http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/napl/ en-us Mon, 4 Jan 2010 02:03:54 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420309/posts Longview teen badly burned while siphoning gas By Erik Olson The Daily News Friday, January 1, 2010 A 17-year-old Longview boy suffered serious burns on his chest and abdomen early Friday morning after he lit a cigarette while attempting to siphon gasoline from a car in the Beacon Hill area, according to police and firefighters. The teenose name was not released, suffered first- and second-degree burns over 30 percent of his body and was transported to St. John Medical Center, Cowlitz 2 Fire and Rescue lieutenant Jason Sanders said. The burns extended to his pelvis, hands and feet, Sanders said.... The Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420309/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 02:03:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420241/posts In Savannah Georgia a snitch/competitor uses the favor of the police force to set up an undercover sting on a delivery service. More than 5 police officers detain a man for delivering biscuits and gravy. You got to hear this story! LIVE LEAK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420241/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:57:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2020242/posts A political rally has been broken up in Russia by a remote-controlled flying penis. Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov was addressing supporters when it was released. The former chess champion managed to keep a fairly straight face in front of 500 Kremlin critics. Eventually a security guard swatted the obscene helicopter device out of the air. It was reportedly set off by pro-Kremlin Young Russia activists. Yahoo! News (UK & Ireland) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2020242/posts#comment Fri, 23 May 2008 15:22:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2240157/posts Police say a man in northeastern Brazil had his penis severed by his girlfriend who accused him of raping her daughter. AP via Hindustan Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2240157/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:20:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2226070/posts A Peruvian farmer underwent an operation after complaining of severe pain from an eight-day erection, a doctor at a hospital in the northern city of Sullana said Thursday. "The patient arrived at the hospital in great pain because of the erection," surgeon Nelson Carrasco told AFP, adding that the 53-year-old had not taken a sexual stimulant or alcohol. He said the patient, whose identity was withheld, suffers from priapism, a persistent erection of the penis often due to a blood clot in the erectile tissue. Carrasco said the man underwent surgery at the Sullana hopsital, about 1000 kilometers (600 miles)... Agence France-Presse via Hindustan Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2226070/posts#comment Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:36:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1774194/posts An iguana called Mozart, who has had a permanent erection since he mated a week ago, may have to have his penis cut off if his condition does not subside. But, even if amputation is necessary, the future is not entirely bleak – the lizards have two penises. Keepers at Aquatopia Zoo in Antwerp, Belgium, will make their decision tomorrow. Metro.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1774194/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:26:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1702502/posts A Serbian man needed emergency surgery after he had sex with a hedgehog on a witchdoctor's advice. Zoran Nikolovic, 35, from Belgrade, says the witchdoctor told him it would cure his premature ejaculation. But he ended up in an operating theatre after the hedgehog's needles left his penis severely lacerated. A hospital spokesman said: "The animal was apparently unhurt and the patient came off much worse from the encounter. We have managed to repair the damage to his penis." Ananova http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1702502/posts#comment Sat, 16 Sep 2006 05:16:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420239/posts You guys, whose fault is this? Seriously, who built these 19 hideous nativity scenes? Hmmm? No one is going to step forward? Babes and dude-babes, this is soooo not cool. We here at Urlesque have been bringing you nothing but nonstop kick-ass ultra good holiday coverage and now you go and do this. Did we do something to hurt your feelings? Talk to us! Someone please explain the 19 depressing, crazy and downright awful nativity scenes below! Urlesque http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420239/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:55:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419965/posts Roberson didn't expect much back because of the limits of his jurisdiction, but Blizzard responded in spades. Online gaming offers you a new life: new friends, new face, new clothes, new home, new everything. It sounds like a perfect spot for a someone hiding from the law. But not quite perfect. Two weeks ago, an Indiana sheriff's deputy tracked down a fugitive by first locating him in the online game World of Warcraft The sheriff's department of Howard County had been searching for Alfred Hightower for two years without any luck, even with the help of U.S. marshals under Operation... aol http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419965/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 14:51:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419888/posts Having Aunt Martha stop by for dinner over the holiday season is one thing, but having 50 ants for breakfast was more than Tommy Lam could stomach. The jeweller said he found them lining his McDonald's burritos. "It was disgusting!" Lam told the Sun yesterday soon after he said he made the gruesome discovery. The 28-year-old said he and his girlfriend stopped by the busy fast-food restaurant at Markham Rd. and Denison St. around 11 a.m. yesterday to grab a quick bite to eat on their way to work. After waiting 15 minutes in line, the couple said they ordered... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419888/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 10:52:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419802/posts I had encountered a thread yesterday where there was actually a 6 month old FReeper who did not know who the Viking Kitties were, and appeared distressed over what being ZOTted meant. I have been a lurker since 2000, & only recently myself started posting. So, if its alright with the other FReepers, I would like to give a brief introduction of just a few of the Viking Kitties for the benefit of legitimate newcomers: There's a certain FReeper named Darkwing, ZOTTING a troll is his thing, If you put yourself on the spot You'll get the ZOT And then... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419802/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 03:06:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419458/posts ROME (Reuters) – A Sicilian man stole sweets and a packet of chewing gum so he could get arrested and spend New Year's Eve in a jail cell rather than be with his wife and relatives, Italian media reported on Friday. The 35-year old Sicilian first showed up at a police station on Thursday asking to be arrested because he preferred spending the night in prison rather than with his family, but was rebuffed because he had not committed a crime, the Agi news agency said. Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419458/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 14:00:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419600/posts WAYLAND, Mass. (AP) -- A small but growing South Asian and Middle Eastern punk rock movement is attracting children of Muslim and Hindu immigrants and sparking new bands across America. Bands like The Kominas (kuh-MEE'-nahs), based in Wayland, Mass., are trying to use their music to explore their identities as Americans and fight stereotypes about South Asian immigrants. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419600/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 18:30:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419018/posts Those who claim to see beyond the veil of space and time are predicting more bad news for 2010. A Toronto psychic known as Nikki has already made headlines and raised eyebrows with her prediction of the possible assassination - or attempted assassination - of President Obama in 2010. Nikki claims to have successfully predicted the death of Michael Jackson and the September 11 attacks. Other predictions from Nikki for 2010: Sarah Palin will pose nude and giant bats will attack a South American city. Psychic heavyweight Sylvia Browne also predicts a presidential assassination involving a complicated scenario designed to... Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419018/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:21:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419127/posts ...In a host of end-of-year honors, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson and Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart were both feted with knighthood by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II... E! Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419127/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 20:43:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419072/posts DES MOINES, Iowa -- An Iowa woman used a vacuum cleaner and a garbage can to fight off a deer Thursday morning that jumped into her apartment. Des Moines animal control Officer Cindy Alley told KCCI-TV that a deer crossing Hickman Road was startled by cars and ran into an apartment complex, then jumped through a large window. The scared deer then demolished the inside of the apartment as it attempted to find a way out. Trapped in the kitchen was the apartment resident, who fought off the deer with a garbage can and vacuum. Alley said the woman suffered... KCCI.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419072/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 19:05:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418849/posts EVERETT, Wash. -- How's this for a date from hell? A woman seduces you, leaves you naked and takes off with your valuables, including your car. Police say that's just what Ashley Dawson did to an unsuspecting man. The alleged victim, Andrew Scarbrough, says it appears he went looking for love in all the wrong places, including the Internet. He hoped he'd found love when he met a woman on MySpace. The two met in person, and they went back to his place. He says they began to get intimate, and shedding their clothes. That's when things went wrong in... 2news.tv http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418849/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 07:22:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418580/posts WEST CHESTER, Ohio — Authorities in Ohio say a store employee found the head of a lamb inside a microwave oven on display at an Ikea home furnishings showroom. Police in the Cincinnati suburb of West Chester say they believe the discovery on Dec. 16 was the result of a prank. By the time officers arrived, store employees had already disposed of the head... They say store surveillance video was not helpful. Authorities note that several specialty food markets in the area sell lamb's heads. AP via Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418580/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:27:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418581/posts At least three masked men broke into a Park Manor home, made 11 people inside remove their pants, shot one man and fled with the pants, their contents and televisions early Thursday on the South Side. Three or four armed men wearing ski masks forced their way into a home at 6835 S. Champlain Ave. about 1:10 a.m. and ordered all 11 people inside to remove their pants, police said. The robbers then shot one of eleven, 33-year-old man, in the leg. He was taken to University of Chicago Hospitals and is expected to survive, police said. Police said the... Chicago Sun-Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418581/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:27:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418309/posts This will make you even more delighted than you no doubt already are that we're on GMAC bailout II NRO - Corner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418309/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:00:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2418213/posts Frankfurt, Germany, December 6 -- A rather bizarre study carried out by German researchers suggests that staring at women's breasts is good for men's health and increases their life expectancy. According to Dr. Karen Weatherby, a gerontologist and author of the study, gawking at women’s breasts is a healthy practice, almost at par with an intense exercise regime, that prolongs the lifespan of a man by five years. She added, "Just 10 minutes of staring at the charms of a well-endowed female, is roughly equivalent to a 30-minute aerobics work-out." A five-year research on 500 men Researchers at three hospitals... The Med Guru http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2418213/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:47:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417783/posts We want your help with our New Year's Day editorial. We're looking for the headlines conservatives would like to see in 2010. The headlines can be serious, funny, or ironic. It is your choice, and we will credit your submission if it is used in Friday's paper. We'll post the best of the rest here. Simply place your suggestion in the Water Cooler comments below or go through Twitter and use the hash tag #2010headlineswehopefor. Here are a few to get the brain cells started: Gore plane frozen to tarmac in Rio Republicans take back House and Senate SpongeBob Squarepants... Washington Times - Water Cooler http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417783/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:29:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417817/posts BOSTON — A New Hampshire woman who is critically ill with gastrointestinal anthrax most likely swallowed spores while participating in a community drumming circle, state health officials said Tuesday...The woman was among some 60 people who attended the drumming session on Dec. 4 at the United Campus Ministry near the University of New Hampshire in Durham...Investigators found traces of anthrax on two African drums and an electrical outlet in the room where the event took place, Dr. Talbot said, and are theorizing that the woman swallowed spores that were aerosolized by the drumming. The state has not identified the woman... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417817/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:13:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417467/posts escaped British prisoner is taunting police and attracting a growing Internet fan base from his Facebook profile, mocking authorities for failing to find him and openly musing about moving across the Atlantic. But police say the convicted burglar's antics on the popular social networking site haven't gone unnoticed and have appealed to his more than 3,800 Facebook friends to help track him down. Craig "Lazie" Lynch, 28, escaped from the minimum-security Hollesley Bay Prison near the village of Woodbridge in southern England three months ago. Since then, he's been regularly updating his Facebook page with ungrammatical digs at police, as... FOXNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417467/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:05:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417482/posts TASMANIAN men have risen to a call to donate sperm. The Sunday Tasmanian last week reported that the state's sperm bank had almost run dry because of fewer men donating and more demand from interstate women. The sperm bank is down to its last four donors and, for the first time in the program's 35-year history, waiting lists will be introduced next month. Tas IVF director Bill Watkins said last week there had been a rush of men calling to find out more about becoming a sperm donor. "We've had a huge response to the story," Dr Watkins said. "About... The Courier-Mail [Au] http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417482/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:25:12 GMT