Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Aerith said 10:05PM on 5-24-2007
Wow. me and my bro saw that in a store and all we had to say was, "man that is one ugly... thing!"
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bayoubill said 10:48PM on 5-24-2007
I keep a baseball bat handy to help "adjust" the subwoofer of any such monstosity that might be owned and used by a nearby inconsiderate a**hole.
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txluke said 11:22PM on 5-24-2007
Throw down some cardboard and lets break-dance!!
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Travis said 12:03AM on 5-25-2007
It Looks like a Transformer will Come to life out of that boombox any time now
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Dizzy00 said 12:06AM on 5-25-2007
looks like some kind of transformer
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matt said 1:26AM on 5-25-2007
What is this guy thinking! This boombox is awesome. I would love to have one of those.
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Payday said 1:30AM on 5-25-2007
My Astro ain't all that pretty, but I got King Kong in the trunk so I love it.
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Kiwi said 4:05AM on 5-25-2007
I'm not sure if this thing is meant to produce sound or take out a small foreign country.
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asalamalickem said 5:34AM on 5-25-2007
For some reason I can picture Osama bin Laden kickin it in his cave, listening to Whitney Houston on one of these bad boys. Wussup wussup!
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Eriq said 4:28PM on 5-25-2007
If the sound punches holes in the walls, it's well worth the purchase price. What, because it's not a Bose or a docking station for an ipoodle it gets the shaft? Get bent. I quote KISS who sang "I Love It Loud." "I wanna hear it loud, right between the eyes!!"
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Emily said 10:55PM on 5-29-2007
Ew. Looks like something from a rocket - maybe a submarine? Newsflash - even the aliens are laughing at you!
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shebasraider said 12:36AM on 5-30-2007
Cool Cannon!
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Up yours said 2:57AM on 5-30-2007
Baseball bat huh? Why don't you get a job and get a place where you don't have to worry if a cheap boom box will carry through the walls? Loooooooser!
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krazijoe said 11:23AM on 9-02-2008
WOW! It looks like a transformer!
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Autlus said 2:04PM on 9-04-2008
Lawl it's SoundWave [transformers reference].
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Lee Leib said 5:27PM on 9-18-2008
The "bulbous-growth-like subwoofers" on the sides of the box are not subwoofers at all. The two larger speakers on each inner side are the woofers, although one of the two on each side could be a passive radiator, a device that looks like a woofer but is not active. It may contribute extra bass (if designed well) through a specialized form of sympathetic vibration that works in conjunction with the regular woofer.
The outer "bulbous-like-growths" are the smaller drivers, tweeter and midrange units, as well as what appears to be ducted ports for bass enhancement. If the unit was designed properly it would not have both a passive radiator and ducted ports, but either/or. From the picture one can't be certain what the exact design complement is.
And there is no such thing as a real subwoofer in any boombox regardless of how persistent the marketing claims are. They are electronically enhanced woofers and may sound good and powerful, but it's not feasible to incorporate a TRUE subwoofer into a boombox format. "Subwoofer" has become a cutsey marketing term but many industry marketers and salespeople don't really know the difference between a subwoofer and a regular woofer. It sounds more important so "Subwoofer" is used throughout the industry whether real or not.
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Rod said 8:48AM on 10-08-2008
Thank You Lee, I'm so tired of hearing people calling Boses "bass augmentation devices" subwoofers. I wish people knew what a true subwoofer sounded/felt like. Better Offwith Something Else. As far as box goes who cares if its ugly if its portable and sounds good.
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David said 1:25AM on 10-21-2008
Very Bad Design.
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