News Saturday

Black Friday a good day to be a plumber

The day after Thanksgiving is by far the busiest day of the year for Roto-Rooter and other plumbing companies as garbage disposals and plumbing gets overwhelmed with the remains of our national feast.

“It’s definitely the biggest day of the year for us,” said David Wright, a clerk in the Roto-Rooter office. “We double, sometimes triple our business the day after Thanksgiving.”

No mention of toilet issues, though.

DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Mo. (AP) — City officials unanimously passed a measure making online harassment a crime, days after learning that a 13-year-old girl killed herself last year after receiving cruel messages on the Internet.

People who harrassed Meagan Meier into suicide are still scott free.

FARMINGTON, Pa.—A bear at a private zoo bit a participant in a program for budding zookeepers and scratched a person who tried to help.

The victim, a student at Frostburg State University in Maryland, was participating in a behind-the-scenes tour Saturday as part of a program called “zookeeper for a day.”

Probably should have left the picinic baaasket home,  Boo Boo.

20 Worst Foods in America for calories. Go to #1

Outback Steakhouse Aussie Cheese Fries with Ranch Dressing

2,900 calories

182 g fat

240 g carbs

Eating a whole chocolate cake sounds healthy in comparison.

10 reasons why people think you’re a bimbo if you have breast implants.

How not to catch a record Thresher shark

 The thresher shark that became entangled in Roger Nowell’s net is believed to be the largest ever caught, weighing in at 1,125lb (510kg) and measuring 16½ft (5m) from its snout to the tip of its vast, sickle-shaped tail.

 “It was still alive but had almost drowned in the nets and as soon as it landed on deck it thrashed around like crazy. It caused around £500 worth of damage to the hydraulics, it was that heavy.

In American dollars, the shark did over $1,000 in damage. Nowell got back around $524 for selling the shark.

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2 Responses to “News Saturday”

  1. Silke says:

    Teach, were you able to find out if the video you linked to on the stoning of a girl was the same as this clip at CNN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF9uB8fBBTw

    I know you stated earlier that you could not verify its authenticity but the link on your post does not show the video. Since you’ve seen it already can you tell if it’s the same one?

  2. Beware of instant mashed potatoes…

    Via Pirate’s Cove, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reports:
    The day after Thanksgiving is by far the busiest day of the year for Roto-Rooter and other plumbing companies as garbage disposals and plumbing gets overwhelmed with the remains of our national…

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