On the Blue Jays radio broadcast today, Jerry told the story of what I think may be the first instance of people naming their kid after a place or thing without it sounding completely absurd. As he tells it, a couple of Baltimore Orioles fans were having a baby. As it happens, their last name …
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It’s A Smallwood After All
When your name is Ryan Christopher Smallwood, you’d think that the last conversation you would want to get involved in would be one about your…well…wood. In this case, you would be wrong. At about 1 a.m., a Rock Hill police officer working overtime at the Waffle House on South Anderson Road noticed Ryan Christopher Smallwood, …
He Still Could’ve Been Better
This one’s kind of funny. A Manassas City principal resigned and has lost his teaching license after officials alleged that he falsified most of his educational credentials, presenting himself as having college degrees he did not and slipping through school system vetting procedures. His name? Robin Toogood.
Not The Best Last Name To Get Stuck With If You’re Trying To Be A Dentist
I have no opinion one way or the other on whether or not this dentist is or is not a gold thief. But he is a dentist and his name is Randall Toothaker, which amuses me.
Where A Lack Of Taste And Sanity Is The Difference
Not only is this a rare do it yourself story involving a possible crazy woman, but I want you to read this snip and take note of where it took place. According to police, Dick’s staff called 911 around 5:30 p.m. to report a woman harassing customers and refusing to leave the property. The woman …
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Cell Phones On My Bed Sheets Make Me Toasty
The story of the teenaged girl’s cell phone burning a hole in her bed while she slept has been all over the news the last few days, but for some reason, nobody has bothered to point out or perhaps even notice the little bit of humour in it…so allow me. The main character in this …
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Let’s Go Rogering
Usually when a story about some pervert taking upskirt photos of women in public places comes up, it’s creepy and gross, but generally not all that interesting. It’s pretty much always a hidden bathroom camera or one of those snazzy mini cams in a shoe, some charges and the world mostly moving on. But not …
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Smoke
Police believe they’ve caught the fellow who started California’s latest wildfire. His name is Freddie Alexander Smoke III. Bonus: They say the fire was caused by exhaust from the truck he was using to deliver supplies to an illegal marijuana farm.
Happy 25th Birthday, News Of The Weird!
If you read this blog and actually like it, first of all why, but more importantly, you owe a bit of a thank you to a fellow by the name of Chuck Shepherd. If not for him and his News of the Weird column, I and to an extent Carin may not have the sorts …
What Are The Chances?
Ro tipped me off to this story yesterday (Look at me, remembering to credit people twice in a row!), and said she’d never heard of something like it happening before. I know I have, and I’m pretty sure at least one case of it is on the site somewhere. Carin,this is the part where I …