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3/18/2013 3:46:24 PM

Kiddo Wasp Named for 'Kill Bill' Assassin


This image show a close up of Cystomastacoides kiddo, named after Beatrix Kiddo, a protagonist from Tarantino's "Kill Bill."

Quote :

"A new species of parasitic wasp with a lethal lifestyle is taking its name from assassin Beatrix Kiddo, the heroine played by Uma Thurman in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" films. While the winged creature isn't exactly a master of the "Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique" — a technique that involves striking five pressure points, resulting in (you guessed it) an exploding heart — it does shares the yellow-and-black color of Kiddo's jumpsuit. Even more, the wasp has its own deadly repertoire of assassinlike moves. Found in Thailand, the wasp has been formally named [i]Cystomastacoides kiddo[b]. The newly described species belongs to a family of parasitoid wasps, known as Braconidae, which turn the bodies of other insects into living incubators for their babies."

[Edited on March 20, 2013 at 9:47 AM. Reason : .]

3/20/2013 9:46:44 AM

what a way to die

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2347252/Woman-killed-runaway-supermarket-trolley-sped-escalator-Chinese-store.html

video in link, albeit, partially censored

6/24/2013 7:10:38 PM

All 25,000 school-leavers who took university admission exam in Liberia failed it, hence, no first year students this academic year!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23843578

8/26/2013 4:48:19 PM

http://www.today.com/entertainment/man-96-enters-song-contest-pay-tribute-love-his-life-8C11004674

8/26/2013 4:51:04 PM

Russia calls this a "routine training exercise".... Wtf

http://edition.cnn.com/video/standard.html?/video/world/2013/08/22/exp-russia-navy-hovercraft-lands-on-beach.cnn

8/26/2013 6:50:16 PM

MINIATURE BRAIN GROWN IN LAB

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23863544

This is beyond cool. Wonder if any people find it morally objectionable (at this stage).

8/29/2013 11:44:38 PM

which TWWer killed themselves at Lake Johnson?


http://www.wral.com/body-found-on-walking-trail-at-raleigh-park/12814168/

9/2/2013 3:04:39 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/02/world/americas/diana-nyad-cuba-florida-swim/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

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"*NEW: Diana Nyad pumps her fist as she walks onto shore after 53-hour swim *Nyad, 64, becomes first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without shark cage *This was her fifth and final attempt to make 103-mile swim"

9/2/2013 3:44:49 PM

that they know of...

9/2/2013 4:29:02 PM

^^^ wasnt me

9/2/2013 5:07:23 PM

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/new-zealand-woman-drives-200-miles-through-the-night-while-texting-her-friends-ohand-she-was-asleep-the-whole-time-8763196.html

What the hell I don't even...

Woman drives 200 miles
Texts her friends throughout the journey
Is asleep the whole time.

9/2/2013 9:24:26 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/29/man-sues-wal-mart-claims-overfilled-plastic-bag-led-to-wife-death

Damn that's insane.

A soup can dropping on her toe lead to it being injured, infected, and causing the infection to spread throughout the body, thus killing her.

9/5/2013 1:41:03 PM

^ That does suck. Itll be settled, they wont get half a mil but they'll get something.

Why would Walmart want it in federal court? Theres no reason that I see at all...

[Edited on September 5, 2013 at 4:03 PM. Reason : .]

9/5/2013 4:02:54 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/01/san-francisco-homeless-man-rushes-to-aid-police-officer-in-violent-encounter/

Something is really wrong with America

1) why is a crazy woman jumping up and down on cars?
2) more importantly, why is the son of an nypd detective homeless?
3) most importantly, the crowd stood there watching as a female cop was getting seriosuly beaten up by the woman in 1) and only the homeless man in 2) helped her.

9/5/2013 4:18:47 PM

Finally some good news from the American (in)justice system

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/no-charges-for-texas-father-who-beat-to-death-his-daughters-rapist-8795959.html

9/8/2013 12:26:57 AM

^ in what states does dad get charged?

9/8/2013 8:47:57 AM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24016988

Testicle size linked to how involved the father is in raising the child. The smaller the testicles, the more likely the father takes part in nappy changing, bath time, etc.

9/10/2013 10:07:04 PM

Professor killed by woman with stiletto heel, police say
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/11/justice/texas-stiletto-stabbing/index.html

Quote :

"Trujillo had recently moved in with Andersson, and she told investigators that he grabbed her, and a struggle followed, KTRK reported."

OK, so self defense, right?

Quote :

"Andersson, a research professor from the University of Houston, had 10 puncture wounds on his head -- some as deep as an inch and a half -- and 15 to 20 puncture wounds along his face, arms, and neck, prosecutors say"

So you hit him 25 to 30 times? And not lightly either. Yeah, self defense!


[Edited on October 8, 2013 at 3:44 PM. Reason : ]

10/8/2013 3:43:56 PM

Asshole scientists

Hey let's kill this animal to see how old it is

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57612409/ming-the-clam-worlds-oldest-animal-was-actually-507-years-old/

11/17/2013 11:41:00 PM

http://www.ronsonwriter.com/content/view/69/9/

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"Husband Convicted Of Manslaughter After Dutch Oven Goes "Horribly Wrong" Mr Brian Flannery was convicted of 2nd Degree Manslaughter today at Peckham Crown Court, receiving a 5 year suspended sentence for the accidental death of his wife, Gloria Flannery, by toxic suffocation, after he gave her a 'Dutch Oven' that went, as the Judge described it, 'horribly, horribly wrong'. The case for the prosecution argued for the charge of Murder, putting it to the court that, late one weekday evening as Mrs Flannery was reading a Jackie Collins novel in bed and unwinding for sleep, she was suddenly and forcibly pinned under the duvet by Mr Flannery, who sealed the edges with his weight while simultaneously releasing an enormous bolus of flatulence, which displaced all the available oxygen so that Mrs Flannery passed out nearly instantly, and was dead within 30 seconds. Arguing for the defence, Mr Cavendish QC, stated that Mr Flannery was deeply upset and regretful. The incident was intended as a light-hearted practical joke, indeed it was the first time Mr Flannery had even tried what is commonly known on the street as a 'Dutch Oven', and even then only after hearing some friends talking one evening in the pub after five-a-side football, about 'doing it' to their wives 'all the time'. They argued that Mr Flannery had miscalculated two crucial factors which led to the tragic outcome. The first being Mrs Flannery's military tucking in of the 600 weight cotton sheets when she made the bed that morning, which created a near airtight seal . Secondly, Mr Flannery had neglected to remember that he had attended a long business lunch at an Indian restaurant on Brick Lane that day, at which he had consumed a dozen onion Bajees, eight Poppadom, six Samosas, and an extra large beef Vindaloo with garlic naan, all washed down with 8 pints of Guinness beer. The resulting trapped wind, which he released within a 6 inch proximity of Mrs Flannery's face, came in at around 6 litres gas of 95% methane by volume. During sentencing, the judge, The Hon Dame Roberts, said, "I accept that you did not intend that your wife should die in this manner, and I note both your grief and regret, which is why I will suspend your sentence on the grounds of time already served. Nonetheless, the conviction remains, in the hope that you will be an example to other husbands and boyfriends across the UK, and a ray of light to their long suffering wives and girlfriends, that this frankly gross, and often dangerous practice can no longer be taken lightly, or risk facing such tragic consequences as you have." Outside the court, an emotional and weary Mr Flannery said, "I am truly very sorry for what I did to my wife, and living with the guilt of what I done is punishment enough. I just hope that others will learn from my mistake. I swear, I will never, ever fart in a woman's face again. At least, not in private.""

11/21/2013 10:08:55 AM

^ that sounds sorta fake right?

11/21/2013 10:10:53 AM

lol I'm starting to think it's like the british version of the onion.... check out the stories on the main page

11/21/2013 10:14:59 AM

yea you can't die from lack of oxygen in 30 seconds. that's not how it works.

11/21/2013 10:23:19 AM

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/04/17/rapper-cuts-off-penis-reattach-fails/?intcmp=trending

4/17/2014 7:54:32 AM

http://jezebel.com/pregnant-woman-who-disappeared-before-scheduled-c-secti-1710047122

no news on the baby...

6/9/2015 12:33:40 PM