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?
For lefties, the tech world can be tough. Catholics, for example, think you've got the devil in you. Older folks might remember being forced to switch writing hands in school. The Inuits would have thought you were a sorcerer. Even the English word 'sinister' is Latin for left.
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estella2977 said 6:04PM on 8-13-2007
Okay, honestly, a left-handed cell phone? Some of this stuff is just stupid. Now, I do prefer left-handed scissors and things that aid in activities which require a degree of manual-dexterity, but it's not my eyes that have a problem operating in a primarily right-hand oriented world, it's my actual hand strength and precision, so reversing the orientation of the keys on a keypad only serves to confuse me. I don't read backwards for goodness sake! I must say, though, I do like left-handed pens and pencils...
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themacmog said 9:26PM on 8-13-2007
Catholics don't think lefties have the devil in them. Where did you ever get that stupid idea?
I've been happily married to a lefty for years and none of my fellow Catholics (or anyone else) has ever suggested that. I have a distant cousin who is a Jesuit priest, and he's left-handed.
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Shannon Forbes said 11:33PM on 8-13-2007
There was a Simpsons episode where Flanders starts a shop a the mall carrying only left-handed stuff. I forget what all he had, but there were enought things to fill the shop. I was amazed. You'd have to live in a really big city to support a shop like that. I am from Wyoming. Some people have to go 100 miles to even get to a mall. Peace. Annonshay
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Fran Miller said 11:39PM on 8-13-2007
To whom it may concern: Yes, at one time Catholics considered left handed people as children of the devil. I know, because I was one of those "spawn of the devil." Now at age 74, I wonder what happened to the Catholic Church I once knew. We had to go through sheer Hades to marry a non Catholic; were forbidden to read the Bible; had to go to confession every week; couldn't wear spaghetti strap dresses to church; had to wear a hat or a veil on our head, and on and on and on. So, Mrs. macwog, rethink your thinking. It's about time some technology was invented to improve the lot of we maligned lefties.
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Michele said 12:43AM on 8-14-2007
and in French, a droit (think adroit) means "to the right" while "gauche" (and no one wants to be gauche!) is left! Just remember...the left side of the brain controls the right side of the body, and the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body...therefore...only left handed people are in their right mind!
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