Miss Piggy's Grocery Store Checkout Headlines

[Brill Weave]

So you say exactly what I say but with out a bad pun. Gfdi drex.

Seriously. What shit is this.

[The Stig]

Choo choo!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...365367?SThisFB

Level crossing cyclist seconds from Waterbeach train collision

1 hour ago

A cyclist came within seconds of death after failing to stop at a level crossing in Cambridgeshire.

The train driver was forced to apply the emergency brake when he saw the woman at Waterbeach on 12 September.

Richard Schofield, from Network Rail, said it was "one of the closest near misses we've seen".

British Transport Police is trying to trace the woman, who failed to stop despite the flashing lights and warning signals.

Hilarious 18second clip inside.

[Tajin]

Lucky AND extremely dumb.

[Kyreth]

Keeping on this train of discussion: http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/09/...uld-it-happen/

Now all you need to do is find out someone's hacking the transit system. After all, we've already got proof-of-concept with smaller vehicles and being able to override braking systems already. Steering a train would be considerably easier.

(Older news: http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygree...e-wheel-video/ )

[Clash Perez]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/1...n_4024192.html

KKK Rally At Gettysburg Canceled Because Of Government Shutdown

A Ku Klux Klan rally planned for Saturday, Oct. 5 has been canceled because of the government shutdown.

On Sept. 26, officials at Gettysburg National Military Park granted a special-use permit for a rally to a Maryland-based KKK group. According to NBC 10 Philadelphia, the event was canceled when park officials rescinded all permits for special events because of the shutdown, which began 12 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

“Tourists will find every one of America's national parks and monuments, from Yosemite to the Smithsonian to the Statue of Liberty, immediately closed,” Obama said in a statement Tuesday. “And of course the communities and small business that rely on these national treasures for their livelihoods will be out of customers and out of luck.”

But not everyone took the closing of national parks and monuments sitting down. A group of World War II veterans visiting the National Mall on Tuesday stormed the WWII Memorial -- which is now technically closed to the public --to pay their respects.

I guess it's not all bad.

[Vaspinne]

This is really cool! I didn't find a Northern Pipeline thread in the political sub-forum (where it should be), so I figured this thread was the next best choice:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...crew-1.1876996

Massive dinosaur fossil unearthed by Alberta pipeline crew
30-metre fossil found by pipeline inspection crew working near Spirit River

CBC News Posted: Oct 02, 2013 7:44 PM MT Last Updated: Oct 02, 2013 9:44 PM MT
A 30-metre-long fossilized dinosaur was found by a pipeline inspection crew working southwest of Spirit River, Alta., on Tuesday.

A massive dinosaur fossil has been found by a pipeline crew near Spirit River, Alta.

The 30-metre-long fossilized skeleton was found Tuesday when a backhoe operator working on the Tourmaline Oil Corp. pipeline installation moved some earth, inadvertently breaking off a piece of the fossil.

Thinking he had simply chipped off a section of rock, the backhoe operator laid the piece to the side and turned to resume excavation work.

That’s when he saw the exposed fossil in the embankment in front of him.

As soon as he saw the fossil, the operator stopped digging and work on the site was shut down until experts could be brought in, said Art Wegner, speaking for the Acuren Group Inc.

Palaeontologists from the Tyrell Museum and National Geographic arrived at the site Wednesday and will soon be joined by Pipestone Creek Dinosaur Initiative head palaeontologist, Dr. Matthew Vavrek.

The fossil was found buried about 1.5 metres deep in the Saddle Hills area southwest of Spirit River.

http://i.cbc.ca/1.1876999.1380771803...e-dinosaur.jpg

[Mazmaz]

This is really cool! I didn't find a Northern Pipeline thread in the political sub-forum (where it should be)

http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/109...y-supertankers
http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/109...t-senator-says
http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/108...posal-rejected

?

[BaneTheBrawler]

This is really cool! I didn't find a Northern Pipeline thread in the political sub-forum (where it should be), so I figured this thread was the next best choice:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...crew-1.1876996



http://i.cbc.ca/1.1876999.1380771803...e-dinosaur.jpg

it felt as though a million executives suddenly cried out, and then were silenced.

[Salodin]

it felt as though a million executives suddenly cried out, and then were silenced.

Haha. Its a legal requirement to stop and fully excavate isn't it?

[Vaspinne]

http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/109...y-supertankers
http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/109...t-senator-says
http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/108...posal-rejected

?

None of those were in the first 3 pages, and using the search function is for suckers












I forgot to use the search function
Edit: I also have a hunch more people will see it in this thread anyway

[Mazmaz]

That reminds me, I need to go make some more useless threads.

[Tokitoki]

Haha. Its a legal requirement to stop and fully excavate isn't it?

The contractor is also going to make money by just having their guys standing around watching the paleontologists get excited over this thing. The owners of these projects always love that kind of stuff...

[Howie Roary]

This is really cool! I didn't find a Northern Pipeline thread in the political sub-forum (where it should be), so I figured this thread was the next best choice:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...crew-1.1876996


http://i.cbc.ca/1.1876999.1380771803...e-dinosaur.jpg

quite the boner

[BaneTheBrawler]

prolly do a better job than the one in congress, too

[notorious bum]

October 2nd 2013 - Los Angeles, California.

A man fleeing is able to evade police for enough time to run in to a house (20:20), take off his coat, and walk away from police who are only a few feet from him (20:55). He is later discovered (25:12).

This video is the whole police chase. For more information, check out http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/1...



Almost escaped like a boss...almost.

[Anoat]

My God, its like real life Grand Theft Auto 5.

[Callisto]

Too bad he didn't live closer to a Pay & Spray

edit: his turn signal being on the whole time is driving me fucking crazy lol

[Salodin]

All he needed was a hat and a new shirt and pants. Damn good try though, would have gotten away if it wasn't for that snitch of a news chopper.

[Callisto]

I'm assuming the bit at the house was him saying goodbye to his mom or something?

[Lucki]

Man Sets Himself On Fire On The National Mall
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/...-national-mall

What has already been a strange and scary work week in the nation's capital, came to a close with a shocking incident on the National Mall: For reasons we don't yet know, witnesses say a man doused himself with gasoline and then set himself on fire.

D.C. fire department spokesman Tim Wilson tells the AP the man suffered life-threatening injures. The wire service reports:

"He was standing by himself at Seventh Street and Madison Drive, in the center portion of the Mall, when he emptied the contents of a red gas can on himself and set himself on fire moments later, said Katy Scheflen, who witnessed it as she walked through the Mall.
"She said passing joggers took off their shirts in an effort to help douse the flames, and the man was clearly alive as the flames spread. A police department spokesman said he was conscious and breathing at the scene. MedStar Washington Hospital Center tweeted that the man was taken there but had no condition update."

Images posted on social media sites showed a rescue helicopter landing on the lawn, the iconic Washington Memorial in the background. They showed police descending upon the scene on a clear, sunny day in Washington with the Capitol building in full view.

Of course, the week started with an impasse between the House and Senate that led to a partial shut down of the federal government, the first in nearly two decades. Then a high-speed car chase through the monumental core of the city forced the Capitol and White House on lockdown and left a suspect dead and two officers injured.

Then at about 4:20 p.m. today, this news. The Washington Post quotes Meghan Van Heertum, who was nearby, saying the man was lying on the ground in the middle of the Mall.

"The flames were only a couple of feet off the ground," the Post reports. "She did not see flames coming from the man, but the air 'smelled strongly of burning flesh.'"

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