Now THAT'S a headline you don't see everyday!

[samhexum]

Brooklyn Pizzeria Owner Spent $60K to Pick Up Street Trash 

that is an awful lot to pay for a hustler

[samhexum]

80s pop star arrested after alleged drunken plane meltdown

I'd melt down too if my plane were drunk.  BTW, it was Samantha Fox.

Edited January 21, 2024 by samhexum
just for the hell of it

[samhexum]

Spurs mascot catches a bat while in a Batman costume 

cool, but...

 

 

[samhexum]

• Fowl play: Thieves steal 133 tons of chicken from Cuban plant to buy laptops, appliances 

• I'm confused; Do chickens have some special skill for purchasing electronics that I'm unaware of?

[samhexum]

radio-station-baffled-after-200-foot-radio-tower-disappears

 

“Have you seen a 200 foot tower going by?”

That’s the question WJLX general manager Brett Elmore is asking everyone after thieves made off with his radio station’s AM tower last week, resulting in the station having to shut down.

The Jasper, Alabama, station was ordered off air by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as authorities continue to investigate how and why the heavy steel structure suddenly disappeared.

“In all my years of being in the business, around the business, everything like that, I have never seen anything like this,” Elmore told The Post.

“You don’t hear of a 200-foot tower being stolen,” he added.”

While the self-proclaimed “Sound of Walker County,” still has its FM transmitter and tower, it is not allowed to operate while the AM station is off the air, according to FCC. AND THE HITS DON'T KEEP ON COMING...

“Even though these are extraordinary circumstances they still wouldn’t allow us to do that even though we are the only voice in this community,” Elmore said, adding that the Walker County has a population of about 68,000 people.

The bizarre theft has had a significant impact on the station — which has been on the air since the mid-1950s — and the community it services, he told The Post.

“It’s a matter of safety. If something [significant] happened, listeners tune in and we won’t be there,” he said.

“With our station down, the community has lost its sound and lost its voice.”

Replacing the tower could cost the station anywhere between $60,000 to $100,000, Elmore told The Post, adding that the station’s grounds were not insured for theft.

The theft was discovered Feb. 2, when a maintenance crew arrived to carry out some work on the site. The radio tower was previously located in a wooded area, behind a local poultry plant.

According to Elmore, thieves dismantled the tower by cutting the wires that secured it and also stole other equipment from the property. He said the bandits also stole the station’s AM transmitter from a nearby building.

Elmore immediately reported the theft, but said that local police were equally surprised at the brazen robbery. The thieves are believed to have stolen the tower to sell it for scrap metal.

If caught, the suspects could face a fine or up to 10 years in prison.

“Police have been looking at some video footage but there are no new developments as far as I’m aware,” Elmore said.

Jasper police spokeswoman Rachel Karr confirmed Friday authorities are investigating the incident. In a statement, police said the theft was reported to police on Feb. 2, but the date and time of the crime is not known. Police are seeking tips from the public.

News of the tower theft quickly went viral and Elmore is now trying to leverage that by starting a GoFundMe page to raise money for a replacement tower. It had raised just over $1,300 as of Friday afternoon.

“It’s amazing a 200-foot tower could disappear but also very tragic because it hit a small business and a small community where local radio is very viable,” he said.

For that reason, Elmore insists that a new tower will be protected with gates, locks and cameras.

“I will not spare any expense in making sure Alcatraz seems like it hasn’t seen anything [compared to our facility],” he added.

[samhexum]

Dozens of ‘rogue’ cows run free along South Carolina highway after 18-wheeler crashes in fiery blaze

Talk about free-range cattle.

A swarm of cows ran free across a South Carolina highway Tuesday after the tractor-trailer carrying them ran off the road in a fiery wreck.

Wild photographs showed real-life cowboys lassoing the runaway cows as they bolted down the interstate and waded in nearby waters.

“In an unusual [sight], riders on horseback used lassos to catch some of the cows and place them in cattle trailers,” Colleton County Fire-Rescue said in a release.

More than 35 cattle were inside an 18-wheeler when it crashed into a bridge, burst into flames and split in half, with its cattle car plunging into a river near Walterboro, a city 50 miles west of Charleston.

Rescue teams responded just past 1 a.m. to find the mangled truck completely engulfed in flames and hanging over the side of the bridge, leaking diesel fuel across the roadway and into the water below.

Miraculously, the driver and his herd escaped from the inferno, officials said.

The driver was rushed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

“Firefighters and law enforcement discovered several cows in the river and on the banks. Some were injured,” fire officials said.

The rest of the herd had run loose into the woods and along the highway, setting off a wild day-long chase involving rescue teams and local veterinarians and ranchers, some of whom arrived on horseback.

Out of an abundance of caution, investigators shut down both the northbound and southbound sides of the roadway as they hunted down the roaming cattle, want of which were dark-colored and not visible during nighttime along the rural highway.

“The effort ran into hours as the cattle ran in multiple directions,” the fire department said.

Officials re-opened the highway after 10 exhilarating hours, but the chase wasn’t over — it took the remainder of the day to round up rogue cows that had escaped to neighborhoods along the highway.

OY! HOW DO I HITCHHIKE WITHOUT THUMBS?

[wsc]

8 hours ago, samhexum said:

Dozens of ‘rogue’ cows run free along South Carolina highway after 18-wheeler crashes in fiery blaze

Talk about free-range cattle.

A swarm of cows ran free across a South Carolina highway Tuesday after the tractor-trailer carrying them ran off the road in a fiery wreck.

Wild photographs showed real-life cowboys lassoing the runaway cows as they bolted down the interstate and waded in nearby waters.

“In an unusual [sight], riders on horseback used lassos to catch some of the cows and place them in cattle trailers,” Colleton County Fire-Rescue said in a release.

More than 35 cattle were inside an 18-wheeler when it crashed into a bridge, burst into flames and split in half, with its cattle car plunging into a river near Walterboro, a city 50 miles west of Charleston.

Rescue teams responded just past 1 a.m. to find the mangled truck completely engulfed in flames and hanging over the side of the bridge, leaking diesel fuel across the roadway and into the water below.

Miraculously, the driver and his herd escaped from the inferno, officials said.

The driver was rushed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

“Firefighters and law enforcement discovered several cows in the river and on the banks. Some were injured,” fire officials said.

The rest of the herd had run loose into the woods and along the highway, setting off a wild day-long chase involving rescue teams and local veterinarians and ranchers, some of whom arrived on horseback.

Out of an abundance of caution, investigators shut down both the northbound and southbound sides of the roadway as they hunted down the roaming cattle, want of which were dark-colored and not visible during nighttime along the rural highway.

“The effort ran into hours as the cattle ran in multiple directions,” the fire department said.

Officials re-opened the highway after 10 exhilarating hours, but the chase wasn’t over — it took the remainder of the day to round up rogue cows that had escaped to neighborhoods along the highway.

OY! HOW DO I HITCHHIKE WITHOUT THUMBS?

I know I shouldn't, and I'm embarrassed already, but ... Holy Cow! What an udder disaster!

[mike carey]

51 minutes ago, wsc said:

I know I shouldn't, and I'm embarrassed already, but ... Holy Cow! What an udder disaster!

I really think you should take stock of the things you post here.

[CuriousByNature]

17 hours ago, mike carey said:

I really think you should take stock of the things you post here.

The joke has been butchered enough - no longer amoosing.

[+ WilliamM]

There was a Summer field of cows very close  to where wel   lived for a decade near Bedford, Massachusetts

I don't find your  jokes funny.

Cows are usually smart -  at least these  charming cows I knew 

[samhexum]

1 hour ago, WilliamM said:

Cows are usually smart -  at least these  charming cows I knew 

Ah those folksy stories they told as they played chess on balmy summer nights...

[+ WilliamM]

1 hour ago, samhexum said:

Ah those folksy stories they told as they played chess on balmy summer nights...

Apparently you never lived  rural areas of the United States. I lived there   until we moved to the suburbs of  Boston,  Massachusetts. And even there there were a few rural areas 

[samhexum]

Mom runs over 7-year-old son with car after forcing him to walk from school as punishment

The walking home part?  MAYBE acceptable punishment.

Running him over?  DEFINITELY excessive! 

[samhexum]

• Kilt-wearing shopper seen stuffing antiques up his butt and then placing them back on shelves 

• Maybe they were 16th century dildoes.  Maybe he needed to check the fit, but no dressing room was available.

[+ sync]

6 hours ago, samhexum said:

• Kilt-wearing shopper seen stuffing antiques up his butt and then placing them back on shelves 

• Maybe they were 16th century dildoes.  Maybe he needed to check the fit, but no dressing room was available.

Perhaps he was assessing their values.

[samhexum]

Nuggets provide reminder to NBA that they are still firmly on the throne

maybe they should eat more fiber...

[samhexum]

Queens man convicted of murdering, dismembering woman after watching ‘Dexter’ for tips on disposing of body 

who says watching TV isn't educational?!?!?

[samhexum]

• 

  Vegan bakery tried to pass off Dunkin' doughnuts as its own 

• if I were Dunkin' I'd sue for loss of reputation

[wsc]

41 minutes ago, samhexum said:

• 

  Vegan bakery tried to pass off Dunkin' doughnuts as its own 

• if I were Dunkin' I'd sue for loss of reputation

I think I see a hole in their story.

[+ jeezopete]

Human remains found buried in Florida backyard after owner finds 'toes sticking out of ground'

Human remains found buried in Florida backyard after owner finds ‘toes sticking out of ground’: report

WWW.WFLA.COM

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Police are investigating after human remains were found buried in the backyard of a Florida home Wednesday night, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office

 

[+ jeezopete]

A student persuaded by his friend to get his legs amputated for a $1.3 million insurance scam wound up getting only $7,200 that he now has to return: prosecutors

 

A student persuaded by his friend to get his legs amputated for a $1.3 million insurance scam wound up getting only $7,200 that he now has to return: prosecutors

WWW.YAHOO.COM

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Zhang, 23, soaked his feet for over 10 hours in dry ice so they'd get so badly frostbitten that he'd need a double amputation, prosecutors said.

 

[samhexum]

Catholic priest who threw wild orgy where male hooker OD’d on erectile-dysfunction pills learns fate

Now THAT'S a headline you see all the time!

 

 

American woman dies in Spain from ‘extreme sex’ with husband as police probe homicide

What disgusting thing were those heterosexual freaks (redundant, I know) doing?

 

Edited April 9, 2024 by samhexum
just for the hell of it

[samhexum]

Personal trainer dies from suspected mushroom poisoning from juice consumed at wellness retreat

i·ro·ny

/ˈīrənē/

noun

 

1. the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

   "“Don't go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with heavy irony"

    

   a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.
   • plural noun: ironies

     "the irony is that I thought he could help me"

      
   • a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.

     noun: tragic irony

[samhexum]

Son who allegedly killed ‘possessed’ father in baptism-style execution facing trial

oh, for the love of God!

[+ jeezopete]

Brazilian woman arrested after taking corpse to sign bank loan: ‘She knew he was dead’

"At one point in the images – which bank workers began filming after smelling a rat – one suspicious employee comments on Braga’s pallid complexion."

                                                Yeah, I don't think it was a rat they were smelling. 😮

 

 

Brazilian woman arrested after taking corpse to sign bank loan: ‘She knew he was dead’ | Brazil | The Guardian

WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM

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Shock in Brazil after woman is arrested and charged with violating a corpse and attempted theft through fraud