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Man to hold 'I was stupid' sign outside Wis. plant

A man who caused damage at a waste water treatment plant in Eau Claire has decided to pick public humiliation over jail time to pay for his crime.

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Oregon man charged with DUI after 911 call
Source: statesmanjournal.com

He then called 911 again to complain that deputies had not arrived, but the dispatcher had trouble understanding Hoover because he was driving and stopping several times to vomit.

Eight Really Stupid, Random Questions

1. What do you order at McDonald's? 2. Have you ever had to have a surgery. 3. Do you prefer a manual or automatic transmission in your vehicle? 4. Are you afraid to fly on airplanes? 5. Do you have a favorite pair of socks?

Whale whopper leaves stinky lesson for health care
Source: The Edmond Sun.

Nov. 12 is the 39th anniversary of the famous "exploding whale" fiasco. Now if you're not familiar with this story, you'll be tempted to suspect I dreamed the whole deal up. Well, I didn't. But you don't need to take my word for it.

Man provides photo for his own wanted poster
Source: Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - A British man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mugshot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down. Vanity strikes again. H2

A Bad Way to Spend Money
Source: The New York Times

Congress threw good money after bad this week when it voted to extend and expand a wasteful home buyer's tax credit set to expire at the end of the month.

Millionaire BNP donor married to immigrants' daughter - Telegraph
Source: Telegraph

Millionaire BNP donor married to immigrants' daughter Charles Wentworth, the millionaire aristocrat and donor to the British National Party, is married to a Serb whose family the party would have banned from entering Britain, according to a report.

Stories About Stupid Criminals - Real Entertainment

My friend, Left Coast mentioned on another article I have running (http://spikegary.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/21/3402512-gnw-you-think-youre-funny-heres-your-chance-to-prove-it) about stupid criminals.

Iowa cops nab 'permanent marker' burglary suspects
Source: Yahoo! News

Police had no trouble identifying two men accused of trying to break into a Carroll apartment. Police were responding to a call about an attempted burglary when they pulled over a car matching the alleged suspects' vehicle.

Burglary suspects wear permanent marker - Criminal weirdness- msnbc.com
Source: msnbc.com

Two guys attempt a robbery, to keep from being reconized they use permanent black marker to hide their idenities.

Des Moines school suspends girl over empty gun shells
Source: The Des Moines Register

An 11-year-old Des Moines girl was at home on suspension Tuesday for bringing a handful of empty shotgun shells to school last week.

It's an option, stupid
Source:

Republicans and others who oppose a public health care option say they do not want the government "interfering" with their health care. And that is fine -- for them.

Wake Up People, the NAZI FASCISTS Have Taken Over

...Or, 5 Things you can do to make your online arguments more effective.

Mom..with Iran on Left, USA on Right..Where is My Nobel Prize?

I live daily with it. Somedays, I am so tired from work, I don't even want to hear it. I have one child who will act like Iran, and the other being USA.

The Twisted Minds of the American Taliban

The following is a comment I received on one of my youtube videos, specifically the documentary "The Blind Watchmaker" hosted by Richard Dawkins:

House taps foreign visitors for tourism program - Yahoo! News on Yahoo! News
Source: Yahoo! News

Now this is stupid. I just came back from Europe and paid nothing and it was very easy to go through passport control. I swear that some members of Congress need to have their head checked. The Congressman who proposed this probably has never been anywhere in the world.

Somali Pirates Make Stupid Mistake - Fire on French Navy
Source: Yahoo! News

Generally speaking, it's a bad idea to fire on a vessel from any navy, including the French. Fortunately, in the end, no one was hurt, the pirates were captured, extremem lulz ensued.

The Bellingham Herald / News Update / 3 WA teens hurt making homemade bomb
Source:

Three teenagers were seriously injured as they attempted to make a home made bomb using fireworks and a plastic bag.

Mother in Montana fined for letting her 12-year-old drive - The Boston Globe
Source: The Boston Globe

This woman should not be raising children.

Democrat Makes Monumentally Stupid Statement
Source: Blogs for Victory

Its like someone is slipping stupid pills in to the DC water supply:

Baucus plan will tax pacemakers and dentures
Source: FOXNews.com

Tucked into the Democrats' proposal to partially fund health care reform is a provision to tax medical appliances -- including some manufactured replacement parts for your body.

More troops sought in Afghanistan
Source: BBC News

The top US military commander in Afghanistan, Gen Stanley McChrystal, has formally requested more troops. The Pentagon said it would put the request on hold until President Barack Obama decided what overall strategy to pursue in Afghanistan.

Man's penis saved after getting stuck in dumbbell ring
Source: Daily Pilot

In what firefighters described as a once-in-a-lifetime call, officials with the Costa Mesa Fire Department's Urban Search and Rescue squad were summoned early Tuesday morning to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach to save another man's penis from perishing.

Stupid, Stupid, Stupid!

People these days are just really stupid. The President is stupid, and he thinks everybody needs to go back to school. My neighbors are stupid, since they want to just let junk cars pile up in their driveway, and try to act like they're fixing them every weekend.

Tattoos: What were they thinking? - Picture Gallery
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

a mix. stupid & cool.

Kansas couple's trash bin tryst takes wrong turn
Source: Earthlink news

A tender moment in a trash bin went all wrong for a couple who found themselves being held up at pocket knifepoint.

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