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I so don’t get this story…

A bullied teenager will receive substantial damages and an income for life after a Supreme Court judge found NSW educational authorities failed in their duty of care to deal with playground assaults and bullying.

Benjamin Cox’s mother, Angela, sued the State of NSW on behalf of the Hunter Valley teenager.

He will [...]

Sure… If we just spent more money on education, everything would be just fine. We would have smart kids, involved parents, and crime-free schools.

The fact that in the year 2007 some people still believe that the answer to the problems in our schools involve backing a Brinks truck up to them and dumping [...]

This is just silly… Seriously… That’s the only word for it…

Michelle Incanno was an admitted Starbucks addict.

She’d buy the company’s coffee beans every week. Whenever she’d get the chance to drop by a Starbucks, she would, placing the same order every time: a large, house brewed coffee with nonfat milk and two Splenda. [...]

Simpson, an NFL Hall of Famer and Heisman Trophy winner, was found innocent in 1995 of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ron Goldman but was found liable in a civil trial that followed.

Ruby — who owns restaurants in Cincinnati, Louisville and Belterra, Ind. — said Simpson, who was in town for the Derby [...]

Apparently, Verizon really is run by a bunch of arrogant pricks…

AT&T’s argument that it was just following government orders didn’t wash with a judge, and now Verizon is claiming that its passing of information to the government is protected by the First Amendment. Yes, you read that correctly: it says the Electronic Communications Privacy Act [...]

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) – A Canadian man who admitted shoplifting C$106 in razor blades has been awarded C$12,000 ($10,645) for injuries he suffered when he was tackled by store security guards.

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge said that just because Daniel Baines admitted the store had a right to arrest him in the 2004 [...]

1. Man enters a contest where you have to keep your hand on a truck for the longest amount of time to win that truck.

2. Man stands there for 48 hours.

3. Man cracks and walks away from the truck.

4. Man beaks into K-Mart and steals a shotgun.

5. Man shoots himself [...]

I thought I’d give Sheryl Crow a hand… She wants people to wipe with one square when they use the john, and here I am showing you how to do it.

How To Wipe With Just One Square on Vimeo

What a guy I am…

Technorati Tags: tp, toilet paper, environment, earth day, sheryl crow

British Airways has airbrushed a scene of arch-rival Sir Richard Branson out of its in-flight James Bond movie “Casino Royale”, sources close to the company said on Monday.

The Virgin Atlantic chief is briefly featured in the original 007 film at an airport security scanner, but can only be seen from the back in the edited [...]

Okay… I’ve seen some pretty crazy crap over the years, but this truly takes the cake… Peep this story:

A woman arrested for shoplifting has blamed the crime on irritable bowel syndrome, authorities said. Helen Gallo, 61, of Clearwater, was arrested Sunday after allegedly shoplifting from a Cape Coral grocery store, The Daily Breeze [...]

Consumerist has an interesting bit on Menu Foods, the company that processes the food involved in the recent recall.

The chief financial officer of Menu Foods sold about half his shares in the company just three weeks before a massive recall of its pet food products, Canadian insider trading reports show.

CFO Mark Wiens sold 14,000 shares [...]

Try the same prediction, but this time just say you’re really really sure…

DENVER – The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season should be “very active,” with nine hurricanes and a good chance that at least one major hurricane will hit the U.S. coast, a top researcher said Tuesday.

Forecaster William Gray said he expects 17 named storms in [...]

Consumerist had an interesting post…

It’s actually not illegal for businesses to withhold their ingredients list if it concerns a trade secret, as cited in several provisions of Chapter 4 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. However, Bills are on the docket in several states to strengthen labeling laws.

We emailed Jamba Juice customer service [...]

When you’re a pirate, some dangers just come with the territory: scurvy, grog hangovers, a walk down the plank at sword point. But being kicked out of school for a day?

Bryan Killian doesn’t think that’s a fair reaction to his decision to come to North Buncombe High School wearing an eye patch and an [...]

Someone forget the instructions in the dialog? I came across this while doing some Windows Updates on one of the machines in my office. For some reason, Winders thought I had an HP Wireless Keyboard installed and this is the setup dialog for the driver I was meant to install.

Technorati Tags: software, [...]

Tyra talks a good talk about promoting “average” and “regular” and “imperfect” women, but when it comes time to walk a good walk, she’s notably absent. Take a look at the “regular girls” featured in this season of America’s Next Top Model…

So regular they are. Just some girls next store. Lots of [...]

Not for nothing, but that iPod is completely out of proportion. Seriously.

Bad job, Circuit City.

Technorati Tags: ipod, photoshop, duh

If I hadn’t seen stupidity like this in other areas, I never would’ve believed it here…

The ad featuring the grab above has been banned in Australia. Why?

The ASB argues that the ad shows illegal activity (and there’s nothing else on TV that shows illegal stuff?), and may entice youngsters into copycat behavior. Right. Like [...]

William and Elizabeth Margrabe fired their lawyer for what they perceived as poor judgment, etc. When they included that information in a letter to the firm of Sexter and Warmflash (I kid you not, that’s the name of the firm), they sued the Margrabes for defamation for $1,000,000.

Trial court judge Shirley Werner Kornreich ruled [...]

Any police officer who told their officers to fall back and not “confront” the vandals should be fired immediately.

Anti-war protesters were allowed to spray paint on part of thewest front steps of the United States Capitol building after police wereordered to break their security line by their leadership, two sources toldThe Hill.

According to the sources, [...]