cycle 081216
SpiegelOnline.com continues its Weird Europe series of countries' Christmas icons with Italy's La Befana, the ugly ol' witch who keeps track of who's naughty (and in one version is rather Stephen-King-like in the way she does it). Spiegel Online
A South Korean mother and father were fined the equivalent of $60,000 for failing to bring up their 18-yr-old son properly, in that he's a rapist. BBC News
Arrested in Madison, Ind., for hitting a guy with a hammer: Mr. Jamel Nails, 29. Madison Courier
Recurring Theme: If ya find a bomb, ya really have to leave it where it lies and go report it (but two small-town Oregon cops thought the thing to do was bring it inside and call the bomb unit, and one of those cops is no longer with us). Associated Press via Houston Chronicle
Police say two armed men were arrested in Plant City, Fla., after breaking into a home early Sunday morning and, when confronted, one held a knife to the resident's neck and demanded . . an egg-beater. [That's all. Really. Check it out.] Tampa Tribune
Gregory Pike had to go to court in San Francisco on a dope-possession charge, and since he's the guy famous on the Internet for the "Dog Cat and Rat" video, and since he didn't know anyone to look after his little fellas, he was allowed to bring them into the courtroom (whereupon they reflexively formed their tower right there, i.e., rat sits on the tabby, which is sitting on the Rott-Lab dog). San Francisco Chronicle
Today's Newsrangers: Sandy Pearlman, David Melcher, Bryce Jackson, Ginger Katz, and Ed Chebret, and a thanks to a host of contributors of the Mexican kidnaping
A South Korean mother and father were fined the equivalent of $60,000 for failing to bring up their 18-yr-old son properly, in that he's a rapist. BBC News
Arrested in Madison, Ind., for hitting a guy with a hammer: Mr. Jamel Nails, 29. Madison Courier
Recurring Theme: If ya find a bomb, ya really have to leave it where it lies and go report it (but two small-town Oregon cops thought the thing to do was bring it inside and call the bomb unit, and one of those cops is no longer with us). Associated Press via Houston Chronicle
Police say two armed men were arrested in Plant City, Fla., after breaking into a home early Sunday morning and, when confronted, one held a knife to the resident's neck and demanded . . an egg-beater. [That's all. Really. Check it out.] Tampa Tribune
Gregory Pike had to go to court in San Francisco on a dope-possession charge, and since he's the guy famous on the Internet for the "Dog Cat and Rat" video, and since he didn't know anyone to look after his little fellas, he was allowed to bring them into the courtroom (whereupon they reflexively formed their tower right there, i.e., rat sits on the tabby, which is sitting on the Rott-Lab dog). San Francisco Chronicle
Today's Newsrangers: Sandy Pearlman, David Melcher, Bryce Jackson, Ginger Katz, and Ed Chebret, and a thanks to a host of contributors of the Mexican kidnaping
Comments
Dog! Cat! Rat! Combine to form Megapet!
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 12/16/08 at 01:28 PM
Le Befana: I think I will stick with Santa Claus.
South Korean Mother & Father: Maybe this will get more parents to pay attention to their children. Can you imagine that happening in the US? In fact, if they want to boost our coffers then they should start suing parents left and right. We'd make a mint in a week.
Eggbeater: I've been thinking about this since the story originally came out the other day. I think that the victim must have previously stolen the eggbeater from one of them and they were only trying to get it back.
Greg Pike: Why did they arrest him for ONE joint? Have they nothing better to do with their time. Kudos to the court for allowing the animals in.
South Korean Mother & Father: Maybe this will get more parents to pay attention to their children. Can you imagine that happening in the US? In fact, if they want to boost our coffers then they should start suing parents left and right. We'd make a mint in a week.
Eggbeater: I've been thinking about this since the story originally came out the other day. I think that the victim must have previously stolen the eggbeater from one of them and they were only trying to get it back.
Greg Pike: Why did they arrest him for ONE joint? Have they nothing better to do with their time. Kudos to the court for allowing the animals in.
Posted by AGFH on 12/16/08 at 01:32 PM
In honour of "Hammerin'" Jamel Nails, may I present to you a demotivational poster from despair.com that aptly suits so many people featured on WU?
http://images.despair.com/products/demotivators/incompetence.jpg
http://images.despair.com/products/demotivators/incompetence.jpg
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 12/17/08 at 12:26 PM
Despair.com rules!!!!
Posted by BikerPuppy on 12/17/08 at 01:15 PM
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