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Vandals Attack Man's Hummer, Leave Note
Jul 18, 7:51 PM (ET)

WASHINGTON (AP) - When Gareth Groves brought home his massive new Hummer, he knew his environmentally friendly neighbors disapproved. But he didn't expect what happened next. The sport utility vehicle was parked for five days on the street before two masked men smashed the windows, slashed the tires and scratched into the body: "FOR THE ENVIRON."

"The thought of somebody vandalizing it never crossed my mind," said Gareth Groves, who lives near American University in Northwest Washington. "I've kind of been in shock."

Police said they see small acts of vandalism in the area from time to time, but they have not seen anything so severe, or with such a clear political message, in recent years.

"This seems to be an isolated event," Cmdr. Andy Solberg said.

Investigators said they are searching for the vandals but don't have many leads. Witnesses said they saw two men smash up the seven-foot-tall SUV early Monday and then run off.

Now, as Groves contemplates what to do with the remains of his $38,000 Hummer, he has had to deal with a number of people who have driven by the crime scene and glared at him in smug satisfaction.

"I'd say one in five people who come by have that 'you-got-what-you-deserve' look," said his friend Andy Sexton.

Neighbor Lucille Liem, who owns a Prius hybrid, said that a common sentiment in the neighborhood is that large vehicles such as the Hummer are impractical and a strain on the Earth.

"The neighborhood in general is very concerned with the environment," said Liem, whose Prius gets about 48 miles a gallon compared with the Hummer's 14 miles a gallon. "It's more liberal leaning. It's ridiculous to be driving a Hummer."

Liem quickly added that she does not condone violence.
 
FIREFIGHTER TRAINING EXERCISE GOES AWRY

Braintree, Mass....It looked like a textbook training exercise, but there was something amiss. Firefighters drove to a vacant house and cut holes in the roof and walls, and also broke windows to test their tools. The problem? it was the wrong house. They were supposed to be two blocks away at a house slated for demolition. The owners of the damaged home now want the town to pay for their mistake, but they're trying to keep a sense of humor about it> "Accidents happen", said Jeffery Luu, who owns the house with his brother Clayton. The home had been vacant since an electrical fire last year left scorch marks on one side. The fire department is conducting an internal investiagation!

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It's not really wierd but it kinda is weird when you really think about it...
THere was a kid in Nebraska somewhere between Omaha nd Lincoln that was playing hide and seek with his sister and he hid in one big microwave, he shut the door to hide and got cooked...
 
BIGFOOT HUNT LED IN UTAH

Kamas, Utah..A group of about 45 people spent two days in the Unita Mountains searching for the legentary Bigfoot. Members of the Bigfoot Field Research Org. [ohhh, I want to join] used paraboic microphones and night vision goggles this last Thurs. and Fri. BFRO director Matt Moneymaker, a lawyer from Capistrano, Calif, said he founded the group to be a clearing house for Bigfoot sightings. He says he once was as close as 15 feet from a Saaquatch in 1994 [get over it] in Porgage County, Ohio. "Utah has a reputation of being a place with enough sightings and steep terrain where it is possible to see one", he said. However acting District Ranger Dave Ream of the U.S. Forest Service said he was not aware of any sightings. Scott Taylor of Tacoma, wash. says he saw a Bigfoot in 2005 while deer hunting on the coast of Washington. "It's not like going out and watching deer and elk" said Taylor, "These are creatures that don't want to be seen . But when you see one, it changes your life forever" {have another drink] :rolleyes:

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A planned Republican fundraiser in New Hampshire aims to promote gun ownership in America by letting supporters fire powerful military-style weapons -- from Uzi submachine guns to M-16 rifles.

The Manchester Republican Committee is inviting party members and their families to a "Machine Gun Shoot" where, for $25, supporters can spend a day trying out automatic weapons, said organizer Jerry Thibodeau.

"It's a fun day. It's a family day," said Thibodeau of the August 5 event. "It's quite exciting."

Local Democrats say the event is in poor taste amid a spike in violent crime in Manchester and seeks to glorify the use of machine guns for political gain. The right to own guns has come under heightened scrutiny since the April shooting at Virginia Tech where a gunman killed 32 people.

"It is downright offensive," Chris Pappas, the Manchester Democratic party chairman, told the Union Leader newspaper.

Thibodeau said he invited all the Republican candidates in the 2008 presidential race to the event at Pelham Fish and Game Club outside of Manchester, the state's largest city, but he said they declined. He said all shooters would undergo training.

Buying a gun in New Hampshire, whose official motto is "Live Free or Die," is relatively easy.

The state does not require buyers to obtain a handgun license or undergo safety training before buying a handgun, according to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, a gun-control lobby group.



This just proves what I've always said about NH. NH is the redneck cousin of MA. :lol: :lol:


For the record NH is a beautiful state and I have good friends from there who are smart and not redneck. {I know both non rednecks in NH } :rolleyes: :)
 
DOZENS STUNG IN BEE ATTACK

Oceanside, Calif.... A swarm of bees living in a streetlight attacked a dozen people waiting at a bus stop and one women was stung so badly, they rushed her to a local hospital. A car bumped the light pole, and disturbed the bees who had built a hive in the light pole. A dozen people who were waiting for the bus, or pumping gas at a nearby gas station were stung, said Fire Battalion Chief Pete Lawrence. One woman was stung about 50 times . [OUCH], she flagged down a driver, who took her to a hospital. She was treated, but her injuries were not considered life-threating.. the bee hive was destroyed !

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Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means they have less than four hours to live.

"He doesn't make too many mistakes. He seems to understand when patients are about to die," said Dr. David Dosa in an interview. He describes the phenomenon in a poignant essay in Thursday's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

"Many family members take some solace from it. They appreciate the companionship that the cat provides for their dying loved one," said Dosa, a geriatrician and assistant professor of medicine at Brown University.

The 2-year-old feline was adopted as a kitten and grew up in a third-floor dementia unit at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The facility treats people with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and other illnesses.

After about six months, the staff noticed Oscar would make his own rounds, just like the doctors and nurses. He'd sniff and observe patients, then sit beside people who would wind up dying in a few hours.

Dosa said Oscar seems to take his work seriously and is generally aloof. "This is not a cat that's friendly to people," he said.

Oscar is better at predicting death than the people who work there, said Dr. Joan Teno of Brown University, who treats patients at the nursing home and is an expert on care for the terminally ill

She was convinced of Oscar's talent when he made his 13th correct call. While observing one patient, Teno said she noticed the woman wasn't eating, was breathing with difficulty and that her legs had a bluish tinge, signs that often mean death is near.

Oscar wouldn't stay inside the room though, so Teno thought his streak was broken. Instead, it turned out the doctor's prediction was roughly 10 hours too early. Sure enough, during the patient's final two hours, nurses told Teno that Oscar joined the woman at her bedside.

Doctors say most of the people who get a visit from the sweet-faced, gray-and-white cat are so ill they probably don't know he's there, so patients aren't aware he's a harbinger of death. Most families are grateful for the advanced warning, although one wanted Oscar out of the room while a family member died. When Oscar is put outside, he paces and meows his displeasure.

No one's certain if Oscar's behavior is scientifically significant or points to a cause. Teno wonders if the cat notices telltale scents or reads something into the behavior of the nurses who raised him.

Nicholas Dodman, who directs an animal behavioral clinic at the Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and has read Dosa's article, said the only way to know is to carefully document how Oscar divides his time between the living and dying.

If Oscar really is a furry grim reaper, it's also possible his behavior could be driven by self-centered pleasures like a heated blanket placed on a dying person, Dodman said.

Nursing home staffers aren't concerned with explaining Oscar, so long as he gives families a better chance at saying goodbye to the dying.

Oscar recently received a wall plaque publicly commending his "compassionate hospice care."
 
Ahhh! It's the Grim Catter! That is weird weather he's real or not, I'd like it if I got a warning before my grandpa died, that's for sure.
 
A judge known for giving unusual sentences has ordered three men who pleaded guilty to soliciting sex to take turns dressing in a bright yellow chicken costume.

Painesville Municipal Judge Michael Cicconetti agreed to suspend a 30-day jail sentence if they wear the costume between 4 and 7 p.m. Friday outside the court while carrying a sign that reads "No Chicken Ranch in Painesville."

The sign and costume refer to the "World Famous Chicken Ranch," a prostitution house in Nevada where sex-for-money is legal.

Daniel Chapdelaine, 40, of Perry Township; Martin Soto, 44, of Ashtabula; and Fabian Rodriguez-Ramirez, 29, of Painesville, solicited sex from an undercover Painesville police officer earlier this summer.

Cicconetti has used barnyard animals to dispense justice in the past.

He ordered a man who called a policeman a pig to stand next to a live pig in a pen and hold a sign that read "This Is Not a Police Officer." A couple who stole a baby Jesus statue from a manger were sentenced to dress as Mary and Joseph and walk with a donkey.
 
On the allergic to cats.. Jay Leno said that.. :D not funny but yet it is!

CHIHUAHUA SURVIVES RATTLESNAKKE ENCOUNTER

Masonville, Colo....Zoey is a Chihuahua, but when a rattlesnake lunged at her owner's 1-yr. old grandson, she was a real bulldog. Booker West was at his grandparents Colorado home when the snake slithered up, ratteled and struck. Five pound Zoey jumped in the way and took the bite. "She got in between Booker and the snake, and that's when I heard her yipping", said Monty Long, the boys grandfather" Lond and Zoey required treatment for the bites she suffered, but is doing fine!

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BUZZ BRIEFS

A boozy woman from Peacehaven, England, recently stole a hores-drawn carriage and went on a wild ride that included running over one of the horse's owners and a disabled man on a scooter. After her horse hijacking got smashed by a parked Ford Fiesta, the woman ran off with her daughter, and thus escaped capture!

A 20-yr,old from Malmo, Sweden, is getting burned with fraud charges for trying to swindle two men out of $1,300, after selling them chocolate goodies he falsely climed to contain marijuana. The two men who got ripped off dealt with the dubious dealer by hitting him over the head with an ax [OUCH] and the shooting them in the foot!

The Buzz..Ken White..LVRJ
 
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