Retired now but has taken positions as a writer, a computer technician for an Alaskan school district, a salesman, and once.. a long long time ago.. a Dishwasher.
$380,000 Grant for Anti-Terrorism on Casino Bus. Posted: 2 weeks ago by tragluk
"It's not saying gamblers might not need protecting, but the question is, what is the most efficient and effective way to make people safer, and it's not riding shotgun in buses," he said.
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Snow White and the 25 other Snow Whites (No child left behind) Posted: 2 weeks ago by tragluk
After a relentless campaign of bullying, hectoring and nuisance phone calls, the monster parents had cowed the teachers into submission, forcing the school to admit to the injustice of selecting just one girl to play the title role.
Comments: 18 Score: [-] 460 [+].
Life in Prison after FOUR minutes of deliberation Posted: 2 weeks ago by tragluk
It took a Smith County jury four minutes of deliberation today to find Shauntel Mayo guilty on three felony counts for forcing three young siblings and their underage aunt to perform sex acts for an audience at the “ Mineola Swingers’ Club.”
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8 Year Old arrested after Crayon controversy turns into battered teacher Posted: 2 months ago by tragluk
Comments by Grandmother, "If he was overpowering her that much, I feel like she shouldn't be in that line of work,"
"Put him in someone else's classroom. If it's a male, whatever, and let them restrain him"
Florida.
Comments: 14 Score: [-] 270 [+].
Samurai: A completely fabricated modern day ancient true fable. Posted: 3 months ago by tragluk
Voted for a webby award, Samurai is the tale of a soon to be executed warrior and his final task to save his life, with a great twist ending.
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Couple broke into church to.. have sex? Posted: 4 months ago by tragluk
A trail of clothes led police to Rowland who told them she wanted a "spiritual and sexual experience."
Florida.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 165 [+].
Is there a correlation between latex imports and internet usage? Posted: 5 months ago by tragluk
Turns out there is. And Nationmaster has the proof. Statistics are crazy things and this site has them (at least for 2004) also kinda neat to look at Mortality rates for different reasons in different countries.. By the way, don't climb a tree in Brazil, you could die.
** Link takes some time to load since it does correlations and graphs two stats, after loading you can use the box to look up your own fun facts.
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Man appeals 24 year sentence, wins appeal, gets 40. Posted: 5 months ago by tragluk
Be careful what you wish for. Edward Debrow won his case to have the sentencing portion of his murder trial retried claiming that 24 years was not a proper punishment for him. The new judge agreed, but instead of shortening the sentence, lengthened it to 40.
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Prisoner Sues for Sex change Posted: 5 months ago by tragluk
In life for the murder of his wife, he's turning back into a man. Now he's claiming it's his right to get the operation under the eighth amendment forbidding 'Cruel and Unusual treatment'
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Beer Brewed by Monks considered the best in the world, Damn. Posted: 5 months ago by tragluk
For more than 160 years the Trappist monks at Saint Sixtus monastery in Flanders have been producing a rich, dark-brown, beer renowned for its exceptional flavour and strength. But an unexpected misfortune has befallen this reclusive community of 26 Cistercians: their beer has been named the best in the world.
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 358 [+].
Define Irony: Neighbors intolerant of Museum of.. Tolerance. Posted: 5 months ago by tragluk
In the 14 years since it opened, the Museum of Tolerance has become an international sensation, attracting millions of visitors with its message of compassion and mutual respect. But to Sharron Lerman, who lives two blocks away, the landmark has become something more: a bad neighbor.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 121 [+].
Cheeky bandit leaves impression on Valentine Posted: 6 months ago by tragluk
The local Midland News newspaper called the vandal or vandals "lewd, lubricated, lurching lunatics." A radio station dubbed them "the buttcheek bandits."
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 130 [+].
Looking for WMD's? Try Google! Posted: 6 months ago by tragluk
In honor of FAF, Originally designed by an English Univeristy Student, hit the web creating the term 'Googlebomb' and giving us all a good laugh at Bush's expense.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 216 [+].
Things that are just not as weird as they once were... Posted: 6 months ago by tragluk
Chuck Shepard has seen it all, he runs the "News of the Weird" and some stories have been submitted so many times that they are just not considered weird anymore...
1. an old, widely-advertised phone-sex number is reassigned to a church
35. dog steps on gun, shooting the master
46. unlabeled urn with loved one's ashes mistakenly stolen or sold at yard sale
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 150 [+].
Tadeo Jones and the temple of... Doom? Posted: 7 months ago by tragluk
Tadeo is a fearless adventurer who decides to face a challenge, a great challenge. He's going to enter a very complex pyramid where he's going to find curious and dangerous surprises.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 61 [+].
Filtering Software for Stupid Posters on the way? Posted: 7 months ago by tragluk
LOL, Ur Dum posters could be caught with new software in development and scheduled to be released at the end of this year. Could this herald the end of Digg?
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 85 [+].
PetSmart sends in the Waggin to save dogs Posted: 9 months ago by tragluk
Update to this article. PetSmart has sent in the truck to aid in the rescue effort of the VA Puppy Mill.
With all the bad press Pet Companies were getting in the comments of the original, figured it was only fair to give them the good press also.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 120 [+].
I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure... Posted: 10 months ago by tragluk
A great resource for witty, creative, 'pride', and otherwise humorous bumper stickers for your website, e-mail or forum sig.
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 266 [+].