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 2)
Enrique said 10:46AM on 9-21-2007
I wonder if it will cause cancer too! As we know now, the ethylene in plastic causes high risk to women. Even the new plastic plumbing is causing problems. But they make money, so no one wants to talk about it.
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Enrique said 10:48AM on 9-21-2007
I'm sure not enough research has gone into this. We alrady know that bottoled water and other things packed in theylene plastics cause cancer. But no one talks about it because it makes money. That's our total motivation in our culture.
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David said 10:50AM on 9-21-2007
re: using a CO2 fire extinguisher, "if you don't mind the clean-up" - CO2 fire extinguishers don't need clean-up. There is no residue. Unfortunately, the residue of this gizmo is more plastic, more energy used, more landfill waste. Another product that we really have little need for.
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Jean said 10:51AM on 9-21-2007
Noticing that this is filed under "Green Tech",
I'd like to have some scientists compare how much
energy it takes to compress the contents of these
bottles to a point where they cool automatically
when they are opened with the energy it takes to
run a refrigerator...kind of like the fuel from
corn thing.
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Lecagr said 11:06AM on 9-21-2007
No one talks about this either, but those Ziploc sandwich bags made from plastic affect the taste of the food. I used to use those to wrap sandwiches in, but they give the sandwich a weird taste so I don't use them anymore. Now I wrap sandwiches in tin foil, there's no foreign taste anymore. I wouldn't recommend any of those plastic bags for storing food. Sandwich bags, storage bags, freezer bags, they're all no good.
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snowdrops330 said 11:15AM on 9-21-2007
Everything causes cancer now, we are all going to die eventually. Might as well enjoy a cold drink while we are at it. !!
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john said 11:19AM on 9-21-2007
i dont see you complaining about ethenol gas aditive its uses twice vthe amount of energy to produce then the product delievers i dont see you yelling about gore and hisd fleet of private jets that pollute in one flight what most small towns do in months pollution nonsense its a step in the right direction if you dont like it dont buy it
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Tater Salad said 11:41AM on 9-21-2007
Jeeez... Who gives a rip about "landfills" or PLASTIC....You tree huggers make me SICK. Everything causes CANCER even the fricken air we breathe, so live life and quit trying to ruin things for those of us who have a life!!!
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Lydia said 11:45AM on 9-21-2007
That sounds great, when can I get it in here in sub-Sahara Africa?
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Funny said 11:49AM on 9-21-2007
Yea the tree huggers. They complain about everything and yet they use the same prouducts they complaining about. It's funny around where I live they complain, march protest about saving the trees, and when they leave to drive home they get in to their big SUV or old car that spirts out Blue Smoke. The houses are big and guess what made of wood.
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Funny said 11:57AM on 9-21-2007
You don't have to tell me about that crap ethanol gas additive. It uses enormous amount of recourses to produce and we have to fill up lot more often because the cars don't go as far with a tank of gas. Still use the same amount of gas to get where we are going and spending more to get there. They did a study they are having problems with it now. Fix one thing and create another problem.
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green girl said 12:00PM on 9-21-2007
anyone that endorses this new product will reap it's benefits as each year there are more problems with the air we breathe, the water we drink & bathe in, and the plants & animals we eat...there will be more and more toxins in your bodies as well as ours. DON'T PROMOTE NEW OR MORE EASY CONTAINER PRODUCTS THAT RUIN OUR DAILY LIVES. OUR EXTINCTION IS NOT THAT FAR AWAY...HAVE YOU TESTED YOUR WATER LATELY ?
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Dan said 12:03PM on 9-21-2007
So how much more is this "self cooling" bottle of pop going to cost us? Talk about a totally unnecessary costly invention. Sheesh!
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roger keller said 12:05PM on 9-21-2007
Interesting. I had this idea a long time ago. It uses the principle of refrigeration to cool the soda down. Simply by having a safe liquid refrigerant in the soda that quickly expands when the bottle is opened causes a cooling effect that I believe will sell. Yes it can completely safe and when you try one of these you will too think its a fantastic idea!
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You people talk both sides of your mouths. said 12:11PM on 9-21-2007
Worried about cost don't buy it. Hear this all the time "totally unnecessary costly invention" but people wanted Electric windows in their cars, of which the crank did just fine. People have those silly Cell phones because they can't think they go 2 minutes without talking to someone. The list is LONG about unnecessary costly inventions, and everyone of them causes some kind of polution to build or distroy.
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ChE_basedLogic said 12:18PM on 9-21-2007
I love how everyone becomes a scientist when it suits their political agenda...most people are unaware that fruits generate ethylene as they ripen and that it is a self propelling mechanism that they give off more ethylene as they ripen...those a banana in a paper bag with an apple will cause it to ripen faster as bananas give off a lot of ethylene...please leave the science to those that understand it and leave your conspiracy theories in fiction novels!
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ChE_basedLogic said 12:24PM on 9-21-2007
Plastics are then issue...people not recycling, reusing, and properly disposing of waste is the issue. For all you smokers out there who know the cancirogens that exist in cigarettes why throw them into the streets, rivers, or out the windows of your cars. Those cigarette butts do more to add carcinogens into our water supply than anything else you typically do in your lives. Start blaming the real culprit...since with great power comes great responsibility and nobody's resonsible any more!
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plain&simple said 12:28PM on 9-21-2007
Why put all that work and energy into somthing that isn't necessary. What wrong with researching for the cures for cancer, Aids and so on....These so called scientist invented these problems and continue to invent more everyday. A complete waste of the human brain..
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Dylan young said 12:30PM on 9-21-2007
oh well. the hell with it. cold pop, let's not ruin this one you crazi's
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sjmatous said 12:31PM on 9-21-2007
Here we have the answer to Glogal Warming.
We somehow get Michael Moore, Al Gore and Joe Biden in the same location.
We rapidly decompress the three of them.
We save the glaciers and polar bear for at least one century.
And, if we want to solve the global warming problem for eternity we rapidly decompress Ted Kennedy
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