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March 22, 2013
Thursday's Stack, S.W.A.K.
- Possibly World War II's Coolest Photo The Story Behind This Photo of a RAF Pilot
- Al Gore Slams Vatican for Deadly Smoke Signals
- The Art of the Steal Have art thieves gotten bolder?
- “Of Revenge” — Francis Bacon "REVENGE is a kind of wild justice...."
- "If you think TV is a gimmick, you're never going to win an election again"
- Bridge goes missing in western Turkey In 2011, a 50-foot-long bridge in western Pennsylvania suffered a similar fate when thieves used blowtorches to dismantle it and sell off the parts.
- Shipwrecked By Hurricane Sandy: The Strange Tale Of The Sinking Of The Bounty
- Don’t panic: Lululemon faces pants shortage after style recalled over see-through material
- 'Bad taste' cat-skin rug auction upsets animal advocates The ginger tabby is being sold online as a "great little gift for the man-cave". Bids close tonight at 8pm.
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Claudene Christian, who died in the sinking of the Bounty reproduction in Hurricane Sandy, was a direct descendant of Fletcher Christian, who led the mutiny on the original Bounty in April 1789.
Posted by: Donald Sensing at March 21, 2013 7:37 AM
Francis Bacon to the contrary, art thieves - like thieves of any kind whatsoever - could best be dealt with by the perhaps apocryphal Islamic method of having their hands lopped off.
I hate a thief worse than poisonous snakes.
Posted by: Rob De Witt at March 21, 2013 7:41 AM
What good would a blowtorch do in cutting apart a steel bridge? Soften the paint, sure. Take it apart, no way.
Posted by: chuck at March 21, 2013 9:43 AM
Rob De Witt: there is nothing apocryphal about thieves in certain Islamic countries and areas (Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan under the Taliban, Taliban-controlled areas today, those parts of Mali that came under extremist control before the French stepped in) having their hands chopped off. It is generally the right hand that is amputated. Considering that in Muslim culture the right hand is used for eating, and the left for what's politely referred to as "hygiene" in the toilet paper-lacking desert, the punishment is also intended to degrade and humiliate. In some cases, they'll also cut off the left foot.
Posted by: waltj at March 21, 2013 6:26 PM