Man's Happy Dance After Last Alimony Payment Is A Thing Of Beauty

What's a guy to do after he's made his very last alimony payment at the bank? If you're Memphis divorcé Ed Smith, you get down with your bad self and start break-dancing right there on the bank floor.

In a video that's drawn more than 416,000 views since it was posted late last month, the 52-year-old bursts out in song while waiting to pay off the very last of his $10,000 alimony obligation at a local Bank of America branch.

“Thank you, Jesus! I’m free at last, free at last!” Smith exclaims before his dancing begins. While his moonwalk technique may be questionable, his energy is totally infectious.

"Woo! I'm done," the giddy insurance agent shouts mid-dance. "I'm break-dancing, baby! $10,000. Michael Jackson! Woo!"

Smith, who posted the video to YouTube himself, told the New York Daily News he agreed to pay his ex-wife $825 a month for a year since she wasn't working when they split. They'd been together 12 years and had no children.

Smith said that working 60-hours a week to make those monthly installments was a "real struggle," but that ultimately, it taught him a lot about personal savings. He even called his ex-wife to thank her for teaching him the lessons.

"I said I know now that I can save $10,000 a year and maybe more," he said. "In this country we don't save our money. I should have been a millionaire by now and it's my fault."

Smith has a little ways to go until he's completely off the hook, though. According to the Daily News, he's still obligated to pay his ex-wife's utilities, phone and cable for another month and her car and insurance for another year.

Here's hoping his last obligated visit to the bank includes an equally hilarious song and dance.

Keep on keepin' on, Ed.

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Burglar Mainly Stealing Women's Underwear In Alaskan Town

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — An underwear bandit is actively stealing women's undergarments in Kodiak, Alaska.

Alaska State Troopers say there's been a rash of burglaries reported lately. People have returned to their homes to find items — mostly women's underwear — missing.

Fisherman Hannah Clark tells Kodiak radio station KMXT (http://is.gd/jB49hx) that she began noticing items had been moved around in her home when she returned from fishing trips last summer. But she didn't connect those incidents to her missing underwear until she heard the news Wednesday.

Clark says she can't believe "there's an actual underwear bandit."

Clark jokes at least the thief has good taste after taking her recent $150 shipment from Victoria's Secret.

Troopers refuse to release details since it's an ongoing investigation. But they remind people to lock their homes.

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India Doctor Arrested, Denies Role in Women Deaths

The doctor who conducted sterilization procedures after which 13 women died in central India was arrested, but insisted he didn't do anything wrong — even though he said he used to perform up to 10 times more surgeries a day than allowed.Dr. R.K. Gupta, who had been hiding since Saturday's operations, was arrested at a relative's home near Bilaspur city late Wednesday, said Dr. S.K. Mandal, the chief medical officer of Chhattisgarh state.Gupta denied responsibility for the deaths and blamed medication given to the women after the surgeries.A total of 83 women had the surgeries as part of a free government-run mass sterilization campaign and were sent home that evening. But dozens became ill and were rushed in ambulances to private hospitals in Bilaspur.Mandal said at least 13 women died and dozens more were hospitalized, including at least 16 who are fighting for their lives.Gupta had performed the 83 surgeries in six hours — a clear breach of government protocol, which prohibits surgeons from performing more than 30 sterilizations in a day, Mandal said. He said investigators were also trying to determine whether the women, all of them poor villagers, had been given tainted medicines."I am not guilty. I have been performing surgeries for a long time and there has never been any problem," Gupta told reporters in Bilaspur around the time of his arrest."I have a history of completing up to 200-300 surgeries in one day," he said. "There are no written guidelines, but what we have been told verbally is that we shouldn't perform more than 30 operations in a day."He said the patients began throwing up and complaining of dizziness and weakness after they were given medication following the operations.Gupta has been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, local Inspector General of Police Pawan Dev told the Press Trust of India news agency. If found guilty he would face a maximum punishment of life in prison.Experts say the deaths are the result of a lack of medical oversight and because of sterilization targets set by the Indian government as part of its efforts to stabilize the country's booming population.In the 1970s, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed a policy of forcibly sterilizing men who had already fathered two children. Opponents said the program targeted unmarried and poor men, with doctors given bonuses for operating on low-income patients.India's government said it stopped setting targets for sterilizing women in the 1990s. But doctors and human rights workers have alleged for years that targets exist, which would lead to inevitable coercion in villages where most people have limited access to education and health care.Mandal said earlier that Gupta was likely under pressure to achieve his district's target of about 15,000 sterilizations.In January, Gupta was feted by the state government for performing 50,000 laparoscopic tubectomies.Sterilizations continue to be the most popular method of birth control in India, with many women opting for them because a one-time operation can help them take charge of their fertility.But incentives and government quotas cause doctors to pressure patients into surgery rather than advising them on other contraception options.You are using an outdated version of Internet Explorer. Please click here to upgrade your browser in order to comment.
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This Sleeping Bulldog Puppy Is Having The Sweetest Of Dreams

What do little bundles of puppy perfection dream about?
Well, we may never know, but with the help of this video of a bulldog puppy sleeping, we can only imagine the ridiculously adorable things they must be thinking about.
Watch the little one twitch in his sleep, probably dreaming about chowing down on his kibbles or chasing butterflies.
Whatever he's thinking about, we're totally cool with. It produces the cutest results.
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NTSB Reveals How Virgin Galactic Spacecraft Pilot Survived Crash

More ABC US news | ABC Health News Copy Federal investigators today revealed that one of the two pilots of the Virgin Galactic crash last month was able to survive the ordeal because he was still strapped in his seat as the plane broke apart in midair but was able to free himself.

The pilot, Peter Siebold, told investigators he somehow unbuckled himself from his seat as he plunged toward Earth in SpaceShipTwo, the National Transportation Safety Board said today. His parachute deployed automatically. Co-pilot Michael Alsbury was found dead in the wreckage in the Mojave Desert, still strapped into his seat.

The rocket plane, which is part of a program that will take passengers into space, had just broken the sound barrier and was 10 miles high when it broke up during the Oct. 31 test flight. The incident occurred just when the craft was being dropped from the WhiteKnightTwo, the mother ship.

"According to the pilot, he was unaware that the feather system had been unlocked early by the co-pilot," the NTSB said today. "His description of the vehicle motion was consistent with other data sources in the investigation. He stated that he was extracted from the vehicle as a result of the breakup sequence and unbuckled from his seat at some point before the parachute deployed automatically."

Investigators have said that the copilot had unlocked the craft's movable tail, and that likely led to the breakup of the aircraft. It's unknown why the tail deployed early.

It could be a year before federal investigators have any answers about what caused the Virgin Galactic spacecraft to crash, but that won’t apparently stop the company from pursuing its space tourism ventures.

Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson vowed earlier this month that the crash would not be the end of the company's effort, and said that by finding out what caused the disaster they would "honor the bravery" of the pilots.

PHOTO: Peter Siebold, the Director of Flight Operations at Scaled Composites, is seen in this undated file photo."We are determined to honor the bravery of the pilots and the teams here by learning from this tragedy," Branson said. "Only then can we move forward, united behind a collective desire to push the boundaries of human endeavor."

Though the company "fell short" when the rocket broke apart, Branson said his team would learn from the crash and "push on."

"In testing the boundaries of human capabilities and technologies, we are standing on the shoulders of giants," he said. "Yesterday, we fell short."

PHOTO: Billionaire Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson vows to find out what caused the crash of his prototype space tourism rocket that killed one crew member and injured another during a news conference in Mojave, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014.The prospects for commercial space travel should not be dismissed because of the incident Friday, he said, comparing it to commercial air travel.

"In the early days of aviation, there were incidents and then aviation became very safe," he said. "In the early days of commercial space travel, there have been incidents and then we hope that one day, the test pilots will enable people to be able to go to space safely and that is our wish and desire."

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'The League,' Season 6, Episode 11 Recap: EBDBBnB

Andre and Russell's wine bar, Menage a Cinq, is officially open for business and as such, the two have embarked on the best marketing campaign they could think of: vlogs! We're fortunate enough to get a glimpse of episode #34 and it DOES NOT disappoint. There are excessively long hashtags, crude sexual references, and a boatload of awkwardness. Not going to lie, this is a wine bar I'd visit.

Ruxin actually makes an appearance in this week's episode (Is it annoyingly noticeable to anyone else when he's not around? Anyone? Bueller?). He's awfully irritated by an unknown coworker who apparently decided it was a great idea to brush their teeth in the company bathroom and then leave said toothbrush on the toilet paper dispenser. I totally agree with Ruxin in regards to how freaking weird this is... that's totally unsanitary. The next day, the toothbrush is gone but the remnants left over still irritate Ruxin when he enters the bathroom to pee again. This time around, even more weirdness ensues -- not involving the toothbrush -- when his coworker Chaps enters the bathroom and begins taking a crap right next to Ruxin. Absolutely disgusted, Ruxin leaves in a huff and goes to Bethesda's office to complain. Again, agreed with Ruxin. Peeing in front of someone is one thing, but doing the number two? COME ON. Have you NO shame?? Anyway, Bethesda thinks nothing of the crapping adjacency and scolds Ruxin for not working on his deposition. Typical.
After a trip to the doctor, Pete thinks he may have a gluten allergy and Kevin and Taco are quick to point out that now he and Andre are matching! Because Andre is a huge creep and takes any excuse to bond waaaaaay too far, Pete attempts to keep the gluten allergy thing under wraps. All seems to be going fine until Andre brings his decanters over to the MacArthur household because he needs help deciding which one would be best for the Menage a Cinq centerpieces. Amidst a slew of sexual jokes involving the decanters looking like butt plugs, Pete sneaks away to the kitchen to replenish his gluten free beer undetected. Unfortunately, Andre catches him and insists they become "GFFs." As the prospective bonding seems to be taking full effect -- solely on Andre's part -- Kevin intervenes and says that the gluten free beer is his father-in-law's, not Pete's.
Taco has put some of his EBDb money to good use and finally bought a house in the "slumburbs," courtesy of Jenny and her realty skills. However, he's bought the house for a much different purpose than initially intended. Touted the "EBDBBNB," Taco turns the house into a bed-and-breakfast for his eskimo brothers (and others) and essentially makes it a brothel, though he vehemently denies that it is one. In an AMAZING musical video, Taco shows off his new bed-and-breakfast and the gang watches in awe. Taco encourages his friends to join him over the weekend and watch the game at the EBDBBNB's opening. This upsets Andre, who's already asked everyone to come to Menage a Cinq. Let the games begin -- literally and figuratively.

Determined to catch Chaps as the "toothbrush bandit," Ruxin follows Chaps into the bathroom and catches him redhanded... with an insulin pen. The failed bust leads to another meeting in Bethesda's office with both Ruxin and Chaps. Ruxin's forced to eat a big ol' bowl of crow when, yet again, no one seems to think it's weird that there is no divider between the toilet and the urinal so he has to apologize to Chaps for his behavior/accusations. I stand by my earlier statements. It's still gross.
Kevin catches Jenny attempting to do laundry and thwarts her efforts to wash his lucky jersey, which he removes from the basket and immediately puts on. In the same minute, Taco walks in the house and starts moving boxes because he's moving all his stuff out of the MacArthur's house. You can almost see the internal dancing happening in Kevin and Jenny's minds. Praise the lucky jersey.
Still not pleased with Taco's takeover of game day on Sunday, Andre confronts him. In doing so, Andre runs into Marshawn Lynch, a new friend of Taco and apparent big fan of the EBDBBNB. Andre attempts to bond with Lynch and it fails miserably. Lynch leaves in his Mercedes, but not before telling Taco he'll "holla" at him. Taco and Andre agree to split the day and Andre is pleased.
The gang heads over to Menage a Cinq and Andre attempts to put them all in a bread coma. Pete, who's not supposed to eat gluten, gets pressured into eating an entire bowl of bread pudding and proceeds to vomit all over Kevin. His good luck jersey is clearly not lucky because outside of the vomit, Kevin also loses the game and ends up not making it to the playoffs. It's off to the Sacko for him. As game day continues at the EBDBBNB, Sofia makes her "world famous chorizo" for the gang. Unfortunately, she ends up unintentionally using Taco's lambskin condoms as the chorizo casing (NOTE: How the hell this could EVER happen, I will never know but... disbelief will suspended regardless). Once the gang realizes the mistake, they predictably spit out the condom chorizo. FOREVER UNCLEAN.

At Ruxin's office the next day, he's still trying to brush the condom chorizo out of his mouth, to no avail. Mid-brush, Ruxin gets the urge to poop and he makes moves for the toilet. As he begins, Bethesda catches him and calls him a hypocrite for brushing and pooping when he's been complaining about someone else doing the same thing for days. Moments later, Bethesda pulls out his toothbrush as he pees, indicating he's the real "toothbrush bandit." Ruxin's stomach gurgles and as he poops, he and Bethesda yell "AHHHHHH" in unison while maintaining eye contact. The whole encounter makes me wildly uncomfortable. Alas, another glorious episode of inappropriateness is over. Until next week, dear friends...
THINGS TO NOTE:
Andre's hashtag shirt.
"Stop with the gluten shit, Yeast Mode."
Banana Bottom Boys.
"I want to hold hands with you and walk into bakeries and tell everyone that what they're putting into their bodies is poison."
Grain brains.
"Andre, move your butt plugs out of the way."
"And if you're not having sex, put the DISTURB sign on the door and someone will be right in to fix that for you."
"Ice and lube in 302 please!"
"Jenny, you're the oldest lesbian I know."
Condom chorizo.
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13 Ultra-Creepy Books To Avoid Before Bedtime, Read If You Dare

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1. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
Let's kick off this list with the trilogy of books I've revisited most in my life, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark . Sadly, these books have been re-released without the original illustrations by Stephen Gammell, but enough copies of this edition existed that you can still regularly find them in used book shops, and don't compromise: it's those illustrations that make these stories come alive. These books kept me up when I was eight years old, and still do now,. The best tale by far, "Maybe You Will Remember," is featured in the third volume. Based on the reportedly true story of a hotel covering up an outbreak of the plague by hiding a body and lying to the deceased's relative, I was especially enamored of the endnotes which explained the "facts" behind the story and made the whole volume seem verifiable and plausible. I like an element of truth to my horror.

2.  The Orange Eats Creeps by Grace Krilanovich
This book is an onslaught of vivid imagery and ambivalent, yearning horror. I lose the details of plot rather easily, but remember the way a book made me feel. The Orange Eats Creeps haunts me with a manic, trapped feeling, crushed and frantic. Like a hawk stuck in a canary cage. My mind still fixes on the image of a young woman sleeping on the floor of a convenience store, enough so that I can't rediscover her in a nightmare, but am instead stuck awake and dreaming of her.

3.  Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl
Let's take a moment to acknowledge what a sick lunatic Roald Dahl was. Let's put aside, for a moment, the fact that he was a horribly mean person: insulting and bullying those nearest and dearest to him. Forget even the children's books despite their genius ability to pull out that wicked streak and imbue it with delight and moral import. Instead, let's imagine that Dahl had been delivered his due as a master of the macabre in adult literature. I dare you to pick up this collection and begin reading, "Man from the South," and dream of putting the book down before finishing it.

4. Strange Piece of Paradise by Terri Jentz
Say you decide to bike across the country one summer with your college roommate and, one night, while camping, a pick-up truck levels your tent (with you in it), and then the driver gets out and attacks you and your roommate with an axe. Miraculously, you both survive, but no one is ever arrested or tried for this horrific crime. You go on with your life and fifteen years later you decide to look for an answer. When you return to the scene of the crime, everyone in the small town knows who it is that did it, and the fear of this criminal is only trumped by the terror at everyone who stood by and allowed it to happen.

5. Hell: A Novel by Kathryn Davis
Holy god, this masterpiece needs more people talking about it. Three homes exist in the same house simultaneously, each one haunting the other two equally. The dog of a 1950s house barks in the ears of the figures in a dollhouse. A young anorexic girl wonders why the community is blaming the stand-off-ish neighbor for the murder of her friend, while, in another era, an expert on domesticity tried to forget her daughter wasting away in the next room. This book pushes the limits of narrative layering to such an extreme it can be hard to parse which story a sentence or even clause is adding to, but it's this compounding that makes the story such an eerie amalgam.

6. The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
I know. You were forced to read it twelve times between high school and college, and that's a shame because you analyzed it to death, but take a break and revisit it, perhaps especially after you've had a crisis where you wonder how much of your misery is of your own making and how much is the world working against you. Then, return to that attic room and take a peek behind the wallpaper again.

7. The Universe in Miniature in Miniature by Patrick Somerville
I'm including this book mostly for the final novella in this collection, "The Machine of Understanding Other People." It is both my sincerest hope and greatest fear that I might truly understand others consistently and well, and this story serves up a helmet that allows the person wearing it to do just that. It's a story with an immense amount of heart and warmth, but also a paralyzing sadness that pulls me back to consider its implications regularly.

8. Let the Right One In: A Novel  by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Please don't bother with the movies -- Swedish or English. Read the book. It is so much fuller and smarter and more vividly told. You're allowed more fear and imagination and beauty and grief. I can be less keen on stories centering around solidly fantastic beings and creatures, like zombies or vampires or mummies, but the humanity is so plain and affecting here, even skeptics will get invested.

9. Magic for Beginners Publisher: Mariner Books by Kelly Link
Link's story "Stone Animals" is one of the scariest I've ever read ever. Ever. Someone make a movie of "Stone Animals." Do it, and do it right, please. In a gentle and evenly paced way, show how every detail of one's wildest dreams can come true and then fossilize before your very eyes. Take all the Technicolor away, and show the world in its greyed out mourning.

10. Nylund, the Sarcophager by Joyelle McSweeney
Is there anything better than a detective haunted by his own demons as he investigates a case? McSweeney dresses up this story to the nines with language thicker than poetry and philosophy that cuts much deeper than the surfaces the protagonist is focused on in this exquisite noir: "The Grandson walks a beat before, and as he passes under the brainpan of each streetlamp his silver hair lights like a fuse or like a pyramid of powder like a roomful of gas going up. They work down the long street: whump, whump, whump."  

11. The Museum of Dr. Moses: Tales of Mystery and Suspense by Joyce Carol Oates
Are you the type that was floored by "Where are you Going, Where Have you Been?" a long while ago and you've been looking for that perfect balance of muted horror from her ever since? You're in luck, there's a collection just of her most mysterious and suspenseful stories. Who knew a random stranger saying hello could be so terrifying? Or that it would be so hard to prove your morals when trying to navigate the mind games of your junky son? I haven't read much Oates, but this book made me think I may be making a big mistake.

12. Something in the Potato Room by Heather Cousins
A poetry book that keeps you awake: now that's something! But what is the "Something" in the Potato Room? You'll find out, but that won't be the end of it. The book thrums, like a steady pulse, a shadow behind every heartbeat.  

13. One D.O.A., One on the Way: A Novel (Hardcover) By Mary Robison
If I were putting together one of those invite-any-five-living-people-to-dinner parties, I wouldn't invite Mary Robison because she most certainly would be sharper and wittier and prettier than me, and I'd end up in the kitchen, shedding tears into the dishwater while I listened to the other guests lose it with laughter. I love all of Robinson's work , but this one has the sinister feel of staring at the writing on the wall and living with the threat of that impending doom. Can we all agree that anticipating a catastrophe is far worse than the catastrophe itself? Try going to sleep while waiting for that other shoe to drop.

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