Weird News - Page 84

TheMercenary · 12-30-2010, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

Perhaps it was "Bring Your Child to Work Day?"

Shawnee123 · 01-01-2011, 08:59 AM

Not weird news, just your typical warning to not drive drunk:

http://www.whiotv.com/news/26336535/detail.html

But I love the typo:

"We have increased numbers of offivers on the road, and their primary objective is to stop any impaired drivers," Burke said.

That's what I said when the offiver pulled me over! I'm like "Hey, offiver, I only had to, I mean two."

(I'm kidding, I spent the night at my friends' house.)

Lamplighter · 01-10-2011, 09:41 AM

Sorry, I know this fits a stereotype, but given the source
I thought it was a funny headline and rating.

Ozarks First.com
Study: Closely Spaced Pregnancies Increase Autism Risk
0/5 rating
Monday, January 10 2011

Quote:

<snip>
They found that kids conceived before their older sibling was a year old were three times more
likely to be diagnosed with autism than children spaced at least three years apart.

My Conclusion: Don't keep her barefoot and pregnant

Clodfobble · 01-10-2011, 10:29 PM

*snicker*

Appalachian stereotypes aside, this is not a cause-and-effect connection. It's a question of who decides to have additional children. If you have one autistic child, you most likely don't have any more children, because you are financially and emotionally bankrupt. But if you have the second one before you know about the first one, then you've got a second child who is far more likely than average to be autistic. The hypothetical second autistic child who would be born 3 years after their older autistic sibling, and thus balance out the statistics, simply never gets born.

TheMercenary · 01-14-2011, 06:59 AM

What? And no one took pictures?

Topless women shovel snow in Times Square.

http://thehill.com/capital-living/in...n-times-square

monster · 01-14-2011, 07:06 AM

Inmate Sues for Rat Bite on Penis

he claims a rat came out of a hole in his mattress and bit him on the willy. Hmmmm

glatt · 01-14-2011, 07:41 AM

Glitch has PG County School System robocalling parents at 4:30AM to tell them that school is delayed because of the snow this week.

One pissed off parent returns the favor the next day, having a robocall center call the school board members and superintendant at home at 4:30 AM with his complaint.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...l?hpid=topnews

Quote:

"This is a Prince George's County School District parent, calling to thank you for the robocall yesterday at home at 4:30 in the morning. I decided to return the favor. While I know the school district wanted to ensure I drop my child off two hours late on a snow day, I already knew that before I went to bed. I hope this call demonstrates why a 4:30 a.m. call does more to annoy than to inform.''

It ended: "Quit robocalling parents at 4:30 in the morning or at least allow us to opt out of these intrusive calls."

jinx · 01-14-2011, 08:10 AM

I got my call at 6am even though my kids have never attended school in the district...

glatt · 01-14-2011, 08:15 AM

We don't get calls. Have to listen to the radio, or look it up on their website. We used to have the option to get a text alert, but that didn't seem to work this last time. No text came.

monster · 01-14-2011, 08:13 AM

That's nice. How the new online thing going, by the way, Jinx? I have been wondering.

jinx · 01-14-2011, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

That's nice. How the new online thing going, by the way, Jinx? I have been wondering.

Fantastic for Spencer, Ripley doesn't like it. She's gonna start at the school across the street for the next marking period. I hope she likes it.... I think she will.

glatt · 01-14-2011, 08:25 AM

Like the next marking period that starts in a week? (At least ours does.)

plthijinx · 01-14-2011, 09:28 AM

from Here

Quote:

WOODWARD, Okla. — In a scene straight from the movie "A Christmas Story," an 8-year-old Oklahoma boy got his tongue stuck to a metal pole after he licked it on a dare.
Officials say when rescue crews arrived Tuesday morning, the boy was standing on his tiptoes, trying to wriggle his frozen tongue free from a stop sign pole across the street from Woodward Middle School.
Paramedics were able to help the boy by pouring water on his tongue. Once free, the boy told officials he got stuck after his brother dared him to lick the pole.
The boy was taken to a Woodward hospital for treatment.
The scene was similar to one in "A Christmas Story," a 1983 movie adapted from Jean Shepard's memoir of a boy in the 1940s.

monster · 01-14-2011, 08:20 AM

We got a robocall last time. we don't need or want it but can't opt out. I prefer the extra hour or two sleep then check the website. I was going to disconnect the phone before I fell asleep, but I forgot.

Given how easy it is to set these things up, shouldn't it be possible for parents who don't want to opt out completely to set their preferred time of call? Seeing as they do it as a rolling thing that takes an hour or so anyway? I'd opt for the 6:00-6:30 call but 5am does not make me a happy camper.

monster · 01-14-2011, 08:24 AM

What grade is she?

01-01-2011, 08:59 AM	#2
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Not weird news, just your typical warning to not drive drunk: http://www.whiotv.com/news/26336535/detail.html But I love the typo: "We have increased numbers of offivers on the road, and their primary objective is to stop any impaired drivers," Burke said. That's what I said when the offiver pulled me over! I'm like "Hey, offiver, I only had to, I mean two." (I'm kidding, I spent the night at my friends' house.) __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-10-2011, 10:29 PM	#4
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	snicker Appalachian stereotypes aside, this is not a cause-and-effect connection. It's a question of who decides to have additional children. If you have one autistic child, you most likely don't have any more children, because you are financially and emotionally bankrupt. But if you have the second one before you know about the first one, then you've got a second child who is far more likely than average to be autistic. The hypothetical second autistic child who would be born 3 years after their older autistic sibling, and thus balance out the statistics, simply never gets born. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-14-2011, 06:59 AM	#5
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	What? And no one took pictures? Topless women shovel snow in Times Square. http://thehill.com/capital-living/in...n-times-square __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

01-14-2011, 07:06 AM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Inmate Sues for Rat Bite on Penis he claims a rat came out of a hole in his mattress and bit him on the willy. Hmmmm __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-14-2011, 08:10 AM	#8
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I got my call at 6am even though my kids have never attended school in the district... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

01-14-2011, 08:15 AM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	We don't get calls. Have to listen to the radio, or look it up on their website. We used to have the option to get a text alert, but that didn't seem to work this last time. No text came.

01-14-2011, 08:13 AM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	That's nice. How the new online thing going, by the way, Jinx? I have been wondering. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-14-2011, 08:25 AM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Like the next marking period that starts in a week? (At least ours does.)

01-14-2011, 08:20 AM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	We got a robocall last time. we don't need or want it but can't opt out. I prefer the extra hour or two sleep then check the website. I was going to disconnect the phone before I fell asleep, but I forgot. Given how easy it is to set these things up, shouldn't it be possible for parents who don't want to opt out completely to set their preferred time of call? Seeing as they do it as a rolling thing that takes an hour or so anyway? I'd opt for the 6:00-6:30 call but 5am does not make me a happy camper. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-14-2011, 08:24 AM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	What grade is she? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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