Daily Rotten Archives February 18, 2006 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Porn Squad! Washington Post | Submitted by: anonymous "Two uniformed men strolled into the main room of the Little Falls library in Bethesda one day last week and demanded the attention of all patrons using the computers. Then they made their announcement: The viewing of Internet pornography was forbidden." ... "A police officer arrived. In the end, no one had to step outside except the uniformed men." Read article... and This article... Comments (125) Penis: It's What's For Dinner London Telegraph | Submitted by: Schwag of Tulsa "In China, you are what you eat." Read article... and This article... Comments (71) One Last Kiss Court TV | Submitted by: 'S'mofo butter layin' me to da' BONE! Jackin' me up... tight me! "In ordinary social intercourse, one adult does not touch the neck of another adult outside of intimate relationships, at least not without some unusual but reasonable justification." Read article... Comments (35) Goats Fear Tiger Poo CNN | Submitted by: tjd "A tiger's roar might be scary, but Australian researchers have found that the predator's poo is just as potent. Researchers at the University of Queensland said on Friday they had successfully trailed a tiger poo repellant, warding off wild goats for at least three days." ... "Others put the cost in the billions, mostly from European imports such as rabbits, foxes and crop-choking weeds." ... Also: Goat Sex Hazing Incident Read article... and This article... Comments (31) Houston eyes cameras at apartment complexes Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Submitted by: MrBlack "I know a lot of people are concerned about Big Brother, but my response to that is, if you are not doing anything wrong, why should you worry about it?" Read article... Comments (45) Fuck that c|Net | Submitted by: anonymous "Google lashed out at the U.S. Justice Department on Friday, saying that a high-profile request for a list of a week's worth of search terms must not be granted because it would disclose trade secrets and violate the privacy rights of its users." ... "Another reason for objecting to the subpoena, [Google says], is that government lawyers might share the information with the FBI for criminal prosecution -- say, of people who typed in search terms like marijuana cultivation or directv hacking." ... WTF: This video is not playable in your country. Read article... and This article... Comments (48) Liquid Plumber'll get that right out CNN | Submitted by: Der Metzgermeister "The corpses of at least 20 newborn babies and fetuses are found each week in the sewers of Zimbabwe's capital, some having been flushed down toilets, Harare city authorities said, according to state media Friday." Read article... Comments (28) Why they are called Choppers WKMG-TV 6 Orlando | Submitted by: xxxtinct species-reader57 "A 34-year-old maintenance worker at Orlando Executive Airport was killed Friday after he was thrown through the windshield of a helicopter and into its blades, according to a Local 6 News report." Read article... Comments (32) Chomp! TwinCities.com | Submitted by: oddser5050 "Police arrested a 19-year-old St. Cloud woman Friday, saying she bit off a piece of another woman's nose in a fight earlier that day. Police in the St. Cloud suburb of Waite Park had to obtain a search warrant to recover the piece of nose, which was re-attached to the victim, a 22-year-old woman, at St. Cloud Hospital." Read article... Comments (15) Knob Fetish San Francisco Chronicle | Submitted by: oddser5050 "A man who claims he is obsessed with doorknobs faces three years in prison for a burglary spree in which dozens of them were taken from construction sites, along with tools and other materials." Read article... Comments (27) Bird Head Soup MSNBC | Submitted by: oddser5050 "A northern Illinois resident reported finding a bird’s head in a can of pinto beans, prompting a Chicago-based food company to announce a voluntary recall on Friday." Read article... Comments (22) Ugly pervert sentenced KSDK | Submitted by: athenstexman "This is one of the most vile creatures to pass thru this courthouse in years, and probably ever, short of having killed this child, I can't imagine anything he could have done worse to a victim than what this guy did." [With report by Jack Wang.] Read article... Comments (73) Rapist Leaves Wallet Behind Houston Chronicle | Submitted by: xxxtinct species-reader57 "A man accused of sexually assaulting an Amarillo woman was arrested when he called police to report being robbed of his wallet, which the victim said dropped from his pants during the attack." ... Also: I started foaming at the mouth almost immediately Read article... and This article... Comments (22) A little tiny rave for rats BBC | Submitted by: Swern "Listening to loud music exacerbates the effects on the brain of taking ecstasy, researchers have found. Italian scientists gave the drug to rats who were then exposed to music at nightclub noise levels. The researchers measured the electrical activity in the rats' brains and found that noise prolonged the effects of ecstasy by up to five days." Read article... Comments (41)