Weird News of the World Thread - Part 1

[Alex_Spider]

You know who else was an atheist? Hitler.

Atheist and a vegetarian also.
Therefore all atheists and vegetarians are evil

 

[Feenix]

You know who else was an atheist? Hitler.

No, he wasn't. Hitler mentioned his "Creator" numerous times in Mein Kampf and was frequently quoted as saying he was doing the Lord's work. To say he was an atheist is flat out stupid.

He also had the support of the Catholic Church.

 

[Doctor Evo]

You know who else was an atheist? Hitler.

So much stupidity in such a neat, tidy little package. That, or this is some master-level trolling. Kudos either way, MB.

 

[MangleBoP]

No, he wasn't. Hitler mentioned his "Creator" numerous times in Mein Kampf and was frequently quoted as saying he was doing the Lord's work. To say he was an atheist is flat out stupid.

He also had the support of the Catholic Church.

I stand corrected. My point was more "Don't lump everyone who believes in a Creator in with the people who think the 7 days in Genesis are literally seven 24 hour days". Insulting someone's faith is always rude, but at least try to differentiate between those who ignore science, and those who find new discoveries sometimes support their beliefs. I don't subscribe to the "6000 Year Old Universe" theory, but I still believe in God.

 

[MangleBoP]

So much stupidity in such a neat, tidy little package. That, or this is some master-level trolling. Kudos either way, MB.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onfeoD2M-RM

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

I'm a non-denominational Christian and I love science and don't see any problem between the two. But I know for damn sure the earth is not 6,000 years old. Like I said those people are morons. So maybe next time you shouldn't jump to conclusions huh?

 

[TheDreamMaster]

I'm a non-denominational Christian and I love science and don't see any problem between the two. But I know for damn sure the earth is not 6,000 years old. Like I said those people are morons. So maybe next time you shouldn't jump to conclusions huh?

You know in terms of beliefs, we'd get along pretty well DJ.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

I think a lot of religious people get a bad rap due to a vocal minority. For the most part the ones I know are like me and is venture to say the vast majority of people that have a particular religion still understand science and are able to live at peace with both working in their lives

 

[MangleBoP]

I'm a non-denominational Christian and I love science and don't see any problem between the two. But I know for damn sure the earth is not 6,000 years old. Like I said those people are morons. So maybe next time you shouldn't jump to conclusions huh?

Sorry, I was all edgy from lack of sleep.

 

[Alex_Spider]

Church Plans Animal Fighting Contest

STEPHENSVILLE, Wis. - St. Patrick's Parish in Hortonville, Wisconsin plan to host an event this weekend in which pigs are punched in the face, kicked, body-slammed, jumped on, yelled at and thrown into a bucket.

This illegal animal fighting event is in violation of Wisconsin Chapter 951, titled "Crimes Against Animals", which outlaws cockfighting, dogfighting, and any other similar fighting between animals or animals and humans.

In addition, being a spectator of such an event is also in violation of Chapter 951. Those prosecuted could face felony animal fighting charges.

Wrestling, as a sport, is contested by two human opponents, evenly matched, each of whom enters into the match voluntarily with mutually agreed-upon rules and a common goal. Not so in “matches” like pig wrestling, where frightened animals are unwilling participants exploited by teams of humans for entertainment. Pigs are exceptionally intelligent and capable of feeling complex emotion. They are affectionate and friendly when kept as pets, and do not deserve the stress, fear, and possibility of injury that pig wrestling subjects them to.

The Global Conservation Group's Division of Legal Affairs have filed reports with local, state and federal agencies alerting them to this illegal event.

Join the Global Conservation Group in calling on the church to cancel this event and replace it with a humane alternative activity. Please sign and share the petition and politely call them below:

Deacon Ken Bilgrien: 920-779-5960

St. Patrick Parish: 920-757-5090 or email [email protected]
Event Coordinator, Rose Rynish: 920-757-6824 or email [email protected]

CLICK HERE to sign and share the petition urging the church to cancel the event.

NBC 26 has the story of St. Patrick's Parish and their plans to punch, kick and beat pigs this weekend: http://www.jrn.com/nbc26/news/Pig-Wrestling-Debate-in-Town-of-Stephensvi...

UPDATE 8/6/2014 - A release and waiver obtained by Examiner.com from St. Patrick's Parish admits serious risk of injury to people saying "There is an inherent risk of injury when choosing to participate."

http://www.examiner.com/article/church-plans-animal-fighting-contest

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Sorry, I was all edgy from lack of sleep.

All good man, I've spent many a days with no sleep here in Pinellas county

 

[Destructus86]

i think a lot of religious people get a bad rap due to a vocal minority. For the most part the ones i know are like me and is venture to say the vast majority of people that have a particular religion still understand science and are able to live at peace with both working in their lives

this.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

White House Briefly Locked Down After Toddler Squeezes Through Fence

The potential national security threat that not enough people are talking about? Babies. A toddler squeezed through the fence in front of the White House Thursday night, triggering an alarm and sending the Secret Service into lockdown mode.

NBC News reports that neither the baby or the parents were questioned by the Secret Service. "We were going to wait until he learned to talk to question him, but in lieu of that he got a timeout and was sent on way with parents," Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan said.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/toddler-breaches-white-house-security-ends-lawn-n175646

Terrorist babies, what's the world coming to?

 

[HaplessHenchman]

http://www.examiner.com/article/church-plans-animal-fighting-contest

STEPHENSVILLE, Wis. - St. Patrick's Parish in Hortonville, Wisconsin plan to host an event this weekend in which pigs are punched in the face, kicked, body-slammed, jumped on, yelled at and thrown into a bucket.

I guess the winner gets to bring home the bacon after they hammed it up in the winner's circle.

 

[blksuperman2]

lol, How do you not know what Hitler and the Nazis believed? I mean the ideals of the Aryan race were well known throughout the world even before WWII. Jesse Owens in the 1936 Olympics was one of the first to disprove the notion. *sigh* what are they teaching kids in schools these days?

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Colorado Health Officials Warn Residents of "Rabbit Fever"

Health officials in Colorado are warning people to stay away from sick or dead rabbits over fears of "rabbit fever," a potentially life-threatening disease. In even more troubling news, there's apparently a need for official reminders not to play with sick or dead rabbits.

According to CBS Colorado, there haven't yet been any confirmed human cases but officials in Jefferson County say that a rabbit in the southern part of the county has tested positive for the disease.

Tularemia, or rabbit fever–which contrary to its name can also be found in beavers and rodents, is a bacterial infection that can be spread through contact with sick or dead animals or through a bite from an infected flea or tick.

According to the CDC, symptoms from the Francisella tularensis bacteria include a high fever, swollen lymph nodes, and a sore where the bacteria entered the body, but it can also cause a sore throat, abdominal pain, vomiting or diarrhea if the bacteria is ingested through eating or drinking contaminated food or water.

It can be treated with antibiotics if caught early, but it can be deadly if left untreated. The disease strikes about 140 Americans a year.

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/08/05/jefferson-county-health-officials-warn-about-rabbit-fever/

Never even heard of this, also I was unaware that people played with rabbits

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Woman Reunites With Long-Lost Mom, Learns She Married Her Own Brother

One of the happiest moments in a Brazilian woman's life quickly turned into one of the worst when she reconnected with her biological mother and discovered she had a brother she had never known about. Unfortunately, she had also been married to him for seven years.

The Daily Mail reports that married couple Adriana, 39, and Leandro, 37, were both given up as babies and had been looking for their birth mothers for nearly their whole lives. Adriana went on Radio Globo's The Time is Now, a show that reunites long-lost relatives, this week, to finally meet her mom.

In their conversation, she learned her mother gave up another baby, her little brother, who just happened to have the same name as her husband. The host of the show, Ron Magrini, cut in to ask Leandro's last name, confirming the awful coincidence: Adriana had married her brother.

They first met 10 years ago, and now have a 6-year-old son together.

Adriana had suspected something like this after seeing their mother's name, Maria, on one of her husband's two birth certificates, but she thought the reunion would put those fears to rest, not confirm them.

"We thought it was funny that both our mothers had the same name, but it is a common name so we just thought it was a coincidence," she said.

Radio Globo reports the two never had their marriage notarized by the government or recognized by a church, so it's technically void under Brazilian law. Regardless, they say they love each other and plan to stay together.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...aby-realises-unwittingly-married-BROTHER.html

Well that has to make the family reunions a little awkward

 

[Erzengel]

Apparently, after waiting in line in front of a careless mother and her screaming small child, a man who was having a bad day (and had a headache) decided to ruin that family's day: The child was screaming "I want f**king pie!" so the man bought up every last pie — all 23 of them — and walked out of the Burger King location, turning only to see the enraged mother and child, helpless as the cashier told them that the restaurant had just sold out of pie.

Hahahaha.

 

[squeekness]

Woman Reunites With Long-Lost Mom, Learns She Married Her Own Brother

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...aby-realises-unwittingly-married-BROTHER.html

Well that has to make the family reunions a little awkward

Might make it harder if they plan to have kids. I feel kinda bad for them.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

^^
They have a 6 y/o daughter...

 

[squeekness]

Ah, sorry I missed that.

 

[TheSpectacular]

I'm a non-denominational Christian and I love science and don't see any problem between the two. But I know for damn sure the earth is not 6,000 years old. Like I said those people are morons. So maybe next time you shouldn't jump to conclusions huh?

I'm also a non-denominational Christian who is a science fan and I know many others who believe that the six days weren't meant to be taken as consecutive days.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

^^
yeah, they were Windows™ days ( IT jokes are what they are ).

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Florida Boy Who Fought Alligator Demands Animal's Tooth on a Necklace

A nine-year-old Florida boy, who successfully held off a nine-foot, four-hundred-pound alligator while swimming in a lake, is recovering in the hospital from the run-in, but not without a prize by his bedside: the tooth of the gator who tried to break him.

James Barney Jr. was attacked by the gator in Saint Cloud, Fla. on Thursday. Barney was swimming in the lake when he felt something brush against him. He reacted by mercilessly beating the hell out of the beast.

Via ABC News:

"I just immediately hit it and I let it go a little so I pry its jaw open," James Barney Jr. said.

[...]

"First I thought someone was just playing with me and I didn't know what happened. I reached down to go grab it and I felt its jaw, I felt its teeth," Barney said.

The boy came out of the scuffle with over thirty bite marks into his body, but was given the alligator's tooth as a reward, a tooth he should like to wear on a necklace as proof of men's dominion over the animal kingdom.

The gator is still on the loose, but the lake is now closed to swimmers until the boy takes his reward: that tooth.

Barney escaped with only minor alligator bites and a memorable souvenir, the animal's tooth.

"I want to put it on a necklace so that I can tell all my friends," he said.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-boy-fights-400-pound-alligator-wins/story?id=24913532

This kid is awesome, I see big things in his future. Maybe the next Teddy Roosevelt

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Wikipedia Won't Take Down Macaque Selfie Because the Monkey Took It

David Slater, the British nature photographer whose camera equipment was stolen by a selfie-mad macaque in 2011, has made repeated attempts to remove the famous photos that resulted from Wikimedia Commons, a database of royalty-free media from the organization behind Wikipedia. Wikimedia refused, claiming that Slater does not own the images' copyright.

Because the mischievous macaque pressed the shutter button, the organization argues, it is responsible for the photos, not Slater. And because a monkey can't own a copyright, Wikimedia put them online for free.

Now, Slater is suing, alleging that the Creative Commons license Wikimedia uses on the photo—allowing anyone to repurpose it without payment to Slater or anyone else—has caused him loss of income. From the Telegraph:

Mr. Slater now faces an estimated £10,000 legal bill to take the matter to court.

"If the monkey took it, it owns copyright, not me, that's their basic argument. What they don't realise is that it needs a court to decide that," he said.

The image has been removed in the past when he complained, but different editors regularly upload it once again.

"Some of their editors think it should be put back up. I've told them it's not public domain, they've got no right to say that its public domain. A monkey pressed the button, but I did all the setting up."

Let's assume for a moment that Wikimedia is right, and that by virtue of jamming a finger into the button that makes the big sounds and the scary flashy lights, the macaque is the photographer. Even if it can't technically hold a copyright, doesn't it deserve a voice in this argument?

Who will speak for the monkey?

An emailed statement from Wikimedia is below.

We don't agree that the photographer in question has copyright over the images. That doesn't mean the monkey owns the copyright: it just means that the human who owns the camera doesn't.

For example, under US copyright law, copyright claims cannot vest in to non-human authors (that is, non-human authors can't own copyrights) — and the monkey was the photographer. To claim copyright, the photographer would have had to make substantial contributions to the final image, and even then, they'd only have copyright for those alterations, not the underlying image.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...efuses-to-delete-photo-as-monkey-owns-it.html

This seems like a pretty hilarious court battle