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May 2009
Sheriff: deputy wrong to club, stomp injured goose in front of a family
A Warren County Sheriff’s deputy acted properly when he clubbed and stomped a suffering Canada goose to death.
But Deputy Mark Pelfrey should have warned the family who reported the incident before delivering the fatal blows Sunday, Warren County Sheriff Larry L. Sims said Friday, May 29, in a press release.
The family wasn’t warned to leave the area before the goose was slain.
“For this we apologize for the emotional distress caused to the Kuhn family,” the sheriff’s said.
Motorist Lisa Kuhn and her husband reported seeing the injured migratory bird before 9:45 a.m. Sunday, May 24, struggling on Columbia Road in Deerfield Twp. See earlier article here.
Deputy Mark Pelfrey determined the bird was seriously injured with a possible broken wing and leg.
Pelfrey pounded on the goose’s head several times with his baton. When that didn’t kill it, he stood on the bird’s neck until it died, the sheriff said.
The sheriff’s office, which has received numerous calls about the incident, determined that Pelfrey acted correctly in killing the bird.
“If it is a wild animal and obviously not the property of someone, such as a dog or cat, the deputy is permitted to kill the animal to end it’s suffering,” Sims said it the release.
Pelfrey, a sheriff’s office employee nine years, didn’t use his firearm to kill the goose because he was in a residential area.
He will be reprimanded for not communicating his intent with the family, the sheriff said.
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TweetLevi Johnston appears topless in GQ with his baby
Bristol Palin may be done with him, but someone thinks Levi Johnston is GQ.
Johnston appears in next month’s GQ magazine topless with the baby he shares with Palin, now an advocate against teen pregnancy.
The magazine piece also includes photos of Johnston’s family and of him carrying for baby Tripp.
See them here and read the profile of Johnston.
Bristol Palin is the daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential candidate.
It was learned during last year’s election season that Johnston impregnated then underage Bristol Palin. The teenagers were to marry.
There has been nothing but bad blood and public name calling since Palin and Johnston abandoned their engagement earlier this year.
Johnston told GQ that Bristol’s family never liked him. Todd Palin offered his daughter a car several times if she would leave Johnston, the article says.
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TweetArea students suspended after ‘mass’ flip-flop prank
Wearing flip-flops can be dangerous to a high school career.
Several Jefferson Township High School students were suspended Wednesday, May 27, after participating in a suspected mass flip-flop prank, school principal Mattie White said Thursday, May 28.
White said the students wore the flip-flops to school, violating district policy and ignoring repeated warnings. Each student was suspended for two days.
“It was mass defiance,” White said, adding that it is believed the students spread the word about the prank through text messages.
She declined to confirm rumors that as many as 15 high school students were suspended, saying only that fewer than 20 students were involved.
White said the school district set the ‘no flip-flop” rule long ago in the interest of safety. It also reduces classroom distractions, she added.
This is the first time White has suspended a student for violating the rule. In the past, students comply when told to change shoes.
Dress codes vary among Ohio school districts. Each Ohio school district sets its own policy.
June 2 is the last day for classes at the high school.
Flip-flops apparently have the ability to drive people crazy. Read about how they caused fights and frenzy at Old Navy stores.
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TweetBitterness may be a mental syndrome
Wonder why typically nice, loving people all of a sudden flip out and do something crazy?
Some psychiatrists suggest they may have a disorder.
An increasing number of psychiatrists consider bitterness a mental disorder, according to a Los Angeles Times article published May 25.
They call it post-traumatic embitterment disorder and it is akin to post-traumatic stress disorder.
But unlike PTSD suffers who feel fearful and anxious, embittered people seethe with angry and want red hot revenge after a traumatic situation.
Nice, loving people who all of a sudden snap and kill their families may have the syndrome, the article says.
The American Psychiatric Association is considering applying the term to those so bitter they can barely function, the Times article says.
“They feel the world has treated them unfairly. It’s one step more complex than anger. They’re angry plus helpless,” Dr. Michael Linden, a German psychiatrist who named the behavior, told the newspaper.
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TweetOSU dean’s ‘Nuts’ T-shirt gets him in hot water
He’s not squirrel, but an Ohio State University dean wore a T-shirt to a student orientation inscribed “Rub my Nuts” anyhow, the Lantern reported Wednesday, May 27.
Ohio State’s Office of Human Resources determined College of Social Work Dean William Meezan “acted inappropriately” in wearing the shirt to the 2008 orientation.
The office also determined he acted inappropriately at a faculty search committee meeting when he said he preferred non-foreign minorities, the student newspaper reported.
Social work professor Rudolph Alexander filed a complaint against Meezan Nov. 20, 2008, claiming that among other things, the shirt violated the school’s sexual harassment policy.
The two have a history of beef.
Alexander previously sued Meezan and OSU for racial discrimination, the Lantern reported.
Alexander also allegedly told students Meezan had AIDS and called him a “gay leprechaun.”
Meezan told investigators he wore the shirt as an ‘innocent joke,” the Lantern said.
Among other things, Human Resources ordered Meezan to “be sensitive to the impact his behavior has on the work and academic environment,” the newspaper said.
Office of Academic Affairs will decide if Meezan should be disciplined
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TweetBook details ‘Stuff Every Man Should Know’
Hey fellas, ever wonder what you should know?
The upcoming book “Stuff Every Man Should Know (Quirk Books, $9.95)” may fill you in.
The illustrated book compiled by Brett Cohen gives tips on everything from giving toasts to giving back massages.
Much of the advice seems silly until a guy needs it.
Any broheim worth his salt should know how to bet on horses.
And every dude should know how to open a beer bottle without the an opener right? The pocket-size book will be released June 15.
Below is an except from the book’s on fast dancing:
1) Soak in the atmosphere. Get a feel for the type of music that is being played and how others are dancing.
2) Listen to the music and find the beat. Bounce your body to get the rhythm.
3) When you’re ready, find a place on the dance floor. Circle up if there’s a group. Or face your partner.
4) Start with your feet together. Move your right foot to the side and bring it back in. Keep going. Mix it up by stepping forward, backward and diagonally.
5) Move your arms to the beat. Don’t flail them around, but don’t keep them stiff either.
6) Face forward and try to make it look effortless. You don’t want to concentrate too hard.
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TweetRubi Girls to marshal Pride parade
Dayton’s favorite men in lipstick will be honored this year as parade grand marshals.
The Rubi Girls will marshal the Dayton PrideFest ‘09 parade Saturday, June 6, according to troupe member Jonathan McNeal.
The parade starts at noon in Cooper Park, 30 Wyandot St., Dayton. It will end at Courthouse Square in downtown Dayton with PrideFest, a celebration set to ends at 6 p.m.
The 25th anniversary of AIDS Resource Center Ohio will also be recognized during
Dayton’s Pride Partnership’s Pride events.
Festivities begin Saturday, May 30, and wrap up Sunday, June 28.
Events include a Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus concert, a Monte Carlo night, a picnic and the screening of “Saint of 9/11.”
The Rubi Girls, a nationally recognized drag troupe, has raised more than $250,000 for AIDS and gay-related causes.
The troupe and ARC Ohio will also be recognized at the PRIDE Dinner Celebration , 6 p.m. Wednesday June 3, at Sinclair Community College’s Ponitz Center, 444 W. Third St.
For more information on events, visit www.pridedayton.com/index.htm
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TweetHollywood Casino coming to Indiana
This blog entry has been update with additional information.
Argosy Casino in Lawrenceburg is getting a facelift and will officially change its name to Hollywood Casino in July.
The new name comes with a new riverboat and several Hollywood theme amenities, according to a press release from the casino owned by Penn National Gaming Inc.
Below are some highlights:
The makeover will cost $335 million and generate an estimated $50 million in incremental tax revenue to Lawrenceburg and the State of Indiana.
A dome that mimics the Hollywood Bowl called “Hollywood on the Roof” and serve as a backdrop for stage performances and entertainment. First-run Hollywood movie trailers \will be played on a 60-foot serpentine video wall. About 300 plasma screen TVs will be displayed around the casino.
The expansion will allow for more gamblers, especially on the busy weekends. Argosy is currently permitted 3,700 aboard. The new barge will hold as many as 10,000 people.
The new boat, which will be wider than an aircraft carrier and nearly two football fields long, will have 270,000 square feet of space on two levels. About 150,000 square feet of that space will be for gaming.
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TweetOld Navy’s flip-flops cause fights, frenzy
Discounted flip-flops caused some shoppers to lose their minds Saturday, May 23.
Old Navy stores for one day offered flip-flops for a $1, drawing large, discount-crazed crowds nationwide.
Police in Mishawaka, Ind. were called to break up fights at an Old Navy store there, according to the South Bend Tribune.
“It was insane, worse than the day after Thanksgiving,” shopper Renee Becker told that newspaper after buying 20 pairs of flip flops.
“You couldn’t move as the doors opened,” Becker said. “If the manager hadn’t jumped out of the way she would have been trampled.”
The Old Navy at Easton Town Center was among those swamp, according to The Columbus Dispatch.
“It was mass running for flip-flops,” said store manager Debbie Cartnal told the newspaper. “We had to slow them down. We were saying, ‘Nobody get hurt. There’s plenty of flip-flops.’”
Remember how nutty people went for free KFC?
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TweetRegis and Kelly looking for great grill grub
It is time to salute your favorite griller.
“Live with Regis and Kelly” is searching for America’s best grilled dish from a restaurant, caterer, food cart or other grub establishment.
The winning griller will win the “Ultimate Hometown Grill Recipe” title and appear in “Better Homes and Gardens” magazine.
Online nominations must be received by 10 a.m. Friday, July 31. The final day for voting is Sunday, August 16.
Each week up to five selected grillers will compete through an online vote, the site said.
Nominations will be judged based on popularity, originality, description of the dish, ease of preparation, and appeal, the shows website says.
Finalist will also be judged based on taste.
Nominate a business and you may be selected to win a Weber Genesis EP-310TM grill.
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TweetSip, sample, eat and greet before restaurants’ ‘Dream Week’
Wine, beer and all you can eat grub from 26 area restaurants sure does sound like a dream.
That’s the offer for “Sip and Sample, Eat and Greet,” the kick off to AIDS Resource Center Ohio’s “Dream Week.” The kickoff is 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 31, at the Taj Ma Garaj, 300 Perry Street.
Tickets are $50 each and includes unlimited beer, wine and food provided by participating restaurants.
ARC’s Dream Week associated with Dayton Independents is June 1 through 6. The restaurants will offer specials, discounts or free items on the menus. One dollar from each Dream Week meal purchased will benifit ARC.
Participating eateries include Bahn Mai Thai Café, The Barnsider, Buckhorn Tavern, Bullwinkles Top Hat Bistro, Café Boulevard, Café Anticoli, Cena, C’est Tout, The Chimneys Inn, Christopher’s Restaurant, Coco’s Bistro, The Dock, El Meson, Giovanni’s, Harrison’s, La Piazza, L’Auberge, Madison’s Bistro, Meadowlark Restaurant, The Oakwood Club, The Original Rib House, Pacchia, The Pine Club, Rue Dumaine, Savona Restaurant and The Wellington Grille.
$1 from each Dream Meal purchased will benefit the AIDS Resource Center Ohio.
More info: Visit www.arcohio.org or call Jack Omer at 937-461-2437 x2025.
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TweetOwn your very own man skort for a mere $1,500
Men who like being cool - I mean actually cool - have long touted their love for skirts and kilts.
Fashion has push the whole thing over the hill in the form of Thom Browne’s man-skorts.
Browne, a well-respected American designer, showed an array of man skorts at his 09 spring fashion show last September.
He also showed a couple man-dresspants along with some awesomely bizarro tutu-ish numbers.
See slide show here and video here.
Watch for the less than gangster sagging slacks inspired looks.
Pull out your piggy banks. The man skort costs a mere $1,500, according to the New York Times. Stock up it is going to be a hot summer.
(Note: more power to ya, but people will seriously laugh at you if you wear a man skort.)
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TweetStudy: IT workers make the best lovers. How does your profession rank?
Computer geeks are hot in the sheets.
Well, that’s at least one conclusion that can be drawn from a study of 2,000 brits discussed in a Sun article.
IT workers were the least selfish when making the bang-bang and were the most open to dirty toys play, and I am not talking about dropping balls of Play Doh in an ant farm, the anonymous study said.
Who knows if the study is scientific or legitimate. British tabloids notoriously love their smut.
That said, find out how your profession ranked here.
Take our poll below.
According to the British study, office workers have sex the most.
Fifty-three percent said they had sex three or more times a week compared to 47 percent of fitness and sports workers.
Those kinky IT workers were third in that category. Thirty-eight percent said they had sex three or more times a week.
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TweetHonda’s hot mower
Sex sells and now it is pushing mowers.
I recently caught a hilarious TV ad for Honda Power Equipment mowers’ Twin Blade Advantage.
The shaggalicious spoof of old school razor ads features a buxom blond in a red sequin dress fawning over a man with a fresh shave.
In a breathy voice the woman caresses the man’s face and says the word “smooth.”
At one point the saucy woman is seen laying on the man’s perfectly manicured lawn.
“Smooth,” she says, rubbing the green, green grass.
The Twin Blade Advantage refers to the QuadraCut System on HRR models and the MicroCut on the HRX and HRC mowers.
The ad has been in circulation a few months. See it below.
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TweetCompany offers free Viagra to laid off workers
Losing your job may not be that bad after all.
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will give free prescription drugs - including the little blue pill loved by impotent men - to those who loss their jobs and health insurance.
About 70 drugs including the cholesterol fighter Lipitor are covered under the program, but Viagra is funny so that’s what we will focus on here.
The new program called MAINTAIN (Medicines Assistance for Those who Are in Need) was announced Thursday, May 14.
It covers up to a year supply of drugs for those laid off since Jan. 1.
Eligibility requirements of the new program include:
- Loss of employment since January 1, 2009
- Prescribed and taking a Pfizer medicine for at least 3 months prior to becoming unemployed and enrolling in the program
- Lack of prescription drug coverage
- Can attest to financial hardship
Click here for more information
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TweetDid Obama deserve an honorary degree from Arizona State?
Being elected United States president can get you Secret Service agents, a sweet 747 and access to the button, but it apparently is not enough to earn you an honorary degree from Arizona State University.
The university on Wednesday, May 13, declined to give President Obama the typical honorary degree you get when you give a commencement address.
Don’t think he got a toaster either.
Obama joked the whole thing off during his speech Wednesday, saying his wife also thinks he should accomplish more to earn the degree.
See Associated Press article here.
“I come here not to dispute the suggestion that I haven’t yet achieved enough in my life,” Obama said. “First of all, Michelle concurs with that assessment. She has a long list of things that I have not yet done waiting for me when I get home.”
Commencement speakers typically receive an honorary degrees as a sign of respect and appreciation.
A University of spokeswoman said Obama has done enough yet.
“His body of work is yet to come,” Sharon Keeler said. “That’s why we’re not recognizing him with a degree at the beginning of his presidency.
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Tweet‘Eating Nemo’ among the greatest sequels you’ll never see
A fantasy movie sequels chain called #unlikelysequels has taken off on Twitter.
Tweeple, Twitter users, have generated tons of unlikely movie titles.
Here are just a few of the movie titles you’ll never see on the big screen:
“Some Don’t Like It Hot,” “Titanic 2” “P.S. I Hate You,” “Oceans 3.141596: Because Nerds Can Rob Too,” “Rachel Getting Divorced.”
“No Country for Grumpy Old Men,” “The Postgraduate,” “1985,” “The English Corpse,” “Eating Nemo,” “There’s Something About Gary,” “Gone With The Category 5 Tropical Storm,” The Hoarse Whisperer,” “Scent of a Man.
“The Other Greatest Story Ever Told,” “Panic Guest Room,” “Chocolate 2: Fondu Fountain, ” Angel & Demons vs Alien & Predator,” “Friday the 14th.”
“Juno 2: Twins,” and lastly, “Swine Flu Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
Can you do better? What is your favorite unlikely sequel? Tell us below.
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TweetCraigslist to drop its online red-light district
Now for a little news sure to change the ‘business’ practices of ‘massage specialists’ and ‘escorts.’
Craigslist is dropping its online red-light district, the “erotic services” ads.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says Craigslist will create a new adult category that Craigslist employees will review, the Associated Press reported Wednesday, May 13.
Existing erotic ads will expire in seven days.
Many a prostitute and john - including some locally - have used the ads to foster business relationships, law enforcement has said.
(Wink!)
Madigan and the attorneys general for Connecticut and Missouri met with Craigslist officials last week seeking an end to ads they contend are advertisements for illegal sexual activities, the AP reported.
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TweetOops! College kid leaves pot behind in dorm room
College kids: this is just one reason you should thoroughly clean your dorm room before leaving campus for break.
A 19-year-old student at Unity College in Maine faces drug charges after security guards found several marijuana plants growing in her old room, the Associated Press said.
Annica McGuirk of Cabot, Ark. has been charged with cultivation, sale and use of marijuana.
The security guards allegedly found the pot plants - fewer than 10 - as they checked dorm rooms following the college’s graduation Saturday, May 9.
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TweetDayton band’s ‘Glad Girls’ makes ‘How I Met Your Mother’
From Bob Underwood, Staff Writer
Defunct Dayton band Guided by Voices got prime-time exposure via the May 4 episode of the CBS sitcom.
About 30 seconds of the song “Glad Girls,” from 2001, played during an exhilarating moment for lead character Ted Mosby.
The song is from the album “Isolation Drills.”
Play video below and view clip from the show.
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TweetFor one day only, ‘Eat What You Want’
Put down the tofu and carb it up.
It’s not exactly an excuse to be a compete ravenous fatty, but today, May 11, can justify a temporary split from Dr. Ian, South Beach, Jenny Craig, Dr. Atkins, Weight Watchers and the rest.
It’s ‘Eat What You Want Day.’
HolidayInsights.com says the day allows people to abandon their diets and eat things they really enjoy.
Be reasonable.
Don’t eat fire crackers and remember that Soylent Green is totally people.
Never mix Pop Rocks with pop.
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TweetCompany admits it ‘boobed,’ busty women declare bra victory
Britain’s largest clothing retailer has kneed to the big bust community.
Mark & Spencer has ended its policy of charging a 2 pound ($3) surcharge for size DD and larger bra.
The retailer on Friday, May 8, ran full page ads in several major British newspapers apologizing for the what has become know as the ‘boob penalty.’
The “We Boobed” ad featured a large breasted woman in a green bra. The company apologized for its mistake and offered a 25 percent reduction in all bras of all sizes for the next two weeks.
“It’s true our fantastic quality larger bras cost more money to make, and we felt it was right to reflect this in the prices we charged. Well, we were wrong, so as of Saturday 9 May, the storm in a D cup is over,” the ad reads.
More than 15,000 women gave their names to the Facebook.com campaign Busts 4 Justice.
“Busty ladies, and anyone else with a vested interest in busty ladies, in fact anyone with a vested interest in simple justice, join forces to end this blatant discrimination. We need your, er, support,” the Facebook pages reads.
The group declared victory Friday.
“They didn’t want a lot of big-breasted women storming their meeting,” 19-year-old Becky Mount, a co-founder of the Busts 4 Justice, told the Associated Press. “I think they realized they were dealing with a much bigger force than they thought originally, and that we weren’t going to go away.”
The new policy brings M&S into line with other major retailers in Britain.
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TweetKFC offers grill chicken rain checks, apologies to customers
Some free chicken lovers (at least for now) are out of cluck.
In a new message posted on its website and on Youtube.com, Kentucky Fried Chicken President Roger Eaton apologies that not every “Oprah Winfrey Show Kentucky Grilled Chicken Two-piece Meal Coupon” downloaded earlier this week can be honored immediately.
“We had lines out the door. Everyone wants to get the great taste of our new product so we can’t redeem your free coupon at this time,” he said. “We expected an enormous response, but we never expected anything like this.”
Eaton said Kentucky Fried Chicken will offer customers with the coupons a rain checks.
Here are the instruction for the rain check on KFC’s website:
Complete the form, attach your original coupon , and give it to the KFC restaurant manager or postmark per the form’s instructions, by May 19, 2009, and we’ll send you a rain check for your free Kentucky Grilled Chicken meal at a later date, plus a free Pepsi with our compliments. Your participating KFC restaurant will provide you with the form you need.
Please note that the redemption periods of the rain checks will vary. All other terms and conditions of the original free Kentucky Grilled Chicken coupon will apply. Kentucky Fried Chicken earlier this week teamed with Oprah to deliver coupons for free samples of Kentucky Fried Chicken’s new Kentucky Grilled Chicken the masses at participating locations.
The “Oprah Winfrey Show Kentucky Grilled Chicken Two-piece Meal Coupon” was available for download Tuesday and Wednesday, May 5 and 6.
See prior Seen and Overheard post here
The coupon had been redeemable at participating KFC locations through May 19, excluding Sunday, May 10.
The Louisville chain’s grilled chicken website was overwhelmed by downloads, and its stores ran out of free chicken.
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TweetSo, did you get your free chicken?
Update: KFC offers rain check. Read more here
Maybe Wall Street should team up with Oprah.
A union with ‘O’ seemingly worked out for KFC.
Kentucky Fried Chicken teamed with Oprah to deliver coupons for free samples of Kentucky Fried Chicken’s new Kentucky Grilled Chicken the masses at participating locations.
The “Oprah Winfrey Show Kentucky Grilled Chicken Two-piece Meal Coupon” was available Tuesday and Wednesday.
See prior Seen and Overheard item here.
All indications are that KFC and Oprah touched wonder rings and created magic.
People were really, really, really into the free chicken thing.
According to internet buzz, the Louisville chain’s grilled chicken website was overwhelmed by downloads, and its stores ran out of free chicken.
Some coupon holders were turned away.
The coupon is redeemable at participating KFC locations through May 19, excluding Sunday, May 10.
Here’s a question for you, did you get your free bird?
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TweetAnother naughty photo, should Miss California lose her crown?
And the Miss California USA plot thickens.
Just days after Carrie Prejean swore up and down that she had appeared in only one racy photo, a second image of the controversial beauty queen in next to nothing has emerged on the gossip site theDirty.com.
The website said it has more.
Prejean drew both boos and applause April 19 when she spoke against same-sex marriage at the Miss USA pageant.
Prejean, who finished the pageant runner-up to Miss USA, has since become a poster child for the National Organization for Marriage.
The Miss California USA pageant said earlier this week that Prejean ran afoul of several sections of the 12-page contract all prospective contestants were required to sign before competing, the Associated Press reported.
For starters, contestants are not suppose to make personal appearances, give interviews or making commercials without permission from pageant officials.
Prejean has made televised appearances at her San Diego church and on behalf of the National Organization for Marriage, a group opposed to same-sex marriage.
Contestants are also told to indicate if they acted “in accordance with the highest ethical and moral standards.” As an example, the contract asks if participants have ever been photographed nude or partially nude.
Oops!
Pageant officials met earlier this week with Donald Trump’s representatives to consider if Prejean should be dethroned.
The Donald owns the international pageant.
For her part, Prejean has said she was 17-year-old when she modeled for the first photo.
She objected to its release as an attempt to belittle her religious faith: “I am a Christian, and I am a model. Models pose for pictures, including lingerie and swimwear photos,” the AP said.
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TweetDayton area man to appear on ‘The Bachelorette’
A Dayton man is among the 30 hunks who will battle for Jillian Harris’ heart on the upcoming season of ABC’s “The Bachelorette.”
According to his bio, bachelor David is a trucking contractor originally from West Alexandria.
“David” now lives in Dayton.
His given name is David Good, an employee at Total Quality Logistics in Milford, according to Cincinnati’s WKRQ.com.
We’ll know soon enough if David is good enough (couldn’t help it ) to win Harris’ hand.
The new season of the Bachelorette premieres Monday, May 18.
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TweetHorrid little children assault defenseless turtles
A recent Saturday afternoon at Cox Arboretum was destroy by horrible two little children, their parents and a sack full of bread.
I was reading a book on a bench near one of the MetroPark’s ponds when the two little boys started harassing three turtles sunning on a rock in the pond.
The boys showered the poor reptiles with wadded up pieces of bread, covering rock and beasts.
To make matters worse, the boys’ grandfather and parents stood by and did nothing.
At one point, one of the boys remarked that one turtle was trying to get away.
Der!
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TweetKFC and Oprah team up to offer free chicken
Apparently one of Oprah’s favorite things is KFC grilled chicken.
Kentucky Fried Chicken and the queen of all media have team up to promote KFC’s new Kentucky Grilled Chicken.
Kentucky Fried Chicken is offering the “Oprah Winfrey Show Kentucky Grilled Chicken Two-piece Meal Coupon.”
Download a coupon today for two free pieces of grilled chicken, two individual sides and a biscuit.
The coupon is redeemable at participating KFC locations through May 19, excluding Sunday, May 10.
Oprah is known for giving her studio audience exciting gifts - her favorite things.
Louisville based KFC, a division of Yum Brands, is on a health kick of sorts.
It switched cooking oils last year and announced that its U.S. fried chicken had zero grams of trans fat.
It recently launched the Kentucky Grilled Chicken. Customers at its stores will eventually be greeted with lighted “Now Grilling” signs.
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