that picture...
― sleeve, Friday, 22 May 2015 16:32 (nine years ago) link
(insert trigger warning here)
― sleeve, Friday, 22 May 2015 16:33 (nine years ago) link
yeeesh, don't click that
― “audience participation” otherwise known as “touching” (forksclovetofu), Friday, 22 May 2015 16:40 (nine years ago) link
what is it?!? least graphic description if possible
― Florianne Fracke (La Lechera), Friday, 22 May 2015 17:40 (nine years ago) link
Brains of several animals littered upon a road. A separate article clarifies that they had at some point been preserved in formaldehyde. It still seems to be up in the air as to whether they were dog or sheep brains.
― cause baby, now we got dad bod (how's life), Friday, 22 May 2015 17:45 (nine years ago) link
sorry, I probably fucked that up re: "least graphic".
wow that is pretty grossnah thanks for the sober rendering!
― Florianne Fracke (La Lechera), Friday, 22 May 2015 17:46 (nine years ago) link
that separate article helps MY mind deal with that; it sorta looked like somebody got a buncha beagles, trepanned, collected and distributed which was not an image i needed.
― “audience participation” otherwise known as “touching” (forksclovetofu), Friday, 22 May 2015 19:34 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/ebN4ydS.jpg
― pplains, Friday, 22 May 2015 20:32 (nine years ago) link
http://djournal.com/news/tornado-touches-down-amory/
AMORY – A tornado briefly touched down in Amory on Monday morning, affecting homes in a 25-block radius of the downtown area.
No one was killed or injured.
Monroe County Emergency Management Director Robert Goza said two homes were destroyed, 11 had major damage and 52 sustained minor damage.
The storm that hit around 9:30 a.m. uprooted trees at three major points, beginning at the First United Methodist Church in Amory, the area around Amory Middle School and Amory’s McAlpine Lake neighborhood.
There also was damage to the West Amory Elementary School and Early Learning Center, and two businesses had minor damage.
“It didn’t hit a big area,” said Sherriff Cecil Cantrell. “It just sort of sat down and blew a lot of trees around. Now there’s lots of flooding because of debris blocking drains and things. But there were no injuries as far as we know, unless somebody gets hurt trying to clean it up.”
Damage also was reported on Coontail and McAllister roads in Wren and across Highway 25 outside of Smithville. Some boats also were damaged at the marina there.
Justin Gibson, Sean McIntosh and John Callahan of the Amory Electric Department worked diligently to repair broken power lines around the First Methodist Church as soon as the storm had subsided. A large tree from the parsonage across the street had been blown across the road, blocking traffic.
“There are lots of trees down, but I don’t think there’s much damage,” Gibson said. “Those straight-line winds are probably what blew the trees down.”
The National Weather Service confirmed it that an EF0 tornado touched down briefly southwest of Amory, then an EF1 tornado touched down for 2.5 miles from Amory to the northeast toward Smithville.
FUMC member Bobbi Barnett, who lives just a few houses down from the church, emerged to check on the church as soon as she could. Anyone who was around in 2011, she said, is still very much wary of the weather since the EF-5 storm devastated nearby Smithville that year. Seventeen people were killed in Monroe County as a result of that tornado.
“It was just strange,” she said of Monday’s storm. “This storm this morning came up so quick. No thunder, no lightning, nothing.”
Over near the middle school, Michelle Hawkins agreed, as she watched chainsaw crews and a county worker in a back hoe shift debris from the street.
“There was hardly any time to get to shelter,” Hawkins said. “It hit just a few seconds after the sirens went off.”
Chainsaw worker Zack Jones said he saw the tornado swirling in the air, from his job at Riverbirch, just before it hit. Having experience with tools, Jones was one of many who appeared to lend a hand as soon as the storm let up. He and a slew of others worked on a house on North 7th Street, the worst-hit house on the road.
“I live around the corner, you know, I know these people,” Jones said. “This house is the only one I’ve seen with serious damage, but it’s got a tree on the front and the back. We’re trying to break it down without collapsing the house.”
For now, the Amory Police Department has blocked traffic through most of the affected area, and are asking the public to refrain from crowding the nearby streets.
“Like we said, no reports of injuries, so I guess the warning gave people just enough time,” said Lt. Nick Weaver. “Right now we’re working to get the roadways back open, then fix the power lines, then start working on getting folks’ yards cleaned up.”
“It’s a big mess,” said chainsaw worker Will Fredrick, “But thank God nobody was hurt.”
Fewer than 200 of the city electric system’s 8,000 customers lacked power late Monday, Mayor Brad Blalock told the Associated Press. Officials with the Monroe County Electric Power Association said about 1,500 of their 12,500 customers also lost power at one point, although all cooperative customers who could accept electricity had their lights back on Monday evening.
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director Robert Latham briefed Gov. Phil Bryant and plans to travel to Amory Tuesday to meet with city officials. MEMA has an area coordinator working in Amory to assist with state resources if necessary.
Residents that sustained damage from the storm should call Monroe County Emergency Management Agency at (662) 369-3683.
― Carly Furiosa (WilliamC), Tuesday, 26 May 2015 16:13 (nine years ago) link
How close? (Besides "too close for comfort...")
― pplains, Tuesday, 26 May 2015 16:40 (nine years ago) link
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/WilliamCrump63/tornado%20052515.jpg
Pretty much right through. The storm we had in 2009 got our last big oak or we would have had more damage. A big pecan tree next door was blown down over the fence between yards, took out the power lines to both houses, took out the redbud tree we planted in 2004 and really loved. Got power back about 10:15 this morning, and it turns out we never lost broadband. The pecan didn't break the cable and it never detached from the utility pole or our house.
Give me volcanos and earthquakes any day.
― Carly Furiosa (WilliamC), Tuesday, 26 May 2015 17:26 (nine years ago) link
yikes
― sleeve, Tuesday, 26 May 2015 17:30 (nine years ago) link
sea lino invasion in Astoria, Oregon:
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/04/sea_lion_boom_causing_big_prob.html
maybe this fake orca will scare them away, apparently it is more realistic than the last one they tried:
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/05/man_will_bring_giant_fake_orca.html
― sleeve, Tuesday, 26 May 2015 21:54 (nine years ago) link
oops "sea lion"
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/d22ac40bfbfc49d8aec7679c7b5fcfc8/illinois-man-backs-suv-through-garage-door-longtime-wish
― like a giraffe of nah (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 4 June 2015 03:50 (nine years ago) link
important sea lion update:
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/fake-orca-nearly-drowns-before-it-can-scare-ore-sea-lions/
― sleeve, Friday, 5 June 2015 22:19 (nine years ago) link
http://gawker.com/philadelpihia-city-councilman-attends-white-lives-matt-1709105642
i can finally contribute this happened a block away from where i grew up
― 龜, Friday, 5 June 2015 22:32 (nine years ago) link
in case you missed it, fizzles: https://www.facebook.com/TandridgePolice/posts/1064321006914645?fref=nf🔗
thanks, yes! tho sorry to hear Horace won't be returning to his field, am hoping he has a decent retirement down in Cornwall.
― Fizzles, Wednesday, 10 June 2015 11:25 (nine years ago) link
Local to my hometown: Mayor since Jan 1987 has resigned from office before the end of his term. Adios Mayor Don.
― Florianne Fracke (La Lechera), Friday, May 8, 2015 4:44 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark
story has gotten much worse since this post. events will be listed in chronological order.
Because there were no deputy mayors, a guy named Moneypenny (forget his position, something in city council?) was inaugurated at the end of MayFive or six days later, he confessed to having touched a colleague "inappropriately" during the time between the long-term mayor's unexpected resignation and his inauguration (lots of speculation about this, too much to note)A week or so after that, he straight up resigned, making him the shortest term-serving mayorThe president of city council, who has no idea how to be mayor, is now the mayor for the remainder of the long-term mayor's term Long term mayor is MIA and has been seen wearing a neck brace for no publicized reasonPetitions to run for the office are due at 4pm today, field of candidates is growing like a pervasive fungus, including some guy who calls himself Hunk@ Kaboom
meanwhile, ppl are going bananas over hometown basketball hero (understandably) and no one seems too concerned about the state of the city:(
― Florianne Fracke (La Lechera), Wednesday, 10 June 2015 14:13 (nine years ago) link
LL:
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/odd-walking-stick-belonging-to-natural-hunka-kaboom-causes-stir-at-akron-city-hall
― how's life, Wednesday, 10 June 2015 14:18 (nine years ago) link
http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/explosion-ignites-vacant-home-in-north-akron-1.415926
!
― how's life, Wednesday, 10 June 2015 14:21 (nine years ago) link
"If you've got a pipe that says Kaboom on it, I'd be nervous too," one neighbor said.
this kaboom guy is amazing
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 10 June 2015 14:31 (nine years ago) link
god how depressingthat's the neighborhood where i grew up
― Florianne Fracke (La Lechera), Wednesday, 10 June 2015 14:35 (nine years ago) link
Little Rock Police Chief Kenton Buckner loses gun
After Little Rock Police Chief Kenton Buckner reported his department-issued handgun missing, he was issued a written reprimanded from City Manager Bruce Moore, KARK reports.
Buckner said he realized the gun was missing after a Memorial Day move from an apartment to a newly purchased home.
Buckner called the missing gun "regrettable." He reimbursed the department for the gun's value, according to KARK.
― pplains, Thursday, 11 June 2015 00:03 (eight years ago) link
Naked man goes on rampage at Grantchester tea garden near Cambridge, jumps in river and barks at dog
― List of people who are ready for woe and how we know this (seandalai), Friday, 19 June 2015 14:56 (eight years ago) link
attn: how's lifehttp://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ph-ac-cn-confederate-flag-0628-20150628-story.html
― computer champion (harbl), Sunday, 28 June 2015 12:27 (eight years ago) link
Yes, both the Edgewater guys quoted at the end of the article are from my neighborhood.
― how's life, Sunday, 28 June 2015 13:40 (eight years ago) link
Starting today, Oregon gets legal weed, but Mississippi gets concealed carry with no permit needed.
― it's not arugula science (WilliamC), Wednesday, 1 July 2015 13:31 (eight years ago) link
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/13366085.Magnet_man_attempts_to_outwit_10p_machine_on_Palace_Pier/
― feargal czukay (NickB), Thursday, 2 July 2015 08:56 (eight years ago) link
that story had me checking up on this:
The ten pence coin was originally minted from cupro-nickel (75% Cu, 25% Ni), but since 2012 it has been minted in nickel-plated steel due to the increasing price of metal. From January 2013 the Royal Mint began a programme to gradually remove the previous cupro-nickel coins from circulation with replacement by the nickel-plated steel versions.
― feargal czukay (NickB), Thursday, 2 July 2015 08:59 (eight years ago) link
'Vicious' fox traps eight people in Cambridgeshire sports club
Panic reigned, with a woman being bitten, a man falling off his bicycle as he was chased and a pest controller being pursued back to his car.Club chairman Bruce Staines, who was chased around the car park, said he had "never seen anything like it".Mr Staines admitted he "tweaked his groin" trying to get away from the marauding animal and back to the safety of the club.
Club chairman Bruce Staines, who was chased around the car park, said he had "never seen anything like it".
Mr Staines admitted he "tweaked his groin" trying to get away from the marauding animal and back to the safety of the club.
― List of people who are ready for woe and how we know this (seandalai), Thursday, 2 July 2015 23:01 (eight years ago) link
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/district-court/court-hears-very-attractive-bachelor-struggled-to-clear-bar-1.2273032
― irl lol (darraghmac), Saturday, 4 July 2015 14:16 (eight years ago) link
great bantz from the judge too
― irl lol (darraghmac), Saturday, 4 July 2015 14:17 (eight years ago) link
gang members here renting Car2Go for drivebys now 🎆🎉2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣5️⃣🎊🎈
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_28434018/police-denver-drive-by-shooting-suspects-rode-car2go
― i'm not a dogg (sleepingbag), Friday, 10 July 2015 20:31 (eight years ago) link
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Police-hunt-man-left-baby-platform-urinated-seats/story-26876666-detail/story.html
"CCTV enquiries show a man entering the station with a baby in a pushchair. A short time later, he urinates on the seats in the waiting shelter before proceeding to rip a bicycle free of its lock.
"While stealing the bike, the child was left unattended in the pushchair, just a few feet away from the track.
"He then finishes a drink he had with him and throws the empty can on the floor before leaving the station with the stolen bike."
― and she's baconing like she's never baconed before (DJ Mencap), Monday, 13 July 2015 11:39 (eight years ago) link
What makes them so sure there was a child in the pushchair? Maybe he stole the pushchair.
― Eyeball Kicks, Monday, 13 July 2015 15:07 (eight years ago) link
i drive past this school every day these people are assholeshttp://patch.com/pennsylvania/balacynwyd/main-line-catholic-school-upholds-decision-fire-educator-due-same-sex-marriage
― Mordy, Monday, 13 July 2015 21:53 (eight years ago) link
The Tupelo newspaper's publisher/CEO is an asshole...http://djournal.com/opinion/clay-foster-the-sacredness-of-marriage-and-recent-court-decisions/...and the paper won't run same-sex wedding announcements...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robbie-ward/mississippi-newspaper-ban_b_7765146.html...and tells staff at all the papers in the publishing group "don't have a public opinion about this if you know what's good for you"...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robbie-ward/mississippi-newspaper-sil_b_7788212.html
― dart scar rashes (WilliamC), Tuesday, 14 July 2015 19:22 (eight years ago) link
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/story/29587991/kdwb-booty-cruise-prompts-more-police-to-control-drunk-womenhttp://www.citypages.com/music/kdwbs-booty-cruise-descends-into-fights-harassed-fishermen-7499468
― goole, Tuesday, 21 July 2015 18:10 (eight years ago) link
oh my god, that booty cruise.
― how's life, Tuesday, 21 July 2015 18:20 (eight years ago) link
“They’re over-consuming alcoholic beverages and then they usually end up fighting over some male stripper who probably wouldn't care about them when the night's over anyhow,” Sgt. Jeff Stender said.
sgt stender delivers truth like he delivers justice, cold and hard
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 21 July 2015 20:01 (eight years ago) link
the correctional facility my cousin is currently serving time in:http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150727_In_Philadelphia__doing_hard_-_and_hot_-_time.html
― Mordy, Monday, 27 July 2015 19:49 (eight years ago) link
that's fucked
― you are extreme, Patti LuPone. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 27 July 2015 19:54 (eight years ago) link
brave yrselves
― irl lol (darraghmac), Monday, 3 August 2015 22:04 (eight years ago) link
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/giant-minion-escapes-to-cause-road-incident-in-dublin-1.2305908
A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun
― goole, Monday, 3 August 2015 22:06 (eight years ago) link
Thrillist is having a "best burger in America" bracket-style competition and a place in Tupelo (Neon Pig) is into the quarterfinals.
― rack of lamb of god (WilliamC), Tuesday, 4 August 2015 12:57 (eight years ago) link
i periodically think of this post and smirk, in meetings, on public transport etc. at some point someone's going to ask me what about.
― Fizzles, Tuesday, 11 August 2015 11:12 (eight years ago) link
duty bound to point out i wasn't the first to that joke by a long shot
― goole, Tuesday, 11 August 2015 19:23 (eight years ago) link