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Introducing OCConnectTube!

Last post by Omar Bongo « Sat Dec 05, 2020 3:07 pm
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by John Q. Public » Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:03 pm » in Welcome and Board Announcements

Well, sort of.

I finally found a plugin that plays videos that we can upload from our own devices. Now we can share all those kewl cat videos our...

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Because, Florida

Last post by John Q. Public « Fri Feb 21, 2025 9:44 pm
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A Florida woman violated the state’s coronavirus-related travel restrictions to distribute Easter eggs filled with porn in mailboxes throughout an...
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I'll have a Number 40, please.

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by John Q. Public » Thu Oct 24, 2024 4:23 pm

(AP) — German police busted a pizzeria in the western city of Düsseldorf that also delivered a side order of cocaine when customers asked for item...

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Sat Nov 09, 2024 12:55 am
CBP Discovers $5 Million Worth of Meth (Badly) Disguised as Watermelons

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Aug 21, 2024 9:54 am

by John Q. Public » Wed Aug 21, 2024 9:54 am

CBP Officers Discover $5 Million Worth of Methamphetamine Disguised as Watermelons

OTAY MESA, Calif. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...

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Wed Aug 21, 2024 9:54 am
Homeless woman was living the good life in grocery store's sign

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by John Q. Public » Thu May 09, 2024 10:05 am

This was ingenious!

Contractors curious about an extension cord on the roof of a Michigan grocery store made a startling discovery: A 34-year-old...

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Tue May 21, 2024 4:37 pm
Catch me if you can

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by John Q. Public » Sun Mar 31, 2024 4:36 pm

Irish Narco Kingpin Exposes Whereabouts by Posting Google Reviews

Christopher Kinihan and his two sons each have $5,000,000 bounties on their...

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Sun Mar 31, 2024 4:36 pm
LA Man tries to steal a Waymo car

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by John Q. Public » Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:05 pm

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Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:05 pm
Park Service to Remove Statue of William Penn From Philadelphia Park

Last post by Vilepagan « Sat Jan 13, 2024 4:48 am
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by John Q. Public » Sun Jan 07, 2024 8:51 pm

Rating: 4%

Placed in News of the Weird because it is.

And Paywall . Especially irritating paywall.

The Biden administration’s National Park Service will...

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Sat Jan 13, 2024 4:48 am
Alabama Man

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by John Q. Public » Sat Jan 06, 2024 2:22 am

Nude man nabbed by police after ‘cannonball’ plunge into giant aquarium at Bass Pro Shop in Alabama

LEEDS, Alabama (AP) — A man crashed his car...

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Sat Jan 06, 2024 2:22 am
South Pacific Sandy Island 'proven not to exist'

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Jun 28, 2023 8:37 am

by John Q. Public » Wed Jun 28, 2023 8:37 am

11-year-old article I just found out about, thanks to one of my favorite Substackers and Twitter follows, Mike Sowden.

First discovered by Captain...

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Wed Jun 28, 2023 8:37 am
Georgia doctors target bacon in complaint

Last post by John Q. Public « Thu Jun 22, 2023 10:57 am

by John Q. Public » Thu Jun 22, 2023 10:57 am

Georgia.

A physicians group in Georgia put up a billboard targeting the fans of the Macon Bacon, a collegiate summer league baseball team, and wrote...

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Thu Jun 22, 2023 10:57 am
Ohio Woman demands reparations from.......Target?

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Apr 12, 2023 5:41 pm

by John Q. Public » Wed Apr 12, 2023 5:41 pm

BLUE ASH, Ohio — Surveillance footage from a Blue Ash Target captured the moment a loss prevention manager punched a woman who police say was...

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Wed Apr 12, 2023 5:41 pm
Michigan Roomba goes on the lam

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by John Q. Public » Wed Apr 05, 2023 10:56 am

St. Clair Shores business owner Jenny Nguyen was not thinking about anything but enjoying some fresh air Monday, April 3 when she propped open the...

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Wed Apr 05, 2023 10:56 am
Woman accidentally breaks $42,000 Jeff Koons sculpture at Art Wynwood in Miami

Last post by Hanna « Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:45 pm

by Hanna » Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:45 pm

Don’t touch the art, people. That cute little balloon dog just might be a $42,000 porcelain sculpture.

A woman attending Art Wynwood, a contemporary...

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Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:45 pm
A GoFundMe I could get behind

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by John Q. Public » Sat Dec 31, 2022 1:25 am

Heinous song.

Christmas songs are often met with divided opinions, but one couple hate Wham!’s 1984 anthem ‘Last Christmas’ so much, they’ve raised...

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Mon Jan 02, 2023 1:40 pm
NorCal sheriff orders raid on Indiana Batmobile garage, allegedly as favor for friend

Last post by John Q. Public « Mon Aug 01, 2022 11:15 am

by John Q. Public » Mon Aug 01, 2022 11:15 am

The WTF-O-Meter just exploded.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Holy political favors, Batman! That's the allegation against San Mateo County Sheriff Carlos...

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Mon Aug 01, 2022 11:15 am
The Joker has escaped!

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Jan 19, 2022 6:33 pm

by John Q. Public » Wed Jan 19, 2022 6:33 pm

Er, no wait. Sorry. My mistake.

Jan. 19 (UPI) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reassuring the public that Batman villain Joker is not on the...

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Wed Jan 19, 2022 6:33 pm
Drug dealers kidnapped a mail carrier when their package of cocaine didn’t show

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by John Q. Public » Fri Dec 17, 2021 8:55 am

Don't need much more than the headline on this one, but...

She had delivered several packages to one of their homes in Rochester in the preceding...

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Fri Dec 17, 2021 1:12 pm
Snowed in in Denmark. In an IKEA.

Last post by John Q. Public « Fri Dec 03, 2021 1:07 pm

by John Q. Public » Fri Dec 03, 2021 1:07 pm

Hey, if you gotta be snowed in somewhere, IKEA's hard to beat - beds, sofas, comforters, TV and All-U-Can-Eat meatballs! The people from the toy...

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Fri Dec 03, 2021 1:07 pm
Italian hospital employee accused of skipping work for 15 years

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Apr 21, 2021 11:03 pm
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by John Q. Public » Wed Apr 21, 2021 5:19 pm

From the Good work if you can get it file:

The man is alleged to have stopped turning up to work at the Ciaccio hospital in the southern city of...

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Wed Apr 21, 2021 11:03 pm
Crime O'The Day

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Feb 16, 2021 12:23 pm
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by John Q. Public » Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:37 am

This guy's destined to be a star on the cell block. Refuses to wear a mask at Roscoe's, comes back with a gun and robs them of chicken and waffles....

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Tue Feb 16, 2021 12:23 pm
Rich guys behaving stupidly

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:59 pm
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by John Q. Public » Wed Dec 16, 2020 9:25 pm

I love this story. Bill Gross (rich guy 1) is accused of blasting the theme song from Gilligan's Island on a loop because he says that his neighbor,...

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Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:59 pm
****ing, Austria changing its name

Last post by Foggy « Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:27 am
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by John Q. Public » Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:13 am

To Fugging. ROFL

An Austrian village with the unfortunate name of ****ing has had enough of the mockery and will change its name to Fugging, local...

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Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:27 am
Cannabis was used for religious rites at a biblical site in Israel

Last post by Omar Bongo « Fri May 29, 2020 3:59 am
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by John Q. Public » Thu May 28, 2020 8:49 pm

How you say Oh far out, man in ancient Hebrew?

In 1963, two limestone altars were found at the entrance to the Holy of Holies of a Judahite shrine...

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Fri May 29, 2020 3:59 am
Santa Clara County bans drive-by birthday parties

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed May 06, 2020 8:51 pm

by John Q. Public » Wed May 06, 2020 8:51 pm

The article doesn't say why, but apparently they were already illegal. Maybe some kind of anti-cruising law? :eh?:

Local police chiefs say they'll...

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Wed May 06, 2020 8:51 pm
Missouri man sues China over disease

Last post by Omar Bongo « Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:03 pm
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by John Q. Public » Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:40 pm

Filed in US Federal Court which doesn't have jurisdiction and China's under no obligation to even acknowledge it. Morons. Every last one of 'em....

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Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:03 pm
Beware of enchanted blunt objects

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:21 pm

by John Q. Public » Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:21 pm

Attention criminals! Do not try to break into a cop's house. When he's home. And he's a wizard.

Simi Valley.

On April 3rd, 2020 at approximately...

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Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:21 pm
Bama poised to possibly move into the 20th Century. Or not.

Last post by John Q. Public « Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:42 pm

by John Q. Public » Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:42 pm

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers might lift a decades-old ban on yoga in public schools, but the bill would keep the greeting “namaste” on...

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Sun Mar 08, 2020 11:42 pm
RIP "Mad Mike" Hughes

Last post by Omar Bongo « Sat Feb 22, 2020 7:42 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sat Feb 22, 2020 7:15 pm

Flat-Earther Mike Hughes dies when his steam powered rocket leaves its parachute on the launch contraption. :(

A man died in a rocket crash in the...

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Sat Feb 22, 2020 7:42 pm
Pro tip: Never rob someone who just drew a picture of you

Last post by Omar Bongo « Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:58 pm
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by John Q. Public » Tue Dec 17, 2019 6:39 pm

Can't wait for the mugshot.

DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS CARICATURE? And no, we are not kidding...

On Thursday, December 5, 2019, the victim was...

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Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:58 pm
Don't hunt in Arkansas

Last post by Omar Bongo « Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:24 pm
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by Vilepagan » Thu Oct 24, 2019 6:24 pm

Hunter dies in Arkansas after deer he shot attacks him

“I don’t know how long he left it there, but he went up to check it to make sure it was...

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Thu Oct 24, 2019 10:24 pm

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