Residents in a Warwickshire village are trying to track down a gang of pranksters who defaced a historical statue of their village’s most famous figure - by turning it into Homer Simpson.
The statue of Lord John Scott - a benefactor, landlord and MP who was a well-respected figure in Dunchurch, near Rugby - was Simpsonised on New Year’s Eve, leaving Lord John with yellow skin, a bald head and a pronounced overbite.
The statue of Lord John, who died in 1860, is also dressed in Homer Simpson’s standard uniform of white shirt-sleeved shirt and blue trousers.
Altering the statue has become something of a tradition in recent years - previous pranks have seen it transformed into icons such as Harry Potter, Shrek and Spider-Man.
Residents say that they’d mostly like to find those responsible to congratulate them on the level of detail they achieved - but that they doubt anyone will come forward, fearing they’d get in trouble.
A woman punched through a McDonald’s drive-through window after she became enraged that Chicken McNuggets weren’t available
Police were called on Friday to the restaurant in Toledo, in northwestern Ohio.
Police told The Blade newspaper that 24-year-old Melodi Dushane was treated for injuries, then jailed. She pleaded not guilty to a vandalism charge.
She was released on a recognizance bond and ordered not to have contact with the restaurant.
According to authorities, Dushane became ‘upset that chicken nuggets weren’t available’, with the result that she ‘punched out the drive-through window.’
A manager at the McDonald’s declined Monday to discuss the incident.
I have had a few people ask me about mising paint and spraying panels, so heres a quick guide. Some is lifted from another site but thats just to save time. I normally follow these guides when spraying panels
Thinning for different types of paint products requires different amounts. The general rule of thumb with solvent based paint products is as follows:
1. Etch Primer = 1:1 ratio (1 part paint to 1 part thinner)
2. Primer = 2:1:1 ratio (2 parts paint to 1 part hardener & 1 part thinner)
3. Base Coat = 1:1 ratio (1 part paint to 1 part thinner)
4. Clear coat = 2:1:10% ratio (2 parts paint to 1 part hardener and then add 10% of thinner).
Please note: These are fairly generic ratios. As a customer, you should ask the paint supplier for a technical data sheet for all the types of paint being used, as they carry all of the information required to use these materials i.e. pressure/temp/air-cap/nozzle size, etc.
Bearing in mind that i normally use a low pressure compressor, this is due to doign targetted repair or small areas, i throw it on at 30psi with an even air mix. I would use the same ratios on a high pressure gun if doing a full shell but the key is preparation.
hope this helps someone
December 9th,2009
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no whip[s for you scarey man
Father Christmases in Estonia have been ordered to leave their traditional birch whips at home after they were judged to be too scary for children.
The whips were traditionally used as a warning that children had to be nice and not naughty, although they were never used.
However, at Estonia’s recent Father Christmas congress, it was decided to leave the whips at home this year.
the devil animal
A man in Tennessee had an unusual complaint when he called the police last week - he was furious that cows wouldn’t stop licking his house.
Jerry Lynn Davis of Rogersville, Tennessee, said that the force of the cows’ incessant tongues had done $100 worth of damage to his house, including breaking a gutter and ripping off a screen window.
The cows belonged to Davis’s neighbour - the cows’ pasture fence being just a few feet from his house. Apparently, the cows had managed to poke their heads far enough through the fence to get within licking distance of Mr. Davis’s abode.
Sheriff’s deputies were able to resolve the cow situation amicably, contacting the bovines’ owner, who said he’s sort the problem out.
It’s not clear exactly why the cows were so keen to lick Davis’s house.
