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Brazil nixes online ad for sale of wife Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
The government has ordered an Internet auction site to remove an advertisement in which a Brazilian man offered to sell his wife for about $50.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 59 [+].

Man's Life in Australia For Sale Online Posted: 2 years ago by mutil8or
A painful breakup with his wife has prompted a man to put his entire life - his house, his car, his job, even his friends - up for sale online in an effort to start over.
Comments: 10 Score: [-] 306 [+].

Dallas Police Booting Army Owned Cars Posted: 2 years ago by bigtonyboy
Dallas officials have begun booting the cars of Army recruiters over unpaid tickets
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 43 [+].

U.S. Army Readies a New Blast-Protection Adhesive Posted: 12 months ago by Bornbad
The Army has developed a new material designed to keep walls from blowing apart and sending fragments flying at high speed during explosions.

*but does it come in taupe?*
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 83 [+].

Jeep Wrangler Species Campaign Posted: 3 years ago by alphaguy1984
The new Jeep Wrangler species campaign rolled out the infamous gorilla commercial a few weeks ago. Now we’re seeing the damn Jeep Wrangler in bug versions everywhere; embedded into the sides of buildings, bug cases, billboards, magazines, everywhere!
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 10 [+].

The Army Will Continue to Shoot Live Pigs. Posted: 1 year ago by gammerus
"The Army says it's critical to saving the lives of wounded soldiers. Animal-rights activists call the training cruel and outdated."

For some reason I don't think its necessary...Just cheaper.
Comments: 19 Score: [-] 554 [+].

Muggers Return Wallet When They Find Victim Is Army Reservist Posted: 3 weeks ago by 2manyusernames
a group of muggers robbed a man of his wallet and keys. When they saw his Army ID they returned his money and wallet, thanked him for serving and gave him a fist bump. They forgot to give his keys so the reservist is not named.
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 587 [+].

Civilian arrested as Army deserter Posted: 4 months ago by Bornbad
A Seattle man said he was arrested at a Charlotte, N.C., airport and detained as an Army deserter, even though he has never been in the military.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 274 [+].

David Beckham's spit for sale Posted: 2 years ago by DemureArt
A seller is offering for sale a Coke bottle from which the soccer star allegedly drank during his recent visit to the country.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 33 [+].

AP Invegestation: Army charity hoards millions Posted: 9 months ago by Bornbad
Between 2003 and 2007 — as many military families dealt with long war deployments and increased numbers of home foreclosures — Army Emergency Relief grew into a $345 million behemoth. During those years, the charity packed away $117 million into its own reserves while spending just $64 million on direct aid
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 108 [+].

The Army denies that combat stress causes homicide Posted: 5 months ago by 2manyusernames
An Army report seems to confirm a Salon investigation linking battle stress to murder. But the Army begs to differ
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 286 [+].

Army doc fakes suicide, elopes with senior's wife Posted: 2 years ago by xiatethebish
A love triangle, estrangement and a faked suicide by the protagonist to escape the clutches of his wife, with the eventual aim of living happily ever after with his lady love, far from the restrictions of a disciplined Army life.

*Pic unrelated
(Obviously.)
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 149 [+].

Army sorry for "John Doe" letters to relatives of war dead Posted: 11 months ago by hypnotode
The U.S. Army is apologizing to thousands of Army families who received letters beginning "Dear John Doe" after losing a loved one in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 336 [+].

Boy, 5 Reports for Duty in the Army Posted: 2 years ago by mutil8or
A young Texas boy fighting cancer saw his dreams come true Thursday at Fort Hood Army base when he had the chance to play soldier for the day.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 345 [+].

Army dumps it, you clean it up Posted: 2 years ago by Proverb
The Army Corps of Engineers, which accidentally dumped sand filled with old military ordnance on Surf City's beach, now wants the town to help pay to remove it.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 119 [+].

'Solution to Iraq war' up for sale Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
"A Solution to the War in Iraq", is being offered by a US Army intelligence officer fed up with the conflict and anxious to attract some attention to what he says is a viable and face-saving solution to the four-year-old conflict.
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 131 [+].

"Lord" puts life up for sale on eBay Posted: 1 year ago by qazwer00
An eccentric millionaire has put his entire life up for sale on the Internet -- including his title of Lord of the Manor of Warleigh - in the hope of converting his assets into cash.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 30 [+].

Secret Russian Army … of Cats! Posted: 6 months ago by bingo
For years, Russia’s Hermitage museum has employed a secret army to protect over three million works of art dating back to Peter the Great.
The priceless treasures are under the watchful eye of cats. These four-footed employees are always on guard against rats and mice that can damage the Hermitage collection. They work in the labyrinths of the basement, hunting by day and night.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 121 [+].

7-year-old drives Jeep after father killed in wreck Posted: 6 months ago by lynxears
A 7-year-old Bovina girl drove her father’s crashed Jeep in an attempt get help Saturday night after he was ejected and killed in a rollover east of Clovis.

Guillermo Montes’ 7-year-old daughter, Elizabeth Kazza, and 3-year-old son were unrestrained in the vehicle at the time of the crash.
When her father was ejected, Elizabeth tried to drive the Jeep to get help.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 301 [+].

Urban Tool in Recruiting by the Army: An Arcade Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
At the Franklin Mills mall here, past the Gap Outlet and the China Buddha Express, is a $13 million video arcade that the Army hopes will become a model for recruitment in urban areas, where the armed services typically have a hard time attracting recruits.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 128 [+].


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