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Wendy’s employee shot due to dipping sauce debacle, workers say
Article (archive)ST. LOUIS – A “dipping sauce dispute” led to the shooting of a Wendy’s worker in St. Louis at about 1:00 a.m. Tuesday, according to workers at the fast-food restaurant.
Workers said a man in the drive-thru asked for extra dipping sauce with his order and when he didn’t get what he wanted, he shot into the store.
A bullet hit a worker in the back. He is expected to recover.
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KFC launches bucket-shaped gaming console that lets users play video games while keeping their tenders warm in a ‘chicken chamber’
- The KFConsole was first teased in June but fans thought it was just a gag
- A working gaming system, it has a compartment that keeps fried chicken warm
- The console offers a 240 FPS frame rate and 4K display compatibility
- It also has a unique hot swappable GPU slot for easy upgrades
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SEPTA bus driver nearly hit by stray bullet while driving
https://6abc.com/septa-bus-driver-nearly-hit-by-stray-bullet/9039936/
I fucking hate this city. So shootings in the 15th district are nothing new. But I want to add that the church in question was once attended by electric guitar playing gospel legend Sister Rosetta Tharpe. It's now a Spanish church. But it has been there for probably over 150 years.
Had the driver been hit the bus could have crashed. At least no one was on the bus. That whole area is a dumpster fire now and has been for 30 years.
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University of Michigan's IT department suggests terms like ‘picnic’ and ‘brown bag’ are offensive | Fox News
The list was intended to more "effectively communicate with customers" by using specific language that does not "harm morale" or "inadvertently exclude people from feeling accepted to foment a healthy and inclusive culture."
The task force said that using inclusive language is "imperative to create a culture where everyone feels welcome, valued, and respected."
For terms like "men" or "man," the task force suggested a more neutral term like "people" or "person." But what really stood out on the list were the words "brown bag" and "picnic."
As alternatives for these "offensive" words, the task force suggested "lunch and learn" for "brown bag," and "gathering" for "picnic."
It wasn’t immediately clear why "brown bag" would be offensive. However, the reason the task force deemed "picnic" offensive might originate with claims on social media that the word has its origins in the lynching of African Americans.
Reuters reported in July that the term derives from the 17th-century French word "pique-nique," which is used to described social gatherings in which attendees bring food or other items. The outlet concluded that its origins have nothing to do with racially motivated killings.
Fox News has reached out to the Words Matter Task Force for comment.
University of Michigan's IT department suggests terms like ‘picnic’ and ‘brown bag’ are offensive
Alternatives include 'lunch and learn' for 'brown bag' and 'gathering' for 'picnic'
A "Words Matter Task Force" at the IT department at the University of Michigan last week released a hefty list of terms it deems offensive and offered alternatives to be used instead. Among the list of offensive terms were "picnic" and "brown bag."The list was intended to more "effectively communicate with customers" by using specific language that does not "harm morale" or "inadvertently exclude people from feeling accepted to foment a healthy and inclusive culture."
The task force said that using inclusive language is "imperative to create a culture where everyone feels welcome, valued, and respected."
For terms like "men" or "man," the task force suggested a more neutral term like "people" or "person." But what really stood out on the list were the words "brown bag" and "picnic."
As alternatives for these "offensive" words, the task force suggested "lunch and learn" for "brown bag," and "gathering" for "picnic."
It wasn’t immediately clear why "brown bag" would be offensive. However, the reason the task force deemed "picnic" offensive might originate with claims on social media that the word has its origins in the lynching of African Americans.
Reuters reported in July that the term derives from the 17th-century French word "pique-nique," which is used to described social gatherings in which attendees bring food or other items. The outlet concluded that its origins have nothing to do with racially motivated killings.
Fox News has reached out to the Words Matter Task Force for comment.
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Brahma
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I know people who have a "packet drawer" in their kitchen. You know the one below the cutlery drawer where normal people keep scissors and selotape and shit? Yeah, that's full of soy sauce and hot sauce packets etc
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Manukura the rare white kiwi dies after surgery in New Zealand
Beloved bird that inspired toys and a picture book remembered by conservationists as a ‘precious taonga [treasure]’
A much-loved and extremely rare white kiwi has died following surgery, prompting an outpouring of grief among conservationists in New Zealand.
Manukura the North Island brown kiwi hatched in captivity in May 2011 with a rare genetic trait, leucism, that gave her striking white plumage.
She became an ambassador for both the Pūkaha national wildlife centre at Mt Bruce in the Wairarapa, where she lived; and the plight of her endangered species, inspiring stuffed toys, memorabilia and a picture book.
Manukura had been taken to the specialist Wildbase hospital at Massey University in Palmerston North early this month after rangers caring for her at Pūkaha had noticed she was losing weight.
Vets found an unfertilised egg that Manukura was unable to lay. Though their operation to remove it was successful, the bird’s health continued to deteriorate in the subsequent weeks.
Her death on Sunday afternoon was announced on Monday on Pūkaha’s Instagram page: “She will be sorely missed.”
Manukura was the first of three white kiwi that hatched at Pūkaha in the 2011-12 breeding season, causing visitor numbers to the centre to soar. She was given her name, meaning “of chiefly status”, by the local iwi Rangitāne o Wairarapa, who saw the chick as a tohu or symbol of new beginnings.
Jason Kerehi, of Rangitāne, said of Manukura at the time: “Every now and then something extraordinary comes along to remind you of how special life is.”
In a statement from Pūkaha, the iwi expressed sadness at Manukura’s death: “Rangitāne have always believed she was a precious taonga [treasure] and were privileged to have played a small role in her life.” An elder, Manu Kawana, was also able to offer karakia (prayer) in person.
Pūkaha general manager, Emily Court, said the centre was consulting with iwi on ways for the public to pay their respects to Manukura and her “quirky personality”.
For most of her first year Manukura was identified as male, with the eventual discovery that she was female described as “yet another surprise from this extraordinary bird”. In 2012 she was immortalised in a children’s book by renowned author Joy Cowley, who drew a link between the kiwi’s uniqueness and that of every child.
Two years later, Manukura made headlines for “noisily ‘beating up’” her prospective mate. She is survived by her brother Mapuna, who is part of Pūkaha’s captive breeding programme.
Beloved bird that inspired toys and a picture book remembered by conservationists as a ‘precious taonga [treasure]’
A much-loved and extremely rare white kiwi has died following surgery, prompting an outpouring of grief among conservationists in New Zealand.
Manukura the North Island brown kiwi hatched in captivity in May 2011 with a rare genetic trait, leucism, that gave her striking white plumage.
She became an ambassador for both the Pūkaha national wildlife centre at Mt Bruce in the Wairarapa, where she lived; and the plight of her endangered species, inspiring stuffed toys, memorabilia and a picture book.
Manukura had been taken to the specialist Wildbase hospital at Massey University in Palmerston North early this month after rangers caring for her at Pūkaha had noticed she was losing weight.
Vets found an unfertilised egg that Manukura was unable to lay. Though their operation to remove it was successful, the bird’s health continued to deteriorate in the subsequent weeks.
Her death on Sunday afternoon was announced on Monday on Pūkaha’s Instagram page: “She will be sorely missed.”
Manukura was the first of three white kiwi that hatched at Pūkaha in the 2011-12 breeding season, causing visitor numbers to the centre to soar. She was given her name, meaning “of chiefly status”, by the local iwi Rangitāne o Wairarapa, who saw the chick as a tohu or symbol of new beginnings.
Jason Kerehi, of Rangitāne, said of Manukura at the time: “Every now and then something extraordinary comes along to remind you of how special life is.”
In a statement from Pūkaha, the iwi expressed sadness at Manukura’s death: “Rangitāne have always believed she was a precious taonga [treasure] and were privileged to have played a small role in her life.” An elder, Manu Kawana, was also able to offer karakia (prayer) in person.
Pūkaha general manager, Emily Court, said the centre was consulting with iwi on ways for the public to pay their respects to Manukura and her “quirky personality”.
For most of her first year Manukura was identified as male, with the eventual discovery that she was female described as “yet another surprise from this extraordinary bird”. In 2012 she was immortalised in a children’s book by renowned author Joy Cowley, who drew a link between the kiwi’s uniqueness and that of every child.
Two years later, Manukura made headlines for “noisily ‘beating up’” her prospective mate. She is survived by her brother Mapuna, who is part of Pūkaha’s captive breeding programme.
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Is this for Leeroy Jenkins?
Clockwork
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Bodybuilder set to marry his sex robot girlfriend ‘despite frequent arguments’
Yuri Tolochko, from Kazakhstan, will marry his sex robot girlfriend Margo after paying for the doll to have plastic surgery
Bodybuilder set to marry his sex robot girlfriend ‘despite frequent arguments’
Yuri Tolochko, from Kazakhstan, will marry his sex robot girlfriend Margo after paying for the doll to have plastic surgerywww.dailystar.co.uk
Update: Tragedy strikes as the "wife" breaks...
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/bodybuilder-faces-heartbreak-christmas-sex-23217492
Oh, and the bodybuilder is a troon. Go figure.
Bodybuilder faces heartbreak at Christmas as sex doll wife tragically breaks
Yuri Tolochko, from Kazakhstan, hopes his sex doll wife, Margo, can be repaired in time for their first romantic Christmas together as a married couple
Yuri Tolochko is married to sex doll Margo (Image: Newsflash/@yurii_tolochko)
A bodybuilder who wed his sex doll has revealed she has tragically been broken just before Christmas.
He says it has ruined their plans for a first Christmas together as a married couple.
Yuri Tolochko, from Kazakhstan, now faces a tense wait to see if all of her bits can be repaired back to good working order in time for the festive day.
He said her safe return would be "a gift for both" of them, reports the Daily Star.
Yuri tied the knot with Margo at a ceremony attended by dozens of guests in November.
He first met her at a nightclub, and the pair were due to get married in March this year before the coronavirus pandemic threw the world into turmoil.
Yuri weds his sex doll bride Margo (Image: Yuri Tolochko)
The ceremony was delayed a second time after he was attacked during a transgender rally in the Kazakh city of Almaty on October 31.
However, the pair had since settled into married life.
Describing their relationship, Yuri said: “In general, I began to be jealous of Margo.
The bodybuilder and actor have settled into married life (Image: Newsflash/@yurii_tolochko)
“Many men would like to imagine the same. After the wedding, I decided to show her less to people, I forbade her from Instagram (I did this a long time ago). Maybe I'm being too selfish.
“But that's the beauty of Margo, that I can do this to her and she won't mind.”
On Christmas Day – January 7 in Kazakhstan – he said he might stay at home with Margo and order “steaks and sushi” or “have some fun with friends”.
Yuri hopes she can be repaired in time for Christmas (Image: Newsflash/@yurii_tolochko)
In the meantime, Yuri has to wait for her to get repaired.
He added: “She is broken. Now she is being repaired. She's in another city.
“When she recovers, it will be a gift for both of us.”
Sharing footage of their wedding day on November 25, Yuri wrote on Instagram: “It's happened. To be continued.”
Yuri takes Margo out and about in public (Image: Newsflash/@yurii_tolochko)
The previous month, he suffered a concussion and a broken nose after dressing as a woman for a transgender march in Kazahstan.
Describing the attack on him, Yuri said: "A few months ago I started using a female image for performances. I named this character Amanda.
"Through this image, I convey certain ideas in our society. So I was beaten."
Yuri attended the rally dressed as Amanda and shared a video of his courageous protest and the assault that unfolded.
A man was recorded tearing off his wig before flooring him with a punch.
However, Yuri made a full recovery and wed the love of his life just a few weeks later.
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TL;DR:
* Psycho BPD trainwreck trooned Bulldyke does psycho bulldyke things on the daily
* Can't get a femme. Can't get another ugly fat trucker bulldyke because BPD trainwreck bulldyke
* Get's a sex doll
* Marries sex doll. Somehow manages to rope a handful of sycophant enablers to approve of this
* Gets jealous of sex doll. As is tradition of BPD trainwreck bulldykes the world over
* Breaks sex doll
* Has a "sad" because some poor repair saps are having to repair the damage left from bulldyke's tard rage
Honestly don't know which is a relief or which is a horror or both: That the bulldyke is taking it's tard rage and traditional irrational incel jealousy out on a sex doll thereby saving hundreds of unwitting femmes...or that having the sex doll at all is just practice for acting out later...
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According to the mirror article he's a he. The trans stuff is because he wore a dress at a pride rally supposedly as a "character" during his "performances".
If not, that is one Buck Angel lookin' bulldyke. So good job on passing, I guess. Sorry about your waifu and crippling autism there guy.
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Super-Chevy454
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One of Nancy Pelosi's homes had been vandalized and lots of comments gived me some chuckles.
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Why I Won’t Fix My Misspelled Tattoo Any Time Soon
Celina Caesar-ChavannesLast Updated December 31, 2020, 1:39 AM
Photo: Courtesy of Celina Caesar-Chavannes.
One of the most heartbreaking moments of 2020 was telling my 21-year-old daughter, Desiray, that she needed to return home from England after the prime minister’s call for Canadians abroad to return home in March. She was there in the final days of her law degree, and I knew she would have to complete examinations online at home and likely not attend her commencement ceremony. It may seem trivial, but knowing that she would have to leave her boyfriend behind was painful. Would my husband and I have survived a long-distance relationship in our early days? I doubt it. Knowing me, I would have moved on, completely changing the trajectory of the last 22 years of my life.
As weeks turned into months of lockdown after lockdown, I knew the chances of her returning to the UK were dwindling, and there was nothing I could do about it. I am her mother. I am supposed to protect her from heartbreak. But a global pandemic was forcing a decision that did not have any alternatives. She needed to stay home.
So when Desiray asked me to get a second tattoo together (we got our first ones together last year), I couldn't say no. To be clear, after the pain of the first tattoo, I vowed to never get another one. But as a mum (and someone who desperately wants to win the Parent of the Year award just once in her lifetime), I acquiesced.
I carefully designed a tattoo that would depict the resilience that guided me through 2020: a lotus flower, which blooms above the water but has roots firmly planted in the soil, followed by the French phrase, “Elle n’a peur de rien” — She is fearless. The placement of the art would need to encapsulate that brilliance of that resilience. I decided to position the lotus flower behind my right ear and the phrase following down my neck in delicate calligraphy. It was perfect. Classy enough to resemble a dangling earring and powerful enough to express the badass woman and mum I am.
As I sat in the parlour waiting for Desiray to complete her tattoo, I felt guilty. We were about to go into a province-wide lockdown after Christmas and days away from learning that the new strain of COVID-19 had invaded Canada. As a family, we committed to staying home, social-distancing, and wearing masks. Getting a tattoo was far from essential and therefore an unnecessary excursion outside of the house. But when I looked at my daughter, I just wanted that moment with her. A moment she would never forget. Chatting and laughing, as if we were not in masks or a pandemic. A moment of happiness in the most uncertain of times.
After we got home, I waited a couple of days to post pictures of the tattoo, fearing that my social media followers would criticise me for venturing outside for something so ridiculous. When I finally had the courage to post, the response was immediate. People loved it. I felt buoyed by the response and the fact that the tattoo was a hit. Celina the badass, continuing to do badass things.
The next day, I opened Twitter to see a familiar encircled blue number one on the envelope signifying I received a direct message. DMs always make me nervous. What does someone need to tell me privately on Twitter that they cannot post in public? It was a message from a friend named Allen, who I hadn’t heard from in a while: “Wanted to quickly let you know that the artist accidentally inverted the "i" and "e" in "rien," writing instead "rein," meaning "kidney," as you would know. Figured I'd flag for you.”
THE FUCK!!! I looked at my post, looked at my neck, looked at my post again, then looked at my neck. She has no fear of kidneys. I have no fear of kidneys. For a moment, I panicked about the length of time required before I could change the message. It was an easy fix. Put a dot on top of the “e” and change the “i” to an “e.” Not a problem. And then it clicked, and I laughed: What a perfect tattoo to depict the total fuck up 2020 has been.
I stood in front of the mirror and laughed at the badass woman who was not afraid of a kidney. What else can we do? We survived a year that has been kicking our ass from day one. We survived with health and joy and love (perhaps distant, but love nonetheless). We survived. And so we can take a moment to laugh at the year that was, our mistakes, and ourselves, knowing that the year was no more perfect than we are, but we survived it.
I have decided not to change the tattoo any time soon. I will keep it. So bring on 2021 because I am an imperfect badass who does not fear kidneys. And I have the tattoo to prove it.
Celina Caesar-Chavannes’s memoir, Can You Hear Me Now?, is available February 2. Preorder on Amazon. Follow her on Twitter @iamcelinacc.
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Bums burn an abandoned building down, and cut right to the root of the problem.
https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerq...vacant-restaurant-where-homeless-people-live/
“a lot of us aren’t exactly out here because we’re good at doing what others are asking us to do exactly, know what I mean?”
Indeed.
https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerq...vacant-restaurant-where-homeless-people-live/
“a lot of us aren’t exactly out here because we’re good at doing what others are asking us to do exactly, know what I mean?”
Indeed.
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https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/13804...g-christine-was-like-sister-part-of-our-lives
Phew, this was one wild ride. People were locally making ''MEN ARE TRASH'' trend when they heard that she was gangraped and killed (and dunking on anyone who answered with ''not all men''), then it turned out all the 11 suspects were gay, then it turned out she died from an aneurysm instead of rape or murder, then all of the three suspects that were caught were released. My favorite quote from this whole situation was something roughly like this: ''Hello? Their microbladed brows and foundation were literally screaming?!''
NATION
3 suspects lament Dacera’s passing: Christine was like sister, part of our lives
By: Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @ConsINQ
INQUIRER.net / 09:53 PM January 06, 2021
Christine Angelica Dacera. Photo from Instagram
MANILA, Philippines — The three suspects tagged in the New Year’s Day death of Christine Angelica Dacera broke their silence shortly after the Makati City Prosecutor’s Office ordered their release on Thursday.
John Paul Halili, Rommel Galido, and John dela Serna were placed under police custody as they turned themselves in to authorities. They were among the 11 suspects, whom the Makati City Police named in its provisional rape with homicide complaint with the city prosecutor’s office.
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The Makati City Prosecutor, however, sent the complaint back to police “for further investigation,” pointing out that “the pieces of evidence so far submitted are insufficient” to establish sexual assault or rape.
After being released from the custodial facility of Makati police station on Wednesday night, Galido expressed his condolences to Dacera’s family, noting that he treated the victim like his sister.
“Nararamdaman ko po iyong sakit na nararamdaman nila [Dacera’s family] kasi naging parang kapatid ko siya [Dacera]. Sobrang mahal na mahal ko po siya. Para sa akin, sobrang sakit din po mawala si Christine pero sana malinawan ang pamilya ni Christine. Iyon lang po,” Galido told reporters.
(I feel their pain because Christine was like a sister to me. I really love her so much. For me, it is really painful that Christine is gone but I hope her family will find clarity. That’s all.)
An emotional Halili, on the other hand, stressed how the case surrounding the death of the 23-year-old flight attendant was difficult for him.
“Tingnan na lang natin kung ano iyong lumabas na resulta. Hirap na hirap na po kasi ako,” he said and later on, broke into tears.
(Let’s just look into the result that came out. This is already hard for me.)
Dela Serna, meanwhile, said he loved Dacera so much because she became part of their lives.
On January 1, Dacera was found unconscious in a bathtub of a hotel in Makati City, where she spent the night with friends following a New Year’s Eve celebration. She was rushed to the hospital but was declared dead on arrival.
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According to police, their investigation shows Dacera was raped and killed but they refused to make public the victim’s medico-legal report.
Another person labeled as a suspect in Dacera’s case, Gregorio de Guzman, had earlier questioned the police’s rape-slay angle, asserting that he is not capable of having sex with a woman because he is gay.
KGA
Read more: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/13804...s-like-sister-part-of-our-lives#ixzz6iorcGczx
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Phew, this was one wild ride. People were locally making ''MEN ARE TRASH'' trend when they heard that she was gangraped and killed (and dunking on anyone who answered with ''not all men''), then it turned out all the 11 suspects were gay, then it turned out she died from an aneurysm instead of rape or murder, then all of the three suspects that were caught were released. My favorite quote from this whole situation was something roughly like this: ''Hello? Their microbladed brows and foundation were literally screaming?!''
ClarkeMooseman
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Elly Pamatong? Looks like another lolcow who's been trying to dominate the Philippines. Pamatong gained notoriety for the road spike incident in 2004, the attempted firebombing of an airport in 2014, and his overtures into rabid "declaration of war" against China. He is a three-time nuisance candidate who attempts at running for president but fails miserably when declared by the Commission on Elections as a nuisance candidate.
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These guys are awful at having homes it seems