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ZenGum · 05-03-2010, 04:19 AM

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Spiderman traps thief - for real

IT sounds like a comic book plot - Spiderman foils a would-be thief as Star Wars Jedi Knights block the escape route and superhero The Flash looks on.

But this was the scene played out in a city shop on Saturday, when a business owner dressed as Spiderman stopped a man shoplifting an X-Men book worth $160.

Adelaide Comics Centre owner Michael Baulderstone, 45, spotted a man "behaving suspiciously" at the back of his Rundle Mall store, before discovering he had put the valuable book in his backpack.

"We had about 40 people dressed up as their favourite superheroes to celebrate International Free Comic Day, so he didn't have much of a choice but to hand the X-Men Omnibus back after a little bit of a scuffle," he said.

"I've had a look at the security footage and it shows Spiderman running down the corridor of the shop, grabbing this guy, hauling him off.

Awesome, but where was Kick-ass when we needed him?

HungLikeJesus · 05-03-2010, 07:25 AM

They should have let him keep it - it was Free Comic Day.

skysidhe · 05-04-2010, 07:15 PM

Somethings are beyond comprehension!

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/...entry_id=62772

spudcon · 05-04-2010, 08:28 PM

And they let politicians run free!

squirell nutkin · 05-04-2010, 08:44 PM

Tase me Bro! Tase me!

xoxoxoBruce · 05-04-2010, 10:03 PM

They should make those cops requalify, it shouldn't have taken more than two shots, max.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-05-2010, 04:13 AM

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Mudslinging your political opponent is a time-honored practice, but this one has a bit of unexpected twist. In the hotly contested primary for Pennsylvania state legislative seat, Democrat Gregg Kravitz was "outed" by his primary opponent as straight:

Veteran Rep. Babette Josephs (D., Phila.) last Thursday accused her primary opponent, Gregg Kravitz, of pretending to be bisexual in order to pander to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender voters, a powerful bloc in the district.

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Shawnee123 · 05-05-2010, 11:45 AM

Reminded me of this episode of Friends:

[Scene: Madison Square Garden, Duncan's dressing room. Phoebe is fixing her hair and Duncan enters.]

PHOEBE: So um, so what's up, you came to see me yesterday.

DUNCAN: Oh, yeah, um, alright, I kinda need a divorce.

PHOEBE: Ohh. . .K. How come?

DUNCAN: Umm, actually, I'm getting married again.

PHOEBE: What?

DUNCAN: Oh God, I don't know how to tell you this. I'm straight.

PHOEBE: Huuh.

DUNCAN: Yeah, I know, I.

PHOEBE: I, I don't, I don't understand, how can you be straight? I mean, you're, you're so smart and funny and you throw such great Academy Award parties.

DUNCAN: I know, that's what I kept telling myself but you just reach a point where you can't live a lie anymore.

PHOEBE: So how long have you known?

DUNCAN: Well I guess on some level I always knew I was straight. I though I was supposed to be something else, you know, I'm an ice dancer, all my friends are gay, I was just tryin' to fit in.

PHOEBE: And um, and there's actually a, a woman?

DUNCAN: Her name's Debra.

PHOEBE: Oh. Well is she, is she the first that you've been with?

DUNCAN: Well, I've never told you this but, there were one or two times, back in college, when I'd get really drunk, go to a straight bar and wake up with a woman next to me. But I, I, I told myself it was the liquor and e-everyone experiments in college.

PHOEBE: Sure.

DUNCAN: But now I know I don't have a choice about this, I was born this way.

PHOEBE: I, I don't know what to say. I mean, you know, you're married to someone for six years and you think you know him and then one day says, 'Oh, I'm not gay.'

DUNCAN: I'm, I'm still me.

PHOEBE: Why couldn't you have just figured this out six years ago?

ZenGum · 05-07-2010, 04:26 AM

From da Beeb:

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Russian president asked to investigate alien claims

A Russian MP has asked President Dmitry Medvedev to investigate claims by a regional president that he has met aliens on board a spaceship.

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the leader of the southern region of Kalmykia, made his claim in a television interview.

MP Andre Lebedev is not just asking whether Mr Ilyumzhinov is fit to govern.

He is also concerned that, if he was abducted, he may have revealed details about his job and state secrets.

The MP has written a letter to Mr Medvedev raising a list of his concerns.

In his letter he says that - assuming the whole thing was not just a bad joke - it was an historic event and should have been reported to the Kremlin.

He also asks if there are official guidelines for what government officials should do if contacted by aliens, especially if those officials have access to state secrets.

Mr Ilyumzhinov said in an interview on primetime television that he had been taken on board an alien spaceship which had come to planet Earth to take samples - and claims to have several witnesses.

He has been president of Kalmykia, a small Buddhist region of Russia which lies on the shores of the Caspian Sea, for 17 years.

The millionaire former businessman has a reputation as an eccentric character.

As president of the World Chess Federation, he has spent tens of millions of dollars turning the impoverished republic into a mecca for chess players - building an entire village to host international tournaments.

DangerouslySimple · 05-09-2010, 08:12 PM

LOL damned if you do, damned if you don't, I guess? I find it very funny that they are more worried about aliens obtaining their secrets, than they actually are that their leader might be in need of some medication to help him from seeing little green men....

classicman · 05-10-2010, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by DangerouslySimple

medication to help him from seeing little green men....

Anything in particular you could recommend?

DangerouslySimple · 05-10-2010, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by classicman

Anything in particular you could recommend?

LOL are you asking because you are also seeing little green men?

classicman · 05-10-2010, 09:35 PM

seeing or being - lately even I'm amazed at the things I'm seeing, and trust me I had a very "enhanced" youth.

Crimson Ghost · 05-10-2010, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DangerouslySimple

LOL damned if you do, damned if you don't, I guess? I find it very funny that they are more worried about aliens obtaining their secrets, than they actually are that their leader might be in need of some medication to help him from seeing little green men....

Hello, dum-dum.

ZenGum · 05-11-2010, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by classicman

I had a very "enhanced" youth.

This youth you had, what was he enhanced with?

05-03-2010, 07:25 AM	#902
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05-04-2010, 07:15 PM	#903
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Cops shoot baby deer 7 times! Somethings are beyond comprehension! http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/...entry_id=62772

05-04-2010, 08:28 PM	#904
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	And they let politicians run free! __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

05-04-2010, 08:44 PM	#905
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05-04-2010, 10:03 PM	#906
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They should make those cops requalify, it shouldn't have taken more than two shots, max. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-05-2010, 11:45 AM	#908
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Reminded me of this episode of Friends: [Scene: Madison Square Garden, Duncan's dressing room. Phoebe is fixing her hair and Duncan enters.] PHOEBE: So um, so what's up, you came to see me yesterday. DUNCAN: Oh, yeah, um, alright, I kinda need a divorce. PHOEBE: Ohh. . .K. How come? DUNCAN: Umm, actually, I'm getting married again. PHOEBE: What? DUNCAN: Oh God, I don't know how to tell you this. I'm straight. PHOEBE: Huuh. DUNCAN: Yeah, I know, I. PHOEBE: I, I don't, I don't understand, how can you be straight? I mean, you're, you're so smart and funny and you throw such great Academy Award parties. DUNCAN: I know, that's what I kept telling myself but you just reach a point where you can't live a lie anymore. PHOEBE: So how long have you known? DUNCAN: Well I guess on some level I always knew I was straight. I though I was supposed to be something else, you know, I'm an ice dancer, all my friends are gay, I was just tryin' to fit in. PHOEBE: And um, and there's actually a, a woman? DUNCAN: Her name's Debra. PHOEBE: Oh. Well is she, is she the first that you've been with? DUNCAN: Well, I've never told you this but, there were one or two times, back in college, when I'd get really drunk, go to a straight bar and wake up with a woman next to me. But I, I, I told myself it was the liquor and e-everyone experiments in college. PHOEBE: Sure. DUNCAN: But now I know I don't have a choice about this, I was born this way. PHOEBE: I, I don't know what to say. I mean, you know, you're married to someone for six years and you think you know him and then one day says, 'Oh, I'm not gay.' DUNCAN: I'm, I'm still me. PHOEBE: Why couldn't you have just figured this out six years ago? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-09-2010, 08:12 PM	#910
DangerouslySimple Resident Denizen Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 63	LOL damned if you do, damned if you don't, I guess? I find it very funny that they are more worried about aliens obtaining their secrets, than they actually are that their leader might be in need of some medication to help him from seeing little green men....

05-10-2010, 09:35 PM	#913
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	seeing or being - lately even I'm amazed at the things I'm seeing, and trust me I had a very "enhanced" youth. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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