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FROM THE The Week

It must be true ... I read it in the tabloids

Adulterers in France can now enlist professional help in deceiving their spouses. A new agency, Alibila, provides clients with convincing cover stories for their trysts—calling their homes with fake emergencies, for example, or sending invitations to imaginary out-of-town events. For an extra fee, the company will also arrange for hotel rooms and romantic gifts for the mistress. The company says its services will actually help maintain marriages, because men “need a little freedom.”

Think they have gift certificates?

From the Gainesville Sun:

Toward the conclusion of Kerry's UF forum, 21-year-old Andrew Meyer approached an open microphone at University Auditorium and demanded Kerry answer his questions. Meyer, a UF student in the College of Journalism and Communications, claimed that University Police Department officers had already threatened to arrest him, and then proceeded to question Kerry about why he didn't contest the 2004 presidential election and why there had been no moves to impeach President Bush.

A minute or so into what became a combative diatribe, Meyer's microphone was turned off and officers began trying to physically remove him from the auditorium. Meyer flailed his arms, yelling as police tried to restrain him.

He was then pushed to the ground by six officers, at which point Meyer yelled, "What have I done? What I have I done? Get away from me. Get off of me! What did I do? Help me! Help."

Police threatened to use a Taser on Meyer if he did not "comply," but he continued to resist being handcuffed. He was then Tased, which prompted him to scream and writhe in pain on the floor of the auditorium.

I've had to deal with disruptive, ranting individuals at public forums. I have never had a situation where I would considered tasering someone acceptable - and I have dealt with far worse and longer rantings than the one of this man. This was an open forum for someone running for President, right? New strategy to win votes? I personally don't think its a winner - just my opinion.

I have also had to deal with University Police - those wannabe cops who probably can't pass the psych eval to be allowed to carry a gun. They should be ashamed of their pathetic abuse of power, but knowing the mentality of most of these misfits, they won't see anything wrong.

Now they can grow ovaries and eggs in mice. I know, that doesn't sound special, but they are HUMAN ovaries and eggs. Now do I have your attention?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296800,00.html

Although it would not be "ethical" to fertilize those eggs, just think of the possibilities . . . and how the religious wing-nuts are going to react.

Anyone know any really good websites to post this so we can beat some religious zealots into a total froth?

ROTTERDAM -- Two Schenectady women have been accused of brutally beating an 88-year-old woman, including throwing bleach in her eyes, after following her home from a town shopping plaza to rob her, town police said today.

Police said the women identified as Tiffany Tolliver, 21, of Albany Street, and Dominique Lucas, 21, of Maple Avenue, followed the victim to her Rotterdam apartment, leaving Tolliver's 2-week-old child in their car.

Tolliver and Lucas then allegedly went inside, beat the woman, stole her purse and threw the bleach in her eyes. A neighbor saw them leaving in a white Cadillac, which police found later at the Hannaford Plaza off Altamont Avenue in Schenectady. Tolliver and Lucas allegedly had already bought $450 in clothes from the A.J. Wright.

And it gets better . . .

Tolliver and Lucas have been charged with first-degree robbery and are being held in Schenectady County Jail without bail. Besides the 2-week-old found in the Cadillac, police later found Tolliver's 17-month-old toddler alone at her apartment. Both children were taken into the state's protective custody. Also, Lucas is eight months pregnant, according to police.

Plus, one had an outstanding warrant and the other pending charges.

So they are dirt bag criminals AND bad parents. Delightful members of society, huh?

Someone was visiting / meeting with a person who sits near me. I could hear his big mouth periodically through the closed door, but not enough to really bother me. Then I hear the door open, but I am not paying attention until . . . He talks, I mean shouts, into his cell phone. He was maybe 15 feet away from me. I figure 1) He is deaf, or 2) His cell phone is a hunk of crap. If it is 2), there were no less than 4 empty desks with phones surrounding him - any of them would have worked if his phone wasn't working right. However, I believe it was 3) He is a total fucking prick. Why? When he startled me I jumped and then shot him an annoyed look. Fuckwad then proceeded to pace, back and forth, by my desk. I will be asking who he was tomorrow and I will tell him off next time he acts like that. I don't care if he is the right hand man of God himself, there is not excuse to yell in an office.