Daily Rotten Archives March 26, 2008 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 Ducks behave pretty badly, it seems Guardian | Submitted by: anonymous It is not so much that up to one in 10 of mallard couples are homosexual - no one would raise an eyebrow in the liberal Netherlands - but they regularly indulge in "attempted rape flights" when they pursue other ducks with a view to forcible mating. "Rape is a normal reproductive strategy in mallards," explains Mr Moeliker. Read article... Comments (165) Sexual Content Law Indianapolis Star | Submitted by: anonymous "The way we read this bill, if you stock a single book with sexual content -- even a novel or a book about sex education -- you will have to register as a business that sells sexually explicit material," said Chris Finan, president of American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. Read article... Comments (37) He killed them all one by one TBO | Submitted by: azdollarbill "Investigators say they believe he killed his wife, then tried to kill himself and the children by asphyxiating them with carbon monoxide in the garage. When that failed, he killed the children one by one. Before he died, Steven Sueppel left a hand-written four-page note in which he detailed the killings. The note was left in the kitchen and apparently was written for surviving family members." Read article... Comments (32) Baby for Sale WKMG-TV 6 Orlando | Submitted by: Ascott "We are out of tweak and we will sell this baby for a thousand dollars." Tweak is another word for methamphetamine, Local 6 reported. Read article... Comments (48) Shotgun, Sword, Exploding Truck CNN | Submitted by: sirmalek "Authorities revealed Tuesday that a man carrying a loaded shotgun was arrested in January near the U.S. Capitol, and explosives left in his truck nearby went undetected for three weeks." Read article... Comments (17) Knock-Knock Boston Globe | Submitted by: anonymous "Boston police officials, surprised by intense opposition from residents, have significantly scaled back and delayed the start of a program that would allow officers to go into people's homes and search for guns without a warrant." Read article... Comments (60) Eye in the Sky Wire Services | Submitted by: frath0 "Our intentions are to use it only in tactical situations as an extra set of eyes," said [police]. Read article... Comments (28) Sex sting nets 93-year-old Sarasota Herald-Tribune | Submitted by: anonymous "All I was going to do was talk," he said Monday. "It wasn't for sex. I am 93, you know." Read article... Comments (32) Methhead Militia KPHO-TV 5 Phoenix | Submitted by: gargoyle1 "Authorities seized a mortar launching tube and $29,000 worth of firearms last week from a gun store..." Read article... Comments (14) Just might be D.B. Cooper's Parachute KGW-TV 8 Portland | Submitted by: pdxNEWS "Hoping to solve at least part of a 36-year-old mystery, the FBI is analyzing a torn, tangled parachute found in southwest Washington to determine if it belonged to famed plane hijacker D.B. Cooper." Read article... Comments (14) The Bear Problem: Spray vs. Gun Canadian Broadcasting | Submitted by: Miekisgreen "Shooting accurately during the terrifying split seconds of a grizzly charge is a very hard thing to do, Smith pointed out, and his data suggests that it takes an average of four hits to stop a bear. Smith said similar studies in Canada conducted by Herrero saw similar outcomes. Herrero could not be reached for comment." Read article... Comments (24) Just feeding the birds BBC | Submitted by: anonymous "A 58-year-old man who fed pigeons wearing only a skimpy thong which was back to front has been fined £150 [$299]." ... Asked why he did it, he replied 'I don't know. I was just feeding the birds and if I was wanting to do that I would just go down town and get a whore'." Read article... Comments (30) Surprised to see the train coming Modesto Bee | Submitted by: anonymous "A man who reportedly stopped his pickup truck on train tracks to read a map about noon today narrowly avoided injury when a freight train came." Read article... Comments (15) Lock Up Your Daughters WBNS-TV 10 Columbus | Submitted by: Flossy666 "Police on Monday said they were searching for a woman accused of having oral sex with a 14-year-old girl." ... Also: "I want your car." and A completely appropriate response Read article... and This... and This... Comments (34) Smells like weed San Francisco Chronicle | Submitted by: furpo "The musty smell of a man's money led to his arrest on possible drug charges. The 21-year-old Sturgeon Bay man tried to deposit money smelling of marijuana at a bank [last week]..." Read article... Comments (16) Gasoline Sticker Shock KNTV-TV 11 San Jose | Submitted by: anonymous $5.40 for a gallon of full service premium: "If you're out in the desert without water and you want a jug of water and they charge you 30 bucks for a jug of water, I wouldn't feel sorry for you. Look before you leap, right?" Read article... Comments (49)