Wired News: Voters Keelhaul Pirate Party

Seeded on Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:36 AM EDT (Wired News)

Poor pirate party.....no Parliament for them....

world-news, swedish-politics, pirate-party

Expatica's French news in English: Most Brits still like French food best: survey

Seeded on Fri Sep 1, 2006 6:37 AM EDT (expatica.com)

Even the Brits don't like British food......

food, world-news, british-food, french-food

The Daily Record - News - Wife Tore Off My Testicles

Seeded on Mon May 22, 2006 7:42 AM EDT (dailyrecord.co.uk)

I believe the headline says it all.....

odd-news, domestic-violence, testicles

Say good night, 'Will & Grace'

Seeded on Thu May 18, 2006 3:44 PM EDT (The Detroit Free Press)

I am really going to miss this show. Wish Will had gotten together with Taye Diggs, though....

entertainment, grace, will

Mitch Albom: Panic Time!

Seeded on Thu May 18, 2006 3:41 PM EDT (The Detroit Free Press)

So why shouldn't the Pistons take after the Red Wings? Detroit sports teams choking in the finals??? Wow, there's a surprise.

sports, detroit-pistons, pistons, nba-finals

BREAKING NEWS: FBI: Milford search for Hoffa's remains to last a few weeks

Seeded on Thu May 18, 2006 3:38 PM EDT (The Detroit Free Press)

Looks like they might have finally found out what happend to Jimmy Hoffa... Of course, they've said that before....

us-news, jimmy, hoffa

Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Britain tops European yobs' league - survey

Seeded on Tue May 16, 2006 9:34 AM EDT (Scotsman.com News)

Wow...the Brits go to pubs and get drunk and loud....who'd have thunk it?

germany, france, britain, world-news, bad-behavior, worst-behaved

A MYSPACE NIGHTMARE: How cops found teen and her adult Internet pal

Seeded on Thu May 11, 2006 7:55 AM EDT (The Detroit Free Press)

i'm really glad, and kind of surprised, that this girl's family and friends acted as promptly and as well as they did. I am on MySpace, as are my 17- and 14-year-old daughters.

myspace, us-news, children-on-the-internet

FASTER, SHARPER, PRICIER: A side-by-side look at Sony's PS3, Nintendo's Wii and Microsoft's Xbox 360

Seeded on Thu May 11, 2006 7:47 AM EDT (The Detroit Free Press)

Poor Nintendo....seems like they're going to be behind the times again. I still want a Game Cube, though, just so I can play Mario Party.

technology, xbox, nintendo, video-games, ps3

Kitchen and bedroom blessings offered by vicars | Reuters.com

Seeded on Tue May 9, 2006 7:37 AM EDT (Reuters)

"You want a good sex life? I'll bless your bed..."

blessing, prayer, odd-news, world-news, clergy, vicars, blessings

Shaï - Visit SexPacking.com

Seeded on Sun May 7, 2006 8:48 AM EDT (sexpacking.com)

Well, we all know sex sells, so this company takes it that step further and uses full-on porn......interesting, but some might not want to watch it....

fashion, porn, sex, clothing, catalog

Officer accused again of rape - baltimoresun.com

Seeded on Sat May 6, 2006 6:42 PM EDT (The Baltimore Sun)

A Baltimore police officer in the Southwestern District's troubled former "flex squad" who had earlier been charged with raping a woman surrendered to authorities yesterday after a city grand jury indicted him in a second rape.

us-news, police-rape, flex-squad

SouthCoastToday.com - Gay marriage back in court - May 05, 2006

Seeded on Fri May 5, 2006 4:41 PM EDT (southcoasttoday.com)

Same sex marriage is legal in Massachusetts. So why is there going to be a ballot question seeking to ban it?

constitution, gay-marriage, us-news, same-sex-marriage

It's hard out there for a virgin... | Reuters.com

Seeded on Fri May 5, 2006 4:34 PM EDT (Reuters)

A brothel has become the first in Berlin to offer special deals for virgins with prostitutes trained in the delicate art of catering for customers who have never had sex, a German newspaper reported Friday.

virgin, sex, odd-news, prostitution, brothel

Lawmaker Sends Nude 'Appreciation' E-Mail

Seeded on Thu May 4, 2006 5:53 PM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)

Ok, the email was tasteless, but I'm all for Breast Appreciation Day!

odd-news, breasts, holidays, boobs

MITCH ALBOM: This time the best team actually won

Seeded on Thu May 4, 2006 5:14 PM EDT (The Detroit Free Press)

Gotta love Mitch, even when he's zinging the Red Wings in a basketball story. Or maybe expecially when he's doing that....

nba, sports, basketball, detroit-pistons

Journalism.org- The State of the News Media 2006

Seeded on Tue May 2, 2006 1:20 PM EDT (stateofthenewsmedia.com)

There are some steps that the news media can take to make people less skeptical of news reporting. One of the biggest steps to be taken is to continue to report on events even when the U.S. government thinks it's a bad idea.

journalism, arts, news-media, skepticism

Utility fights ruling by PSC - baltimoresun.com

Seeded on Tue May 2, 2006 12:28 PM EDT (The Baltimore Sun)

Maryland residents will experience a 72% rate hike in their electric bills starting July 1, and this was approved by the Public Service Commission of Maryland.

politics, electricity, bg-e, rate-hikes

MITCH ALBOM: Wings' plight puts Detroit on edge

Seeded on Tue May 2, 2006 12:21 PM EDT (The Detroit Free Press)

You may know Mitch Albom from ESPN's The Sports Reporters, but us Detroiters have known of him for much longer. He's definitely one of the best sports reporters today, and he says what most of we Detroit sports fans feel, only better than we could.

nhl, sports, hockey, detroit-red-wings

THE BITTER END: Wings blow lead, waste great regular season

Seeded on Tue May 2, 2006 12:13 PM EDT (The Detroit Free Press)

My poor Red Wings.....how can a team that plays so incredibly well all season crash so badly in the first round of the playoffs? And yeah, I'm the only car in Baltimore flying a Detroit Red Wings flag. Still.

sports, hockey, detroit-red-wings

Louis Diggs and African American History in Baltimore County

Tue May 2, 2006 11:48 AM EDT

On February 13, 2006, a local historian, Louis Diggs, gave a presentation on the history of blacks in Baltimore County. Diggs was born in Baltimore in 1932, and spent most of his childhood years in the Sandtown area of the city.

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education, black-history, louis-diggs, baltimore-history

Nudity is bad???

Seeded on Mon May 1, 2006 7:33 AM EDT (MSN)

I clicked on the link that took me to this story because the summary said it was about the 10 most disturing nude scenes. However, when the story loaded, it discussed the fact that the writer, Martha Brockenbrough, has a problem with nudity, and not just in movies.

entertainment, movies, nude-scenes