a huge shipment of erotic toys
Post by: ML on March 31, 2021, 10:32:35 AM
The Suez Canal crisis is now blocking a huge shipment
of erotic toys from reaching the Netherlands

http://www.indy100.com/news/suez-canal-blocked-sex-toys-b1823395

Don't the Dutch have much traditional male with female sex?
Title: Wastewater overflow threat, Florida officials urge residents to heed evacuation
Post by: tfcrew on April 04, 2021, 03:05:22 PM
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Florida officials are urging residents in the surrounding areas of a wastewater storage pond to heed evacuation orders ahead of a potential overflow of polluted water.
On Friday, the Manatee County Public Safety Department warned of an "imminent threat" of an uncontrolled release of wastewater from the former Piney Point phosphate processing plant in Palmetto after a breach was detected in one of the walls of the southern reservoir, which holds about 800 million gallons of water containing phosphorus and nitrogen.
An estimated 300 million gallons of water remained in the pond as of Sunday, acting Manatee County Administrator Dr. Scott Hopes told reporters Sunday.MORE: Florida wastewater pond's 'imminent' overflow leads to evacuations and emergency order (http://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-wastewater-ponds-imminent-overflow-leads-evacucations-emergency/story?id=76856248)Residents within a 1-mile radius of the plant were ordered to evacuate, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Saturday in Manatee County as well as neighboring Hillsborough and Pinellas counties over the threat.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/amid-wastewater-overflow-threat-florida-officials-urge-residents/story?id=76866305


Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Grumpy on April 08, 2021, 10:18:36 AM
Staff and customers at a 7-Eleven in the Thai city of Nakhon Pathom, near Bangkok, were stunned this week by the intrusion of a giant Asian water monitor, which barged through the store and scaled shelves next to the beverage cooler, drink cartons cascading down in its wake.

On social media, the enormous reptile was quickly nicknamed Godzilla, as users shared footage of it swinging from the shelves. Many of those less versed in the science of lizard identification assumed the images came from Florida, while others expressed concern for the welfare of the animal — which staff said probably emerged from a forest nearby.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/04/08/monitor-lizard-thailand-7-11/
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Gator on April 08, 2021, 02:08:48 PM
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   Staff and customers at a 7-Eleven in the Thai city of Nakhon Pathom, near Bangkok, were stunned this week by the intrusion of a giant Asian water monitor,

The Komodo Dragon is one species of the monitor family.   They are carnivorous.

Monitors were abundant in Vietnam when I was in the Army.  I came across one outside our GP Medium tent.  It was at least six feet in length.  We both backed away.     

 

Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on April 09, 2021, 07:36:32 PM
... the intrusion of a giant Asian water monitor, which barged through the store and scaled shelves next to the beverage cooler, drink cartons cascading down in its wake.
Just wanted some chips and soda [or some beer]
Title: Unfortunately Named French Town
Post by: Grumpy on April 13, 2021, 07:46:28 AM
Life’s a Bitche for one historic town in north-east France that has received an apology from Facebook after its page was shut down for apparently using offensive language.

Bitche in the Moselle, population 5,000 and home to the Bitchois, fell foul of the social network’s algorithm, which deemed it insulting and removed it without explanation last month.

After Facebook restored the town’s page, Kieffer said: “I and my fellow citizens would like to humbly invite Monsieur Mark Zuckerberg and Monsieur the president general of Facebook France to our lovely fortified town, which has distinguished itself in history several times.

“Together, we can honour together the memory of compatriots and our American friends who under the flag of the 100 Infantry Division came from South Carolina to liberate our town: liberators who called themselves, with pride, the ‘sons of Bitche’.”

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/13/lifes-a-bitche-french-towns-facebook-page-shut-down-over-offensive-name
Title: Bizarre activities
Post by: 2tallbill on April 13, 2021, 08:42:38 AM
Police in Maharashtra's Jalgaon have busted a factory using discarded face masks to
stuff mattresses in the place of cotton or other material. This comes at a time when
the state is witnessing a sharp surge in Covid-19 cases

http://www.indiatoday.in/coronavirus-outbreak/story/maharashtra-mattress-stuffed-used-covid-face-masks-factory-jalgaon-1790020-2021-04-12
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: BillyB on April 29, 2021, 11:49:50 PM



Bizarre activities happening in Florida again. No social distancing and they aren't wearing masks.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcW7ywLE95I



Title: Florida----Condo collapse
Post by: tfcrew on June 24, 2021, 05:56:56 PM
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Live Updates: 99 unaccounted for after deadly high-rise collapse in Florida
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At least 99 people were unaccounted for after portions of a high-rise condo building north of Miami Beach collapsed early Thursday, killing at least one person, officials said. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said 102 people have been accounted for so far.
The 12-story building, called Champlain Towers South, collapsed just after 1:30 a.m. local time. It's not yet clear why the building collapsed — but when the dust settled, the building appeared to be sheared in two, with bunk beds, dining rooms and entire homes left blowing in the wind.
Rescue teams are tunneling below the building in a race against time to find survivors, but officials said it is still too dangerous to send searchers on top of the pile. Hundreds of first responders are on the scene, and President Biden is promising federal aid.
Multiple people were hospitalized, officials said. Ten people were treated at the scene of the huge pile of rubble, according to Ray Jadallah of Miami-Dade Fire & Rescue.


Engineers searching for clues about collapse
It isn't yet clear what caused the collapse, but engineers are looking for clues. One study from a researcher at Florida International University found that the building, constructed 40 years ago on reclaimed wetlands, has been sinking at a rate of two millimeters per year for the last three decades, which may have impacted the building structurally.

http://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/florida-building-collapse-surfside/
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: BillyB on June 25, 2021, 08:21:10 AM



There is a colossal failure involved in the making of that building. The structural engineer would draw up the blueprints and choose the materials necessary to build that building. The blue prints would be reviewed by the city's structural engineer to verify everything is okay. The contractor building the building would buy those materials and there would be city inspectors to make sure the materials meet specifications and were installed properly. If anybody took a shortcut or or failed at their duties, it could lead to catastrophe but usually they overengineer those buildings so if thickness of concrete in the support columns was an inch short, a few pieces of rebar were missing or wasn't tied together properly, it wouldn't lead to a major collapse. A building is one thing. Lets hope they didn't fail on the manufacture of vaccines.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: GQBlues on June 25, 2021, 08:32:03 AM
My initial thought was liquefaction being relatively close to water.


40 years ago, there were various ways to build structure under these conditions. Piles and stabilization/bridging comes to mind. Marina Del Rey, a coastal suburb on the west side of LA, is literally a man-made landfill. The site was underwater not very long ago. We built rows of grand multi-million dollar homes that runs along the Venice Canal, and we had to 'bridge the footprints with rocks/gravel with sheets of geotextile and geogrid to stabilize the bottom before we can fill with with dirt as 'engineered fill'. This types of construction do have the possibility of settlement. ground shaking, like earthquakes, makes it exposed to liquefaction.


Piles greatly minimize that probability.


Another way to combat settlement these days is to install thickened 'mat foundation'. Thickness are site specific. That's a reinforced concrete pad the same size as the building footprint that is placed below the building foundation.


Another possibility that caused it may have been the deterioration of one, maybe two support columns that was slowly undermine by irregular settlement. If you look at the side of the building that is still standing beside the ruin, you can see 3 columns that supports the same side of the building that collapse just beside it.


159 persons are still missing. Sad.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Trenchcoat on June 25, 2021, 12:57:52 PM
Could be weak foundations due to them sinking into the wetlands or too weak a mix of cement when originally built. I'm going to guess the foundations being built on wetlands is probably the problem, such a tall and heavy structure being built on wetlands and well you've only got to get it not quite there in sorting out the bedding the foundations will go on and you're in trouble. A huge heavy structure is going to be a big liability being built in such areas. Over here in Wales the ground is full of stone and deeper down boulders even particularly on hillsides so you can hardly go wrong, the bedding is essentially already done though often is redone for large structures of course but its real good load bearing ground. It will be interesting to see what their findings are with regard to the collapse. A horrible nasty thing for the poor families involved though.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: BillyB on June 25, 2021, 10:53:58 PM
My initial thought was liquefaction being relatively close to water.


40 years ago, there were various ways to build structure under these conditions. Piles and stabilization/bridging comes to mind. Marina Del Rey, a coastal suburb on the west side of LA, is literally a man-made landfill. The site was underwater not very long ago. We built rows of grand multi-million dollar homes that runs along the Venice Canal, and we had to 'bridge the footprints with rocks/gravel with sheets of geotextile and geogrid to stabilize the bottom before we can fill with with dirt as 'engineered fill'. This types of construction do have the possibility of settlement. ground shaking, like earthquakes, makes it exposed to liquefaction.



Solid ground liquifying is possible but still no excuse for it to happen. Before building a structure on the ground, they drill into it to see what they're dealing with. They'll also be able to note where the water table is at. The geotechnical report will make recommendations to the structural engineer. I've seen a geotechnical report recommend piles but the structural engineer decided on wider footings which saved the owner a bunch of money but still did the job. The geotechnical report and structural design gets sent to the city for approval. Assuming nobody was cutting corners in design and construction and the ground liquifying brought the building down, then the geotechnical report may have provided the engineers with faulty data. There's going to be a lot of finger pointing on this one.




Could be weak foundations due to them sinking into the wetlands



the foundation(footings) would need to be wider or piles be used so they wouldn't sink under the weight of the building. In America when a pour of footings or columns happen, samples are taken and tested in a lab. It would be hard for a contractor to cut corners unless they bribed the inspector.


It's possible to build a structure on air and it not sink. We call that a bridge.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Trenchcoat on June 26, 2021, 12:02:45 PM

the foundation(footings) would need to be wider or piles be used so they wouldn't sink under the weight of the building. In America when a pour of footings or columns happen, samples are taken and tested in a lab. It would be hard for a contractor to cut corners unless they bribed the inspector.


It's possible to build a structure on air and it not sink. We call that a bridge.

Well it wasn't built like a bridge at its base as it's unfortunate occupants found out. Here is a witness account of what happened who horrifyingly for her was on a balcony of the building that collapsed, surfice to say it looks like she was aware that she was doomed poor lady:

"'Honey, the pool is caving in': Woman says sister was on phone to husband as she stood on collapsed Miami building balcony | US News | Sky News" http://news.sky.com/story/amp/miami-building-collapse-relatives-of-the-159-missing-searching-for-answers-and-accountability-12342076

If the pool caved in first then the building followed it says to be that something had gone very wrong at the sub-base level. To my mind whatever the foundations were built on had given in. Either the foundations were not enough or what ever was beneath the foundations gave way big time under the shear weight of it all. To me I'm thinking it may have gotten very soft under the foundations kind of like building on infill. Possibly some water had gotten in over time and turned it very soft like swamp like. Guess we'll find out at some point.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: BillyB on June 26, 2021, 02:09:47 PM
If the pool caved in first then the building followed it says to be that something had gone very wrong at the sub-base level. To my mind whatever the foundations were built on had given in. Either the foundations were not enough or what ever was beneath the foundations gave way big time under the shear weight of it all. To me I'm thinking it may have gotten very soft under the foundations kind of like building on infill. Possibly some water had gotten in over time and turned it very soft like swamp like. Guess we'll find out at some point.



Your link showed an outdoor pool before and after photo and it looks undamaged and full of water. If there was an indoor pool and it caved in first before the building, then the problem is most likely a broken pipe. The sand the building is build on is considered structural fill but when wet, it can easily pour into a broken pipe undermining the pool and eventually the nearby footings. Inspectors better check out storm and sewer basins and pipes for evidence of sand downstream from the building. I've been on jobs with sinkholes and the culprit is usually a broken pipe.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Trenchcoat on June 26, 2021, 02:16:03 PM

Your link showed an outdoor pool before and after photo and it looks undamaged and full of water. If there was an indoor pool and it caved in first before the building, then the problem is most likely a broken pipe. The sand the building is build on is considered structural fill but when wet, it can easily pour into a broken pipe undermining the pool and eventually the nearby footings. Inspectors better check out storm and sewer basins and pipes for evidence of sand downstream from the building. I've been on jobs with sinkholes and the culprit is usually a broken pipe.

Ah that could make sense, the way the building went down kind of gave me the impression of something sink hole like, will be interesting to see what they find.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: GQBlues on June 27, 2021, 09:26:03 AM
I went to Google Earth to look at the overview of this location as I wasn’t familiar exactly where Surfside is. Holy Kamala! It’s literally a narrow mass of land in between bodies of water!

What immediately jumped at you is the fact, for hundreds of units in each of these apartment buildings, there’s no visible sight of parking lots to accommodate the vehicles these tenants will likely own and require parking spots for. This leaves the only option of subterranean parking.

With the pool being placed on a deck, which technically is a constant live load, makes one wonder what the safety factor they calculated in this condition to maintain structural integrity. Remember, at the bottom of the structure, which can be as deep as two level underground to house that many cars, you will need to engineer to exceed the upsurge pressure force of the water underneath, with the constant live load pressure occurring at the top.

I marvel that it had even stood for 40 years as it is.
Title: Florida----Condo collapse
Post by: tfcrew on June 27, 2021, 02:14:07 PM
Could be weak foundations due to them sinking into the wetlands or too weak a mix of cement when originally built. I'm going to guess the foundations being built on wetlands is probably the problem, such a tall and heavy structure being built on wetlands ...
There is a whole beach full of more just like it. Surfside Beach--------------

http://www.google.com/maps/@25.8732796,-80.1197486,3a,84.2y,330.59h,90.24t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sWYeaBqRD49OFiLULspbD4w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en
  (http://www.russianwomendiscussion.com/index.php?topic=19886.msg557096#msg557096)
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Trenchcoat on June 28, 2021, 02:46:30 AM
I went to Google Earth to look at the overview of this location as I wasn’t familiar exactly where Surfside is. Holy Kamala! It’s literally a narrow mass of land in between bodies of water!

What immediately jumped at you is the fact, for hundreds of units in each of these apartment buildings, there’s no visible sight of parking lots to accommodate the vehicles these tenants will likely own and require parking spots for. This leaves the only option of subterranean parking.

With the pool being placed on a deck, which technically is a constant live load, makes one wonder what the safety factor they calculated in this condition to maintain structural integrity. Remember, at the bottom of the structure, which can be as deep as two level underground to house that many cars, you will need to engineer to exceed the upsurge pressure force of the water underneath, with the constant live load pressure occurring at the top.

I marvel that it had even stood for 40 years as it is.

That's some good research GQ. Like you say shocking that it had stood for so long and likely a critical long term error in its build to put a subterranean car park underneath. Like tfcrew says there's loads more built just like it along there so they could potentially be at risk also. Could make all those apartments practically worthless, even unusable. That's a lot of expensive real estate down the toilet and it's occupants could be set to lose a lot of money over it I'm guessing. If they are even now sellable it could be a cheap place to buy a once expensive flat for however long they stay standing.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on June 28, 2021, 08:40:28 AM


Nude sunbathers, startled by deer, get lost, fined $1,000 for breaking COVID-19 lockdown orders
http://www.foxnews.com/world/nude-sunbathers-startled-by-deer-get-lost-fined-1000-for-breaking-covid-19-lockdown-orders
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on June 28, 2021, 08:44:12 AM
Too bizarre to even comment on this, I started to write something, then I stopped.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=HpgPjf8ble0&feature=share
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on June 28, 2021, 08:51:06 AM
Angry ex-girlfriend sets $31,000 motorcycle on fire
http://nypost.com/video/angry-ex-girlfriend-sets-31000-motorcycle-on-fire/

Fans Miss Hungary-France Game After Traveling to Bucharest Instead of Budapest
http://www.si.com/soccer/2021/06/23/france-fans-miss-euro-match-confuse-bucharest-budapest
Title: Re: Miami Collapse
Post by: GQBlues on June 28, 2021, 10:32:35 AM
That's some good research GQ. Like you say shocking that it had stood for so long and likely a critical long term error in its build to put a subterranean car park underneath. Like tfcrew says there's loads more built just like it along there so they could potentially be at risk also. Could make all those apartments practically worthless, even unusable. That's a lot of expensive real estate down the toilet and it's occupants could be set to lose a lot of money over it I'm guessing. If they are even now sellable it could be a cheap place to buy a once expensive flat for however long they stay standing.

Apparently there was a structural engineer that was consulted to assess the condition of this building and gave a report saying minor damages, and some deterioration required attention and repair to keep the structural integrity of the base concrete decking in the underground parking intact.

That was back in 2018!?! Repairs were supposed to be scheduled earlier this year!!! 3 years after!! They're reporting that had the managers (likely the HOA - Association) had advised the 'homeowners' of the seriousness of the report, they would've scheduled the repairs sooner. Sounds like the obvious 'blame game' had started to kick in.

HOAs are generally comprised of homeowners, which, more times than not, are not qualified in many aspects or components of complex infrastructures and general construction knowledge. The boards would generally consist of folks/homeowners who just like to be on the board for various reasons other than actually having the proper knowledge to preside over important things the properties require to sustain it's general viability and/or sustainability.

http://www.reuters.com/world/us/engineer-had-warned-structural-damage-before-florida-building-collapse-nyt-2021-06-26/ (http://www.reuters.com/world/us/engineer-had-warned-structural-damage-before-florida-building-collapse-nyt-2021-06-26/)


Pretty sad. There is another building exactly like this one about 1-2 buildings north of this one that should maybe take heed of what happened with this building.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: BC on June 28, 2021, 11:33:42 AM
GQ,

Believe "major structural damage" was quoted in the article you provided a link for, not minor.
 
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: GQBlues on June 28, 2021, 12:55:14 PM
GQ,

Believe "major structural damage" was quoted in the article you provided a link for, not minor.

I saw that, BC...but as the article went on, it also stated the engineer gave no indication in his report that the building was in any danger of collapse. Said they needed to be repaired in a 'timely manner'. Not urgently repaired. Not 'is in dire need of repair', but repaired in a 'timely manner'.

Also, (and this is just my opinion) in California's real estate market, any potential seller/landlord is obligated to disclose any 'potential' danger in a property e.g. flood zone, sitting on a fault zone, proximity to train tracks/ industrial / refineries, etc... Any potential condition which may, or may not, change the decision of any potential buyer/renter. I personally wouldn't move into an apartment, or buy a unit in the building, if the disclosure tells me that a 'major structural damage' had been reported and remains unrepaired.

There's just something wrong in this picture. If there was 'major structural damage' and left unrepaired - local/state agencies, I would think, would've easily step in and declare this unsafe to reside in. So, either current reporting's interpretation is sensationalized or even tempered in anticipation of a massive legal ramifications, or the media is at it again.

There's a couple more information that surfaced about this building. Apparently there's a global satellite that monitors the elevation of many of these buildings. This particular one had been shown to recede in it's elevation every year. Another report was found that a tenant complained about 'water seeping through his walls' at one time.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: GQBlues on June 28, 2021, 02:45:16 PM
They'll probably need to take this down soon, but according to Zillow, some of the units just recently sold and closed escrow.


I can't imagine the feelings, both the seller and buyer, are feeling just about now.


http://www.zillow.com/b/champlain-towers-south-condominiums-miami-beach-fl-5ZJTRr/ (http://www.zillow.com/b/champlain-towers-south-condominiums-miami-beach-fl-5ZJTRr/)
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on June 28, 2021, 03:17:46 PM
They'll probably need to take this down soon, but according to Zillow, some of the units just recently sold and closed escrow.


I can't imagine the feelings, both the seller and buyer, are feeling just about now.


http://www.zillow.com/b/champlain-towers-south-condominiums-miami-beach-fl-5ZJTRr/ (http://www.zillow.com/b/champlain-towers-south-condominiums-miami-beach-fl-5ZJTRr/)


I would not want to be the one who wrote up the title insurance. Most banks won't
allow a loan for unrepaired major structural damage. A title insurance company
is supposed to highlight anything like that.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: GQBlues on June 28, 2021, 04:03:11 PM
I agree Bill. Which is partly why the news saying 'major damage' seem rather out of place. It would be a huge red flag for any prospective buyer, not least of which, the banks.

Apparently in Florida, they have a 40 year recertification for structural and electrical inspection of these types of  buildings. This particular one was in the midst of of one. Moreover, the settlement rate of this one was in the 2 millimeter/year that was noted back in the '90s. 30 years will make that settlement a total of almost 2.5" today.

Not only is it 'slowly' sinking, but it is also apparently 'shifting'. LMAO. Surfside is like an ocean breaker. It moves laterally with the rising sea level. To quote:

Quote
It’s a tough conversation to have, but the building shouldn’t have been there, along with a lot of other buildings. We’re due for a real awakening.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cause-miami-condo-collapse-unclear-experts-say-barrier-islands-present-n1272316 (http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cause-miami-condo-collapse-unclear-experts-say-barrier-islands-present-n1272316)

I was living in Marina Del Rey when my wife first arrived. One of the best time in my single life then living in that peninsula. But it is seriously a minimum of 4.5 magnitude earthquake away from Haiti 2.0

http://temblor.net/earthquake-insights/history-reveals-marina-del-reys-achilles-heel-liquefaction-7282/ (http://temblor.net/earthquake-insights/history-reveals-marina-del-reys-achilles-heel-liquefaction-7282/)

Like Surfside, Marina Del Rey was a swamp land as recent as 1960s.

I find this fascinating because I had a hand in many high rise residential/mixed use building development in LA with those 2-3, sometimes 4+ level underground parking. They get filled up in no time. Many times people buy units in them before it even gets finished being built. It always amazes me people want to live in these buildings considering we are really due badly for the big one.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on June 29, 2021, 10:15:16 AM
It always amazes me people want to live in these buildings considering we are really due badly for the big one.

California's building codes are very robust when it comes to Earth Quakes. NONE
of the other states building codes require all the structural support, hold downs,
tie downs, hangers, sheer requirements. Every header is minimum a 4x12, in
the rest of the USA you nail two 2x10" together.

Geology reports, soils testing, you name it California has a regulation for it.

Modern houses and buildings are pretty safe as long as California doesn't become
Atlantis or something. 40+ year old buildings weren't build to the same spec's.

Title: Re: Bizarre activities....the Rolling Stones tour is still on
Post by: tfcrew on August 26, 2021, 11:12:00 PM
Their drummer of 60 years gone, aging Stones Mick and Kieth have his replacement and on with the show. Ticketmaster is asking upwards of $650.00 a ticket for the *mosh pits*!!! [no seats]!!! I saw them in Fort Worth for $12.50 back in 197? They were preceded by Stevie Wonder. Many black folks were in attendance and when Stevie was off and the Stones came on, the main floor became rapidly vacant and was filled from the balconies of Will Rodgers Auditorium with Stoners. What a night.
(http://res.cloudinary.com/jerrick/image/upload/f_jpg,fl_progressive,q_auto,w_1024/5dbcb6eb70a70e001c13c949.jpg)

Remember the Stones' free concert at the Altamont speedway in California? The Hell's Angels were paid [something like] 60 cases of beer to run security. They had it all drunk before the concert even started.
http://www.ticketmaster.com/the-rolling-stones-tickets/artist/806216
Title: Re: Bizarre activities....the Rolling Stones tour is still on
Post by: ML on August 28, 2021, 08:49:36 AM
Their drummer of 60 years gone, aging Stones Mick and Keith have his replacement and on with the show. Ticketmaster is asking upwards of $650.00 a ticket for the *mosh pits*!!! [no seats]!!! I saw them in Fort Worth for $12.50 back in 197?

I wouldn't pay 25 cents to get into any such concert, no matter the singer or group.
Can get your ear drums damaged for virtually free at home watching TV or listening to stereo.

On the other hand, I will pay to attend Broadway Musicals . . . but only off-Broadway.

Over past several years, wife and I (before Covid) enjoyed at the University Theatre touring performances by Hello Dolly, Chorus Line, Music Man, Chicago, Cabaret, Evita, etc.; as well as Tribute groups to Elvis, Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Beatles, ABBA, and others.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities....the Rolling Stones tour is still on
Post by: tfcrew on August 28, 2021, 07:55:44 PM
Can get your ear drums damaged for virtually free at home watching TV or listening to stereo.
Yeah... but then there's no face smashing mosh pit that way (http://www.jfkassassinationforum.com/Smileys/DarkB/cheesy.gif)
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 29, 2021, 09:06:40 AM
Parents must pay $30,441 for getting rid of son’s porn cache
http://apnews.com/article/indiana-michigan-muncie-grand-haven-d52201655d54b71aa0d544245c1ecc97
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on August 29, 2021, 09:09:29 AM
Nothing Could Possibly Go Wrong With Indonesia's Plan for
'Jurassic Park' on Island Filled with Komodo Dragons


http://gizmodo.com/nothing-could-possibly-go-wrong-with-indonesias-plan-fo-1847429917
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: tfcrew on September 21, 2021, 05:45:21 PM
Parents must pay $30,441 for getting rid of son’s porn cache
http://apnews.com/article/indiana-michigan-muncie-grand-haven-d52201655d54b71aa0d544245c1ecc97 (http://apnews.com/article/indiana-michigan-muncie-grand-haven-d52201655d54b71aa0d544245c1ecc97)
The money would be better spent on voting this judge out of office.
Title: Maybe the gators'll get him
Post by: tfcrew on September 21, 2021, 05:51:02 PM
 http://www.fox13news.com/news/fbi-confirms-identity-of-remains-found-in-grand-teton-to-be-gabby-petito





Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on September 22, 2021, 12:12:29 PM
Is testicle breathing sorta like Kegel exercises?

Guy Running For Canadian Parliament Wants Men Not to Ejaculate

Nicholas Pereira is the People’s Party of Canada candidate in Saint John-Rothesay,
New Brunswick, but on the internet, he’s known as Nakula Das, a YouTuber dedicated
to making sure his followers don’t ejaculate. Pereira’s videos are of the vlog variety,
typically addressed to his “semen retention army,” and at times beginning with a
prompt salute to his “soldiers.” He also offers his teachings on Instagram where
he posts about techniques such as “testicle breathing.”

http://www.vice.com/en/article/pkb95z/this-guy-running-for-canadian-parliament-wants-men-not-to-ejaculate

Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on September 22, 2021, 12:18:33 PM
The truth is that he was trying to download porn directly to the affected area.

Teen Gets USB Cable Stuck in His Penis in Botched Measuring Attempt
http://tinyurl.com/5de3n9ae


Title: Man found naked inside wall of New York state theatre
Post by: tfcrew on November 06, 2021, 12:12:56 PM
Quote
Firefighters were called at about 07:30 local time (11:30 GMT) after someone was heard banging on the wall and pleading for help.It is believed the man was stuck inside a crawlspace for two days.Rescuers cut through the theatre's walls and found him naked, local media said. He is being treated at a local hospital.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59186739
 
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on April 09, 2022, 12:22:37 PM
Thinning the herd! Improving the gene pool!

Florida teen killed while friends were taking turns shooting one another in bulletproof vest, police say
http://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-teen-killed-friends-shooting-bulletproof-vest


Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Brillynt on April 09, 2022, 01:31:53 PM
Thinning the herd! Improving the gene pool!

Florida teen killed while friends were taking turns shooting one another in bulletproof vest, police say
http://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-teen-killed-friends-shooting-bulletproof-vest

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes!   :cluebat:
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on April 10, 2022, 08:18:31 AM
At least the police had something to go on.
Man flees Altoona police, throws toilet from roof of apartment building
http://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/local-news/man-flees-altoona-police-throws-toilet-from-roof-of-apartment-building/


In a total pussy move woman uses cat to bludgeon girlfriend.
Cops: Cat Used As Weapon In Domestic Battery
Woman, 53, arrested following confrontation with girlfriend

http://thesmokinggun.com/documents/animals/cat-battery-collar-738521


Do we really need to be made aware of when the dog farts?
I think we kinda know.

I don't think it's a coincidence that national beer day is April 7th, is
the day before. Maybe the lesson should be don't let your dog drink
beer, because it might give him the farts

Dog Farting Awareness Day April 8th
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/04/08/Dog-Farting-Awareness-Day-started-social-media-2014/3071649365310/
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Grumpy on April 22, 2022, 07:05:50 AM
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/apr/22/experience-i-opened-the-worlds-largest-penis-museum

Will anyone here be donating their specimen?
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: krimster2 on April 22, 2022, 08:17:10 AM
no, that place would give anyone the willies :)

Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Grumpy on July 14, 2022, 12:52:37 PM
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/13/florida-woman-toilet-iguana


Oh, crap...there's a critter in the crapper.
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Grumpy on August 08, 2023, 03:44:10 PM
A Texas woman is rattled but recovering after being viciously attacked by a snake and a hawk at the same time.

Peggy Jones, 64, was mowing her lawn with her husband at around 8pm in the evening on 25 July in Silsbee, Texas – less than an hour from the Louisiana border – when a large snake fell from the sky and landed on her.

The snake, which had been dropped by a hawk, wrapped itself around her arm – and was then promptly joined by the hawk, which was keen to retrieve its lunch, and began to attack Jones, the local community newspaper The Silsbee Bee reported.

Jones told the paper: “I was violently shaking my arm to try and get the snake off. He just wrapped and squeezed tighter and tighter.”

All the while, the snake was striking her in the face, causing her eyeglasses to chip and spewing a liquid she assumes was venom, Jones recalled.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/08/texas-woman-snake-hawk-attack-silsbee
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Grumpy on November 13, 2023, 07:56:08 PM
http://soranews24.com/2023/10/10/what-its-like-to-eat-dancing-squid-in-japan-for-the-first-time/
Title: Food items moving
Post by: ML on November 14, 2023, 01:10:24 PM
http://soranews24.com/2023/10/10/what-its-like-to-eat-dancing-squid-in-japan-for-the-first-time/

I don't know what it was, but . . .

Back in my youthful Navy days in Japan, a gal I was with put something in my rice bowl that moved when she was feeding me in her apartment.

I stopped eating out of that rice bowl then and there.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on November 15, 2023, 05:01:22 PM
NAKED FLORIDA MAN FROM ‘DIFFERENT EARTH’ ARRESTED FOR WALKING AROUND PALM BEACH
http://www.outkick.com/naked-florida-man-from-different-earth-arrested-for-walking-around-palm-beach/



Nude Florida man steals school bus in PA, puts dead deer inside, police say
http://www.wboy.com/news/crime/nude-florida-man-steals-school-bus-in-pa-puts-dead-deer-inside-police-say/
Title: Re: Food items moving
Post by: Grumpy on November 15, 2023, 11:40:49 PM
I don't know what it was, but . . .

Back in my youthful Navy days in Japan, a gal I was with put something in my rice bowl that moved when she was feeding me in her apartment.

I stopped eating out of that rice bowl then and there.

It is a "hunter-gather" test. If you are unable to capture food in a bowl, you fail. :ROFL:
Title: Re: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: Grumpy on November 22, 2023, 03:01:30 PM
http://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/suspect-ends-up-in-stinky-situation-trapped-in-porta-potty-after-police-chase-in-glendale

I wonder if they hosed the suspect down before hauling them to jail. I sure would not want them in my vehicle.
Title: Bizarre activities, most of which took place in Florida
Post by: 2tallbill on March 17, 2024, 04:35:54 PM
Naked Florida man tells police he is from ‘different earth’
http://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/naked-florida-man-tells-police-he-is-different-earth/6K4JHSAOO5HINL3VLNRLNJJI7I/


Naked woman falls off restaurant roof in Fort Myers (Florida)
http://winknews.com/2023/11/15/woman-fall-restaurant-fort-myers/