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An 89-year-old Florida man said he has spent the past 25 years and about $10,000 building an Egyptian-themed coffin.
“It’s an unusual hobby and I’ll admit it,” said Fred Guentert.
Guentert, who lives near Orlando, said he began crafting the coffin in the mid-1980s, the Orlando Sentinel reported Saturday.
The coffin is hand-painted red, black, gold and green and is made of cedar to resist rot. The nearly 7-foot-tall box was created using chisels, files and sandpaper, and is held together with dowels and glue, Guentert said.
The lid is adorned with a hand-carved image of the Egyptian god Osiris, with other gods surrounding him.
Guentert said he has always been an admirer of Egyptian art. His fascination dates back to when archaeologist Howard Carter discovered King Tutankhamen’s tomb in 1922, the year Guentert was born. He has a collection of Egyptian memorabilia, including statues and miniature masks.
Guentert said when he dies, he’ll be wrapped in a shroud, embalmed and placed into the Egyptian coffin. A fiberglass mask of Osiris, the god of the afterlife, will be placed over his face.
Then, Guentert said, he’ll be put into the ground, with no viewing and no funeral.
“Put me in the coffin and let me go,” he said.
http://www.theinset.com/2012/02/florida-man-builds-egyptian-coffin/An 89-year-old Florida man said he has spent the past 25 years and about $10,000... more
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A retrial has been ordered for an appeals court case in Gothenburg, Sweden, after the presiding judge fell asleep during proceedings, lawyers said.
“It is (a) very important aspect of the legal process that the person trying the district court decision is present,” said prosecutor Margareta Esplund.
The judge, whose name was not reported, maintains he did not fall asleep during the trial but has nonetheless agreed to no longer preside over the case, Swedish news agency TT reported Saturday.
Esplund said all the signs of someone falling asleep were witnessed in court that day.
“Normally when a person falls asleep there are certain indications of this — you start by closing your eyes and then the head falls forward … followed by jerking movements as you pull yourself together,” she said.
http://www.theinset.com/2012/02/retrial-ordered-judge-falls-asleep/A retrial has been ordered for an appeals court case in Gothenburg, Sweden, after the... more
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Forbes magazine has named Miami the most miserable city in the United States by analyzing factors including crime and unemployment.
The magazine said it considered factors including violent crime, unemployment rates, foreclosures, taxes, home prices, political corruption, commute times, weather and performance of local sports teams to determine Miami is the most miserable city in the United States.
“While sports, commuting and weather can be considered trivial by many, they can be the determining factor in the level of misery for a significant number of people,” the magazine said.
Miami was followed on the list by Detroit; Flint, Mich.; West Palm Beach, Fla.; Sacramento; Chicago; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Toledo, Ohio; Rockford, Ill., and Warren, Mich.
http://www.theinset.com/2012/02/forbes-report-miami-miserable/Forbes magazine has named Miami the most miserable city in the United States by... more
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A survey found Republicans in the United States are more likely to report sexual satisfaction but have sex less often.
The Singles in America survey was funded by dating Web site Match.com and carried out by scientists from The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University and the Institute for Evolutionary Biology at the State University of New York at Binghamton.
Conservative Republicans reported finding satisfaction in almost every sexual encounter. They also reported having less sex than any other political group.
Liberal Democrats said they want partners they consider to be equal with a sense of humor and independence and similar lifestyle to their own. Republicans said they want partners from the same background and political persuasion.
Sixty-two percent of men and 80 percent of women said they consider monogamous relationships with fidelity a “must have.” But 87 percent of men and 91 percent of women said politicians who stray have “no acceptable excuses.”
http://www.theinset.com/2012/02/republicans-report-sex/A survey found Republicans in the United States are more likely to report sexual... more
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Kelly is addicted to cheesy potatoes. She consumes 8,000 calories and 176g fat a day, that’s 23 times more than the average American.
“My diet has consisted of cheesy potatoes… every meal. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Probably for 30 years,” she says, adding that green vegetables and other foods have become “traumatic” for her.
She says the cheesy potatoes addiction started when her mother treated her to an order of cheese fries from a fast food restaurant. Ever since that day, she says that’s all she would eat for the next three decades. “It’s definitely more than food, it’s like crack to me,” she says.
Her confession was documented in the TLC series Freaky Eaters last year.
http://www.tabloidprodigy.com/2012/02/02/woman-addicted-to-cheesy-potatoes/Kelly is addicted to cheesy potatoes. She consumes 8,000 calories and 176g fat a day,... more
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She says: "I've had six surgeries to get to this...
No, this is definitely NOT natural..."She says: "I've had six surgeries to get to this...
No, this is definitely... more
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A teenage girl who has eaten almost nothing else apart from chicken nuggets for 15 years has been warned by doctors that the junk food is killing her.
Stacey Irvine, 17, has been hooked on the treats since her mother bought her some at a McDonald’s restaurant when she was two.
Shocked doctors learned of her habit when the factory worker, from Castle Vale, Birmingham, collapsed and was taken to hospital after struggling to breathe.A teenage girl who has eaten almost nothing else apart from chicken nuggets for 15... more
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A 15-year-old girl called police in the middle of the night and asked to be put in a Christian children's shelter after she heard her mother and boyfriend having sex.
The teenager dialled 911 at 4am last Thursday after confronting her 35-year-old mother.
The girl told police that she felt 'disrespected'.
An officer went to the house in Panama City, Florida where the girl asked to be removed from her home.A 15-year-old girl called police in the middle of the night and asked to be put in a... more
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Police in Burbank, Calif. arrested a woman outside a McDonald’s last Wednesday who allegedly offered sex for McNuggets!
Khadijah Baseer, 31, was knocking on car doors, asking customers who were in line at the drive-thru to buy her McNuggets, and in return she promised to perform oral sex.
A man told police what happened.
Baseer was arrested on solicitation charges.
This is sad, but I empathize. Don’t get me wrong here, I would reenact Two Girls One Cup for a Chick-fil-a sandwich, but McDonald’s McNuggets… really? Have some respect for yourself and do it for Wendy’s nuggets – everyone knows they are much better.
http://www.tabloidprodigy.com/2012/01/18/khadijah-baseer-offered-sex-for-mcdonalds-chicken-mcnuggets/Police in Burbank, Calif. arrested a woman outside a McDonald’s last Wednesday... more
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A 5-year-old allegedly used a shank to stab three people over a juice box!
According to reports, neighbors tell police that the child became furious during a dispute over a juice box at a Green County, Va. mobile home on Monday. That’s when he launched an attack on two children and one adult.
The victims are being treated for injuries at a hospital.
http://www.tabloidprodigy.com/2012/01/18/5-year-old-stabs-3-people-over-juice-box/A 5-year-old allegedly used a shank to stab three people over a juice box!... more
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SHOCKING video has emerged showing a LIVE MOUSE scurrying around inside a bag of hamburger buns at a Philadelphia McDonald’s restaurant – and the former employee who recorded the disturbing footage says it was the “sixth or “seventh” time it happened.
“I was going back there to get something else and I heard some rustling, so I turned around, and I look, I seen a mouse inside the bread. Not on top of the package, but inside of the package,” Karruim Demaio told a local Fox News affiliate.
He added that the buns were not discarded. A manager instructed him to throw out buns that were chewed, then remove rodent droppings left on the remaining buns for customers!
http://www.tabloidprodigy.com/2012/01/17/live-mice-found-in-mcdonalds-burger-buns/SHOCKING video has emerged showing a LIVE MOUSE scurrying around inside a bag of... more
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SHOCKING surveillance video captured the moment a woman pooped in the middle of a grocery store aisle!
The woman can be seen making a swift turn around an aisle, then leans toward the corner as she waits for a shopper ahead of her to exit the section. Seizing her moment of brief privacy, she drops her pants and shits a foul mess on the floor before she leaves the scene.
The disturbing footage has become an Internet hit!
http://www.tabloidprodigy.com/2012/01/05/woman-poops-in-grocery-store/SHOCKING surveillance video captured the moment a woman pooped in the middle of a... more
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Police say a North Carolina man insisted his million-dollar note was real when he was buying $476 worth of items at a Walmart.Investigators told the Winston-Salem Journal that 53-year-old Michael Fuller tried to buy a vacuum cleaner, a microwave oven and other items.Police say a North Carolina man insisted his million-dollar note was real when he was... more
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New Yorkers are masters at fitting ten pounds of flour in a five pound bag, and here's the latest example of our ingenuous use of extremely limited space.New Yorkers are masters at fitting ten pounds of flour in a five pound bag, and... more
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A 28-year-old Lake Charles-area woman faces a bevy of charges after Louisiana police said she repeatedly had sex with a 13-year-old boy who she met at the Bible camp where she was a teacher/aide.
According to the Sulphur Daily News, Heather Daughdrill initiated the relationship in June and it continued until a complaint was filed in October. After her arrest on November 29, police told the paper that Daughdrill would pick her victim up from school without his parents' knowledge and subject him to sexual encounters. Louisiana cops also reportedly found sexually explicit texts between Daughdrill and her victim.A 28-year-old Lake Charles-area woman faces a bevy of charges after Louisiana police... more
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ndian farmers who claimed tax bosses were making bribery demands, decided to get their own back -- by releasing bags of deadly snakes in their office.In total around 40 snakes, including deadly cobras, were released at the office in Basti -- prompting staff to jump up on chairs and flee.ndian farmers who claimed tax bosses were making bribery demands, decided to get their... more
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A Florida mother is upset that a Hooters waitress was a guest speaker at her son’s school Thursday during an annual event where members of the community come and talk to students about their careers.
“It’s just the wrong message,” Ashley Dominicci, whose son is in sixth grade at Calvin A. Hunsinger School in Clearwater, told the St. Petersburg Times. “I feel like we’re telling them [the students] that you’re the bad kids, and this is all you’ll be in life.”
http://www.star941fm.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=104673&article=9421762A Florida mother is upset that a Hooters waitress was a guest speaker at her... more
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A cat descended a 30- to 40-foot Saguaro cactus in Arizona after being stuck on top of it for three days.
The cat, black with white markings, apparently became stuck on top of the cactus in a desert area near Saguaro Lake, KNVX-TV, Phoenix, reported Friday.
A witness said he first saw the cat there three days before it came down.
Slowly but surely, the cat started to climb down Friday, starting face-first before turning around and backing its way down. Near the bottom, it leaped off the cactus, making a safe landing.
The feline was seen wandering in the area after news crews left the scene.
http://www.star941fm.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=104673&article=9393058A cat descended a 30- to 40-foot Saguaro cactus in Arizona after being stuck on top of... more
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It's that time of year again: The McRib magically reappears at McDonald's for a few weeks . . . only to be snatched away before Thanksgiving.
So here's a dilemma. Do you want to enjoy your few weeks of eating McRibs in blissful ignorance . . . or do you want to go behind the curtain and hear what the actual ingredients are?
If you don't want to know, cover your ears for about 45 seconds . . . NOW.
Chemicals. There are about 70 ingredients involved . . . 34 of which are in the bun. Most of those are chemicals used for who knows what. But one is azodicarbonamide, which bleaches flour and is also used to make gym mats.
Pig scraps. The McRib is assembled from pieces of pig like the heart and stomach. Those are cooked together and blended into a substance that IS pig . . . at least technically.
Lots of salt. Salt is used for flavoring . . . and to extract proteins from the meat which help basically GLUE the stray pig parts together.
No bones at all. You'll never have to worry about finding a rib bone or any other bone in your McRib . . . just because it's pressed to LOOK like ribs doesn't mean there are actually any ribs inside.
http://www.star941fm.com/pages/aj.html?article=9328481It's that time of year again: The McRib magically reappears at McDonald's... more
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