Daily Rotten Archives February 23, 2009 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Details Missing In Penis Grinder Accident Brisbane Times | Submitted by: foetus "A man whose penis met an ill fate with a grinder in Brisbane's north this afternoon has been rushed to hospital... A Department of Emergency Services spokeswoman could not identify the type of grinder that had injured the man or detail how he came in contact with the device." Read article... Comments (471) The Talking Bowling Ball News Corporation | Submitted by: HeadofPubes "A man who brutally decapitated a homeless teenager and then used his head as a bowling ball has had his appeal against his conviction dismissed... Mr Shepherd, 17, was stabbed 133 times and decapitated, before his head was used as a puppet and a bowling ball." Read article... Comments (50) Shotgun-Wielding Tween Scores Twofer Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Submitted by: ikthool An 11-year-old Lawrence County boy allegedly shot his father's pregnant girlfirend in the head yesterday, then went to school as if nothing happened... Jordan first told police about a black van that was near the home about the time that he went to school, but police arrested him after his story kept changing. The home, located at the end of a half-mile long driveway along a road scattered with abandoned and burned-out trailers, was cordoned off." Read article... Comments (27) UK Censors Scared To Watch Porn Alone Guardian | Submitted by: coprophiliac "The BBFC has granted hundreds of explicit films an R18 rating, which allows them to be sold in sex shops. The certificate was introduced in 1982, but in recent years there has been explosive growth in the number of titles granted the rating after a landmark legal ruling in 1999 which effectively legalised hardcore pornography... Some are concerned that viewing pornographic content alone will increase the chances of being sexually aroused by the material." Read article... Comments (32) Dud Explosive Mars Murder-Suicide Daily Mail | Submitted by: UniPube "Miss McAuliffe called police and her sister went round to the property. Inside, she found an envelope with the word 'Bitch' written on it. It had been glued to a kitchen work top... Police later realised that the act of ripping it off was supposed to spark an explosion from elaborate devices Philcox had hidden in his walls, skirting boards and under the kitchen table. But they failed to go off." Read article... Comments (25) What To Do In Case Of Sewer Backup KMBC-TV 9 Kansas City | Submitted by: commhealy "A Jefferson City crew responded to a complaint about a sewer line, and they used a jet truck. But the high pressure forced raw sewage to explode inside two homes... The smell was gagging, overwhelming. If you can picture 3 inches of crap floating around on the floor, that's what it is." [Submitter notes: With great video] Read article... Comments (29) Self-Regulating Criminal Element BBC | Submitted by: Pubelicious "This is famous sparky. We would damp the victim down with a wet sponge, and then the minute we put the electrodes on it would give off sparks. They'd be like a choking chicken. Back arches, eyes roll over, total devastation... Abid survived his four-hour ordeal after calling his mother who agreed to pay his drug debt." Read article... Comments (31) Chimp Victims Exit Woodwork New York Daily News | Submitted by: GWBush (A minsunderstood 'benobo') "Davis survived a horrific chimpanzee attack at a California wildlife rescue center in March 2005 -- but not before his nose and mouth were ripped off, an eye was gouged out, his left foot was mangled and most of his fingers and buttocks were devoured... He was in a medically induced coma for months. He's undergone more than 60 surgeries since." Read article... Comments (30) Supermarket Sprayed With Fine Urine Mist BBC | Submitted by: Ayeup "The prosecution told the court a customer saw Mr Daifallah reach into his bag and produce a jet of fluid which smelt like urine over the frozen chips. He then moved on to the wine section where a member of staff saw a fine vapour come out of his bag and on to the wine, leaving brown fluid over the shelves, the court heard." Read article... Comments (23) Get Thee To A Sloppy Nunnery Independent | Submitted by: Father Dick Hardon "In Amen: an autobiography of a nun, Sister Jesme says when she became a nun she discovered priests were forcing novices to have sex with them. There were also secret homosexual relationships among the nuns and at one point she was forced into such a relationship by another nun who told her she preferred this kind of arrangement as it ruled out the possibility of pregnancy." Read article... Comments (33) The Great Pakistani Gun Giveaway Gulf Daily News | Submitted by: ik "A Pakistani border region struggling against Taliban and Al Qaida militants will distribute 30,000 rifles to villagers in hopes that local militias can help the provincial government regain control... The announcement from the North West Frontier Province came yesterday as Taliban militants kidnapped a top government administrator and six of his guards in Swat valley, dealing a blow to efforts to restore peace." Read article... Comments (20)