Darkest Day in West Virginia's history

West Virginia has prohibited the selling of hard liquor during the snap election to fill Robert Byrd's senate seat. West Virginians are calling it the darkest day in West Virginia history, even darker than Robert Byrd's death.

White Trash Couple of the Year

A man in New Hampshire is ordered not to drink alcohol at his wedding so he and his sister can both attend. Now accepting nominations for white trash couple of the year.

USA Today, August 25th.

Only A Drill

A 72 year old woman was shot by her husband during a "robbery drill." The husband stressed to his wife that it was "only a drill" and that the "gun was loaded" and to "stand right there and don't move."

USA Today, August 25th

Hogan!

An inmate escaped from a maximum security prison three times. After three times,that's almost endearing. They become a lovable scamp at that point. It's like an episode of Hogan's Heroes. Hogan! Did you construct an underground netowrk of secret tunnels to commit armed robbery! Hogan!

I was doing research. First controvery wasn't that, it was that someone had stolen the idea. Someone had seen the idea for an didn't say: "This is unconscionable", they said "What a great idea! Why didn't I think of that?"

USA, August 25th

Box Marked "Drugs"

The state of Kentucky is trying to keep prescription drugs out of the hands of teenagers by instructing people to dispose of them in public drop boxes. Because nothing will keep drugs out of the hands of teenagers like dropping them in a box marked "drugs."

USA Today, August 2nd

Welcome to Oz!

A construction worker in Vermont was found trapped under a street sweeper with his legs sticking out. The police officer who found him said: "Well, I checked for ruby slippers, and then the yellow brick road, and then the Munchkin City, and when I determined that we weren't in Oz, I thought that it was safe to pull him out."

USA Today, July 28th.

The World Sauna Championships

The World Sauna Championships were held in Finland and the two finalists had to be taken to the hospital for severe burns. The Finnish police are investigating the people responsible for the accident. How about the organizers of the sauna championships? Who could have predicted that a competition in which competitors sit in a 23o degree sauna would end badly?

http://www.france-info.com/monde-europe-2010-08-08-le-championnat-du-monde-de-sauna-stoppe-apres-la-mort-d-un-finaliste-474071-14-15.html

One quarter of Kansans consider themselves to be obese.

More than one-fourth of Kansans contacted by the Center for Diseas control considered themselves to be obese during phone interviews. The center might have guessed as much when the people answering their phones said: "Is this Domnio's! I gave you directions already! Turn right at the Jiffy Lube and then down the gravel road into the trailer park!"

USA Today, August 5th

"Ride to Live"

Harley-Davidson might be moving out of Wisconsin if it can't bring down its labor costs. I guess the expression "Ride to Live" will take on a whole other meaning now that its former employees will be living out of their cars.


USA Today, August 5th