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Return of the Teenage Flashmob: 14 Arrested in Massive Center City Brawl [Updated]
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 4/10/2013
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They're baaaack! Yesterday at 3:50 p.m., "100 to 200 young people were seen running near 15th and Chestnut Streets," as an enormous fight either spontaneously broke out, or was planned from the start. "At some point, bottles were thrown at police," a police officer noted. No need for Mayor Nutter to condemn the flash mob. We've got this video after all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXwCOcBjpbg
Update [3:50 p.m.]: Of the 14, 10 were young adults and four were juveniles. 11 were boys and three were girls. The kids' parents claim this was no flash mob, but "a sudden fight involving some girls," and that the suspects
School to Students: Stop Using That Damned Axe Body Spray
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 3/20/2013
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After a student had a severe allergic reaction to Axe body spray, Freedom High School in Bethlehem has asked all students to stop using the noxious deodorant altogether. The student, whose reaction the school says could be life threatening, appears to have been recently hospitalized. Come to think of it, schools might want to just go ahead and ban the stuff anyways, whether or not their students are becoming sick. The students--and their girlfriends--will thank them later. [AP]
Jezebel Is Surely Coming for This Temple Student
By Timothy Haas 12/04/2012
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Temple News columnist John Corrigan has come up with a unique way of breaking up with his girlfriend — discussing her menses on the internet:
Lying in bed Sunday morning, I’m awoken by sounds much louder than any alarm clock.
Despite stuffing my face with eggrolls mere hours earlier, I hear growling echoing from under the sheets. Lifting my head from the drool-stained pillow, I stare in the face of a lion’s roar.
The agony, the torture, the fading chances of satisfying my morning wood…no!
It’s back.
Before I can escape the comforter’s clutch, my girlfriend’s hand grabs my shoulder. The calendar failed me once
Atlantic City Cops Looking for Escaped 10-Year-Old Prisoner
By Nick Vadala 11/29/2012
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As far as prison breaks go, they start 'em young in Jersey. Atlantic City police are on the hunt for a 10-year-old prisoner who busted out of the city's juvenile detention center yesterday. The boy, who reportedly stands at 5-foot-7-inches and 140 pounds, was being held on robbery charges. So far, attempts to lure him back in with Mountain Dew and unlimited X-Box time have been unsuccessful. [CBS Philly]
