Can grapefruit be harmful to your health?

Apparently for one Washington State woman, the fruit was harmful to her health. The woman had a number of things going against her when she was on a grapefruit diet that caused a clot in her leg, and almost had to have it amputated! The article has been published in The Lancet.

The woman was on an oral contraceptive and the grapefruit was blocking the enzyme that normally breaks down the form of estrogen in her contraceptive.

Article here.

Man aimed at neighbor with a crossbow

A Nebraska man got into an argument with his neighbor over the breed of his neighbor's dog. So, you know how they settled the dispute? The guy shot a crossbow at his neighbor JUST missing him. Do you know how dangerous a cross bow is? Holy crap! I come from a place where everyone has a gun or a cabinet full of guns. Some have crossbows for hunting, but I've NEVER heard of something like this happening.

Article here.

Journalist get sex line instead of Hillary Clinton

On Thursday morning, journalists dialed an 800 number hoping to join a White House conference call with the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. BUT they got a sex line instead. They were greeted with a voice saying:

"Do you have any hidden desires? If you feel like getting nasty, then you came to the right place."

This time the blame wasn't because of computers. Apparently an aide made a typo. Making typos isn't a mistake just to the Obama administration. It happened with Bush when callers were directed to a Texas-based group that provides Christian education.

Article here.
Image via U.S. Department of State.

Man coughs up nail

Let me ask this question: if you ever had a nail shoved up your nose, wouldn't you know about it? Not to mention, you'd know if you had a nail in your nose for 30 years right? Well a Colorado man had no idea! He went to the hospital for a MRI scan. When he went to lay down, he had a sharp pain. The doctors asked if he had any metal in his face (cause MRI does stand for magnetic resonance imaging, and if there's any metal on or in your body you'll know it real quick), and he told them no. That is before he coughed up the nail.


Article and image via KKTV.

Robber cries after failed robbery

A man tried to rob a liquor store in New Jersey, but the attempt failed. The guy tried to steal a bottle of Hennessy and tried to leave. Really? Just a bottle of Hennessy? What's the point of robbing a liquor store for just ONE bottle?!

Anyways, the employee pushed a lock button which locked the front door. The robber pulled out a handgun which was fake, and started crying when the employee called the cops.

Article here.

McDonald's doesn't like strip club sign

The sign for a strip club in Edsvara, Sweden is too close in appearance to the golden arches for McDonald's liking. The strip club's sign resembles a woman's breasts, and the club's owner says in no way is it to resemble the fast food chain's trademark sign.

Uh huh.

Article here.

Miss Universe has fun at Guantanamo Bay

The name Guantanamo Bay isn't synonymous with fun. When you hear it, you typically think of torture, terrorists, prison, and other terms. However, Miss Universe didn't seem to think of those words. She had fun!

I'm not a fan of the Miss Universe, Miss USA, Miss whatever, or Miss Galaxy. I think it's just another form of degrading women having them parade around for people (men) to look at. Not to mention that the contestants are a few french fries short of a Happy Meal. Did you see Miss South Carolina's response in Miss Teen USA 2007? Lord have mercy! I didn't think someone could be that stupid on national tv!

She was there as part of a U.S.O./Armed Forces Entertainment tour. A young, beautiful (not all that intelligent) woman might have a wee bit of fun when you're surrounded by men in uniform. What woman wouldn't?! But that's not the point.

The New York Times has a great article and links to her blog and the post that was removed.
Image via the Insider.

Is this woman for real?

A woman in Florida called 911 after she locked herself in the car. Yeah, locked herself in. Apparently she didn't think to pull up on the lock button when all the electrical stuff wouldn't work. Makes me wonder if this woman in blonde (no offense to the blondes that I know).

Click here for the article and an audio clip of the call.

Drunk driving on a bar stool

Yeah you read the headline right. Read the article for yourself.

Article and image via The Associated Press.

Guy slips through authorities with a loaded gun

Bennie Ellison, 39, a Chicago man, was arrested on drug charges, and was taken to jail. He was patted down (once) and then taken to jail. When he got to jail, he was patted down again (twice). He was then patted down again (third time) at booking. The next day he was taken to court for his bond hearing. He was patted down again (fourth time), and avoided the metal detector by slipping into another line. While he was in court, he was uncuffed.

Now, how did he manage to keep a .380 semiautomatic handgun on him? He tied the gun to the drawstring of his pants, and let the gun dangle between his legs. A .380 semiautomatic handgun is the teeny gun you see women carrying on tv.

The kicker to this? The gun was loaded and already had a bullet in the chamber (which means it's ready to go when you pull the trigger).

Full article here.