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<h2>Lost thief holes up in French bank lavatory</h2>MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – A hapless thief drilled his way into a French bank at the weekend, but missed the safe and instead found himself in a lavatory where he was promptly arrested, a French newspaper reported Sunday.
The 21-year-old broke into a building adjoining a branch of Banque Populaire in the Mediterranean port city of Marseille in the early hours of Saturday morning, La Provence newspaper said. The paper said the man, who came from Belgium and was not named, thought that he was going to end up in a room housing safe deposit boxes but instead drilled into the lavatories. Alarms were triggered when he broke through the wall and police caught the man when they arrived on the scene. (Reporting by Jean-Francois Rosnoblet, Writing by Crispian Balmer; Editing by Jon Boyle) ===== So... you think the first thing he said when he broke through the wall was "Oh, crap!"? (or to be language-appropriate, "merde!"?) |
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<font color=skyblue>After all that work and digging...did he at least hit the ladies' room or was this a complete loss?</font> :D
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Political Correctness Update: In November, the student association at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, voted to eliminate a cystic fibrosis organization from the list of charities it supports, explaining that since the condition almost exclusively afflicts white people, it was not "inclusive" enough to merit student funding. [Vancouver Sun, 11-25-08]
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Keeping that poop theme...
<h2>Sewage yields more gold than top mines</h2>TOKYO (Reuters) – Resource-poor Japan just discovered a new source of mineral wealth -- sewage.
A sewage treatment facility in central Japan has recorded a higher gold yield from sludge than can be found at some of the world's best mines. An official in Nagano prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, said the high percentage of gold found at the Suwa facility was probably due to the large number of precision equipment manufacturers in the vicinity that use the yellow metal. The facility recently recorded finding 1,890 grammes of gold per tonne of ash from incinerated sludge. That is a far higher gold content than Japan's Hishikari Mine, one of the world's top gold mines, owned by Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd, which contains 20-40 grammes of the precious metal per tonne of ore. The prefecture is so far due to receive 5 million yen ($55,810) for the gold, minus expenses. It expects to earn about 15 million yen for the fiscal year to the end of March from the gold it has retrieved from the ashes of incinerated sludge. "How much we actually receive will depend on gold prices at the time," the official said. Some gold industry officials expect prices this year to top the all-time high above $1,030 per ounce set in 2008, on buying by investors worried about the deepening economic downturn. (Reporting by Miho Yoshikawa; Editing by Hugh Lawson) ===== Hmmm... I guess for $165k/year after expenses, I'd be willing to sort through some poop...although will people be able to talk about that crappy Japanese gold now? ;) |
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<h2>Man in wheelchair allegedly steals purse, spits</h2>COLUMBUS, Ga. – Columbus police arrested a man in a wheelchair after he allegedly stole a woman's purse early Saturday and then spit in an officer's face. Police said a 51-year-old man approached a 49-year-old woman who was reclining on a couch in the lobby of their apartment building with her brown purse beside her.
Police said the man took the purse and tried to get away but the woman yelled at him to return the purse and it was recovered. The man got into an elevator and went to his room but was arrested for robbery a short time later. Two officers took the man to a medical center for treatment. Police said the man then insulted the weight of one officer and then cursed and spit in his face. The man was charged with obstruction of an officer and was released from the Muscogee County Jail later that day. ___ Information from: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, http://www.ledger-enquirer.com ===== Insulted the weight of one officer? You don't think he called him a fat pig, do you? On the other hand, he didn't do much planning for his getaway, did he? I mean, an elevator ride to your room isn't much... :nono: |
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Ms. Courtney Mann, the head of the Philadelphia chapter of the white-supremacist National Association for the Advancement of White People, and who is a single mother who works as a tax preparer, was rebuffed in an attempt to join a Ku Klux Klan-sponsored march in Pittsburgh in April, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Though she has been in the NAAWP for at least four years, the Pennsylvania KKK Grand Dragon turned her down for the Klan march because Mann is black. "She wanted me to send transportation (to bring her to the rally)," said the Grand Dragon. "She wanted to stay at my house (during rally weekend). She's all confused, man. I don't think she knows she's black." [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 4-13-97]
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Missssssing persssssonsssss
<h2>Pythons found after brief escape from Calif. home</h2>SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – A 23-foot, 130-pound orange reticulated python, the world's longest snake species, and a second python escaped from a terrarium inside their owner's home in San Luis Obispo on Sunday night.
Police quickly warned residents that the snakes, though domesticated, were large enough to make meals of young children or pets. But both were captured in the neighborhood by Monday afternoon. The smaller python, a 12-footer, was spotted under the owner's porch. The 23-footer was found basking in the sun in a backyard several blocks away. No injuries were reported. Police says the snakes' owner will not be cited. Says police Sgt. Kurt Hixenbaugh: "There is no leash law for snakes." ===== Ermmm... no leash law? How about keeping exotic animals? Gotta be a busted regulation here somewhere... |
Carry the one... factor in friction...
<h2>Students fail to engineer car-dangling prank</h2>VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) – A botched university prank to suspend a car from a Vancouver bridge on Monday has left five engineering students facing criminal charges.
The University of British Columbia students were caught as they tried to lower the shell of a Volkswagen Beetle from the Iron Workers Memorial Bridge during the night. However, the cables eventually failed, sending the car plunging into the waters of Vancouver harbour. There were no injuries, but the students were arrested, with police recommending they be charged with criminal mischief causing more than C$5,000 in damages. The dangling-car prank has become an annual tradition to publicize the university's engineering week. In one incident in 2001, a car was secretly suspended from San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, causing a massive traffic jam. (Reporting Allan Dowd; editing by Rob Wilson) ===== Apparently their planning process miscalculated the time spent at the donut shop... |
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<h2>Man celebrates birthday with 24-hour treadmill run</h2>BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. – A Twin Cities man was looking for a challenge, so he decided to celebrate his 30th birthday by running on a treadmill for 24 hours straight. B.J. Van Beusekom covered about 80 miles before he stopped running at noon Tuesday. He promptly went to the nearest chair and rested his obviously stiff legs.
The 6-foot, 175-pound Van Beusekom took breaks only to use the restroom and change clothes. He accomplished his feat at Athletic Performance Inc., a training center in Brooklyn Center. To keep him motivated, API provided a dance with a disc jockey, a slumber party and a big screen television. For the rest of his birthday, Van Beusekom says he just wants a nap and a massage. Van Beusekom's effort also raised just over $3,000 for the American Lung Association. ===== I'm impressed... although I'm wondering about food breaks. I don't think I could go 24 hours like that. |
Just a second, officer...
<h2>Cops: Man puts 911 dispatcher on hold to buy drugs</h2>CLEVELAND – Police in Cleveland say a man called 911 because he felt he was in danger — then asked the dispatcher to hold on while he made a drug deal. Police Lt. Thomas Stacho said Tuesday that Alejandro Melendez was arrested after the call and was charged with possessing cocaine.
Police said Melendez called 911 late Saturday and reported that two men with guns were watching him. Police records show he hung up, so the dispatcher called back. Melendez answered and asked the dispatcher to hold on, but the dispatcher could still hear what was being said. A voice can be heard on the recording of the call saying: "What you need? A 10-pack? You need a 10-pack? All right." Police say "10-pack" is slang for a bundle of heroin. The dispatcher called police, who found Melendez at the location he gave, had the dispatcher call his cell phone again, and said they found cocaine in his trousers. There was no immediate indication Tuesday if Melendez, 20, had an attorney to speak for him. ===== If they could all be that easy... |
Whoopsie!
<h2>Frozen chicken brings cafe thief undone</h2>CANBERRA (Reuters) – A thief who used a frozen chicken as a tool to break into a cafe was caught after he cut his wrist and was forced to phone an ambulance, Australian police said Wednesday.
The man stole the chicken during an earlier break-in at a butcher's shop/ at Macksville, north of Sydney, but came off second best when he tried to use the frozen bird and some rocks to break into a cafe, slashing open his wrist. "He thought he was dying," a police spokesman who would not be named told Reuters from Macksville police headquarters. The 20-year-old man dialed an emergency 000 number to call an ambulance and was arrested shortly after being treated by paramedics, he said. The man was charged with breaking-and-entering and was due to face a local court in nearby Kempsey later Wednesday. (Reporting by Rob Taylor: Editing by Bill Tarrant) ===== Another good one for prison cell discussions... <font color=cyan>How'd they bust you?</font> <font color=pink>I got beat up by a chicken :( </font> <font color=cyan>Really? C'mere, sweet cheeks...</font> |
Is that a pigeon in your pocket...?
<h2>Officials nab traveler with pigeons in his pants</h2>SYDNEY – An Australian traveler was caught with two live pigeons stuffed in his pants following a trip to the Middle East, customs officials said Tuesday. The 23-year-old man was searched after authorities discovered two eggs in a vitamin container in his luggage, said Richard Janeczko, national investigations manager for the Customs Service
They found the pigeons wrapped in padded envelopes and held to each of the man's legs with a pair of tights, according to a statement released by the agency. Officials also seized seeds in his money belt and an undeclared eggplant. The alleged bird smuggler, who arrived in Melbourne on Sunday on a flight from Dubai, was being questioned. Australia has very strict quarantine regulations on the importation of wildlife, plants and food to protect health, agriculture and the environment of the isolated island nation. Charges of wildlife smuggling — which carry a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment and a fine of 110,000 Australian dollars ($70,430) — could be brought against the man. Janeczko said the pigeons were not endangered and that the case — as well as the birds, eggs and seeds — had been turned over to the Quarantine Service to assess the health risk associated with bringing the birds into the country. The Quarantine Service would not comment on the continuing investigation. ===== You've gotta see his contraption... http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/2...nts_mel101.jpg Amazing. I'm surprised the birds didn't peck the !#$% out of his legs... |
Not quite getting it...
<h2>Man shows up drunk to serve intoxication sentence</h2>IOWA CITY, Iowa – Authorities say a 19-year-old Iowa City man showed up drunk to serve a three-day public intoxication sentence at the Johnson County Jail on Tuesday. Court records said initial tests showed the man had a blood-alcohol content of 0.101 percent when he arrived at the jail.
He now faces another charge, but a court date on the new charge hasn't been set. Court records said the man pleaded guilty to public intoxication in May 2008 and was convicted of public intoxication second-offense last December. ===== So if you're counting, sports fans, that makes *THREE* intoxication charges... the original, a second, and a third for showing up drunk to serve the previous sentence. I guess he figured that if he wasn't getting any in jail, he might as well start out with some. Don't think that's going to work out well... :nono: |
Not quite getting it (part two)...
<h2>Cops find 60 pounds of pot in double-parked car</h2>PHILADELPHIA – It's not a good idea to have a lot of marijuana in a car if it's double-parked. Police in West Philadelphia stopped to question a woman who was double-parked without her car's hazard lights on early Wednesday morning.
As the officers spoke with the woman, a male passenger fled from the vehicle on foot. He got away, and police said an officer suffered minor injuries chasing him. Police continued to question the woman who, they said, appeared to be under the influence. She handed over an expired license and was taken into custody. Police said a subsequent search of the car by a K-9 unit turned up nearly 60 pounds of marijuana. ___ Information from: KYW-TV, http://www.kywtv.com ===== So, for those keeping score... that makes charges of
Ya think they should have just hit the snooze *one* more time that morning? |
Today is a good day to die...
<h2>Man boldly robs Colo. store with Star Trek sword</h2>COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado police say a man with too much "Star Trek" on his mind used a sword modeled after the weapon carried by Klingon warriors to demand money from two convenience stores.
Investigators say the man took an unknown amount of cash from a 7-Eleven store Wednesday but left empty-handed when he tried to rob another store about 25 minutes later. Police Lt. David Whitlock says no one was injured. The StarTrek.com Web site says the double-pointed sword used by the Klingons on "Star Trek" is crescent-shaped and about a yard long. Police did not specify what material it was made of. No one has been charged in the incident. ===== Yep... Geeks are out there, but apparently, not in the news reporting ranks. Else they would have known what a bat'leth is... or at least how to google for it ;) Of course, there is no honor in stealing... or in coming away empty-handed from an attempted robbery.... |
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Might need a cube warning on that one... just for general subject matter, not for other stuff on there.
Someone's gonna be needing a <strike>chirpopractor</strike> chiropractor soon, too... *edit* Sheesh, is it hard to type some times! :thumbsup: MagiK! |
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That story reminded me of an old joke: A guy loves his pet bird, and takes it everywhere with him. One night he decides to see a movie, and naturally brings it along. He approached the window of the movie theater with the bird on his shoulder, and asks for two tickets. The girl at the counter wants to know who is going in with him. He replies, "Well, my bird, of course!" The girl tells him that he can't take an animal into the theater, so he goes around the corner, and stuffs it into his pants. He returns to the window, buys one ticket and goes in. Inside the theater, the bird starts to get hot and begins to squirm, so the man unzips his pants so it can stick its head out and watch the movie. Sitting next to him are two women. The one closest to the guy nudges her companion and whispers, "Lucy, this man over here has just unzipped his pants!" Her companion whispers back, "Oh, don't worry about it. If you've seen one, you've seen them all." "I know, but this one's eating my popcorn!!" |
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Learning something new every day... at least, I hope to :)
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<h2>Road to driver's exam not easy street for S.Korean</h2>SEOUL, South Korea – A woman in South Korea who has taken the written exam required for a driver's license nearly every day since 2005 has failed again — but is hoping attempt No. 772 will be the charm.
The aspiring driver took her first test in April 2005, according to Choi Young-chul, an official at the North Jeolla Province driver's license agency in Jeonju, 150 miles (240 kilometers) south of Seoul. She has taken the test a record 771 times, most recently on Monday, but has yet to pass. She said she plans to take the test again but did not say when, he said Thursday. The 68-year-old has spent 4 million won ($3,000) on fees for the test, he said. Applicants must score at least 60 on the written exam before they can get behind the wheel for a driving test. Choi says she's scored as high as 50. "I feel sorry every time I see Cha fail. When she passes, I'll make a memorial tablet myself and give it to her," Park Jung-seok, a traffic police officer at the agency, told the Korea Times newspaper. No other details about her identity were released other than her family name, Cha. ===== Hmmmm... at 68, she hasn't been able to pass the written test in four years. I think that if she passes, tickets to see her take the road test could be pretty valuable... ;) |
'Ware the statues!
<h2>Careful! These statues could get you pregnant</h2>MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Starting a family might be a little easier with a trip to Ripley's Believe It or Not museum in Myrtle Beach. The museum on Thursday opens a monthlong display of its fertility statues.
The 5-foot tall wooden statues were acquired on the Ivory Coast of West Africa in 1993. The company says they were then placed in its corporate headquarters in Orlando, Fla., and within months, 13 women became pregnant. The statues have since been on display around the world. According to the company, more than 2,000 women have reported becoming pregnant after touching the statues. They will be on display at Ripley's through the first of March. The company says couples wanting to have a baby can touch the statues for free during business hours. ===== Got some news for the ladies... you've got to do a *little* bit more than touch a statue... ;) That said, I'm not planning a trip to Myrtle Beach any time soon anyway... :D |
Errrmmmm.... yah.
On one hand, great tool for helping toilet train the kids. On the other, great prank to play during parties... Everybody sing! "If you're happy and you know it, crap your pants" :evilgrin: |
Over-achiever...
<h2>Fla. man issued 50 traffic citations in one day</h2>BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Elvis has left the vehicle. A man was arrested on more than 50 traffic citations — all in one day. Police said Elvis Alonzo Barrett, 46, fled from police trying to stop him for a traffic violation Thursday morning. Police said he ran through red lights, crashed into another car and a fence. Police said they found crack cocaine and a crack pipe in his car.
Barrett faces several charges, including fleeing and eluding and reckless driving. He was also issued more than 50 traffic citations on charges including speeding, running red lights, and not wearing a seat belt. Police said Barrett has a lengthy criminal history and his driver license was suspended. A phone number listed for him was not in service Thursday night. ===== Does he get a volume discount? |
Anyone seen my... lunch?
<h2>Dung it! Who threw away my 7-year collection?</h2>LONDON – A British university has apologized to a Ph.D. student for throwing away his treasured, seven-year collection of lizard dung. Daniel Bennett has told Times Higher Education magazine that he had collected the dung in the Philippines while studying the rare butaan lizard, a relative of the Komodo dragon. The material was to be studied as part of his doctoral research.
Bennett said the 77-pound bag was thrown away by cleaners at his lab at Leeds University in northern England. He says the dung represented seven years' worth of field work, and its loss "left me reeling." The university said Friday it had apologized. Bennett says he rejected the university's compensation offer of 500 pounds ($750) and will "see them in court." ===== Was *THAT* what was in the box labeled "Keep for Students"? I'm not sure how much value to place on a collection of seven years' worth of lizard droppings. I mean, it was more than that... it's all his future earnings as well! |
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The December student rioting in Athens, Greece (triggered by a police officer's shooting of an unarmed 15-year-old boy), was so intensive that the police department quickly ran through its arsenal of tear gas and was forced to use supplies that were 25 years old. One demonstrator told a Times of London reporter that it was unfair for police to use canisters that old because they contained dangerous chemicals that caused rioters to get "sick" and to "have trouble breathing." [The Times (London), 12-12-08]
It's Supposed to Be the Other Way Around: On the South Boulder (Colo.) Creek Trail in January, as a woman was standing beside her bicycle, a cow wandered by and tipped her over (and then stepped on her legs before meandering off). [MSNBC-AP, 1-20-08] |
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Is it just me, or did several posts disappear from here?
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..one can only hope...
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If you want, Mr Sunshine, I can put 'em back to individual threads.... ;)
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..if you think it will warm you up any...
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Back to the weird stuff....
<h2>Man accidentally shoots himself at hospital cafe</h2>LAFAYETTE, Colo. – A man who reached into his pocket to pay for lunch at a hospital cafeteria in Lafayette accidentally shot himself with the gun in his pocket. Police and officials at Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center said it was an unfortunate accident.
Officials said 59-year-old Steve Tapp of Thornton was treated at the hospital and released. No one else was hurt. Officials said Tapp, who was visiting family at the hospital, shot himself in the right thigh Tuesday. Security guards responded and took the gun. Tapp faces possible misdemeanor charges of unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon, prohibited use of a weapon and reckless endangerment. The hospital forbids guns, although no sign was posted Tuesday stating the policy. ================== By no means do I encourage it, but if you need to shoot yourself somewhere... that's about the best place to do it. Guess he could have said he was upset with the tuna fish... ;) |
Thirsty?
<h2>They call it Mellow Yellow?</h2>NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A hardline Hindu organization, known for its opposition to "corrupting" Western food imports, is planning to launch a new soft drink made from cow's urine, often seen as sacred in parts of India.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), or National Volunteer Corps, said the bovine beverage is undergoing laboratory tests for the next 2 to 3 months but did not give a specific date for its commercial release. The flavor is not yet known, but the RSS said the liquid produced by Hinduism's revered holy cows is being mixed with products such as aloe vera and gooseberry to fight diseases such as diabetes and cancer. Many Hindus consider cow urine to have medicinal properties and it is often drunk in religious festivals. The organization, which aims to transform India's secular society and establish the supremacy of a Hindu majority, said it had not decided on a name or a price for the drink. "Cow urine offers a cure for around 70 to 80 incurable diseases like diabetes. All are curable by cow urine," Om Prakash, the head of the RSS Cow Protection Department, told Reuters by phone. Prakash, who is based in Hardwar, one of four holy Hindu cities on the river Ganges where the world's largest religious gathering takes place, said the product will be sold nationwide but did not rule out international success. "It is useful for the whole country and the world as well. It will be done through shops and through corporates," he said. The Hindu group has campaigned against foreign imports such as Pepsi and Coca Cola in the past, which it sees as a corrupting influence and a tool of Western imperialism. The RSS was temporarily banned after a Hindu mob tore down a mosque in 1992 which lead to bloody religious riots. The Shiv Sena, a hardline Hindu political party also known for attacking what it sees as threats to Indian culture such as Valentine's Day, started a similar initiative last year to appeal to its powerbase in Mumbai. To promote the food of the native Marathi culture, the Shiv Sena said it was "making a chain like McDonalds" to sell a popular local fried snack. (Additional reporting by Vipul Tripathi) (Editing by Miral Fahmy) ================= I've got nothing to add to this one... it just boggles my mind. Well... maybe... who knew that taking the piss could be good for you? |
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Paging Mike Tyson...
<h2>Ore. man loses earlobe in fight over parking spot</h2>MILWAUKIE, Ore. – Police said two roommates began fighting over a parking space on Thursday night, and the dispute ended when one man bit off the other's earlobe. Officer Kevin Krebs said it appeared that the victim came home and parked in a spot preferred by his roommate, starting the fight.
Police said a 25-year-old man was treated for the ear injury and released from the hospital. Krebs said doctors were unable to reattach his right earlobe. The man was booked on an assault charge. Bail was set at $250,000. ============== Ya know, it's always the late-night munchies that are responsible... ;) |
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Dude.... where's my car?
<h2>Wash. burglary victim drives off in thieves' van</h2>BELLEVUE, Wash. – A man in Washington state made sure a pair of burglars didn't get away with his three flat-screen televisions — he moved their getaway car.
Patrick Rosario was in the basement of his Bellevue home on Tuesday when he heard the burglars upstairs. The Seattle Times says the 32-year-old Rosario, who had been laid off from his job as a Washington Mutual manager, called 911 while he sneaked out of the house. He saw a white van sitting in front of his house with the motor running and the keys in the ignition, and he got in and drove it to a friend's house. Police say the burglars left the televisions, a laptop computer and a jewelry box by the door and took off on foot. The sheriff's office said no arrests had been made. ___ Information from: The Seattle Times ===================== Ya know, it's only because the homeowner got to the cops first... otherwise, these guys would be making a report about somebody stealing their van.... ;) |
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<h2>Kissing: It really is all about chemistry</h2>By Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Valentine Lotharios beware: There's a lot riding on a kiss, new studies on the science of smooching suggest. Researchers said kissing sets off a complex set of chemical reactions, and in some cases, a bad kiss could be the kiss of death for a burgeoning romance. "A kiss is a mechanism for mate assessment," said Helen Fisher of Rutgers University in New Jersey, who is presenting her findings on Saturday at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Chicago. Fisher, an anthropologist, told a news briefing that kissing is something more than 90 percent of human societies practice, but scientists are just beginning to understand the science of kissing, which is known as philematology. One theory of kissing is that it is intended to promote bonding. Wendy Hill, a researcher at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania who is presenting her findings at the meeting, set out to test this on college students. She was looking for changes specifically in oxytocin, a "love" hormone linked to feelings of sexual pleasure, bonding and maternal care. Since oxytocin has been known to lead to decreases in the stress hormone cortisol, she decided to look at that as well, she told reporters on Friday. The researchers studied 15 heterosexual college couples between 18 to 22 who were assigned to either go off and kiss in a room in the college health centre or just hold hands and talk to each other for 15 minutes. Blood and saliva tests showed that men in the kissing group had a burst of oxytocin, but in women, levels of this hormone fell. "Cortisol levels for everyone declined," Hill said. Curiously, she noticed that females using birth control pills had higher levels of oxytocin than those not taking the pills, which may been a factor in the findings in women. Hill also said the atmosphere in the health clinic may have had something to do with the findings. "We are exploring the possibility that the setting was not very romantic," she said. The next study will take place in a secluded room at the back of an academic building with flowers, candles, a sofa and jazz music playing in the background. Fisher is taking a different approach in her research. She has conducted a number of brain imaging studies and believes kissing can access any one of three primary brain systems used for mating and reproduction. One is the sex drive, which is tied primarily with testosterone, she said. The second is romantic or passionate love, which she said motivates people to focus on one mate. And the third is attachment, which helps couples stay together, at least long enough to rear a child. Fisher said she thinks kissing activates different chemicals that stimulate these different regions of the brain. "We do have evidence that saliva has testosterone in it. And there is also evidence that men like sloppier kisses, and more open-mouthed kisses. That suggests to me they are unconsciously trying to transfer testosterone to trigger the sex drive in women," said Fisher, who thinks kissing is just the tip of the iceberg. "I think we will find all kinds of chemical systems are at play in courtship that we are not aware of," she said. (Editing by Vicki Allen) ================ Great... as if there weren't already a lot of hopes and dreams riding on that kiss, now it's all scientific and stuff :( Hmmm... wonder if it's too late to get going on my science "homework" :heee: |
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Another wimpy criminal...
<h2>Woman uses wedgie to capture suspected thief</h2>SALT LAKE CITY – It took a wedgie and a headlock to pin down a man suspected of breaking into a car. Yvonne Morris, a technician at the Brickyard Animal Hospital, said she chased a man who broke into a co-worker's car, but he kept squirming away from her.
Morris eventually grabbed the man's boxer shorts and pulled. Salt Lake City police said she then she put a headlock on the man until help could arrive. The man was booked into the Salt Lake County jail on suspicion of vehicle burglary, possession of stolen property and outstanding warrants. =================== Another one who won't want to explain why he's in jail... So how'd they catch you? Well, this lady gave me a wedgie... Say WHAT??? But she put me in a headlock, too! I understand. C'mere, sugarcakes.... |
Who's your hairdresser?
<h2>Woman OK after bullet ends up in her hair weave</h2>KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Other than having a bit of a headache, a Kansas City woman was uninjured after a bullet fired at her ended up tangled in her hair weave. Police said the 20-year-old woman was in a convenience store parking lot late Wednesday when a man flagged her down and told her that her ex-boyfriend still loved her.
She replied, "Well I dont love him," then heard gunshots. She said she looked behind the vehicle and saw her ex-boyfriend firing a handgun at her. She stomped her accelerator and fled, then turned into another parking lot and called police. She told officers she recently had ended an eight-month relationship with the suspect. Police arrested the ex-boyfriend and his friend in a car. ================== Little wimp probably used a .22 or something... or else she uses *really* good hairspray :heee: |
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