News story of the day

[BOF]

Hehe, maybe I read too much.  The more I read about China, the more I realise ignorance really is bliss.

[tonyh29]

Hehe, maybe I read too much.  The more I read about China, the more I realise ignorance really is bliss.

 

 

I like China ,obviously it's the country I like rather than the regime running it  though ... there is an argument that by going to some of these places you are endorsing their appalling Human Rights issues  .. but that's the point I just put my fingers in my ears and hum to myself

 

I'd probably really like Argentina when I finally get around to go there  ..but that doesn't mean I'm gonna start calling them Islas Malvinas when I come home

Edited September 9, 2013 by tonyh29

[mjmooney]

I have friends who've been to Argentina and say it's fantastic. Worth going for the steaks alone. 

[tonyh29]

I have friends who've been to Argentina and say it's fantastic. Worth going for the steaks alone.

Someone bet me £100 I couldn't eat a 32oz Argentinian steak at the top of the Andes

I declined as the steaks were too high

[bickster]

I have friends who've been to Argentina and say it's fantastic. Worth going for the steaks alone.

Someone bet me £100 I couldn't eat a 32oz Argentinian steak at the top of the Andes

I declined as the steaks were too high

That joke was born near Sheffield, you should beat yourself with jellied eels or something

[tonyh29]

I have friends who've been to Argentina and say it's fantastic. Worth going for the steaks alone.

Someone bet me £100 I couldn't eat a 32oz Argentinian steak at the top of the Andes

I declined as the steaks were too high

That joke was born near Sheffield, you should beat yourself with jellied eels or something

I Reckon he is so proud of me about now

[villaajax]

 

I have friends who've been to Argentina and say it's fantastic. Worth going for the steaks alone.

Someone bet me £100 I couldn't eat a 32oz Argentinian steak at the top of the Andes

I declined as the steaks were too high

 

 

Reminds me of when Vic Reeves would make a Dove joke on Shooting Stars

[legov]

I have no doubt China is every bit as rotten as North Korea. You won't hear me defending that toilet either.

 

It's a lot easier to get dissenting, anti-establishment views in China I think. The Internet is ubiquitous in China these days, and policing it is impossible.

 

Not to mention that China's much richer. Even if their citizens lack certain rights, they (by and large) do not starve.

Edited September 10, 2013 by legov

[Genie]

ouch!

 

A wedding had to be delayed after a man cut off his testicles before going into the church where the ceremony was due to take place.

A vicar was making the final preparations for the event at All Saints Church, in Hutton, Essex, when the blood-soaked man entered.

The Rev Bob Wallace said the man entered the church after harming himself outside.

He said: "We were able to call an ambulance to get him the help he needed. I don't want to elaborate on the incident, I'm more concerned that he is now getting the appropriate treatment."

Friends of the couple told the Brentwood Weekly News that they arrived to find a police car outside.

One of them told the paper: "There was blood all over the floor just outside the church. When I went in there, it was like someone had been murdered. There was blood everywhere.

"When I went in the church, I saw something on the floor which I could only describe as flesh, which I thought was part of his arm but that was one of his testicles."

Essex Police were called and the wedding was able to go ahead half an hour later.

link 

[Eames]

So many questions.... so little time. 

[Ingram85]

He dropped a bollock there imo.

Edited September 20, 2013 by Ingram85

[Genie]

My money is on drunk, high, crazy ex-boyfriend in last ditch "this is how much I f**king love you!!!"

[Eames]

OH!! I assumed the bloke was the groom. 

[BOF]

OH!! I assumed the bloke was the groom.

I did too when I read it first

[Genie]

To be honest I did too until I saw in the comments on the page it was posted on that it was just a 'guest'.

[CarewsEyebrowDesigner]

He was definitely having a sherman and decided to spice things up with a bit of knife play.

 

Amateur.

[mockingbird_franklin]

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/09/23/penis-amputated-overdose-viagra_n_3974328.html

 

 

Penis Amputated After Man, 66, Overdoses On Viagra 'To Impress New Girlfriend'

 

A 66-year-old Colombian man is reported to have had his penis amputated after "enthusiastically" overdosing on the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra.

The man, who asked to remain anonymous, admitted himself to hospital in the small town of Gigante, after sustaining a constant erection for several days, according to Colombia Reports.

 

He had apparently overdosed on the drug in an attempt to impress his new girlfriend.

Concerned medics referred him to a hospital with more ample medical facilities in Neiva, where he was diagnosed with a penile fracture and swelling, with symptoms of gangrene, Diario del Huila reports.

The amputation was carried out to prevent further inflammation and gangrene from spreading to other parts of his body, the newspaper added.

"The patient had bruising in the testicles and penis, was treated and is recovering well," Dr Antonio Correa told La Nacion.

 

Viagra - which is also known as Sildenafil - works by relaxing muscles in the walls of the blood vessels.

Chest pains and irregular heartbeat are some of the symptoms associated with a Viagra overdose.

Painful, prolonged erections - known as priapism - hives, nausea and sudden vision and hearing loss are also possible.

"Priapism is a medical emergency - you should seek immediate medical assistance if you think you have it.

"If it's not treated within 24 hours, your penis may be permanently damaged and you may have difficulties getting an erection in the future," online NHS literature states.

Edited September 23, 2013 by mockingbird_franklin

[tonyh29]

enough with the genitals area chopping stories , you keep making me shudder uncomfortably at my desk

Edited September 23, 2013 by tonyh29

[maqroll]

Greenwald vs BBC

 

[BOF]

Aww hell no. I've seen that film before...

Pentagon-funded Atlas robot refuses to be knocked over

Meet Atlas, a humanoid robot capable of crossing rough terrain and maintaining its balance on one leg even when hit from the side.

And WildCat, the four-legged robot that can gallop untethered at up to 16mph (26km/h).

These are the latest creations of Boston Dynamics, a US robotics company part-funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa).

The robots are part of Darpa's Maximum Mobility and Manipulation programme.

Darpa says such robots "hold great promise for amplifying human effectiveness in defence operations".

Referring to Atlas's ability to remain balanced despite being hit by a lateral weight, Noel Sharkey, professor of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at the University of Sheffield, told the BBC: "This is an astonishing achievement... quite a remarkable feat."

This version of Atlas is one of seven humanoid robots Boston Dynamics is developing in response to the Darpa Robotics Challenge.

In December, competing robots will be set eight tasks to test their potential for use in emergency-response situations, including crossing uneven ground, using power tools and driving a rescue vehicle.

Darpa wants to improve the manoeuvrability and controllability of such robots while reducing manufacturing costs.

WildCat can bound, gallop and turn, mimicking the movements of quadruped animals. It is powered by an internal combustion engine.

"It is a shame that such technology is not being developed with other research funding," said Prof Sharkey, who is also chair of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control.

"We do not know what military purpose it will serve but certainly it is a step towards a high-speed ground robot that could be weaponised to hunt and kill."

The video shows WildCat performing on a flat surface, but Prof Sharkey said: "It would be good to see how well it could perform in a muddy field."

Last year, Boston Dynamics' Cheetah robot reached a sprint speed of 28.3mph tethered to a treadmill.

Geoff Pegman, managing director of RURobots, told the BBC: "Robotics has been making important strides in recent years, and these are a couple of demonstrations of the technology moving forward.

"However, their application may be limited to areas such as defence and, maybe specialised construction or demolition tasks.

"In other applications there are more efficient ways of achieving the mobility more cost effectively."