Daily Rotten Archives February 26, 2006 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Abortions for None! Argus Leader | Submitted by: I'm not here (this is not happening) "As the South Dakota House of Representatives gave final approval today to a bill aimed at banning most abortions and creating a U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, Gov. Mike Rounds said he’s inclined to sign it. The House gave final approval to the bill with a 50-18 vote Friday afternoon." Read article... Comments (193) Sheep in a Can Tri-City Herald | Submitted by: ZebraBob "A homeless man who police say tried to take a sheep from the Little Rock Zoo has been arrested on numerous charges. A security guard at the zoo called police Tuesday evening after spotting a man carrying a trash can with a sheep in it, a police report said." Read article... Comments (34) Nazis Cockblocked Again MSNBC | Submitted by: Sgt. Pecker "Violence broke out at a neo-Nazi rally before a planned march through a predominantly black neighborhood Saturday, with police making numerous arrests. Police hauled away at least five people in handcuffs after a fistfight broke out between supporters of the National Socialist Movement and counter-demonstrators who were voicing their displeasure with the group’s anti-minority message." Read article... Comments (45) All Rise for Judge Penis Pump North County Gazette | Submitted by: JS92647 "In December, following a preliminary hearing, a judge found that enough probable cause existed for the trial of former district court judge Donald Thompson to proceed. Thompson, 59, is charged with four felony counts of indecent exposure for allegedly using a "penis pump" under his judicial robes while adjudicating two murder trials and a civil trial in 2003." Read article... Comments (29) Gas Bath Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal | Submitted by: erov "A house fire that killed one child and left two others and their mother in critical condition was started when the mother used gasoline tried to kill lice, according to [the fire chief]." Read article... Comments (54) Boycott backfires: South Park gets record audience Sympatico MSN | Submitted by: Fort McMurray "An appeal from the Catholic Church for New Zealanders to boycott an episode of South Park has resulted in a record audience there for the controversial cartoon." Read article... Comments (70) Rock On Wire Services | Submitted by: anonymous "A teenage guitarist got so carried away while bouncing up and down on his bed mimicking a rock star that he flew out of a third floor window to his death, a Singapore newspaper reported Wednesday." Read article... Comments (43) Gang signs shooed away South Bend Tribune | Submitted by: Lavos "Nike Air Jordans. Reebok high-tops. K-Swiss. Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars. Adidas. Brand-name, expensive shoes hanging in the air, high above the concrete." ... Also: DANGER WARNING HOGS BITE Read article... and This article... Comments (23) Disney orgy was pretty tame affair San Francisco Chronicle | Submitted by: Timecop on DVD "You can see the Orgy on Paul Krassner's Web site," he pointed out, "and I think you'll be surprised how tasteful it is by contemporary standards. The best image, smack in the center, is Pluto peeing on a picture of Mickey." [I'm totally freaked out by the little rabbit enjoying the ice cream cone.] Read article... Comments (43) Sunday Morning Free-for-All: Don Knotts we hardly knew ye CNN | Submitted by: Rotten Staff Duder "Don Knotts, who kept generations of TV audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show and would-be swinger landlord Ralph Furley on Three's Company, has died." [I will also miss Chris Penn who recently died happy, I liked him in Reservoir Dogs and Short Cuts.] Read article... Comments (54)