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Mojo 03-14-2014 06:10 AM

Well, apparently the venue have a bit of a rep. Some of the discussion it created involved comedians talking about them. I havent seen her yet. She's done the fringe a couple of times and gigs a lot. Shes been on BBC radio once too.

She seemed to be doing alright for herself but one thing this did for her was get her noticed.

Burning Down 03-14-2014 07:43 AM

Romania owns red, yellow, and blue. Make sure you never use or look at those colours again unless you're in Romania.

Romania to Sue Queen's University for use of "Tricolour" | Queen's TV

Engine 03-14-2014 12:25 PM

Werewolf enthusiast, 44, 'groomed teenage girls to join his slayer covenant'

djchameleon 03-14-2014 05:18 PM

HORROR: Five Cops Beat Innocent, Unarmed Father to Death Outside Cinemas | Alternet
just wow.

I'm going to put the video behind a spoiler just in case anyone has triggers related to police brutality
Spoiler for spoiler for possible trigger:

Janszoon 03-14-2014 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon (Post 1427551)
HORROR: Five Cops Beat Innocent, Unarmed Father to Death Outside Cinemas | Alternet
just wow.

I'm going to put the video behind a spoiler just in case anyone has triggers related to police brutality
Spoiler for spoiler for possible trigger:

Jesus. I couldn't even finish watching that. I read the article though, and that is really fucked up. I don't even know what to say.

Paul Smeenus 03-14-2014 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon (Post 1427553)
Jesus. I couldn't even finish watching that. I read the article though, and that is really fucked up. I don't even know what to say.


Police killed my BFF. I hear people say it must've been his own fault because police don't just kill innocent people. There's plentiful examples of this kind of brutality.

http://www.musicbanter.com/members/p...-me-dougie.jpg

Cuthbert 03-14-2014 06:11 PM

What will happen to those police now?

It's bad enough when stuff like this happens but then when they're not held accountable it's even worse.

lol at them trying to block the camera when they turn the guy over as well.

Paul Smeenus 03-14-2014 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Christian Benteke (Post 1427564)
What will happen to those police now?

It's bad enough when stuff like this happens but then when they're not held accountable it's even worse.

lol at them trying to block the camera when they turn the guy over as well.


I can only tell you that the 2 cops that killed my bestie were cleared of any wrongdoing, despite dashcam video that shows that Dougie was tased 5 more times, kicked and beaten with nightsticks while he lay, motionless and unarmed, fatally bleeding inside his broken skull.

Cuthbert 03-14-2014 08:43 PM

that's ****ed up mate, sorry to hear that

djchameleon 03-14-2014 08:45 PM

They are mostly likely getting paid suspension right now until a hearing comes up where they get off without punishment.

Scarlett O'Hara 03-14-2014 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon (Post 1427612)
They are mostly likely getting paid suspension right now until a hearing comes up where they get off without punishment.

Ugh, ****ing pigs.

Frownland 03-14-2014 09:56 PM

On a lighter note: Woman accidentally joins search party looking for herself | Death and Taxes

Scarlett O'Hara 03-14-2014 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine (Post 1427438)

Here's another creep:

Meet The Twilight Trucker: He Wore Vampire Fangs & Kept Sex Slaves Locked Up In His Rig For MONTHS! Get The Terrifying Deets HERE! | PerezHilton.com

Burning Down 03-14-2014 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon (Post 1427612)
They are mostly likely getting paid suspension right now until a hearing comes up where they get off without punishment.

I never understood the paid suspension thing. How is that a punishment, when you're still getting paid?? It's no different than a vacation.

Freebase Dali 03-14-2014 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down (Post 1427698)
I never understood the paid suspension thing. How is that a punishment, when you're still getting paid?? It's no different than a vacation.


Paid suspensions are definitely vacations.
But if that goes on a record that future employers may consider, they maybe it's a negative thing. Not sure. I don't work in the public sector.

Janszoon 03-14-2014 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down (Post 1427698)
I never understood the paid suspension thing. How is that a punishment, when you're still getting paid?? It's no different than a vacation.

I don't know if the paid suspension is supposed to be punishment. I think it's just a way of putting them on hold while the case is being investigated.

Paul Smeenus 03-14-2014 11:27 PM

I made an important edit to my previous post. Dougie was anything but unharmed. I meant to say he was unarmed. Autocorrect rears its ugly head again.

Cuthbert 03-15-2014 01:49 AM


BBC 'Free Speech' censors Gay Muslim debate for Mosque - YouTube

BBC accused of censorship in row over Free Speech show from mosque | Media | The Guardian

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A Free Speech spokesman said "out of respect to the Birmingham Central Mosque" the show decided to delay the debate on Muslim gay rights.
Interesting.

And lol at the irony.

Cuthbert 03-15-2014 02:01 AM

BBC News - Jamaica dancehall star Vybz Kartel guilty of murder

lol at sending a text confirming you've disposed of a body

djchameleon 03-15-2014 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Christian Benteke (Post 1427735)
BBC News - Jamaica dancehall star Vybz Kartel guilty of murder

lol at sending a text confirming you've disposed of a body


Lol all these radio stations and fans were defending him so hard saying that it was a cover up.

He is guilty as ****.

derek 03-16-2014 12:27 PM

seriously...can't believe how stupid this millionaire was...don't you have better things to do? i guess not..

Pinkberry co-founder Young Lee gets 7 years in prison for ‘violent and merciless’ assault of homeless man


Pinkberry co-founder Young Lee gets 7 years in prison for

Goofle 03-16-2014 01:07 PM

Politics over pills: Happy Mondays

Hallelujah.

Janszoon 03-16-2014 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Goofle11 (Post 1428276)

:laughing:

Mojo 03-16-2014 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Goofle11 (Post 1428276)

:laughing:

I bet Bez has a sore head in the morning.

BBC News - 'Moronic' Joshua Bonehill-Paine admits Leicester pub hoax

Hate-mongering idiot finally admits that many of The Daily Bale's articles were made up. Some of them, such as allegations that "an Asian youth" had assaulted a two-month old baby and thrown them against a brick wall, were quite clearly false even at the time. Others, such as a UK pub banning British military personnel so as not to offend the area's immigrant population, were somewhat more plausible but all quite blatantly designed to provoke a violent, angry reaction from the xenophobe "patriots" among us.

And it worked. I remember people sharing these reports and responding angrily towards them. The pub he targeted was forced to close down after what they claim was over a thousands threats of terror and violence.

It is ****ing terrifying to know that some people are so easily misled or manipulated.

Janszoon 03-16-2014 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by rostasi (Post 1428340)

I read that earlier today. I'm kind of curious what's up with the excommunication part of the story.

Psy-Fi 03-17-2014 10:44 AM

Oh, the horror!..:yikes:

Airbnb renter returns to ‘overweight orgy’ | New York Post

djchameleon 03-17-2014 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Psy-Fi (Post 1428614)

yeah I heard about that story. Screw that guy for sub letting his apartment. I'm glad he's getting evicted. Too bad the Airbnb company is going to look out for him and make sure he has a new place or some such non-sense.

Burning Down 03-17-2014 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon (Post 1428346)
I read that earlier today. I'm kind of curious what's up with the excommunication part of the story.

Maybe he's come out as gay and that he was also a soldier.

Black Francis 03-17-2014 05:32 PM

I apologise if someone shared this one before,

Arapahoe County mother accused of faking 6-year-old son's cancer, accepting $25,000 in donations - 7NEWS Denver TheDenverChannel.com

https://fbcdn-photos-h-a.akamaihd.ne...58303072_n.jpg

Horrible human being or a good mother? she did take her family to Disney xD

Cuthbert 03-17-2014 10:06 PM

^ That sort of brings me on to this story:

NICE cancer email hoax warning - Health News - NHS Choices

BBC News - 'You've got cancer' hoax email warning

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/image...anceremail.jpg

http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/cance...ail/story.html

Very scummy.

djchameleon 03-18-2014 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Black Francis (Post 1428745)
I apologise if someone shared this one before,

Arapahoe County mother accused of faking 6-year-old son's cancer, accepting $25,000 in donations - 7NEWS Denver TheDenverChannel.com

https://fbcdn-photos-h-a.akamaihd.ne...58303072_n.jpg

Horrible human being or a good mother? she did take her family to Disney xD

This reminds me of an episode of Rake that I saw recently but instead of doing stuff for her son. She ended up taking the money and donations and gambling it away. So in comparison this woman is a good mother.

butthead aka 216 03-18-2014 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon (Post 1428937)
This reminds me of an episode of Rake that I saw recently but instead of doing stuff for her son. She ended up taking the money and donations and gambling it away. So in comparison this woman is a good mother.

Lol I saw that too.... actually found that episode distasteful a bit tbh. I'm sure they got complaints. It was kinda offensive to cancer patients

djchameleon 03-18-2014 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by butthead aka 216 (Post 1428971)
Lol I saw that too.... actually found that episode distasteful a bit tbh. I'm sure they got complaints. It was kinda offensive to cancer patients

I like how he tried to play it off on the casino and make it seem like they were the predators for preying on her gambling addiction.

Paul Smeenus 03-18-2014 10:07 AM

Holy crap breaking news

2 killed in news helicopter crash near Seattle Center | KING5.com Seattle

Black Francis 03-18-2014 12:00 PM

Holy sh*t, so now even e-mails cause cancer? what DOESN'T cause cancer these days.. >_>

The Batlord 03-18-2014 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon (Post 1428937)
This reminds me of an episode of Rake that I saw recently but instead of doing stuff for her son. She ended up taking the money and donations and gambling it away. So in comparison this woman is a good mother.

Dude, I love that show. Great casting for the lead.

djchameleon 03-18-2014 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1429123)
Dude, I love that show. Great casting for the lead.

I agree but I have this terrible feeling that it might get cancelled before it really hits its stride.

butthead aka 216 03-18-2014 05:26 PM

I'm not a big greg kinear fan. Only watched that one episode and it was good but again distasteful with the cancer stuff they had goin on and kinear treating the kid with fake cancer like he had a contagous disease. If that's an indicator if the show tryns be edgy it wont last

djchameleon 03-18-2014 06:31 PM

Racist ‘White Man March’ Happened, Nobody Cares

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Just the fact that nobody seemed to threaten the group, marching at the corner of a busy intersection, probably shows just how ridiculous everyone thought they looked. Despite the small turn out for this one location, multiple small groups across the country did show their support for the “White Man March”. Renegade Broadcasting even took the time to make a video montage of all the marches that happened during this event. Still, an average of fifty to sixty people, standing up for white supremacy in a land that is 3,794,100 square miles in size, 315,000,000 in population is not even considered an accomplishment.

Mondo Bungle 03-18-2014 07:00 PM

Physicist rejoices as he learns his Big Bang theory is correct


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