Daily Rotten Archives January 8, 2009 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Ex-Husband Demands Kidney Back in Settlement New York Post | Submitted by: Lester Lipspray "A Long Island doctor whose wife dumped him for her physical therapist after he gave her his kidney is suing the mother of three for the $1.5 million that he claims the organ is worth... I saved her life and then to be betrayed like this is unfathomable. It's incomprehensible, said Dr. Richard Batista, 49." Read article... Comments (549) Beast of Exmoor Washes Ashore at Croyde Daily Mail | Submitted by: Celesterson "It would seem that the mythical Beast of Exmoor might have savaged its last after a body of an unidentified large animal was found washed up on a north Devon beach... Police raced to the popular surfing beach of Croyde where the carcass of an animal the size of a calf with canine teeth was spotted by a member of the public." Read article... Comments (21) Russian Roulette Buttock: You're Doing It Wrong WPXI | Submitted by: BA "New Castle police said a male suspect in custody was playing Russian roulette with a teenage female when he shot her in the buttocks area... Police said Tyler Culver-McMillan, 21, fled the scene after shooting Nicole Duddy, 18, in the buttocks area." Read article... Comments (27) Sheriff Undernourishes Inmates, Pockets Difference Wire Services | Submitted by: furpo "Morgan County Sheriff Greg Bartlett profited legally from a Depression-era state law that allows sheriffs to keep any money they can make by feeding inmates for less than what they receive in state funding. Bartlett said he reported the profit as income on his tax returns." He gets to keep the $212K. Nice one. Read article... Comments (37) Nigger Minstrel Leaves Congregation Atwitter BBC | Submitted by: SexyPubes "Mary Elson, a volunteer at St Peter's Church, East Blatchington, said the entertainer referred to a song called Nigger Minstrels at a tea party. She said the woman explained in a "mocking tone" that it was a bad word. Entertainer Moyra Huxtable said the word was not racist in its context and she mentioned it to explain that fact." Read article... Comments (24) Book: Barbie Creator Was Total Perv Daily Mail | Submitted by: KenPubeless "The man who designed Barbie and Ken was a kinky swinger with a manic need for sexual gratification, according to an explosive new book... Jack Ryan, whose wives included Hollywood actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, surrounded himself with busty Barbie clones and threw wild orgies at his luxurious Bel-Air, California mansion... Five times married Ryan also indulged in wife-swapping, claims the book." Read article... Comments (31) Global Warming Claims Two Aussie Tourists San Francisco Chronicle | Submitted by: potheadpaul "A falling chunk of glacier crushed two brothers to death at a popular tourist spot, and one remained buried under ice blocks the size of large vehicles, police said Friday... The two Australians apparently ignored rope barriers set up to prevent hikers from wandering into dangerous areas. Read article... Comments (13) Kindegarten Teacher Asks Class to Shave Him Merced Sun-Star | Submitted by: anonymous "As you may be aware, the last week before the Thanksgiving break, Mr. McLane had the class participate in a face-shaving activity with an electric razor as a story starter for a writing assignment. He later instructed the students that if they told they would not have a Christmas Party. Needless to say, that instruction was inappropriate and was not well received by several parents, staff or the Administration. On behalf of myself and the District, we want to apologize to the students and parents." Read article... Comments (27) Grasshopper 1, Tourist 0 BBC | Submitted by: KungPubes "A holidaymaker fell more than 100ft to her death while trying to photograph a grasshopper, an inquest has heard... He told the inquest her foot slipped as she crouched near a steep incline to take a second photo. A verdict of accidental death was recorded." Read article... Comments (19) Army Not Good With Names Washington Post | Submitted by: Jean "The Army mistakenly sent letters addressed Dear John Doe to 7,000 family members of soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan, unleashing calls from troubled relatives and prompting a formal apology yesterday from the Army's top general... in what the Army called a printing error by a contractor, the letters did not contain specific names and addresses." So they apologize for this error, but don't face up to the fact that the Army can't be bothered to send out letters by itself, they have to hire a contractor? Read article... Comments (24) Maple Syrup Smell Vexes Gotham Gothamist | Submitted by: StickyPubes "It's been almost 24 hours since the intoxicating and overwhelming scent of maple syrup assaulted New Yorkers' olfactory nerves again. And even though this is the sixth time the smell has struck, it's unclear where the smell is coming from... The Office of Emergency Management told us that there were 37 calls to 311 between 9 p.m. and midnight last night about the smell." With nice Jemimine map. Read article... Comments (25) Namibian Mortuary Attendant Rapes Corpse New Era | Submitted by: furpo "By the time the police officers got to the suspect’s residence to fetch him and the key, they found him there. They walked him back to the mortuary, where they found the dead body of a woman lying on the floor next to the mortuary trolley. On the site were also two used condoms, the police said. It appears the suspect failed to put back the dead body where he had found it." Read article... Comments (27) State Will Not Destroy Testicle Dog Stuff NZ | Submitted by: welgar "A large dog which bit a Hamilton boy will not be put down because animal control staff say the child provoked the dog by pulling on its testicles. The boy's mother Sam Stevens wants the dog destroyed after it caused facial injuries to her son Caine, 3, when it bit him at a Hamilton house on December 29. But Hamilton City Council has stood by the decision of its animal control staff, who say the neapolitan mastiff-cross dog was provoked." Read article... Comments (39) Squirrel: Its What's For Dinner International Herald Tribune | Submitted by: PatsyStoneCheers "Rare roast beef splashed with meaty jus, pork enrobed in luscious crackling fat, perhaps a juicy, plump chicken ... these are feasts that come to mind when one thinks of quintessential British food. Lately, however, a new meat is gracing the British table: squirrel." Read article... Comments (15) Woman Kept $100K Baseball Card in Baggie Fresno Bee | Submitted by: anonymous "She put a $10 price tag on it, deciding against $15 because it would have cost her an extra 20 cents... [Later,] when she met with Mirigian, she found out what the card was -- an 1869 advertisement with a picture of the first professional baseball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings... When I came to meet her and she took it out of a sandwich Baggie and she was smoking a cigarette, I almost fainted, Mirigian says." Read article... Comments (14)