Brazenly borrowed from Paradise Driver.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
Free guns!
This is almost as bad as the bank in Illinois that was giving away guns when you opened a new bank account a few years ago.
Guns to go: Missouri car dealer offers something extra
BUTLER, Mo. -- Salesmen at one Missouri car dealership aren't just kicking in a free CD player or factory air: They're offering a free handgun with every purchase.
Through the end of the month, car buyers at Max Motors in Butler will have a choice - $250 toward either a gun purchase or gasoline.
General manager Walter Moore said that so far, most buyers have chosen the gun, adding that he suggests they opt for a semiautomatic model "because it holds more rounds."
(In the fine print, the ad on the Web site explains, "Check written toward purchase price" and also mentions, "Approved Background Check REQUIRED!!")
Moore said he suspects his "Free Handgun" ad will draw protests in some places. But not in Butler, about 65 miles south of Kansas City.
Moore said, "Down here, we all believe in God, guts and guns."
Guns to go: Missouri car dealer offers something extra
BUTLER, Mo. -- Salesmen at one Missouri car dealership aren't just kicking in a free CD player or factory air: They're offering a free handgun with every purchase.
Through the end of the month, car buyers at Max Motors in Butler will have a choice - $250 toward either a gun purchase or gasoline.
General manager Walter Moore said that so far, most buyers have chosen the gun, adding that he suggests they opt for a semiautomatic model "because it holds more rounds."
(In the fine print, the ad on the Web site explains, "Check written toward purchase price" and also mentions, "Approved Background Check REQUIRED!!")
Moore said he suspects his "Free Handgun" ad will draw protests in some places. But not in Butler, about 65 miles south of Kansas City.
Moore said, "Down here, we all believe in God, guts and guns."
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Naked pilot, flight attendant...
Since I'm a big fan of pilot activities, I have to share funny aviation-ish stories..
Naked pilot, flight attendant arrested in woods
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- An airline pilot was found hiding behind a shed wearing only flip-flops and a wristwatch as a nighttime romp in the woods with a flight attendant ended with both under arrest, police said.
Jeffrey Paul Bradford, 24, and Adrianna Grace Connor, 24, both employees of Pinnacle Airlines Inc., were at a diner on the outskirts of Harrisburg on Sunday night before they apparently decided to walk into the woods, police said.
"They told the officer they wanted to go do it in the woods, essentially," said Lower Swatara Township police Sgt. Richard Brandt. "That's the best answer they had."
The two somehow became separated, and people who live in the neighborhood summoned police around 9:30 p.m., saying they had seen a naked man and an intoxicated woman.
A helicopter with heat-seeking equipment was called in, and Bradford was discovered hiding behind a shed shortly before midnight.
Bradford, of Pittsburgh, was charged with indecent exposure, public drunkenness and other offenses. Connor, of Belleville, Mich., was charged with theft from a motor vehicle, public drunkenness and other offenses; police said she took a flashlight from a neighbor's vehicle.
A spokesman for the Memphis, Tenn., airline said the two were suspended while the company investigates.
Naked pilot, flight attendant arrested in woods
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- An airline pilot was found hiding behind a shed wearing only flip-flops and a wristwatch as a nighttime romp in the woods with a flight attendant ended with both under arrest, police said.
Jeffrey Paul Bradford, 24, and Adrianna Grace Connor, 24, both employees of Pinnacle Airlines Inc., were at a diner on the outskirts of Harrisburg on Sunday night before they apparently decided to walk into the woods, police said.
"They told the officer they wanted to go do it in the woods, essentially," said Lower Swatara Township police Sgt. Richard Brandt. "That's the best answer they had."
The two somehow became separated, and people who live in the neighborhood summoned police around 9:30 p.m., saying they had seen a naked man and an intoxicated woman.
A helicopter with heat-seeking equipment was called in, and Bradford was discovered hiding behind a shed shortly before midnight.
Bradford, of Pittsburgh, was charged with indecent exposure, public drunkenness and other offenses. Connor, of Belleville, Mich., was charged with theft from a motor vehicle, public drunkenness and other offenses; police said she took a flashlight from a neighbor's vehicle.
A spokesman for the Memphis, Tenn., airline said the two were suspended while the company investigates.
I'm back!
My faithful readers (all 3 of you) may have noticed a sparse publishing rate over the last couple of weeks. I've been kind of down in the dumps the last week or two, and didn't really have anybody to talk about it with. Those 'friends' that I would have talked things over with weren't very receptive, which added to the problem.
But, over the weekend I seem to have snapped myself out of my funk, I'm a little cheerier, and now can get back to finding and posting random, humorous tidbits from our crazy world.
And if this new job that I'm going for materializes, I'll definitely be 100% back to normal!
But, over the weekend I seem to have snapped myself out of my funk, I'm a little cheerier, and now can get back to finding and posting random, humorous tidbits from our crazy world.
And if this new job that I'm going for materializes, I'll definitely be 100% back to normal!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Nope, still illegal
Today, the constitutionality of a recently passed law outlawing Internet gambling was upheld in King County, Washington. The brilliant lawmakers in Olympia decided a couple of years ago to make the placing of a bet online a Class C Felony, yes I said Felony. People convicted of felonies in this country lose all kinds of civil rights, not the least of which is the right to vote.
For playing a card game...in the privacy of their home...
Let's look at some other crimes, and their associated maximum penalties.
not more than 90 days
Possession of Marijuana (less than 40 grams)
Willful or reckless killing of a pet animal
Spitting on a public bus
not more than 1 year
DUI - 1st offense
DUI - 2nd offense
Acting as a drawbridge tender while intoxicated
Leaving children unattended in a parked automobile
not more than 5 years
Possession of Marijuana (more than 40 grams)
Gambling on the internet
Distribution of child pornography
Knowingly cause or aid someone to commit suicide
not more than 10 years
Possession of child pornography (somehow owning it is worse than distributing it???)
I could go on and on, but it's completely ridiculous. The guy down the street could go on a couple of benders, drive himself home while rolling a joint, run over a couple neighborhood dogs, and leave his kids in the car while he goes into a strip club, and he'll get a more lenient sentence than someone who plays a single hand of poker online could potentially receive. Ridiculous.
For playing a card game...in the privacy of their home...
Let's look at some other crimes, and their associated maximum penalties.
not more than 90 days
Possession of Marijuana (less than 40 grams)
Willful or reckless killing of a pet animal
Spitting on a public bus
not more than 1 year
DUI - 1st offense
DUI - 2nd offense
Acting as a drawbridge tender while intoxicated
Leaving children unattended in a parked automobile
not more than 5 years
Possession of Marijuana (more than 40 grams)
Gambling on the internet
Distribution of child pornography
Knowingly cause or aid someone to commit suicide
not more than 10 years
Possession of child pornography (somehow owning it is worse than distributing it???)
I could go on and on, but it's completely ridiculous. The guy down the street could go on a couple of benders, drive himself home while rolling a joint, run over a couple neighborhood dogs, and leave his kids in the car while he goes into a strip club, and he'll get a more lenient sentence than someone who plays a single hand of poker online could potentially receive. Ridiculous.
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