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Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Jan 20 21:53:54
The first jif of this gallery has a cat trying to jump on a horse... maybe this is more common than we realized D:
http://imgur.com/gallery/5w3QYGA
swordtail
Anarchist Prime
Mon Jan 21 07:20:44
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/DxUthmHU0AANUeq.jpg
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Mon Jan 21 11:14:44
A Florida mother said she’s receiving death threats after a video where she’s apparently seen dunking her 3-year-old son’s head in a toilet went viral.

While Kaitlyn Wolf told WESH that the disturbing stunt was a “joke,” both the Leesburg Police Department and the state of Florida are investigating the matter. While the child can be heard screaming in the video, Wolf claims he was laughing.

video:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=uXD5C_1548049436

crying & laughing can sound similar, but he says 'no' so i'll go w/ crying
Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Jan 21 14:02:05
Yeah... the "no" coupled with the ending where someone says, "God, that's mean," probably gives enough context for abuse of some kind. On the other hand, maybe he was being a dick? ;D

black doggo returns from late night with friends:
http://imgur.com/gallery/s4JpYMd
Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Jan 21 14:13:42
another gif of a baby kangaroo jumping into a cloth pouch:
http://imgur.com/gallery/3BK52r9
Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Jan 21 14:16:26
super cute cat:
http://imgur.com/gallery/618OpdR
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Tue Jan 22 01:17:14
idiot hit by plane
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=sz48z_1548062640

but at least he appeared to be filming horizontally
Cherub Cow
Member
Tue Jan 22 05:10:47
Wow... if he'd seen 1996's "Executive Decision", then he would know to give more space for the wings:
http://youtu.be/ZJF_1LQbKiM?t=65
..or if he just had depth perception and wasn't detached from reality by his cell phone filming.. ;p
Cherub Cow
Member
Tue Jan 22 05:13:27
"Queen Elizabeth Watches As Oxen Pull Apart Farmer Who Failed To Provide Yearly Tithe Of Grain"
[Onion: News in Brief]
http://www...-apart-farmer-who-f-1831914399
"LONDON—Demonstrating in no uncertain terms that any peasant who sought to shirk his or her duty would be summarily dealt with, Queen Elizabeth looked on dispassionately Friday as a team of four oxen, yoked in pairs, were strapped to the outstretched limbs of a farmer who had failed to provide the Crown with his yearly tithe of grain, and gazed, unblinking, as the great beasts were lashed with bullwhips until the laggard had been drawn, screaming, limb from limb. Despite the years-long drought that has scourged the countryside and left its once-fruitful fields bereft of greenery, Her Majesty has decreed that she will not look mercifully upon any subject who cannot render annual tribute amounting to one-10th of his harvest, though their starveling children cry themselves to sleep and the ribs of their horses cast sawtoothed shadows on the withered heath. Queen Elizabeth, characteristically stony of countenance in the face of the regrettable but necessary punitive ceremony, was observed to betray the merest hint of expression only once, the ghost of a smile flitting across her divinely blessed face as the delinquent farmer’s joints ground free of their gristly moorings, separating from their groaning sockets with a sharp report not unlike that of a brass nine-pounder cannonade and nearly drowning out the peasant’s high, keening screams. In the final moments of the excruciation, Her Majesty was seen to evince a slight gesture to the Royal Oxherd, entreating that officiant to whip the oxen more stoutly, that the farmer be delivered without any more suffering than necessary to make the Crown’s displeasure known, and that the Royal Fusiliers might waste no time in relieving the miserable ploughman of his head, which was duly placed upon a spike above the gate to Buckingham Palace as fair warning to all who would dodge the tax. Before Her Majesty reportedly retired, satisfied, to the Palace, the Royal Chamberlain let it be known that the Queen, in her infinite wisdom and compassion, declared that families who have been visited by undue hardship may, in lieu of drawing and quartering, offer up their first-born son to be pressed into service with the Royal Navy."
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Tue Jan 22 11:36:28
do you suppose most lose both arms before a leg goes? i don't really want to research it...
Cherub Cow
Member
Tue Jan 22 12:43:57
I was wondering about that! Both arms seems most likely to me, but maybe those executioners developed ways to hold the body in place so that all of the limbs could get attention? Pretty brutal way to go D:
McKobb
Member
Tue Jan 22 16:02:35
Fortify the arms with leather straps secured to the torso should do it. Just ask Wallace!
Repel
Member
Wed Jan 23 08:31:52
some cracked nuts with Indian comment:
http://9ga...XhlPapGv7Ym2GH8gQp5eb69Z59ZKX0
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Wed Jan 23 19:05:32
it wasn't going in, all for nothing!
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monitor? lizard... & a concerned cat
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=uYRqD_1548237601
Cherub Cow
Member
Thu Jan 24 01:29:35
kitty seems to know that it's not the predator in that situation :D

Fun pedestrian mishap:
http://imgur.com/gallery/NjmNiEz
My favorite comment:
"Someone should paint “<— LOOK LEFT” on the floor or something. Oh... wait..." [image]
Cherub Cow
Member
Thu Jan 24 01:50:29
this video of bathing a kitten is sped up so it looks pretty violent:
http://imgur.com/gallery/a4luN4v
Cherub Cow
Member
Thu Jan 24 02:08:11
"Autistic avocado"
http://imgur.com/gallery/pN2l7mw
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu Jan 24 11:03:11
what's w/ the jagged lane lines in 'mishap' video... are you supposed to swerve back n forth? :p
Cherub Cow
Member
Thu Jan 24 14:01:45
That’s how the UK likes to confuse drunk people ;D
swordtail
Anarchist Prime
Thu Jan 24 14:49:33
"Someone should paint “<— LOOK LEFT” on the floor or something. Oh... wait..." [image]

when I was there I found that odd....then I realized that while odd,it did help when crossing small streets.


" That’s how the UK likes to confuse drunk people ;D "

and tourists
swordtail
Anarchist Prime
Thu Jan 24 17:53:34
http://twitter.com/Aviationdailyy/status/1088477864679358465
Cherub Cow
Member
Thu Jan 24 23:04:08
Video too short :'(

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"then I realized that while odd,it did help when crossing small streets."

It seems especially helpful when they know that people look down at their phones all of the time. The campus near me has them everywhere :D

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"Teen Weirded Out After Running Over English Teacher Outside Of School"
[Onion: News in Brief]
http://loc...english-teacher-out-1832025329
"NEW ALBANY, OH—Commenting upon the odd feeling produced by the chance encounter, local teenager Evelyn Hildebrand confided to reporters Thursday that she was “totally weirded out” after running over her English teacher, Ted Miller, outside of school. “It took me by surprise because he just kind of appeared out of nowhere, and I’m not used to seeing Mr. Miller like that,” said the high school junior, adding that she was startled when Miller suddenly stepped into the crosswalk, and that she wasn’t certain whether the 32-year-old educator recognized his student in the split second before the car smashed into him and drove over his body. “At first, I wasn’t even sure it was him. He’s always very reserved and formal when he’s teaching, so it was strange to come across him in a completely different situation like that, one where he was covered in blood and writhing. It was pretty awkward. I just tried to get out of there as quick as I could.” At press time, Hildebrand confirmed she was crossing her fingers in the hope Miller wouldn’t bring up the incident when he had recovered to the point where he was able to return to class."
Cherub Cow
Member
Thu Jan 24 23:05:40
"YouTube Bans Dangerous Prank Videos"
[Onion: American Voices]
http://www...gerous-prank-videos-1832028771
"“I don’t need YouTube’s permission to eat laundry detergent.” - Kacey Rubio • Bat Mitzvah Planner"
Cherub Cow
Member
Fri Jan 25 02:12:32
D:
Dog with arrow entrance in its face and exit in its back (arrow still in its body):
http://imgur.com/gallery/oCMFEh2
Cherub Cow
Member
Fri Jan 25 02:12:35
Story here:
http://www...being-shot-with-arrow/26017755
TLDR: Happened in Columbia, South Carolina 2019-Jan-22. Arrow missed vitals. Dog okay. Arrow shooter being sought for charges.
Cherub Cow
Member
Fri Jan 25 02:16:30
A semi-annoying and semi-enjoyable video of things being pronounced poorly by a Viner (2016) :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IxtXtdygrk
Cherub Cow
Member
Fri Jan 25 02:20:33
purring kitty cat after being rescued from cold:
http://imgur.com/gallery/suCQ9Vg
swordtail
Anarchist Prime
Fri Jan 25 07:21:10
now that's a blow job

http://twitter.com/Capt_Navy/status/1088722491768487937
Cherub Cow
Member
Fri Jan 25 19:16:32
He played it off nicely ;)

Another one of those indy games that will probably never be launched but looks kind of interesting:
(Simple 3rd person zombie shooter with lots of zombies)
http://imgur.com/gallery/55YEbtx
Cherub Cow
Member
Fri Jan 25 19:26:49
"Getting your nails done by a professional"
http://imgur.com/gallery/9qGZjgq
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sat Jan 26 14:45:13
burial goes poorly
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=ktF0q_1548447779
Cherub Cow
Member
Sat Jan 26 17:51:12
lol... could tell it was going to fall when they started putting all the weight on that one person in the hole who wasn’t even trying to get under the coffin, but wow... when they take the lid off and lift it out XD ... the screamer probably needs to be put down ;p
Cherub Cow
Member
Sat Jan 26 18:30:40
Another good cat jif compilation:
http://imgur.com/gallery/TZdNsNe
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sat Jan 26 18:57:16
ghif!
Cherub Cow
Member
Sat Jan 26 20:06:15
It’s jif because it’s jraphics, and the jrass is jreen on the other side ;D
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun Jan 27 17:57:18
Police Officer Allegedly Killed His Colleague In Game Of Russian Roulette

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A male St. Louis police officer was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a female officer during what was described as a deadly game with a revolver.

Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced the charge against Nathaniel Hendren, 29, in the death of 24-year-old Katlyn Alix, as they allegedly played a game in which a revolver’s cylinder was emptied, one bullet put back and the two colleagues took turns pointing at each other and pulling the trigger.

“The defendant emptied the cylinder of the revolver and then put one cartridge back into the cylinder,” the statement said. He allegedly spun the cylinder, pointed the gun away and pulled the trigger.

The gun did not fire. The statement said Alix took the gun, pointed it at Hendren and pulled the trigger. Again, it didn’t fire.

Hendren “took the gun back and pointed it at the victim (and) pulled the trigger causing the gun to discharge,” the statement said. “The victim was struck in the chest.”

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who could've predicted that could happen...

i never understood why that's called a 'game'
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Jan 27 19:04:03
lol... I guess it's only a good game if you have people betting on you, like in "Deer Hunter" or "13 Tzameti". If it's just two people playing to see who gets shot, then that's just wanting to die, like in "One Eight Seven" :D

Didn't have to go far on Imgur's front page for good content just now!
"Spiny Flower Mantis assassinating fly on hand"
http://imgur.com/gallery/ixs9ASC
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Jan 27 19:04:33
kitty cat becomes birdy nest:
http://imgur.com/gallery/cgWAGsv
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Jan 27 19:19:56
"The ol’ sneaky low slide attack"
http://imgur.com/gallery/PcYiyVB
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Jan 27 19:23:38
Ms. Marvel hasn't been released yet, but peeps have already started memeing:
http://imgur.com/gallery/Wjkj8M6
A good one of her hitting a baby in the comments :)
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun Jan 27 21:42:20
that's a really tiny mantis... or some really big fingers
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Mon Jan 28 01:18:29
stuff like this is not helping cops be less jumpy:
(can skip to 1:30)
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=9JzyF_1548447870

...if i was a cop, i'd be murdering so many people :p... w/ genuine, if perhaps irrational, fear for my life
swordtail
Anarchist Prime
Mon Jan 28 18:03:43
http://twitter.com/DenNaghizadeh/status/1089934788390203394
swordtail
Anarchist Prime
Mon Jan 28 18:09:45
Video shows brutality of knife attack on helpless inmates

http://apnews.com/0bd447b0070f4000af5a3c984ecbf7f1
Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Jan 28 20:33:26
D:
Some guard(s) taking a nap somewhere..

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"not helping cops be less jumpy"
Cool! Good to see someone handling a situation well :D

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Learn to stop worrying and love the bees:
http://imgur.com/gallery/kWBtlri
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Tue Jan 29 13:46:47
was that productive somehow? :p


deer takes out cyclist (& seem ok... runs back right)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO_oOKE2PVg
Cherub Cow
Member
Tue Jan 29 17:20:07
Yikes D: ... doing a full flip, it looks like the cyclist was able to roll out of it. I think pop wisdom for cycling crashes is that it's best not to brace yourself with an arm because that's how you break your collar bone, so a no-armed roll is better... but with so little time to react D: ... that'll make me paranoid on my next descent ;p

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"was that productive somehow? :p"
Maybe he got rid of the hive like that? lol... I think it was purely for love of stings.. his facial expressions were invincible ;D

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"Bill Hader Can’t Stop Smiling On The Set Of "It 2""
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2LGfUQ2L5o
This interview is sort of funny, but I'm posting it mainly because... no more desk for Conan? :(
swordtail
Anarchist Prime
Tue Jan 29 17:43:51
http://twitter.com/ZimniiVeter/status/1089852393506906112
swordtail
Anarchist Prime
Tue Jan 29 19:14:44
http://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1090024619220713472
Cherub Cow
Member
Tue Jan 29 21:41:03
You had me worried that I was going to see a cat sawed in half :D

"Cowboy Turtle wins the Fish Aquarium Rodeo once again."
http://imgur.com/gallery/gW8zxc7
McKobb
Member
Tue Jan 29 23:13:03
His name is Cosby!
Cherub Cow
Member
Wed Jan 30 04:30:46
"tractor trailer & Jeep collide head-on in New Hampshire"
http://twitter.com/mikesacconetv/status/1090003221144391682
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu Jan 31 00:06:23
a daily dose... some familiar/old stuff, but lots of interesting visuals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yriTo0nxcLo
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu Jan 31 00:11:28
Teen Accused Of Faking Kidnapping So He Could Get $130 From Mom

Emmanuel Franklin’s mother got suspicious after she noticed the address for the money drop was the same as his father’s.

According to an arrest warrant obtained by Newsweek he “caused his mother to believe he would be killed by kidnappers” if she did not come up with the money.
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu Jan 31 00:14:44
A Florida man allegedly shot and killed his mother, father and brother after wiring a Bulgarian cam girl $200,000 that he stole from them.

The report notes that after the parents, Chad and Margaret Amato, found out Grant Amato wired exorbitant sums of money to a woman on a Bulgarian adult website called Cam Girls, they made him check into a 60-day internet and sex addiction program. The arrest report indicates that he had been in contact with the woman since June 2018 and had given her $200,000 that he stole from his family. He checked into a rehabilitation facility in Fort Lauderdale on Dec. 22 and checked out on Jan. 4.

His parents found out he was still in contact with the Bulgarian woman and kicked him out of the home on Jan. 24. The next day, his family members were found dead with “execution style” wounds, according to Seminole County Sheriff’s Office crime scene analysts.
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu Jan 31 00:17:14
...that above $130 'teen' is 19 years old (for better context)
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu Jan 31 01:11:10
i recommend Brooklyn Nine Nine S5E1, Tim Meadows guest star

(i don't think on YouTube, just has those fake-outs w/ questionable external links)
Cherub Cow
Member
Thu Jan 31 01:36:36
Hulu has it, so I'll watch it right meow :D

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"that above $130 'teen' is 19 years old"

Okay what the fuck. When I read "$130", I could only believe that it was a 13-year-old, though really, $130 as a large sum of money only makes sense to maybe an 8-year-old... So 19... wow... with wages nowadays he could have just shown up for a single shift at a new job..

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@DailyDose

The translator thing is kind of an "Ugly American" update. It used to be that ugly Americans would travel with a book that had pictures in it, and they'd find the picture of the thing that they wanted and just point at it... another thing is/was phrase books where instead of attempting a pronunciation they'd just find the English phrase and have a person read the translated phrase.. smart phone apps have similar updates... probably would only work in a place like Japan where people wouldn't feel as insulted by an interaction like that ;p

Yay! More video of flying with birds :D
That overhead city footage was like the intro credits of John Wick

The bear source video was just one of those media groups that buys footage from people to use as ad space so I don't see any backstory on how this person got so close to a bear without being eaten ;p ... semi-domesticated was suggested as possible in one of the comments..

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pretty good Street Fighter sound effects IRL thing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JldIc-fF1fY
Cherub Cow
Member
Thu Jan 31 01:40:29
"Laser knocks over house of cards"
http://imgur.com/gallery/u0XVEM9
Cherub Cow
Member
Thu Jan 31 02:02:12
Target demographic for those electric scooters that get left all over cities that haven't made it illegal yet ;D
http://imgur.com/gallery/FqlHOKz
Cherub Cow
Member
Thu Jan 31 03:07:50
"i recommend Brooklyn Nine Nine S5E1, Tim Meadows guest star"

lol@"if you want somebody to lure a kid to a park using a Lycos chat room, I'm your man"
I've been putting off watching this show, but I think I'll need to start now :D
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Thu Jan 31 11:02:20
that's a 2-part episode so more of Tim's character in S5E2


i'm glad the universal translator is a thing & being improved... don't attack Star Trek tech :p
Cherub Cow
Member
Thu Jan 31 15:49:23
Just watched that one too. lol@"he poked me in my tummy" :D
Cool to see Gina Gershon in there. Always makes me think of Face/Off

Okay, now that you've called it a universal translator it gets a pass :D .. it'll need a few more version updates though ;p
swordtail
Anarchist Prime
Thu Jan 31 17:06:36
Man claims he heard penis 'snap' during traumatic injury

http://www...s-snap-during-traumatic-injury
swordtail
Anarchist Prime
Fri Feb 01 09:45:52
http://www.facebook.com/Adrian90313/videos/1531814190296933/

Adrian Burrell is with Tim Abbott and 19 others.
23 hrs ·

I am a Black man born and raised in Oakland, California who was physically attacked by Vallejo PD officer David McLaughlin, last Tuesday. In researching my situation, I learned that Mclaughlin has been involved in lawsuits related to his brutality including the fatal shooting of on August 3rd, 2018.
Mclaughlin grabbed me, smashed my face against the wall and then swung my body, knocking my head into a wooden pillar causing a concussion. He put handcuffs on my wrists so tight they broke the skin and caused my fingers to go numb. All while telling me “stop resisting” to my reply, “I’m not resisting.”

I’m a Marine, and was honorably discharged when I completed my service. I have no convictions on my record; I'm not on parole or probation. I own my home, I was on the porch of this home when McLaughlin pulled his pistol on my cousin, saying my cousin looked like someone who he saw speeding earlier. My cousin was sitting on his motorcycle in front of my house. A gun had been pulled on him because he “looked like someone” the officer had seen speeding earlier. Obviously, the situation concerned me. From roughly 20 ft away, with a railing between myself and the officer, I started filming with my phone. You have the right to film a police officer in action as long as you’re not a threat or preventing him from doing his job. The officer told me to go in my house. I chose to stay on my porch and film because the situation was concerning. My camera panned and tilted, but I did not take one step off of the porch. At that point, officer Mclaughlin approached me as you see in the video.

He said I was going to jail and detained me in the back seat of his car. Would I have gone to jail if I weren’t a vet with no criminal record? When the officer realized I am a Marine, he told me if I wasn’t a vet I’d be going to jail. Does that mean that if I had not been a vet, he would have put me in jail for not breaking the law? Because I am a vet, does that mean my life is more valuable? Military service does not warrant special treatment. Lack of military service does not justify mistreatment?

Why holster your gun to come put your hands on me, if my cousin and I are a threat?

This unfortunate circumstance put me in a situation where if I was to defend myself, then I would have been a hashtag. Or worse, my death would have been ignored or excused on the premise of Mcglaughlin’s irrational fear.

Officer McLaughlin should not be allowed to continue abusing his power.
This is a true story and I feel it's my responsibility to share it.
Police need better training on implicit bias. They need tougher disciplinary actions taken when patterns of misconduct become frequent and are being reported from multiple sources.

#Share #repostfamilyandfriends
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Fri Feb 01 11:55:02
i'll guess cop probably chased biker guy to house... no one ever tells the truth

not that it excuses all the rest of cop behavior :p
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Fri Feb 01 17:39:52
a photo from the (D) Virginia Governor's 1984 med school yearbook causing a stir, guess which:

http://wto...9/02/1984-yearbook-780x520.jpg

& he also likes beer...
Cherub Cow
Member
Fri Feb 01 18:58:29
lulz... Even in the 80s, you've got to know that *if* you want to wear insensitive costumes, don't let there be a record of it! ;D

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"i'll guess cop probably chased biker guy to house... no one ever tells the truth"

Yeah.. his cousin was totally geared up and on the bike, so it's not like he was just casually hanging out on his bike in regular clothes (the circumstances don't really sell the mistaken identity). Hopefully the officer has dash cam that will emerge to verify whether or not he followed the correct biker.

And the video doesn't really make Burrell's own case very well. It's one thing to be like, "The officer told me to go in my house. I chose to stay on my porch and film because the situation was concerning," and the reality of the video where the officer says, "Get back. Get back," and he replies, "No. Nope" — i.e., it's not as if Burrell *said* "I have the right to film this as a concerned bystander". And he's right that it's fine to film, but he still has to follow those simple instructions (and I don't think it's unreasonable for an officer to ask for more space. Obi-Wan had the higher ground here, which should rightly make Anakin feel unsafe).

Even so, difficult to say if the officer was just annoyed by the filming or annoyed that someone wasn't following commands. Detaining Burrell temporarily would guarantee the safety that the officer didn't have in the case of Burrell not backing up, but the officer could also have done better communicating (Maybe, "I need you to back up *because*...", or, "It's fine for you to film, but I still need you to back up for my safety"). Also a mistake for the officer to give up control of the biker by walking away to cuff the bystander. A biker who (allegedly) fled an officer would be a higher threat there, and the officer put himself in a spot (bottom of the porch stairs) where both Burrell and the biker could have shot without hitting each other (officer made himself a target if it had been a shoot scenario).

As for "Military service does not warrant special treatment"... not exactly :D ... that little icon on a veteran's I.D. is kind of for recognition moments not unlike this one. It's sort of an unstated thing where if you're caught speeding an officer might see that and give a warning instead; Burrell will ruin this unspoken system if he wants to be a dumbass about this ;p ... I do get his point, though: *if* he had done nothing wrong (but he did; he didn't follow police commands and then resisted arrest by trying to hold his phone up and film instead of giving the officer his phone hand for cuffing), then it shouldn't matter who he is. If.

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Removing a pupper's arms will apparently not make it walk like people:
http://imgur.com/gallery/f1Vs5c5
Cherub Cow
Member
Sat Feb 02 21:46:48
kitty cat winds up on foosball table:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_-L0snb9VU
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun Feb 03 01:07:01
it really is more enjoyable than watching the game
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Feb 03 12:32:09
The players seem to have recognized that. Like, "Oh great, now everyone will remember that cats make a better show than our running around"

A comment recommended listening to 666' "Alarma" ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRk7HEnvFPY ) ..
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Feb 03 12:32:14
..for the below clip of the lights in a parking lot flickering:
http://imgur.com/gallery/lkHPm2e
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun Feb 03 15:14:01
does fit perfectly... about the only way i'd want to listen to that song :p
hood
Member
Mon Feb 04 12:23:32
"I do get his point, though: *if* he had done nothing wrong (but he did; he didn't follow police commands and then resisted arrest by trying to hold his phone up and film instead of giving the officer his phone hand for cuffing), then it shouldn't matter who he is. If."

Uh, gonna have to call bullshit here. Police do not have unilateral authority and the right to film a police officer while on the job has been tested in court. Burrell did nothing wrong. If he had been arrested for insubordination, it would have been thrown out.


"Hopefully the officer has dash cam that will emerge to verify whether or not he followed the correct biker."

Kind of irrelevant. The officer pulled a gun for apparently no reason. That the guy might have been speeding earlier doesn't justify anything that happened.
Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Feb 04 14:04:19
[hood]: "the right to film a police officer while on the job has been tested in court."

I agree and said as much: "And he's right that it's fine to film"

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[hood]: "Police do not have unilateral authority"

In general, I agree, but if this statement was specifically about the present topic of not following an officer's lawful commands, then this is false.

Officers may issue discretionary commands for their own safety, and these discretionary commands are easy to protect in court (i.e., it is easy for a D.A. to protect the officer's decision to say, "Back up," because the D.A. can say that it was a lawful order designed to protect the officer's safety. If a person did not obey that lawful order, then that person can be charged — in this case, with a misdemeanor). This extends to all sorts of situations, like people getting too close to a traffic stop, people getting too close to an arrest in progress, or people attempting to enter a crime scene. In all cases officers have been granted the authority to control the scene via reasonable commands which must be obeyed under legal penalty. There exist gray areas where a person can challenge whether or not an order is lawful (e.g., the trope of a libertarian at a traffic stop: "Am I being detained?"), but Burrell did not perform any such check, he simply refused to follow the lawful order.

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[CC]: "Hopefully the officer has dash cam that will emerge to verify whether or not he followed the correct biker."
[hood]: "Kind of irrelevant. The officer pulled a gun for apparently no reason. That the guy might have been speeding earlier doesn't justify anything that happened."

Not irrelevant. If the biker was knowingly, actively evading the officer, then he was breaking the law — fleeing in a vehicle is charged as a felony in many states (usually depends on how dangerous the pursuit was). Officers can reasonably draw their weapon on a felony pursuit, usually because if a person is willing to commit a felony to evade an officer, then that person may be considered dangerous until further evaluated. The officer's decision to holster his weapon can reasonably be assigned to the officer having conducted further evaluation and found that it was not necessary in this case.

Meanwhile, Burrell claimed that his "cousin was sitting on his motorcycle in front of [his] house," suggesting that they were simply sitting there together for a time when an officer came out of nowhere and began harassing them. If, on the other hand, the officer has dash cam footage of a felony pursuit of Burrell's cousin, then Burrell will have been found lying: i.e., very relevant to Burrell's complicity in a crime. But, even if Burrell's "mistaken identity" defense is verified by dash cam or witnesses (e.g., the officer lost the correct biker and then saw a similar biker parked in the area), then the officer still had reasonable suspicion, the right to make a traffic stop, the right to control the scene, the right to detain someone who was not following his lawful orders, and the right to use force in the case of someone who was resisting arrest.

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kitty cat plays foosball:
http://imgur.com/gallery/YZSiOjJ
Not sure if this was inspired by the cat on the field from the other video or if it just reappeared because the cat on the field story was going around..
Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Feb 04 14:19:02
kittens hatching:
(2017 Thai commercial)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7tjHmeoZRU
Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Feb 04 14:43:34
tiny frog goes for soak in bottle cap:
http://imgur.com/gallery/atUDea2
Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Feb 04 15:57:16
Gross alert!
This person removes a big toe nail:
http://imgur.com/gallery/5mAlreT
Appropriate top comment: "Thanks, I hate it"
swordtail
Anarchist Prime
Mon Feb 04 17:44:47
http://twitter.com/klara_sjo/status/1092101164412399616
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Mon Feb 04 21:47:09
that's preferable to when he was doing it w/ male opponents... still would be embarrassing to be an audience member though
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Mon Feb 04 21:52:27
as to Conan's no desk, seems his show is now only 30 mins, so new format all around

also he revealed DNA tests show he is 100% Irish, w/ conclusion being he is inbred... (seemed a legit story :p)

and he demonstrated his weirdly long legs relative to his torso... (whereas, i have a long torso... we should trade legs)
Cherub Cow
Member
Tue Feb 05 02:25:48
In that above Hader/Conan YouTube clip below the "i miss Conan's desk" comment I posted a really long explanation about why Marxist feminists would like Conan's new desk-less setup and new format — too much caffeine late in the day did that to me, I think ;D

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"Kristen Stewart Said What?!"
[Clickhole: They Said What?!]
http://www...n-stewart-said-what-1832171218
"The escalator steps and the handrail actually move at slightly different speeds which is why when I take the escalator, I bend down and hold on to the stairs for balance"
— Kristen Stewart, unprompted
Cherub Cow
Member
Tue Feb 05 12:32:28
Pretty impressive cell phone sound effect faking:
http://imgur.com/gallery/gDpiBJ8
Cherub Cow
Member
Tue Feb 05 13:23:20
"New ‘Avengers’ Fan Theory Suggests Key To Beating Thanos Could Be Nothing Because He Not Real And None Of This Exists"
[Onion: News in Brief]
http://ent...ey-to-beating-thano-1832362299
"LOS ANGELES—Shedding light on a possible key plot point of the upcoming film Avengers: Endgame, an emerging theory among fans of the Marvel franchise suggests the key to beating Thanos could be nothing, nothing at all, because he isn’t real and none of this exists, sources reported Tuesday. “They left plenty of Easter eggs hinting at it in the first three Avengers movies, so it’s pretty obvious—the way to counter Thanos’ power now that he has all the infinity stones must be to simply realize he’s CGI and that it’s just a movie,” Avengers fan Raoul Bengston wrote in an online forum, detailing the potential implications of the villain being completely imaginary, including the possibility that the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe could itself be a wholly fabricated world devised decades ago by comic book writers. “Imagine what it would mean if, instead of T’Challa and Peter Parker disintegrating at the end of Infinity War, they turned out to be fictional characters portrayed by professional actors Chadwick Boseman and Tom Holland, who ultimately survive because the infinity stones aren’t real? Could be quite a game-changer.” At press time, the majority of fans on the forum had begun to tear into the new theory, deeming it “far-fetched” and “unrealistic.”"
Cherub Cow
Member
Tue Feb 05 18:45:03
These cow-scratching machines are the *best* ;p
http://imgur.com/gallery/Oki9wjs
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Tue Feb 05 18:53:49
possible emu weakness exposed:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=CEjZK_1549398840
Cherub Cow
Member
Tue Feb 05 20:25:03
lol... have to work that into the comic somehow ;D

prairie dog getting scratched:
http://imgur.com/gallery/PvL0dxU
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Wed Feb 06 11:08:46
i would name him Itchy, and would hug him & pet him & squeeze him...
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Wed Feb 06 11:16:27
bad co-worker:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=9MJiS_1549311007
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Wed Feb 06 11:19:55
guy really expecting cows to respect lane lines or something:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=uZhFM_1549414758
kinda looks like he might have been looking right at the presumably fancy building... but he should've seen the cows from pretty far back
Cherub Cow
Member
Wed Feb 06 16:19:36
Could be the sun in his face? (Shadows seem to be pointing towards him.) Not that that clears his incompetence, but yeah, how do you miss that many cows? :D
..when I'm on my bicycle I'll slow down to <5mph even for large geese in the path ;p .. haven't passed by the prairie dog areas in a while, but I slow down for them too.. #TooCuteToDie

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"bad co-worker"
Yeah wtf? That was like a drowning victim trying to make a buoy out of a rescuer... I'm sure that the victim appreciates being held in place as a shield so that she could be stabbed :| .. but wow D: .. and she was even prevented from jumping the counter by the co-worker...
Were comments loading for you on that video? It says 325 replies right now, but I've tried three browsers and no replies show.. they show on the cow video, so maybe disabled?

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Apparently wild animals also eat freezer food:
http://imgur.com/gallery/icpPHlO

Cherub Cow
Member
Wed Feb 06 16:24:37
A few swift "justice" situations:
http://imgur.com/gallery/5kkB17X
..I had only seen the package theft one, so a nice gallery :)
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Wed Feb 06 19:01:29
i see no comments on that video either, the bottom of page looks glitchy (a duplicate row of share icons for example)
Cherub Cow
Member
Wed Feb 06 23:28:24
LL needs to get its scripts together!! >:|
:p

A kid falling:
http://imgur.com/gallery/2u1XNbA

btw! Through the week I ended up marathoning season 1 of Brooklyn Nine-Nine (finished tonight). Very fun show :D
Pillz
Member
Thu Feb 07 13:31:01
Gina is live action Cheryl.
Cherub Cow
Member
Thu Feb 07 17:33:27
That makes sense, though there's less hero worship and promiscuity ;p

This was only a half-step away from real life:
"Pedestrian Crossing Street Makes Sure To Look At Approaching Car So Driver Will Feel More Guilty If They Run Him Over"
[Onion: News in Brief]
http://loc...e-to-look-at-approa-1832430875
"CHICAGO—Stepping off the curb and into the crosswalk, local man Adam Hartsell reportedly made sure to look up at the driver of an approaching vehicle Thursday to ensure they would feel extra guilty in the event they failed to stop and ran him over. “The goal of this split-second eye contact is to impress my image upon their mind, so that if they do hit me, they will be forced to spend the rest of their days picturing the terrified face of the person they ran over in his last moments of life,” said the 26-year-old pedestrian, who emphasized the importance of not only locking eyes with each and every oncoming driver, but also delivering a hard stare that conveys a stern moral appraisal of any who would not brake their vehicle in time. “In this way, I will be able to haunt their dreams long after they’ve struck and killed me. If I have enough time, I also make sure to look any passengers dead in the eyes, so that they, too, will be hounded for years by debilitating remorse. It’s important to take these small precautions.” At press time, reports confirmed the oncoming driver had looked up from their phone screen and briefly wondered what the muffled noise coming from beneath their car had been."
Cherub Cow
Member
Fri Feb 08 01:04:54
Obese prairie dog doesn't even stand on its feet to see if danger is near:
http://imgur.com/gallery/CXY3LHm
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Fri Feb 08 01:24:18
I may have to get Hulu to watch Brooklyn NN in proper order... I've only been catching random episodes in syndication

I'd also like a chubby prairie dog
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Fri Feb 08 16:33:39
giggity
http://www.liveleak.com/view?t=kWDBa_1549646491
swordtail
Anarchist Prime
Fri Feb 08 17:25:48
http://twitter.com/Alexandr0034/status/1093830986830413826
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