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nouseforaname
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Posted: Fri, 2nd Dec 2005 01:01 Post subject: The Useless News |
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So how 'bout this... useless news for the useless void
So ... whenever you see one of them random, pointless news stories .. put it in here! :elffy:
Quote: | Very, very frequent flyer hits 1 million goal
By Wency LeungThu Dec 1,10:33 AM ET
After two months of zig-zagging across Canada by plane, frequent flyer Marc Tacchi has reached his goal of accumulating one million miles of credits -- and become something of an Internet celebrity in the process.
On his blog "The Great Canadian Mileage Run 2005," Tacchi reported on Wednesday that he had racked up 1,003,625 mileage points and spent 56 of the last 61 days in an airplane.
"I myself need to get to bed in a prone position for some serious rest," he wrote.
The 30-year-old embarked on his venture using Air Canada's North America Unlimited Pass -- a C$7,000 ticket that allowed passengers limitless travel within the continent between October 1 and November 30.
Frequent fliers programs, like Air Canada's Aeroplan, are designed to promote customer loyalty by allowing people to upgrade to better seats or book free flights in the future
"I just sort of moved it to a new level," Tacchi joked in an interview last week at the Vancouver International Airport before boarding another airplane.
A typical day would start with a 10 a.m. flight to Victoria, British Columbia, about 70 km (45 miles) from Vancouver. He would fly back and fourth between the two cities about six times and then catch an overnight flight 4,300 km (2,700 miles) to Toronto.
In Toronto, he would immediately board a return flight.
Since he began documenting his travels on the Internet, Tacchi has garnered the attention of international media, and even has agents in Los Angeles seeking to sell his story.
"People were calling my girlfriend's boss at work, saying 'Hey, did you hear about that guy'," Tacchi said. "I don't even know how it all became real."
By reaching the 1 million mile goal, Tacchi gets the equivalent of about 10 round-trip business class flights from Canada to Australia, which he has estimated would normally cost about C$70,000.
He plans to redeem his travel points to take his family to Miami at Christmas, then maybe go to Hong Kong or Thailand.
When he wasn't flying to collect travel points, Tacchi works as a contract pilot. Once a week, he flies a Boeing 747 cargo plane to Europe or Asia. | 
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Posted: Fri, 2nd Dec 2005 02:02 Post subject: |
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----breaking news----
ricebag falls over in china --- situation unclear --- 5 square miles are being evacuated
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Posted: Fri, 2nd Dec 2005 02:04 Post subject: |
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lol
Clevesa wrote: | Murder is the best way out of this that I see. |
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Posted: Fri, 2nd Dec 2005 14:41 Post subject: |
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right, what about doing sports or finding a hobby to entertain yourself?
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nouseforaname
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Posted: Thu, 8th Dec 2005 18:54 Post subject: |
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Another case of "WTF?"
Quote: | Woman Allegedly Hires Hit Man for Cheese
Tue Dec 6, 7:01 PM ET
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - In an unusual case of mistaken identity, a woman who thought a block of white cheese was cocaine is charged with trying to hire a hit man to rob and kill four men. The woman also was mistaken about the hit man. He turned out to be an undercover police officer.
Jessica Sandy Booth, 18, was arrested over the weekend and remains in jail with bond set at $1 million on four charges of attempted murder and four counts of soliciting a murder.
According to police, Booth was in the Memphis home of the four intended victims last week when she mistook a block of queso fresco cheese for cocaine — inspiring the idea to hire someone to break into the home, take the drugs, and kill the men.
An informant described the plot to police, who arranged a meeting between Booth and the undercover officer.
The undercover officer gave Booth some nonfunctioning handguns, bought ammunition for her because she was too young, and the two proceeded to the home under police surveillance.
Booth told the officer that any children inside the house old enough to testify would have to be killed, police said.
A search of the home with the permission of the occupants revealed no drugs — only the white, crumbly cheese common in Mexican cuisine.
"Four men were going to lose their lives over some cheese," said Lt. Jeff Clark, who heads Project Safe Neighborhoods. |
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SycoShaman
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Posted: Fri, 9th Dec 2005 05:23 Post subject: |
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How the fuck do u mistake cheese for coke? seriously, if she's never seen coke before, its understandable...but why then try to plan out a robbery if your not sure...what a dumb bitch
Thats one story you CANT tell in jail 
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Posted: Fri, 9th Dec 2005 07:53 Post subject: |
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OMFG unbelievable.
What a silly bitch...
But she's 18 years old :s
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SycoShaman
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Posted: Fri, 9th Dec 2005 20:01 Post subject: |
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Z0Bman wrote: | OMFG unbelievable.
What a silly bitch...
But she's 18 years old :s |
Dude...at 18 i could tell the difference between coke and cheese...fuck, at 14 i could tell the difference
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