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Why Banner Ads on Photo Popups Aren’t a Good Idea
Repeat after me: context, context, context. Sometimes web banner advertising displays have unforeseen consequences.
24Jun2008 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued
81 Year Old Man Builds Robot To Shoot Him In the Head in His Driveway
81 year old Francis Trovey built a suicide robot that fired multiple shots from a .22 automatic pistol into his head by remote control while in his driveway.
21Mar2008 | Shea Gunther | Comments | Continued
The Weird Epidemic of Toilet Babies Continues
An Indian baby is recovering from a premature birth after her mother gave birth in a train toilet — and dropped the child through the chute to the tracks below.
13Mar2008 | Chris Baskind | Comments | ContinuedShock Video: Lufthansa Jet Nearly Crashes in Botched Landing
Amazing video of a near-disaster as a German Airbus A320 nearly crashes at Hamburg Airport on March 1, 2008.
11Mar2008 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued
Very Stupid Man Escaped from Prison Calls His Old Job to Get Paycheck Forwarded
Brilliant: Eric Livers escaped from prison and fled to Portsmouth, NH. He then called his old job back in Wyoming to have them forward his old paycheck.
21Feb2008 | Shea Gunther | Comments | Continued
Evil Indian Real Estate Developer Blasts Family Who Won’t Sell Out, Literally
Wow, I thought American real estate developers were scumbags. They’ve got nothing on Indian developer Kashinath Jaiswal who pumped natural gas into the bedroom of a guy whose lot he was trying to buy to tear down and build on. In the middle of the night the gas was ignited.
Here’s what the Times of India [...]
Meet Kenny George: At 7′7″ He’s the Tallest Basketball Player in the Country
There’s a park in my hometown that has a mini-basketball court- it’s half the size of a traditional court complete with mini-hoops. Since I shot up a few extra inches after high school to a towering 6′3″ I’ve been able to dunk there without leaving the ground. My basketball skillz are mostly limited to my [...]
22Jan2008 | Shea Gunther | Comments | Continued
Street Justice: Stepfather Allegedly Beat and Sodomized Stepson to Avenge Rape of His Daughter
A stepfather allegedly beat and sodomized his 18 year old stepson after the teenager raped his eight year old daughter.
Newsvine has it:
The stepson was arrested Jan. 2 and charged with suspicion of aggravated sexual assault. Police say the father caught him assaulting his daughter, and a subsequent examination at a hospital revealed the girl had [...]
Thanks for Not Smoking. Now Get Out.
A small German company has a novel approach to non-smokers: they fire them.
14Jan2008 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued
Companion Dog Fetches Groceries and Does the Laundry
A former animal behaviorists struck by crippling arthritis trains her dog to do laundry, fetch groceries and take care of her at home.
10Jan2008 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued
The Place Where No Shadows Fall
The final post of military blogger — and many would say hero — Major Andrew Olmsted.
8Jan2008 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued
Fun Safety Fact: Frozen Dogs May Explode When Cremated
Thinking about cremating your frozen pet doggie? Careful: it may explode.
3Jan2008 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued
Man Dies After Two Hour Marathon Lap Dance & Drinking Session
Of all the ways to die, having a stripper rub you up for two hours is not a bad way to go. Jason Transue was out celebrating at a Florida strip club called Flamingo and took on a two hour marathon lapdance session during which he drank heavily.
An hour later he was dead.
Club employees had [...]
China to Living Buddhas: Please Apply for Reincarnation
China sets the terms for reincarnated beings: you gotta register. Pesky Dalai Lamas need not apply.
27Dec2007 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued
Freak Wave Smashes Down on Coast Guard Boat
A photographer keeps snapping pictures as a 25-foot wall of water smashed down on a Coast Guard vessel.
21Dec2007 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued
