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Rat Planter Pleads Guilty To Restaurant Extortion

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Finding frogs in your weight watchers food or snakes in your TGIF or mice in your Pepsi is one thing and alerting the authorities for infomational purposes is one thing, but please don't plant rats in your soup in the hopes of extorting a half-million. Because you will be caught, like Debbie Miller of Wisconsin. Here brilliant scheme was defeated by a microwave. More »

Ripoff Video Maker "Vision Media Television" Renames As "Great America HD"

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"Vision Media Television," after getting exposed in a NY Times story as a ripoff production company, has changed its name to "GreatAmericaHD" and is back to its same tricks. The way it works is they call up non-profit organizations with an alluring pitch: a chance to be featured in a nationally-broadcast PBS show anchored by established broadcaster. In this case, Hugh Downs. What they don't tell you is that you'll have to front upwards of $20,000 in production costs, and the "program" they shoot will never see the light of day. More »

H&M Store Cuts Up Unsold Clothing, Throws It Away

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Some retailers donate unsold clothing to charity, or discount it by the palletful and sell it to thrift stores or closeout retailers. But the New York Times reports that the H&M at Herald Square in Manhattan gets rid of their unsold clothing by cutting holes in it to render it unwearable, then throwing it away. More »

Giant Mold Universe Found Inside Chef Boyardee Can

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Larry says that he opened a can of chef boyardee recently only to find a horrible giant mold world growing inside. When he contacted the store he bought it from, Walmart, a low-level employee was openly hostile to them and said the manager "wouldn't believe them." Yes, that's the new scam: steal a can of food, open it up, grow a massive mold culture inside it for several weeks, then try to return it for a buck oh nine. More »

Customer Finds Dead Mouse In Toyota

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Greg was replacing the speakers in his 2003 Camry and uncovered a stinky little tomb in the rear of the car. He thinks it must have happened at the plant, but I can't tell. Who wants to weigh in on whether the mouse tried to build a nest, or whether Toyota used mouse-enhanced stuffing on the assembly line? Oh, there are pics after the jump, but I made one of them less disturbing by adding a little sweater.  More »

Make Yourself Beautiful With Bird Poop, Bull Semen, And Gold

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Sure, in the interest of eternal youth and beauty, you can inject your face with collagen or botulism toxins. Or you could try something really disgusting! Treehugger.com rounded up eight of the most disgusting "natural" beauty treatments out there. Mmm, placenta.  More »

Walmart Rips Off Girl Scout Cookies

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Walmart is selling cheap knockoffs of Girl Scout signature Thin Mint and Tagalongs cookies, says a former Cookie Mom and blogger CV Harquail. She writes, "It's not discriminating against women, strong-arming suppliers, polluting neighborhoods or racing to the bottom of the China Price. No, this time, it's closer to home, and in my case, really close to home. This time ... Walmart is knocking off the Girl Scouts."  More »

Steak WIth A Side Of Used Tampon Allegedly Served To Tourist At Waldorf-Astoria

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The image at left has been redacted for the protection of our more sensitive readers. The events of this story, if true, simply boggle the mind. A German tourist visiting New York City alleges that his delicious steak was somehow served with a used tampon on it. Warning: blissfully grainy photo and video inside.  More »

Verizon Willing To Let 62-Year-Old Man Die Unless Cops Pay $20 Of His Overdue Bill

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Ohio police are pissed with Verizon after the company refused to help them find a missing 62-year-old man unless they paid his overdue $20 $20 of his overdue cellphone billMore »

Attention: Your Insurance Doesn't Cover Damage From Corpse Fluid

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Let's say you have an apartment. One night, you wake up to find that a liquid is dripping from the ceiling onto your face. When it turns out that the liquid was bodily fluids from a decomposing corpse, your insurance lets you know that the damage to your belongings will not be covered by your policy. Yes, this happened to someone.  More »

The 4489 Calorie, 1.66 lb Burger

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The West Michigan Whitecaps recently unveiled their new stadium menu and gloating at the top of it is the 4489 Calorie "Fifth Third Burger." This 1.66 pound piece of gastrointestinal wunder, named after team sponsor 5/3 Bank, costs $20 and feeds 1-4 people. If you eat it by yourself and finish it in one sitting, you get a free 5/3 tshirt. Said the team's marketing director, "It's something fun that people can understand."  More »

This Is Why You're Fat

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This Is Why You're Fat posts reader pictures of the incredible calorie bombs they've discovered, like The Hamdog, "A hot dog wrapped in a beef patty that's deep fried, covered with chili, cheese, onions, served on a hoagie bun topped with two fistfuls of fries and a fried egg." Really, it's about efficiency. Who has time for all those meals when you can just eat one and get all the calories you need for the next couple of days?  More »

Landlord Orders Ex-Husband To Pay Murdered Wife's Rent

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The ex-husband of a woman who was murdered at a Christmas party along with 8 other people has been ordered by her landlord to pay her rent. The landlord says she gave insufficient notice to vacate the premises, and broke her lease. Apparently they require 60 days notice before being shot dead by your sister's ex-husband in a Santa suit.  More »

Man Finds Meal Worms In Reese's Brownie, After Taking Big Bite

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As if a big chocolate doodie drizzled in caramelized cheez-wiz wasn't gross enough, Marc was dismayed to find his Reese's brownie covered in strange webbing. Dismay turned to horror as he ascertained the white strings and brown pellets were related to the meal worms crawling their way through his sweet treat. When he took the brownie back to the deli, they opened the rest of the batch. It was a veritable meal worm polka party. The horror unfolds in photographic form, inside...  More »

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon Uses Liposuctioned Fat As Fuel For Car

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And here's number 16 on our grossest stories of 2008 list: an LA plastic surgeon is in trouble for powering his car with "lipodiesel" from his patients' fat. Ewwww.  More »

The 15 Grossest Stories We've Posted On Consumerist This Year

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Here are our favorite disgusting stories of 2008. You're welcome!  More »

Testing Chuck E. Cheese Restaurants For Bacteria Will Probably Give You Nightmares

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After one of their friends claimed to have gotten ringworm from a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant, mommy blog "momlogic" decided to swab several Chuck E. Cheese locations and have the samples tested for bacteria. The results are pretty gross, and make us thankful to have an immune system.  More »

Man Finds Mouse Baked Into His Hot Dog Buns

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A North Carolina man bought some hot dog buns that came with a little surprise inside. No, it wasn't a prize. "I see the little ears. Clearly that's a tail. I don't know what that is, part of his leg or something," the man told NBC.   More »

So-Called PBS "Production Company" Sues Blogger For $20 Million

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Don't blog about how a shady production company tried to rip you off for $25,000 or they'll sue you for $20 million. Vision Media Television is one of several different alleged ripoff artists who frequently target non-profit and socially-aware groups, promising a big TV special aired on PBS and/or other major networks showcasing the group. The show is supposedly anchored by ex-20/20 anchor Hugh Downs and will reach millions upon millions of people. The catch? The organization has to pay for the production costs up-front, which run into the tens of thousands of dollars...and the show never goes on TV.   More »

Waiter, There's A 9-Foot Tapeworm In My Salmon/Digestive Tract!

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A Chicago man is suing Shaw's Crab House after passing a 9-foot tapeworm he contends came from consuming undercooked fish. Anthony Franz claims he became violently ill after eating the salmon salad at Shaw's, and is suing the restaurant and its parent company, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, for $100,000.  More »

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