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9-1-1 is no Joke

11/13/09 - Posted by Evan Kessler under US

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The Story: A man gets jail time after making a booty-call to 911.  OneRiot helps you determine when you should, and when you shouldn’t, dial those three little digits.

The Search: Sex 911 Call

According to the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, “911 lines are designated for emergency calls, such as reporting a crime in progress, reporting a fire, or requesting an ambulance.”  Notice that nowhere in that official description is there mention of a “sexual emergency”.  If only Joshua Basso had access to that description prior to calling those three digits, he’d have saved himself from a heap of trouble…and not sexy trouble like getting a flat tire in a porn film. The 29-year-old Tampa Resident was arrested after aiming lewd comments at a 9-1-1 operator and subsequently throwing in a little “my place or yours” action in the hopes of completing a titillating tryst with said catastrophe clerk.  While we understand Basso’s reluctance to dial a 1-900 number on account of the hefty cost, there are certain things you just can’t justify calling a public emergency hotline for–and dirty talk is most certainly one of them.  In order to get a handle on other emergency phone-pas, OneRiot is taking a stroll down memory lane and throwing in some new suggestions of our own of when not to call 9-1-1.

1.Fast Food Fix- From the woman in Haltom City, Texas who dialed the three magic numbers to complain that her local Chinese restaurant had been skimping on the shrimp to the recent incident in Hawaii when a drive-thru customer rang to complain over a missing box of OJ from his Mickey D’s breakfast; these are situations best left for a managerial complaint or the Better Business Bureau, lest the cops consider the withholding of a single prawn to be a hostage situation.

2. When You’re Being Adorable-
Kids are adorable…and sometimes adorable kids make life saving phone calls.  Sometimes they just want help with their math homework. Awww. (more…)

The Galactic Search for Love

11/11/09 - Posted by Abdullah Saeed under Gossip, US

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The Story: Diaper-wearing Astronaut Lisa Nowak was sentenced today for her cross-country crime.  OneRiot casts the movie featuring the out of this world love triangle.

The Search: Lisa Nowak Sentence

Astronaut love is not like regular person love. Maybe that’s why the 2004 story of Lisa Nowak and the space-love triangle that caused her to drive 1000 miles to threaten her adjacent angle, Colleen Shipman, was so amazing to the public. Today, we receive an update on this torrid tale as Ms. Nowak found herself walking free with only the burden of a year’s probation and 50 hours of the dreaded penalty known as community service. The slap on the wrist came bundled in a plea bargain that was agreed upon despite Shipman’s certainty that, “It was in her eyes, a blood-chilling expression of unlimited rage and glee I am 100% certain Lisa Nowak came here to murder me.”

We at OneRiot know commercial viability when we see it, and this real life story has us jumping with unlimited rage and glee…mostly glee. We know this would make a great movie and to prevent the ensuing studio battle over the rights to this incredible story, we’ve taken the liberty of casting it. Don’t thank us, Hollywood. Just make us proud.

picture-2122Bill Oefelein: The man at the center of this triangle…or I suppose he’s one of the angles…is a real piece of work. While married, he had an affair with Nowak, only to later leave both his wife and Nowak for Colleen Shipman, prompting Nowak’s infamous diaper ride. Wow! Just ’cause he’s an astronaut, doesn’t mean he’s not a complete bastard, right? There’s only one man who could play such a rotten guy while still allowing the audience to see what these ladies see in him: Bill Paxton. You might think that his roles in Apollo 13 and Big Love led us to this decision. Wrong. It was his role as Coconut Pete in 2004’s Club Dread. Don’t bother trying to figure that one out, it’s way over your head. (more…)

Taking the Edge off the Job

11/11/09 - Posted by Evan Kessler under US

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The Story: A United Airlines Pilot was arrested after reportedly attempting to fly the plane drunk.  OneRiot lists other professions that don’t mix well with mixed drinks.

The Search: Drunk Pilot

We’ve never been a fan of the applause most airplane passengers give upon recognition that their pilots have spared their lives in favor of the option of landing on the runway and taxiing towards the gate.  The general gist of being able to secure such a job as pilot or even cashier (if there’s a gun behind the counter) is that most employable persons be able to do their job with such skill and ease that no one’s life is put at risk in the first place.  Unfortunately, sometimes employees put lives in their own hands when they handle their duties irresponsibly.

It seems a United Airlines pilot, John Vermont Washington (yes, he has two states in his name), was removed from a plane and arrested at Heathrow Airport prior to it taking off en route to Chicago, due to suspicion that he had been drinking.  Now we here at OneRiot know that doing any job drunk is not a good idea…but there are a few that can be ably pulled off…like on-air personality or OneRiot Blogger…and then there are some that should never be attempted while alcoholically impaired.  The following is a list of just a few aside from the obvious Airline Pilot and other forms of transportation provider:

1. Beauty Pageant Judge- Being soused while judging a pageant and donning a set of beer goggles might ensure that Miss America has too much of a “winning personality” for those who will ultimately be judging Miss Universe contest later on that year. (more…)

Georgia Sex Offenders Found Extra Offensive

9/29/09 - Posted by Abdullah Saeed under US

picture-436 Just when you thought it was so easy to hate sex offenders, a tear-jerking story emerges from the woods behind a Georgia office park to show us the soft, vulnerable side of these forgotten criminals. Nine convicted pervs were asked by police to move their campsite, a home they had set up after being shunned from virtually every community they attempted to settle in. (more…)

32 Years Later, Crime is Crime

9/28/09 - Posted by Abdullah Saeed under US

picture-1039 Otto Weisser is ashamed to be Swiss. He stated this new found shame to news cameras today after his country arrested director Roman Polanski for extradition to the US so that he can be tried on 32-year-old charges of raping a 13-year-old girl. Sentiments similar to Weisser’s echoed through the entertainment industry as Hollywood cried out for some semblance of justice for a man who violated a young girl and used his status to escape punishment, ‘justice’ here meaning he should be left alone and the charges should go away. (more…)

Census Reports 150,000 Same Sex Marriages

9/22/09 - Posted by Abdullah Saeed under Politics, US

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Although America at large has been slow to accept gay marriage, the gay community seems to be carrying on with the business of official couplehood without much notice of legislation that doesn’t favor their lifestyle. The census shows that almost 150,000 same sex couples reported being married despite their particular brand of marriage being illegal in their states. (more…)

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  • Johnny Depp Brings the Sex

    11/18/09

    The Story: Johnny Depp was named the sexiest man alive according to People magazine.  But is he man enough for this title?
    The Search: Sexy Johnny Depp
    I’m a man, and I find men disgusting. I look at other men, and the last adjective that comes to mind is ’sexy’. However, I can’t deny that among the [...]

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  • Appropriate Publicity Techniques

    11/12/09

    The Story: Carrie Prejean became extremely flustered while on-air with Larry King.  OneRiot breaks down her interviewing tactics, and helps her further her public speaking skills.

    The Search: Larry King & Carrie Prejean
    With all the pseudo-celebrities emerging over the past decade or so, we at OneRiot have grown increasingly concerned that people are getting famous for [...]

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  • The Galactic Search for Love

    11/11/09

    The Story: Diaper-wearing Astronaut Lisa Nowak was sentenced today for her cross-country crime.  OneRiot casts the movie featuring the out of this world love triangle.
    The Search: Lisa Nowak Sentence
    Astronaut love is not like regular person love. Maybe that’s why the 2004 story of Lisa Nowak and the space-love triangle that caused her to drive 1000 [...]

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  • Renaming Mel Gibson’s Octo-Spawn

    11/03/09

    The Summary: Mel Gibson becomes a father of eight children - and OneRiot renames them all.
    The Search: Mel Gibson’s Baby
    Everyone loves when celebrities have babies, because the names they grace them with offer solid proof that they operate on a whole different plane of existence. However, the latest celebrity couple to a offer a up [...]

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  • Jackson Biography Draws the Attention of Hollywood & Interweb

    10/28/09

    In a triumphant posthumous return to the trending topics, Michael Jackson reared his beautifully-singing head on the social web when chatter about the release of his film biography reminded everyone just how influential his passing was. The new picture documents the life of the icon, along with (very) recent footage of Jackson prepping for his [...]

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