Post them here

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"Koala rescued from Australia's wildfire wasteland By ROHAN SULLIVAN Associated Press Writer Posted: Feb. 10, 2009 Updated: Feb. 10 9:27 p.m. SYDNEY — It was a chance encounter in the charred landscape of Australia's deadly wildfires: A koala sips water from a bottle offered by a firefighter. David Tree noticed the koala moving gingerly on scorched paws as his fire patrol passed. Clearly in pain, the animal stopped when it saw Tree. "It was amazing, he turned around, sat on his bum and sort of looked at me with (a look) like, put me out of my misery," Tree told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "I yelled out for a bottle of water. I unscrewed the bottle, tipped it up on his lips and he just took it naturally. "He kept reaching for the bottle, almost like a baby." The team called animal welfare officers to pick up the koala Sunday, the day after deadly firestorms swept southern Victoria state. "I love nature, and I've handled koalas before. They're not the friendliest things, but I wanted to help him," Tree said. Often mistakenly called koala bears because they resemble a child's teddy bear, the marsupial is actually a rather grumpy creature with a loud growl and sharp claws. It rarely comes down from the trees and doesn't like walking. Koalas are especially vulnerable to wildfires because they move slowly on the ground. The wildfires cut through parks and forests and sent countless wombats and other native species fleeing. One resident reported seeing kangaroos bouncing down the road with flames at their backs. The fires also razed farmland, killing or panicking sheep and cattle. Television footage showed cows running down the main street of a smoke-filled town. A count of the animals killed has not been made. Tree said he found the koala in a burned-out forest near Mirboo North, about 90 miles (150 kilometers) east of Melbourne, Victoria's capital. Koalas normally drink almost no water because they get almost all their fluids from the leaves they eat. After the scorched koala sipped from the water bottle and Tree's crew moved on, animal welfare officials came by. Coleen Wood, manager of the Mountain Ash Wildlife Shelter where the koala was taken for treatment of second- and third-degree burns to its paws, said Wednesday that it was expected to make a full recovery. Wood said there was no doubt the animal was wild, not domesticated, and that it would be released back into nature once a suitable habitat is found - the foliage in Sam's forest was all but destroyed. "The hardest part is going to be trying to find enough habitat to support these guys," Wood said. The Royal Society for the Protection of Animals said it was establishing shelters to care for thousands of pets and livestock affected by the fires. "

link

2/11/2009 11:21:46 AM

i raped a bitch

2/11/2009 11:22:23 AM

That's not news

2/11/2009 11:23:38 AM

Good thread

2/11/2009 11:24:23 AM

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/

2/11/2009 11:27:46 AM

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"i raped a bitch"

so you must be hot as fuck then

2/11/2009 11:28:54 AM

I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to geico.

[Edited on February 11, 2009 at 11:29 AM. Reason : my =/= by]

2/11/2009 11:29:45 AM

that reminded me of this story:

http://cellar.org/iotd.php?threadid=19472

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"It has been so hot in South Australia for over a week…40+ degrees Celsius everyday, very dry also. This guy lives at Maude [200 km NE of Adelaide. ZG]. His wife sent him these photos of a little Koala which just walked into the back porch looking for a bit of heat relief. She filled up a bucket and this is what happened! "

pictures at the link

2/11/2009 11:29:47 AM

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"Step 2: Empty one (1) packet of marinate into the water and gently stir so as not to disturb the little bugger. Step 3: Let soak for 40 minutes. ··· Step 8: Remove foil and serve with cold beer."

2/11/2009 11:35:14 AM

fuck me koala's got some creepy hands

2/11/2009 11:36:44 AM

^^OH

MY

GOD

2/11/2009 11:45:35 AM

I seriously cannot stop "AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!"ing over those damn koalas!

2/11/2009 11:18:21 PM

i'm awesome

how's that for a feel good story

6/7/2009 10:01:21 PM

http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/national/story/5301350/

6/7/2009 10:06:39 PM

http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/world/story/5322669/

It's a damn good thing 'not guily by reason of incompetence' isn't really an option (or is it, but rarely?) here

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"Money too funny: Argentine court forgives forgery Posted: 25 minutes ago BUENOS AIRES — An Argentine man who tried to use two counterfeit bills has been found innocent, by reason of incompetence. A federal court in Buenos Aires says the forged bills presented by Marcos Ribles were "so clumsy and crude" that "they could not be accepted by most people." The court says the 65-year-old man tried to pass a false 100-peso Argentine note, nominally worth about $26, as well as a false U.S. $50 bill. Judges say the counterfeit bills had such shoddy printing and poor-quality paper that nobody could be fooled. The court announced its ruling dismissing the charges on Wednesday."

When I worked at the fabric store, the sunday hours were 1-6, and I worked that pretty regularly. One day, I was on the register all day, except for my 15 minute break, during which our new (<2weeks) manager covered for me.
When I got back to the register, there was a fake $20 bill in the register: it was inkjet printed on printer paper, cut out, and the front was held to the back by three pieces of double stick tape running vertically...and not even holding the edges together. Since the assistant manager was closest, I asked her if it had been put in the register as a reminder to check 20s with the counterfeit pen.

Turns out the new manager had been doing this at least once a shift since she'd started, blaming the PT student employees for the shorts, and something else I can't remember.

The company is bankrupt now.

6/10/2009 12:31:38 PM

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"According to a Raleigh Police report, Jack Milton Daniels was driving a 2002 Toyota north on Royal Street when he went around lowered gates and stopped in the middle of a train crossing. The eastbound train struck Daniels car at 10:58 a.m. and pushed the vehicle 75 feet. The train came to a stop 829 feet from the site of the initial impact. Cary man killed after car hit by train Daniels was pronounced dead at the scene. No one was injured on the train, Amtrak spokeswoman Karina Romero said."

6/10/2009 12:32:52 PM

gg

6/10/2009 4:45:18 PM