What's the Big Deal?

A 17 year old Sacramento girl, Christina Almanza, was freaking out because she thought she may be pregnant. Again. She already is the mother of a 2 year old child. So she did what any normal teenager in distress would do- she faked her own kidnapping. She left her family a voicemail and text messages saying she had been abducted by several men and was being held hostage in a basement with two other girls. She also claimed that she didn't know where she was, and her abductors may be murderers. Police, deputies, FBI agents, and US Marshals went into a frenzy looking for the girl, even issuing a statewide Amber Alert. The next day, she was found unharmed in the home of a man she had met online. When police questioned Almanza, she admitted she made the whole thing up because she wanted her family to feel bad for her and be sympathetic about her pregnancy. She said she had no clue that making up a story about her kidnapping and being held hostage in a basement by murderers would scare people so much. Jeeze, people are so sensitive. Thankfully, police didn't have much sympathy for Almanza and arrested her for being so stupid. Kids these days...

Rash Decisions

A fourth grade student in Gaston County, NC, was suspended for sexual harassment for calling a teacher "cute". Emanyea was suspended for three days as the school claims they have had previous problems with the boy calling other students names. I've heard kids say much worse things to teachers and not even get in trouble. The boy's mother was outraged at his suspension and contacted the local news. Soon CNN and The Huffington Post reported the story to the nation, and a hail-storm of criticism was aimed at the Brookside Elementary school and their decision to suspend the child. Not long after, school officials determined there was no sexual harassment and offered an apology to the child and his parents. OK, I understand the suspension was a harsh decision, but in an equally harsh decision the principal who suspended the child lost his job. Principal Jerry Bostic was given an hour to decide whether he was going to retire or be fired. What he did was wrong, but the man has been working in the school system for 44 years and this was his only real mistake. He has a 98 percent approval rating from parents. Give him the benefit of the doubt. Expunging the boy's record, national attention, and apologies should make his mother happy right? Apparently not, because she is threatening to sue. This whole situation has gotten completely out of hand.

A Standing Avaition

Aurthur Berkowitz is a very unsatisfied customer with US Airways. Why, you ask? He was forced to stand during an entire seven hour flight from Anchorage to Philadelphia. The seat next to him was occupied by a man weighing a staggering 400 pounds. “His size required both armrests to be raised up and allowed for his body to cover half of my seat,” Berkowitz says. Since there were no other seats on the plane, there was nothing the flight attendants could do. Usually it's standard airline policy to make morbidly obese individuals purchase two seats, but clearly it was ignored in this case. The flight attendants acknowledged the gate agent's mistake, but wouldn't allow Berrkowitz to sit in their jump seats. Standing for seven hours sounds awful, I would have at least sat on the floor or something. Not to mention the fact that making a passenger stand during a flight is extremely unsafe. This is the part that blows my mind- he wrote US Airways a letter requesting a full refund for his $800 flight, and all they offered was a measly $200. C'mon US Airways... I mean if there is ANY situation where a full refund is appropriate, this is it. And if there is any reason to boycott this airline, this is also it. If this is how they treat their customers, they don't deserve the business. US Airways has refused to offer any more money, solidifying the fact that not much value is placed on the customer. How is this not illegal or something? I hope he sues their cheap asses!

Shopping Rage

Another Walmart story. Shocking. On Black Friday, at the store located in the San Fernando Valley, a large crowd formed around a crate of Xboxes that were about to be unwrapped by store employees. To the surprise of everyone, a psychotically greedy woman sprayed as many as 20 people with pepper spray "in order to get an advantage." Over an Xbox?? Really?? Ten people were slightly injured by the pepper spray and ten others suffered bumps and bruises in the chaos. Apparently, the woman had sprayed other people in other areas of the store also. She actually got away with it! No one was able to provide a clear description because the victims' eyes were burning like hot coals and they couldn't see. Walmart is unsure if she actually bought anything and are going through receipts, but I can't imagine she would take such drastic measures just to leave the store empty handed. If the woman is found, she will face felony battery charges.
I try to avoid the mall on Black Friday, especially when stores open late at night. I feel like it attracts the craziest people. Drama is pretty much a guarantee. 

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The Worst Hotel in America

OK, this story happened a few months ago, but I thought I'd share it with you anyway to make your next hotel stay as uncomfortable as possible. It always grossed me out that they never wash the top comforter on the bed. Ew. Anyways, there are many hotels that are candidates for being the worst hotel in the country, but the Value Place Hotel in Arnold, Missouri wins the grand prize. It has since been foreclosed by the city of Arnold because in the 23 months it was open, police had been called there over 200 times. 200 times in 23 months?! It's like this place immediately became Arnold's largest crack house. The Drug Task Force, the DEA, and the FBI responded to prostitution, drug sales, drug manufacturing, child pornography, drug overdoses, theft, assault, rape, and other felonious activity. At the rate this place was going, I'm surprised murder wasn't on the list. The extended-stay hotel was a real bargain, charging guests only $30 a night, or $199 per week. This is what happens when hotels charge insanely cheap prices- they turn into drug dens.
The room actually doesn't look that bad, it just looks like a generic hotel room. The picture lends no hint that the place is actually prostitute and drug infested. Ironically, their slogan was "So clean, you have to see it to believe it." Umm, I think not...
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Pain in the Face

A 45-year old Canadian man went to the doctor complaining of testicular pain. When the doctor scanned the ultrasound he preformed, he was was shocked to see the image of a face staring up at him. Making this even weirder is that the face has a pained expression, which seems to be a reflection of the actual pain the man is feeling in real-life. Is this pure coincidence or a supernatural occurrence? There is no way to know for sure, but if you happen to know a psychic, tell her to call me. I showed this picture to a coworker and she said, "Oh people see faces in anything." I disagree. The face looks very pronounced and defined to me. No one looking at the picture is going to say, "I don't see it."

In fact the picture was so amazing that Dr. G. Gregory Roberts, and urologist Dr. Naji J. Touma, submitted their amazing find in a recent issue of the medical journal, Urology. In the article, "The Face of Testicular Pain: A Surprising Ultrasound Finding," The doctors claim that when they found the extraordinary tumor, a "brief debate ensued on whether the image was deity (perhaps "Min" the Egyptian god of male virility); however, the consensus deemed it a mere coincidental occurrence rather than a divine proclamation." They also claim that a perfect image showing up in an ultrasound is nearly impossible.
I remember a few years ago when I lives in Boston, everyone was freaking out about the image of the Virgin Mary showing up in the window of a hospital. I couldn't really make it out, it just looked like window condensation to me. I tend to be skeptical about these things, but this ultrasound picture is unarguably a face.

Cat vs. Mountain Lion

A sliding glass door was the only thing that stood between a house-cat named Zeus, and a mountain lion in Boulder, CO. Zeus's owner, Gail Loveman, heard a strange noise when she was in her home office and came out to investigate. Zeus followed her and they were both surprised to see a mountain lion on the porch. The 11 year-old Maine Coon cat got into an epic stare-down with the large predator. Her other cat, Bacchus, peeked his head in, but decided he was better off staying in the hallway. Loveman grabbed her camera and started snapping away until the big cat left after about five minutes. Zeus, who is a large cat himself, is pretty aggressive and hisses at other smaller animals (like squirrels) he sees through the glass door. But he kept his manners with the mountain lion and remained calm. "I think he thought 'Hmmm! This is different,' " Loveman said. He knows who's boss.

The foothills of Boulder have a healthy mountain lion population and although encounters with humans are rare, they can occur. Unfortunately, our pets are easy targets for them. I used to work at a veterinary clinic and let me tell you the best way to keep your kitty safe is to not let it outside at all. If you have a dog, invest in a very tall fence. Responsible pet owner = happy pet.

$100>Pride

A bunch of friends were hanging out in a park in Vallejo, CA last Friday evening when one of them made a ridiculous $100 bet. The 21 year old (who shall remain unnamed) bet his buddies that he could fit his behind into one of those plastic child swings that have the leg holes. The man won the bet by slicking down with laundry detergent and squeezing himself into it. He was so successful in forcing his body into the swing that he got stuck and was unable to get out. To make matters worse, his friends abandoned him there (not before a round of uproarious laughter I'm assuming).

Finally, after 9 hours, a park employee heard his screams for help and called the police. The first thing responding firefighters did when they got there was cut the chains holding the seat. STILL wearing the swing, the man was transported to the hospital. Can you imagine how hilarious he must have looked?! A cast cutter was required to move the swing, and I'm not sure how the hospital staff kept a straight face or if they even did.

It's pretty messed up that his friends left him there though. Maybe they didn't really like him after all, and that was their was of getting rid of him for the night. I guess $100 was the cost of his dignity.


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Love Is Blind

 A half-Hawaiian, half-Hispanic woman, Erica Hererra, recently got engaged to an alleged white supremacist and who is currently in prison facing murder charges. Her fiancee, Curtis Allgier, was already in prison for burglary, theft, forgery, illegal concealed weapons, and more, when he allegedly killed a corrections officer in 2007. It gets better. Allgier's face is covered in tattoos, including three swastikas. What a catch!

When asked why she decided to marry a racist accused killer who may spend the rest of his life behind bars, she claimed, "That's obviously not what he is if he's marrying someone that is of a different background than he is." Herrera also thinks, "He's a very sweet, loving…He's a really kindhearted good person. All around good person."
She believes he is innocent of murder and will be acquitted so they will soon be able to spend the rest of their lives together. In the mean time she is hoping he will get moved to a state that allows conjugal visits. Their wedding is set for August 8th inside the Salt Lake County Jail, and they can't even kiss because glass has to divide them on their big day. Her parents must be so proud.

Herrera states that if he is found guilty, she will either divorce him or have their marriage annulled. Why not get married only if he is found not-guilty? And how desperate do you have to be to marry an imprisoned, racist murderer? Just saying...

I've Heard of a Fist Fight, But a Bleach Fight?

We all know Walmart attracts only the most upstanding citizens right? Well this story is proves it! Theresa Monique Jackson followed her baby-daddy's new girlfriend into a Maryland Walmart, and the two got into an argument which eventually lead to fists flying. When Jackson had the other woman on the ground, she proceeded to snatch bottles of bleach and ammonia off the shelves and dump the chemicals all over the victim. It's bad enough having either bleach or ammonia poured on top of you, but both of them together? SUCKS.
The fumes were so bad it sent 19 employees and shoppers to the hospital, including someone with a serious eye injury. I get chills imagining what bleach in the eye must feel like. The store had to be evacuated until a 'hazardous materials' crew could clean up the mess. Jefferson has been charged with first- and second- degree assault, malicious destruction of property, and theft under $100. 

That mug shot is funny as hell, see her bleached hair?

Another Mother of the Year Award...

FAIL! While chaperoning her daughter's  school field trip in Wayne, Wisconsin, a woman overdosed on heroin. Nice. At some point during their trip to Pioneer Village, chaperone Stephanie Bailey, who was accompanying her 7 year old daughter, decided to take a trip to the bathroom to get stoned. When she never returned, one of the parents went to check on her. She found Bailey passed out on the bathroom floor next to some hypodermic needles. She at first thought Bailey was a diabetic until she noticed a glass pipe. First aid was administered and police were called. She was awake when police arrived, and claimed she took both oxy-contin and heroin the night before to celebrate her birthday. They found four baggies of heroin, 2 pills, a metal spoon, a clear glass pipe, alcohol pads, hypodermic needles, rubber tubing, 2 containers of sterile water, and a lighter. Wow, her get-high kit was fully stocked.
I will never understand why she decided to chaperone the field trip if she wanted to get super-crazy stoned. Why not just stay home?? If she had stayed her behind home, she could've done whatever she wanted, and no one would have known. Now her kid is humiliated and everyone knows mommy is a druggie.

Dog Takes a 700 Mile Walk

A Denver woman found a cute little dog named Leia strolling around her neighborhood all alone. She called the number on the dog's collar and discovered Leia has been missing from her home in El Paso, Texas, 700 miles away. Her owners were so excited, they made a trip to Denver to pick up their beloved pooch. "To find out she's been missing for two years, I can just imagine how her family's going to be," said Annmarie Anderson, the woman who found Leia. How in God's name did a ten pound dog get all the way from Texas to Colorado? Your guess is as good as mine! I can't imagine she actually walked that whole way. I bet she got out of her yard, was stolen by someone and brought to Denver, and then got out of their yard.
But who knows, maybe she's Super Dog. Kind of like Mighty Mouse, but a dog.

Look What I Brought!

A kindergartner in Sweet Springs, Missouri was asked to bring some pictures of his family to school for show and tell. Instead, he thought it would be a swell idea to go the extra step, and bring his mom's meth pipe and an ounce of meth.  The young boy was very excited to display the pipe and several baggies of drugs totaling about $3700. His innocent enthusiasm is hilarious to me. Sweet Springs Elementary school contacted police, who then arrested the boy's mother (duh). Michelle Marie Cheatham, 32, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance and one count of child endangerment in the first degree. Despite Marie posting bail, her son is in the custody of  relatives. Sources say Marie's life began going downhill after she received a large amount of money after her husband died in a car crash earlier this year.
Annnnnd the Mother Of The Year Award goes to ---!!

Justice Served

Surveillance cameras at a convenience store in Houston, TX caught amazing footage of a botched robbery that ended pretty badly for the thieves. The footage captures two men storm into the store armed with a gun. A clerk-in-training is shot in the leg  by one of the robbers while his accomplice, 22 year old Harold Robertson, hops over the counter and starts searching through the shelves. A few seconds later, a second clerk snatches up his hidden gun and fires at Robertson hitting him twice in the upper body. Then we see Robertson hurl himself back over the counter, clearly in pain, and gets the hell out of dodge.

He fled to the house across the street and told the homeowner, Gerald Kilpatrick, that he was carjacked and shot. Robertson stayed on the porch while a suspicious Kilpatrick called the police. Robertson was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. He is going straight to jail right after he gets out of the hospital. His partner and getaway driver are still at large. The injured clerk was released from the hospital and I'm guessing he is now willingly unemployed. This incident is yet more proof that working at a convenient store is one the most dangerous jobs.

She Took Matters Into Her Own Hands...

A substitute teacher at Clover Middle School in Clover, SC has been arrested for punching a student in the face. The student claims when he threw a pen in the trash, the teacher became enraged with anger and punched him in the face with her fist. The teacher, Elizabeth Robinson, admits she became angry with the student slapped him in the face with an open hand, not a fist. After being questioned, Robinson was escorted from the classroom and arrested for assault and battery.

Of course, I don't condone the teacher hitting the student, but he must have been giving her a pretty hard time for her to snap like that. Just saying. Kids can be mean little jerks, especially with a substitute. Today's generation of kids in particular have no respect for authority and are increasingly influenced by what they see on TV. I'm sure Robinson did what thousands of teachers wished they could do.

Conceited Idiot

On Sept 26 in Georgia, a woman made a stop at a daycare center to pick up her child. She forgot to lock her car door. Upon returning home, she discovered that her purse was missing. Later on, the victim went on her Facebook page, and noticed a picture of a man with dreadlocks and gold teeth has been uploaded on her page. It was a picture of the thief who stole her phone. He clearly didn't know her phone settings automatically posted any picture taken. The idiot might as well turn himself in because he basically gave police his picture. Police Major Jason Bolton claims, "We don’t normally get pictures with this sort of clarity, and it’s just real exciting to have a picture that the quality is this good that we can put out there.” Whoever this thief is, he is his own worst enemy.
                                                                                                                      

                                                                                    The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
                                          

A Santa Fe Beatdown

In a grocery store parking lot in Santa Fe, NM a man driving a pick-up truck hit a 5 year old girl that  darted in front of his car. When Derrick Manuel stopped his vehicle to check on the girl, three of her relatives jumped him despite the fact that it wasn't his fault.  They beat the living crap out of him, and it had to be broken up by witnesses. Maybe they should have gone and beat up the person in charge of the girl, because it was clearly their fault for letting her bolt in front of a car. The girl suffered minor injuries, and Manuel suffered contusions, swelling, and cuts to his face and body. Manuel wasn't arrested in the incident, because surveillance video proved it was obviously an accident. Unbelievably, the thugs who jumped Manuel weren't arrested either. Lt. Louis Carlos ridiculously stated, "Because we didn't witness the fight or the punching, it falls in the realm of a misdemeanor." Really officer? In order for someone to be arrested for battery they have to assault the victim right in front of a cop huh? That makes a whole lot of sense.
Even though the surveillance video shows Manuel was not speeding, the child's mother thinks he got off too easy. "He was in the wrong by running the stop sign and speeding when there’s families, there’s kids, there are newborns,” said Patrece Visarraga. She is obviously trying to deflect the blame of not paying attention to her child. I mean, I can understand being pissed that your child was hit, but at least accept the blame for being irresponsible.


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PokeHer Face

 

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I know economic times are tough, but if you want a cosmetic procedure, I recommend you go to a professional instead of taking matters into your own hands. 63 year old Janet Hardt was trying to save a little money by formulating a homemade version of Botox. She took fat she extracted from boiled beef, and injected it into her face. Hardt became obsessed with her wrinkle smoothing concoction. Even though she had done this several times before, Thursday, Sept 8th was her last time. Later that day, she went to the hospital complaining her face was burning and died hours later. Actually, she didn't die from her DIY cosmetic procedure, she died from a bacterial infection caused by weakened walls in her colon. Although the melted animal fat injections smoothed her skin, those who knew her claim she traded wrinkles for grotesque scars. Even though she didn't actually die from the self injections, her death raises awareness to the extremes people are going to for beauty.

Enjoy Your Coffee, B#&%*

At Starbucks everywhere, it's not uncommon for the employee to give you the wrong order. However, at a Starbucks in Hell's Kitchen, NY, an employee was apparently not thrilled with a customer's reaction to his screw up of her order. So he decided to give her a, um, nickname. After arriving at her job soon after, the customer discovered her cup was labeled as "bitch". Needless to say, she was less than thrilled. In fact, she was so pissed-off that she decided to completely shun Starbucks, and go to a different coffee shop. She even refused to accept several apologies and vouchers from a store
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manager. A Starbucks spokesperson said officials "have apologized numerous times for this unfortunate misunderstanding". Hmm.. I don't think it's a misunderstanding, I think she was being a "female dog" over getting the wrong coffee, and the employee decided to call her one. It seems crystal clear to me! I'm not defending the guy, he was completely wrong and should be fired, but she must have been pretty rude for him to actually write that on her cup. He did what I'm sure every Starbucks employee has wanted to do at some point in time. I bet now she will think twice before copping a tude' with someone else.