Your Local Emergency Room Wishes You A Happy Gun Appreciation Day

January 19th was the first ever Gun Appreciation Day in America. Yes, Gun Appreciation Day is exactly what it sounds like. Right wing groups getting together to organize a celebration of firearms in response to the renewed push for gun control laws. I don’t want to go off on a big gun control rant or …

How We All Intend To Laugh At Bill Cook’s Sad Robbery Attempt

I’ve learned a lot from all the crime documentaries I watch. For instance, I know that when the goal is a successful robbery, having a detailed plan can be a big help. I’ve also learned a lot from all the people I write about here. For instance, I know that if you do have a …

How To Cab A Blind Guy And A Simple Request For Kitchener’s Cab Companies

James, AKA the guy who makes sure the server this thing sits on stays alive so it can keep sitting on it, has put together a handy dandy guide for cab drivers that explains what and what not to do when you’re driving a blind person around. A lot of this stuff is obvious, or …

How Do You Say The French Teacher Is Showing Us His Shween Online In French?

Here’s a strange one. Yes, I’m aware that covers about 87% of everything that finds its way here. I just needed a way to start this, and that was the best I had. Anyway… A 43-year-old high school French teacher from LaSalle, Quebec has lost his job after pleading guilty to charges that he lured …

The Wrong Kind Of Accessibility Advocate

In his current form, Matt Wozenilek is the exact kind of person the accessibility movement doesn’t need. I thought so when I first heard is name a few years ago, and I think so now. Have a look at the story and accompanying video here and see if you see what I see. What I …

Bacon Apple Pie: Because There’s Nothing That Somebody Won’t Try To Ruin

I can’t remember if I’ve asked this here or just on Twitter, but I’d love for somebody to please explain to me the fascination with adding bacon to everything. And I’m sorry, but “because it’s bacon and bacon is awesome” isn’t good enough to fly. I like bacon. I had some today. It is, in …

What People Named Their Kids In 2012, And Happy 10th Birthday, Saddam SARS

I need to stop getting so worked up about what people name their children. But…but…I just can’t do it. Here are a couple of particularly infuriating nuggets from BabyCenter’s top names of 2012 press release. iBabies The smart phone may just be the best parenting tool since diapers, and some moms and dads are paying …

No Parking, Even If You’re An Ambulance!

Whatever went down here, I’d say everyone in the area should avoid this Quicky’s Convenience store in New Orleans. The description of things they do on a regular basis sound pretty scummy. But where they got burned was when one of their employees applied an immobilizing boot to an ambulance while EMT’s were inside trying …

I’d Like To Report Some Stolen Stolen Goods…

Oh wow. I read about this, and my brain melted. Then I showed Steve and his brain melted. So it needs a spot up here. This was not Mauricio Fierro’s best day at all. He decided to rob a pharmacy. But when he came back out with his stolen cash, he discovered someone had stolen …

11 Real And Unfortunate Product Translations

Emails full of fake, funny product name translations go around all the time, but since these ones are from Mental Floss, I trust they’re the real deal. Mmmm, Fart Bar! And you’ll never think about pushing your Siri button the same way again, will you? Credit where it’s due though, I do remember the tender …