How Does It Feel? A 5-Bottle Vodka Hangover

Doctors in Belarus have treated a man who was more than 22 times over the drink driving limit.

Yuri Kherkov, 29, was found unconscious outside a pub in the town of Buda-Koshlevo after drinking the equivalent of five bottles of vodka.

He was taken to hospital where tests revealed he had 1170 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood - more than twice the limit at which doctors say a person would normally die.

A doctor who treated him said: "He was unconscious for two days and when he woke up had a huge headache.

"But the level this man had in him was what we would expect after he had drunk five bottles of vodka, one straight after the other. I am amazed he is still alive and seems to have made a full recovery."

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Man Loses Mind, Daughter in Poker Game

Fifteen years ago, a Pakistani man racked up a poker debt to his opponent of about 10,000 rupees (about $151).

Unable to pay the debt, the man told his friend he could ‘have his daughter’ when she grew up. The father is deceased, but the opponent is very much alive, and has now shown up to collect.

The opponent, whose name is Lal Haider, wants the 17 year old girl, named Rasheeda, to marry her off to his son.

While the issue is not resolved, a tribal policeman has come out and said that they will not ‘make the girl do anything against her will’.

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Online Poker Cheat Software takes centre stage

According to the makers of PokerRNG v4.0, you can view upcoming cards, your opponent’s pocket cards, upcoming community suits and more, while you make $2,397 every single day at poker.

AND they claim it’s all 100% legal.

Yeah right. I have a major problem with players trying to cheat the system instead of just learning and earning their way up the ranks. Sure, we’d all like to earn as much money playing online, but that’s just the point. Earn it. Not buy it.

Granted, if it does all it claims to be able to do, then it’s an amazing piece of software. Here’s a list of the purported features:

See opponents’ Pocket Cards
View Community Cards Pre-Flop
View Dominant suit pre-flop
99.9% accurate guaranteed
Use of virtually all poker rooms
Instant download – up and running in seconds
Live advice tells you to bet, fold, raise, etc.
Hole card evaluator provides hole card advice
Tracks statistics for total wins, losses etc.
Generate profile hand report histories
Unlimited profiles allows use with multiple sites
100% legal to use and own guaranteed
Free software upgrades for life
24 hour dedicated email support
Easy to use for beginners

Impressive and Immoral. Make your choice.

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Online Poker: Doyles Room Bails Out of US

Doyles Room has confirmed that they will no longer be taking on US customers.

According to Gambling911.com there is already an interruption in service for US customers at this time following Doyles Room's poker network and software provider's decision to block all US customer IPs.

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Sex in fast lane halts traffic on Israeli road

JERUSALEM - Israeli police investigating why a car was blocking traffic in the fast lane of a major highway on Sunday found a couple inside having sex.

A police spokesman said the female driver and her male passenger gave in to their passions without pulling over to the side of the road, causing congestion and leaving other motorists having to swerve to dodge their stationary vehicle.

A patrolman gave the woman a ticket for holding up traffic.

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The Urinals Are Talking to Me

Bars in New Mexico install talking urinals with anti-drunk-driving messages. I’m not sure how I’d react if I had to come across it in a half-pissed state.

Here’s one guy’s take on it.

The Urinals Are Talking to Me

Another Saturday night, and you and your buddies have been drinking and playing pool in your local New Mexico bar. You go to the men’s room, but you’ve barely unzipped your pants before the urinal starts talking to you.

In a women’s voice.

The urinal says, “Hey there, big guy.” (Let’s be honest, it’s always nice to be addressed as a big guy when a talking urinal is checking out your package.) “Having a few drinks? Then listen up.”

That’s right, a company named Wizmark, is manufacturing an “interactive urinal communicator” as a means of advertising products and policies (like the “don’t drink and drive” message in New Mexico bars). The interactive part refers to the fact that the device will talk, sing or play sound effects either when someone is close enough to activate the system or, yes, pees on it.

Since women never drink (and only a few—most notably Paris Hilton and Jessica Simpson—are known to follow the advice of talking toilets), Wizmark has concentrated solely on the lucrative urinal market at this point in time. As they put it, the communicator “effectively assures your ad will attract the attention of, and be read by, the ever elusive targeted male audience you are constantly aiming for.”

I don’t know, though. The drunk driving thing sounds pretty bizarre. If I was having a few beers with my friends and went to the restroom, being confronted by a female talking urinal would probably be enough to make me run out of the restroom screaming and send me straight to my car to escape.

And as for advertisements, I can’t think of a product in the world that I would want to purchase after peeing on it in a urinal in a men’s room in New Mexico.

Some things are just not meant to have voices. It’s too late to silence George W., but surely it’s not to late to make the bathrooms of our fine country free from talking urinal devices. Surely we can agree on that!

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Valentines Day ideas that won’t cost a fortune

It’s time to fork out for gifts AGAIN. And December’s credit card bills aren’t allowing anything fancy.

You know that if you’re going to get ANY loving on Valentine’s you better make it count. Love it or hate it, you have to make at least an effort, or you’re in the dog box for many weeks to come.

So I’ve come across these ideas to “celebrate the ‘day of love’ in a meaningful way that won’t break you financially. “ It's cheesy, but it might just work!

Think of all the great sex coming your way!

1. Get creative when it comes to dinner.

Forget an expensive dinner at a restaurant. The service will be poor, the restaurant will be over full and you’ll be charged a fortune. Why not have a nice candlelit dinner at home? You could even get all dressed up for it. If you don’t have time to cook after work on Wednesday, order a special meal ahead of time and pick it up on your way home.

2. Enjoy a little ambiance.

If you both really want to go out on the town together, you could have coffee or a drink and dessert at an expensive café or restaurant or a dark, romantic bistro. This is a way to savor the atmosphere — and your date — without emptying your wallet.

3. Play hooky.

OK, do NOT follow this tip if your job or your partner’s job is hanging in the balance. But if you’ve racked up some vacation time, or if your employer allows you to take personal days from time to time, why not see if you can take the day off together on Wednesday? Depending on where you live, the two of you could stroll through a park, walk on a beach, go snow-shoeing, take a rowboat or paddleboat out on a lake, or catch a matinee movie. You also could drive to a small town near your home or through neighborhoods you’ve never visited before and search for small, out-of-the-way places to eat or find public parks and open spaces for walks.

4. See some live music.

Check to see whether a university or college in your area is offering any potentially enjoyable concerts on Feb. 14. Performances by the college music department would likely be free or cost a fraction of the price charged by professional orchestras and opera houses.

5. Seek out some silence.

Here’s a potential date idea if you’ve both been stressed out lately: You could wander through libraries and bookstores with coffee shops that encourage browsing. Rediscover passages you love from your favorite books, and enjoy the quiet. (Cautionary note: Be careful not to go nuts buying $25 paperbacks! That could defeat the whole purpose of this tip!)

6. Have low-cost fun with food on Feb. 14.

You can pull out the cookie cutters and make heart-shaped cookies and even cut your lunch sandwiches into hearts. You also can make heart-shaped cupcakes by placing a marble inside each muffin tin on the outside of the paper cupcake cup.

7. Give thoughtful gifts.

Most people stick to the same general gift themes on Valentine’s Day: flowers, chocolates, cards, maybe a piece of jewelry. Can you think of something different that might mean a whole lot more — and maybe even cost a whole lot less? What about making your own gifts? Such gifts could include cakes, cookies or gift certificates for your services. The gift certificate idea might be just the ticket for you if you’re short on cash but high on love this Valentine’s Day. You could offer to run errands for your loved one, make a nice dinner, clean the house, repair the car or give a massage.

How far are you prepared to go??

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Ode to Anna Nicole

Anna Nicole I’ll miss your breasts
They were above all the bests
Although you were not the brightest star in the sky
I’ll miss your curves – why did you have to die??

The upside of the tragedy is that we can all look forward to lots of Anna Nicole expose’s and ‘Best of Anna Nicole” soft porn documentaries.

Forget hard work - women would rather flirt their way to the top

It’s been confirmed. Something that men all over the world have suspected for a very long time.

The majority of working women would rather have a male boss and flirt their way to the top.

Despite the fact that women often complain of inequality in the workplace, new research reveals that women will don high heels and rely on their feminine charms to get what they want.

Too much assertiveness can ruin the sauce

Rather than combining strength with fellow female workers, they in fact see other women as the main competition.

As a result three out of five women would rather work directly for a man than a woman while a further 86 per cent would happily flirt with a male colleague if it meant they got their own way.

The survey, commissioned by magazine Harper's Bazaar, questioned 500 professional women with top jobs in finance, newspapers and healthcare about their attitudes to their office environments.

It found that while women continue to reach high-powered positions in the workplace, they are still prone to indulging in what could be described as typically female behaviour.

Crying in the loos was a common confession with 85 per cent of women admitting that they had locked themselves in the office toilet for a quick weep.

Despite striving for equality at work a third of women admitted to pretending to be less intelligent than they actually are to flatter a male ego and get ahead.

Seven out of ten women said that simply by wearing a pair of high heels to work they automatically felt more powerful and confident in their ability to deal with the working day.

Although only 58 per cent of women thought there was gender equality in the office, one in 25 admitted to selling out a female colleague for their own career gains.

Nearly 70 per cent confessed that they would secretly revel in seeing another colleague fail while one in five have taken the credit for someone else's work.

According to the research there is conflict between mothers and childless women in the workplace.

More than half of women thought that women with children held more power in the office to the disadvantage of those without.

Although many women may prefer working with and for men they still find themselves excluded from typical networking opportunities.

While 70 per cent of women thought that socialising outside office hours brought them more influence at work two in five women had not been invited to traditional male bonding activities such as a round of golf or a game of poker.

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YouTube told to remove clips

New York - Viacom has demanded that YouTube remove more than 100,000 video clips after they failed to reach a distribution agreement.

Viacom said it sent a notice to YouTube asking the popular video-sharing site to remove clips from Viacom-owned properties including MTV Networks and BET.
The media company said its pirated programmes on YouTube have generated about 1.2 billion video streams, based on a study by an outside consultant.

A YouTube spokesperson said it would comply with the request and added, "It's unfortunate that Viacom will no longer be able to benefit from YouTube's passionate audience, which has helped to promote many of Viacom's shows." The company has historically removed clips at the request of copyright owners within hours.
"Filtering tools promised repeatedly by YouTube and Google have not been put in place, and they continue to host and stream vast amounts of unauthorised video," Viacom said in a statement.

Viacom's move also runs counter to the strategies employed by other media companies, such as the Warner Music Group, Vivendi-owned Universal Music Group, and General Electric controlled NBC Universal, which have all landed deals with YouTube to test the service.

Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt told analysts on Wednesday YouTube was in "various stages" of introducing technology, such a digital "fingerprinting", to identify copyrighted material.

"That is an area of big research in the computer science community and also a significant investment here at Google," Schmidt said after Google's quarterly results.

Source: Reuters

Bookies Flee Costa Rica after report

Online bookies are reportedly running scared all over the show following a cryptic message that appeared on the eGaming Review Magazine. The publication unraveled already frayed nerves by suggesting that the US Department of Justice would not apprehend more internet gambling operators, perhaps even turning the tourist playground of Costa Rica into Club Fed.

The latest rumor going around Bookie Central is that some four dozen FBI agents have descended upon the Central American hamlet and plan on rounding up about two dozen rogue bookmakers (two agents for every rogue). Costa Rica will cooperate, according to these rumors, because of a $200 million US loan that has been forgiven.

The rumor further goes that the plane with the FBI agents on was half full on the way to Costa Rica, but that they have booked a full plane for the trip back home…

Source: Gambling911