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2010-10-30 -Lurid Crime Tales-

There Is No Justice In England, Only Anarchy

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Posted by Anonymoose 2010-10-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Years ago I quit answering any knocks on my door. People who want to talk to me can write a letter or leave a message on my answering machine.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-10-30 01:14|| 2010-10-30 01:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Now if Ken had put up an effective resistance to Vicious Reece Kent, Ken would have learned what Tyranny is.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-10-30 01:17|| 2010-10-30 01:17|| Front Page Top

#3 I have no fear of answering my door. Of course I do have a peephole and several guns.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2010-10-30 02:33|| 2010-10-30 02:33|| Front Page Top

#4 The real enemy is not the barbarians among us---the real enemy are their "liberal" facilitators.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2010-10-30 04:10|| 2010-10-30 04:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Very off topic: Alan Cramer, your British friend can get Skippy peanut butter in England at Panzer's Deli in St. John's Wood, or Sainsbury's... or google '"American food" Britain "Skippy peanut butter"' to find a shop/website that is closer or better suited to their taste. Replacing Britain with Scotland or Manchester modifies the results interestingly.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-10-30 05:27|| 2010-10-30 05:27|| Front Page Top

#6 #3 Scooter:
that "look through the peephole" action puts you at risk because the criminals can know you're right behind the door and could be knocked off-balance if they kick it in.

that's why I just fire a couple .44 jacketed rounds through the door before I look through the peephole. It's just smart practice.

Posted by Frank G 2010-10-30 08:19|| 2010-10-30 08:19|| Front Page Top

#7 I have no fear of answering my door. Of course I do have a peephole and several guns.

Me too Scooter. Two Pistols and a Rifle, and plenty of ammo. (I reload)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-10-30 09:47|| 2010-10-30 09:47|| Front Page Top

#8 Thank you TW I'll will pass on this info after they finish their showers.

They have made a pilgrimage every couple of years to stock up on things that they loved when they lived here (Cheerios, Swiss Miss with mini marshmallows, etc.)

They live near Norwich & Oxford we'll see what they say.

Cheers,
AlanC

Posted by Alan Cramer 2010-10-30 10:04|| 2010-10-30 10:04|| Front Page Top

#9 g(r)omgoru is absolutely correct...it's liberal policies that have enabled and emboldened anti-social behavior. Just wait until California has legalized marijuana...you will then see the Munchhausen Syndrome or Rope-a-Dope at work; i.e., the government will sanction poisoning you, then offer you taxpayer remedies to get you back to health or shake off indolence.

Posted by HammerHead 2010-10-30 10:08|| 2010-10-30 10:08|| Front Page Top

#10 I have no fear of answering my door. Of course I do have a peephole and several guns.
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I just fire a couple .44 jacketed rounds through the door before I look through the peephole.
It's way, way easier to simply stop answering the door. Saves on ammo.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-10-30 13:56|| 2010-10-30 13:56|| Front Page Top

#11 This UK incident is bizarre: Man killed for urinating in mail slot
29 Oct 2010
A British householder who stabbed a man he caught urinating through the mail slot in his apartment was jailed for five years Friday after admitting manslaughter.

Michael Williams, 53, from Rochdale, northern England, just flipped in April this year after he caught father-of-one Anthony Kershaw, 25, defiling his property while high on alcohol and drugs.

Williams, who lived alone and was described by neighbors as pleasant, friendly and keeps himself to himself, told police that he went to investigate a bang on his front door and saw urine pouring through the mail slot.

Angry, he went to his kitchen, grabbed a knife with a seven-inch blade and as Kershaw urinated, swung open the door and in a momentary intention stabbed his victim in the stomach.

Kershaw died the next day in the hospital from the knife wound.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-10-30 14:14|| 2010-10-30 14:14|| Front Page Top

#12 Hell, peep-hole? Observe from enfilade and always have your sawed-off badgers off-safety.

Rutagaga!

Posted by Goldies Every Damn Where 2010-10-30 14:38|| 2010-10-30 14:38|| Front Page Top

#13 AH, he should have just stuck the knife through the mail slot. Hilarity would have ensued.

("I saw a stream of liquid coming through the mail slot, yer honour, and thought someone was trying to set my home on fire. I reacted out of fear for my life and the lives of my family.")

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-10-30 14:54|| 2010-10-30 14:54|| Front Page Top

#14 Local suppliers will be net cheaper than the airplane ticket, AlanC, if not as much fun. I well know the search for ingredients -- the difference between single acting baking powder and double acting is drastic when baking, and all-purpose flour in Germany has a different protein content, which meant a good deal of experimentation to discover the 1/4 cup difference that needed to be added/subtracted to/from recipes in Germany/Belgium. I used to stock up on chocolate chips and tinned salmon going over, mayonnaise and mustard coming back. And shoes -- lots and lots of little girls' shoes in three sizes each, given the 4:1 price up-charge. On Mr. Wife's salary I couldn't afford to shoe the trailing daughters properly and have dinner parties, not to mention they absolutely did not have German feet; nor did I, but my shopping time on this side of the pond was limited in those days. I may not be good at spotting sales, but by God I could strip a shopping mall of everything useful in eight hours with two toddlers in tow. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2010-10-30 16:12|| 2010-10-30 16:12|| Front Page Top

#15 TW -- even more off-topic, but I recommend avoiding Skippy peanut butter in favor of ANY other brand. I refuse to buy Skippy. JIF makes good peanut butter.

Why boycott a brand of peanut butter? Good question. Short answer: a greedy food company stole the name, and destroyed a talented and successful man's family and his life.

More details can be found here. It is a VERY ugly story.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2010-10-30 17:27|| 2010-10-30 17:27|| Front Page Top

#16 Stranded Brit rail passengers make a break for it - Laggards are locked in by coppers A British commuter train stalled out at 5 pm Friday just short of a station.As time wore on - and the passengers were left in darkness due to the lack of power - anger grew and some of those on board forced open the train's electrically-operated doors.
About 15 people then climbed down from the carriage and walked the distance of about 500 metres to Foxton station. The remaining passengers were then locked on board by a rail official and warned they faced being arrested if they left.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-10-30 21:05|| 2010-10-30 21:05|| Front Page Top

#17 Obama to Philly: 'I need 20,000 doors knocked on' They better stay away from some doors, and forget about mine.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-10-30 21:08|| 2010-10-30 21:08|| Front Page Top

#18 Scooter, I hadn't heard that story. I guess I'm glad I never developed a taste for peanut butter.

Nb: Jif used to be made by Procter & Gamble, but now it's produced by Smuckers, the jam/preserves people. In case anyone is interested in such details.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-10-30 23:12|| 2010-10-30 23:12|| Front Page Top

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