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?
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x4xgirl said 6:47PM on 11-17-2007
That is how i feel about online forums such as myspace and facebook lol.
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Jessie said 8:13PM on 11-17-2007
I am on those networking sites and I feel that ppl should have enough sense to post certain things. You wouldn't send certain things in the mail or on the cell phone then why put it on the internet? I have been on these sites for over a year and I have managed to avoid having questionable pictures and/or things online.
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M. Hinesley said 8:43PM on 11-17-2007
Oh come on- That picture of the little irish Fairy guy is precious!!!
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ashley said 9:05PM on 11-17-2007
I think that guy in the fairy suit was freaking hilarious!!! hahaha. I wish I could have seen the look on his boss's face whenever he saw the picture!!!!!
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Taylor said 9:08PM on 11-17-2007
this video is hilarious.."i can be ur facebook stalker" lol thats pretty classic right there
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tomelyons said 9:17PM on 11-17-2007
Facebook used to be cool when it was only for college kids. But since they opened it up to everyone, it blows. There is a new site out there called bookwormme.com that is only for us college kids. Really! I heard final version will be out right after TG.
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Mary said 9:26PM on 11-17-2007
That's why I use Flugpo. It's much safer.
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Thom said 9:43PM on 11-17-2007
Silly heterosexual men. Some of these guys
are so pretty they should be GAY.
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Thom said 9:43PM on 11-17-2007
Silly heterosexual men. Some of these guys
are so pretty they should be GAY.
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Charlotte said 10:33PM on 11-17-2007
Personally i dont see a thing wrong with this entire thing other than the jerks who thought it was their business to turn them in,,THis is just people caught in the act of being people,,like the guy singing into his hairbrush or the fat chick poledancing in her kitchen with the refrigerater,,This is a very hard life everything fun is illegal and ridiculed,,,what was just shown didnt hurt anybody,,you have to grab some fun someplace,,and as long as it legal who cares?? play on people!! play on!!
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Alan said 11:10PM on 11-17-2007
I never cease to be amazed by those that post embarassing or private things on line for the whole world to see, then get upset when the wrong person sees it. If it's on the internet, anyone can see it, and it's a whole lot harder to get it off the internet!
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Sandra said 11:33PM on 11-17-2007
College students come in all ages..for some people, well into seniorism. I don't watch stupid people doing stupid stuff. I do think it's great they are all corralled in one place though. Keep them out of my neighborhood.
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Muzammil said 11:42PM on 11-17-2007
why thye ahowing all indian guyz and gals..in this stupid video??? i just don't get that point??/
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Deanos_Girl said 11:46PM on 11-17-2007
This was a funny video, it made me laugh! But at the same time it was real and it could happen to anyone and maybe should not be looked at as funny!
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Deanos_Girl said 11:48PM on 11-17-2007
I think this was funny! At the same time it is so real that it is scary and shouldn't be funny!
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Deanos_Girl said 11:49PM on 11-17-2007
This video was funny, at the same time though it was so real the it is not funny but scary!
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Erik said 12:52AM on 11-18-2007
Hey Dinosgirl...were you trying for some kind of worlds record? Trying to see how many time you could re-word the same thing?? You must be in middle school.
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Sarah said 1:49AM on 11-18-2007
Facebook, myspace and anyother blog is not bad. It is how you used it. You can set your profile to private, choose who you want to be friends with, and even block people from looking on your page. People are careless. Its their own fault not the company's. They gave you the option. So use it. I have both myspace and facebook. Yes I get people that I dont know asking me to add them. I simply push deny. Its easy.
So please dont try and feed me that Facebook and myspace are all bad. It depends on how you use it.
Oh, and on the under age drinking. If everyone only knew how many under age kids were drinking, smoking, and using drugs..
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Rambo said 3:52AM on 11-18-2007
Not Gay Thom, Proper English---Homo , Gay adj; Merry, Bright, Lively, brilliant in color, given to social pleasures, has nothing to do with being a rump ranger ie: Homo.
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Rambo said 3:57AM on 11-18-2007
People have far exeeded the expectation of the internets ability to have their own watch me be a complete fool time. Like that kid that smashed his face against the porch off the trampoline and now has the brain capacity of a three year old, all so he could be on you retard tube. Some people are just plumb dumb as a stump.
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