I'm just loving life with my bride of eight years (although we've been together longer than that). I just wish it hadn't taken me 40 years to find her. Together we have 3 kids, 4 grandkids, and 2 cats.
Devoted husband has heart attack while performing CPR on his wife Posted: 6 days ago by tigertony
Heart disease combined with the stress of seeing his wife dead and physical exertion of performing CPR led to instant heart failure. They were found one on top of the other.
I can totally see Mrs. TT and myself in this scenario.
*wipes tear*
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 436 [+].
School in one of Chicago's worst neighborhoods gets ALL of its seniors into college Posted: 6 days ago by tigertony
Four years ago, when the school was founded, only 4 percent of the class was reading at grade level. Today, every member of the senior class has traded their red uniform tie for the coveted red and gold striped tie that signifies that they have been accepted into college.
I hope the teachers at this school read this story.
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 688 [+].
Army Ranger Captain decorated and reprimanded for the same battle Posted: 1 week ago by tigertony
Capt. Matthew Myer was awarded the Silver Star for his bravery after Taliban forces nearly overran a remote outpost. He has also been reprimanded for failing to prepare adequate defenses, although Army officials acknowledge the base was in an almost impossible location to defend.
Comments: 6 Score: [-] 278 [+].
OK Go -- 'This Too Shall Pass' Posted: 2 weeks ago by tigertony
OK Go's latest song combined with a Rube Goldberg machine = very entertaining!
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 228 [+].
Golden Eagle attacks White-tailed Deer Posted: 2 weeks ago by tigertony
An Illinois bird enthusiast got more than he could ever have hoped for when he witnessed a Golden Eagle with his taste buds set on White-tailed deer, rather than the usual rabbits or squirrels. The battle was over quickly and the winner was... (clicky the image)
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 360 [+].
Just when you thought the PC police couldn't get any more insane, a kindergardener is suspended for making a 'finger gun' Posted: 2 weeks ago by tigertony
<=== Since when is a six-year-old's pointed finger a weapon? Are YOU scared? (Not the child in question)
Comments: 13 Score: [-] 545 [+].
Goodbye Captain Sully Posted: 2 weeks ago by tigertony
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, 59, who successfully landed a plane in the Hudson, has decided to hang up his pilot's wings after 30 years at the controls.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 337 [+].
Toyota defense might rescue jailed man Posted: 3 weeks ago by tigertony
Ever since his 1996 Toyota Camry shot up an interstate ramp, plowing into the back of an Oldsmobile in a horrific crash that killed three people, Koua Fong Lee insisted he had done everything he could to stop the car. A jury didn’t believe him, and a judge sentenced him to eight years in prison. Recent events may change that.
Comments: 9 Score: [-] 492 [+].
Exposed: Dark secret of the farm where tigers' bodies are plundered to make £185 wine Posted: 4 weeks ago by tigertony
Thinly disquised as a park and "research facility", Xiongshen Tiger and Bear Mountain Village houses 1500 tigers whose sole purpose is to die (simply because it's illegal to kill them).
I'm going to throw up now...
Comments: 30 Score: [-] 773 [+].
The little-told story of how the U.S. government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition Posted: 4 weeks ago by tigertony
Frustrated that people were still drinking during Prohibition, officials took drastic action, causing the death of an estimated 10,000 people.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 353 [+].
We Are The World 25 For Haiti (YouTube Edition) Posted: 4 weeks ago by tigertony
YouTuber Lisa Lavie organized a collaboration of 57 awesome singers from the YouTube music community to offer their cover version of the song. The result is a touching, powerful video that IMO, is much better than the 2010 celebrity version .
Crank up the sound. There are some amazing voices here.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 173 [+].
Oregon business owner celebrates his 81st birthday by giving his entire company to his employees Posted: 4 weeks ago by tigertony
He's turned down almost daily offers to buy the multi-million dollar company saying, "These people are far too good at their jobs for me to just sell it."
Comments: 9 Score: [-] 814 [+].
Proposed bill would ban Federal Currency In South Carolina Posted: 4 weeks ago by tigertony
State Rep. Mike Pitts has introduced legislation earlier this month that would ban what he calls “the unconstitutional substitution of Federal Reserve Notes for silver and gold coin” in South Carolina.
Makes me proud to be from SC [/sarcasm]
Comments: 44 Score: [-] 625 [+].
Sonic the squirrel banned from his favorite ride Posted: 1 month ago by tigertony
Each morning during testings the grey haired squirrel could be seen perched on the cars of Alton Towers newly renovated roller coaster as it went round, but theme park bosses have decided to revoke his ticket.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 338 [+].
Unionized Rhode Island teachers refuse to work 25 minutes more per day, so they're ALL fired Posted: 1 month ago by tigertony
A school superintendent in Rhode Island is trying to fix an abysmally bad school system. Her plan includes having teachers at a local high school work 25 minutes longer per day, eat lunch with students once in a while, and help with tutoring. The teachers' union refused to accept these apparently onerous demands. Hilarity ensues.
Comments: 12 Score: [-] 139 [+].
One Queen and Eleven Presidents Posted: 1 month ago by tigertony
One Queen and Eleven Presidents
Her Majesty just celebrated 58 years as Queen.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 456 [+].
Remembering Horace Greasley Posted: 1 month ago by tigertony
Horace Greasley, who died on February 4 aged 91, claimed a record unique among Second World War PoWs – that of escaping from his camp more than 200 times only to sneak back into captivity each time.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 400 [+].
Army discharging single mom who refused deployment to Afghanistan Posted: 1 month ago by tigertony
The Army has decided to discharge a single mom who claimed that she had no one to care for her child, rather than court martial her, proving that Maven is clairvoyant. (comment 12)
Follow up to this post.
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 149 [+].
The real-life Bone Collector? Posted: 1 month ago by tigertony
Police working to solve the riddle of a perfect skeleton made from remains of five different people.
Image: Worth1000
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 373 [+].
Security guards do NOTHING as 15-year-old girl is beaten Posted: 1 month ago by tigertony
The 15-year-old girl obviously thought the three security guards in the Seattle bus tunnel would protect her from attack.
She was wrong.
If it sounds bad, it looks even worse on the video.
Comments: 20 Score: [-] 764 [+].
Naked body scanner images (weren't) circulated by airport staff Posted: 1 month ago by tigertony
What a surprise. All of the talk about maintaining the privacy of airport travelers going through the "naked body scanners" has already been proven to be just that, talk. Not only were images of an Indian film star distributed by Heathrow Airport security staff, he was asked to autograph them!
EDIT - Of course, no-one here at Plime would believe that an anecdote on a chat show represents news, nor that the article constituted journalism. A cursory search shows that this is a fabrication.
Comments: 17 Score: [-] 502 [+].
New home video of Challenger disaster surfaces after 24 years Posted: 1 month ago by tigertony
Optometrist Jack Moss caught the 1984 launch of the Challenger with his new Sony Beta-max video camera. The video remained in his possession until he donated it to the Space Exploration Archive last year, just before his death.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 150 [+].
Where everyday is 'Bring Your Child to Work Day' Posted: 1 month ago by tigertony
In New Delhi there are upwards of 100 construction projects underway in preparation for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Contractors, already behind schedule, are taking advantage of lax labor laws and coercing their employees to bring their children to work alongside them, promising payments of bread and milk.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 163 [+].
Restaurant puts the sex in it's unisex restrooms Posted: 1 month ago by tigertony
Mildred's Temple Kitchen in Toronto is inviting diners to visit its unisex stalls for a little Valentine's Day loving. I think I'll pass.
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 234 [+].
New York school may have set new record for "zero-tolerance" stupidity Posted: 1 month ago by tigertony
Patrick loves that his dad is a policeman so much that he carries a small LEGO policeman to school. Of course, hilarity ensues when he decided that his tiny policeman needed a tiny plastic gun.
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 655 [+].