Odd News at Pink Toad

I Want My Pee-TV: Switzerland Hooks Up Video Units To Urinals

One of the unspoken rules of urinal etiquette is that men – when going about their business – look straight ahead. That usually means staring at a blank wall. Except if you happen to be in the men’s room at the Marché Restaurant in Zurich, which now fea …
2012-05-20 09:34:26

Prelude to the End of the World: A Moment of Reflection: Prelude to the End of the World

Jack Ketchum once said, "When I'm writing at my best, what I'm trying to do, I find, is to point out how some people poison the world for the rest of us, who are only trying to live humanely and lovingly. It's a warning against the "others," and a call to awareness, strength,  …
2012-05-20 08:26:06

Lesbian couple charged with staging hate crime

Sounds like they muffed it.
2012-05-20 07:49:56

5 Toddlers Walk Away From Day Care

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Five young children are safe after wandering through a gate at a Johnson County day care center and disappearing behind an apartment complex
2012-05-20 06:32:59

Mom Arrested, Accused of Hitting Daughter With a Tree Limb

A Gainesville woman was arrested Friday on a child abuse charge on accusations she hit her daughter on her head and shoulder with a tree limb, according to an arrest report.
2012-05-20 06:22:43

Grandmother Shot & Killed Grandson

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich.(WXYZ) - So far no charges have been filed in a case where police say a 74-year-old grandmother shot and killed her 17-year-old grandson during a dispute on Friday.
2012-05-20 06:07:21

TN Man "Fathers" 30 Kids But Can't Support Any

(Knoxville, TN) Desmond Hatchett is pleading with the state of Tennessee to help him pay for child support. With 30 kids, who could afford to pay child support?
2012-05-20 05:33:33

The Biggest Crybaby Kid Freaks Out When Getting a Tattoo

When people get tattoos the first thing everyone asks is, "Did it hurt?" Well when anyone asks Stephen if it hurt, he can confidently say, "yea it hurts like crap."
2012-05-20 05:30:02

Watch this crazy lady make homophobic comments at a city council hearing

Most Americans find town hall meetings boring, but I love them because they bring out the type of people who save newspaper clippings from questionable sources and probably think the Internet is all Facebook and porn.
2012-05-20 05:27:21

Britain's first dog poo crack team squad hit the streets of London

Meet the Dog Squad. A 22-man crack team unit employed to clean up the streets of London by targeting dog walkers who fall foul of pooper scoop laws.
2012-05-20 05:23:19

Suspect in Shoreline slaying charged, still at large | Local News | The Seattle Times

A twenty-year old boy shoots and kills one, injures one...because he felt "disrespected" When I was a teen and someone disrespected me, I either ignored him or we went to "fist city" but now many teens feel they have to destroy life, to get tribal about it! ruin multiple lives.  …
2012-05-20 05:05:31

Guy Wants a Break on Child Support—for 30 Kids

Move over, Jon and Kate. Time to retire, Duggar family. Because Desmond Hatchett has you all beat—he has 30 children, courtesy of 11 different women. And as the 33-year-old Tennessee man earns just minimum wage, he's asking the courts to give him a break on his child suppor …
2012-05-20 04:57:13

Senior prom held in same place as Exxxotica

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) -- School officials are making sure a high school senior prom runs smoothly while it shares the same venue as a porn convention.  
2012-05-20 04:56:39

Woman drugged neighbours' coffee

A woman in her fifties is being questioned by police after admitting she put sleeping tablets and tranquillisers in drinks she made for her neighbours. Newspaper Midi Libre reported that the woman from the southern city of Nimes admitted to creating the toxic brews after a num …
2012-05-20 04:14:30

I've never been so insulted...

The insult took its honourable place in British life on the basis that if it didn’t hurt, it didn’t work. These days, though, the prohibitionists are crowding in, spreading the cult of sensitivity across the land. Free speech is under threat. A little-noticed landm …
2012-05-20 02:36:57