Some of you might remember thestory of Pat Dykstra,the woman who called 911 from behind the wheel of her car to report that she was too drunk to drive. Well, strange as it sounds, and to me it sounds quite strange because I can’t remember 1 case of this in my lifetime let alone 2 …
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And Like Magic, Everybody Looks Dumb
We have an update on the wizard supply teacher, this one even more disconcerting than the first story, but for different reasons. The first story said Jim Piculas was fired for wizardry. Now this story claims there’s more, and I can understand some of it being somewhat more serious. I’m still not sure if immediate …
Up The Creek, Even With A Paddle
I’m sure most of you reading these words already know this, but for the benefit of everybody else, here’s a helpful tip from your friends at Vomit Comet World HQ. If your plan is to get drunk with some friends and then take a stolen canoe out for a joyride, it’s a good idea to …
I Hope These Kids Aren’t Home Schooled
How this woman’s children have lived to be 16 and 21 and how she made it all the way to 43 are a complete mystery to me, but it’s another example of my long held belief thatyou can’t kill the truly stupid. Woman Hurt Stepping Out of Moving Car According to the Saline County Sheriff’s …
I’m Not Sure What’s Weirder, The Actions Or The Reporting Of The Actions
I’m having one of those there has to be more to the story moments here. By all accounts, Matthew Evans was a pretty bright kid. Good grades, involved in lots of different activities, well liked by those around him. So it makes no sense that the following line would appear in an article about him. …
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Lessons You Shouldn’t Need To Learn
Bonnie Ashley says she wasn’t dumb, she was desperate when she got married 11 times, each ending in divorce, and the last three marriages/divorces were with the same man. But I can’t help but disagree with her. Let’s look at a few choice quotes from the desperate woman herself. “I was desperate, not dumb,” Ashley …
Touch Gloves, And Come Out Ready To Defend Yourself
We established long ago thatpunching out a jury member during your trialis a bad idea, and now, thanks to William Lehman, we can tell you thatlaying a whoopin’ on your public defender in open court with everybody watchingisn’t a good idea either. In fact, it’s such a bad idea that doing so could see you …
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You Win…A Criminal Record!
Ok, if you forge a lottery ticket, and you can’t get it to scan at the lottery machine at the gas station where you work, accept that you did a bad job at forging it. Don’t march it down to the Lottery Commission to file a claim. If you do, you’ll probably end up screwed, …
A Prickly Situation
Why, oh why, oh why, would you run from police by rolling through cactus? Oh the pain! The pain! Surely, an arrest couldn’t be that bad! I guess the reason why he did it was stated in the article. “I am so stupid…” Yes, yes you are.
I Couldn’t Come Up With Things This Stupid If They Paid Me
It’s amazing. Just when you start thinking that maybe the folks at the RIAA might be growing a clue, something like this hits the news. According to RIAA technology head David Hughes, digital rights management software is not dead, and even though the trend now is to sell regular mp3’s that people can use when, …
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