In England, When They Say Funds are Low, They Aren’t Kidding!
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 »
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9yo Busted for Sneaking In a 2″ Automatic Rifle to School
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 »
Shoplifter + 75 Bottles of Lotion in Pants = Still Not Slick Enough
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 [...]
How Not to Hold Up a Bank
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 [...]
Sledder Does a Wile E. Coyote
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 »
February 8, 2010