Results

He Really, Really Quiere Taco Bell OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of repeatedly robbing fast-food restaurants and markets became so familiar that employees at a Taco Bell would open the cash register when they saw him coming, police said. Eugene Rutledge, 31, of Oakland was charged Monday in connection…

Hey mister police officer, can you hear me now? How about now? Two Enid, Okla., men could be spending some time in the slammer after authorities listened in to a three-hour account of their alleged plans for arson during an inadvertent cell phone call to 911, The Enid News & Eagle reports. Robert Allen…

Tidbits of Wit George Gibbs, 23, suffered second- and third-degree burns on his head in Columbus, Ohio, in January. He had diagnosed his car's problem as a frozen fuel line, which he thought he could correct by running warm gasoline through it. He then tried to heat a two-gallon can of gasoline on a…

Boys Vr. Girls Boys, compared to girls, are six times more likely to have learning disabilities, three times more likely to be registered drug addicts, and four times more likely to be diagnosed as emotionally disturbed. Boys are at greater risk for schizophrenia, sexual addiction, alcoholism, and all…

GPS Devices Lead to Suspects' Home Three thieves who allegedly stole 14 global positioning system devices didn't get away with their crime for long. The devices led police right to their home. Town officials said the thieves didn't even know what they had: they thought the GPS devices were cell phones,…

Emergency Services Best Hoax Calls Of The Year 999 Horror ... It is claimed that in the UK up to 25% of all calls to 999, the emergency services number, are hoax calls... Here we have the funniest hoax calls we have seen in the last year... "I'd like a cuddle please." "A mouse has swallowed my medicine!!!"…

Emergency Services Best Hoax Calls Of The Year 999 Horror ... It is claimed that in the UK up to 25% of all calls to 999, the emergency services number, are hoax calls... Here we have the funniest hoax calls we have seen in the last year... "I'd like a cuddle please." "A mouse has swallowed my medicine!!!"…

And The Sillliest Warning Of The Year Goes To... The contest, now in its tenth year, is conducted by Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch, M-LAW, to reveal how lawsuits, and concern about lawsuits, have created a need for common sense warnings on products. Disclaimers... We saw this on website mlaw.org, a website…

DDD = Doggie Designated Driver BEIJING (AP) — You can't teach an old dog new tricks. A woman in Hohhot, the capital of north China's Inner Mongolia region, crashed her car while giving her dog a driving lesson, the official Xinhua News Agency said Monday. No injuries were reported, although the vehicles…

The local sheriff was looking for a deputy, and one of the applicants - who was not known to be the brightest academically, was called in for an interview. "Okay," began the sheriff, "What is 1 and 1?" "Eleven," came the reply. The sheriff thought to himself, "That's not what I meant, but he's right."…

All of the following cases, along with many others, were found on the web site m-law.org. 1) Our favorite from the website is from Grand Haven, Michigan. A cleaner had stolen what she thought was a large candle from the condominium she had cleaned. Later, while at a restaurant with friends, she lit the…

The following are a sampling of real answers received on exams given by the California Department of Transportation's driving school. Q: Do you yield when a blind pedestrian is crossing the road? A: What for? He can't see my license plate. Q: Who has the right of way when four cars approach a four-way…

"Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back home." "I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." "Like everyone else who makes the mistake of getting older, I begin each day with coffee and obituaries." "Human beings…