Daily Rotten Archives February 2, 2008 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Tard Bomb Wire Services | Submitted by: Zontar "Two women described as mentally disabled and strapped with remote-control explosives -- and possibly used as unwitting suicide bombers -- brought carnage Friday to two pet bazaars, killing at least 91 people in the deadliest day since Washington flooded the capital with extra troops last spring." ... "[Iraq's chief military spokesman in Baghdad] said the women had Down syndrome and may not have known they were on suicide missions, but gave no further details on how authorities pieced together the evidence. He also said the bombs were detonated by remote control." Read article... Comments (794) Monkey Boiled Alive KIRO-TV 7 Seattle | Submitted by: anonymous "A monkey, slotted to be used in a drug-product research experiment, was instead boiled alive inside an Everett laboratory..." Read article... Comments (76) Bad Library Boston Globe | Submitted by: furpo "A New Bedford sex offender is in custody after he allegedly raped a 6-year-old boy while both were inside the city's public library..." Read article... Comments (116) So Much Poo ipsnews.net | Submitted by: anonymous "A stream of dark and putrid sludge snakes through Gaza’s streets. It is a noxious mix of human and animal waste. The stench is overwhelming. The occasional passer-by vomits." Read article... Comments (53) Judge rules in favor of 1st Amendment Detroit News | Submitted by: anonymous Honk for Peace Read article... Comments (56) Woolworths discontinues Lolita bed BBC | Submitted by: Vomit "A parenting website said it was in unbelievably bad taste to give the bed the same name as a novel about a sexually precocious young girl." ... Maybe related: Motorcycle Meets Mattress Read article... and This article... Comments (76) Police violence gets a pass Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Submitted by: anonymous "Seattle officers are rarely disciplined in cases against civilians" Read article... Comments (67) 74 life terms completely alone CNN | Submitted by: Crapola "A former pizza shop manager who kidnapped two boys was moved to a prison in northwest Missouri Wednesday to begin serving his 74 life sentences in solitary confinement." Read article... Comments (50) Impaled WESH | Submitted by: gargoyle1 "He said a metal post had penetrated his hip and pelvis by about 6 to 8 inches." ... Also: "I just flushed the toilet and the shed exploded", Baby in a Baggie Read article... and This... and This... Comments (24) Too Fat to Eat Out The Smoking Gun | Submitted by: DS "Mississippi legislators this week introduced a bill that would make it illegal for state-licensed restaurants to serve obese patrons." Read article... Comments (138) "don't-hang-up-man" News Corporation | Submitted by: anonymous "I would go into ecstasy when a lady scolded me." Read article... Comments (30) Holocaust Float Denied CNN | Submitted by: Brucifer (Prince of Dusk) "It's inadmissible that they could have a parade float depicting dead Jews and a live Hitler on top of them." Read article... Comments (131) Scissor-Wielding Classmate KMGH-TV 7 Denver | Submitted by: anonymous Students described the boy as "quiet" and "formal" and said not many students knew him. "It's really surprising that it was him," said Gabriella Pina, a student at Silver Creek who knows the suspect. "He would talk to us. But we really couldn't understand him because he would talk in, like, really big words and then he would change his voice." Read article... Comments (29) Is this thing loaded? Langley Times | Submitted by: Krissss "Drugs and guns don’t mix..." Read article... Comments (17) Craigslist not the place to sell pot Florida Times-Union | Submitted by: Snudgey Wuggles Also: Eek Read article... and This article... Comments (25) Bad Cop No Drugs Wire Services | Submitted by: Bunker7 "The minister does not want police officials to use soft drugs, such as cannabis, not even during their spare time. It does not fit with the presentation of the police to the public." Read article... Comments (18)