Sunday, August 26, 2007

Naked Leopard Man

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Hollywood types in cars continue to plague America.

Sat Aug 25, 7:21 AM ET

LOS ANGELES - Oscar-nominated director John Singleton was driving a Lexus SUV when it struck and killed a jaywalker who stepped in front of the car, police said Friday.


Singleton, 39, immediately stopped his car and waited for police to arrive after the accident Thursday night in the city's Jefferson Park neighborhood, said Officer Jason Lee, a police spokesman.

"Mr. Singleton stopped and identified himself as required by law and was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol," Lee said. "He was questioned and released."

The woman was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead Friday morning, Lee said. She was identified as Constance Russell, 57, of Los Angeles.

Other details were not immediately released, and an after-hours call to Singleton's agent was not immediately returned.

Singleton, whose debut film, 1991's "Boyz N The Hood," earned him two Oscar nominations, has also directed "Poetic Justice," "Shaft," and "2 Fast 2 Furious." He was the producer of "Hustle & Flow," "Black Snake Moan" and the just-released "Illegal Tender."

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Thursday, August 23, 2007

Golf Cart Mayhem

Wed Aug 22, 2:50 PM ET

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Bill Murray was stopped by Stockholm police Sunday and tested for drunk driving after he was found at the wheel of a golf cart en route to his downtown hotel, police said Wednesday.
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Murray was brought to Norrmalm police station, in the north of the city, and given a blood test for alcohol after he refused to take a breath test, said station commander Jan-Olov Lundgren.

"He said in the United States you don't have to do it (take a breath test)," Lundgren said. "He was very calm and friendly. No problem at all."

Murray had been out with golfing friends who had played in the Scandinavian Masters tournament, Sweden's Expressen newspaper said.

Lundgren said the American had been stopped while driving the golf cart from Cafe Opera, an upscale restaurant in the center of town, back to his hotel. A manager at Cafe Opera declined to comment.

Murray was nominated for an Oscar for his leading role in "Lost in Translation" and is the star of numerous comedy blockbusters, including 1980's "Caddyshack," which lampoons the world of country club golfing.

Lundgren said the blood test result would take 14 days. He said Murray had signed a statement admitting to having had alcohol and had been released.

Representatives for Murray could not be reached for comment.


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Wednesday, August 22, 2007

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Saturday, August 18, 2007

She loves crack.

(08-13) 13:32 PDT Rochelle, Ga. (AP) --

A woman was arrested after she called police to help "get her money back" after she was unhappy with the crack cocaine she purchased.

Juanita Marie Jones, 53, called Rochelle Police late Thursday night after she purchased what she thought was a $20 piece of crack cocaine, according to police reports.

She told officers she broke the rock into three pieces and smoked one, only to discover the drugs were "fake."

She took Officer Joel Quinn and Deputy John Shedd of the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office into her kitchen and showed them the drugs, police said.

She was promptly arrested on charges of possession of cocaine.

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Friday, August 10, 2007

Urban Legends from snopes.com

Y'know how Elvis was a racist, right? Didn't he say "The only thing a Negro can do for me is buy my records and shine my shoes"?


Urban Legends Reference Pages: Elvis Presley 'Shine My Shoes' Remark

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Tuesday, August 07, 2007

From tmz.com

Sunday, August 05, 2007

From thesuperficial.com


The Superficial - Keith Richards is a normal guy
There was a rumor going around awhile back that Keith Richards mixed his dad's cremated ashes with some cocaine and snorted it. Well he's clarifying the rumor, and tells Rolling Stone yes, he did snort his dad's ashes, but he didn't mix them with cocaine. So it's all good everybody, no need to worry. I bet all you people who thought he was a freak feel pretty silly about now. Man, how embarrassing for you.


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Saturday, August 04, 2007

Cat Kills Old People

(07-27) 02:33 PDT Providence, R.I. (AP) --

Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for
predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up
next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25
cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen
someone. It usually means they have less than four hours to live.


"He doesn't make too many mistakes. He seems to understand
when patients are about to die," said Dr. David Dosa in an interview.
He describes the phenomenon in a poignant essay in Thursday's issue of
the New England Journal of Medicine.


"Many family members take some solace from it. They
appreciate the companionship that the cat provides for their dying
loved one," said Dosa, a geriatrician and assistant professor of
medicine at Brown University.


The 2-year-old feline was adopted as a kitten and grew up in
a third-floor dementia unit at the Steere House Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center. The facility treats people with Alzheimer's,
Parkinson's disease and other illnesses.


After about six months, the staff noticed Oscar would make
his own rounds, just like the doctors and nurses. He'd sniff and
observe patients, then sit beside people who would wind up dying in a
few hours.


Dosa said Oscar seems to take his work seriously and is generally aloof. "This is not a cat that's friendly to people," he said.


Oscar is better at predicting death than the people who work
there, said Dr. Joan Teno of Brown University, who treats patients at
the nursing home and is an expert on care for the terminally ill


She was convinced of Oscar's talent when he made his 13th
correct call. While observing one patient, Teno said she noticed the
woman wasn't eating, was breathing with difficulty and that her legs
had a bluish tinge, signs that often mean death is near.


Oscar wouldn't stay inside the room though, so Teno thought
his streak was broken. Instead, it turned out the doctor's prediction
was roughly 10 hours too early. Sure enough, during the patient's final
two hours, nurses told Teno that Oscar joined the woman at her bedside.


Doctors say most of the people who get a visit from the
sweet-faced, gray-and-white cat are so ill they probably don't know
he's there, so patients aren't aware he's a harbinger of death. Most
families are grateful for the advanced warning, although one wanted
Oscar out of the room while a family member died. When Oscar is put
outside, he paces and meows his displeasure.


No one's certain if Oscar's behavior is scientifically
significant or points to a cause. Teno wonders if the cat notices
telltale scents or reads something into the behavior of the nurses who
raised him.


Nicholas Dodman, who directs an animal behavioral clinic at
the Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and has
read Dosa's article, said the only way to know is to carefully document
how Oscar divides his time between the living and dying.


If Oscar really is a furry grim reaper, it's also possible
his behavior could be driven by self-centered pleasures like a heated
blanket placed on a dying person, Dodman said.


Nursing home staffers aren't concerned with explaining Oscar,
so long as he gives families a better chance at saying goodbye to the
dying.


Oscar recently received a wall plaque publicly commending his "compassionate hospice care."



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Chicken Ranch

(07-26) 15:57 PDT Painesville, Ohio (AP) --

A judge known for giving unusual sentences has ordered
three men who pleaded guilty to soliciting sex to take turns dressing
in a bright yellow chicken costume.


Painesville Municipal Judge Michael Cicconetti agreed to
suspend a 30-day jail sentence if they wear the costume between 4 and 7
p.m. Friday outside the court while carrying a sign that reads "No
Chicken Ranch in Painesville."


The sign and costume refer to the "World Famous Chicken Ranch," a prostitution house in Nevada where sex-for-money is legal.


Daniel Chapdelaine, 40, of Perry Township; Martin Soto, 44,
of Ashtabula; and Fabian Rodriguez-Ramirez, 29, of Painesville,
solicited sex from an undercover Painesville police officer earlier
this summer.


Cicconetti has used barnyard animals to dispense justice in the past.


He ordered a man who called a policeman a pig to stand next
to a live pig in a pen and hold a sign that read "This Is Not a Police
Officer." A couple who stole a baby Jesus statue from a manger were
sentenced to dress as Mary and Joseph and walk with a donkey.



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Thursday, August 02, 2007

Victoria Beckham's Saggy Baggy Elephant Pits

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The armpit. It scares me. I've been in a cadaver lab and seen less gross.

Awful Plastic Surgery: Victoria Beckham: Look at my half moons

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