Driving Lesson: He Shouldn’t Have Been Driving There, What A Tough Lesson.

What is this, show all the stories that could make me shake my head day? I know that sounds dumb considering the stuff we post up here, but come on. I know lots of parents have shown their kids how to drive long before they’re 16. Kids drive tractors and trucks and stuff in fields …

The Brightest Light Came From The Fireball

Note to everyone, courtesy of an unnamed fellow in Colorado Springs. If you’re going to clean your natural gas fireplace, especially if you’re going to clean it with an aerosol, make sure it isn’t lit first. If it is still lit and you spray aerosol stuff up there, a big fireball just might shoot out …

Identity Crisis

What’s with all these people giving bad false names? First up, we have Jonothan Ray Gonsalez, who used the name Timothy Michael Koop Jr instead of his own. The problem was that man was wanted too. I guess he only had one warrant, whereas Gonsalez had 3, but still, one warrant will take you to …

I’m Sure It Had Lots Of Sauce

There’s a little story that staff at Hudson, Michigan will be embarrassed about for a while. A woman at a stop light noticed something odd about what was going on inside a city vehicle. There was Steve Hartsel, the city manager, but he appeared to be masturbating, and exposing himself to her. When she called …

Crying Wolf Makes Others Snarl

As technology evolves, the means to communicate with each other become increasingly sophisticated. But will these means ever be sufficient to breach the gaps between us? Or will they only serve to pull us further apart? Outer Limits, Season 2, episode 10. Excuse me if what I’m about to write doesn’t make any sense. But …

Apparently, We’re All Spaced Out!

Well, almost four years ago, I asked the question two spaces or one after a period? It appears that today I got my answer. According to this Slate article, the consensus is one space, goddamn it, and stop with the two spaces already! At least I have an explanation. I guess two spaces were needed …

If You Had Dreams For These Kids, They Died Today.

Let’s start with a soundtrack,shall we? Ok, picture this. You’re a kid, about 12 years old. You notice a blue cube on top of a filing cabinet in a classroom. What do you think you should do? If you respond by saying nibble on it, you’re not alone, and you’re also very very dumb. It …