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Butt Chugging Leads To Severe Alcohol Poisoning Of University Of Tennessee Student
A dangerous drinking practice known as "butt chugging" sent a University of Tennessee student to the hospital with severe alcohol poisoning this weekend.
Early Saturday, 20-year-old Alexander P. Broughton of Pi Kappa Alpha was brought to the emergency room and showed a blood-alcohol level thought to be “well over” .4, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. They believe he ingested the alcohol by butt chugging. Broughton appeared to be “extremely intoxicated and showed signs of physical and possible sexual assault,” a report obtained by the Knoxville News Sentinelstates.
Butt chugging was formally known as an alcohol enema. An individual basically "drinks" the fluid into his or her rectum with a tube or hose. The alcohol's effects come quickly and potently.
In the house, officers found several young males passed out in their bedrooms with “bags from wine boxes, some empty and some partially empty, strewn across the halls and rooms."
Columbia Health's Go Ask Alice! forum addressed the issue of butt chugging back in 2006.
"Because the primary job of the intestines is to absorb nutrients into the body, if you put alcohol directly into your colon, it will be absorbed much more rapidly than it would be if it entered your body orally," Columbia Health's "Alice" said to an inquiring student. "It can make you very drunk, very quickly. Because everyone's body is different, it's hard to judge how much or how quickly an alcohol enema would affect any one person."
Alcohol enemas can be very dangerous or even deadly because an individual can "use too much alcohol or keep it inside for too long." Once alcohol enters the bloodstream, it cannot get back out. In 2004, a Texas woman was accused of giving her husband a sherry enema that caused his death, Reuters previously reported.
Butt chugging is not the only dangerous way students experiment with alcohol.
Last November, KPHO News reported that teens were using vodka tampons to get drunk. The tampon is soaked in vodka, inserted into the body, and the alcohol is absorbed without the barrier of the stomach. This is not a trend solely practiced by females, as males insert it into their rectums.
"Quicker high -- they think it's going to last longer; it's more intense," Dr. Dan Quan from Maricopa Medical Center told KPHO News. Adding that "if the person does pass out or lose consciousness, health care professionals won't necessarily know that they have to look in those areas, and that may delay treatment."
After the butt-chugging incident, Broughton was released from treatment on Sunday afternoon, according to The Memphis Commercial Appeal. The fraternity was put on a 30-day administrative suspension by Pi Kappa Alpha International, pending a decision on whether the action will be permanent.
Mark Broughton, the victim's father, told The Commercial Appeal that the incident "is not as has been reported, and we want to get our side out. ... From our standpoint, what has been reported is not what occurred."
The university released the following statement to WBIR:
"University officials are currently conducting an investigation into allegations involving the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity chapter and incidents that occurred over the weekend. Due to the gravity of the allegations, interim sanctions have already been imposed upon the chapter and will remain in effect until the investigation is concluded and final reports are available."
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David Byrne & St. Vincent - Love This Giant
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http://www.football365.com/mediawatch/8106426/Mediawatch
The Malleable Concept Of Right And Wrong
When it comes to football, Tony Pulis has a somewhat...well, 'malleable', shall we say, concept of what is right and wrong.
Mediawatch thinks we can all agree that in football, as in most walks of life, cheating is bad. It's wrong. We don't like it. And Pulis doesn't like it, either. Well, sometimes.
On the outrageous dives from Oscar and Branislav Ivanovic against Stoke on Saturday, Pulis said (which a rather loose grasp on who/what is European):
"Ivanovic's one in the first half is laughable and the lad Oscar, who's a fabulous player. This is England. We're playing in England, we're not playing in Europe. And we can't watch people just fall over and not talk about it. That's the disappointing thing.
"We should highlight it and keep highlighting it and keep highlighting it. There are certain players in the Premier League who have got a reputation and referees know that if you touch them then they'll fall down or go down as quickly as they can.
"The people that do it, just keep highlighting it, keep showing it, because it's a part of the game that I don't think we should stomach and we don't talk about enough."
What a crusader for justice, eh? Cheating is bad, right?
"I haven't see it, but if Peter's got away with it then brilliant," said Pulis after Peter Crouch twice handballed on the way to scoring against Manchester City a week ago.
Ah.
Quote Of The Day
"You look at it and think 'What a complete pr*ck I've made of myself'" - Steve Bruce fronts up after being sent to the stands during Hull's defeat to Leicester.
Worst Headline Of The Day
'City slippers' - The Daily Mirror.
Non-Football Story Of The Day
'A man sought emergency treatment at hospital in Auckland this week with an eel stuck up his bottom. The unnamed individual presented himself at the A&E department at Auckland City Hospital to explain his embarrassing problem. It is believed the patient was sent for X-rays and a scan, which showed there was an eel lodged inside him. "The eel was about the size of a decent sprig of asparagus and the incident is the talk of the place," a hospital source said. "Doctors and nurses have come across people with strange objects that have got stuck where they shouldn't be before, but an eel has to be a first."
'It is unclear how the eel managed to be trapped inside the man. It is believed medics successfully removed it and the man was later discharged. A hospital spokesman last night confirmed the bizarre incident had taken place. "In response to a direct query from the Herald on Sunday, we can confirm that an adult male presented at Auckland City Hospital this week with an eel inside him," Matt Rogers, spokesman for Auckland District Health Board, said. He added: "No further comment will be made out of respect for the patient's right to privacy" - The New Zealand Herald.
THE OSTRICH PILLOW!
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57517956-1/ostrich-pillow-lets-you-bury-your-head-in-your-nap/
You're waiting for your flight at the airport. A snuffling sound emanates from behind you. It's getting louder. You turn to look. An eldritch creature emerges from a gray pod! Oh wait, it's just a fellow traveler removing his Ostrich Pillow. No need to panic.
The Ostrich Pillow looks a bit like a giant garden squash gone soft. It has a hole for your face so you can breath and two side holes to stick your hands in.
The Kickstarter project page refers to it as "a micro environment in which to take a comfortable power nap in the office, traveling, or wherever you want."
The 20 Worst PINs: Is Your ATM Code This Easy to Crack?
FREEE WIFI
Free (yes free) mobile WiFi from O2 whether you’re an O2 customer or not. Thousands of hotspots located in shops, cafes, bars and streets across the UK. The service can be up to 10x faster than 3G and doesn’t impact any data allowance on your mobile providers tariff. For more information and to register, please visit
The service is intended to augment O2’s 3G service, reduce contention & improving user experience + acts as a loss-leader introduction to non-O2 users. There are a set of opt-out privacy options if you don’t want to receive marketing from O2.
Cyanide and Happiness
Story Of The Day
'It is the squeaky clean football league set up to promote the Christian values of love, peace and understanding. Bad language leads to an automatic red card and ungentlemanly conduct, such as spitting or arguing, is frowned upon...But during a game between two church sides last weekend all HELL broke loose. The match between Common Ground United and Zion Athletic had to be abandoned after a brutal brawl broke out on the pitch at Churchfields playing fields off Newton Road, West Bromwich. 'By the time the dust had settled, five Common Ground players were up on charges of distinctly un-Christian violent conduct, one of them facing an additional count of serious violent conduct. Such was the severity of the trouble that all five could now be banned for a year' -Sunday Mercury.
Non-Football Story Of The Day
'A police constable has risked embarrassment after launching an investigation into a "suspicious light source" which was later found to be the moon. The constable was on duty late one evening last month when he spotted a "shining light" glowing over Clent Hills, a range of scenic peaks which rise up more than 1,000ft in Worcestershire. He radioed his sergeant, telling him he was "off up the hills" to investigate the "suspicious bright light" from 'over the other side of the hills'. He warned that as he was "single-crewed" he might require back-up if he found a crime in progress. The area is known as a hotspot for outdoor sex - and it is believed the officer thought he might catch offenders engaged in sexual activity when he mistook the bright light of the moon for car headlights. After a 20-minute walk up the hills, however, the red-faced officer radioed his sergeant back, telling him that the 'light source' was in actual fact the moon' - The Daily Telegraph.
Non-Football Story Of The Day
'A HONG Kong shipping tycoon has offered a $65 million "marriage bounty'' to any man who can win the heart of his lesbian daughter, a report said today. Cecil Chao announced the financial reward of HK$500 million after his daughter, Gigi, married her same-sex partner of seven years in France earlier this year, the South China Morning Post reported. "I don't mind whether he is rich or poor. The important thing is that he is generous and kind hearted,'' 76-year-old Chao was quoted as stating. "Gigi is a very good woman with both talents and looks. She is devoted to her parents, is generous and does volunteer work,'' he added. Chao is well known in Hong Kong's social circles and regularly appears at public events with his latest young girlfriend. He reportedly once claimed to have had intimate relations with 10,000 women' - Herald Sun. Wants to marry his lesbian daughter to a man? Claims to have made sweet love to 10,000 women? Sounds like someone is a little bit insecure about their sexuality, if you ask us.
http://www.football365.com/mediawatch/8113801/Mediawatch
Non-Football Story Of The Day
'A man has been arrested for having sex in a street with a SOFA. Gerard Streator, 46, was spotted bending over the abandoned yellow settee with his trousers round his ankles. The hotel worker was seen by an off-duty cop at 11pm 'thrusting his hips' against the sofa which was in full view next to the kerb. Nobody was on the 'love seat'. As the officer yelled at him, Streator fled to a nearby apartment block in Waukesha, Wisconsin. He was later arrested and charged with one count of lewd and lascivious behaviour. Streator could face up to nine months in jail and a £7,000 fine' - The Sun. Hands up who was expecting the sofa to chop off his cock?
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The top high street shops to haggle at
Haggling, in one form or another, is already a hugely successful technique in many of this site's guides, including Cheap Mobile Phones, Package Holidays and even Credit Cards. See the Top 10 Companies to haggle with for more.
Yet it works on the high street too. Our poll of over 2,544 people shows discounts come to those who ask. Comet headed our list of big-name chains where hagglers revealed over 50% success rates.
Yet it works on the high street too. Our poll of over 2,544 people shows discounts come to those who ask. Comet headed our list of big-name chains where hagglers revealed over 50% success rates.
| The top 10 high street stores to haggle in | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail chain | Success rate (of those who tried) | Retail chain | Success rate (of those who tried) | ||
| 1. Comet | 78% | 6. Asda | 60% | ||
| 2. B&Q | 78% | 7. Tesco | 58% | ||
| 3. Currys/ PC World | 78% | 8. Wickes | 56% | ||
| 4. Homebase | 69% | 9. Sainsbury's | 54% | ||
| 5. John Lewis | 63% | 10. Debenhams | 53% | ||
| 2,544 people were polled - only retailers recieiving at least 100 people who attempted to haggle included. Figures are rounded, but order is correct. Note it's likely supermarket haggling is on non-food, big tickets items, eg, electricals & garden furniture. | |||||
While those are the triumphs, of the 40 big name stores in the poll, Boots was deemed least successful to haggle in, with 79% reporting failure. We found 72% failed in Apple stores - but that means 28% still managed to bag cheaper tech gear. See full results.
http://cheezburger.com/6602751232
OUTRAGE AND COUNTING
A horrible story about a man asking for sex after a third date, FILTHY FILTHY BEAST
Including the time spent dating my ex husband and the length of our marriage, I was off the market for almost thirteen years. I never expected to be back in the dating scene, but after catching him cheating and going through a tumultuous divorce, I was thrown back into the fray.
One of my most pressing questions about dating was how the sexual mores for older singles had changed during this time. There are hundreds of articles about young people and their new dating habits, usually centered around technology. They have "hook-ups", "friends with benefits" and like to change their "Relationship Status" on Facebook. But what about dating over fifty? What could I expect?
I was fixed up with a man who was promised to be the "catch of the century." Fred called and asked me out for a casual dinner the following night. He was over sixty, tall, fit, intelligent and interesting. We talked about restaurants, art, travel, movies and I felt that there was a connection and chemistry.
When I returned home, the phone was already ringing. Fred was calling to ask me for three more dates; I was available for two. Our second date was at a romantic piano bar and was equally as pleasant as the first. I was relaxed and enjoyed the good conversation and the flirting.
Our third date was a Saturday night dinner at a beautiful romantic garden restaurant. Over spaghetti bolognese, he casually asked if I liked sex. I was caught off-guard -- it was such a random question in the context of our light banter -- but I replied with a non-committal, "Sure, why?"
He explained that he loved sex, and that when in a relationship, he expected to have sex 300 times a year. This was why he had recently broken up with his fiancee. I was flabbergasted. Did he keep a running count and post it on his refrigerator? Was this an exaggeration, the lies of a braggart, or the words of a man with a truly voracious sexual appetite? Was this the new dating norm?
All I knew was that I had no interest in sex on demand. There are a few recently published booksabout couples trying to reinvigorate their marriage by pledging to have sex for one hundred straight days, but Fred's ultimatum was different. Here was a man on our third date setting forth my obligations if I wanted to have a relationship with him. No romance, no friendship, no getting to know one another, no interest in my needs or desires -- it was all about him. No wonder his fiancee fled.
In a way, I was grateful that he blurted out his sex quota. I did not need to waste his or my time with any further dates. So much for the "catch of the century."
agel head body art trend
new trend in body art - known as the 'bagel head' - has emerged in Japan.
The look is created by injecting saline into the forehead until it swells up, and then pressing in the centre of the swollen area with a thumb.
The result gives the appearance that someone has a bagel stuck to their forehead, reports The Sun.
The process takes two hours to complete, but lasts just 16-24 hours, after which the saline is absorbed by the body and the forehead skinks to its normal size.
In a clip posted on YouTube, three people are seen undergoing the body modification in a Tokyo clinic.
It shows them having a large needle, attached to a saline drip, inserted into their foreheads.
As one customer's forehead starts swelling he says: "It's a relaxing sensation. It's kind of tingly and a building pressure that feels like it's sending me to sleep."
On seeing the final result, he smiles and says: "Oh sweet buttery bagels, I'm impressed. I look delicious."
Feel the power of the sync
http://www.couriermail.com.au/travel/news/stingray-photo-bombs-shocked-tourists/story-e6freqwo-1226483156928
Pensioner's solo wedding album
A retired schoolteacher has finally posed for an album full of glamourous wedding photos - 30 years after her husband died.
Liu Fu, 76, played the part of both bride and groom for a photo session at a studio in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China.
"We didn't have much money when we married so my husband Feng and I had a small wedding. But I've always wanted a proper wedding album," she explained.
So a host of wardrobe experts, hairdressers and make-up artists spent hours restyling Liu for her double take.
First Liu was styled as her groom in an emperor's costume and then dressed as a 1920s Shanghai gangster.
Then as the bride, Lui was clad in a traditional empress's costume, then in a Western white wedding dress to complete the set.
"It was wonderful - the answer to all my dreams. My only regret is that my husband couldn't share it," she said.
I'm a FIGHTER
http://now.msn.com/let-it-rip-with-these-deodorizer-fart-pads
Let it rip with these deodorizer fart pads
6/29/2012
You don't have to be in elementary school to giggle at these in-underwear deodorizer fart pads. Laced with activated charcoal, these ingenious (but not particularly sexy) adhesive pads help neutralize even the most odoriferous of releases. Just think, no more embarrassing silent-but-deadlies midmeeting or blaming that noxious smell on the dog. They're surely a lifesaver for anyone suffering from intestinal issues, and they definitely beat overdosing on Chanel No. 5. We're going to spend the rest of the day wondering who's wearing one. And giggling.
Woman wets herself then showers on subway
A bizarre video has been posted online of a woman apparently wetting herself and then taking a shower on the New York subway.
The young woman is filmed standing with a friend in a busy subway car when she crouches slightly and appears to urinate, reports the Daily Mail.
To the disbelief of her fellow passengers, she then proceeds to get a gallon bottle of water out of her bag and give herself a makeshift shower.
She even pulls a pink sponge and some liquid soap from her bag to give herself a good scrub.
The woman, wearing a floral jumpsuit and flip-flops, appears to be slightly distressed and tells passengers she needs to wash before meeting friends.
The woman, wearing a floral jumpsuit and flip-flops, appears to be slightly distressed and tells passengers she needs to wash before meeting friends.
The headlines is funnier than the story
Canada cheese-smuggling ring busted - policeman charged
it's all because cheese is cheaper in the US
