“I’m not sure that’s a story for us”“Well, they have flashlights”“Don’t move I’ll be there with the van”
― college bong rip guy (silby), Saturday, 7 March 2020 05:59 (four years ago) link
I’m seriously totally at sea here
― college bong rip guy (silby), Saturday, 7 March 2020 06:02 (four years ago) link
I'm wondering if the lights at night came from ... newscameras?
― pplains, Saturday, 7 March 2020 13:46 (four years ago) link
Not local to me now but a few miles from where I grew up. Everyone used to call this town STRANGE RANGE for a reason
― joygoat, Sunday, 12 April 2020 20:37 (three years ago) link
https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/Sheriffs-office--569576961.html
― joygoat, Sunday, 12 April 2020 20:38 (three years ago) link
My local rag trying out new adjectives
Officers say the paramedics were treating a burly man when he suddenly lashed out and hit one paramedic with a crutch and threw another over a couch.
― here we go, ten in a rona (onimo), Tuesday, 29 September 2020 13:49 (three years ago) link
beware the burly man
― 好 now 烧烤 (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 29 September 2020 13:56 (three years ago) link
paramedics were treating a hurdy gurdy man
― superdeep borehole (harbl), Tuesday, 29 September 2020 14:15 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6yXTAZKoyE
― neith moon (ledge), Tuesday, 29 September 2020 14:18 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8Jx_Hq4J-Y
― 📺👁️ (peace, man), Tuesday, 29 September 2020 14:23 (three years ago) link
http://mindfulconstruct.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Burlyman-sticker-001-196x300.jpg
― erratic wolf angular guitarist (sic), Tuesday, 29 September 2020 18:10 (three years ago) link
Love the local interest angle here
https://www.ayrshiredailynews.co.uk/post/south-ayrshire-golf-club-owner-loses-2020-presidential-election
Donald Trump, a South Ayrshire golf club owner, has lost the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden
― here we go, ten in a rona (onimo), Monday, 9 November 2020 10:36 (three years ago) link
Classic Scottish local newspaper journalism.
― Boring blighters bloaters (Tom D.), Monday, 9 November 2020 10:49 (three years ago) link
An Annapolis woman said she could have been killed had it not been for the infamous “penis house.”
Melissa Shanker wasn’t planning to go out on Dec. 12, but she left her home on a whim — just before it burned to the ground — to see the home in Cape St. Claire that went viral on social media.
“The penis lights kept her from harm,” said Mary Newman, Shanker’s friend. “It was a Christmas miracle.”
The Green Holly Drive house Shanker rented the basement for herself and her 6-year-old daughter was already collapsing by the time firefighters got to it at 10:37 p.m. Fifty-five firefighters from five departments assisted in extinguishing the flames. One suffered minor burns and was taken to John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
Shanker left earlier that night when a friend asked to go check out the phallic light display. When they couldn’t find it, the women went back to Shanker’s house and were just about to head inside when she said another friend called saying she knew where the house was and asked for a ride.
When they got to the home on Ramblewood, Shanker and her friends were disappointed to see the rooftop display was not lit and they decided to head back to her place. That’s when Shanker’s roommate called and told her he had just escaped the burning house.
The home was a total loss, Shanker said, with nothing salvageable.
Shanker said she would have been asleep with her daughter on a normal night, and fears they would have been injured or worse her daughter not been there that night.
“Had we not been out looking for the Cape Penis house who knows what kinds of injuries myself and friends could have sustained,” Shanker said.
“Now, knowing that it could have saved our lives I’m more determined than ever to see the penis house relit.”
Capt. Russ Davies, spokesperson for the Anne Arundel County Fire Department, didn’t want to speculate about what could have happened had Shanker been home.
Investigators suspect the cause was an unattended wood fire or fireplace started on the back porch. Shanker and her friends may have found it earlier had they been home, Davies said, but all he knows now is she’s safe.
“It was a serious, fast-moving fire,” Davies said. “They certainly would have been in danger. By not being in the house, at all that definitely removes the risk.”
― superdeep borehole (harbl), Saturday, 19 December 2020 03:32 (three years ago) link
Heh. Just came here to post that. For context:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIYfmQ2pIvL/?utm_source=ig_embed
― peace, man, Saturday, 19 December 2020 16:06 (three years ago) link
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/131354640_114156307216105_6053515224115782788_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=2&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=kHPYPNm8vAAAX9dMsIk&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=d5a092219237545db2095b759989ab64&oe=6003C654
― peace, man, Saturday, 19 December 2020 16:07 (three years ago) link
Had we not been out looking for the Cape Penis house who knows what kinds of injuries myself and friends could have sustained Had we not been out looking for the Cape Penis house who knows what kinds of injuries myself and friends could have sustained Had we not been out looking for the Cape Penis house who knows what kinds of injuries myself and friends could have sustained Had we not been out looking for the Cape Penis house who knows what kinds of injuries myself and friends could have sustained Had we not been out looking for the Cape Penis house who knows what kinds of injuries myself and friends could have sustained Had we not been out looking for the Cape Penis house who knows what kinds of injuries myself and friends could have sustained Had we not been out looking for the Cape Penis house who knows what kinds of injuries myself and friends could have sustained Had we not been out looking for the Cape Penis house who knows what kinds of injuries myself and friends could have sustained Had we not been out looking for the Cape Penis house who knows what kinds of injuries myself and friends could have sustained Had we not been out looking for the Cape Penis house who knows what kinds of injuries myself and friends could have sustained Had we not been out looking for the Cape Penis house who knows what kinds of injuries myself and friends could have sustained Had we not been out looking for the Cape Penis house who knows what kinds of injuries myself and friends could have sustained Had we not been out looking for the Cape Penis house who knows what kinds of injuries myself and friends could have sustained Had we not been out looking for the Cape Penis house who knows what kinds of injuries myself and friends could have sustained
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Saturday, 19 December 2020 16:08 (three years ago) link
i've already shared this with 5 people, thanking u
― Looking for Cape Penis house (Neanderthal), Saturday, 19 December 2020 16:16 (three years ago) link
miracle on 69 street
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 19 December 2020 17:00 (three years ago) link
the funny thing, to me, is that as capt. russ davies implied, had they been home they might have been able to extinguish the fire. so the penis house may be to blame for her house burning down.
― superdeep borehole (harbl), Saturday, 19 December 2020 17:06 (three years ago) link
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-55912864
Giant snake discovered in Greenock street dies
Police said they had no information about pictures of a different dead snake, said to have been found near the town, which have been circulating on social media.
― The Man DeLorean (onimo), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 16:45 (three years ago) link
You can't expect the authorities to keep up with everything.
― pplains, Wednesday, 3 February 2021 17:54 (three years ago) link
is this the kind of town that you can become the mayor of by virtue of rolling into town with new rumors of a THIRD dead snake?
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 3 February 2021 17:59 (three years ago) link
i saw it, clear as day, also near town, just like the other. it was dead
Nah, its probably more of a Shelbyville dead snake anyway
― Qanondorf (darraghmac), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 18:04 (three years ago) link
lol deems
― Wrong Screamed Barney (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 19:29 (three years ago) link
local FB traffic has gone as high as 14 snakes in various parts of town and in varying health
it's like when there's a mass shooting and it takes 2 hours to determine that it's almost always just the one lone wolf/snake
I also saw at least one Sam L Jackson meme in passing
― The Man DeLorean (onimo), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 19:34 (three years ago) link
As if people need any more reasons to avoid Greenock.
― Waterloo Subset (Tom D.), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 21:34 (three years ago) link
xp black snake mon
― cpt otm (darraghmac), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 21:38 (three years ago) link
Here's why it's important to support local news.
https://i.imgur.com/Dxg9nVM.jpg
― pplains, Wednesday, 3 February 2021 22:00 (three years ago) link
300-500 hectares of moorland are on fire near Antwerp after a shooting exercise by Belgian army whose only fire truck on the domain isn't available because it's being repaired (plus, the only two people who were licensed to operate it have retired five years ago)
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2021/04/23/brand-groot-schietveld-brecht/
― StanM, Saturday, 24 April 2021 09:22 (two years ago) link
oh, and another "god fucking dammit, what kind of backward hole country is this?" moment: while the whole Belgian population is on continued lockdown/unable to travel we have just casually let 43 Indian medical students travel here. From a country with its own Covid variant that's wreaking havoc there.
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2021/04/22/indiase-variant-verpleegkundestudenten-aalst-en-leuven/
Guess what? 22 are infected.
― StanM, Saturday, 24 April 2021 09:27 (two years ago) link
so beyond fucking stupid
https://the32789.com/2021/06/26/local-issued-trespass-warning-over-to-go-salad-order/
― not up to Aerosmith standards (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 30 June 2021 16:19 (two years ago) link
restaurant seems dumb, but I don't enjoy the 'victim's' attempt to make himself an insta-celebrity and take a selfie with the kawps
― not up to Aerosmith standards (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 30 June 2021 16:20 (two years ago) link
soon to be a major motion picture
― burly crafty woodsman (James Harden) vs tall ethereal phantom (forksclovetofu), Monday, 5 July 2021 19:02 (two years ago) link
Unhinged obituary (written by a relative no doubt) of a notorious local slumlord
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/madison/name/ray-peterson-obituary?id=34030193
MADISON - Ray Peterson, a World War II Navy Veteran (the Navy meant a lot to him) and graduate of the University of Wisconsin, ambitiously driven business owner who was still working running his rental business, 96 year old father of five children, six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, faithful husband of Joy Curtis Peterson for 64 years, born December 16, 1924 to Alice and Russell Peterson, died December 15, 2021, a day before his birthday from cardiac arrest, four months after Pfizer mRNA vaccine acquired at routine appointment where Dr. said she would even give it to a 2 year old. He had been hospitalized for injury and suspected heart attack after being found on his floor at home December 6, 2021.
Ray was preceded by his wife, Joy in death and is survived by their children: Debbie (Hoppy), Dawn (Larry), Danette (John), Mark and David; grandchildren: Michele (Jorge), Kristin (Kevin), Amanda, Kenneth (Queenie), Hoppy Jr. and Shaun; great-grandchildren: Jaylin, Braeden, Bryce, Samantha, Kingsley, Makenzie, Makaila and Makyle. Ray's parents; brother, Ralph and sister, Barbara preceded him in death. His nieces and nephews are now numbering more than 50 and are increasing exponentially.
Ray's grandma, Ida Peterson guided him to purchase his first house at age 17, before he went to war serving in the United States Navy and subsequently graduated from University of Wisconsin that he and Joy married a month after. They had met at young adult dances and Ray taught ballroom at Arthur Murray Dance Studio. He and his dad built a ski jump in Michigan. Joy was once supposed to see Ray in a ski jump competition but he hurt his arm or shoulder in the practice run so he didn't compete. When Joy went to visit him in the hospital, she said she fell in love with his strong arms. He taught himself to play guitar and enjoyed playing it and singing Johnny Cash songs especially, he also loved diving off diving boards.
Ray's professional failing Madison marginal rental housing service directed toward the Madison homelessness, with Joy's stressful office management of her husband's business that when she retired their daughter, Danette, assumed and with him gone she was left to manage.
The acceptance of Ray's body was refused by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School, Anatomy Department, being his and Joy's final wishes giving to those they believed to be most in need, due to him dying with Covid he tested positive for upon hospital admittance without symptoms being their reason for not treating it, except to place in Covid ward not allowing any visitors and only began adding Covid treatment after being hospitalized for a week, though they stated as early as day after hospitalized he is confused and doesn't know where he is that's common with Covid. His breathing began requiring oxygen initiated December 12, followed by finally treating the Covid December 13 with steroids, besides Remdesivir that wasn't successful but instead detrimental, nor was our request pleading with them to try monoclonal antibodies or Ivermectin under Right To Try Act, as the Covid exacerbated after not startng treatment when diagnosed. When he was desperately ill December 14, he was still able to respond he wants any measures taken to keep him alive, sadly as he would have said his treatment was discombobulated. His hospitalist Dr. said of Covid vaccinated patients he treats who've had resulting heart problems, average occurrence of hospitalization is 4-5 months after Covid vaccine. Thankfully, the compassionate UW body donor coordinator picked up Ray's ashes, looked up the private area on campus of land restoration where Joy's ashes were placed he remembered handling and placed Ray's with hers.
His memorial service will be Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at VFW Day Post 7591, 301 Cottage Grove Rd., Madison, WI 53716, followed by gathering for fellowship and food.
Helping families understand challenges and improve their ability to support their service member or veteran; NAMI works to educate, advocate, listen and lead to improve the lives of people with mental illness and their loved ones. nami.org.
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 12 April 2022 20:08 (one year ago) link
96 year old gets covid vaccine, dies within a year. coincidence??????
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 12 April 2022 20:31 (one year ago) link
don't be insensitive, who has ever heard of a 96 year old man dying from anything other than vaccine injury?
― scientific method man (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 12 April 2022 20:57 (one year ago) link
Some organisation has created a list of "registered frituristen" (it's a Belgian thing, a shop where you buy Frites/french fries etc) and the article about the ones in the city I live in has the most "You are only here because of the photo" look ever (sorry for cookies etc): https://www.hln.be/in-de-buurt/dit-zijn-de-32-erkende-frituristen-uit-de-regio-mechelen-en-de-kempen~a7b218ca/208836888/
― StanM, Thursday, 7 July 2022 15:01 (one year ago) link
That's an impressive fry shelf!
― pplains, Thursday, 7 July 2022 15:22 (one year ago) link
that's how they all look :-)
https://www.google.com/search?q=frituur&source=lnms&tbm=isch
― StanM, Thursday, 7 July 2022 15:31 (one year ago) link
Talkin' about this thing!
https://i.imgur.com/UriDnkw.png
― pplains, Thursday, 7 July 2022 16:03 (one year ago) link
yes, every frituur has that, is what I wanted to show with that google image link :-)
― StanM, Thursday, 7 July 2022 16:05 (one year ago) link
This is the fourth time in a year that this blind guy who lives in my neighborhood gets hit in the face by low hanging signs. They just don't follow procedure (= hanging them at least 2 meters high) - he describes the experience as someone punching him in the face.
https://images0.persgroep.net/rcs/gFXrBsIfONUCo7eTmpCqhfZEKLI/diocontent/220181299/_fill/675/900/?appId=21791a8992982cd8da851550a453bd7f&quality=0.9
― StanM, Monday, 22 August 2022 16:07 (one year ago) link
https://www.npr.org/2022/09/03/1120933654/pilot-threatens-crash-tupelo-mississippi-walmart
― DPRK in Cincinnati (WmC), Saturday, 3 September 2022 14:37 (one year ago) link
Mississi911
― pplains, Saturday, 3 September 2022 15:16 (one year ago) link
Plane is down now in a field near Ashland (north central MS).
― DPRK in Cincinnati (WmC), Saturday, 3 September 2022 15:38 (one year ago) link
I did demand what news from Shrewsbury.— Willy Shakes (@IAM_SHAKESPEARE) October 4, 2022
The centre of the #galaxy tastes like raspberries, smells like rum, and is full to the brim with alcohol. We're not joking... @DMorris_Star investigates. #Space #Spacefactshttps://t.co/R2prHnzfMN— Shropshire Star (@ShropshireStar) October 4, 2022
― mark s, Tuesday, 4 October 2022 15:55 (one year ago) link
I meant to post this one a while ago. My old local booze shop:
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2022/07/28/brighton-shop-can-keep-selling-drink-after-court-backs-deal-with-council/
Featuring the classic excuse "he had been looking after 10 bottles for a friend and that they had mistakenly ended up on the shelves in his shop".
― emil.y, Tuesday, 4 October 2022 16:10 (one year ago) link
we all know this iconic photo, right??
https://i.imgur.com/gJvNLZi.png
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/van-halen-burger-photo/
The iconic photo of Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth standing under the McDonald’s arches on a winter day has been installed in the place where it was taken.Fans have become familiar with Richard Upper’s picture since it was shot during the two Van Halen members’ promotional tour of 1978. Upper had been sent to join them in a limousine as they capitalized on interest in the band’s debut album, released that year.At the opening of a brand-new restaurant in the same location, Upper recalled the story, telling West Newsmagazine: “We were driving from KSHE down Watson and we saw the McDonald’s sign. We’re already hungry, and they said, ‘Let’s go, guys.’ So we did.”He continued: “We got our meals and we were walking back to the limousine. I looked up at the sign and said, ‘Eddie, we can’t leave without taking a shot of this with you guys.’ So he’s rifling through his bag trying to eat ‘cause he’s really hungry, and he and David get perfectly right in the middle, under the sign, and I take a bunch of pictures. This was the best one.”The current owner of the Crestwood franchise – national restaurant No. 71 – confirmed it was the first McDonald’s in St. Louis, in Missouri and possibly on Route 66 when it opened in August 1958. Nolan Ruiz explained that the original building had been replaced soon after Van Halen and Roth had visited. That building was recently knocked down to make way for a state-of-the-art establishment, with the famous picture on display.He added that there was another point of local interest: “It’s how I met my wife and became the proud parent of four children.”
Fans have become familiar with Richard Upper’s picture since it was shot during the two Van Halen members’ promotional tour of 1978. Upper had been sent to join them in a limousine as they capitalized on interest in the band’s debut album, released that year.
At the opening of a brand-new restaurant in the same location, Upper recalled the story, telling West Newsmagazine: “We were driving from KSHE down Watson and we saw the McDonald’s sign. We’re already hungry, and they said, ‘Let’s go, guys.’ So we did.”
He continued: “We got our meals and we were walking back to the limousine. I looked up at the sign and said, ‘Eddie, we can’t leave without taking a shot of this with you guys.’ So he’s rifling through his bag trying to eat ‘cause he’s really hungry, and he and David get perfectly right in the middle, under the sign, and I take a bunch of pictures. This was the best one.”
The current owner of the Crestwood franchise – national restaurant No. 71 – confirmed it was the first McDonald’s in St. Louis, in Missouri and possibly on Route 66 when it opened in August 1958. Nolan Ruiz explained that the original building had been replaced soon after Van Halen and Roth had visited. That building was recently knocked down to make way for a state-of-the-art establishment, with the famous picture on display.
He added that there was another point of local interest: “It’s how I met my wife and became the proud parent of four children.”
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 16 October 2022 15:02 (one year ago) link