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Moron of the week - TooFunny - 10-06-2008
[SIZE="4"]California man suspected of sausage and spice attack[/SIZE]
SANGER, Calif. - A man suspected of breaking into the home of two California farmworkers, rubbing spices into the face of one man and smacking another with an 8-inch-long sausage, has been set free.
Prosecutors say they do not have enough evidence to file criminal charges against 21-year-old Antonio Vasquez. He was released from Fresno County Jail.
Sheriff's Lt. Ian Burrimond says Vasquez was found hiding in a field wearing only a T-shirt, boxers and socks after the Saturday morning attack.
Vasquez is also accused of stealing $900 from the home.
Moron of the week - 3dR3 - 10-07-2008
another banner news day
Moron of the week - Prog - 10-07-2008
Sounds like the TMR weekly staff meeting, except Bruce goes commando.
Moron of the week - Speng - 10-07-2008
What's the big deal, I'm always smacking people with my eight inch sausage.
Moron of the week - Prog - 10-07-2008
A man who decided to take home a fox he hit on the road wrecked his SUV after the animal he thought was dead revived.
Tommy Fox ran over the fox last Wednesday near Dover, Tenn., as he returned home from work, the Leaf Chronicle reports.
Thinking the animal was dead, he decided to take the animal home to cut off its tail as a souvenir, Dale Grandstaff of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency told the paper.
"The tails are real bushy and pretty and thick this time of year," Grandstaff said.
Instead, the driver flipped his GMC Jimmy trying to keep the fox ââ¬â that had awoken in the backseat ââ¬â from biting him, Grandstaff told the paper.
Fox suffered minor injuries and bruises, the Leaf Chronicle reports. The fox died, though it was unclear if it was from initial injuries or the subsequent wreck of the vehicle.
Moron of the week - Prog - 10-07-2008
If you'd just gotten a government bailout, you might be tempted to hold a retreat at a nice California hotel -- and that's exactly what American International Group (AIG: 3.51, -0.36, -9.30%) executives did.
The committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. to address and examine downfall of AIG, the worldââ¬â¢s largest insurance company. The committee planned to discuss the financial excesses and regulatory mistakes that led to AIGââ¬â¢s government bailout.
One of the items discussed was AIGââ¬â¢s expenditure of $440,000 for a corporate retreat at the St. Regis Monarch Beach resort in Los Angeles, Calif. These funds were spent on Sept. 22, a week after the Federal Reserve extended an $85 billion emergency loan to AIG to keep it from going bankrupt due to insurance liabilities.
Click here to see the full hotel bill
According to the receipt from the St. Regis, the eight-day company retreat was a lavish one -- $139,000 was spent on hotel rooms, while even more money -- $147,301 -- was spent on banquets. Another $23,380 was spent on undisclosed spa treatments and another $6,939 was spent on golf. A full $9,980 was spent on room service and food and cocktails at the hotel lounge.
The St. Regis Monarch Beach resort is described on its Web site as ââ¬Åa landmark resort of legendary proportions.ââ¬Â
Legendary, indeed.
Moron of the week - Securb - 10-07-2008
Prog Wrote:If you'd just gotten a government bailout, you might be tempted to hold a retreat at a nice California hotel -- and that's exactly what American International Group (AIG: 3.51, -0.36, -9.30%) executives did.
The committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. to address and examine downfall of AIG, the worldââ¬â¢s largest insurance company. The committee planned to discuss the financial excesses and regulatory mistakes that led to AIGââ¬â¢s government bailout.
One of the items discussed was AIGââ¬â¢s expenditure of $440,000 for a corporate retreat at the St. Regis Monarch Beach resort in Los Angeles, Calif. These funds were spent on Sept. 22, a week after the Federal Reserve extended an $85 billion emergency loan to AIG to keep it from going bankrupt due to insurance liabilities.
Click here to see the full hotel bill
According to the receipt from the St. Regis, the eight-day company retreat was a lavish one -- $139,000 was spent on hotel rooms, while even more money -- $147,301 -- was spent on banquets. Another $23,380 was spent on undisclosed spa treatments and another $6,939 was spent on golf. A full $9,980 was spent on room service and food and cocktails at the hotel lounge.
The St. Regis Monarch Beach resort is described on its Web site as ââ¬Åa landmark resort of legendary proportions.ââ¬Â
Legendary, indeed.
I think the American public are the morons on this one.
Moron of the week - Prog - 10-08-2008
A British man who was shot three times on a London street claims the gunman was enraged over his Barack Obama T-shirt, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday.
Dube Egwuatu told the Mail he was purchasing a cell phone when a stranger started shouting racial slurs over his shirt featuring the presidential candidateââ¬â¢s face and the word ââ¬ÅBelieve.ââ¬Â
Egwuatu zipped up his jacket and headed for his car, but as he turned it on, the gunman opened the passenger side door and shot him three times, hitting him in the face, hand and shoulder.
Egwuatu managed to drive off while bleeding and call for help. A piece of metal was removed from his jaw from the attackerââ¬â¢s gas-powered ball-bearing pistol, the Mail reported.
ââ¬ÅHe was telling me that he was going to kill me,ââ¬Â Egwuatu told the Mail. ââ¬ÅI couldn't believe it was happening ââ¬â and just because I was wearing an Obama T-shirt. He was trying to make me walk somewhere quieter, saying: ââ¬ËI've got something for you,ââ¬â¢ and ââ¬ËI'm going to kill you.ââ¬â¢Ã¢â¬Â
Local police are still looking for the gunman.
Moron of the week - 3dR3 - 10-08-2008
Securb Wrote:I think the American public are the morons on this one.
isn't that what makes them the American public to begin with?
Moron of the week - Securb - 10-08-2008
Prog Wrote:If you'd just gotten a government bailout, you might be tempted to hold a retreat at a nice California hotel -- and that's exactly what American International Group (AIG: 3.51, -0.36, -9.30%) executives did.
The committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. to address and examine downfall of AIG, the worldââ¬â¢s largest insurance company. The committee planned to discuss the financial excesses and regulatory mistakes that led to AIGââ¬â¢s government bailout.
One of the items discussed was AIGââ¬â¢s expenditure of $440,000 for a corporate retreat at the St. Regis Monarch Beach resort in Los Angeles, Calif. These funds were spent on Sept. 22, a week after the Federal Reserve extended an $85 billion emergency loan to AIG to keep it from going bankrupt due to insurance liabilities.
Click here to see the full hotel bill
According to the receipt from the St. Regis, the eight-day company retreat was a lavish one -- $139,000 was spent on hotel rooms, while even more money -- $147,301 -- was spent on banquets. Another $23,380 was spent on undisclosed spa treatments and another $6,939 was spent on golf. A full $9,980 was spent on room service and food and cocktails at the hotel lounge.
The St. Regis Monarch Beach resort is described on its Web site as ââ¬Åa landmark resort of legendary proportions.ââ¬Â
Legendary, indeed.
AIG hits up Fed for more money
Three weeks after an $85 billion bailout, AIG is turning to the New York Fed for additional funding
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The New York Federal Reserve is lending up to $37.8 billion to American International Group to give the troubled insurer access to much-needed cash.
In exchange, AIG is giving the New York Fed investment-grade, fixed-income securities that it had previously lent out to other institutions for a fee. Those institutions are now returning these securities and want their money back.
The new program, announced Wednesday, is on top of the $85 billion the federal government agreed to lend to AIG last month to prevent the global company from collapsing. AIG said last Friday it had drawn down $61 billion.