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 1)
Lisa said 9:31AM on 9-11-2008
Yummm count me in! Can you get extra cheese?
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amandandme197 said 11:17AM on 9-11-2008
These have been around for at least 4 years
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Jill said 12:12PM on 9-11-2008
This is why Americans are so overweight. Yup, just what we need, a vending machine that is dispensing overprocessed highly caloric and fat filled pizza. I have such a hard time with my weight, I would love if any of the vending machines where I work dispensed one ounces pieces of cheese, great fruit, 100 calorie packs or a portion of turkey breast on tasty whole grain bread....or a whole wheat bagel that is not enormous with reduced fat cream cheese....a girl can dream right?
I'm a mother of 3 that recently lost a lot of weight. My best tip is to eat Breakfast! I feel it helps me to make smarter decisions all day. If I don't eat breakfast as I want to save calories, I usually end up pigging out later in the day and making poor food choices...like vending machine pizza (oh my!) I also think that flax seeds are huge in helping with weight loss. I find that cereal is not as filling as flax andyogurt.
I have the same breakfast every day. I recently lost 30 pounds
following the weight watchers program http://www.weightwatchers.com
and I now just am more watchful every day of what I eat. I have a
banana low fat yogurt with golden roasted flax for breakfast every
day. It is filling, keeps me regular and tastes fabulous. My Weight
Watchers leader recommended fitflax to me and it definitely helped the last 10 pounds to melt off. It is a flax and chia blend and I think I read about it in O mag. They also listed a code to get 15% off. The site is
http://www.fitflax.com and the code for 15% off is FIT15
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MikeW said 5:54PM on 9-11-2008
"I have the same breakfast every day." being the operative phrase. Variety is the spice of life my friend.
Billy Bear said 2:08PM on 9-11-2008
This isn't new
Movie theater off Union Square in NYC has had machines like this for years.
Also have French Fries ( you can watch them cook.)
Hot Chicken Wings
Pannins
Now lets find something that is new, or is TombStone Deep Dish pizza an advertiser of SWITCHED
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Johnny Storm said 5:47PM on 9-11-2008
Jill,
1. Its not the government's job to be the food police. Stop blaming society for you being a Fattie. Lose the weight before you lose your husband (if you have one).
2. Stop selling your crap on Engadget. go do that at fattie dot com, Fattie
3. If I want processed goodness out of a machine that's none your d@mn business...and I would give my left testicle for that french frie vending machine.
4.Fattie
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Ali said 2:49AM on 9-12-2008
If you are so upset about needing healthy food choices, why don't you pack the food from home that you suggested, instead of blaming society for your weight problem?
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