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#1 Apr 06 2010 at 2:29 PM Rating: Good
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British woman sentenced to house arrest and given large fine for selling a goldfish

I think the punishment(and the law itself for that matter) is a bit ridiculous. I can't even imagine what kind of person would even imagine punishing someone like this for selling a goldfish to a teenager...

Edited, Apr 6th 2010 4:30pm by Driftwood
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#2 Apr 06 2010 at 2:34 PM Rating: Good
There's no way that could've been an April fools joke.
#3 Apr 06 2010 at 2:38 PM Rating: Decent
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If it is, well, what the hell is it doing showing up on a news feed on the 6th? Not to mention, I've been kind of distracted since the 1st by house fires and ****.
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#4 Apr 06 2010 at 2:41 PM Rating: Good
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If it is, well, what the hell is it doing showing up on a news feed on the 6th? Not to mention, I've been kind of distracted since the 1st by house fires and sh*t.


I didn't watch the video, I'm at work and don't want the sound on. I just saw that tiny box under it that said "April 1."

Surely it's just an April Fool's joke...
#5 Apr 06 2010 at 2:42 PM Rating: Decent
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I didn't watch the video, I'm at work and don't want the sound on. I just saw that tiny box under it that said "April 1."

Surely it's just an April Fool's joke...


I can only hope that it is, but it wouldn't surprise me if it wasn't at this point.
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#6 Apr 06 2010 at 2:51 PM Rating: Excellent
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Tabloid version:

ZOMG she was fined for selling an goldfish to a under-16!!!!!111!!one!!!eleven!!one

Full version:
Inspectors found a number of malnourished and ill pets in the store, many of which were in such a state of distress and starvation they had to be humanely killed. She also admitted to selling an goldfish to an child.

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#7 Apr 06 2010 at 3:27 PM Rating: Decent
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Inspectors found a number of malnourished and ill pets in the store, many of which were in such a state of distress and starvation they had to be humanely killed. She also admitted to selling an goldfish to an child.


Now see, if I had known that, it would have made a lot more sense to me. If that is the case, then she deserves it.
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#8 Apr 06 2010 at 3:56 PM Rating: Decent
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Grandfather Driftwood wrote:
Not to mention, I've been kind of distracted since the 1st by house fires and sh*t.

April Fools joke gone horribly wrong?
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#9 Apr 06 2010 at 3:59 PM Rating: Good
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April Fools joke gone horribly wrong?


Girlfriend's ex-roommate burned down half of her apartment. Refuses to admit he did it. Now she and her cat live with me in my tiny apartment.

Just to make a long story short.
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#10 Apr 06 2010 at 4:22 PM Rating: Decent
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I love that Colbert rave avatar. Is there a video that goes with it?
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#11 Apr 06 2010 at 4:26 PM Rating: Excellent
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I had to block it. Little too flashy.

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#12 Apr 06 2010 at 4:29 PM Rating: Good
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I had to block it. Little too flashy.


Yours is nearly there itself.

Who is that, by the way?
#13 Apr 06 2010 at 4:31 PM Rating: Excellent
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Sarandon. I should change it back.

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#14 Apr 06 2010 at 4:32 PM Rating: Excellent
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Better?
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#15 Apr 06 2010 at 4:35 PM Rating: Good
Yeah, I love that avatar. It's funny on several levels.
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if someone were to send an official complaint PM about a given avatar, we usually pull them. We usually leave them until that occurs.

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#17 Apr 06 2010 at 11:36 PM Rating: Good
Meh, it's no worse than hasselhoff's crotch.
#18 Apr 07 2010 at 4:10 AM Rating: Good
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if someone were to send an official complaint PM about a given avatar, we usually pull them.


Just don't quote an admin's PM to you explaining that your avatar does not break the standards, so while they can ask you to remove it the choice is yours.

If you do, it WILL be removed.

So yeah. That.
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#19 Apr 07 2010 at 7:17 AM Rating: Excellent
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Dread Lörd Kaolian wrote:
if someone were to send an official complaint PM about a given avatar, we usually pull them. We usually leave them until that occurs.


I wouldn't do that as long as I can just block 'em.

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