Daily Rotten Archives March 11, 2007 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Dudes survive self-inflicted circular saw suicides Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Submitted by: JD the Jerk "Two Atlanta men survived an attempt to kill themselves Friday by cutting off their arms with a circular saw, according to Atlanta Police Major Lane Hagin. The men managed to sever three of their arms about six inches above the wrist, he said." Read article... Comments (225) Junk in the Trunk CNN | Submitted by: ikthool "For nearly a month after she was stabbed to death, Linda Damm's body lay in the trunk of her car inside her garage while her 15-year-old daughter and friends used her debit card to "do teenage stuff," police say. Three teens tried but failed to get rid of the body, investigators allege, once turning back because they got stuck in the mud of a nearby landfill and later retrieving the body from a grave they had just dug at the edge of a cemetery, fearing it was too shallow." ... Also: Guests of the Jerry Springer show... Read article... and This article... Comments (84) I'm going to dip my balls in it! Lexington Herald-Leader | Submitted by: don't fuck with mother earth "We know lots of people think this is a crazy idea," said professor Satria Bijaksana, one of three geologists behind the $130 million plan aimed at reducing the spew of the sludge by as much as 70 percent. "But we think it will work." ... "The ball-dropping operation, which began last month, follows several failed attempts to contain or stop the mud." Read article... Comments (48) Me 'n Dad AZ Central | Submitted by: Nynmpseudo "This is a disgusting and horrible crime," said Covina police Lt. Scott Pierson, who is overseeing the investigation. Read article... Comments (43) Geezer gets prison, no change WFTV-TV 9 Orlando | Submitted by: azdollarbill "A 75-year-old man with terminal cancer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, and he never even got his $3 back." Read article... Comments (41) Up in Smoke BBC | Submitted by: MustafaKakka "An abandoned consignment of marijuana with a street value of $20m (£10.3m) was found in California when a policeman went to check on a lorry." Read article... Comments (39) A Scottish Problem The Scotsman | Submitted by: redrubberballs "One of the spikes just went right through her neck. No-one could have survived that." ... Also: It's raining poo + "When you walk on the carpet, water would bubble up around your footsteps" Read article... and This... and This... Comments (29) Pile of Bones Wire Services | Submitted by: furpo "Authorities are trying to determine if a pile of bones found in a Bronx home are those of a woman who apparently went missing four years ago." ... Also: Wrapped in Plastic and Plop! Read article... and This... and This... Comments (19) Granny Mugging Caught on Tape Wire Services | Submitted by: JohnnyAloha "For a moment, the man in the grainy video looks like a good Samaritan holding the door open for an elderly neighbor. Then he turns and delivers three sharp punches to the 101-year-old woman's head." Read article... Comments (78) Irony kills roommate San Francisco Chronicle | Submitted by: Graehme de Parke, Esq. "An ex-con and former mental patient who won a landmark state Supreme Court decision in 2004 that allowed hundreds of mental patients to stop taking forced medication appeared in an Alameda courtroom Friday on charges that he killed his roommate in September." Read article... Comments (32) Don't Fuck With the Girl Scouts Chicago Sun-Times | Submitted by: Flossy666 "I am not the Cookie Monster," said Tory Caruth, laughing. Read article... Comments (31) Gobble Gobble Gobble Canadian Broadcasting | Submitted by: anonymous "Participants paid $12 for three attempts to shoot at the birds, which were secured to straw bales at their feet but able to flap their wings. Archers who drew blood won the birds, authorities said." Read article... Comments (73) Take it outside, godboy Wire Services | Submitted by: anonymous "Georgia is poised to introduce two literature classes on the Bible in public schools next year, a move some critics say would make the state the first to take an explicit stance endorsing - and funding - biblical teachings." Read article... Comments (89) Comedy Central somehow upsets Christians christianpost.com | Submitted by: Mark Dadoor "The installment, titled Batteries, first aired Wednesday night and features a one-night-stand with a Black God whom Sarah Silverman tries to brush-off the morning after." Read article... Comments (74) How Green Were the Nazis? Canadian Broadcasting | Submitted by: Mikeisgreen Other nominees: "Tattooed Mountain Women and Spoon Boxes of Daghestan," by Robert Chenciner, Gabib Ismailov, Magomedkhan Magomedkhanov and Alex Binnie (Bennett & Bloom) Read article... Comments (61)