Silly/Odd News Stories from around the World

[Irenicus]

Not that silly, not that odd, but kinda cool:

This summer's Google is Superflat

Watchers of Summer Wars will quickly realize how much Hosoda was influenced by Murakami.

[ganbaru]

Fake scholarship prank draws laughs, scolding
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...06-21-11-27-21

[SaintessHeart]

*facepalm + headdesk*

This has to be the LAMEST thing ever done by the US government :

J.P. Morgan fined by SEC over mortgage securities

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — J.P. Morgan Chase will pay $154 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it misled investors in a complex subprime mortgage securities transaction at the onset of the housing market collapse, the agency said Tuesday.

In 2008, the US government bailed JPM out for $12,000,000,000 (12 billion). And now, they are pressing a charge to get back only 1.28% of the goddamn money?

+1 dumbassery point to another stupid thing :

Grim cigarette labels aim to curb smoking (2:06)

June 20 - The U.S Food and Drug Administration will release graphic warning labels for cigarette packages this week, to remind the American public about the dangers of smoking, moving away from the smaller print warnings currently found on cartons. Pavithra George reports.

It didn't work in Singapore, it was an epic fail. So how will it work in US?

Facts are certainly little where experts are many.

[jamieS]

Must have mistaken the airplane for a banshee, and was trying to take it down before it cloaks.

never thought I would see a Starcraft reference in an anime forum

[ganbaru]

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

Grim cigarette labels aim to curb smoking (2:06)



It didn't work in Singapore, it was an epic fail. So how will it work in US?

Facts are certainly little where experts are many.

We have those kind of ''label'' here in Canada for year...

[LMF]

Some homeless guy robbed one dollar from a bank and handed himself to the police so he can get health care at a prison.

[Vexx]

Originally Posted by jamieS

never thought I would see a Starcraft reference in an anime forum

We have several Starcraft threads over in the Games Subforum

[Xion Valkyrie]

Amish man in Indiana arrested, accused of sexting girl, 12

[MrTerrorist]

Originally Posted by Xion Valkyrie

Amish man in Indiana arrested, accused of sexting girl, 12

Those are two things i never expected to see in the same sentence.

[RandySyler]

Originally Posted by Xion Valkyrie

Amish man in Indiana arrested, accused of sexting girl, 12

Amish man....sexting=texting=phone=electricity=stuff amish don't use...wow.

[Anh_Minh]

Well, technically, I can't think of any culture where sexting a 12 years old isn't frowned upon...

[Lord of Fire]

Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

Well, technically, I can't think of any culture where sexting a 12 years old isn't frowned upon...

But that's besides the point in this case.

The fact that it's an Amish man (or at least one passing off as such) doing the sexting is the real issue here.

[Xion Valkyrie]

It's hilarious that he pointed out he'd show up in a horse drawn carriage.

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by Lord of Fire

But that's besides the point in this case.

The fact that it's an Amish man (or at least one passing off as such) doing the sexting is the real issue here.

My point is that there's no reason to believe Amish men adhere more strictly to their own mores than the rest of us, even and especially when said mores are stricter and include "not using electricity".

[Ithekro]

If I recall the youth are allowed to use electronics until such time as they decide to become full members of the church (on baptism if I recall). So it isn't entirely unusual to see a group of teens riding out behind a horse with music turned up loud from their boombox or whatever. So this could be someone that wasn't baptised, but still lives in the community, thus electronics are viable still. There is also a sect that doesn't completely throw out technology, but a mijority of technology. You'll see houses with a telephone pole or power line, but only rarely. From what I remember of Amish country in Pennsylvania.

Sexting a 12 year old is not.

[ganbaru]

Originally Posted by Ithekro

Sexting a 12 year old is not.

Like others said, I can't see any religion/culture than would allow sexting...

[MrTerrorist]

Is Lady Gaga Taking Cues from a Virtual Idol?

[MeoTwister5]

How kissing saves lives (NSFW)

This needs to happen in real life more often.

[ganbaru]

Norwegian cruise in midnight sun sets TV record
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...06-22-08-15-11
Two word came to my mind just at reading the titre...

[Kamui4356]

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

*facepalm + headdesk*

This has to be the LAMEST thing ever done by the US government :

J.P. Morgan fined by SEC over mortgage securities



In 2008, the US government bailed JPM out for $12,000,000,000 (12 billion). And now, they are pressing a charge to get back only 1.28% of the goddamn money?

But that has nothing to do with the bailout. It's a settlement over a fine for their activities that led to them needing to be bailed out. JP Morgan-Chase supposedly repaid the TARP money they received.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/1..._n_389345.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/10/bu...my/10tarp.html