- Never forget the dangers of toothpaste….even if you aren’t
British and actually value the health, well-being and long-term in-mouth
residence of your teeth. That lesson was driven home emphatically this week in a
probation office for the Commonwealth of Virginia, where workers were terrified
to discover a white, powdery substance inside an envelope delivered from the
Norfolk City Jail. The probation office, located at 865 Monticello Ave. in
Norfolk, became a chaotic scene when workers found the powder and immediately
called 911. Capt. Mike Hicks with Norfolk Fire and Rescue confirmed the story
and added that a HAZMAT team was dispatched to the scene to access the
substance. As so often happens when an alarmed member of the public discovers a
substance they believe may be hazardous or even lethal, the substance turned
out to be nothing at all. Some intense and detailed investigative work by the
HAZMAT team determined the substance to be toothpaste and the story behind it
wasn’t exactly scintillating. Rather than a disgruntled inmate being denied
parole or someone who thought they were getting probation only to be sent to
jail and responding by pulling a hoax on the probation office, the entire
incident turned out to be nothing more than an inmate at the jail providing
pre-trial paperwork to the probation office and using the toothpaste to seal
the envelope. Toothpaste as a sealant is highly underrated, ironically. The
HAZMAT team was able to contain and neutralize the deadly toothpaste and the
scene was eventually cleared…….
- If movie fans hated the idea of Ben Affleck playing
Batman in the forthcoming “Batman vs. Superman” movie, they are going to
despise this next piece of potential casting news. Affleck, widely viewed as
not having the acting or action star chops to pull off the caped crusader,
could be joined by weasel-on-helium-voiced former man-bander Justin Timberlake
as The Riddler. Timberlake said he would be interested in playing The Riddler in
director Zack Snyder’s take on the superhero saga. Snyder teased the project at
San Diego Comic-Con last month and as the name suggests, the two heroes won't
get along. The petition to remove Affleck from the Batman role has amassed over
85,000 signatures, but perhaps in a blatant case of brown-nosing, Timberlake
defended the choice to cast him. "Ben Affleck as Batman, I like it. I
worked with Ben last summer and I've seen his process. I think he's a brilliant
filmmaker. I think he's an extreme talent so he could surprise a lot of
people,” Timberlake said. Yes, Affleck is a good filmmaker, but not an
outstanding actor and certainly not a top-notch action star. Timberlake was
also asked if he would be interested in playing Robin to Affleck's Batman, but
shot the idea down because he said he has never aspired to be a superhero on
screen. "Now villain. I'll tell you the villain I want to play more
than anything because I grew up loving Batman, funny enough, is the Riddler,”
Timberlake explained. “The Riddler is my favorite villain. The Riddler was like
a sociopath. He was proper crazy. So if I'm gonna play crazy, I wanna play
proper crazy. I'm ready. The Riddler. Gimme a call." The Riddler character
made his comic book debut in 1948 and horribly brought to life in the
regrettable, forgettable 1995 Batman film “Batman Forever” by Jim Carrey, who
donned a lime green spandex bodysuit for the role……..
- Duuuuuude. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is totally gonna score the
stoner vote the next time he’s up for election….assuming stoners can be
motivated to get off their couch, but down the Pop Tarts and their bong and
vote. Ford is (allegedly) a crack-smoking public servant, but he is most
definitely a pot-smoking mayor. He denied allegations earlier this year that he
was caught smoking crack cocaine on camera, but had no problem admitting this
week that he has “smoked a lot of” the hippie lettuce. He made the casual
admission as he was leaving a business luncheon and was asked by reporters if
he had ever smoked chron. “Oh yeah, I won't deny that. I've smoked a lot of
it," he said with a laugh. For the mayor of Canada’s largest city, baking
and governing may not be mutually exclusive, if Ford is telling the truth. His
frankness came as a bit of a surprise considering that multiple reports earlier
this year that there was a cellphone video that appears to show Ford using
crack cocaine were met with adamant denials from the mayor. Through it all,
Ford has continued to enjoy a hard core of support from a segment of Toronto
voters, particularly in the suburbs, who lifted him to power in 2010
on a platform of controlling spending and cutting taxes. Despite his drug
troubles, Ford said he plans to run for re-election and he has plenty of
company in Canadian pothead politics. Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne said Wednesday
that she had smoked ganja "very infrequently" decades ago,
while federal
Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau said in a recent interview that he last smoked
marijuana about three years ago, after being elected to Parliament, and had
used the drug five or six times in his life. For those wandering, pot use in
America’s Hat remains illegal, with the exception of medical marijuana. Well,
illegal unless you’re one of the people who makes or enforces the laws………
- Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman has no problem talking
junk to the NFL’s best. He memed a photo of himself going face to face with Tom
Brady last season after the Seahawks beat the Patriots, slugging it with a “You
mad, bro?” caption. Odds are the dreadlocked defensive back won't have any
concerns about beefing with Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Darrelle Revis
after Revis fired a shot across Sherman’s bow after Sherman declared himself
the best cornerback in the NFL. "You can't crown yourself as anything in
this league," Revis said. "You've got to earn it." Revis once
held the unofficial title as the league's top cornerback, but he suffered a
season-ending injury while playing for the New York Jets last year. He was
traded to Tampa Bay in the offseason and spent the summer rehabbing his injury
and looking to return to the field in top form to start the season with his new
team. He clearly views Sherman’s comments as an attempt to gravy train on his
top status and warned the rambunctious young star to back down. "He needs
to quit attaching his career to my career," Revis added. "A lot of
people need to have respect for this game. I'm not just talking about him.
Respect what people have done to pave the way. Deion [Sanders] paved the way.
Rod Woodson paved the way. Darrell Green. Mel Blount. Champ Bailey. Charles
Woodson. Yeah, we're the next group, but you don't need to be getting into it
with me.” Revis wrapped his rant by suggesting that elite players are part of a
fraternity and need to have one another’s backs instead of sniping at one another.
Both players will have a chance to hash out their issues in person when the
Buccaneers play the Seahawks on Nov. 3 in Seattle………
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