Comments | shade_o_matic: Job offer jealousy

shade_o_matic

Job offer jealousy

Jan 13, 2009 07:18

Man accused of selling daughter for cash, beer

Police have arrested a Greenfield man they say arranging to sell his 14-year-old daughter into marriage in exchange for $16,000, 100 cases of beer and several cases of meat. Police said they only learned of the deal after the 36-year-old man went to them to get his daughter back because payment wasn't ( Read more... )

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georgiarepublic January 13 2009, 17:09:49 UTC

But who wants to read about people shoveling snow, eating poutine, running from polar bears, and hunting seals?:P

shade_o_matic January 13 2009, 17:21:47 UTC

No one. Which is why I hardly blog anymore.

POLAR BEARS spankieclark January 13 2009, 19:52:14 UTC

BUT I LIKE POLAR BEARS, SO I GUESS I'M NO ONE.

hokeysmoke January 13 2009, 20:13:32 UTC

Regarding the bike: www.freecycle.org

Also, saw this today, and of course thought of you: http://community.livejournal.com/randompictures/5340171.html?#cutid1

shade_o_matic January 13 2009, 20:20:00 UTC

Umm if I give my bike away I'll have none. And you can't do freecycle without giving something away first (unless they changed the rules recently). Plus, any bike being given away on there is probably in even worse shape than my own.

And yes, we do love being high up off the ground. :D

hokeysmoke January 13 2009, 20:24:48 UTC

So, you have nothing to offer? Old clothes that don't fit? Shoes you don't like/wear any more? You would not believe the things that change hands on freecycle. This past autumn, we were able to give away our gathered leaves for someone to use as mulch.

shade_o_matic January 13 2009, 20:31:12 UTC

I moved in June. I don't have a thing to give away.