Brother Assualts Sister During Spelling Bee, Spell C-O-N-V-C-T-E-D
The national Lego building champion from Akron was convicted yesterday of assaulting his sister during a spelling bee. Marjory Lavery, 19, runner-up in the 1995 National Spelling Bee, testified that her brother pinned her against a wall and threatened her with a tripod.
http://www.ohio.com/dist/ns/021636.htm
Jackass Imitator Tragically Survives
In their previous dry runs — they had apparently practiced the stunt for two weeks — the boy had jumped away from the car just before it would have hit him. Their plan was to have him leap the moving car in a single bound, capture it all on videotape and then submit it to MTV in hopes of making the broadcast.Instead, the high-school students produced an alarming video record of a stunt gone wrong, in which a teenager is struck by the car, hits the windshield with a thud, then flies over the car onto the pavement.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/GoodMorningAmerica/GMA010425Another_jackass.html
Brother of Satan Barred From Classes
A 10-year-old gifted boy said to call himself “brother of Satan” who has terrorized two Brooklyn schools was barred from classes yesterday, officials said.
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/krnewyork/20010425/lo/school_bars_satan_kid_1.html
Former Boy Scout Leader Sentenced For Providing Good Time Camping
A former Westmoreland County Boy Scout leader who took three boys into the woods, tied them up and forced them to, among other things, paddle each other, was sentenced Tuesday to one to two years in prison and 15 years of probation.
The defense read a letter from Levendosky’s brother Tuesday that said that Levendosky wouldn’t intentionally hurt the boys, and that he only wanted them to have a good time on their camping trip.
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/wtae/20010424/lo/383905_1.html
IBM Desperate for Business, Resorts to Graffiti
City officials were surprised but not amused on Wednesday to learn that computer giant IBM was behind an advertising campaign to spray-paint symbols of penguins, hearts and peace signs on Chicago sidewalks.“We’re rather surprised — it’s such a reputable company,”
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010425/ts/tech_graffiti_dc_1.html
Tar BallInvasion Closes Ft. Lauderdale Beach
A gooey armada of tar balls bombarded Fort Lauderdale shores Tuesday, prompting city officials to close a portion of the beach.
The area from Bayshore Drive north to Hugh Taylor Birch State Park was closed to swimmers about noon Tuesday after tar balls landed on the surf line.
http://www.miami.com/herald/content/news/local/broward/digdocs/094074.htm
2 Deputies Fired For Appearing on Porn Websites
Two Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputies were fired Monday for violating departmental ethics rules by posting Internet pictures and video of themselves having group sex with their wives.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/sfl-pporn24apr24.story?coll=sfla%2Dhome%2Dheadlines
speaking of porn –
Dot-Com Refugees Find Welcome in Porn Industry
Displaced dot-com employees and nervous Hollywood technicians have found an unlikely shelter from the economic downturn: the porn industry.
“Right now, it’s hard to find any E-commerce plays that seem to be working. Sex works.”
http://www.latimes.com/business/updates/lat_porn010423.htm
