Framed for child porn _ by a PC virus
by Jordan Robertson
1010WINS
November 9, 2009

Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.

Heinous pictures and videos can be deposited on computers by viruses – the malicious programs better known for swiping your credit card numbers. In this twist, it’s your reputation that’s stolen.

Pedophiles can exploit virus-infected PCs to remotely store and view their stash without fear they’ll get caught. Pranksters or someone trying to frame you can tap viruses to make it appear that you surf illegal Web sites.

Whatever the motivation, you get child porn on your computer – and might not realize it until police knock at your door.

An Associated Press investigation found cases in which innocent people have been branded as pedophiles after their co-workers or loved ones stumbled upon child porn placed on a PC through a virus. It can cost victims hundreds of thousands of dollars to prove their innocence. (more…)

Joseph Enterprises honors the 44th President with this Special Edition:

Chia Obama

thanks Henry

And, more on this subject from W.J. Elvin III:

‘Lost Tomb of Obama’ found in Ireland
by Meghan Sweeney
IrishCentral.com
September 2, 2009

A mystery revolving around President Barack Obama’s Irish roots was solved when a tomb containing the remains of Obama’s Irish ancestor was discovered in the Irish medieval city of Kilkenny.

After a painstaking search, film maker Gabriel Murray, who is in the process of making a documentary on Obama’s Irish roots, finally found “Obama’s Lost Tomb” inside the 13th century St. Canice’s Cathedral. Read the whole story here.

From TED:

Robots That “Show Emotion”

David Hanson’s robot faces look and act like yours: They recognize and respond to emotion, and make expressions of their own. Here, an “emotional” live demo of the Einstein robot offers a peek at a future where robots truly mimic humans.

thanks Toni

So, guess whose schoolchildren were not allowed to hear Obama’s speech–the one about studying and working hard?

(more…)

Submitted by W.J. Elvin III:

Japan’s new First Lady Miyuki Hatoyama: ‘I went to Venus in a UFO’
by Richard Lloyd Parry
TimesOnline.co.uk
September 4, 2009

Miyuki Hatoyama tells of a spiritual journey on a triangular-shaped UFO Japan’s new Prime Minister, Yukio Hatoyama, faces formidable foreign policy challenges in dealing with an expansionist China, a nuclear armed North Korea and a sinister Russia. But he need have no concerns about establishing friendly relations with the planet Venus — his own wife is a friend of the Venusians, having travelled there in a UFO in the 1970s.

The distinctions of Miyuki Hatoyama, 66, do not end there. As well as being a musical actress, cookery writer, clothes maker and television personality, she also says that she knew the actor Tom Cruise in a past life when he was incarnated as a Japanese.

To his credit, Mr Hatoyama, who will formally become Prime Minister in a fortnight after a landslide election victory last Sunday, does not appear in the least embarrassed by his wife’s eccentricities, and nor do his fellow citizens. She falls into the category of public figure known as “tarento”, or “talent” — televisual artists or entertainers who are expected and encouraged to be more flamboyant and unpredictable than the rest of us. (more…)

Dutch museum duped by ‘moon rock’
by Toby Sterling
Brisbane Times
August 28, 2009

Amsterdam – It’s not green cheese, but it might as well be.

The Dutch national museum said on Thursday that one of its prized possessions, a rock supposedly brought back from the moon by US astronauts, is just a piece of petrified wood.

Rijksmuseum spokeswoman Xandra van Gelder, who oversaw the investigation that proved the piece was a fake, said the museum will keep it anyway as a curiosity. (more…)

Tobacco Smoke Enemas (1750s – 1810s)

The tobacco enema was used to infuse tobacco smoke into a patient’s rectum for various medical purposes, primarily thte resuscitation of drowning victims. A rectal tube inserted into the anus was connected to a fumigator and bellows that forced the smoke towards the rectum. The warmth of the smoke was thought to promote respiration, but doubts about the credibility of tobacco enemas led to the popular phrase “blow smoke up one’s ass.” To learn more, click here.

via tophattobacco.com, thanks Don

Submitted by W.J. Elvin III:

Egyptian statue ‘looks like Jackson’
The West Australian/AAP
August 8, 2009

Was Michael Jackson secretly trying to be “The Pharaoh of Pop?”

An ancient Egyptian bust on display at the Field Museum in Chicago has been the focus of interest since the star’s death as visitors double-take at the eerie similarities between the 3,000-year-old statue and the singer.

The limestone statue – which depicts an unidentified woman – went on display at the museum in 1988 and was carved during the New Kingdom Period, dating from between 1550 BC to 1050 BC.

Like Jackson’s surgically-altered face, the carving has a distinct, upturned nose and rounded eyes.

And like Jackson – if rumours of the singer’s prosthesis are to be believed – the statue’s nose has partially disintegrated. (more…)

Submitted by W.J. Elvin III:

Cabbages and Condoms is a restaurant, hotel, museum, and vasectomy clinic in Bankok, Thailand. This Condom Couture was the Picture of the Day from Telegraph.co.uk, June 30, 2009:

Here’s an amusing video produced by Brent Madden Productions:

Read more:

Jailed Man Says He Didn’t Dress Up as Dead Mother
1010 WINS
June 20, 2009

New York (AP) — A man accused of dressing up as his dead mother to collect her Social Security and rent subsidies is blaming the crime on an impersonator.

Thomas Prusik-Parkin tells the New York Post in a jailhouse interview that the person captured on security cameras dressed in a wig and his mom’s clothing wasn’t him.

The paper says that during the 40-minute interview at Riker’s Island, the 49-year-old also claimed his mother was once a B-movie star who dated Gene Kelly, and offered a rambling discourse on the psyche of Norman Bates, the cross-dressing killer in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho.”

Prusik-Parkin and an alleged accomplice are awaiting trial on larceny and fraud charges.

image: Fright Catalog

‘Evil’ China sex park torn down: state media
May 16, 2009
Google.com

Beijing (AFP) — A sex theme park in southwest China that featured giant genitals and a sex-technique workshop has been torn down after officials said it had an “evil influence” on society, state media said.

“Love Land” was due to open in Chongqing municipality ahead of China’s national day on October 1, but it was ordered to close following an investigation by local authorities, the Global Times reported.

Besides displays on sex history and techniques, the park boasted a giant rotating statue of the lower portion of a nearly naked woman bent over at the waist.

… “The investigation determined the park’s content was vulgar and that it was neither healthy nor educational,” an official was quoted as saying. Read the rest of the article here.

photo: NY Times Asia Pacific

Penis Festival [Chiwawa Matsuri] from 2camels.com:

thanks Carol Lena

Ex-NY Trooper Admits Writing Fake Traffic Tickets
1010WINS
March 24, 2009

White Plains, N.Y. (AP) — An ex-New York state trooper has admitted in court that he issued fake traffic tickets to a man he’d argued with.

Lester Hooper pleaded guilty Tuesday in White Plains court to one count of official misconduct. As part of the plea deal, he resigned from his job.

The 36-year-old will serve three years probation and pay $600 restitution to the Brooklyn man he targeted. He’d been on paid suspension since his July 1 arrest.

Hooper’s defense lawyer did not immediately return an after-hours message. He previously said the dispute involved contact between the ticketed man and Hooper’s wife.

Fake traffic ticket image from (and available at) prankplace.com

Police seize 1,200 pounds of pot in spinach cans
1010WINS
March 10, 2009

Gallup, N.M. (AP) — Police with the New Mexico Motor Transportation Division found 1,200 pounds of pot packed in cans labeled as spinach during a stop at the Gallup port of entry. An inspector noticed that only a few of the cans were labeled and that the weight printed on the side of the can didn’t match the actual weight. A closer look during last Friday’s bust revealed the canned drugs, which were worth an estimated $1.5 million.

The four pallets of cans were being transported along with fresh produce.

The 50-year-old truck driver said he was on his way from California to the East Coast. The driver and the pot were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Boy, 14, dupes police, patrols Chicago for 5 hours
by Michael Tarm
Google News
January 26, 2009

Chicago (AP) — A 14-year-old aspiring police officer donned a uniform, walked into a Chicago police station and managed to get an assignment — patroling in a squad car for five hours before he was detected, police said Sunday.

The boy did not have a gun, never issued any tickets and didn’t drive the squad car, Deputy Superintendent Daniel Dugan said.

Assistant Superintendent James Jackson said the ruse was discovered only after the boy’s patrol with an actual officer ended Saturday. Officers noticed his uniform lacked a star that is part of the regulation uniform.

Police said they were investigating how the deception went undetected for so long in what they described as a serious security breach. Police said disciplinary steps are possible pending the outcome of the investigation.

Police didn’t identify the boy because of his age. He has been charged as a juvenile with impersonating an officer. (more…)