If You Can’t Beat ’em, Join ’em

Since I spend so much time making fun of the stupid things other people do, it’s only fair that I point out my own when they happen, and I think one just did. Remember that email problem I posted about the other day? It’s been fixed because I’m smart, but from the looks of it …

Why Stealing Is Wrong, And Why Tobacco Might Not Be

A 26-year-old man’s first mistake was allegedly stealing a tractor-trailer rig that had been left unattended with the engine running, police say. His second blunder was mistaking the truck driver’s tobacco-spit cup for something refreshing, and taking a swig. The tale of alleged instant justice had its roots earlier Monday, the report said, when the …

More Warnings

Nick’s best friend -666 posted these on the comment boards a little while ago. They’re great. A label on a baby stroller warns: “Remove child before foldingA brass fishing lure with a three-pronged hook on the end warns: “Harmful if swallowedA household iron warns users: “Never iron clothes while they are being worn”A label on …

I Look Forward To These Every Year

Toilet brush wins wacky bowl Michigan anti-lawsuit group gives out “awards” for wackiest warning labels on products. A toilet brush with a tag that says “Do not use for personal hygiene” has taken top prize for the wackiest consumer warning label of the year, according to an anti-lawsuit group. The Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch, M-LAW, …

Criminal Mastermind At Work

I turned on the radio this morning just in time to hear one of those things that makes me want to shut everything off and crawl back into bed for the rest of my life. It seems that a super genius in the city of Kitchener was caught downloading child pornography and charged with possession. …

Where Do They Find These People?

I just read the following story over on CNET and something about it stuck out at me enough that I felt the need to post it here along with my comments, since I think that somewhere along the line, somebody with a functioning brain needs to weigh in on it and point out how time …