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Jan 302010
No dancing at Jefferson Memorial, judge orders
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Jan 302010
Sorry peeps, you may not have a dance party at the Jefferson Memorial — not unless you want to get in trouble. A woman who was arrested for doing just that took her case all the way to federal court… and lost.
Mary Oberwetter and 17 others were dancing to music playing IN THEIR HEADPHONES on the eve of Jefferson’s birthday in April 2008. They were arrested when they were asked to stop dancing and refused. She sued the park service over this in federal court, claiming it violated her freedom of expression.
U.S. District Judge John D. Bates ruled against her, saying the inside of the memorial is not a public dance forum, even if the dance party is silent.
Mimes everywhere, take heed if you were planning birthday dance celebrations at presidential monuments. No word on whether mime tug-of-war or getting-out-of-a-box are still allowed, or other dances such as lap dances, happy dances or the potty dance.
As for the no dancing rule, where’s Kevin Bacon and the rest of the Footloose crew when we need him?
Jan 302010
A protest by approximately 500 firefighters and emergency workers in Spain turned into an all-out brawl with anti-riot police.
Violence erupted when the cops in La Coruna told protesters to stop throwing fireworks and nails outside a local government building. The demonstrators were protesting against privatization of emergency services and wanted to talk with local government representatives. Anti-riot police charged them with batons and fired runner balls at them.
Emergency service workers retaliated by throwing stones and traffic signs. Peep the video:
Geezer bandit strikes again
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Jan 302010
A frail, elderly man who is suspected of robbing a San Diego bank this week is likely the same man responsible for robbing 5 other banks since August, the FBI states.
The man, wearing a white hoodie and ball cap, had a gun and got away with an unspecified amount of cash.
If this man is as frail as reports say, perhaps he has powers of invisibility or teleportation. Otherwise, why hasn’t he been caught?
Yeah, that must be it.. it costs a lot of money to develop a teleporter or time machine, so bank robbery must fund the research.
Um, whatever.
Cigar butt sells for $7,000
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Jan 302010
A half-smoked cigar smoked by Winston Churchill has sold for $7,000, according to ABC News. The butt was picked up in 1941 by a staffer after Winston left it, unfinished, and scrambled for a meeting. This cigar remnant bears his name, which is probably why someone would cough up big bucks for a butt.
No word on who sold or bought the butt.
PeeWee Herman gets an iPad
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Jan 302010
Future-classic new video of PeeWee getting an iPad.
Jan 292010
not the actual suspect
But wait, it gets better. District Chief Fred Hooker said a “blow-up doll” was on the roof, the doll inflated and landed on lights, causing the fire. (If those were his actual words — funny that ‘blow up doll’ was the best term a man named Hooker could come up with.)
Remnants of the inflatable gorilla were found on the roof.
The fire didn’t appear to be overly severe, and no injuried were reported. Two stores suffered minor water damage, and part of the roof had fire damage.
Kong meets his demise again.
Jan 292010
A man was arrested at a Colorado Springs McDonald’s play area after telling his two children to “bite the faces off” the officers trying to arrest him. Police had to use a taser to subdue the man who had apparently passed out drunk earlier at the McD’s play area.
He’s now charged with assault on a police officer, resisting arrest and marijuana possession.
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