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[HardcoreGeelongFan]

Man dies after co-worker poisoned his lunch

A German man whose twisted co-worker poisoned him has died – four years after he ate the tainted food and fell into a coma, according to a report.

www.news.com.au

Only a German could be capable of such feats.

It's like something out of Hansel and Gretel!

 

[Chief]

Beijing is willing to punish Australia economically, US admiral warns

A visiting United States admiral warns Beijing is willing to hurt Australian companies if the Federal Government defies the Chinese Communist Party.

mobile.abc.net.au

 

[kickazz]

Escaped baboons on the loose in Sydney.

If you are around the Prince Alfred Hospital area, be sure to take usual baboon-related precautions.

Three baboons on the loose near Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

A male baboon scheduled to have a vasectomy was part of a trio of primates that managed to escape and were on the loose in a carpark near Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney’s inner west yesterday.

www.news.com.au

 

[HardcoreGeelongFan]

Saliva test for cannabis could someday help identify impaired drivers

Those who consume alcohol and drive are often subjected to roadside stops, breathalyzer tests and stiff penalties if their blood alcohol content exceeds certain limits. Currently, no such test exists for cannabis intoxication, although the substance can impair driving. Now, scientists report a...

www.sciencedaily.com

Looks like we'll soon have roadside saliva tests for marijuana. Thank god we currently live in a time where we don't have those

 

[HardcoreGeelongFan]

What a freaking babe! If this isn't news then I don't know what is https://www.news.com.au/sport/golf/...s/news-story/c6a7aa2efb5a6a3625fc1cea3e6dbd00

 

[JackOutback]

What a freaking babe! If this isn't news then I don't know what is https://www.news.com.au/sport/golf/...s/news-story/c6a7aa2efb5a6a3625fc1cea3e6dbd00

Anyone dating her for 'golf lessons' needs to take a good hard look at themselves.

 

[HardcoreGeelongFan]

Anyone dating her for 'golf lessons' needs to take a good hard look at themselves.

Don't read too much into that angle, that's just the sensationalist news site. The story is most definitely fake but she is gold! No one would be dating her for sporting lessons and they're stupid for expecting us to believe so!

Just the other day they were running a story about "how flattening the curve has doomed us" and probably something like "the great thing about the virus" and "how nuclear radiation nourishes the environment". That news site is ****ed but at least they're spreading awareness of the worlds greatest golfer