Thursday, January 02, 2014
Top Dog Gaffo
The gorgeous, talented Sharon Shannon performs Top Dog Gaffo assisted by her rescued dogs, Gaffo, Daisy, Lilly, Benji, Begley, Sammy, Foxy, Gnasher, Bella and Louis. And a cat.
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New Year celebrated with mushroom and potato
Residents of Kennett Square in Chester County, Pennsylvania celebrated the New Year with an eight feet wide and 7½ feet tall illuminated mushroom lowered from a crane in the centre of town at the stroke of midnight.
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Meanwhile, in downtown Boise, Idaho, as the clock counted down to midnight a glowing 16-foot long potato descended, to the delight of the thousands of revellers.
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Meanwhile, in downtown Boise, Idaho, as the clock counted down to midnight a glowing 16-foot long potato descended, to the delight of the thousands of revellers.
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Men with phones set their crashed car and belongings on fire so they didn't freeze to death
Fire crews were dispatched to a vehicle fire between Pincher Creek and the Piikani Nation southwest of Alberta, Canada at 8:15am on Saturday. Upon arriving on scene, crews found the smouldering remains of a car in the ditch along with the remnants of a second fire in the middle of the road. A quick search of the area by police located the two occupants of the car at a nearby house.
According to Pincher Creek RCMP, the two occupants of the vehicle were travelling home on Saturday when they somehow found themselves lost on country roads. While driving south, they lost control of their vehicle and ended up in the ditch. Fearing for their safety in having to spend a night stranded in their car, the two men removed the seats from the vehicle and set them on fire in the middle of the road, along with all of their personal belongings.
When that fire went out, the two men decided to set their car alight. "Their car was completely consumed by fire," said Cpl. Jeffrey Feist of the Pincher Creek RCMP. "They lit their car on fire because they thought they were going to freeze to death." When daybreak came, the two men discovered that they were within easy walking distance of a nearby house, and set off to find help. Rising smoke from the burned-out hulk attracted the attention of a passerby, who called 911. Corporal Feist said that both men were in possession of cellular phones .
According to deputy fire chief Pat Neumann, Pincher Creek Fire crews extinguished what was left of the car without incident. EMS crews transported the two men to hospital where they were treated for minor burns and frostbite. Corporal Feist recommends that motorists carry emergency supplies in their car, and to prepare for the worst when travelling in winter conditions. "We certainly don't recommend lighting your vehicle on fire to stay warm," Cpl. Feist said. "Stay inside your vehicle and call 911 if you can." The case is under investigation, and charges are pending.
According to Pincher Creek RCMP, the two occupants of the vehicle were travelling home on Saturday when they somehow found themselves lost on country roads. While driving south, they lost control of their vehicle and ended up in the ditch. Fearing for their safety in having to spend a night stranded in their car, the two men removed the seats from the vehicle and set them on fire in the middle of the road, along with all of their personal belongings.
When that fire went out, the two men decided to set their car alight. "Their car was completely consumed by fire," said Cpl. Jeffrey Feist of the Pincher Creek RCMP. "They lit their car on fire because they thought they were going to freeze to death." When daybreak came, the two men discovered that they were within easy walking distance of a nearby house, and set off to find help. Rising smoke from the burned-out hulk attracted the attention of a passerby, who called 911. Corporal Feist said that both men were in possession of cellular phones .
According to deputy fire chief Pat Neumann, Pincher Creek Fire crews extinguished what was left of the car without incident. EMS crews transported the two men to hospital where they were treated for minor burns and frostbite. Corporal Feist recommends that motorists carry emergency supplies in their car, and to prepare for the worst when travelling in winter conditions. "We certainly don't recommend lighting your vehicle on fire to stay warm," Cpl. Feist said. "Stay inside your vehicle and call 911 if you can." The case is under investigation, and charges are pending.
Woman discovered boa constrictor living inside couch she'd found on street two months earlier
Two months after she moved a second hand couch into her bedroom, a Grand Rapids, Michigan woman discovered a four-foot boa constrictor had been lurking inside. Holly Wright says she doesn't know where the snake came from; she found the couch on the kerb outside a house.
Wright says the couch was along the kerb with a free sign in front of it. She didn't think twice about bringing it home. "We smelled it and everything - it looked okay. We peeled off the cushions, cleaned it up, never saw anything." Over the weekend, that changed when the snake emerged from inside the couch.
"It was very lethargic," says Wright. "It didn't really react or hiss, but when we poked it with a coat hanger it coiled up a little bit, so at that point we flipped the couch over." She says they tore the side of the couch and removed the snake and put it into a box for safe keeping. "It was quite cold in the room, there was no food for the snake and I think it came out of the couch because it was dying," explained Wright.
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Wright said they intended to take the snake to an animal expert to nurse it back to health, but unfortunately it died before she could. "Funny, my room almost feels a little empty now. It's been really sad actually to realize all this time I was in proximity to that animal (that) was probably suffering."
Wright says the couch was along the kerb with a free sign in front of it. She didn't think twice about bringing it home. "We smelled it and everything - it looked okay. We peeled off the cushions, cleaned it up, never saw anything." Over the weekend, that changed when the snake emerged from inside the couch.
"It was very lethargic," says Wright. "It didn't really react or hiss, but when we poked it with a coat hanger it coiled up a little bit, so at that point we flipped the couch over." She says they tore the side of the couch and removed the snake and put it into a box for safe keeping. "It was quite cold in the room, there was no food for the snake and I think it came out of the couch because it was dying," explained Wright.
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Wright said they intended to take the snake to an animal expert to nurse it back to health, but unfortunately it died before she could. "Funny, my room almost feels a little empty now. It's been really sad actually to realize all this time I was in proximity to that animal (that) was probably suffering."
Kuwaiti woman filed for divorce after one week because husband didn't use a fork to eat peas
A woman in Kuwait has filed for divorce one week into her marriage after she
discovered that husband did not like to eat peas with a fork and preferred to
use bread.
Accusing him of failing to abide by table manners and proper eating etiquette, she said that she was disgusted by the “shocking sight” and could not stay with her husband the rest of life and wanted a divorce,.
In another case, a woman told her lawyer that she wanted to divorce her husband for insisting on squeezing the toothpaste tube in the middle and not the end.
“We are always arguing,” she said. “I keep telling him that he should squeeze in the end of the tube, but he stubbornly refuses and keeps squeezing it in the middle. He is so obstinate.”
Accusing him of failing to abide by table manners and proper eating etiquette, she said that she was disgusted by the “shocking sight” and could not stay with her husband the rest of life and wanted a divorce,.
In another case, a woman told her lawyer that she wanted to divorce her husband for insisting on squeezing the toothpaste tube in the middle and not the end.
“We are always arguing,” she said. “I keep telling him that he should squeeze in the end of the tube, but he stubbornly refuses and keeps squeezing it in the middle. He is so obstinate.”
Pub says water served as vodka was meant for would-be burglars
A pub in Sweden has said that water served to a customer instead of vodka was meant to bamboozle would-be burglars. A guest at Harry's Pub in south-central Motala thought there wasn't enough kick in his drink. Taking it upon himself to find out, he ordered a shot of straight vodka - which turned out to be water.
"It wasn't vodka, it wasn't watered-down vodka, IT WAS PURE WATER IN THE SHOT!" the duped drinker wrote on his Facebook page. The man claims he and his friends doubted the alcohol's attributes after a round of mixed drinks, and went to the bar for a test. He ordered another glass of Redbull and vodka - specifically from the same bottle - and, reportedly noticing the bartender's irritation, proceeded to order a straight shot of vodka from the bottle.
What he got was a shot of plain water, a blunder which the pub has confirmed but claims was a sincere mistake - and a gaffe that only affected one guest. "A rumour is going around that we switched our vodka with water. This is not true," a spokesman for the pub professed. "We happened to have a bottle of water but removed it immediately when we realized it was water. So everyone who has been here has received vodka in their drinks except for that shot."
Staff at Harry's Pub said there was a perfectly legitimate reason for the water-filled vodka bottle. During the past half year, several break-ins occurred, in which some 40 bottles of vodka were stolen. The bottles of water were intended for any would-be burglars, not to cheat clients. "We got tired of it and decided to fill several vodka bottles with water. We have since removed them but apparently missed one," pub owner Daniel Ringström said. "I have spoken with the person and explained. I think the guest overreacted."
"It wasn't vodka, it wasn't watered-down vodka, IT WAS PURE WATER IN THE SHOT!" the duped drinker wrote on his Facebook page. The man claims he and his friends doubted the alcohol's attributes after a round of mixed drinks, and went to the bar for a test. He ordered another glass of Redbull and vodka - specifically from the same bottle - and, reportedly noticing the bartender's irritation, proceeded to order a straight shot of vodka from the bottle.
What he got was a shot of plain water, a blunder which the pub has confirmed but claims was a sincere mistake - and a gaffe that only affected one guest. "A rumour is going around that we switched our vodka with water. This is not true," a spokesman for the pub professed. "We happened to have a bottle of water but removed it immediately when we realized it was water. So everyone who has been here has received vodka in their drinks except for that shot."
Staff at Harry's Pub said there was a perfectly legitimate reason for the water-filled vodka bottle. During the past half year, several break-ins occurred, in which some 40 bottles of vodka were stolen. The bottles of water were intended for any would-be burglars, not to cheat clients. "We got tired of it and decided to fill several vodka bottles with water. We have since removed them but apparently missed one," pub owner Daniel Ringström said. "I have spoken with the person and explained. I think the guest overreacted."
Woman accused of pooing behind crêperie
A woman accused of defecating behind a crêperie while drunk has been
spared a prison term, after magistrates chose not to activate a
suspended sentence. Tanya Casey, 34, was given a £145 fine at
Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Monday, after being seen in the Holy
Trinity Church grounds on December 1, just yards from the Cambridge
Crepes food stall in Sidney Street, Cambridge.
The court heard how two sets of people approached John Fenton, who runs the crêpe stall, and told him there was a woman defecating in the church grounds. Claire Hancock, prosecuting, explained how Casey “could be seen with her trousers down lent up against the church, defecating.” She was breathalysed by police after the incident and gave a reading of 121 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
Sandeep Kainth, mitigating, said Casey contested the nature of the action, pleading guilty to urinating but not defecating. Mr Fenton, who set up the crêpe stall in September 2009, said: “These disgusting incidents that are becoming far more common are affecting my business, they make customers go elsewhere. Who would want to eat with this happening right in front of them?” In November Casey was caught in possession of articles used for fraud, including a counterfeit £20 note, and received a 12-month suspended sentence.
But magistrates opted not to activate that eight-week sentence when she appeared in court again on Monday, instead handing her a fine. Sue Griffin, the lead magistrate, said: “Whatever it is that you were doing it’s extremely unpleasant in a public place and totally inappropriate and unnecessary. We are not going to activate the suspended sentence even though you committed this offence so soon after being put on it.” Casey was ordered to pay a fine of £75, contribute £50 towards court costs, and pay a surcharge of £20. Her period of supervision was extended from 12 months to 14 months.
The court heard how two sets of people approached John Fenton, who runs the crêpe stall, and told him there was a woman defecating in the church grounds. Claire Hancock, prosecuting, explained how Casey “could be seen with her trousers down lent up against the church, defecating.” She was breathalysed by police after the incident and gave a reading of 121 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
Sandeep Kainth, mitigating, said Casey contested the nature of the action, pleading guilty to urinating but not defecating. Mr Fenton, who set up the crêpe stall in September 2009, said: “These disgusting incidents that are becoming far more common are affecting my business, they make customers go elsewhere. Who would want to eat with this happening right in front of them?” In November Casey was caught in possession of articles used for fraud, including a counterfeit £20 note, and received a 12-month suspended sentence.
But magistrates opted not to activate that eight-week sentence when she appeared in court again on Monday, instead handing her a fine. Sue Griffin, the lead magistrate, said: “Whatever it is that you were doing it’s extremely unpleasant in a public place and totally inappropriate and unnecessary. We are not going to activate the suspended sentence even though you committed this offence so soon after being put on it.” Casey was ordered to pay a fine of £75, contribute £50 towards court costs, and pay a surcharge of £20. Her period of supervision was extended from 12 months to 14 months.
Man died after drinking a nice relaxing pint of poppy tea made using recipe he'd found online
A man died after drinking home made poppy tea using a recipe he found online, an inquest heard. Paul Dalling, 27, brewed the deadly concoction using poppy seeds, thinking he would produce a "pleasant" drowsy effect.
But Mr Dalling drank a pint of the tea causing his central nervous system to shut down, killing him. A coroner warned others of the dangers of making "poppy tea" - infamously drunk in opium dens. Coroner Mark Layton said: "Drinking poppy tea is potentially fatal. It is impossible to gauge the dosage as the strength varies from plant to plant."
Mr Dalling and his friends made a tea with crushed poppy seeds using a recipe they found on the internet. The inquest heard he drank the tea and smoked cannabis before going for a night out with friends. He returned to his home in Milford Haven, West Wales, where he lived with his partner and her young child. Dyfed-Powys Police coroner's officer Jeremy Davies said: "While in bed, Mr Dalling was coughing and felt hot to touch but was not in a state which caused alarm.
"But his partner was then unable to wake him and there was blood around his nose and mouth so she called the emergency services. The ambulance centre talked her through CPR but Mr Dalling was pronounced dead at home." A post mortem found levels of morphine and codeine - both present in poppy tea - in Mr Dalling's body. Pembrokeshire coroner Mr Layton ruled that Paul's death was drugs related.
But Mr Dalling drank a pint of the tea causing his central nervous system to shut down, killing him. A coroner warned others of the dangers of making "poppy tea" - infamously drunk in opium dens. Coroner Mark Layton said: "Drinking poppy tea is potentially fatal. It is impossible to gauge the dosage as the strength varies from plant to plant."
Mr Dalling and his friends made a tea with crushed poppy seeds using a recipe they found on the internet. The inquest heard he drank the tea and smoked cannabis before going for a night out with friends. He returned to his home in Milford Haven, West Wales, where he lived with his partner and her young child. Dyfed-Powys Police coroner's officer Jeremy Davies said: "While in bed, Mr Dalling was coughing and felt hot to touch but was not in a state which caused alarm.
"But his partner was then unable to wake him and there was blood around his nose and mouth so she called the emergency services. The ambulance centre talked her through CPR but Mr Dalling was pronounced dead at home." A post mortem found levels of morphine and codeine - both present in poppy tea - in Mr Dalling's body. Pembrokeshire coroner Mr Layton ruled that Paul's death was drugs related.
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