Daily Rotten Archives March 1, 2007 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Penis on Fire AZ Central | Submitted by: azdollarbill "A Montreal woman who used fondue fuel to set her late boyfriend's penis on fire has been sentenced to four years in prison." ... "The 52-year-old spent a month in hospital after suffering third-degree burns in the pelvic area and on his chest." Read article... Comments (100) Finally somebody's talking some sense! Wire Services | Submitted by: anonymous "A former Canadian defense minister is demanding governments worldwide disclose and use secret alien technologies obtained in alleged UFO crashes to stem climate change, a local paper said Wednesday." Read article... Comments (150) Man Blames Burrito For Paralysis WKMG-TV 6 Orlando | Submitted by: glennskii "Roger Anderson's attorney said the burrito caused a bacterial infection, which led to a disease that affects the body's nerves." Read article... Comments (48) That's so gay! MSNBC | Submitted by: anonymous "When a few classmates razzed Rebekah Rice about her Mormon upbringing with questions such as, "Do you have 10 moms?" she shot back: That's so gay. Those three words landed the high school freshman in the principal's office and resulted in a lawsuit..." Read article... Comments (200) Hot for Teacher CNN | Submitted by: anonymous "A middle school teacher accused of having sex with at least five boys -- some of them students at her school -- was arrested, authorities said." ... "Ward, who is married, had sexual encounters with the 14- and 15-year-old boys at various locations, including in the school, at a motel, in a park and behind a restaurant, from December to this month, according to arrest warrants." Read article... Comments (105) iBooze The Indy Channel | Submitted by: gargoyle1 "Children have much easier access to alcohol because of online retailers who don't check to see the age of the person buying the booze." ... Also: Drinking herself to death Read article... and This article... Comments (34) Punch the Pony BBC | Submitted by: kurebifferbacon "No action will be taken against a vet who punched his horse in front of a crowd during a temper tantrum after losing a race to a group of teenagers." ... See also: Conan Punches a Camel Read article... and This article... Comments (33) Very Personalized License Plates Middletown Journal | Submitted by: reader57-xxxtinct species "If pending legislation becomes law, Ohio's most violent sex offenders would be branded with a modern day scarlet letter: fluorescent green license plates on their cars or trucks." Read article... Comments (53) "They loved it" Canadian Broadcasting | Submitted by: Mikeisgreen "Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday there is no evidence Japan coerced Asian women into working as sex slaves during the Second World War, backtracking from a landmark 1993 government statement acknowledging that tens of thousands of women were forced into prostitution for the military." ... Also: You and what army? Read article... and This article... Comments (44) Rotten Mom KMGH-TV 7 Denver | Submitted by: gargoyle1 "The daughter of a missing Lafayette woman was being held Thursday, along with two companions in connection with the discovery of a decaying body inside the family home." ... Also: Bizarre Attack at Animal Kingdom Read article... and This article... Comments (23) Lil' Car Thief WFTV-TV 9 Orlando | Submitted by: gargoyle1 "Why the *!&% you ask me that *&#$ question?" she said after being arrested. Read article... Comments (40) Jesus writes rubber cheques Wire Services | Submitted by: anonymous "Kevin Russell found out it's not easy trying to cash a check from God. The 21-year-old man was arrested Monday after he tried to cash a check for $50,000 at the Chase Bank in Hobart that was signed King Savior, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Servant, Hobart police Detective Jeff White said." ... [Submitter adds: It's hardly Kevin's fault that the Lord is a deadbeat.] Read article... Comments (31) Killer sex sadist will be out by age 63 News Corporation | Submitted by: Flossy666 "The family of Lorelle Makin shouted monster and dog at Shaoyi Liu, 36, as he was led from the Supreme Court. The court was told Liu was a sexual sadist who may have used his hardcore pornography collection and interest in bondage to plan the attack." Read article... Comments (11) PORN FLOOD News Corporation | Submitted by: Alex-Sydney "The pornography industry's legal bid to reduce the X-rating given to adult films [in Downunderland] could open the floodgates to all forms of degrading material becoming readily available, a family group warned today." ... Also: YouTube blamed, banned Read article... and This article... Comments (10) No Fucking WBBM-TV 2 Chicago | Submitted by: Night Light "The library is not usually considered a venue for sex, but..." Read article... Comments (29) Mmmmm Independent | Submitted by: Suki "A bird!" he shouts. "It's not even been dead that long; you can tell from the rigor mortis. It's so cute, isn't it? Come on... come back to life... No. It's definitely dead. The only question is... why?" Fergus looks up. Above him run several power cables. Read article... Comments (16) Chickenshit Jacksonville First Coast News | Submitted by: Laurinda "The chicken toss has been declared off limits at Kansas State." Read article... Comments (20) Jump You Fucker, Jump! BBC | Submitted by: Deadpooldave Laughed / We Nearly Shat Read article... Comments (29) Annals of Information wikitruth.info | Submitted by: anonymous "Like popcorn kernels going off underneath a hot lamp, the sounds of jaws hitting the floor have been cascading all around the Internets this week, as a scandal has shaken some of the widely-held belief in Wikipedia's usefulness and dependability, especially as regarding its fearless leader, King Jimbo." ... More background at The New Yorker (scroll down for Editor's Note), Metafilter, Rough Type, Infothought, XODP, Freakonomics Read article... and This... and This... Comments (28)