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Sex by the meter costly Posted: 2 months ago by Bornbad
A DRUNK footballer's loudly simulated sex with a parking meter has been recounted in Cairns Magistrates' Court.
He then made racial slur against a passerby - the final straw for police.
*alcohol may have been involved*
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 151 [+].
Look-alike meter Posted: 2 years ago by soulslasher6
From the people that brought you celebrity look alike, comes the look-alike meter. Do you always argue who your child looks like,you or your wife, well now there is a solution. Browse through your photos find one of you, your wife and your child and wham! the meter finds who the child looks like.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 22 [+].
Politifact Truth-O-Meter Posted: 3 months ago by shuallyo
Look at what politicians are currently lying about. There's also an Obama Meter and a Flip Meter.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 334 [+].
Phony meter used to steal 350,000 gallons of fuel Posted: 11 months ago by ginlamia
Seattle police say someone installed a phony meter on a fuel-delivery system at the BP distribution center on Harbor Island, resulting in the theft of 350,000 gallons of diesel fuel over nearly a year.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 45 [+].
Crazy but True Laws from All 50 States Posted: 7 months ago by yugosakimi
In Florida, if you tie an elephant to a parking meter, you must insert money into the meter as you would with a car. (Write it down so you don't forget.)
Comments: 10 Score: [-] 204 [+].
Ultimate BBQ with 40 Meter Grill Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
Mr. Jiang is the King of BBQ in Guangxi, China. Last Sunday, he BBQ’d 128 whole lambs with a 40 meter long grill all by himself and it only took him 2 hours to cook them.
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Scheming Homeless, Parking Mafia, and Pink Tutued Meter Fairy.... Posted: 3 weeks ago by bingo
....Just Another Day in Miami's Parking Hell.
One thing I like about the ‘burbs is not having to fight for cheap parking or pay through the nose for expensive spots. Not so for people in Miami. Apparently, the scarcity of parking there has created much violence, a cottage industry involving the homeless, parking mafia and even a "magical meter fairy."
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 171 [+].
God-o-Meter:How Does Your Candidate Measure Up? Posted: 2 years ago by misswinkle
The God-o-Meter (pronounced Gah-DOM-meter) scientifically measures factors such as rate of God-talk, effectiveness—saying God wants a capital gains tax cut doesn't guarantee a high rating—and other top-secret criteria.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 61 [+].
Looking For A Mansion, But Don't Have Any Money? Posted: 8 months ago by suebe
A man found his own silver lining in all the vacant foreclosed homes and moved into an empty mansion for over 8 months, even bringing in living room furniture and two large televisions. But, he wasn't caught trespassing...
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 147 [+].
Collapsed Man's Car Cited Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
A diabetic man rushes to the hospital. He manages to pull in and collapses outside his car. Nurses rush to render aid. A meter-maid ignores the frantic life-saving attempt and tries to give the car a ticket for pulling into a ambulance bay, ignoring the nurses and even the ambulance men explanations. Unbelievable
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 322 [+].
Sausage King of Toowoomba - Kidnapped! Posted: 9 months ago by equinox
Following the Toowoomba butcher shop's triple-win at the 2009 Sausage King Championship in Australia the two meter high, fiberglass "Sausage King" statue was painstakingly removed and held hostage by five thieves, possibly with links to rival butchers intent on extorting the prize-winning recipe.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 116 [+].
Too-smart parking meters text U the bad news Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
You are shopping when you receive a text message on your mobile phone. It is from the parking meter telling you that you have been given a fine.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 92 [+].
The Wanderings of the WEEE Man Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
People around the United Kingdom have been in for a big surprise. A seven meter three tonne metal man has been wandering in their midst. Who (or what) is he and why is he here? Is the Earth about to stand still? Hardly, but like Klaatu he brings a message to which we should really listen!
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 237 [+].
Deadly Islands - Conservation By Snake Posted: 3 months ago by Bingo
Ilha de Queimada Grande is an island off the shore of Brazil. It is untouched by developers which you would think can only be a good thing. However it's totally terrifying. In fact the island is so deadly it is against the law to visit it. Why?
Well, the island has between one and five snakes per square meter. Killer snakes at that, the type whose poison melts your flesh. Nice.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 146 [+].
Brazil begins to build walls around Rio slums Posted: 8 months ago by equinox
Brazil has begun building over 7 miles of 3 meter high concrete walls around the hillside slums in the south of Rio de Janeiro. The official statements propose the reason is to protect the surrounding rainforest from further encroachment. Critics protest it is a discriminatory division meant to entrap and separate the poor from the rich. video
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Greenland glaciers melting into mile deep sinkholes (video) Posted: 9 months ago by equinox
Greenland is losing enough water each year to cover Germany a meter deep. This dramatic footage shows millions of gallons of fresh water pouring down a Moulin, a shaft that allows water to travel from the glacier's surface to its bottom.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 99 [+].
Peering into the micro world Posted: 6 months ago by DerAlt
A team of University of Michigan researchers has recently created an attempt to draw attention to what is possible these days with nanotechnology, and imaging at the very small scale. I'll take him up on this invitation and share with you some other images of very tiny things in our world. For visualizing the scale, most measurements below are in microns - one micron is a millionth of a meter - human hair is approximately 100 microns thick. (32 photos total)
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The Greatest Parking Meter Your City Will Never Install Posted: 2 years ago by rsantosis
Why? Because it's smart. It's convenient. It's fair. And it's designed to eliminate parking tickets. So basically it runs contradictory to everything city governments were built on.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 137 [+].
Neighbors rally to pay off man's $3,000 water bill Posted: 12 months ago by Marli
84-year-old Norman Beckman was hit with a $3,000 water bill after his pipes burst and allowed a free flow of water to pass through the meter for a 3 month period, when Beckman was away due to health problems.
Neighbor's have raised more than $4,000 to pay off the bill, and Beckman plans to donate the excess.
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 561 [+].
Sculptors erect monument to yeti in Russian town Posted: 8 months ago by kakana
The sculptors, inspirited by locals’ stories about the yeti, have brought a touch of humor to the sculpture. The two and a half meter Bigfoot is holding a snowboard under his arm.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 143 [+].
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