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04:43 Feb 28 2007
Times Read: 941

Police viewed Pickton in 1980s as 'mentally diminished,' jury told

Tue Feb 27, 8:02 PM



Police officers who dealt with Robert William Pickton in the 1980s considered him "mentally diminished," a crime scene investigator testified Tuesday at the B.C. man's trial in the deaths of six women.



Sgt. Timothy Sleigh told the B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster that officers preparing to interview Pickton in February 2002 asked Sleigh for his assessment of the pig farmer based on his work on a previous investigation at Pickton's Port Coquitlam property.



"You described Willie as shy, hardly ever blinked and seemed mentally diminished," defence lawyer Adrian Brooks said.



Sleigh agreed he had.



Pickton's defence team has repeatedly asked witnesses throughout the trial about Pickton's mental capacity, the CBC's Natalie Clancy reported.



Pickton is being tried on six of 26 charges of first-degree murder in the deaths of missing women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, with a second trial to be held later. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.



Sleigh never revealed why the Picktons were the subject of an investigation by Port Coquitlam RCMP in the 1980s.



During a lengthy interrogation after Pickton was initially arrested, he spoke about an incident many years ago in which police investigated whether vehicles were dismantled and buried in his farm. But it is not clear whether Sleigh was involved in that investigation.



Sleigh also testified he told his colleagues that Pickton's younger brother, Dave, was "the brains of the two of them" and was condescending to his older brother.



Pickton didn't understand blood sample, says officer



In later testimony Tuesday, Staff Sgt. Ross Spenard testified that when he visited Pickton in jail to take a blood sample for DNA analysis, the accused did not seem to understand what he was doing.



"You explained the blood sample would be sent to a lab for DNA testing? You asked him if he understood, that he said no?" Brooks asked Spenard.



"Correct," replied Spenard.



Spenard also told the court that another man's fingerprint was found on an iced tea can in the same motorhome in which police found a blood-soaked mattress linked to Mona Wilson, one of the six women Pickton is on trial for killing.



The fingerprint was linked to a man named Gerald McLaughlin. The only other information the jury has heard about this man is that a receipt with his name on it was also found in the motorhome.



Another officer, Sgt. Fred Nix, testified Tuesday that on May 5, 2002, he was shovelling out a pig trough near Pickton’s slaughterhouse looking for evidence when he saw human remains.



"As I scrapped through material, this jumped out," Nix told the court.



DNA analysis and dental records later determined the remains were those of Brenda Wolfe, another of the women Pickton's accused of killing.



Nix was the 16th witness to testify at Pickton's trial, which is now in its sixth week. He also told the jury there were three dozen pig carcasses on the farm and that one animal was butchered the same way as some human remains found by police.



While the Crown continues to focus on evidence found on Pickton farm, the defense is directing the court's attention toward what police found at another property called Piggy's Palace, a social club where Pickton's brother held parties.

Bette Davis. "All About Eve"
04:30 Feb 28 2007
Times Read: 942

"I'll admit I may have seen better days, but I'm still not to be had for the price of a cocktail, like a salted peanut."

What your favorite color says about you
03:45 Feb 28 2007
Times Read: 943

http://msn.match.com/msn/article.aspx?articleid=6130&TrackingID=516311&BannerID=544657&menuid=7>1=9066





Purple

What it represents: Purple evokes the energy of illusion, imagination and fantasy. Or should we say purrrrple? Purple tends to inspire foreplay, romance, flirtation and teasing—it builds anticipation with playfulness. The downside of purple is unrealistic expectation. Is it easier to live in your fantasy world than the real world? Some purple-lovers prefer it.



Understanding people who love it: If you love purple you can be an imaginative romantic or prefer imaginary romance—depending on how you feel.



Black

What it represents: Like white, black is a combination of all colors, but instead of purity, it represents the unknown, the unseen—mystery. Black basically holds back information... but there’s no denying that it has strong associations in our culture with “the dark side” and evil.



Understanding people who love it: If your favorite color is black, you are more hush-hush than ha-ha. The silence of this color lets others fill in the blanks. Black says “I’m not telling you anything.” People who love black can be tough nuts to crack, but quite possibly worth the effort.

Does your name fit you?
03:15 Feb 28 2007
Times Read: 944






L: Easy to fall in love with

U: Gets hugs

A: LOVES to flirt

N: One of the best bf/gf anyone could ask for

N: One of the best bf/gf anyone could ask for

E: GREAT kisser







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A: LOVES to flirt

B: gets blammed for everything

C: BEST SMILE

D: Good Bf/Gf

E: GREAT kisser

F: People wild and crazy adore you.

G: Never let people tell you what to do.

H: Falls in love easily

I: LOVES TO LAUGH

J: Freakin Rowdy

K: Freakin beautiful

L: Easy to fall in love with

M: Makes dating fun

N: One of the best bf/gf anyone could ask for

O: Loved by everyone

P: Popular with all types of people.

Q: A hypocrite.

R: Has one of the best personalities ever

S: Loves people

T: NICE body

U: Gets hugs

V: Not judgemental

W: Very broad minded.

X: Never let people tell you what to do.

Y: Has GREAT hair

Z: Lives life for fun

ROFLMAO
02:39 Feb 25 2007
Times Read: 965

from a Republican lobbyist friend of mine...LOL
02:28 Feb 25 2007
Times Read: 969

THEY SHOULD NOT LET DEMOCRATS ON QUIZ SHOWS













Seriously.....is it possible that someone could be this stupid?











NEW YORK - Idaho resident Kathy Evans brought humiliation to her friends and family Tuesday when she set a new standard for stupidity with her appearance on the popular TV show, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire."



It seems that Evans, a 32-year-old wife and mother of two, got stuck on the first question, and proceeded to make what fans of the show are dubbing "the absolute worst use of lifelines ever."



After being introduced to the show's host Meredith Vieira, Evans assured her that she was ready to play, whereupon she was posed with an extremely easy $100 question. The question was:



"Which of the following is the largest?"

A) A Peanut

B) An Elephant

C) The Moon

D) Hey, who you calling large?



Immediately Mrs. Evans was struck with an all consuming panic as she realized that this was a question to which she did not readily know the answer.



"Hmm, oh boy, that's a toughie," said Evans, as Vieira did her level best to hide her disbelief and disgust. "I mean, I'm sure I've heard of some of these things before, but I have no idea how large they would be."



Evans made the decision to use the first of her three lifelines, the 50/50. Answers A and D were removed, leaving her to decide which was bigger, an elephant or the moon. However, faced with an incredibly easy question, Evans still remained unsure.



"Oh! It removed the two I was leaning towards!" exclaimed Evans. "Darn. I think I better phone a friend."



Using the second of her two lifelines on the first question, Mrs. Evans asked to be connected with her friend Betsy, who is an office assistant.



"Hi Betsy! How are you? This is Kathy! I'm on TV!" said Evans, wasting the first seven seconds of her call. "Ok, I got an important question. Which of the following is the largest? B, an elephant, or C, the moon. 15 seconds hun."



Betsy quickly replied that the answer was C, the moon. Evans proceeded to argue with her friend for the remaining ten seconds.



"Come on Betsy, are you sure?" said Evans. "How sure are you? Puh, that can't be it."



To everyone's astonishment, the moronic Evans declined to take her friend's advice and pick 'The Moon.'



"I just don't know if I can trust Betsy. She's not all that bright. So I think I'd like to ask the audience," said Evans.



Asked to vote on the correct answer, the audience returned 98% in favor of answer C, 'The Moon.' Having used up all her lifelines, Evans then made the dumbest choice of her life.



"Wow, seems like everybody is against what I'm thinking," said the too-stupid-to-live Evans. "But you know, sometimes you just got to go with your gut. So, let's see. For which is larger, an elephant or the moon, I'm going to have to go with B, an elephant. Final answer."

Evans sat before the dumbfounded audience, the only one waiting with bated breath, and was told that she was wrong, and that the answer was in fact, C, 'The Moon.'



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This one I couldn't pass on putting here...
02:25 Feb 25 2007
Times Read: 970

Love him or loathe him, he nailed this one right on the head..........



By Rush Limbaugh:



I think the vast differences in compensation between victims of the September 11 casualty and those who die serving our country in Uniform are profound. No one is really talking about it either, because you just don't criticize anything having to do with September 11. Well, I can't let the numbers pass by because it says something really disturbing about the entitlement mentality of this country. If you lost a family member in the September 11 attack, you're going to get an average of $1,185,000. The range is a minimum guarantee of $250,000, all the way up to $4.7 million.

If you are a surviving family member of an American soldier killed in action, the first check you get is a $6,000 direct death benefit, half of which is taxable.



Next, you get $1,750 for burial costs. If you are the surviving spouse, you get $833 a month until you remarry. And there's a payment of $211 per month for each child under 18. When the child hits 18, those payments come to a screeching halt.



Keep in mind that some of the people who are getting an average of $1.185 million up to $4.7 milli on are complaining that it's not enough Their deaths were tragic, but for most, they were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Soldiers put themselves in harms way FOR ALL OF US, and they and their families know the dangers.



We also learned over the weekend that some of the victims from the Oklahoma City bombing have started an organization asking for the same deal that the September 11 families are getting. In addition to that, some of the families of those bombed in the embassies are now asking for compensation a s well.



You see where this is going, don't you? Folks, this is part and parcel of over 50 years of entitlement politics in this country. It's just really sad. Every time a pay raise comes up for the military, they usually receive next to nothing of a raise. Now the green machine is in combat in the Middle East while their f amilies have to survive on food stamps and live in low-rent housing Make sense?



However, our own US Congress voted themselves a raise. Many of you don't know that they only have to be in Congress one time to receive a pension that is more than $15,000 per month. And most are now equal to being millionaires plus. They do not receive Social Security on retirement because they didn't have to pay into the system. If some of the military people stay in for 20 years and get out as an E-7, they may receive a pension of $1,000 per month, and the very people who placed them in harm's way receives a pension of $15,000 per month.



I would like to see our elected officials pick up a weapon and join ranks before they start cutting out benefits and lowering pay for our sons and daughters who are now fighting.



"When do we finally do something about this?" If this doesn't seem fair to you, it is time to forward this to as many people as you can.



How many people



CAN YOU



send this to?



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How many



WILL YOU

*ENSUING RANT* You have been warned...
02:02 Feb 25 2007
Times Read: 972

I fear for the future, I truly do...



*pulls soapbox out of corner to mid stage*



For quite some time, I have been noticing that alot of the journals I read, especially of the higher ranking people, have an entry at some point about how they rate. I also notice that most people rate to level up, and as such, tend to stamp and run, as I call it. When I was first here, I had several people who left comments on my page that were very helpful, things that could make my profile better, easier to read, etc., and I followed a great many of those suggestions. After reading some of the profiles I did yesterday, I decided it was time for me to get some of this off my chest...



I rate for fun. No, really. I enjoy reading, so reading profiles and journals is a natural extension of that pleasure to me. I also view it as a way to meet people, by finding out their views of themselves, the world they live in, how they see Vampire Rave, or how they want their own personal corner of VR to be. I am looking for people I can call friends, and have found quite a few since I joined the site almost 2 years ago. To that end, here is how I look at profiles:



I enjoy profiles that have substance. I want to see something that shows honesty about that person, since in this particular medium, your profile is how to best go about getting yourself out there. I also enjoy ones that tell a story, not necessarily about them as a person, but how they see things. If it is personal and personable, no matter whether they are being up front and honest about themselves as a person, or telling a story about how they do see or would like to see the world, I'm going to read it all the way through. And no, it ain't all about the bling, yo. I am the most computer illiterate person you will ever meet, so I am not about to judge somebody on their HTML skills when I have next to none. But if you are good at it, and you have made your profile exceptional, it is duly noted and appreciated.



Having said that, here is the way I rate profiles:



A) If you meet the above requirements, simple as they are, you will get a 10. If I enjoyed visiting and reading your profile, you have given me something good, and I will rate you accordingly.



B) If I come to your profile, and it is plum eat up with quizzes, I'm gonna start heaving points. I am as fond of playing with those things as the next person, but put most of them in your journal, so that if a person wants to see them, they will make that extra effort. One or two on your profile is fine, and gives me something to play with occasionally. But don't sit there and tell us "this quiz is truly about me and what I am". Please...I know you kids know how to answer these things to get exaclty the results you want, so don't give me that-

HORSE HOCKEY



C) If the only words on your profile are "FUCK YOU" "I HATE EVERYBODY/THING/ PLACE/ETC."



guess what...



DING DING DING DING



*flinging points out of the proverbial open window*



Oh, and if the most inspiring picture you have is yourself giving the camera the finger, guess what-

Lacks originality and intelligence- has for quite some time.



D) If you have been here since day one or close to it, congratulations, I applaud your dedication.



If you think that being here longer than me means you should get an automatic 10 whether you did anything with your profile or not, sorry...



NOT HAPPENING



E) There are these cool things called dictionaries folks....where you can look up any word in the WORLD and find out how to spell it correctly. And they have them online as well, so you don't even HAVE to pick up a book if you don't want to exert the effort. So if I come across a profile like I did yesterday, and I can't make any sense of what this particular person is trying to say because I can't READ his profile....not happening yet again, folks. I read these things for fun, not so I can feel as if I need to pull my eyeballs out and put them on a pair of chopsticks...same thing goes for people who deliberately misspell things, use numbers for letters, or worse yet, misspell a word, and in the NEXT SENTENCE say " I know I misspelled that"

And making the letters so small I need to use a magnifying glass to read it? Have some compassion folks-I have a decent sized screen, but I do NOT want to be two inches from it to read profiles...



FIX IT



this site has an edit feature for virtually everything you have to write in here...



USE IT



And don't sit there and say you already posted it before you got a chance to correct it- that will set of my bullshit-o-meter quicker than anything. I can understand sending IM's with a few mistakes, because I have when I am typing fast and hit send before I check myself. Your profile and journal don't fall under that heading people-proofreading is there for a reason, and if you insist on posting things that not only look stupid, but ARE stupid and make yourself look stupid in the process.....



Say it with me



POINTS OFF, people...



And if I come across your profile, and there is NOTHING there at all, or nothing more than .......

I am not even going to waste my time. THAT is when I stamp and run, people, I don't care what you think about it. If you can't be bothered to put anything in your profile, I am certainly not going to be bothered leaving a personal comment. I will rate you a 1, stamp and leave.



If you have any of the above, you will get a 5 from me. A combination of any two, and you get a 3. Nothing there at all as mentioned above will get you a 1. And guess what folks? I am not here to win popularity contests. So if you come screaming over to my profile, don't even bother to read it, but simply rate me what I rated you based on these criteria, it ain't gonna matter a hill 'o' fucking beans to this gal. It will only serve to prove my theory, that you have no sense or intelligence at all.



And some of you claim to be in school, either high school or college....



I weep for the teachers of the world.....



*END TRANSMISSION*



*soapbox duly returned to the corner*



*hollering from the corner*



edit: We might as well go ahead and add having nothing on your profile but song lyrics or someone else's poetry.....*DINGDINGDING*

John Cusack, "High Fidelity"
00:45 Feb 25 2007
Times Read: 973

What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?

05:04 Feb 22 2007
Times Read: 977

Subject: First Graders!!



First Graders - A first grade teacher had

twenty-five students in her class and she presented each child in her class the first half of a well known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder. It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. Their insight may surprise you. While reading these keep in mind that these are first graders, 6-year-olds, because the last one is classic !



1. Don't change horses ... until they stop

running.

2. Strike while the .. bug is close.

3. It's always darkest before ... Daylight Saving

Time.

4 Never underestimate the power of .. termites.

5. You can lead a horse to water but ... how?

6. Don't bite the hand that ... looks dirty.

7. No news is .. impossible.

8. A miss is as good as a ... Mr.

9. You can't teach an old dog new ... math.

10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll ... stink in

the morning.

11. Love all, trust .. me.

12. The pen is mightier than the ... pigs.

13 An idle mind is ... the best way to relax.

14. Where there's smoke there's ... pollution.

15. Happy the bride who ... gets all the presents.

16. A penny saved is ... not much.

17. Two's company, three's ... the Musketeers.

18. Don't put off till tomorrow what ... you put

on to go to bed.

19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry .. and you have to blow your nose. 20. There are none so blind as ... Stevie Wonder.

21. Children should be seen and not .. spanked or grounded.

22. If at first you don't succeed ... get new

batteries.

23. You get out of something only what you ... see in the picture on the box.

24. When the blind lead the blind ... get out of

the way.



And the WINNER and last one!



25. Better late than .... pregnant.

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Hollywood, 2037
23:10 Feb 21 2007
Times Read: 986

Kinda puts things in perspective, don't it...

Just because I have a son...LOL
22:54 Feb 21 2007
Times Read: 987










And you also find out interesting things when you have sons, like...



1.) A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft. house 4 inches deep.



2.) If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite.



3.) A 3-year old Boy's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant.



4.) If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound Boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20x20 ft. room.



5.) You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. When using a ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.



6.) The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan.



7.) When you hear the toilet flush and the words "uh oh", it's already too late.



8.) Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it.



9.) A six-year old Boy can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36-year old Man says they can only do it in the movies.



10.) Certain Lego's will pass through the digestive tract of a 4-year old Boy.



11.) Play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence.



12.) Super glue is forever.



13.) No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water.



14.) Pool filters do not like Jell-O.



15.) VCR's do not eject "PB & J" sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do.



16.) Garbage bags do not make good parachutes.



17.) Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.



18.) You probably DO NOT want to know what that odor is.



19.) Always look in the oven before you turn it on; plastic toys do not like ovens.



20.) The fire department in Austin , Tx has a 5 minute response time.



21.) The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy.



22.) It will, however, make cats dizzy.



23.) Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.



24.) 80% of Women will pass this on to almost all of their friends, with or without kids.



25.) 80% of Men who read this will try mixing the Clorox and brake fluid.

oh yeah...LMAO
09:17 Feb 19 2007
Times Read: 988

Get Your Monster Name

*resting head in hands*
23:32 Feb 12 2007
Times Read: 996

Okay, fine,....I know it is going to be real hard for me to type while covering my eyes with my hands, but wtf, already...

And I know that this is the "net" yo, so like no one can really see me, what I really look like today....but I swear...

Do the maniacs have radar? Is it true that I am fly paper for freaks occasionally? WHAT??? I mean seriously....as any one who has read here recently, I have been caring for a sick husband for three weeks (he goes back to work tonight, WOOT!) and now I have a cold to show for it, but with him happily back on 12 hour shifts, I can pretty much do whatever the ppphhhtttt I want, even if that means crashing face down on the couch and watching every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer IN A ROW, and follow it with ANGEL if I want...although knowing me I will just stick in the movie, cause you gotta love Kristy Swanson and Rutger Hauer...

But I digress....

PLEASE explain to me why I attract the "wow, you're hot/sexy/lickable" contingent on the one day when I have totally decided NOT to give a shit? When sweat pants, hair in a ponytail, thermal undie shirt, and big honking hunting socks are the uniform du jour?

Recently, I noticed (call me slow) that certain people I talk to prefer to lurk, rather than just be out there- that they come to do their thing, talk to the friends they have, rate, yadda yadda yadda, and not be bothered by anyone else. Now, I used to think that sort of defeated the purpose, that to meet new people, as I love to do around here, you sorta had to be visable, ya know? Yet they treat days when they are not lurking as the exception, rather than the norm...

Then I get days like today....where if it isn't a straight out bite, it's hello sexy, LOVE that pic in your profile/portfolio, etc. And when you answer them, you get a barely legible strung together sentence about nothing....

Some days it just isn't worth breaking out the big book of words, know what I mean?

Rant for the day
20:41 Feb 12 2007
Times Read: 1,001

I know this is gong to sound bitchy, and you know what? Don't care...these women have more money than good sense, and these people are offereing to feed them for FREE, when there are people who are just barely scraping by, if not out right starving-I may not be the brightest bulb in the pack, but if someone is doing something this stupid to themselves WHY for heaven's sake are we REWARDING them?









LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters Life!) - Size zero models in town for London Fashion Week now have one less excuse to skip a meal.



ADVERTISEMENT



A restaurant popular with celebrities and fashionistas in the British capital is offering free food to skinny models who have come under attack for promoting a stick-thin image which critics says encourages eating disorders in young women.



Bumpkin restaurant in trendy Notting Hill is offering models with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of less than 18 the opportunity to gorge on fish pies, lamb burgers, king prawns and scallops.



"If I could recommend a dish to a size zero model, it would be a charter pie containing leeks, chicken and bacon; it's enough to keep you warm and energised all day," Bumpkin general manager Dariush Nejad said in a statement on Monday.



The issue of size zero or "skinny models" has dogged fashion shows around the world after two anorexic Latin American models died last year and has been under the international spotlight during the spring fashion season in New York, Milan, Paris and London, which began on Sunday.



Madrid last year banned models with a BMI below 18 from taking part in fashion shows. BMI is a measure expressed as a ratio of weight to height. A BMI limit of 18 means a 5-foot-8 inch model must weigh at least 120 pounds (54 kg).



Models with a BMI of less than 18 who visit Bumpkin for lunch or dinner will be invited to select any food off the menu, simply by showing their modeling card which states if they are size zero, the restaurant said.



The restaurant boasts of its popularity with the London glitterati, saying recent visitors included fashion designer Stella McCartney, filmmaker Guy Ritchie, popstar Simon le Bon and his wife Yasmin.

My view
06:15 Feb 11 2007
Times Read: 1,007

Death won't end legal battles

02/09/07 - 06:20 AM

Anna Nicole Smith is dead, but the Anna Nicole Smith litigation will live on -- and multiply.



Smith's long legal battle to gain some of the millions from her billionaire late husband's estate -- a case that went to the Supreme Court and produced an important ruling in 2006 -- will continue despite her sudden and mysterious death Thursday in Florida.



The man she battled for a decade, her husband's son, Pierce Marshall, died just a month after the Supreme Court ruled in Smith's favor.



"My reaction was shock and sadness and an overwhelming sense of how much tragedy has surrounded this case," says Kent Richland, Smith's Los Angeles-based appellate attorney, who argued her case at the Supreme Court. "I've never seen a case like this, with more unexpected events that you could imagine."



Smith's case, which seeks as much as $474 million from her husband's estate, is back before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Richland says, and there's no telling when it could issue a ruling. Now that Smith is dead, the parties will be Pierce Marshall's estate (his wife and sons) vs. Smith's estate (her new baby, her other relatives and possibly the man who may be her new husband).



"The money claims can continue to be pursued by her estate," says Erwin Chemerinsky, a law professor at Duke University. "Some claims don't survive death -- such as defamation and invasion of privacy -- but her case did not involve those."



But now there are additional, and complicated, legal questions arising from Smith's messy and tragic life:



*Did she leave a will, and if so, what does it say about division of assets and custody of the baby girl, Dannielynn, to whom she gave birth five months ago in the Bahamas? If there is no will, which state (or country) has probate authority?



*Was Smith legally married to her lawyer, Howard K. Stern, who says they had a "commitment ceremony"? If legally married, Stern would be a beneficiary of her estate.



*Who is the father of Dannielynn: Stern or Smith's ex-boyfriend, Larry Birkhead? In determining custody, does DNA trump a will? Smith had been resisting a DNA test; will that go forward now that she's dead?



"In the USA, there are jurisdictions where it's a conclusive presumption that the husband is the father, even if a DNA test goes the other way," says Christopher Cline, a partner in estate planning and administration at Holland & Knight in Portland, Ore.



*Where was Smith's official domicile -- in a U.S. state or the Bahamas? The answer could have a bearing on both assets and custody.



"A case such as this, with these exact facts, are few and far between," says Joshua Forman, a partner in New York matrimonial firm Chemtob Moss Forman & Talbert. "It's so far beyond normal it's ridiculous."



Feverish speculation and what-if talk commenced immediately after the news of Smith's death broke.



"If the marriage (to Stern) is proven to be legal, that does not necessarily mean he gets custody (of the baby) if the paternity is someone else," CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin declared on the network Thursday evening.



"We want to make sure people realize this is not a law school hypothetical -- the complexity is enormous."



And what about the TrimSpa litigation? The diet-products company, for which Smith was a spokeswoman, has been sued in a class-action lawsuit that claims its marketing is false or misleading. Last month, the Federal Trade Commission announced TrimSpa would pay $1.5 million to settle allegations that the company's claims about weight loss were untrue, although TrimSpa denies any wrongdoing.

more bartender stuff...LMAO
07:42 Feb 08 2007
Times Read: 1,012

23:06 Feb 07 2007
Times Read: 1,016



Courtesy of SparkleTags.com



This is for all those people who can't take the time to proofread their own shit, who seem to think that 3 = e, 4 = for, and 8 = ate



This is also for all the people who think it is ok to message a complete stranger and announce your presence in any form of sexual terms, physical actions, or anything other than hi, how are you, can we talk?



Try and be smart people- act like you have a brain in your head, and use it. What you have here for the most part is a site full of imaginative, creative, intelligent, well-spoken, well-written, eclectic people. You want to get on our good side? Leave the stupidity at the door...

20:40 Feb 06 2007
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For those of you who don't know, I have a 6 year old named Connor. Connor lives with his Dad in Florida. Way back when he was a wee tot, he and I had the most fun curling up on the couch under blankets when it was cold, and watching Rolie Polie Olie....Connor would giggle for hours over that thing, and secretly, I loved watching it (and watching him watching it) as much as he loved the show.

Then one day, my roommate made the rather unappetizing remark that the robots on the show were carnivores, that they were eating hamburgers...

Meat eating robots.....*shuddering*

is there something somewhere that makes writers, self proclaimed or otherwise, just HAVE to make these rather pithy and unsavory observations?

eeeuuuwww......

Score Card....lol
20:33 Feb 06 2007
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VW is a rat....

Elemental is a bird...

I am an Irish Setter



VW and Elemental have a conversation last night that includes this...



ME: Hey coming to London.....wanna fix me dinner? lol



VW :Only if you bring something to cook- I only laid out enough ribs for one. BBQ.. mmmm



Up to you.



ME: hmmm will think on it....not really in the mood for ribs....but maybe some bbq chicken.....

what you got to go with?





Does ANYBODY besides me see a problem with a bird eating bbq chicken??????

00:56 Feb 04 2007
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"You have a finite amount of time here, don't waste it. Even if it's a cloudy day or you're living in darkness, fight like hell to find the light."



Mandy Patinkin

For Khayman
09:37 Feb 03 2007
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FINALLY
09:35 Feb 02 2007
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Everybody has their own personal goals they want to hit around here- be it time spent, levels, whatever-

this here is MY personal goal, and I finally made it...



RedQueen

Regular Member

Favor earned: 5000



And how did I do it?

Can you say hangman ad nauseum?

*sigh*
08:31 Feb 02 2007
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Scott has been sick for almost two weeks now...all the doctors can tell us is that it is a viral infection of his throat, which means the antibiotics they originally put him on, not only didn't help, they may have made it worse...all they can tell me to do is make him drink as much fluid as I can...and him with a throat so sore you can see it everytime he swallows...



He has had good periods when he felt better, but they are few and far between...



I cannot seem to do what it is he needs, not to get him to eat, drink or take what few meds he can take...



I haven't slept longer than 3 hours at a stretch since this started, and it is starting to show..



I feel like I am going to fail him as badly as I did my beloved departed father, and my now distant from me son...



I am alone, and I am afraid

I do love my bartender jokes...
01:01 Feb 01 2007
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A man walked into a very high-tech bar. As he sat down on a stool he noticed that the bartender was a robot.



The robot clicked to attention and asked, "Sir, what will you have?"



The man thought a moment then replied? "A martini please."



The robot clicked a couple of times and mixed the best martini the man had

ever had.



The robot then asked, "Sir, what is your IQ?"



The man answered "oh, about 164."



The robot then proceeded to discuss the 'theory of relativity', 'inter-stellar space travel', 'the latest medical breakthroughs, etc.......



The man was most impressed. He left the bar but thought he would try a

different tact.



He returned and took a seat. Again the robot clicked and asked what he would have?



"A Martini please." Again it was superb.



The robot again asked "what is your IQ sir?"



This time the man answered, "Oh about 100".



So the robot started discussing NASCAR racing, the latest basketball scores, and what to expect the Dodgers to do that week end.



The guy had to try it one more time. So he left, returned and took a stool.



Again a martini, and the question, "What is your IQ?"??



This time the man drawled out " Uh.....'bout 50".



The robot clicked then leaned close and very slowly asked ,



"A-r-e . ..y-o-u-r . . p-e-o-p-l-e . . r-e-a-l-l-y . . . g-o-i-n-g . . . t-o



. . n-o-m-i-n-a-t-e . . . H-i-l-l-a-r-y-???"