Monkey Musings Daily Open Discussion #8 10/24 - 11/19/2007

[Anna]

Now I'm going to go chew a few nails or something.

I would NEVER use one of these things even on a dog!  Not EVER.


Man Charged With Raping Daughters, Using Electric Dog Collars to Enforce Obedience

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311646,00.html



I need a break after that one!

.

[MumInOhio]

Now I'm going to go chew a few nails or something.

I would NEVER use one of these things even on a dog!  Not EVER.


Man Charged With Raping Daughters, Using Electric Dog Collars to Enforce Obedience

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311646,00.html


Anna..I just started a thread on it!!!!!! I'm so hopping mad right now!!!!
I need a break after that one!

[klaasend]

7.7 Earthquake CHILI



Breaking News >> 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern Chile

[2NJSons_Mom]

2NJSons_Mom

Truth is really stranger than fiction.

http://grambo.us/lcu-63.htm

One of the crew (James R. Pantall) was my second cousin. I had been in Vietnam 2 months when this happened. Did not know about it until I was contacted by a cousin doing research on our family about 4 years ago.

I sent both to my husband's email so that he can read them, later.  Not sure if he was aware of this one, either.  He was AF, stationed at Phu Cat, but was back in the states before this occurred.  I know he'll ask where you were. 

[MumInOhio]

Klaas...if you get a chance can you please send Carolyn my email. thanks in advance.

[crazybabyborg]

Klaasend thanks for the help... guess they are not in a hurry to have a voice

Oh if you or CBB have the time could give a little turkey day enhancement to my AVI. I would appreciate it... Just too early for Chistmas and  the one I did was just too Ugly...

If not I'm fine with this one

I'll take a look and see what I can find, OldFart! Probably be tonight! 

[sleddogs]

2NJSons_Mom

Truth is really stranger than fiction.

http://grambo.us/lcu-63.htm

One of the crew (James R. Pantall) was my second cousin. I had been in Vietnam 2 months when this happened. Did not know about it until I was contacted by a cousin doing research on our family about 4 years ago.

I sent both to my husband's email so that he can read them, later.  Not sure if he was aware of this one, either.  He was AF, stationed at Phu Cat, but was back in the states before this occurred.  I know he'll ask where you were. 

I too was Air Force. Spent my first 9 month @ Phan Rang Air Base working on F-100 fighters then 3 months @ Bein Hoa Air Base helping the transition of the AT-37 Dragonflies to the South Vietnamese Air Force.

[Peaches]

Thank you for your service, Sleddogs.

And praise the Lord for bringing you home safe!

[klaasend]

A work in progress 

[Elaine]

Klaasend, The tree is beautiful ! I see you added my avi, thanks!!

[Observer]

That is a gigantic Earthquake!!!!!!!! 

P.S. The Christmas tree looks great..Well done!! 

[klaasend]

Elaine - thanks!

******* - Yes, 7.7 is very big..I think we'll see some deaths and alot of damage 

The tree is coming along  not done yet! 

[Observer]

Breaking News from CNN

O.J. Simpson must stand trial
Former NFL star O.J. Simpson on Wednesday was bound over to stand trial on charges including kidnapping, robbery and assault with a deadly weapon, after a September 13 incident at a Las Vegas hotel. The charges could send him to prison for life if convicted. developing story

[klaasend]

Breaking News from CNN

O.J. Simpson must stand trial
Former NFL star O.J. Simpson on Wednesday was bound over to stand trial on charges including kidnapping, robbery and assault with a deadly weapon, after a September 13 incident at a Las Vegas hotel. The charges could send him to prison for life if convicted. developing story

 

[Observer]

Yup..Hopefully OJ gets what he deserves and let's hope we dont have to wait a decade for Joran to get his.

[Observer]

The Stella Awards

Time once again to review the winners of the Annual “Stella Awards.” The Stella Awards are named after 81 year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued McDonald’s (in USA). That case inspired the Stella Awards for the most frivolous, ridiculous AND SUCCESSFUL lawsuits in these GREAT United States

Here are this year’s winners in reverse order:

5th Place (tie):
Kathleen Robertson of Austin , Texas , was awarded $80,000 by a jury of her peers after breaking her ankle tripping over a toddler who was running inside a furniture store. The owners of the store were understandably surprised at the verdict, considering the misbehaving little toddler was Ms. Robertson’s son.

5th Place (tie):
19-year-old Carl Truman of Los Angeles won $74,000 and medical expenses when his neighbor ran over his hand with a Honda Accord. Mr Truman apparently didn’t notice there was someone at the wheel of the car when he was trying to steal his neighbor’s hubcaps.

5th Place (tie):
Terrence Dickson of Bristol , Pennsylvania ,was leaving a house he had just finished robbing by way of the garage. He was not able to get the garage door to go up since the automatic door opener was malfunctioning. He couldn’t re-enter the house because the door connecting the house and garage locked when he pulled it shut. The family was on vacation, and Mr. Dickson found himself locked in the garage for eight days. He survived on a case of Pepsi he found, and a large bag of dry dog food. He sued the homeowner’s insurance claiming the situation caused him undue mental anguish. The jury agreed, to the tune of $500,000!!!!

4th Place:
Jerry Williams of Little Rock , Arkansas , was awarded $14,500 and medical expenses after being bitten on the buttocks by his next door neighbor’s beagle. The beagle was on a chain in its owner’s fenced yard. The award was less than sought because the jury felt the dog might have been just a little provoked at the time by Mr Williams who had climbed over the fence into the yard and was shooting it repeatedly with a pellet gun.

3rd Place:
A Philadelphia restaurant was ordered to pay Amber Carson of Lancaster, Pennsylvania $113,500 after she slipped on a soft drink and broke her coccyx (tailbone).  The beverage was on the floor because Ms Carson had thrown it at her boyfriend 30 seconds earlier during an argument.

2nd Place:
Kara Walton of Claymont, Delaware , successfully sued the owner of a night club in a neighboring city when she fell from the bathroom window to the floor and knocked out her two front teeth. This occurred while Ms Walton was trying to sneak through the window in the ladies room to avoid paying the $3.50 cover charge. She was awarded $12,000 and dental expenses.

1st Place:
This year’s runaway winner was Mrs Merv Grazinski of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma . Mrs Grazinski purchased a brand new 32-foot Winnebago (RV) motor home. On her first trip home, having driven onto the freeway, she set the cruise control at 70 mph and calmly left the driver’s seat to go into the back & make herself a sandwich.

Not surprisingly, the RV left the freeway, crashed and overturned. Mrs Grazinski sued Winnebago for not advising her in the owner’s manual that she couldn’t actually do this. The jury awarded her $1,750,000 plus a new motor home. The company actually changed their manuals on the basis of this suit, just in case there were any other complete morons around.

[2NJSons_Mom]

*******, morons win big on cruise control....

[crazybabyborg]

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c100/crazybabyborgs/OFT-1.gif

Hey OldFart! Happy Thanksgiving! 

[mrs. red]

hey...y'all..

Klaasend the tree looks fabulous....

I need some monkey advice....

how do y'all handle "difficult" ppl at work?

[mrs. red]

oh and for those you that are interested.....

www.awomansrighttoshoes.com


let me know your thoughts....