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Friday, March 04, 2005

Cops: Chuck E Cheese Style

From The Week magazine comes this gem:

Police in Colorado used a Taser gun to subdue a man accused of overloading his plate at a restaurant salad bar. Danon Gale, 29, and the manager of a Chuck E. Cheese got into an argument over how much salad he’d taken. When police could not resolve the dispute peacefully, they shocked Gale twice with the stun gun. “They tased him in my sister’s lap,” said witness Felicia Mayo. “They had no regard for the effect this would have on the kids. This is Chuck E. Cheese, you know.”

I'm guessing that Mr. Gale has a buttload of free tokens coming his way.

Chimps Gone Wild

This one sounds like another one of those shows that Fox has become famous for. The plot:

Moe the chimp, who has been sequestered for 5 years after biting off a woman's digit, celebrates his 39th birthday in style. Meanwhile, two of his "disciples" (Buddy and Ollie) decide enough is enough and get medieval on a 60-year-old couple. In the process, a man loses a good bit of his nose and two chimps lie dead.

I can almost hear the pitch meeting in Hollywood now: It's kind of like a cross between the Manson family story and Silence of the Lambs...except with chimps.

Coverage on BoingBoing
Story on CNN

Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Luxury Hotel Opens at Hitler's Alpine Retreat

I've heard that they have a terrific barbecue night featuring authentic German (slightly used) ovens.

Link | Reuters

Actor Tom Sizemore told to beat drugs or die

If you skim this article too fast, you might miss the detail that Sizemore was caught trying to use a "prosthetic penis" filled with a clean urine sample to fake the results. I don't know about you, but I'm guessing that using a prosthetic penis is pretty high up on the list of addiction warning signs.

Link | MSNBC