Five Last Meals Of Convicted Criminals
This week, Texas decided to take away a prisoner's last meal after convicted murderer Lawrence Russell Brewer ordered a large dinner as his last meal and then refused to eat it. Lawmakers said "enough is enough" and have cancelled this tradition from the Texas death row. Do you think this is right? Should prisoners sentenced to death be given a last meal? Almost all societies, all the way back to ancient Greece and Rome, offer their prisoners a last meal. In Middle Age Europe, the last meal was thought of as a peace offering from the judge, jury, and executioner to the condemned person. By giving them one last meal, they felt that the ghost of the person would not haunt them. Additionally, a large last meal (combined with lots of alcohol) often calms the condemned person's nerves before being executed - which, in turn, makes it easier for justice to be carried out. Throughout the years, there have been some odd choices for last meals. Here are five of them. Read more...
Haiku News: Week of June 26th, 2011
Welcome once again to the Haiku News. All the news in 15 lines. Not sure you know what a Haiku is? It is a Japanese poem (that doesn't need to rhyme) that is based on three lines. The first and the third lines have to be five syllables long. The second line is seven syllables. The Haiku news examines the politics, entertainment, scandals, and funny stories the news had to offer this week. Read more...
Categories: Weird News Tags: anti-abortion laws, casey anthony, caylee anthony, debt ceiling, gop, haiku, haiku news, John Quincy Adams, john wayne, John Wayne Gacy, michele bachmann, NBA draft, war on women
Five Horrifying Clowns
Clowns are meant to be entertainers with their main target audience being children. Pop culture (and myself) see clowns in a different light, pop culture likes to turn clowns into evil, murderous, creepy villains that are hell bent on causing torment and chaos. Like many kids, I was terrified of them when I was younger. Now, I have an appreciation for what evil clowns bring in terms of horror because I'm a big horror fan. Here are five evil clowns that will keep definitely keep children and some adults up at night. Read more...
