Weird News

[DanaC]

ouch. I think that joke probably broke at least three by-laws.

[monster]

Originally Posted by DanaC

ouch. I think that joke probably broke at least three by-laws.

ouch ouch ouch

[TheMercenary]

I guess the only thing one could ask is, "What the hell were they thinking?"

[Shawnee123]

Heheheee. I read that as "broke at least three in-laws."

[monster]

certainly made mine crack up. And now I'm taking her to the plane, but hoping to deliver her still breathing

[classicman]

Muslim woman strangled by her burkha in freak go-kart accident

A young Muslim woman had died after her burkha became snagged in a go-kart.

The 24-year-old woman, who has not yet been named, died a terrifying death today when a fluttering part of her burkha became caught in the wheels of a go-kart she was driving near the town of Port Stephens, north of Sydney.

The Muslim clothing the woman was wearing flew back as she sped around the track and part of it became entangled in the go-kart's wheels.

She was strangled in a second and crashed the vehicle.

Despite the efforts of paramedics who rushed to her aid, the neck and throat injuries she suffered were so severe that doctors were unable to revive her when she arrived at the John Hunter Hospital in the New South Wales city of Newcastle.

The young woman was riding the go-kart at a popular recreational area known as Bob's Farm, which offers rides of up to 15 minutes at a time.

Her death is being likened to that of American dancer Isadora Duncan, acknowledged as being the creator of modern dance, and who was famous for the flowing silk carves she liked to wear.

But while riding in an open-top car in Nice in 1927, her scarf became entangled in one of the vehicle's spoked wheels and she was strangled.

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[Crimson Ghost]

Isn't having fun illegal for Muslim women?
And Muslims in general?

She was strangled in a second and crashed the vehicle.

I would assume so, as 'She was strangled in a second and parallel parked the vehicle' would be a little difficult.

[Spexxvet]

I ain't gonna ride at Bob's farm no more
No, I aint gonna ride at Bob's farm no more
Well, I wake up in the morning
Fold my hands and pray to Allah
I got a head wrapped in a burka
With a piece all flapping back
It's a shame the way it gets caught in the wheels
I ain't gonna ride at Bob's farm no more.

[squirell nutkin]

Originally Posted by Crimson Ghost

Isn't having fun illegal for Muslim women?
And Muslims in general?

Allah's justice is swift and sure.

I'm not sorry about ur Isadora Duncan impression

[jinx]

No scarves, dahling.

[xoxoxoBruce]

At least the ones running the prisons have.

Prisoners who have beaten their drug dependency while incarcerated are being given substances such as methadone – the highly addictive heroin substitute – before their release, according to reports.
The process, called "retoxification", is allegedly designed to boost the tolerance of former addicts who are deemed likely to start using drugs on their release, to minimise the risk of them taking an overdose.

This has been going on for five years in England and Scotland, even at young offenders' institutions.

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[SamIam]

Well, that's nice. At least the Brits don't have to step over the bodies of all those o'ded junkies. I wonder if the program is limited to those who had an addiction before being arrested or if anyone can sign up to get a whole new addiction?

Methadone is so easy to get here that its ridiculous. I had an aquaitance a little while back who was taking massive doses of the stuff obtained quite legally thru her doctor. The catch was that she had never been a heroin addict - she just lied about it because she wanted to have a legal way of staying high on a pharma pure subtance.

IMO we might as well legalize heroin and forget about the methadone program.

[classicman]

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[Carruthers]

More a case of 'incredible but true' rather than weird news, but I offer it here for your perusal:

Peter Aspinall, 64, had been asked to prune a sycamore tree in the grounds of a hotel, but instead of leaning his ladder against the trunk he placed it against the branch he was hacking down.

When the branch fell it took Mr Aspinall with it, 14ft to the ground below. He broke his heel, damaged his ligaments and had to spend ten days in hospital recovering from surgery on his injuries.

Now Mr Aspinall, who had worked at the Egerton House Hotel near Bolton, Lancashire, for just two weeks, is suing them for compensation.

Essentially, he is suing them for not spotting that he was/is stupid.

Daily Telegraph

[DanaC]

heroin's a damn sight safer.