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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D-Nice said 10:55AM on 4-29-2008
Must be all those computers in his house using Vista. I was wondering, do you think he has at least one Mac in his house? He has to have at least one.
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kastonie said 1:27PM on 4-29-2008
"Yankees use at least twice the energy of the average person around the world"
damn you derek jeter!
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VTPPGLVR said 2:16PM on 4-29-2008
You'd think these rich snobs could afford the expensive eco technology! Wealth is no excuse for a larger carbon footprint; it is a mandate for them to reduce their own carbon footprint, and an invitation to help others reduce their carbon footprints (who otherwise could not afford to do so alone).
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spriry92 said 4:18PM on 5-05-2008
Yeah he should have one to see if there is anything that he might see to add to windows.and i also guess he has his own OS better than vista
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Doug Brown said 5:23PM on 6-21-2008
Just another dope that tells all of us to go back to cave living.
Follow the carbon print of countries and you will see that 3rd World countries are near the top of the list. Is that his goal for the USA
Bill Gates does 10 million times more good for the world than the average person so I guess his 10,000 x carbon print is relatively small.
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Doug W. said 5:53PM on 6-21-2008
All that money, and you are not 100% green? A mother of pearl encrusted do- dad for the President of South Korea? (OK, an XBox, i don't know what that is?).
Don't say....ALL his money he is leaving to Charity.....when he dies, i presume?
Gates and his wife are uneligtened about the "cures " for all diseases......like AIDs.....etc. All these cures already exist, they are hidden from the common man for the sake of greed and avarice and power...Like the AMA (American Murderers Assoc.)...they do not heal, they just have a big money racket going....What would the world be like if they had no patients...........? A lot more people to do good, and evolve.
Show some balls , Bill, and now do something to make a real difference, something BIG....Yeah, the internet is great, awesome...now i can go to Utube and type in 911, and get all the info =facts about how the US government was behind 911, all the facts, not conspiracy theories, like they like to spin it.
Global warming from burning fossil fuel is the number ONE priority ......Bill, throw your money to stopping the oil crisis....or are you part of it..............???? Hey you celebrities, you already got our money via CD's, concert tickets, and downloads.....now use it to make a difference....Don't ask for our support again....YOU do It.....when you get out of rehab.........................
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Douglas said 9:33AM on 8-26-2008
Doug[las] Wade - you are way off base. You have no EVIDENCE that global warming is CAUSED by human activity. If you would just THINK for yourself instead of allowing others to do it for you - you would find that the Earth's temperatures are DIRECTLY affected by solar activity. The Sun delivers more energy in 1hr to our planet than all humans consume in an entire year! When Solar activity flares up (pun intended), it can send 30-40% more energy for prolonged periods of days, weeks or even months. Where do you think all that energy goes? Oh wait, you DON'T think for yourself... let me TELL you since you need someone to TELL you what to THINK - it gets absorbed by the mass on the planet; it is reflected off of the upper atmosphere; it is absorbed by empty craniums like yours that have nothing better to do than to be hotheads over issues of which you know NOTHING. Global warming is caused by humans as much as your shutting your mouth and feeding one homeless person will bring World Peace and END HUNGER to our entire planet...
steven said 7:23PM on 6-25-2008
Everyone does realize that they estimated he used that much. They have no real way to tell what he really uses. I have a feeling he probably has very efficient shelter and vehicles when it comes to energy consumption. The old adage goes "when you assume, you make an....." still holds true.
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