What's in the News

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George

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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #930 on: March 23, 2009, 02:19:08 AM »
Are you sure Con had nothing to do with it??
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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #931 on: March 23, 2009, 02:28:24 AM »
PF, that picture would make a good avatar-of-the-month.

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Schnerby

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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #932 on: March 23, 2009, 03:05:28 AM »
I like PF's avatar. Every time there is a post with that sniggering dog I always think it's laughing at the content. Like there is some private joke and we're all missing it.

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paddyfields

Re: What's in the News
« Reply #933 on: March 23, 2009, 03:24:01 AM »
I like PF's avatar. Every time there is a post with that sniggering dog I always think it's laughing at the content. Like there is some private joke and we're all missing it.

I like Georges dancing Chicken!

I could change my Avatar and use this Donald duck Avatar??




Re: What's in the News
« Reply #934 on: March 24, 2009, 02:35:37 AM »
I like PF's avatar. Every time there is a post with that sniggering dog I always think it's laughing at the content. Like there is some private joke and we're all missing it.

His name is Muttley. He flew with a bunch of villains trying to shoot down a messenger pigeon.
And there is no liar like the indignant man... -Nietszche

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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #935 on: March 24, 2009, 02:42:29 AM »
wasn't that from penelope pitstop??

Re: What's in the News
« Reply #936 on: March 24, 2009, 04:25:07 AM »
Naw, the villain there was Snively Whiplash, voiced by Paul Linde.
And there is no liar like the indignant man... -Nietszche

Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. -William James

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paddyfields

Re: What's in the News
« Reply #937 on: March 24, 2009, 05:53:10 AM »
wasn't that from penelope pitstop??


Dastardly_and_Muttley_in_Their_Flying_Machines  . Penelope Pitstop was written by one of the writers of Dastardly.....

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DaDan

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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #938 on: March 24, 2009, 06:48:45 AM »
I realize this news report will seem a tad  offtopic ....

NASA halts test of space station urine recycler

*Locking pin installed upside down on last spacewalk

*Urine recycling system shuts down during test run
  bibibibibi

http://uk.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUKB59730
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paddyfields

Re: What's in the News
« Reply #939 on: March 24, 2009, 01:02:20 PM »
  Ringleader of major pyramid scam gets 15 years
By Jane Chen  |   2009-3-24 
THE mastermind behind Beijing's biggest pyramid scheme was sentenced to 15 years in prison yesterday for swindling 1.68 billion yuan (US$246 million) from more than 22,000 victims by promising high returns on an investment in trees.

Ringleader Zhao Pengyun, 39, was also fined 300.3 million yuan, the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court ruled yesterday.


http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=395284&type=National

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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #940 on: March 24, 2009, 02:29:58 PM »
Nah, leave us Muttley. Wasn't there a character in Top Cat called Muttley. I seem to remember him sniggering a lot too.

... promising high returns on an investment in trees.

I hear trees are not a good place to store one's investments.

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Nolefan

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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #941 on: March 24, 2009, 08:39:44 PM »

Here we go again... this time over medicine???  kkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkk

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paddyfields

Re: What's in the News
« Reply #942 on: March 27, 2009, 06:16:43 AM »
  Appeal in Sanlu milk scandal rejected
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A court in north China's Hebei Province today dismissed appeals by a brother and sister involved in the Sanlu milk scandal, upholding a death sentence for one and an eight-year jail term for the other.

In the appeal trial this morning, the Hebei High People's Court upheld the original verdict that charged Geng Jinping and Geng Jinzhu, brother and sister, with producing and selling poisoned food.

Geng Jinping was sentenced to death and deprived of political rights, and his personal property would all be confiscated.


http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200903/20090326/article_395542.htm

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paddyfields

Re: What's in the News
« Reply #943 on: March 27, 2009, 06:28:17 AM »
Beware of the BaiJiu  jjjjjjjjjj
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     4 dead, more than 10 sick after drinking liquor in Hubei
 PROBLEMATIC liquor in central China's Hubei Province had new victims, with one more died Tuesday night, bringing the death toll from three to four, local police said today.

Meanwhile, more than 10 others have been hospitalized as of Wednesday morning, up from five Tuesday.

These people drank bulk Baijiu, a grain alcohol, Monday and yesterday in Wufeng County. Preliminary tests showed the alcohol they drank contained a larger than normal amount of methanol.

The county government has issued a notice telling local residents not to drink bulk Baijiu and launched an investigation into the case.

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=395428&type=National



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Re: What's in the News
« Reply #944 on: March 27, 2009, 02:07:23 PM »
See I thought it was ALWAYS a good idea not to drink baijiu.  aaaaaaaaaa