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Guest MattP

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I'll take a guess please.

 

It was Colonel Mustard, in the ballroom, with a benefit sanction.

Jordan

Jordan

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Country Music Singer Dies in the Most Country Music Way Possible

Randy Howard didn’t just sing about being an outlaw, he lived like one: racking up drug, drinking and gun charges from Tennessee to Georgia.

So it’s perhaps no surprise that Howard died like an outlaw, too.

The rambunctious crooner died Tuesday evening in a scene worthy of a country music song, complete with an outstanding warrant, a standoff with a seasoned bounty hunter, and a shootout in a log cabin on a quiet country lane.

According to authorities, Howard was fatally shot after opening fire on a bail bondsman who showed up to his Lynchburg, Tenn., cabin to arrest the country singer. The bondsman was also struck by a bullet but expected to live.

The gunfight was a fitting end to a life full of raunchy lyrics and reckless living.

Howard first broke into the business in 1983 with a single so scandalous country radio stations refused to play it. “All-American Redneck” was a one-man wrecking ball of a ballad.

“Here he comes in his brand new black blue jeans / With a beach blonde mama, she looks like a bar room queen,” the song began. “He’s got a beer gut belly, and he walks tall and proud / And if you try to get smart with him, he’ll punch you out!”

The song went on to include references to “smoking grass” and kicking, well, you can guess, that got it banned from radio stations. But that didn’t stop the song from selling. Howard’s record label chose to “circumvent radio and go instead to jukeboxes,” selling 45,000 copies within just a few weeks, according to a 1983 article in Billboard Magazine. Soon, “All-American Redneck” bumper stickers were appearing all across the South.

And if you didn't think this story was country enough, he died in a shootout Lynchburg, Tennessee, which is the home of the Jack Daniel's distillery.
davieG

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....and they say crime doesn't pay  24 of them get 50 years so that's on average just over 2 years each. I wonder how much they earn't prior to being caught?

 

 

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A gang of 24 drug dealers who spread misery on the streets have been sentenced to 50 years behind bars.

The crooks were arrested in Tameside after a police clampdown on heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis farming.

Detectives believe they have ‘sent out a message’ to other drug peddlers in the area,reports Manchester Evening News.

The dealers were caught as part of Operation Suffield, a year-long initiative by the Tameside Organised Crime Team and the Serious Crime Division.

Officers raided properties across the borough in June and July last year and 25 people were arrested and charged.

 

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Raid: Officers raided properties across the borough in June and July last year

 

In total, more than £22,000 in cash was seized, as well as heroin, cocaine and cannabis with an estimated street value of more than £4,000.

Det Con Joseph Harrop, of the Tameside Organised Crime Team, said: “This sentence sends out a message to the Organised Crime Members from Tameside that we will never give up on our fight against this type of crime.

"Communities have told us that they want drugs and drug dealing tackled across the borough, and I hope that today’s sentences show that we will do everything in our power to catch those who are responsible for flooding our streets with drugs.

"Drugs cause widespread destruction to users and have a damaging impact on the community.

“This operation took months of intricate planning and dedication by a large team of officers from across the Force.

"I would like to thank the communities of Tameside for their support in helping us to make their community a safer and happier place to live.”

Those sentenced were:

  • Carl Morrison, 28, of Hattersley, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin and was sentenced to three-and-a-half years custody at Minshull Street Crown Court in June.
  • Babal Hussain, 26, of Ashton-under-lyne, pleaded guilty to the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and at an earlier hearing was sentenced to three years in prison. He was also ordered to pay back £18,080 under the proceeds of crime act (POCA).
  • Jamal Hussain, 28, of Ashton-under-lyne, pleaded guilty to the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and was sentenced to three years. He was also ordered to pay back £16,856.
  • Nicky Horabin, 21, of Hattersley, admitted conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin and received two years and eight months.
  • David Reeve, 41, of Hyde, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin and received 18 months in prison.
  • Nikki Thompson, 22, of Denton, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and received a 12 month community order.
  • Daniel Logan, 28, of Hattersley, pleaded guilty to the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and was sentenced to two years in prison.
  • Michael Connole, 21, of Hattersley, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin and was sentenced to two years.
  • Marcus Clarke, 21, of Hattersley, admitted supply of crack cocaine and heroin and was sentenced to three years.
  • Ayander Kombe, 25, of Stalybridge, pleaded guilty to the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and was sentenced to four years in prison.
  • Ben Anderson, 23, of Dukinfield, admitted the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and was sentenced to three years.
  • Thomas Stringer, 23, of Denton, pleaded guilty to the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and was sentenced to two years and nine months.
  • Christopher Glover, 30, of Denton, pleaded guilty to the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and was sentenced to five years seven months.
  • Wayne Wilson, 39, of Denton, admitted supply of crack cocaine and heroin and received three years.
  • Alal Hussain, 27, of Ashton-Under-Lyne, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and was sentenced to a 16 month suspended sentence.
  • Karl Heapy, 35, of Moston, pleaded guilty to the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and was sentenced to three years in prison.
  • Michael Platt, 46, of Ashton-Under-Lyne, pleaded guilty to the supply of heroin and crack and at an earlier hearing was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
  • Michael Parkinson, 47, of Ashton-Under-Lyne, pleaded guilty to offering to supply cocaine and at an earlier hearing received a 12 month suspended sentence.
  • Kyle Souter, 27, and Callum Souter, 19, both of Denton, pleaded guilty to the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and were each sentenced to three years.
  • Anthony Shaw, 30, of Gorton, pleaded guilty to the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and possession with the intent to supply cannabis and sentenced to 14 months.
  • Stacey Farrell, 26, of Hattersley, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cannabis and received a 12 month suspended sentence.
  • Marcus Morrison, 22, of Hattersley, admitted being concerned in the supply cannabis and received a two month suspended sentence.
  • Arron Lowe, 26, of Hattersley, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin and was sentenced to three years and two months.
  • Phil Cavanagh, 39, of Denton, admitted the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and will be sentenced at a later date.
Rincewind

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The link you have posted is demanding to know how many people have died from having their benefits being stopped.

The number is 0 by the way.

have you spoken to the families?? why do the dwp refuse to publish figures? why did they wait until the last day and virtually the last hour to appeal? why has judges time and time again said they have to publish the figures? why is the govt wasting thousands of public money rather than hold an investigation into the cases that judges and lawyers have cited? it is a well known fact that if a persons income goes from x to zero they are unlikely to live in the same manner. the danger increases if they suffer from an illness or disability. the dwp have been ordered by a high court judge to reveal the figures after a request under the freedom of information act. if they had nothing to hide they would release them' anyone can make a request to a govt dept for information. it is our right' the delaying tactics are to me and many others suspicious' if this vwas a labour govt behaving like this you would be demanding answers and rightly so.

try and look at it from a non tory viewpoint. this sort of vthing does go on. look at it from a moral pov. that is how i see it. the politics have nothing to do with it as far as i am concerned.. i would have a lot more respect for ids if he came out and said we have got some things wrong and will hold an independant review as to how mistakes will not happen again. but he is not doing this. he just laughs at anyone that suggests he is less than pefect and says i have done nothing wrong the vfault lies at the unemployed, the disabled and those on benefits.

r... ...r :::0

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Freesolo

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Jesus!

One fell and died when they lowered the landing gear and one is still alive but in serious condition, How long is a flight from South Africa 10 hours? In freezing cold conditions flying at 40,000 feet the oxygen level is 20% or less of ground level. How the hell did that guy survive the trip?

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I remember watching a documentary on Mount Everest and one of the leading climbers said that without acclimatization if you were taken from sea level and put on the summit of Everest at 28,000 feet you would be unconscious in about a minute or so a dead in half an hour.

 

How the Hell did this guy survive at 40,000ft for that long?, Im guessing his buddy died along the way and just fell out when the landing gear was lowered. If he survives this it is one hell of a feat

Danno

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I remember watching a documentary on Mount Everest and one of the leading climbers said that without acclimatization if you were taken from sea level and put on the summit of Everest at 28,000 feet you would be unconscious in about a minute or so a dead in half an hour.

How the Hell did this guy survive at 40,000ft for that long?, Im guessing his buddy died along the way and just fell out when the landing gear was lowered. If he survives this it is one hell of a feat

His mate fell off the plane over London and landed on top of a building and died. Crazy
Freesolo

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His mate fell off the plane over London and landed on top of a building and died. Crazy

Yea i read that, like i said I think he was probably dead before he fell, wasn't holding on and just fell out. his pal was still hanging on which leads me to believe he was probably still conscious which is totally insane!

Freesolo

Freesolo

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Could they have tied themselves on  somehow?

I was thinking that myself mate makes sense to use some rope or a belt maybe, but he guy who fell i doubt he was jumping at 200mph and 1000ft so he couldn't have been tied on maybe the other fella was?

Rincewind

Rincewind

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Unless it snapped melted or came loose. I would not cling on a wing or fusulage of a plane umless I thought I was secure. But then again I am that desperate that I would prefer outside seating rather than economy class. Even when it is Ryanair (chamge for the crappiest airline.)

ozleicester

ozleicester

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I found it interesting... http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/06/23/partys-over-for-playboy-former-wolves-star-michael-mcindoe/

 

"A receipt from the Ocean Club in Marbella shows a single bill totalling 38,778 euros which includes forty bottles of champagne costing 20,000 euros. A service charge of 3,525 euros was also paid."

Guest MattP

Guest MattP

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Greed breeds greed. Why cannot these people be satisfied with what they have.  Didn't they stop and think where all the cash was coming from?

 

Lower league footballers don't earn that much, it's a very short career as well which often leaves you retired by the mid thirties, of course they would be interested in an investment scheme.

Rincewind

Rincewind

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Lower league footballers don't earn that much, it's a very short career as well which often leaves you retired by the mid thirties, of course they would be interested in an investment scheme.

Not saying they should not. I'm think more of these things offered to the public. Like when letters come through your letter box saying you have won £1000000 > These are obvious scams but people, a lot of them OAP,desperate or not so savvy people. There are also those who do have savings and plough the lot into some 'make money quick' scheme. I understand that a lower league footballer would need to invest. But wisely. Not offer their savings to a stranger.

Like the old saying goes 'If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.'

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