The Swamp

He Took On Fraudulent Debt Collectors... And Won

Wild story.

Pruitt wrote:He Took On Fraudulent Debt Collectors... And Won

Wild story.

Yeah, that was fascinating. I had some idea about that stuff happening, but it never really dawned on me just how easy it is to manufacture fake or exaggerated debt and go after people with it.

Good story but ... something feels off. Like one of those "what a hero ... oh shit wait" deals.

mister d wrote:Good story but ... something feels off. Like one of those "what a hero ... oh shit wait" deals.

Yeah, I know what you mean. A good piece, but that story really could justify a New Yorker length story.

Spouses whose partners wrote best-selling books about their terminal illnesses end up in a relationship.

Really nice story. I whole-heartedly recommend "When Breath Becomes Air" by the way (I haven't read the other one mentioned).

OMG, you guys. I didn't realize anyone outside of Detroit even knew about this.

https://twitter.com/edsbs/status/948962469434806274

There was even this story in Vice.

I guess this is a good example of the Internet as archive.

Can't run a search on the site, and can't find the Headlines thread, so I'll leave this here...

Mum makes bizarre PUBIC HAIR DRESS after dozens send her bushy donations from their private parts

Oh good God!

Sarah has spent the last six months working on the dress, which she says she stored in her 13-year-old son's bedroom.

Wearing gloves for protection, Sarah was forced to wear a face and eye mask after she started gagging while working on the dress.

She said: "I set to work with my eye mask, breathing mask and thickest gloves I could find, because who wants to eat pubic hair?"

Johnny Manziel "Comeback" Gear

Near as I can tell, this isn't a joke.

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Jan 19, 2018 2:48 pm Johnny Manziel "Comeback" Gear

Near as I can tell, this isn't a joke.

Uhhh....

rass wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2016 6:01 am Emotional Support Duck Takes to the Skies on 1st Commercial Flight

An emotional support duck named Daniel was allowed on a flight from Charlotte to Asheville, North Carolina. The bird was wearing a Captain America diaper and little red booties during the trip. Daniel spent most of his first commercial flight quacking quietly and looking out the window.

An emotional support peacock not so lucky and barred

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42880690

Looks like that passenger...





... was cock-blocked.

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2018 11:12 am Looks like that passenger...





... was cock-blocked.

To adapt brian's current signature

"As the saying goes: Atlantic City doesn't look like this because the visitors are winners."

Worst Roommate Ever

whoa...

rass wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2018 12:11 pm To adapt brian's current signature

"As the saying goes: Atlantic City doesn't look like this because the visitors are winners."

for me, the most surprising thing about this story is learning that kevin fair has ascended to the rank of sergeant in the acpd. he graduated high school two years after me and lived next door to my best friend in somers point, nj.

the meth lab at the trop sounds about right.

rass wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2018 11:36 am Worst Roommate Ever

whoa...

Woman: [ appoaches the door ] Yes?

Land Shark: [ muffled voice ] Mrs. Arlsbergerhh??

Woman: Who?

Land Shark: [ muffled voice ] Mrs. Johnannesburrrr??

Woman: Who is it?

Land Shark: [ muffled voice ] Flowers.

Woman: Flowers? From whom?

Land Shark: [ muffled voice ] Plumber, ma'am..

Woman: I don't need a plumber. You're that clever shark, aren't you?

Land Shark: [ muffled voice ] Candygram.

Woman: Candygram, my foot! Get out of here before I call the proper authorities. You're the shark, and you know it.

Land Shark: [ muffled voice ] I'm only a dolphin, ma'am..

Woman: A dolphin? Well.. okay..

Good excuse for Tim Legler update
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc- ... cc3263a9d6

Detroit pub refuses to serve Irish on St. Patrick's Day.

While the headline is accurate, there's a lot more to it than that. Should check out the story.

Decapitation on a Water Slide

There had been many, many injuries before the fatal ride.

A simple waterslide can require months of calculation, computer modeling and prototyping by trained engineers before builders break ground. But investigators say that engineers were never directly involved in Verrückt’s conception or design and that Henry and his team completed a prototype within 36 days.

How the hell did this ride get passed by state inspectors?

How the hell did this ride get passed by state inspectors?

Pretty simple really.

brian wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 9:22 am

How the hell did this ride get passed by state inspectors?

Pretty simple really.

Oh, I forgot.

I have tried very hard to not do it, but I can't help it - the child who was killed was the son of a Republican state Representative.

Pruitt wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 9:42 am

brian wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 9:22 am

How the hell did this ride get passed by state inspectors?

Pretty simple really.

Oh, I forgot.

I have tried very hard to not do it, but I can't help it - the child who was killed was the son of a Republican state Representative.

Which explains why this guy is being charged. If it was a black kid, no way there's this kind of investigation.

But, hey, Bryan Curtis survived to write a pretty positive article at Grantland.

I heard this on the radio the other day and now it is stuck in my head. Thoughts?

bfj wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 8:21 am I heard this on the radio the other day and now it is stuck in my head. Thoughts?

Been playing on local independent radio for a few months here. I dig it.

BSF21 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 8:47 am

bfj wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 8:21 am I heard this on the radio the other day and now it is stuck in my head. Thoughts?

Been playing on local independent radio for a few months here. I dig it.

Been hearing it a lot on SiriusXM. She sounds like Fionna Apple and looks like Alanis Morissette.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 5:47 pm

BSF21 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 8:47 am

bfj wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 8:21 am I heard this on the radio the other day and now it is stuck in my head. Thoughts?

Been playing on local independent radio for a few months here. I dig it.

Been hearing it a lot on SiriusXM. She sounds like Fionna Apple and looks like Alanis Morissette.

The wife and I thought she sounded like Florence Welch.

Oldest basketball court in the world
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/ ... -brunswick

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Wed May 16, 2018 3:40 pm Oldest basketball court in the world
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/ ... -brunswick

Home of Ganong!

For Snizzle my Dizzle...
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainmen ... -1.4014348

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 7:15 am For Snizzle my Dizzle...
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainmen ... -1.4014348

The enormous beverage was certified by the Guinness Book of World Records, which decreed it the "largest paradise cocktail."

Guiness has jumped the shark.

Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 9:05 am

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 7:15 am For Snizzle my Dizzle...
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainmen ... -1.4014348

The enormous beverage was certified by the Guinness Book of World Records, which decreed it the "largest paradise cocktail."

Guiness has jumped the shark.

Oh that happened years ago

I like him much better on Barry

Fun story on Steve McQueen's Rolex Submariner
https://www.forbes.com/sites/msolomon/2 ... d69a152209

The McQueen Sub is awesome, but nowhere near as iconic as the Newman Daytona that's mentioned in the article. I'd personally rather have a Sub than a Daytona, but the number font on the Newman Daytona is gorgeous.

They're both amazing timepieces, and I really prefer the smaller sizes of the vintage Rolexes to what Rolex is putting out these days.

wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 10, 2014 9:17 am Stay classy HSBC
http://www.businessinsider.com/hsbc-war ... es-2014-12" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Burn it all