Like Taking Candy From A Baby, Or Dollars From A Moron

Kern County thieves make it easy for authorities Easy seems to be understating things a tad, but I’ll cut that headline some slack since I can’t come up with a word to describe something that’s easier than easy. Five brain surgeons decided to rob the building that once housed the Homestead restaurant in the hamlet …

Do Feel Free To Help Yourself To My Belongings, Mr. Shabbily Dressed Street Person Guy

Ahh the UK. If not for its existence, we might very well be out of business by now. Here come a couple recent examples of the endless comedically frightening material that the ass backward shithole provides us on an almost daily basis. At the HMP Wymott prison in Lancashire, staff are beingforced to address inmates …

You+Canadian Club+Computer = No

Now here’s an interesting idea. Google has added an experimental feature to Gmail that’s designed to try to stop you from sending drunken messages to people you really shouldn’t be sending drunken messages to. It’s calledMail Goggles,and it works likethis. When enabled, Mail Goggles kicks in at the time you specify (default is between 10 …

They Might Have Seen This Coming If They Could Have Seen Around The Test Subjects

From the truly groundbreaking research department comes a positively shocking piece of news. Seems that researchers from Cornell University have used the wonders of science to prove conclusively thatfat people tend to have different buffet habits than smaller folks. Among their findings were shocking revelations such as obese people sit an average of 16 feet …

I’m Sure It Means Well, But This Blows

Hurricane Katrina Returns To New Orleans To Apologize NEW ORLEANS—After a three-year absence spent wallowing in guilt for killing several hundred Louisiana residents and leaving the city in shambles, Hurricane Katrina returned to New Orleans Tuesday to beg the Crescent City for forgiveness, destroying everything in its path and killing hundreds.

The Judge Should Be Locked Up For His Recklessness Too

Ok, Steve’s Angry. Why?Here’s why. A story about fetching coffee for nuns kept a southern Ontario man out of jail yesterday for driving while suspended. Danilo Almendarez, 50, faced the usual penalty of a short stay in custody after admitting he got behind the wheel in March while serving a one-year ban for impaired driving. …

Get To Know Your Candidates…A Day Late

Carin just brought to my attention a boneheaded bit of election scheduling. I sent her a quick note to let her know that our local all candidates debatewill be on Rogers Television Tuesday October 7th at 7 PM.She’s got a better memory than I do and she kind of serves as my pocket organizer, so …

This Post Has Been Dropped Off Here Thanks To The Great State Of Nebraska

The number of children legally turned over to Nebraska hospitals thanks to the state’spoorly written safe haven lawhasjust risen by 9. The kids, dropped off by their father at the Creighton University Medical Center, range in age from 1 to 17. It’s not yet known why they were left there, but a news conference has …

Look Out, You Old Bag

Prop, a Japanese company, has invented a wearable airbag to protect elderly and disabled people from falls. The device, controlled by sensors, is capable of inflating in just one-tenth of a second when trouble is detected. the bag is designed to cushion the back of the head as well as the buttocks, which is great …