A 45-year-old man from New Westminster, British Columbia lost control of the van he was driving Friday night, crashing through a concrete median and going over an embankment before coming to rest at the edge of a cliff about 30 metres above get this,Wreck Beach. I know it’s not the name of a person like …
Author Archives: Steve Wettlaufer
I Just Called To Say I’m Thirsty
I think we’re getting into SMS tea kettle territory with this one. A group of postgraduate students from New York University has developed a service [presumably for people who are too stupid to figure things like this out on their own] that will enable plants that are either too wet or too dry to phone …
Another Name In The News
This is the best one of these yet, and by an extremely wide margin at that. Arrested on Tuesday and charged with public indecency after exposing himself and touching an undercover police officer in a local park is 90-year-oldLeonard G. Dickman. I’m not sure if that can ever be topped, but I’ll try.
>I’m Weak In the Fleece For You?
>I want you all to try to listen to this song and tell me whether or not you think Serena Ryder sounds like a sheep. “Would you mind if I got drunk and said I want to take you home to baaaaaaahed?”
Helping You Feel Better About Yourself
I’ve seen me some stupid people on Family Feud before, but I don’t remember anything that comes close to toppingthese guys. What I can’t figure out is how they made it to Fast Money. that means they had to have won, which seems impossible. And if they won, that means that the people they beat …
>Are You There God? It’s Me, The Law
>Back in October 2005, I posted a story about a Romanian prison inmate whofiled suit against God,claiming that the lord took bribes, didn’t help him in his time of need, and was in many other ways pretty much a no good scumbag. Well, after almost 2 years, there’s finally an update. Prosecutors in Timisoara, where …
That Explains A Lot
A growing number of complete fucking dorks are paying big money to consultants to help them come up with names for their children. But as stupid as this is, at least it offers some explanation for how we wind up with dumbshits trying to name innocent infants who have never done a bad thing to …
Chris Benoit
Carin told me I should write something about the Chris Benoit situation. She’s right and I was planning on it, but even though you’re reading what I’ve come up with, I really have no idea what to say. I don’t even know what to think at this point. I’m reading what comes out just like …
Speaking Of Running Gags
Here’s one from the You Named That Kid What? Files. Pat and Sheena Wheaton said they decided to name their new baby “4real” shortly after having an ultrasound and being struck by the reality of his impending arrival. “For most of us, when we try to figure out what our names mean, we have to …
A New Trend To Follow
I don’t know if anybody else has picked up on this or not, but I’ve been noticing something odd about the news lately. Over the last few weeks, there has been an unusually high number of stories dealing with people whose names somehow relate to the situation that caused them to make headlines in the …
