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35 students hospitalized from playing Ouija

local to my youth if not current location, def v important http://www.whdh.com/story/27379413/brookline-residents-on-the-lookout-for-aggressive-turkeys

One day maybe about a month ago, I was driving home from work and I saw two of these terrifying Brookline turkeys! Two in one day! I'd heard about them but hadn't seen any before or since. They're huge. I even got a blurry pic as I was waiting to cross Comm Ave: http://i60.tinypic.com/ta4sua.jpg

wow scary glad u survived

thank you it was a close call

http://communitylaw.org/booze-news/2014-10-30/

Chairman Ward told Ms. Nardangeli that he couldn’t hear her, and explained that, when he was in the military, he “shot millions of rounds of guns all day long” and it “wrecked [his] hearing.” Ms. Nardangeli responded, “that’s too bad.”

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Mr. Fogleman asked Hitchner why the application for the expansion said that the expanded premises will provide “snacks,” which does not seem consistent with a steakhouse concept. Hitchner said that “snacks” was put on the application before they developed the menu. The applicants created the menu by going to different high end steakhouses in the area and taking ideas that they saw on other menus. Hitchner said, “we typed it up on a computer, it wasn’t like we hired a firm to put together a menu.”

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Moore noted that she had looked carefully through the petition, and it looks like a lot of the signatures are in the same handwriting, all signed by the same person. Hitchner agreed that it looked that way to him, too. Moore replied that it calls into question the value of the entire petition. “It’s very bad,” she said.

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She was not impressed by the menu submitted by the licensees, saying that all they did was go to a few restaurants and pick their favorite meals. The licensees have not hired a chef and are asking for permission to open in a property “that looks like a meteor hit it.” She concluded, “sometimes the easier path is the path that should be taken. Y’all have chosen a difficult path.”

I liked the $50 bar credit for showing up to the hearing

http://www.twincities.com/ci_27087333/chlorine-gas-leak-sickens-19-at-furry-convention

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP)

i was like, holy shit that was HERE?

oh ha shit, i just caught the url

regardless, our thoughts and prayers are with Fluffy Bear

its sad, he was a furry

it's a little less lolzy when you find out it was apparently an intentional gas leak intended to harm people.

http://inhabitat.com/107-million-spiders-found-in-4-acre-nest-at-baltimore-wastewater-plant/

that... that is a lot of spiders

too many spiders, i'd say

i'm okay with it

cool, we all have our own thresholds of spider-acceptance

Such a specific number. Did they do a spider census?

they counted all their legs and divided by eight

The brave experts that studied the all-encompassing webs estimated that around 35,176 spiders could be found in every cubic meter of space – possibly making the nest the most concentrated spider population in the United States.

so there could be less than 107 million, i guess. on reflection maybe i could be okay with it.

but what if there were more

Amon

http://37.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpz3xbCbyS1qakaqpo1_250.gif

Nov. 29, 2:38 p.m. : Anonymous 911 caller advises of two loud explosions in the last 10 minutes from 6600 block of Persimmon Ridge Road.
2:44 p.m. 911 caller from 6500 block of Persimmon Ridge Road advises resident in next block is setting off loud explosions. Caller would like officer to make him stop. Dispatch advised caller they were in the area and would be there shortly.
2:53 p.m. County officer made contact with subject, he is shooting cannon in a safe manner, in service (from Persimmon Ridge Road).

Nov. 26, 3:38 p.m. : 911 female caller wanting to talk about her daughter-in-law being rude to her. Dispatch advises caller to call 911 if she is threatened.

Nov. 16, 2:34 p.m.: Female 911 caller requests officers to 8000 block of Bean Blossom Road for physical domestic trouble. Caller advises her 48-year-old son is the one causing the problems. While on the phone, caller advised he left on a skateboard, not sure where he went.

Corinth Lowe's customer bit by snake

CORINTH, Miss. (WTVA) -- Corinth Police Chief Ralph Dance says a customer at Lowe's was bit in the head by a snake Saturday afternoon around 2:30.

Chief Dance said the person was opening a cabinet at the store when a chicken snake jumped out and bit him or her.

That person was taken to Magnolia Regional for treatment.

We do not know this person's condition at this time.

Huh. Usually the snakes are kept in the plumbing section.

Not local to me but jeez http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/education/2015/01/27/elementary-students-in-gustine-texas-forced-to-lower-their-pants-for-inspection-after-feces-found-on-floor/22435367/

Two semis – one carrying frozen chicken, the other hauling crates of bees – collided on the 10 Freeway in Coachella on Monday and caught fire, creating all kinds of complications for morning commuters.

“Some of the bee crates have broken open and bees everywhere,” an entry in the California Highway Patrol’s incident log says.

The crash occurred on the westbound 10 just after 7 a.m. near the Dillon Road exit in Coachella, CHP officials said. When the big rigs collided, the one carrying chicken burst into flames, scorching its poultry cargo.

CHP logs show the other vehicle’s tires caught fire and the bees were released, forcing authorities to reroute drivers around the crash. The CHP doesn’t have special equipment to gather the bees, but officials said the smoke from the fire kept the bees relatively calm. A beekeeper from Bakersfield was en route and expected to arrive around noon, according to the logs.

Most of the lanes were reopened a couple of hours after the crash, the CHP said. One driver suffered cuts to his face; the other driver was uninjured, authorities said.

http://www.maxistentialism.com/bees/oprahbees.gif

Cambridge music shop targeted by drunken men dressed in stolen Mario and Luigi costumes

my god

http://bringmethenews.com/11913940/

Sounds like Marilyn Haggerty will need to make a roadie in the near future.

We had a line around the block and local cops directing traffic the day Krispy Kreme came to town.

http://www.independent.com/news/2015/feb/11/dildo-wielded-during-city-council-meeting/

*wields furiously*

racist donuts

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/krispy-kremes-kkk-wednesday-is-the-most-racist-way-to-enjoy-doughnuts-this-half-term-10051027.html

the glib fuckboy who wrote that managed to find the smarmiest person on twitter to explain what the kkk is

http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150302/rogers-park/creepy-severed-deer-head-display-baffles-visitors-north-side-beach

<3 rogers park weirdos!

not really local to me but close enough so i'm sharing this anyway:

Albany city leaders tired of waiting on Waffle House

You could do a Ctrl+F for "White County" on this thread if you'd like, but:

White County district judge injured in zebra attack

SEARCY, Ark. (AP) - White County District Judge Mark Derrick is hospitalized in serious condition after being attacked by a zebra.

Searcy police Sgt. Steve Hernandez told The Daily Citizen that police were called to Derrick's home Sunday after the judge was attacked by the animal. Hernandez did not immediately return a phone call to The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Court clerk Misty Perkins said the judge suffered eye and arm injuries.

lol.

oh my god.

Too Much Iced Tea Caused Arkansas Man's Kidney Problems

MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer

NEW YORK (AP) - Doctors traced an Arkansas man's kidney failure to an unusual cause - his habit of drinking a gallon of iced tea each day.

They ruled out several potential causes before stumbling on a reason for the 56-year-old man's kidney problems. He said he drank about 16 8-ounce cups of iced tea every day. Black tea has a chemical known to cause kidney stones or even kidney failure in excessive amounts.

The unidentified man went to the hospital last May with nausea, weakness, fatigue and body aches. Doctors determined his kidneys were badly clogged and inflamed by the food chemical called oxalate. The man is on dialysis, perhaps for the rest of his life...

Besides black tea, oxalate is found in spinach, rhubarb, nuts, wheat bran and chocolate. In rare cases, too much oxalate can lead to kidney trouble, but often there's also a contributing intestinal problem. That didn't seem to be the case for the Arkansas man, and he had no family or personal history of kidney disease.

At 16 cups of iced black tea each day, he was taking in three to 10 times more oxalate than the average American.

The Arkansas case appears to be very unusual, said Dr. Randy Luciano, a Yale School of Medicine kidney specialist who has treated people with kidney damage from too much oxalate.

"I wouldn't tell people to stop drinking tea," said Luciano, who was not involved in the research. What the man drank "is a lot of tea."

he is not insisting everyone should become a teatotaller.

Little Rock Zoo officials and others have taken oral swabs from the zebra to help determine what caused the attack. Shannon Derrick said her father-in-law plans to sell the zebra at an auction in Missouri.

- "I got this attack zebra I need to get rid of. Do you know of–"

- "MISSOURI!"

lol