3 posts tagged “wtf”
Woman Jailed Over Vial of Cat Urine
TAMPA, Fla. -- Cynthia Hunter spent almost two months in jail over a vial of cat urine.
The 38-year-old woman from Lithia, Fla., was arrested Aug. 15 on a charge of petty theft after she was accused of stealing from a Brandon Wal-Mart store.
Deputies added charges of possession of a controlled substance after finding a vial containing a yellow substance in her purse. A drug field test suggested the substance was methamphetamine.
Hunter had said the substance was dehydrated cat urine for her son's science project, and that it had been purchased at an animal clinic. She was released Thursday after lab tests found the substance was, in fact, cat urine.
Hunter pleaded guilty to petty theft and a judge gave her time served.
What television show stands the test of time?
Firefly does, more than, IMNSHO, any other Joss Whedon show (although Buffy's "Once More With Feeling" is admittedly brilliant). Firefly has a detailed 'verse with well-rounded characters (Simon, Simon, Simon -- you are so beautiful, and so selflessly dedicated, and so brilliant, and this sweet young thing follows you around with the very warmest of intentions, and you then stab her by saying something amazingly offensive) whose destinies you actually care about. Sure, there were only fourteen episodes -- so it never had time to jump the shark.
But I think I can now confidently award the Earliest Appearance of a Very Difficult Student medal to someone I teach English with. Yes, I can.
My officemate gave a quiz with this question:
True or false? The following is a good, arguable thesis statement: A healthy heart is the key to a healthy life.
This was a T/F quiz question about thesis statements, right? But one guy emailed my officemate and complained. He felt that "it doesn't matter how healthy your heart is" -- that one's Lord alone determines the length of one's life, not, say, fatty sclerosis, infarcts, what have you.
This is great news, my friends. Unless you're a cardiologist, in which case apparently you're in league with Satan.
From here
Associated Press, Sept. 25, 2006, 11:59 AM
MILFORD, N.H. - A teddy
bear has been implicated in 2,500 deaths. Of trout, that is. State
officials say a teddy bear dropped into a pool at a Fish and Game
Department hatchery earlier this month clogged a drain. The clog
blocked the flow of oxygen to the pool and suffocated the fish.
Hatcheries supervisor Robert Fawcett said the bear — who was dressed in yellow raincoat and hat — is believed to be the first stuffed bear to cause fatalities at the facility.
"We've had pipes get clogged, but it's usually with more naturally occurring things like a frog or even a dead muskrat," he said. "This one turned out to be a teddy bear and we don't know how it got there."
The deaths prompted Fawcett to release a written warning: "RELEASE OF ANY TEDDY BEARS into the fish hatchery water IS NOT PERMITTED."
He said it's not known who dropped the bear, but urged anyone whose bear ends up in a hatchery pool to find a worker to remove it. "They might save your teddy bear, and keep it from becoming a killer," he said.
"It's kind of a cute little teddy bear and people wouldn't think that a cute little teddy bear would be able to kill fish."
You know... I thought I had an appetite for sushi... but damn, a teddy bear that stuffed itself? It's unbearable to think of a fuzzy little critter like that being the cause of so many grizzly deaths.
