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The only reason why we're joking in the headline is that the dude is fine — he only dislocated his shoulder. His friends were able to rescue him without much struggle, even though we bet it was terrifying!!

A golfer, walking along like golfers do, disappeared into an 18 foot sinkhole while playing a round of golf with some buddies.

Just kidding! He actually saw an unusual depression in the course and decided it was worth his time to go check it out, just to see how awkward it would be to have to hit from! As soon as he stepped on it, that's when he fell!

Here's what he said:

Tags: fall, golfer, illinois, injury, scary, shoulder, sink hole

This is so effed up!

Breast cancer survivor Lisa Lindsay was arrested and jailed in Illinois for not paying a $280 medical bill that was

Tags: attorney general, breast cancer, citzens, debt collectors, illinois, judge, lisa madigan, medical bill, sad, stupid, tax payer

At least in Chi-Town!

Snoop Dogg's Chicago branch of the Snoop Youth Football League (SYFL), which he founded in 2004, owes some major bones! Tens of thousands of bones, actually.

One team, the Pilsen Jets, had to forfeit a playoff game this past weekend because they owe $22,000 for football pads, helmets and jerseys. If they would have played, their sponsor would have stripped them of their uniforms on the spot.

Obviously, parents aren't happy, with one saying:

“I don’t think it’s fair. I think it’s more humiliating for them to show up there and asked to take off the equipment, asked to take off your uniform right after the game.”

A young player can't help but feel slightly betrayed by the leagues founder, saying:

"Snoop, I thought he was going to do a better job at supporting these games and stuff."

Aww! That stinks, especially considering the Chicago division was just launched this past summer!

Snoop has yet to comment on the unfortunate situation, but we hope he figures out a way to get these kids the funding they need to keep playing!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: chicago, financial trouble, illinois, jerseys, kids, money, parents, players, snoop dogg, snoop youth football league, sponsors, support, youth football league

As if all the Faces of Meth weren't enough evidence to prove that methamphetamine destroys the human body, new research studying the effects of the drug on fruit flies sure does!

A recent experiment by scientists at the University of Illinois examined how meth can affect the entire body's molecular makeup and it ain't good!

The drug caused complete havoc on the fruit flies bodies, leading the researchers to determine:

"One could almost call meth a perfect storm toxin because it does so much damage to so many different tissues in the body."

Yuck! Why would ANYONE want to knowingly destroy their bodies like this?

Scientists discovered 34 CHANGES in the molecular processes of the fruit flies' cells including energy generation, sugar metabolism, sperm cell formation, cell structure, hormones, skeletal muscle and cardiac muscles.

The study also found that the drug causes cells to nourish themselves similarly to the manner in which cancer cells do! Instead of relying on oxygen to break down stored energy, the drug causes cells to instead rely on simple sugar.

We're getting queasy just writing about the disgusting damage done by crystal meth, how can anyone actually endure?

So "no" to drugs, kids!

Tags: cancer, crystal meth, disgusting, drugs, energy, illinois, metabolism, methamphetamine, researchers, study, yuck