http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/ en-us Copyright 2007 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:23:15 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss From the Justice is not Quite Served department Jean Gambell was 15 when she was accused of stealing 12 1/2 pence which carries about the same value as a U.S. quarter. The money was later found, but at that point she had already been sentenced under the 1890 Lunacy Act. After being diagnosed with a "feeble mind", she was transferred from mental institution to institution until at the age of 85 her brother finally found her, verified her story, and worked to get her released. Her father tried for years to get her released, but failed because her paperwork had been mishandled. For more than 50 years her family thought that she was dead. telegraph.co.uk]]> http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-20.html#000492 http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-20.html#000492 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:23:15 -0800 From the Read the Label departmentChanda Givens was given a presription for Materna, a prenatal vitamin, but her local Walgreens pharmacist gave her Matulane, a drug used to treat advanced Hodgkin's disease. There is not much to the article, but it does state that the drug is designed to prevent cells from splitting and reproducing. consumerist.com]]> http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-20.html#000491 http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-20.html#000491 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:13:01 -0800 From the land down under Authorities searched an area roughly 10 to 15 hectares (no idea how much land that is, but it sounds big) looking for a missing 3 year old boy. After a couple of hours of searching, they decided to re-check his house. Mom and Dad ended up being a little bit embarrassed. bendigo.yourguide.com.au]]> http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-20.html#000490 http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-20.html#000490 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:59:48 -0800 From the Justice is Served Department A 7 year old in New Jersey boy drew a picture of himself and his buddy. The stick figure picture included the boy shooting his friend with a water pistol. The school suspended him. pressofatlanticcity.com]]> http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-20.html#000489 http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-20.html#000489 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:44:03 -0800 From the Two Hump Wump department Schools just don't want students to be aware of breast cancer for some reason. Although in this particular case, you can almost see where the administrators are coming from. kctv5.com]]> http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-19.html#000487 http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-19.html#000487 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:56:53 -0800 From the Ladies with Hammers Department Fear not, fellow Americans! In these dark days of war, pestilence and Paris Hilton, a new hero has arisen. She is none other than 75-year-old Mona "The Hammer" Shaw, who took the aforementioned implement to her local Comcast office in Manassas to settle a score, and boy, did she! washingtonpost.com]]> http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-18.html#000486 http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-18.html#000486 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:47:54 -0800 From the not even on my worst day department 20 year old Mom Krystle Leigh Weber decided it would be a good idea to share a joint with her two year old. Her 19 year old friend decided it would be a good idea to take a video. Fortunately, her friend had a run-in with police and they found the video. thesmokinggun.com]]> http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-18.html#000484 http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-18.html#000484 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:10:38 -0800 From the Crunchity Crunch department Richmond based "Excellent Packaging & Supply" has carved out a new niche for itself - disposable eating utensils made out of food. They sell dinner plates and coffee cups made from sugar cane, drinking straws made out of corn starch, and forks, spoons, and knives made from potatoes and soy. sfgate.com]]> http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-18.html#000483 http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-18.html#000483 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:04:04 -0800 From the paycheck to paycheck department MSNBC takes a look at two middle class families. One has a combined annual income between 70 and 90K and lives comfortably - owning a home, four cars, and a wide screen HDTV. The other makes $100K / year, carries no credit card debt, drives a 9 year old car and is barely getting by. msnbc.msn.com]]> http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-18.html#000485 http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-18.html#000485 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:58:06 -0800 From the land of Crazy Ideas The parents of a County Durham schoolboy, who choked to death on a plastic pen top, are stepping up their campaign to get them banned. I don't want to minimize their tragedy - but banning pen tops? news.bbc.co.uk]]> http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-18.html#000482 http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-18.html#000482 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:47:49 -0800 From the Ghosts and Goblins department A New York Woman called 911 after her neighbor attacked her inflatable ghosts and giant pumpkin. news.yahoo.com]]> http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-18.html#000481 http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-18.html#000481 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:22:44 -0800 From the I hope my kids are smarter than this department A chinese teenager's test of his own quickness - train dodging - ended up with police involvement after the alert train driver stopped the locomotive. ncbuy.com]]> http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-18.html#000480 http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-18.html#000480 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:00:01 -0800 From the Two Hump Wump department 11 year old Nicholas Miller had his brown bangs "pinked" as part of a local effort to raise Breast Cancer awareness and to raise money for the American Cancer society. School district officials don't approve, however. thetimes-tribune.com]]> http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-18.html#000479 http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-10-18.html#000479 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:36:34 -0800 From the Digital Emotion Department The Smiley - :-) - turns 25 today. It was first used on a bulletin board in 1982 by Scott Fahlman. (well before the days of the world wide web). Quoting the Article: "Language experts say the smiley face and other emotional icons, known as emoticons, have given people a concise way in e-mail and other electronic messages of expressing sentiments that otherwise would be difficult to detect." Yep - that's right. Somebody went to school to become an expert and got paid to make that statement. msnbc.msn.com]]> http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-09-19.html#000471 http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-09-19.html#000471 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:59:07 -0800 From the outer space department NASA posted a hiring notice for new astronauts Tuesday, seeking for the first time in almost 30 years men and women to fly aboard spacecraft other than the shuttle. Requirements include 'Must be a U.S. citizen between 5-foot-2 and 6-foot-3 in height' At least a bachelor's degree in engineering, a biological or physical science, or mathematics;Vision correctable to 20/20 (LASIK OK); and here's the rough one... three years of relevant professional experience - although you could argue credit for all that time you spent watching Rolly Polly Ollie. chron.com]]> http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-09-19.html#000470 http://www.stopmomstop.com/quicksnips/2007-09-19.html#000470 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:36:39 -0800