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[David Meadows]

Note that the government doesn't say mermaids don't exist. They just say they have no evidence.

That's as good as saying they probably do exist.

[Steve Sensible]

This seems like a small over-reaction.

They closed the M6 toll road for six hours due to smoke from a fake cigarette on a bus.

[David Meadows]

Luckily nobody uses the M6 Toll, so nobody was inconvenienced

[Steve Sensible]

Luckily nobody uses the M6 Toll, so nobody was inconvenienced

I've used it a number of times. I'd rather not drive with the proles if I can help it.

EDIT: God know what a Megabus was doing on it. I'm surprised the combined wealth of the passengers could cover the cost of the toll.

[stephanie familiar]

[brucegray666]

EDIT: God know what a Megabus was doing on it. I'm surprised the combined wealth of the passengers could cover the cost of the toll.

Urgh. Megabus. I fucking hate the Megabus. "Mega" would be the last word I'd use to describe the service. I guess it must be because they couldn't fit Slowasfuckandourbogsareoverflowingwithpissbus on the sides of their vehicles.

[Miqque Loveland]

Mermaids and Area 51 absolutely exist.

Mitt Romney is a myth.

[brucegray666]

I've seen this on Twitter and Facebook, figured I'd share it here:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ron-perlman-make-wish-hellboy-346196

Ron Perlman Visits Child in Full Hellboy Makeup for Make-A-Wish





The day-long visit included a transformation into the bright red superhero for the wish recipient, too.

He may be known for playing Hellboy, but Ron Perlman has just earned his wings.

The 62-year-old actor made one little boy's wish come true when he showed up in his full Hellboy makeup and costume for a day of hanging out with his big screen hero.

Six-year-old Zachary had expressed to Make-A-Wish his desire "to meet and become Hellboy." The boy is undergoing treatment for leukemia, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Ron Pearlman has always struck me as being a cool guy, guess this confirms it.

[Don Lerch]

I saw this story too. Apparently this had been an issue for the lifeguards for some time. Many of his co workers quit after he was fired in solidarity and because they had serious problems with the situation.

[stephanie familiar]

it's ridiculous. what was he supposed to do, let the guy die because he was beyond the boundaries? just asinine.

[Lucian Von Dooom]

No doubt. That's absurd. I hate stories like that. He did the right thing.

[brucegray666]

A Jordanian member of parliament has pulled a gun on one of his critics during a heated debate on live television.

Mohammed Shawabka was discussing Jordan's policies toward Syria on a television show on Friday with political activist Mansour Sayf al-Din Murad, the Times of Israel reports.

When the discussion became heated, both men began hurling insults, including working for the Israeli Mossad Intelligence Agency.

"You're a Mossad agent," one of the men said.

"You're a big crook," said the other.

The show's host Mohammed Habashneh, who was seated between the two men, desperately told them to "calm down".

But the MP pulled off his shoe and aimed it at his critic, who ducked underneath the desk and knocked it over.

Mr Shawabka then pulled out a silver gun before pointing it at the critic who was walking towards him.

The host tried to break up the fight by stepping between the two men, but the brawl reportedly continued for some time before the show's producer started to roll the credits.

[stephanie familiar]

i wish someone would do that (sans the gun) on the piers morgan show. even better if the shoe hits morgan.

[Arjan Dirkse]

But the MP pulled off his shoe and aimed it at his critic, who ducked underneath the desk and knocked it over.

Mr Shawabka then pulled out a silver gun before pointing it at the critic who was walking towards him.

Rather remarkable that the guy was more afraid of the shoe than of the gun...

[stephanie familiar]

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Rather remarkable that the guy was more afraid of the shoe than of the gun...

naturally. the gun was smaller than a hot dog!

[Nicholas Taggart]

Indian rationalist Sanal Edamaruku faces a Catholic backlash after insisting that the "holy" water dripping from a statue of Christ came from a leaky drain

What was the so-called "miracle" you recently investigated in Mumbai?
The priest and the very active Catholic laity organisations associated with the Our Lady of Velankanni church in Mumbai were promoting the idea that water dripping from the feet of a statue of Jesus was a sign from God. Hundreds of believers flocked to the dripping cross, collecting and consuming "holy" drainage water that they believed would cure all ailments.

What prompted you to intervene?
I was invited to the Delhi studio of TV9, a Mumbai-based national channel, to comment. During the programme, I rejected the possibility of a miracle, but of course could not give scientific explanations without an investigation. The channel then invited me to come to Mumbai. The church authorities agreed.

What did you find?
I had a close look at a nearby washroom and the connected drainage system that passed underneath the concrete base of the cross. I removed some stones from the drain and found it was blocked. I touched the walls, the base and the cross and took some photographs for documentation. It was very simple: water from the washroom, which had been blocked in the clogged drainage system, had been transmitted via capillary action into the adjacent walls and the base of the cross as well as into the wooden cross itself. The water came out through a nail hole and ran down over the statue's feet.

You now face possible arrest. Why?
Leaders of two Catholic laity organisations have launched charges against me under section 295A of the Indian penal code. This charges a person with "deliberately hurting religious feelings and attempting malicious acts intended to outrage the religious sentiments of any class or community". It is absurd to claim that I did anything of the sort.

What do you fear might happen to you?
If it comes to a trial, I have nothing to fear. I would welcome the opportunity to throw some light on the role that the Catholic church played and is still playing today, here in India. The possibility of arrest is threatening, however.

http://www.newscient...eaky-drain.html

This morning, officers of the Delhi Police reached Sanal Edamaruku’s house to arrest him. They came upon directions of a Delhi court to execute an arrest warrant issued by a Mumbai Metropolitan Magistrate Court (second highest Criminal Court). If Sanal had been at home, he would be in jail now

http://www.rationali...20704/en_1.html

[Miqque Loveland]

Silly people.

Water dripping from a statue is not a miracle.

Water dripping from the sky is a miracle.

[Arjan Dirkse]

http://www.newscient...eaky-drain.html




http://www.rationali...20704/en_1.html

Reminds me of a certain episode of South Park

[Nicholas Taggart]

Drinking the rain water would be much more sanitary.

[Miqque Loveland]

LONDON (Reuters) - Holy crash landing Batman! The crime-fighting caped crusader could fly but if he did, he would smash into the ground and probably die, a group of British physics students have calculated.

Dashing the dreams of comic fans across the world, four students from the University of Leicester said that while Batman could glide using his cape as he does in the 2005 film "Batman Begins", his landing would almost certainly prove fatal.

The superhero is back in cinemas later this month in "The Dark Knight Rises" and they suggested Batman should go shopping before trying a similar attempt to become airborne over Gotham City.

"If Batman wanted to survive the flight, he would definitely need a bigger cape," said David Marshall, 22, one of the students in the final year of their four-year Master of Physics degree.

"Or if he preferred to keep his style intact he could opt for using active propulsion, such as jets to keep himself aloft."

In a paper titled "Trajectory of a falling Batman", the group argued that if he jumped from a 150-metre (492-foot) high building, the 4.7 metre (15-foot) wingspan of Batman's cape would allow him to glide 350 metres (1148 feet).

However, he would reach a speed of 68 miles per hour (109 km per hour) before hitting the ground at a life-threatening speed of 50 mph (80 kph).

(Reporting by Michael Holden, editing by Paul Casciato)

As if he didn't have Bat-Brakes®.