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 3)
Lisa said 1:11PM on 8-06-2007
Please let NATURE or GOD do the creating, before you totally goof up.
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jigglybytejones said 1:20PM on 8-06-2007
And exactly HOW much money did they waste on this experiment? Good money that they could be using to find a cure for cancer?
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Jeffrey said 4:28PM on 8-06-2007
Oh, good. I've been wanting one.
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Paulie said 7:31PM on 8-06-2007
someone wants to know why they're using money on this instead of cures for cancer. Scientists are funded by the government, which houses the FDA, the pharmacuiticals pay good money to the FDA, and the major pharmacuitical companies would rather have treatments instead of cures.
So, considering most scientists are government funded don't expect a cute for cancer, aids, diabetes, obesity, or anything else that doesn't kill off the people before they can fork over money for long term care.
I'd rather scientists not play god but when they're paid to not come up with anything I give them credit for finding a good way to waste time. Even the surgeon generals in the past have come out against how politically influenced thier findings were, and how censored which again confirms the ambitions of the pharmacuiticals.
At this rate hopefully scientists will end up creating something that can one day kill us all, and then; then, when there's a chance people can die and not pay for long term treatment, we will have a cure for 8 headed jellyfish in the works.
Take two plankton and call me in the morning.
Dr. Paul
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dar197680 said 9:56PM on 8-06-2007
what a good way to spend money!are you kidding me??!!
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Mary K. N. said 11:04PM on 8-06-2007
"Messing around with a few genes" means this was a cloning experiment gone awry. Scientists don't "mess around with genes." And they're just itching to get your tax dollars to do this with people.
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Caecilia said 12:12AM on 8-07-2007
Precisely HOW much money did they waste on this lttle expriment? This is millions of dollars that could very well have gone to finding a cure for AIDS or cancer or something else that actually MATTERS and here we are creating mutant jellyfish. Wow.
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Jack said 1:09AM on 8-07-2007
Man, 12-headed jellyfish--that's awesome! You guys need to chill. A scientist's job is to discover new frontiers. Also, they were discovering how polyp colonies originated on earth, so it wasn't a waste at all, was it?
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kai said 9:29AM on 8-07-2007
I think all of you are right. It is our tax dollars that they are spending to do this with & don't forget it. Also, if they didn't do something like this then they would all be out spending our money on something else just so we can't live a normal, happy, long life with our loved ones, etc. Don't forget they also get a raise alot more often than John Q. Public does!!
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No-Man said 10:51AM on 8-07-2007
Is that where jelly comes from(Jellyfish)? lol
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kelly said 11:41AM on 8-07-2007
They would not post my comment. It was about just how much congress cares about the american taxpayers- NOT AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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kelly said 11:42AM on 8-07-2007
Here's a newsflash,people of America: NO ONE in Washington D.C. or in any of their science labs cares about the taxpayers. They don't care about your problems, your health (as long as you are able to keep working), your happiness, your kids, grandkids, your parents, grandparents, your suffering,(financial OR physical). THEY DON'T CARE, AS LONG AS YOU KEEP FEEDING THEM THEIR MONEY. THAT IS ALL THEY CARE ABOUT!!!!!!!!!
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JANICE L. O'KEEFE said 12:08PM on 8-07-2007
Man these guys got too wrapped up in Pirates of the Caribbean Are they trying to create the Kraken???
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Nick said 12:57PM on 8-07-2007
Must be the same people that studied cow farts on the taxpayers dime.
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sara said 1:32PM on 8-07-2007
the cow farts study was actually very beneficial in learning the effects of methane on the environment; try reading about it. educate yourself before you complain about stuff you don't understand, nick.
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ethan said 1:53PM on 8-07-2007
man, i love reading all these complaints. first off, chill. i can do these experiments in my high scool labs. lab fees are 40 bucks. these scientists arent wasting millions of dollars that could go to AIDS research or a cure for cancer. i hate when science plays God, but i think this is fascinating.
also, if you have such a problem with it, please dont spend your time posting a complaint on a message board when you see 10 comments identical to the one your about to write right above it.
God bless
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elisa said 6:08PM on 8-07-2007
Ethan- when you grow up, you'll learn that NOTHING that the government does is cheap. They have our tax dollars at their disposal- they don't need to be concerned about the cost. You need to forget about the "$40 Dollar Lab Fee" in your high school world, and realize that the REAL WORLD is a lot different. Otherwise, you're in for a rude awakening.
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shark_bait752000 said 7:55PM on 8-07-2007
oh great something else to get stung by surfing :(
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Linda said 8:07PM on 8-07-2007
I understand wanting to be the first to discover something but come on give us all a brake a 12 headed jellyfish is not one we would like for someone to discover!! It is like DISCOVER CURES for people with life threatening diseases. Cancer, Aids etc..... It is such a sad sad thing to think that our government would spend millions or billions of our tax dollars on such things. There is poverty in the United States and money spent on such nonsence is utterly STUPID. Help the poor and middle class working people that it takes every dime of both parents working just to pay for necessities. I will pray for the folks that waste our money they really and truly have no clue!!!!!!!!!!
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Lauren said 8:18PM on 8-07-2007
OK, why was the reason they created that thing???
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