Random / Weird News Stories

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

@AP_Oddities has a story about a guy who called 911 to get police to help him get a little garter snake out of his car. Told the dispatcher he'd rather burn the car than touch the snake. Made me think of someone on OOTB but I refrained from @ing him.

#bestpractices

 

[heelbent]

@AP_Oddities has a story about a guy who called 911 to get police to help him get a little garter snake out of his car. Told the dispatcher he'd rather burn the car than touch the snake. Made me think of someone on OOTB but I refrained from @ing him.

#bestpractices

@Raising Heel

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

@heelbent you're a monster.

 

[tarheel0910]

FYI @UNC '92

http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2...dy-cadillac-still-for-sale-on-craigslist.html

 

[UNC '92]

FYI @UNC '92

http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2...dy-cadillac-still-for-sale-on-craigslist.html

Usually I only go to Craigslist for hookers. I'll check it out.

 

[tarheel0910]

It amazes me how quickly humans have advanced technology. It wasn't that long ago that a computer took up an entire room. Now we have this.

 

[Raising Heel]

It amazes me how quickly humans have advanced technology. It wasn't that long ago that a computer took up an entire room. Now we have this.

"Not only does DNA last a thousand times longer than a silicon device, it can hold a quintillion bytes of data in one cubic millimeter. Every movie ever made could be stored in a device smaller than a sugarcube."

whaaaaaaaaaaaaa?

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

A new twist on the story of NC's new island.

 

[TarHeelMark]

Hey RH, at least it's not snakes...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theregister.co.uk/AMP/2017/07/14/oregon_hagfish_spill/

 

[Raising Heel]

Hey RH, at least it's not snakes...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theregister.co.uk/AMP/2017/07/14/oregon_hagfish_spill/

Not a whole lot better, though. I used to make that commute every day from Lincoln City to Newport on Hwy 101.

 

[Raising Heel]

The Inspiration for the Graham Cracker Was a Preacher Obsessed With ‘Curing’ Masturbation

This is pretty interesting, actually. I never knew that Nabisco was an abbreviation for the National Biscuit Company.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/graham-crackers

 

[prlyles]

http://www.wbtv.com/story/35896677/...e-at-raleigh-durham-airport-spokesperson-says

Passed gas’ forces passengers from plane at Raleigh-Durham airport

 

[tarheel0910]

http://www.wbtv.com/story/35896677/...e-at-raleigh-durham-airport-spokesperson-says

Passed gas’ forces passengers from plane at Raleigh-Durham airport

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

http://www.wbtv.com/story/35896677/...e-at-raleigh-durham-airport-spokesperson-says

Passed gas’ forces passengers from plane at Raleigh-Durham airport

Doesn't quite pass the sniff test

 

[Grayhead]

Doesn't quite pass the sniff test

Would be awesome though

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

Would be awesome though

Dad level: True legend.

 

[Grayhead]

Had an elderly lady take a deuce at church yesterday morning. She almost peeled the paint off the walls. Dang near cleared that side of the church out.

 

[Raising Heel]

Had an elderly lady take a deuce at church yesterday morning. She almost peeled the paint off the walls. Dang near cleared that side of the church out.

Holy shit.

 

[Grayhead]

http://gizmodo.com/horrified-surgeons-discover-27-contact-lenses-in-woman-1796979194

 

[BillyL]

Cannabis Revenue In Colorado Rises Above Half A Billion

On Wednesday July 19th, Colorado representative Jonathan Singer was handed an oversized check for $500,000,000.00 to commemorate the half billion milestone in cannabis revenue in his state. The check was presented by VS Strategies in Denver, “…a government relations, issue advocacy, and strategic communications firm dedicated to advancing the cannabis industry in a dynamic yet responsible manner.”

Surpassing half a billion isn’t even entirely new. Since that number hit in May, already millions more (Almost 100 million!) have been generated. However, it was only Wednesday that VS Strategies publicly released the data.

The VS report also revealed that the taxes have increased exponentially every year since the law’s inception in 2014. Making 76 million in its first year, 135 million the next and then having the revenues spike to 198 million in 2016 is a joy to watch. More and more revenue is being generated, not only because ingesting cannabis’ rise in popularity nationwide, but because marijuana taboos are going up in smoke.

Read more: https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/cannabis-revenue-colorado-rises-half-billion/

 

[Thurgood Jenkins]

Cannabis Revenue In Colorado Rises Above Half A Billion

On Wednesday July 19th, Colorado representative Jonathan Singer was handed an oversized check for $500,000,000.00 to commemorate the half billion milestone in cannabis revenue in his state. The check was presented by VS Strategies in Denver, “…a government relations, issue advocacy, and strategic communications firm dedicated to advancing the cannabis industry in a dynamic yet responsible manner.”

Surpassing half a billion isn’t even entirely new. Since that number hit in May, already millions more (Almost 100 million!) have been generated. However, it was only Wednesday that VS Strategies publicly released the data.

The VS report also revealed that the taxes have increased exponentially every year since the law’s inception in 2014. Making 76 million in its first year, 135 million the next and then having the revenues spike to 198 million in 2016 is a joy to watch. More and more revenue is being generated, not only because ingesting cannabis’ rise in popularity nationwide, but because marijuana taboos are going up in smoke.

Read more: https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/cannabis-revenue-colorado-rises-half-billion/

 

[tarheel0910]

Cannabis Revenue In Colorado Rises Above Half A Billion

On Wednesday July 19th, Colorado representative Jonathan Singer was handed an oversized check for $500,000,000.00 to commemorate the half billion milestone in cannabis revenue in his state. The check was presented by VS Strategies in Denver, “…a government relations, issue advocacy, and strategic communications firm dedicated to advancing the cannabis industry in a dynamic yet responsible manner.”

Surpassing half a billion isn’t even entirely new. Since that number hit in May, already millions more (Almost 100 million!) have been generated. However, it was only Wednesday that VS Strategies publicly released the data.

The VS report also revealed that the taxes have increased exponentially every year since the law’s inception in 2014. Making 76 million in its first year, 135 million the next and then having the revenues spike to 198 million in 2016 is a joy to watch. More and more revenue is being generated, not only because ingesting cannabis’ rise in popularity nationwide, but because marijuana taboos are going up in smoke.

Read more: https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/cannabis-revenue-colorado-rises-half-billion/

In other news, Cheetos reports a 500% increase in sales this year in the state of Colorado. This marks the third year in a row of at least 100% growth for them.

 

[BillyL]

The Cannabis/Colorado poast was #500 of this thread . . . just give that a little thought for a moment if you would.
Thanks.

 

[tarheel0910]

The Cannabis/Colorado poast was #500 of this thread . . . just give that a little thought for a moment if you would.
Thanks.

420 would have been better.

 

[BillyL]

420 would have been better.

Yep . . prolly so.

 

[BillyL]

Moon dust-stained bag expected to fetch millions at auction

Neil Armstrong's giant leap for mankind onto the moon allowed him to make several small scoops there as well. Collecting lunar dust and rocks in a specially designed decontamination bag to bring home, the rocks became national treasures.

The bag -- not so much. It was forgotten about until resurfacing three years ago on a government auction website that space enthusiast Nancy Carlson liked to check out.

The bag used to bring moon rocks home from Neil Armstrong's 1969 moon landing.

CBS NEWS
"I did see a bag that was described as a lunar bag," she said. "Flown. With a number on it. And it included the word moon dust."

She quickly slapped down her $995, and a week later a brown box arrived. Inside the box: history.

Carlson said she "loves it" because "it was like finding the Holy Grail."

But "found" was almost "lost" again for Carlson. She'd matched a number on the bag to one on the Apollo 11 flight manifest, but wanted to be absolutely sure. She sent her bag off to NASA so it could test the dust embedded in the fabric. "And that was where things started to go off the rails, to put it nicely," Carlson said.

NASA told Carlson that yes, her bag had been to the moon, but no, they would not be returning it since -- they said -- it never should've been sold to start with. Carlson had to sue to get her bag back.

She won, though the publicity convinced her the bag won't be safe in her home. So on Thursday, the 48th anniversary of the moon landing, Carlson will auction it off.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/neil-armstrong-bag-of-moon-dust-up-for-auction-sothebys-nancy-carlson/

 

[Raising Heel]

...then having the revenues spike to 198 million in 2016 is a joy to watch.

It was a joy indeed, as I was one of the people who contributed to that tax haul.

 

[BillyL]

Update on the moon dust bag . ,

Sold for $1.8 million . . a pretty nice return on a $995 investment.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/21/news/moon-dust-auction-neil-armstrong/index.html

 

[tarheel0910]

Update on the moon dust bag . ,

Sold for $1.8 million . . a pretty nice return on a $995 investment.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/21/news/moon-dust-auction-neil-armstrong/index.html

That's just a typical day's return for @Louigi.

 

[Louigi]

That's just a typical day's return for @Louigi.

 

[prlyles]

Police officer with stun gun sets naked man on fire

http://www.nonpareilonline.com/news...cle_1abd379a-d0fc-5476-8ad4-44a1fa01095e.html

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

Police officer with stun gun sets naked man on fire

http://www.nonpareilonline.com/news...cle_1abd379a-d0fc-5476-8ad4-44a1fa01095e.html

"As officers extinguished the blaze, the man punched one of them in the face."

That's hardcore, to punch the people trying to put out the FIRE ON YOUR CHEST.

Also:

 

[tarheel0910]

Remember that hour when you owned a Ferrari?

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-40748897

 

[tarheel0910]

Another reason you should never check your luggage when flying.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/sewage-leak-contaminates-checked-bags-nashville-airport/story?id=49022603

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

The Poopin' Bandit

 

[Grayhead]

Wonder what he took to warrant a DNA test

 

[Raising Heel]

It's not delivery, it's DiGiorno

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

It's not delivery, it's DiGiorno

The driver may have been on the sauce.

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

You never sausage a mess.

 

[Raising Heel]

You never sausage a mess.

This is the poast of 2017. I'm pretty serious.