Miscellaneous

The Worst Hip Hop Song. Ever.

Posted on May 01, 2008

If You Can Watch This Clip Without Falling In Love with Obama, You're a Goddamn Communist

Posted on April 30, 2008
(H/T Andrew Sullivan via ASWOBA)…

What? I Just Won the Lottery. And the Publisher's Clearing House Sweepstakes ...

Posted on April 30, 2008
…and got a really big tax refund. And it’s Friday night. And I just got paid … come on! It’s totally legit. I swear: An aspiring record label owner is singing the blues after he was arrested last week for…

I'm All Lost in the Supermarket / I Can No Longer Shop Happily

Posted on April 30, 2008
Remember a couple of weeks ago when we reported that Florida had passed a law making it legal to take guns to work? Well, now we can see that law in action: A West Palm Beach man pulled out a…

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The Daily Memo - 4/30/08

Posted on April 30, 2008
Spitzer’s whore is suing Joe Francis, the “Girls Gone Wild” assbag. (WSJ Law Blog) LA’s metro (yes, we’ve actually got a metro here, shitty though it is) is being sued by some South LA folk. (Curbed LA) The record labels…

Man, that's way better than the entertainment my friends offer at their weddings

Posted on April 30, 2008
From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania comes the story of a newlywed couple who spent the night they renewed their vows in jail, with the bride still in her gown, after fighting with each other and then guests from another wedding: The fight…

I need a dude like this in my neighborhood

Posted on April 30, 2008
A Miami man was recently arrested for grand theft. Dextan Thomas Hodge drives a fuel tanker, and he decided to take advantage of the ever-increasing gas prices by selling off some of the gas on his truck, for as low…

Agree or disagree with the Scalia...

Posted on April 30, 2008
…how can you not love the tough little guy with the “street fighter personality?” From Sunday’s “60 Minutes” comes the following two-part piece:…

Hmmm ... maybe I need to give this religion thing another try

Posted on April 30, 2008
A 30-year-old gal in Florida recently had an encounter with the police, who showed up because she was hanging around in the middle of an intersection. Trying to direct traffic. Topless. The cops say that when they found her, she…

Everybody Must Get Drunk

Posted on April 30, 2008
Vaune Dillmann is just trying to sell some beer, man. And the Northern California man is proud of the fact that he brews the beer in the little town of Weed, California. So he thought he’d have a little fun,…

Who Knew Waterboarding Was So Cool?

Posted on April 29, 2008
… oh wait. Nevermind. It looked so refreshing at first! All that pretty water! And then it got all suffocatey, and well … it just stopped looking like very much fun, I guess. I think I’ll pass. Thanks, Amnesty…

Newly Discovered Fetish: Chair Sniffing

Posted on April 29, 2008
Now, this is just strange: An Australian politician, during a press conference, broke down into tears as he admitted that he’d sniffed the chair of a female colleague. With tears in his eyes, Mr Buswell had to compose himself before…

What the hell is happening?

Posted on April 29, 2008
According to the latest Associated Press survey, apparently Hillary Clinton has a nine point lead over John McCain in a head to head matchup, while Barack and McCain run about even. Helped by independents, young people and seniors, Clinton gained…

The Daily Memo - 4/29/08

Posted on April 29, 2008
Seems that the British don’t like it when their cops go to investigate a brothel and take things a step further by banging the hookers. (Yahoo News!) Uma … stalker. Stalker … Uma. (Defamer) The Supremes upheld the requirement of…

Til death do us part, notwithstanding the occurance of following five conditions...

Posted on April 29, 2008
(From Saturday’s Non Sequitur.)…

Those Japanese monsters are getting mighty sophisticated

Posted on April 29, 2008
Godzilla is apparently bored with all the building smashing and people stomping, so he’s found a new way to wreak havoc and destruction — in the courtroom. Seems that Subway is being sued for trademark and copyright infringement by Toho…

I survived a trip to Florida and all you got was this lousy post

Posted on April 29, 2008
Yesterday afternoon I got back from a weekend vacation in Miami. It was actually quite relaxing and refreshing, even though I couldn’t help but sleep with one eye open, knowing the level of unfathomable crazy which that state rises too…

Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher

Posted on April 28, 2008

McNulty and Bunk Live On ... In Spirit

Posted on April 28, 2008
Even if you can no longer get your “The Wire” fix, police officers in Mississippi pull a stunt that would make Jimmy McNulty proud: A mentally disabled man who was given a fake lie detector test is still waiting for…

Phone Rape?

Posted on April 28, 2008
What. The. Fuck? A Tunisian family alleges their daughter was raped during a telephone conversation with a man, a lawyer for the family said. The 30-year-old man said he never touched the young woman. But he acknowledged he heard her…

Big Mouth, Little Tongue

Posted on April 28, 2008
And this week’s Gene Simmons’ Award goes to … When the deputy turned his lights on the car, he saw a man urinating. The deputy approached the man, who said he had to go to the bathroom because he’d just…

The Daily Memo - 4/28/08

Posted on April 28, 2008
Of Neil Gaiman, Harry Potter and transformative works. (Wise Old Sage) A soldier is suing the Army, claiming that he was threatened and berated for being an atheist. (NY Times) “Will the FDA recall LASIK?” (LawInfo) The parents of two…

Lessons in getting out of jury duty

Posted on April 28, 2008
Here in the U.S., we have few civic obligations. Try not to break the law. Pay your taxes. Help throw your peers in jail. But that last one, man, people just don’t like to do it. I’ve heard of all…

For a good time, don't call the Louisiana Senate

Posted on April 28, 2008
Earlier this month, the Louisiana Senate voted against a proposal to name Sazerac the official state cocktail. The Sazerac is a New Orleans drink made from whiskey, sugar, bitters and absinthe. State senator Ed Murray thought it would be a…

Insert Chicken and Waffles Pun Here

Posted on April 28, 2008
I don’t know about you Yankees, but down South, Chick-Fil-A is considered hallowed ground, which is why they take the Sabbath off. Waffle House, on the other hand, well … not so much. Which is why this story jumped out…

When a dude's hungry for some tacos, he's hungry for some tacos

Posted on April 28, 2008
Shane Roe went into a Taco Johns in the local mall with a replica Glock, and tried to rob the joint. He pointed the gun at the clerk and asked for free food. The clerk said no. So Roe asked…

Note to self...

Posted on April 25, 2008
Yes, it’s ok to send an e-mail to the Governator complaining about the state’s lack of enforcement of the Compassionate Use Act (the state’s voter initiative which made medical marijuana ok). But it’s not ok to call him a Nazi…

You don't need grow lights and fancy hydroponics to get some cush stupidity

Posted on April 25, 2008
Hi officer. Yes sir, I sure did call you guys. That cat next door won’t shut the fuck up. It’s an annoying mongrel and I’d like you to do something. Whassat? Nah, I don’t smell nothing. …Coming from inside my…

That's what I said

Posted on April 25, 2008
If Thriller didn’t get you where you need to be on a Friday afternoon, maybe this’ll get the job done:…

It's close to midnight...

Posted on April 25, 2008
Apropos of nothing, Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) goes retro….

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