Assorted Stupidity #142
In this edition: no good deed goes unlitigated, checking the wrong box costs someone $1 billion, Capitol rioters can’t keep their mouths shut, and another human loses a cockfight.
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About That Religious Test
Massachusetts got rid of its religious test in 1821—but not because it was unconstitutional.
Court Orders Martin Shkreli to Forfeit Smirk
The ruling presumably leaves him with no facial expression at all.
ALERT: Saturday Is the Last Day to Cash in Your $100-Trillion Bills
If you live in Zimbabwe, that is.
Good Reason to Kill #55: Dissed Your Smartphone
Few details are available regarding this incident, but then how many do you need? Last week in Tulsa, a woman noticed a man "covered in blood" stumbling around the parking lot of an apartment complex at about 1 a.m. When…
Good Riddance to Hampton, Florida?
The New York Times reported on March 10 that the Florida Legislature may abolish the town of Hampton, a one-square-mile craphole northeast of Gainesville that until now was known, if at all, only for being one of the nation's worst speed…
Man Tries to Blow Up Misspelled Sign, Criticizes Misspelled Bomb Instructions
Now here's a guy I can sympathize with. It's bad enough when a sign is misspelled. It's much worse when the misspelled sign is the sign for my state's Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, for God's sake, which gives out…
Assorted Stupidity #30
Not since this guy faked his own kidnapping has there been a girlfriend-deceiving scheme this dumb. If your poorly scheduled "Craigslist date" knocks on the door at 3 a.m., calling 911 to report her as a "burglar" is a bad option….
Youth Rights Under Siege in Midwest
In addition to the continuing War on Low Pants, about which I will report again in the near future, other recent legislative developments in the Midwest are threatening the rights of young people. In Arkansas, the right of toddlers to…
NYC Councilman Proposes Legislative Ban on Pigeon Feeding
Fed up with the government’s failure to act against the pigeon menace, New York City Councilman Simcha Felder said yesterday that he would introduce legislation that would ban pigeon feeding in the city and impose fines of up to $1,000….