- Never underestimated the desperation of an Oregon pimp
facing serious jail time for second-degree assault. The pimp in this case, Sirgiorgio Clardy was
found guilty of early last year for using his Nike brand Jordan shoes to stomp
the face of a man who was trying to leave a Portland hotel without paying one
of Clardy's prostitutes. Dispensing old-fashioned pimp justice to a john trying
to screw and ditch earned him a designation as a dangerous offender and a
sentence of up to 100 years in prison, with the possibility of parole after 36
years. Staring down the rest of his life in the can, Clardy has filed a
$100 million lawsuit against Nike, claiming that the shoe manufacturer failed
to warn consumers that the shoes could be used as a deadly weapon. Stifle your
laughter because yes, this is an actual lawsuit. Clardy filed a three-page
handwritten complaint addressed to Nike's chairman, Phil Knight, and other
executives at the company. He seems to have written it himself based on
the subpar grammar and overall lack of convincing facts in the message.
"Do (sic) to the fact that these defendants named in this Tort claim
failed to warn of risk or to provide an adequate warning or instruction it has
caused personal injury in the likes of mental suffering," Clardy's
complaint read, in part. In addition to having no discernable logic or reason,
Clardy’s whining also ignores the fact that damn near anything could be used to
violently assault someone and the makers of frying pans, rolling pins, butter
knives and desk chairs do not have to include warnings on their products to
ensure that users know they could be lethal if used to commit a violent crime. Prison
is apparently hard for Clardy, as he claims to have attempted suicide three
times so far through starvation and other methods. If only Nike had warned this
poor, imprisoned pimp that wearing its kicks could be problematic should he
choose to beat a man so badly that the victim needed stitches and plastic
surgery to repair the damage from the heinous beatdown he took……..
- Acclaimed as one of the best combat films in years,
“Lone Survivor” fought its way to the top in its first weekend of wide release
and nearly banked its entire budget in a span of three days. With $38.5
million, the Mark Wahlberg-led film earned back almost all of its $40 million
budget after spending two weeks in extremely limited release. “Frozen” fell one
spot to second, adding $15.1 million to its domestic tally for an overall haul
of $317.6 million. “The Wolf of Wall Street” rose on spot to third place,
earning $9 million for a three-week bank roll of $78.5 million. The lone
newcomer to crack the top 10 was “The Legend of Hercules,” which qualified as a
flop by making a scant $8.7 million against a hulking $70 million budget. “American
Hustle” gamed its way to fifth place with an $8.6 million take and to break the
$100 million barrier after five weeks with $101.5 million and counting. “The
Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” was next on the list, securing sixth place with
$8 million. In five weeks of release, the first film in the “Hobbit” trilogy
has brought in $242.2 million. Another critical darling, “August: Osage County,”
placed seventh with $7.3 million and has amassed $7.9 million through three
weeks. “Saving Mr. Banks” sank one spot to eighth place thanks to its $6.6 million
weekend, good for a five-week total of $68.9 million. “Paranormal Activity: The
Marked Ones” took the biggest tumble of the week, falling seven spots to ninth
place with $6.3 million. It’s two-week domestic earnings of $28.5 million still
look good against a $5 million budget. “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”
cranked out another $6.1 million to snag the last spot in the top 10 and has
stayed classy to the tune of $118.6 million in its first month in theaters. “The
Hunger Games: Catching Fire” (No. 12), “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (No.
13) and “Grudge Match” (No. 14) all tumbled out of their spots in last
weekend’s top 10………
- Riot Watch! Riot Watch! Ukraine has been insane(ly) good
in recent weeks when it comes to delivering scenes of angry uprisings and that
doesn’t look to change any time soon. Over the weekend, a massive demonstration
resulted in at
least 10 people, including a former interior minister, being injured in the
early hours of the morning as clashes between riot police and protesters
outside a courthouse in the capital city of Kiev turned nasty. The riot came
after a short period of relative calm centered on a movement to overthrow a
government viewed as hindering the country’s progress toward closer ties with
the rest of Europe. Police busted out their tear gas and batons tried to
disperse hundreds of protestors lashing out in response to three activists
being sentenced to six years in jail, a case seen by protesters as politically
motivated. As the riot flared up, several thousand protestors continued to camp
out about 6 miles away in protest against President Viktor Yanukovich's
decision to abandon a trade agreement with Europe in favor of closer
cooperation with Russia. Riots have occurred on a regular basis since late
November, reaching their apex in December after riot police violently broke up
a student demonstration in Kiev's main square. Police claimed in a statement
that they had no information about anyone being injured in the weekend’s
violence………
- The New England
Patriots will play in the AFC championship game on Sunday, but their
third-leading tackler will not be there. Linebacker Brandon Spikes’ season is
over, cut short after he was placed on season-ending injured reserve prior to
Saturday’s win over Indianapolis in a divisional round game. It was a
surprising move for a starter who played all 16 regular-season games despite
being hobbled by a knee injury for much of the year, but maybe that injury
flared up during the Patriots’ bye week….or not. As it turns out, Spikes’ knee
is still a bit gimpy, but the primary reason he won't be contributing to his
team’s playoff run is his inability to set the alarm on his iPhone and get out
of bed on time to be there for work. According to multiple sources, Spikes was
late for New England's bye week Friday practice and that was the breaking point
for Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who already had fined him for multiple
incidents that Spikes believed were not substantive issues. His tardiness on
Friday was a bit of a social media spectacle as Spikes took to Twitter to
publicly appeal for help when his car apparently was stuck in the snow.
Clearly, an SUV stuck in a snow drift did not move Belichick, as the Hoodie
moved quickly to break Spikes off. By mutually agreeing with the team on IR
designation as opposed to an outright release, Spikes will remain a part of the
team and receive a full playoff share before hitting the open market on March
11. He the Patriots released him, he wouldn’t have received that share but
he would have been eligible to sign with any of the remaining playoff teams………
- Pranksters, think twice before adding another does of
Ex-Lax to the food or smoothie of that person you’re looking to punk, lest you
end up facing a pesky manslaughter charge. According to the public servants of
the Food and
Drug Administration, at some over-the-counter laxatives are potentially
dangerous to consumers who don't follow proper dosing instructions or have
certain health conditions. The agency issued its warning after dozens of
reports of serious side effects, including 13 deaths, associated with the use
of sodium phosphate laxatives. FDA officials noted that sodium phosphate
laxatives should be used as a single dose taken only once a day and should not
be used for more than three days. That single dose probably shouldn’t be an
enemy or trouble-causing friend dumping a huge amount in that soup or smoothie
you’re about to consume, although the FDA didn’t take an official stance on
that scenario. However, among the recommendations the FDA issued was that
consumers who do not have a bowel movement after taking a dose should not take
another dose of the product. Additionally, labeling instructions note adults
and children should consult healthcare professionals before using such products
if they have kidney disease, heart problems, or dehydration. Different
laxatives come in different forms and their ingredients vary, so consumers
should be educated and informed, the FDA said. "The bottom line is that
these products are safe for otherwise healthy adults and older children for
whom dosing instructions are provided on the Drug Facts label as long as they
follow these dosing instructions and don't take the product more often, or in
greater amounts, than the label instructs," said Mona Khurana, M.D., a
medical officer in FDA's Division of Nonprescription Regulation Development………
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