“Slumdog Millionaire” story basically comes true: Sushil Kumar’s family was so poor they couldn’t even afford a television set. But that didn’t stop Kumar, left, from winning $1 million dollars on a game show, which means the $120-per-month government worker is now living in a Danny Boyle movie. Kumar plans to buy a home for his family, buy back his ”dilapidated ancestral house,” and use the money to study for India’s civil services exam.
Hrm, something’s not right here. The Raw Story suddenly went down due to malware issues. Not often a reputable site becomes inaccessible for that reason. They’re working on it, however. Anyone else having issues?
A macaque monkey that may carry a form of the herpes virus is the final animal on the loose in Ohio after dozens in a private collection were let out of their cages Tuesday before their owner killed himself, authorities said.Today in things that we should probably worry about. The Zanesville wildlife preserve dude is a whole bucket of weirdo.
minusmanhattan said: I know him - went to college with one of his sons. He wears the suits at all times - and his cars all have them too. Santa suit? Yep, it’s got questions marks all over it too.
» SFB says: Fascinating. So what you’re saying is that he’s the infomercial version of Steve Jobs (mixed with the Riddler), eh?
Spotted at Caribou this morning: Matthew Lesko. Because, really, it’s completely normal for a guy in a question mark suit to use his computer to surf the Web in a coffee shop.
Two-faced cat sets longevity record: When this two-faced cat (named Frank and Louie) was born, it was super-cute if a little unique … but it had a strong chance at living a healthy life. And what a healthy life it’s had! The Guinness Book of World Records now says it’s the ”longest surviving Janus cat.” Well duh — that’s because it has 18 lives.
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Weirdest thing ever. Qaddafi’s Condi Rice Tribute Book.
via Qaddafi Hearts Condi? Condoleezza Rice Photo Album Found In Libyan Leader’s Compound | TPMMuckraker)
Sounds like someone had a crush on Condi.
» Who’s John Luckett? Not someone you should know anything about, probably. He’s just filed lots of lawsuits - so many he can’t even sue in California anymore. Right now he’s trying to sue the Las Vegas-based Pinball Hall of Fame because he was told by police to stay away from it after he shoved an employee. He also claims he was thrown out because he was discriminated against for his “pinball wizardry” — that is, his ability to play for so long on only 50 cents. Something tells us that pinball wizards aren’t protected by the EEOC. (via Gawker)
I could best describe him as a bully. He’s one of those people you’re constantly dealing with — confrontations with law enforcement, confrontations with neighborsChuck Curry, the county sheriff in Flathead County, Montanna • He’s talking about a guy named David Burgert, someone formerly in charge of a militia that wants to go to war with the National Guard and overthrow the government. Apparently, Burgert got in a shootout with police and then ran into the woods. They’ve been looking for him since the shootout happened Sunday, and they’ve only found stashes of guns and food. Let’s hope this guy doesn’t end up overthrowing our government any time soon. We’re shaking in our boots. source (via • follow)
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He got drunk and cut his wrist. It took me all day to clean the inside of the house. I’m not sure I got it [the blood] all.Joe Bankston, the owner of the house at the center of the possible mass grave in Texas • Offering a possible alibi for what happened. (No grave has been found as of yet, but blood has.) Bankston’s daughter lives in the home, and her boyfriend attempted suicide a couple of weeks ago, leaving a large amount of blood. The boyfriend, a soldier who went AWOL, is now in psychiatric care after the incident. Bankston’s son, admittedly a convicted sex offender, hasn’t lived in the region for at least a year. “He lived with us for a little while, but had to go to Michigan about a year ago for a court appearance and never came back,” he said. “Last I heard, he was in Ohio.” Thus far, this sounds like a dysfunctional family with a lot of wrinkles (and big ups to Bankston for being so honest about his family’s troubles), not a mass grave site. A weird case all around. source (via • follow)
Today, Liberty, Texas law enforcement officials got a phone call from a psychic. She told them to go to a certain house, where she said there were dozens of dead bodies. They didn’t find any. But that wasn’t the end of it. “All we know is the sheriff department received a call about a mass grave, or something like that, with several bodies,” a law enforcement official said. “They went and checked it, and there was nothing there. The caller went back and said, ‘No, you went to the wrong house.’” They went back, and they found blood, but (after telling the media otherwise and causing a ruckus) no bodies — yet, at least. If this has all the makings of a B-level horror movie, you’re right. But it could also have all the makings of a great tragedy. But evidence is lacking, and the man whose house was raided, a long-haul trucker, denies the allegations. Let’s hope it’s a hoax. source
This is seriously the second deja vu article we’ve posted today. It’s like we’re getting “deja vu” deja vu. What’s going on?
A Walgreens in Tuscon [sic], Ariz. turned over to police racy photos of gunman Jared Loughner with a Glock and a G-string that were taken to the store to be developed the night before the shooting rampage that left six people dead and 14 wounded. … In the photos he holds the pistol against his crotch and buttocks while wearing a bright red thong, sources told ABC News.ABC News • Leaving us speechless. source (via • follow)
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