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<b><!--sizeo:4--><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->Naked man arrested after hijacking Las Vegas bus<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--></b>
1 day ago

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Maybe he lost his shirt at a casino. Police in Las Vegas say they arrested a naked man who stole a beer and then hijacked a bus several miles northeast of the Strip.

A police spokesman says the man fled from a convenience store when an officer arrived to investigate a report of a shoplifter Tuesday.

The man allegedly punched in a back window of a Citizens Area Transit bus, climbed aboard, forced the driver off, drove the bus about 200 yards and then jumped off the moving vehicle.

A police officer climbed aboard the bus and stopped the vehicle.

Police say the man was arrested on felony charges and given clothes and a mental evaluation.
 
What were you doing in Vegas, Stallion? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />



<!--sizeo:3--><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b>Man out-spits father, claims pit-spitting title</b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->

The winning cherry pit spit comes in at 56 feet, 7.5 inches

updated 11:50 a.m. ET, Sun., July. 6, 2008

EAU CLAIRE, Mich. - Brian "Young Gun" Krause has out-spit his father to claim his seventh championship at the International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship.

Krause's winning spit on Saturday was 56 feet, 7 1/2 inches.

That's 6 1/2 inches better than his father, the second-place finisher and defending champion, 54-year-old Rick "Pellet Gun" Krause of Tuba City, Ariz., who spit 56 feet, 1 inch.

Thirty-year-old Brian Krause, of Dimondale, currently holds the Guinness World Record after spitting a pit 93 feet, 6 1/2 inches in 2003.

Amanda Jennings of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, the first woman to place in the top three, did not qualify for championship competition but retained her title as women's champion with a spit of 43 feet, 11 inches.
 
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<b>Ark. suspect leaves behind cell phone for police</b>
1 day ago

FORREST CITY, Ark. (AP) — Forrest City police weren't able to catch their man after a high-speed chase through town, but the cell phone he left behind gave away his identity.

The chase started just before 11 p.m. Monday after officers received a call about people "fighting in the street with guns," police said. When police arrived, they managed to block one car from getting away. The man in that car spoke briefly with officers before speeding away — and the chase was on.

The man crashed his Toyota Camry into a house and ran away, police said. But as officers searched the car, the man's cell phone rang and the caller asked for the suspect by name.

Officers said a search of the car uncovered a set of scales and two plastic bags, one containing marijuana and the other containing crack cocaine.

Police declined to name the man Tuesday but said they were still searching for him.
 
<!--sizeo:3--><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b>Mercedes-climbing goat, dog picked up by cops</b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->

Police arrest goat; dog wanted to go along for the ride

updated 7:55 p.m. ET, Mon., July. 7, 2008
CAPSHAW, Ala. - The goat was arrested, the Mercedes-Benz was assaulted and the dog came along for the ride.

It happened Sunday when a woman driving the Mercedes saw a goat and dog playing on U.S. 72 in northern Alabama, Sheriff Mike Blakely said.

She stopped, afraid they would get hit, Blakely said. But the goat jumped on the car and wouldn't come down. Fearing scratches and dents in her import's paint job, she called the Limestone County Sheriff's Department. A deputy got the goat down and put it in his patrol car, but then the dog jumped into his back seat too.

The deputy took the dog to a veterinarian and the goat to the home of another deputy.

"If anybody is missing a goat and dog, they need to let us know," Blakely said.
 
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<b><!--sizeo:3--><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->Granny bashers at supermarket<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--></b>

By ALEX WEST

Published: 10 Jul 2008

TWO grannies on mobility scooters had to be dragged apart after they started FIGHTING in a supermarket. Shoppers watched in amazement as the pair began trading blows and ramming each other in a furious row over money.

Cops were called after staff heard screams from the fruit and veg aisle and officers broke up the brawl.

One of the pair, 78-year-old Lucy Heslop, was led to an ambulance with blood seeping from a rip in her arm.

The Scooter ... was used 'like a dodgem'.

<i>A shocked shelf-stacker told how the grannies set about each other in the Iceland store at Crawley, West Sussex.</i>

The worker said: "It was truly disturbing. They were ramming each other like dodgems."

Lucy's granddaughter Danielle Phillips said: "Grandma used to be really friendly with the other woman, but they fell out over money. This was the first time they'd met since."

Police are investigating.
 
<b><!--sizeo:3--><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->$55,000 found in St. Louis County Jail bathroom<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec--></b>
1 day ago

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Someone at the St. Louis County Jail was flush with money. A correctional officer at the intake facility at the St. Louis County Justice Center last week found $55,000 stuffed behind a toilet paper dispenser.

The bundle of money was in $100 and $50 bills, said Clayton Police Chief Thomas Byrne.

Officials interviewed inmates about the money, but none admitted knowing anything about the stashed cash.

The money was placed in a special bank account until the owner can be determined, Byrne said.
 
I wish that they had video of that granny battle. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />


<!--sizeo:3--><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->Not Ready for Prime Time<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->

Police quickly made an arrest in Hughes, Ark. (pop. 1,800) in May after a Pepsi machine was stolen from a liquor store; the distinct dolly tracks led from the store to the man's home, and besides, he had left the machine in his front yard. [Arizona Republic-AP, 5-30-08]
 
<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> If only all thieves were like him!

<!--sizeo:3--><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b>Bee blamed for causing minor helicopter crash</b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->

July 14, 2008 - 7:23pm

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (AP) - Wood County authorities said an Oklahoma man piloting a crop-dusting helicopter crashed after a bee got sucked into the cockpit and stung him.

Deputy Ted Ashbeck said the chopper was only four feet off the ground, and the pilot was unhurt when the tail rotor smashed into the ground Friday.

Ashbeck said the pilot was spraying a cranberry marsh, where beehives are set up to promote pollination. As the helicopter flew above the hives, at least one bee was sucked inside.

Terry Solf, 65, of Aline, Okla., told investigators the bee stung him, diverting his attention just long enough for him to crash. No one else was aboard.

Solf said he's flown helicopters for more than 30 years.

Ashbeck says the chopper was "pretty banged up."

(Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.) <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />
 
<h1 class="Headline">Church Cancels Teen Gun Giveaway</h1>POSTED: 10:38 pm CDT July 11, 2008UPDATED: 8:56 am CDT July 12, 2008
<b>OKLAHOMA CITY -- </b>An Oklahoma church canceled a controversial gun giveaway for teenagers at a weekend youth conference.Windsor Hills Baptist had planned to give away a semiautomatic assault rifle until one of the event's organizers was unable to attend.The church's youth pastor, Bob Ross, said it's a way of trying to encourage young people to attend the event. The church expected hundreds of teenagers from as far away as Canada (holy f*ck, that's REALLY far!! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":rolleyes:" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" /> ).

"We have 21 hours of preaching and teaching throughout the week," Ross said.A video on the church Web site shows the shooting competition from last year's conference. A gun giveaway was part of the event last year. This year, organizers included it in their marketing."I don't want people thinking 'My goodness, we're putting a weapon in the hand of somebody that doesn't respect it who are then going to go out and kill,'" said Ross. "That's not at all what we're trying to do."Ross said the conference isn't all about guns, but rather about teens finding faith."You make a lot of new friends down here," said Vikki Goncharenko, who attended the conference. "You get to meet new people. There's a bunch of things that are going on. It's just, you have a wonderful time."Friday evening, Ross said the gun giveaway had been canceled. Pastor emeritus Jim Vineyard, who ran the event, injured his foot and wouldn't be able to attend. The gun giveaway was also removed from the church Web site.Ross said the church would give the gun away next year instead. He said the church spent $800 buying the gun for the promotion.
 
<!--sizeo:3--><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo--><b>Grandmother, 77, pins down rabid fox that bit her</b><!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->

Monday, July 14, 2008

A 77-year-old grandmother was recovering at home after she pinned down a rabid fox that bit her and held it until help arrived. Avis Blakeslee was attacked as she tended to her petunias outside her Stroudsburg farmhouse.

She said she pushed the animal to the ground after it bit her, and held its jaws shut with one arm as she flagged down a passing driver with the other.

Blakeslee's teenage grandson, who lives next door, heard the motorist's cries and ran to help, followed by Blakeslee's son, who shot the animal.

Blakeslee lost a large amount of blood. She underwent surgery to clean out her seven leg wounds and arm wound, and spent four days in the hospital after the attack last week.

"I've been on a lot of antibiotics and pain medicine," she said.

Cory Bentzoni, a wildlife conservation officer for the Pennsylvania Game Commission, said tests confirmed that the fox was rabid.

Blakeslee said she initially thought the animal was a dog.

"I had never seen a fox," she said. "I've seen a dead one once."

<i>Must have been one of the grannies from the fight.</i> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":yes" border="0" alt="yes.gif" />
 
Fighting grannies?! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_eek.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shock:" border="0" alt="icon_eek.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma church canceled a controversial gun giveaway for teenagers at a weekend youth conference.Windsor Hills Baptist had planned to give away a semiautomatic assault rifle until one of the event's organizers was unable to attend.The church's youth pastor, Bob Ross, said it's a way of trying to encourage young people to attend the event. The church expected hundreds of teenagers from as far away as Canada (holy f*ck, that's REALLY far!! rolleyes.gif ).

"We have 21 hours of preaching and teaching throughout the week," Ross said.A video on the church Web site shows the shooting competition from last year's conference. A gun giveaway was part of the event last year. This year, organizers included it in their marketing."I don't want people thinking 'My goodness, we're putting a weapon in the hand of somebody that doesn't respect it who are then going to go out and kill,'" said Ross. "That's not at all what we're trying to do."Ross said the conference isn't all about guns, but rather about teens finding faith."You make a lot of new friends down here," said Vikki Goncharenko, who attended the conference. "You get to meet new people. There's a bunch of things that are going on. It's just, you have a wonderful time."Friday evening, Ross said the gun giveaway had been canceled. Pastor emeritus Jim Vineyard, who ran the event, injured his foot and wouldn't be able to attend. The gun giveaway was also removed from the church Web site.Ross said the church would give the gun away next year instead. He said the church spent $800 buying the gun for the promotion.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
They should arrest the entire staff at this church and throw their a**es in prison for 20 years. I bet these are the same people that think they are weaponless "Soldiers of God". Its sickening, Semi-automatic assault rifle to teens? Are you bloody <i>insane?! </i> Thats the reason there are school shootings, that and cops that wont fire their gun ever. If the killer is running shoot the a**holes knee out! Geeze, who cares if they are hurt, they are criminals, if they knew they would be shot for doing any crime, the crime level would go down substantially, but then the tree-hugging humanitarians would think we are being too hard on them, they are criminals and dirtbags, they dont deserve the debate of whether we are too hard on them.
 
Not sure where you are from Mercer, or how you were brought up, but some of us grew up with a weapon in our hands.

When I was 6 years old in 1956 (AD) I went on my first hunting trip. We shot rabbits and squirrels and lots of varmints that were considered a pestilence where I lived.

We ate the rabbits and some of the squirrels, but buried the rats and the rest of the varmints we shot.

The people who teach responsible people how to handle a weapon (automatic or single shot) should be commended, not chastised by ignorant outsiders who know nothing of a culture.

Sorry that you feel the way you do, but some of us grew up differently than you. We are proud of the way we can handle a weapon. My son is a marksman in handgun and rifle.

Try to broaden your outlook.
 
Where I live we also have promotions where we give away guns .However you are required to show proof of eligibility . Which means you have to have a gun safety card and not have a criminal record. Guns are a way of life here in farm country. And crime is low because everyone knows that everyone else has a gun and it would be rather foolish to break into someones home knowing you'll most likely get your a** shot off.
 
Here, the thief can sue you for hurting them. Our legal system works for the accused, not those that are wronged. If it's found that your gun was stored loaded, then it doesn't matter what the other person did, you're the one that's guilty.

According to our legal system, this is what should happen during a B&E:

1. Assailant gains entry into dwelling.

2. Owner of dwelling, awoken by noise (possibly glass breaking), must now:

a. Unlock the cabinet containing his unloaded gun and retrieve it

b. Unlock the cabinet containing his ammunition and open the child-proof case it's kept in

c. Finally, load his weapon and locate the burglar

3. By this time, the burglar has found the owner, and likely killed him or escaped with what he or she came for
 
Isn't there another law that the owner gets a "timeout" to find and load his gun before the burglar can shoot him or escape? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
 
<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />  No.  <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/no.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":no" border="0" alt="no.gif" />
 
<!--quoteo(post=269358:date=Jul 17 2008, 06:07 AM:name=Stallion)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Stallion @ Jul 17 2008, 06:07 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=269358"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Here, the thief can sue you for hurting them. Our legal system works for the accused, not those that are wronged. If it's found that your gun was stored loaded, then it doesn't matter what the other person did, you're the one that's guilty.

According to our legal system, this is what should happen during a B&E:

1. Assailant gains entry into dwelling.

2. Owner of dwelling, awoken by noise (possibly glass breaking), must now:

a. Unlock the cabinet containing his unloaded gun and retrieve it

b. Unlock the cabinet containing his ammunition and open the child-proof case it's kept in

c. Finally, load his weapon and locate the burglar

3. By this time, the burglar has found the owner, and likely killed him or escaped with what he or she came for<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


That sucks! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/piratesing.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shock" border="0" alt="piratesing.gif" /> Those law makers are f***ing retarded! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/boom.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":boom" border="0" alt="boom.gif" />
 
In the netherlands you can only have a gun when you are member of a sport-shooting club or when you are a hunter or a police/army men ofcourse, and you can be arrested for only POINTING a gun at a criminal (a week ago a policewoman was shot and that does only occur once a ten years)
 
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