Retired Los Angeles County judge Brett C. Klein was censured and barred from presiding over future court cases after being accused by the Commission on Judicial Performance for abusing his authority, among other things. It seems that Judge Klein, while presiding over a class action lawsuit against a clothing store chain that resulted in the [...]
February 8, 2010
Helmet, Ca., police said that Gregory R. Denny dressed up as a U.S. Marshall, badge and gun and all, “arrested” a local woman, then eventually managed to escort and get her through security at San Diego airport (TSA? Hello? What’s up with that?), put her on a flight to the Philippines and “deport” her. Read More [...]
February 8, 2010
Barely 19″ off of the ground, an ATM at Whitchurch, Hants in the UK is the only 24hr machine in town. Read More (and See) @ Daily Telegraph »
February 8, 2010
Yeah, it’s only a Lego rifle (or, as I actually suspect, a Playmobil weapon), but dangit, these potential school mass murderers need to learn, when they say zero tolerance, they mean zero tolerance! I guess “common sense” wasn’t in the school administrator’s job description. Read More @ NY Daily News »
February 7, 2010
Police report nabbing a mall shoplifter who stuffed his pants full of 75 bottles of lotion from Bath & Body Works. It was easy — the man could barely move, let alone run. Then again, benefit of the doubt, maybe he just had really dry skin from the Massachusetts winter, which would explain why he [...]
February 7, 2010
First mumble incoherently. Then fumble. And for good measure, do a lot of bumbling around. Which is what a woman in Memphis, Tenn., employed as her MO when she tried to hold up credit unions (yes, plural) — and failed miserably to do so — on the same day. Maybe it’s some kind of on-the-job [...]
February 7, 2010
A 62-year-old Independence Township, Mich. man strapped a homemade rocket to his back while sledding. We’ve all watched The Road Runner, so we all know how this turns out. Except, apparently, for this genius. Read More @ The Washington Post »
December 6, 2009
Check out the pic. It looks like you’ll need to stand sideways to move around. Go to The Skinniest House in Britain »
November 22, 2009
9 tips from hiring managers. Read Insider Secrets to Getting Hired »
November 19, 2009
Timely article, must read. Read Be a Generous Holiday Tipper Without Overspending »
February 9, 2010