If you blamed your mom for severing your pinky, would you sue her? A contractor in New Jersey did. As reported at NorthJersey.com: In 2006, John P. Garrity was installing hardwood floors for his mother, Nancy, when the accident occurred, according to court papers. While working with a miter saw…
Articles Posted in Odd Cases
Can You Have Your Pot And Eat It Too?
Sort of. A 17-year-old Washington student stood before his class and presented his essay on why marijuana should be legalized. And? Oh no you didn’t… Per The News Tribune: At the end of his speech … [he] pulled out a joint, lit it and smoked away. Then he ate the…
Dad Picks Wrong Woman To Be His Son’s “First”
It should go without saying that every kid ought to hear “the talk” from his parents. But a 42-year-old British dad apparently wanted to go the extra mile for his 14-year-old son – by hooking him up (sorry) with a prostitute! Alas, the woman dad approached was … a cop!…
Maybe Things Aren’t Going Well With Your Employer, But …
Warning: Do not read this right before, or after, eating, because it’s really, really gross. Okay, here it goes, per The Standard, “China’s Business Newspaper” A domestic helper has appeared in court accused of trying to injure her employer by mixing her menstrual blood in a pot of vegetables she…
Wow. That’s A Cool $20 Coin!
Check out the new $20 coin! What do you mean there is no new $20 coin? But that guy said … Per The Patriot News: State police are looking for a man who passed a fake $20 coin at an ice cream parlor in Williams Township, Dauphin County. Police said…
Life For Stealing A TV And A Laptop?
Okay, so it would be his 8th strike. But really, do you want to send a 31-year-old man away for life for stealing a laptop and a tv? As reported by kfor.com: Brew is always on the move at Pope Distributing in Enid, but beer wasn’t what was on tap…
Community Service In 4-Inch Heels?
So this woman (no, that’s not her, but I could you resist using that picture?) crashed her car and refused a breathalyzer test. For her crime, she was sentenced to 80 hours of community service. Apparently nobody anticipated that she would show up for the community service in 4-inch heels.…
I’ll Have A Double Skim Latte, Hold The Lead
I don’t even know if that’s a real drink. But I do know that I don’t expect the dude working at Starbucks to be packing heat. Such was the case at a Washington, DC Starbucks (at 16th and U Streets, NW), as reported by myfoxdc.com. How do we know he…
Busted For Starting A Pillow Fight
Hey man, I just find the news. I don’t make this stuff up. I’m not sure I could. Darin Cassler of Burlington, Vermont was arrested for starting a pillow fight, albeit a large one. As reported by The Burlington Free Press: The pillow pugilism broke out Friday afternoon on Church…
The Only Way To Fly …
Forget about flying first class. Men may soon be asking for “Martz” class. Why? Pilot Martz was flying a helicopter while receiving oral sex from a porn actress! How do we know this? It’s on video! (“The video shows the woman disrobing before engaging Martz in a sex act while…