I realize that this is completely stupid and dangerous and that I might have to murder somebody who tried it with my kid especially given the condition they were in at the time, but the kid part of me still thinks it would be pretty awesome and fun. The grandparents of a seven-year-old Florida girl …
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Master Criminals Of History
Here’s a bit of fun Saturday morning reading for you. 5 Supposedly Badass Criminals Caught in Embarrassing Ways The only ones I don’t remember ever hearing about are Robert Phillips and Joe Hunt, and Hunt is number 1 on the list for good reason. Astounding reason really, especially for a guy who is supposedly that …
Just Dropping In For Some Smokes
Until you ponder it for half a second, drilling a hole in the floor of the apartment above a store you want to rob might seem like a good idea. You can drop down, take what you want and then hoist yourself up again. No alarm, no suspicious breaking in or hiding in the store …
If You Ever Plan On Flying Again, You May Want To Skip This One
Um…uh…er…Wholly freakin crap! What text message could possibly be more important than safely landing a 220 seat airbus, Mr. Pilot? The problems aboard JQ57 began when the co-pilot, the first officer, switched off the autopilot on the 220-seat Airbus A320 to make preparations to land. Somewhere between 2500 feet and 2000 feet, the captain’s mobile …
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You Stupid, Stupid Kids!
Ug. Just…seriously. Say these kids are young all you want, but that’s no excuse. Us smart ones had this train shit nailed down at the exact moment mom and dad taught us about looking both ways for cars. The thought process went a little something like this: Oh damn, those things move fast. Ok, I’ll …
Does The K-E Stand For Killing Everyone?
I’ll admit it. I could stand to lose a few pounds. A few more than a few, to be completely honest. But if this is what I’d have to resort to to do it, I’ll happily remain my jolly, slightly doughy self. Brides-to-be looking to shed that final 10, 15 or 20 pounds in order …
How To Be Bad At Criminaling
This is exactly why you’re supposed to study *before* the test and not *during* it! An unidentified Milwaukee bank robber’s day started out well. He got into the bank, got some cash and started to make his escape. Things went downhill dramatically when he ran into the path of a couple of police officers, but …
Do Not Use Borat For Research
Ya know, in my old story about the blunder in the Croatian national anthem where an opera singer belted out a line about having a penis that was a mountain, I said that if something laughable happens during the singing of the national anthem, we should just laugh it off. Well, in the case of …
What’s The SMS Shorthand For Take A Long Walk Off A Short Pier?
Considering that my afternoon yesterday was highlighted by a distracted guy roaring out of a bank, ploughing into me, kicking me in the bad ankle and bending the hell out of my white cane as he fell on his face, it’s kind of funny that the first thing I see when I start looking for …
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She Must Like Me. She Let Me Meet Her Mom On Just Our Second Robbery
Believe it or not, John Jardini isn’t the first guy to try this particular pick-up trick. This sort of thing has happened before. At least twice, actually. Jardini allegedly took $60 from a girl he confronted on Brownsville Road and NoblesLane. She had just gotten off a bus and was waiting for her mother. After …
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