Now, I know you would be quick to judge a gang whose tools of destruction are inhalers and fanny packs slings, but who are you to say what makes a gang? How many gangs have you been in lately? Since you are probably in Starbucks nursing milk in a dixie cup while the manager shoots you dirty looks for mooching their wireless, I’m going to guess you are in the “been in less than 3 gangs” demographic.
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Ever said this to yourself? “Well at least if I go to jail for life I can play Dungeons and Dragons till I die.”
False. Your life will have nothing to do with D&D magic if you are behind bars in one Wisconsin prison. Why you ask? The role-playing game promotes gang activity. Ah yes, should have known those D&D kids were up to something bigger than monster figurines and not having real friends.
Kevin T. Singer, a 33-year-old convicted murderer, sued after Waupun prison officials told him in 2004 that D&D was not allowed. Singer says he is a very serious D&D player. He wanted his materials back and said the confiscation violated his First Amendement rights.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the prison today, saying it was a reasonable policy.
Although we don’t usually sympathize with convicted murderers, we’re predicting a slippery slope of game confiscation. What next? Take away “Sorry” because it encourages players to screw over their friends in their quest to win it all?
According to a report from the Associated Press, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt formally adopted a cheetah cub in an effort to help protect the endangered species. Bolt, who named his cub “Lighting Bolt,” has created the fastest man/pet pair since Carl Lewis teamed up with roadrunner for that PSA about the dangers of drinking and driving.
Now, I know a lot of you think this is a heartwarming story, but it really isn’t. All Bolt has done with this adoption is guarantee they will be the loneliest jogging pair ever. Do you really think that girl at the dog park in sweatpants, dragging a wiener dog along by its leash is going to be able to keep up with them? I don’t think so. It’s the same reason Sonic the Hedgehog never had a girlfriend. He just couldn’t slow down to give a girl the time of day. That and he had a not so subtle addiction to crystal meth that always seemed to keep the female hedgehogs away.
Read more about Bolt’s new pet here.
The Harvard Crimson reports that next year students will be able to study the HBO show “The Wire” for school credit.
Personally, I think this is the greatest idea for a college course since they started teaching Nintendo. I don’t know too much about this “Harvard” place, but I’m sure I have the credits to transfer in to be a Wire major. I plan on minoring in Omar Studies, with an emphasis in Stringer Bell Economics.
The Wire still remains the only show on television outside of Jeopardy, Bill Nye the Science Guy and Fraggle Rock that made me feel like I learned something after watching it. What did I learn from Fraggle Rock? Every time my sink breaks it’s those God Damn Fraggles fault.
Vice posted a great piece about Hashima Island, an abandoned town off the coast of Japan. No it’s not left over a game of Giant Battleship, it’s a former coal mining town. Here’s an excerpt about the island.
A former coal mining facility owned by Mitsubishi Motors, Hashima Island was once the most densely populated place on earth, packing over 13,000 people into each square kilometre of its residential high-risers. It operated from 1887 until 1974, after which the coal industry fell into decline and the mines were shut for good. With their jobs gone and no other reason to stay in this mini urban nightmare, almost overnight the entire population fled back to the mainland, leaving most of their stuff behind to rot.
Today it is illegal to go anywhere near the place as it’s beyond restoration and totally unsafe. The Japanese Government aren’t keen to draw unwanted attention to this testament to the hardship of the country’s post-war industrial revolution either.
Check out the article for a most interesting read.
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According to a recent study, Australians who indulge in up to 28 drinks a week stand a better chance of warding off dementia than those who abstain from drinking.
Of course, what the study doesn’t mention is that 28 drinks a week significantly increases your chances of getting alcohol poisoning, starting a fight at an Eagles game, crashing your segway and having a twenty minute conversation with a mural on the side of a Dominicks.
Either way, you can read the particulars of this notably flawed study here.
It was only a matter of time before this became a reality. We’ve all seen them before and kept quiet about their existence. They disappear into the bathroom at the club for ten or fifteen minutes at a time, reemerging with a newfound energy that they didn’t have before they went in. They often indulge in periods of heightened reality, where they feel invincible to what the world can throw at them. I am of course talking about the troublesome and seldom acknowledged species commonly known as the Cocaine Shark.
According to a (true) story from Rueters:
Mexico’s navy has seized more than a ton of cocaine stuffed inside frozen sharks, as drug gangs under military pressure go to greater lengths to conceal narcotics bound for the United States.
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There have been quite a few pictures circulating in the last few days of Barrel Monster, an amusing creation from artist Joseph Carnevale, who composed this sculpture from materials looted at this roadside construction site.
But, it was only a matter of time before mobs arrived with their torches, driving barrel monster into the forest because of his misunderstood ideals, frightening appearance to passing cars and penchant to haunt children in their dreams. It was reported earlier this week that Carnevale was charged with misdemeanor larceny for his actions and his classic work of art, to be destroyed.
Watch the video below for further details.
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