Random Links Thread

[gotbeer]

Is that an OLED newspaper in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

[Blarg]

Couple left 3 young kids in frigid SUV while they hit up a casino, cops say

This is a case where the two of them need to be sterilized and the children removed from their care.

[Redondo]

African boy mauled by chimps to undergo facial surgery in NY

Dunia Sibomana was considered the lucky one two years ago when a group of chimpanzees jumped from the trees and attacked him and two other boys as they played near a preserve in their native Democratic Republic of the Congo.

 

Dunia, unlike the others, survived. But he was severely disfigured: His lips ripped off and one cheek torn apart, leaving him with muscle damage that make it hard for him to eat, swallow and communicate.

 

Now, 8-year-old Dunia is set to undergo a rare and complicated surgery at a Long Island hospital that will use tissue and muscle from his forearm to recreate both lips. The hope is that he will once again be able to open and close his mouth, and eat and talk normally.

 

 

[Blarg]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexlee/my-house-is-always-this-clean#.clDOR3ErG

[Tank]

freddie mercury and his isolated vocals on we are the champions. outstanding, but i think the harmony vocals were also excellent.

 

 

http://digg.com/video/freddie-mercury-isolated-vocals-we-are-the-champions

[Redondo]

Powerball jackpot climbs to $675M after latest draw has no winner

[gotbeer]

Reporter Is Stabbed While Demonstrating ‘Stab-Proof’ Vest

[Redondo]

RISKING HER FORTUNE
Lottery winner spends millions to bail boyfriend

 

 

 

Lamarr "Hot Sauce" McDow in a recent mugshot

 

 

A North Carolina single mom who won a $188 million Powerball jackpot last year pledged to spend it on her kids and church, but so far the biggest beneficiary seems to be "Hot Sauce," her alleged drug dealer boyfriend.

 

Marie Holmes is a single mom of four, including a child with cerebral palsy; however, she has risked nearly a quarter of the $88 million she took home bailing her boyfriend Lamarr “Hot Sauce” McDow out of jail on drug, weapon and street racing charges.

 

Holmes, 27, hit the jackpot in February and, since then, has bailed McDow, 31, out of jail three times. McDow was already in jail on heroin and weapons charges when Holmes won the lottery, and shortly after the money came through, she posted his $3 million bail. In July, it was a $6 million bail for a weapons charge.

 

That amount skyrocketed to $12 million for the alleged street racing infraction this month. McDow was bailed out for that charge on Friday. Bail is doubled each time a defendant violates his conditions, Star News Online reported.

 

Nearly a year after she won the lottery, most of Holmes’ traveling has been to the bail bondsman’s office.

 

 

[Tank]

LOL. 

 

she has chosen . . . poorly.

[Redondo]

Macy's woes could signal trouble for retailers

 

Macy's poor holiday showing could be an early sign of trouble for the retail industry. After a disappointing November and December, the department store chain said it was slashing 4,800 jobs and closing 40 stores, including a shop at the Irvine Spectrum.

 

 

 

Yahoo could lay off 10% of its workforce, report says

[Redondo]

 

 

• Monster waves pound popular California surf spot

 

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. –  Monster waves the size of a six-story building broke at Northern California's perilous Mavericks surf spot.

 

The San Francisco Chronicle reports the waves on Thursday drew professional big-wave surfers from around the world.

 

But conditions were too chaotic for an annual surfing competition for top riders. The Titans of Mavericks was postponed but could be held later this season, depending on conditions.

 

The window for the exclusive, one-day contest closes March 31.

 

The Mavericks surf spot near the San Francisco Bay Area city of Half Moon Bay is known for treacherous conditions. The Chronicle reports waves at the break can easily top 60 feet, and they pound the underwater reef with such force they can be recorded by seismographs.

 

This week, powerful El Nino-driven storms drenched California, lashing coastal areas with big waves.

 

 

[Redondo]

Unlucky New Mexico jewelry store robbed twice in the same day

[gotbeer]

Latest: Mexican official says Penn meeting helped in capture

 

 

Hahaha.  Penn better just disappear.  The bounty on his head is probably bigger than his ego.  Maybe.

[nate]

No way, lets trade him to Mexico.  Can't stand that smug asshole.

[Tank]

What an idiot. It's like posing with Hitler or Bin Laden.

[JAHV76]

I liked him better as Jeff Spicoli

[Ray McKigney]

I liked him better as Jeff Spicoli

 

When asked why he wanted to bring down the Mexican drug cartel, Penn replied, "Haha, those guys are fags!"

[JAHV76]

People on ludes should not drive

Edited January 11, 2016 by JAHV76

[Redondo]

Woman complains that meal was 'ruined' by heart attack victim

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2016/01/04/internet-slams-hairstylist-who-claimed-her-new-years-eve-meal-was-ruined-by/?intcmp=trending

[gotbeer]

Woman complains that meal was 'ruined' by heart attack victim

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2016/01/04/internet-slams-hairstylist-who-claimed-her-new-years-eve-meal-was-ruined-by/?intcmp=trending

 

 

Posting drunk leads to great things.  I know. 

[Redondo]

Tourist bitten on nose after she tries to kiss a python

[Tank]

 

Tourist bitten on nose after she tries to kiss a python

 

 

hard to believe this went wrong.

[arch stanton]

You have to be pretty far detached from reality to think kissing a python (a literal one, not figurative) is a good idea.

[Redondo]

Deal: Discounts at Knott's, Pirate's Dinner and other Buena Park attractions, but only in January

[gotbeer]

Al Jazeera America to shut down

No surprise here.  Especially after the steroid fiasco.