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VisibilityMissing · Postby **VisibilityMissing** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 12:49 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (GhostWay @ Jan 23 2005, 06:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> I believe the pastor is conservative as far as dress codes go - essentially, the mindset that women should wear skirts or dresses instead of pants.  </td></tr></table>  Yeah, that was my assumption, too. However the joke was too tempting *BAD BAD BAD WRONG WRONG*

Zaaphod · Postby **Zaaphod** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:06 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (GhostWay @ Jan 23 2005, 04:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> I believe the pastor is conservative as far as dress codes go - essentially, the mindset that women should wear skirts or dresses instead of pants.  </td></tr></table>  Yes, of course, since as everyone knows women wearing pants leads to all sorts of horrible things. Like sarcasm. <img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' />

Ozymandias · Postby **Ozymandias** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:14 pm

You don't know how odd it is seeing your surname come up randomly. Anyhoo, I say equality for all - yes, men should be able to wear skirts if they want to!

GhostWay · Postby **GhostWay** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:26 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Ozymandias @ Jan 24 2005, 12:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Anyhoo, I say equality for all - yes, men should be able to wear skirts if they want to!</td></tr></table>  I thought those were called "kilts". Though, it does remind me of <a href='http://www.ozyandmillie.org/2000/om20000103.html' target='_blank'>this</a>.

Ozymandias · Postby **Ozymandias** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:38 pm

lol, I remeber that. On a side note, I got 3 more ppl reading O&M over the weekend.

VisibilityMissing · Postby **VisibilityMissing** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 3:40 am

Behold . . . the power of mold!  <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: </td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Jan 24, 5:16 PM EST Mold Shuts Down Post Office in Iowa OTHO, Iowa (AP) -- Rain, snow and sleet won't keep the mail from being delivered. But mold? The post office in this small northern Iowa town has been closed since Dec. 8 after a black mold fungus called Stachybotrys was found in the building. Now, the town's 575 residents must travel eight miles to Fort Dodge to get their mail. Postal officials are looking at solutions, but they say the Otho post office won't open anytime soon. "Cleaning black mold is near impossible," said Cathy Ellett, manager of post office operations. "Once we walk away from black mold, the chances of going back are slim." One solution would be to build a new post office. Six other Iowa sites are ahead of Otho on the list, so it could be awhile before a new facility is built. Until then, temporary boxes are set up in the lobby of the Fort Dodge post office for Otho customers. "It's a major inconvenience for all out residents and businesses," Otho resident Joe Hayes said. Black mold is a slimy, greenish-black mold that grows on wood, paper and certain types of drywall that have been consistently exposed to water, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It can lead to health problems, such as a runny nose, eye irritation, cough, congestion and aggravate other conditions, such as asthma, OSHA records show. --- Information from: The Messenger, <a href='http://www.messengernews.net' target='_blank'>http://www.messengernews.net</a> 2005 The Associated Press</td></tr></table>

VisibilityMissing · Postby **VisibilityMissing** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 3:49 am

A constitutional issue . . . yeah . . .  <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: </td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Jan 23, 11:18 PM EST Nevada Judge Throws Out Lap-Dance Law LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A Las Vegas law prohibiting strippers from fondling customers during lap dances is unconstitutionally vague, a judge ruled. District Court Judge Sally Loehrer affirmed a lower court ruling that as many as five misdemeanor criminal cases filed against Las Vegas strippers should be dismissed. Friday's ruling affects only dancers within city limits. The Clark County Commission in 2002 limited touching between strippers and patrons during private lap dances, specifically barring strippers from touching or sitting on the customer's genital area. But the municipal code was not as specific, saying only that strippers and their patrons should not "fondle" or "caress" each other. City attorneys told Loehrer touching is illegal when dancers engage in contact aimed at sexually arousing the customer. But defense lawyer James Colin argued the lack of specifics makes it impossible to enforce the law. "It's too confusing," Colin said. "No one knows." Under Loehrer's ruling, no dancer in the city can be arrested for violating the municipal code. The city is considering an appeal. 2005 The Associated Press</td></tr></table>

Ozymandias · Postby **Ozymandias** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 7:42 pm

I think this is fitting: <a href='http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/articl ... 23,00.html' target='_blank'>10 000 when it came to the crunch</a>

VisibilityMissing · Postby **VisibilityMissing** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 5:12 am

Hogs on the highway . . . more animal mayhem!  <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: </td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Jan 26, 8:12 PM EST Three Hogs Escape From Trailer in N.C. WINTERVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Tim Langley is getting good at corralling escaped hogs. For the second time in as many months, the animal control officer on Monday had to assist in rounding up three hogs that had gotten out of a trailer on N.C. Highway 11. The hogs - each weighing a few hundred pounds - headed to a grassy area in front of Pitt Community College, where animal control officers, police and college workers set up a temporary chicken-wire pen before loading them into the trailer. One of the hogs suffered scrapes from its tumble onto the road. In December, Langley assisted in corralling six hogs - weighing around 350 pounds each - that fell out of the back of a trailer near U.S. 264. "This is hog month, I believe," Langley said. "Somebody needs to start securing those gates better." --- Information from: The Daily Reflector, <a href='http://www.reflector.com' target='_blank'>http://www.reflector.com</a> 2005 The Associated Press.</td></tr></table>

GhostWay · Postby **GhostWay** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:31 am

<a href='http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6867061/' target='_blank'>Asteroid named after Douglas Adams</a> You have to admit, he was such a hoopy frood. He really knew where his towel was.

VisibilityMissing · Postby **VisibilityMissing** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 1:27 am

A really good deal on gas:  <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: </td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Jan 27, 5:53 PM EST Mistake Puts Gas Price at Only 18 Cents By CHUCK BROWN Associated Press Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A misplaced decimal point gave drivers a surprisingly good deal on gas, and even inspired some threats of violence at a west Omaha filling station Wednesday night. Carolyn Folsom, who occasionally helps her brother and father run the self-service, attendant-less Shell station, said she goofed Wednesday afternoon when entering prices into the computer that runs the fuel tanks. A gallon of regular, unleaded gasoline was supposed to cost $1.89 but ended up costing only 18 cents. "I don't know if my finger missed the nine or what," Folsom said. "The whole family is laughing about this. I will never live this down." Folsom said about 500 gallons of gas were sold during the several hours the price was down, costing the business about $1000. The station does not have an attendant and the only way to pay is at the pump, so the mistake went unnoticed for hours. A fuel truck driver who came to deliver gas discovered the problem and tried to block the entrance of the station with his truck, Folsom said. But by then word was out and the rush for cheap fuel was on. Folsom said one person threatened to hit the fuel truck driver with a hammer if he didn't stop blocking the entrance. "That's the thing that upsets me," Folsom said. "I mean, grow up." Folsom said her father fixed the price about 7:15 p.m. And he's forgiven her for the mistake, she said. 2005 The Associated Press.</td></tr></table>

Dr. Dos · Postby **Dr. Dos** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 2:05 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (GhostWay @ Jan 27 2005, 07:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> <a href='http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6867061/' target='_blank'>Asteroid named after Douglas Adams</a> You have to admit, he was such a hoopy frood. He really knew where his towel was.  </td></tr></table>  That is awesome.

VisibilityMissing · Postby **VisibilityMissing** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 1:13 am

Have you ever threatened to cook your pet?  <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: </td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Jan 28, 6:33 PM EST Student Who Cooked Pets Won't Face Charges THOMPSON, Ohio (AP) -- Police and humane society officials decided not to file charges against a 16-year-old student who skinned and cooked a Guinea pig and a rabbit during a living skills class. They said Thursday it would have been hard to prove the killings were unnecessary because students did eat some of the meat, and investigators didn't find evidence the animals suffered needlessly. Authorities said the student killed the rabbit with a bow-and-arrow and used a knife to kill the Guinea pig at home before cooking them in class at Ledgemont High School on Jan. 19. "From a standpoint of being able to prosecute, we could not find evidence to pursue a cruelty charge," said Sharon Harvey, executive director of the Geauga Humane Society. "Do we disapprove of what happened? Absolutely. But, sadly, what happened is not illegal." Beto Gage, principal of the school about 35 miles northeast of Cleveland, said living skills teacher, Diana Stevens, lets students prepare meals once a quarter. The student had asked Stevens if he could catch and cook a wild rabbit and she approved, provided he gut the carcass before class, Gage said. Students who didn't want to watch were allowed to leave the room. The boy, whose name hasn't been released, bought the animals at a pet store. He told school officials he bought the animals because he wasn't able to catch a wild rabbit during a hunt. --- Information from: The Plain Dealer, <a href='http://www.cleveland.com' target='_blank'>http://www.cleveland.com</a> 2005 The Associated Press. </td></tr></table>

Arloest · Postby **Arloest** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 3:22 am

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GhostWay · Postby **GhostWay** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 3:27 am

Of course, the headline wasn't enough. They had to make it an exclamation.

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