Posts Tagged ‘News’
Rihanna And Her No Longer Secret Siblings [Family Secrets]
The New York Post reports that superstar singer Rihanna “has been quietly keeping touch with at least three sisters and brothers, from various flings by her playboy dad, according to The Sun of London.”
The Post headline is “Rihanna has secret half-sisters and brother.” Well it’s not a secret anymore!
I’m fascinated by these so-called secret families. Adults who find their fathers on Facebook, that sort of thing. What makes Rihanna’s story different is that Read more »
Too Young To Hold Hands in the Philippines?
According to AdFreak, “McDonald’s, under pressure from Catholic leaders, has agreed to pull a TV commercial because it shows a young boy and girl having an innocent romance and almost holding hands.”
Here’s the ad: Read more »
Aisha Gadhafi Defends Her Dad [Daddy Issues]
AOL News is reporting that Aisha Gadhafi, daughter of Moammar Gadhafi, is defending her father.
And you thought your dad was difficult.
How’s this for an opening paragraph? It’s riddled with Daddy Issues. Read more »
Son Accused Of Kidnapping Father With Machete
Next time you think your kids don’t give you enough respect, consider this tale of parental woe.
Here’s the opening paragraph of a story from the Alabama Press-Register:
DAPHNE, Alabama — Daphne police have arrested a Fairhope man on five charges including kidnapping and robbery after he allegedly used a machete to force his adoptive father to drive him to a local bank to withdraw money from his father’s bank account.
But wait. It gets better/worse. According to the extremely well-told story on AL.com, the dad kicked his allegedly wack-a-doodle son out of the car, locked the doors, which led to the kid (who is 19, so not really a kid) breaking one of the car windows. So the dad gets out of the car and his son chases him “around the bank parking lot with the machete”.
Here’s a great sentence: “Employees inside the bank noticed what was happening and called the police.” Well I would hope they noticed what was happening! Guy running around with a machete? One would imagine that doesn’t happen every day.
The son has a cross carved in his head, and the police spokesperson told the Register that “We cannot comment on the suspect’s mental health, or provide the reason he is being held without bond.” That’s OK. I think we can figure out that he’s not 100% compos mentis, if you know what I’m saying.
All kidding aside, it’s a terrible story, though a very well-written one; read the full account by Russ Henderson at AL.com. Hopefully everyone will end up all right, or as all right as they can given the circumstances. I mean, wow. And I thought Ron Reagan Jr. telling people his dad had Alzheimer’s while President was kinda mean. At least there were no weapons involved.
Fairhope man accused of using machete to kidnap father | al.com.
Border Agent Hides Deported Dad
UPI reports that a U.S. Border Patrol agent hid his illegal immigrant father “in his house and lied about it.”
So what have your kids done for you?
FBI: Border agent hid deported father – UPI.com.
Is An Adults Only Video Game Rating A Good Thing?
From Gamespot, a story about Australia and a desire to create the R18+ rating, which is kind of an X.
In general, I’m supposed to be up in arms about this. U R CENZZURRIN ME NOLULZ THIS IZ BAAAAD D00DD.
But I think I might just agree with the idea. And not only because it’s in Australia where it will have no effect on my life whatsoever.
This isn’t censorship, though. It’s a rating. Video games have become increasingly violent over the years, something I only recently noticed since I started researching games for the new PS3 I got for Chanukah (because my wife loves me). Infamous, a game where you have electric powers and has a plot that is extremely similar to the comic/cartoon Static Shock, features a sequence where you can drain people of their bio-electricity. And watch the writhe in pain. While they die. Cute, right?
This doesn’t mean I think games with graphic violence should be banned. But maybe an adults only rating is a good thing. Is a depiction of graphic killing the same thing as sex? No, and violence rarely gets movie producers an X or NC-17 rating (although it does happen from time to time). Still, I think I’d rather a little bit of a barrier between games that are uber-violent and my kids.
Tasmania throws its support behind R18+ – News at GameSpot.
11 year old gives birth, alleged 30 year old father arrested
File this one under “EXCUSE ME?” Not sure if it’s true but if so, ewwwww.
Oz girl, 11, gives birth, while alleged father of baby in 30`s is arrested (Syndey Morning Herald via sify.com)
