Tales of pregnant bellies and headless ducks

[Ichirou]

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/14211563/detail.html

PITTSBURGH -- A plastic surgery office discriminated against a pregnant secretary who was fired after being told to suck in her belly so she wouldn't scare away patients, government lawyers charged in an anti-discrimination lawsuit filed Wednesday.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Premier Plastic Surgery, which has six locations in the Pittsburgh area, on behalf of Erin Griggle.

Griggle, who worked in the company's Cranberry office, said she was fired in December 2005, two weeks after telling her supervisors she was pregnant.

In the lawsuit, Griggle said she was told to keep "sucking her belly in" by Dr. Brian Vasser Heil, the company's president, so she didn't scare away patients who came to the office to look better.
Griggle was fired days later, despite having recently received a satisfactory performance review, the lawsuit said.

"An employer cannot fire a pregnant employee based on outdated and speculative fears regarding how patients might react to her pregnancy," EEOC Regional Attorney Jacqueline McNair said in a statement.

Reached by telephone Wednesday, Heil said he had no comment on the suit.

I don't know why I find this funny, but I do. lololol

[Phoenix Dark]

AND THEN I ATE THE BOWL

[Ichirou]

NOM NOM NOM

[Phoenix Dark]

On a serious note, this type of sexist stupidity reminds me of Mad Men. You guys should check it out

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[Ichirou]

I can't see YouTube links here.  It's a shame I blew my wad on shitty news stories with this fat belly thing, 'cuz I just found a news story about a guy (government employee) who bit the head off a live pet duck at a fancy hotel, and when asked why, said he was hungry and wanted to eat it.  There's pics of the dude and he kind of looks like FlameofCallandor.

And apparently he did the same thing to a turkey last year, lawwwwlll.

[brawndolicious]

Mad Men is some show about advertisers in the 50's.  I only saw a bit of it and I don't see why it gets the hype.

and why is there a live duck in a hotel?

[Ichirou]

They had a pond with trained ducks, for atmosphere.  My dad used to take me to the San Juan Hilton hotel as a kid because they had peacocks and flamingos roaming around in a small park area inside the hotel.  It was pretty cool.  It's not unusual in ritzy hotels.

[brawndolicious]

so the guy walked into a pond, picked up a duck, and bit it's head off?

...if the picture's not that fucked up could you post it?

[Phoenix Dark]

I like period piece stuff, and Mad Men really nails the 50's look and mindset. But the thing I really like is the great writing, especially the dialogue between female characters. You've got this group of women who have perfected life behind "the mask", a socially demanded role in which on the surface they serve their husbands while ignoring the cheating, abuse, and other transgressions. Hearing the wives get together and discuss this is pretty interesting. Plus you have the group of women who don't conform to the desired stereotype, and the tension they face from the stepford wives

Very cool show. I can see why people would find it hella boring, but it's almost like the political thriller stuff I eat up

[Ichirou]

so the guy walked into a pond, picked up a duck, and bit it's head off?

...if the picture's not that fucked up could you post it?

There's a picture of the dude after he was arrested, not a picture of him actually ripping (not biting, my mistake, sorry) the head off teh duck.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/14187801/detail.html

Police: 'Hungry' Man Rips Off Duck's Head

Denver Man Under Arrest In Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A Denver man who witnesses say ripped the head off a tame duck that lived in a pond in a hotel lobby was charged Monday with a felony count of animal cruelty.

A police officer said that Scott D. Clark, a guest at the Embassy Suites Hotel in St. Paul, cornered the duck early Saturday, ripped its head off and turned to onlookers and said: "I'm hungry. I'm gonna eat it."

"He was allegedly drunk," St. Paul police Sgt. John Wuorinen said.

If convicted, Clark could face up to two years in prison and be fined $5,000. Clark appeared in court Monday, where his bond was set at $10,000.

A security officer told police that Clark cornered the duck against a brick wall, grabbed the duck, and while holding its body with one hand, ripped its head off with the other hand in a "jerking type motion."

Clark took the body of the duck up to the fifth floor and at that point, was detained by security officers.

Police found the body of the duck lying just outside the elevator. The duck's head was found in the hotel's pond with feathers and blood strewn about the hotel lobby.

Police said there were drops of blood on Clark's shirt, and when he was arrested, Clark told police he works for the federal government. He demanded to know the officers' names and said when it was all over, he would have their jobs.

When told that he was in trouble, Clark said, "Why, because I killed it out of season? Big deal. It's a f****** duck," according to the criminal complaint. (Read criminal complaint.)

A humane society official called the incident "unconscionable," but also criticizes the hotel for keeping live ducks in the lobby.

"I think Embassy Suites needs to take another look at this and review how they keep ducks safe, or use fish like most hotels would use," said Tim Shields. "This sort of behavior by someone is very troubling. Someone who would attack a duck in a public place like that, an animal in a public place like that, supposedly announce they're going to eat it, is a pretty serious matter. And in fact, in Minnesota it would be a felony."

The Embassy Suites keeps eight domesticated ducks as pets for the enjoyment of hotel guests and visitors. The ducks roam the pond area and planted walkways, located in the atrium of the hotel. The ducks are especially trained to live in the hotel and cost about $400 each, according to the hotel's general manager.

Clark is an auditor in the Office of Inspector General in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Denver.

Clark's next court appearance is Oct. 16.

[Vizzys]

expensive meal

[Phoenix Dark]

expensive meal

Now he needs to kill a beaver to get some pants even more expensive than futami's

[Madrun Badrun]

so the guy walked into a pond, picked up a duck, and bit it's head off?

...if the picture's not that fucked up could you post it?

There's a picture of the dude after he was arrested, not a picture of him actually ripping (not biting, my mistake, sorry) the head off teh duck.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/14187801/detail.html

Police: 'Hungry' Man Rips Off Duck's Head

Denver Man Under Arrest In Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A Denver man who witnesses say ripped the head off a tame duck that lived in a pond in a hotel lobby was charged Monday with a felony count of animal cruelty.

A police officer said that Scott D. Clark, a guest at the Embassy Suites Hotel in St. Paul, cornered the duck early Saturday, ripped its head off and turned to onlookers and said: "I'm hungry. I'm gonna eat it."

"He was allegedly drunk," St. Paul police Sgt. John Wuorinen said.

If convicted, Clark could face up to two years in prison and be fined $5,000. Clark appeared in court Monday, where his bond was set at $10,000.

A security officer told police that Clark cornered the duck against a brick wall, grabbed the duck, and while holding its body with one hand, ripped its head off with the other hand in a "jerking type motion."

Clark took the body of the duck up to the fifth floor and at that point, was detained by security officers.

Police found the body of the duck lying just outside the elevator. The duck's head was found in the hotel's pond with feathers and blood strewn about the hotel lobby.

Police said there were drops of blood on Clark's shirt, and when he was arrested, Clark told police he works for the federal government. He demanded to know the officers' names and said when it was all over, he would have their jobs.

When told that he was in trouble, Clark said, "Why, because I killed it out of season? Big deal. It's a f****** duck," according to the criminal complaint. (Read criminal complaint.)

A humane society official called the incident "unconscionable," but also criticizes the hotel for keeping live ducks in the lobby.

"I think Embassy Suites needs to take another look at this and review how they keep ducks safe, or use fish like most hotels would use," said Tim Shields. "This sort of behavior by someone is very troubling. Someone who would attack a duck in a public place like that, an animal in a public place like that, supposedly announce they're going to eat it, is a pretty serious matter. And in fact, in Minnesota it would be a felony."

The Embassy Suites keeps eight domesticated ducks as pets for the enjoyment of hotel guests and visitors. The ducks roam the pond area and planted walkways, located in the atrium of the hotel. The ducks are especially trained to live in the hotel and cost about $400 each, according to the hotel's general manager.

Clark is an auditor in the Office of Inspector General in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Denver.

Clark's next court appearance is Oct. 16.

I'd do that.  Fucking ducks. 

[Ichirou]

Yeah, right.  You wouldn't hurt a fly.

[brawndolicious]

looks like he'd rape the duck, not eat it.

[Ichirou]

That dude totally looks like an older FoC.

[brawndolicious]

I imagine him doing an foc smile and it sends chills.

[xnikki118x]

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looks like he'd rape the duck, not eat it.

He looks less creepy than Brian Peppers, though.

[brawndolicious]

as far as I know brian peppers did not bite off a living being's head.

[Yeti]

EVERYTHING looks less creepy than Brian Peppers.