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AnotherFairportfan wrote:Arizona Cardinals Player Arrested For Sprinting Through Crosswalk, Fleeing Cops
 
Yahoo wrote: An Arizona Cardinals player committed a hit-and-run of a new sort on Monday, when he knocked down a drunk man while sprinting through a crosswalk and then continued running to evade police.

You read that right.

Most hit-and-runs involve motorized vehicles, but in linebacker Alex Okafor's case he's just a very large man recklessly bulldozing pedestrians in his path. According to the police report, Okafor was running through a crosswalk in Austin, Texas, when he ran into a drunk man, who fell to the ground.

Police witnessed the collision and only responded when Okafor continued running instead of stopping to help the man up. In fact, Okafor came face-to-face with one of the police officers.

Instead of stopping, he executed a football move: "faked left and then darted right proceeding to run southbound across the intersection," according to the report.

Okafor refused to respond to police commands for him to stop, for which he can now be charged with evading police.

Eventually, the police caught up to Okafor, although it required three of them to tackle the former Longhorns player and get the situation under control. The linebacker said he running through the crosswalk and didn't stop because he was in a rush to get to an aquarium-themed bar in the city.

Fortunately, the man struck by Okafor will not be pressing charges, which saves him a lot of legal trouble. Unfortunately, the police arrested him on grounds of evading arrest, as well as for an outstanding warrant.

The warrant, for what it's worth, relates to a past pedestrian violation.


It sounds weird to say this, but the next time Okafor hits the bars in downtown Austin, maybe he should drive
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I could have gone a long time without seeing that.
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AnotherFairportfan wrote:I could have gone a long time without seeing that.
Years. Possibly a lifetime or three. Now I have to go find that bottle of eye bleach.

The media did miss a trick on this one, though. How often do you have the chance to headline a story with "The bottom of the hood meets the top of the hood"?
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Dave wrote:
AnotherFairportfan wrote:I could have gone a long time without seeing that.
Years. Possibly a lifetime or three. Now I have to go find that bottle of eye bleach.

The media did miss a trick on this one, though. How often do you have the chance to headline a story with "The bottom of the hood meets the top of the hood"?
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scantrontb wrote:
Dave wrote:
AnotherFairportfan wrote:I could have gone a long time without seeing that.
Years. Possibly a lifetime or three. Now I have to go find that bottle of eye bleach.

The media did miss a trick on this one, though. How often do you have the chance to headline a story with "The bottom of the hood meets the top of the hood"?
YEAH!!!... Thanks to YOU taking one for the team and clicking... "I" don't have to spend any money on Brain-Bleach... since i will never click on that link now...
I didn't click - i was referring to the headline.
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That's not the kind of Bandit I even want to hear about...
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Meh, I've seen worse, so that wasn't so bad.

You'd think he'd have been smart enough to do it at about 2 or 3 in the morning, since there'd be fewer chances of being seen.
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Alkarii wrote:Meh, I've seen worse, so that wasn't so bad.

You'd think he'd have been smart enough to do it at about 2 or 3 in the morning, since there'd be fewer chances of being seen.
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One of the best conceptual store displays i have ever seen:
 
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In French, we would say: "Ils ont de la suite dans les idées", meaning that there is a logic to the pattern, that the ideas are following each other logically.
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Thank you, DinkyInky! I've saved that image for future use.

Since I hang around here a lot I'm certain I will need it.
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AnotherFairportfan wrote:Image
Vertical integration in marketing. Process-oriented.
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Why does this thread keep coming up with new posts when there hasn't been any new posts made?
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jwhouk wrote:Why does this thread keep coming up with new posts when there hasn't been any new posts made?
f you'e referring to the post just above yours, that is, actually, a new post - i used the "Quote" function and added a new line of thought to the same picture.
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Shark scare for Spring Breakers in Florida
Swimmers trying to enjoy Spring Break at a Florida beach received quite a scare this week when an angler hooked a large shark and reeled it toward shore in an attempt to land the predator.
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The fisherman told News 4 Jacksonville, he did not know that shark fishing was illegal on the pier, despite a sign showing the rule in red letters, and that he felt cheated of the opportunity of a lifetime.
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"I've been waiting for this day for a long time, to catch something in that size, and to be able to land it, and keep it, on my own," said the angler, who did not give his name. "I definitely feel that was taken from me."
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The Florida fisherman was obviously after large sharks, as he was using half a stingray for bait.
Poor BAY-bee!

Interestingly, in contrast to the quote from the guy up there, he also said that the real reason he was trying to catch the shark was to sell its meat for $15.99 a pound...

The TV news report is here.
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Proof Positive the world is not flat: If it were, cats would have pushed everything off the edge by now.
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AnotherFairportfan wrote:No description, no warning.
O.... M.... G....!!! That was EPIC!....
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