brainless wonders
Mankind has created spectacular works of art, engineered incredibly tall buildings, designed impressive supercomputers, lived in outerspace, discovered cures for nasty diseases. As a whole, nothing can compare to human intelligence, but sometimes humans, well, you know...
Archived brainless wonders for May 2008
Man arrested in Texas for trying to cash $360 billion check
May 1 2008 - AP
FORT WORTH, Texas - Charles Ray Fuller must have been planning one big record company. The 21-year-old North Texas man was arrested last week for trying to cash a $360 billion check, saying he wanted to start a record business. Tellers at the Fort Worth...
Man who walked naked along Pa. highway charged
May 1 2008 - AP
READING, Pa. - A 38-year-old Reading man who walked naked along a highway after being thrown into the woods following a crash is charged with a variety of crimes.
Police say John Messerly was driving his employer's minivan April 4 when...
CT boy finally takes off Packers jersey after 1,581 days
May 5 2008 - AP
GREEN BAY, Wis. - David Witthoft finally shunned his Brett Favre jersey for a red shirt for the first time in 1,581 days. The 12-year-old Ridgefield, Conn. boy wore the No. 4 jersey every day since receiving it as a gift for Christmas in 2003.
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Motorcyclist flipped bird, popped wheelie, crashed
May 5 2008 - AP
COPIAGUE, N.Y. - A Long Island man who flipped his finger at a police cruiser and then popped a wheelie on his motorcycle is recovering from injuries after crashing.
Suffolk County Police said Frank Patti, 26, of West Islip, rode by the police...
Men charged after skull dug up, used as bong
May 9 2008 - Reuters
Authorities in Texas have filed corpse-abuse charges against two men who allegedly removed a skull from a grave and used it as a bong.
The Harris County District Attorney's Office confirmed on Thursday that misdemeanor abuse of corpse charges...
Malaysian woman mistook naked thief for husband
May 12 2008 - Reuters
A Malaysian woman woke up to a real-life nightmare, discovering that the naked man who had slipped into her bed in the middle of the night was a thief, not her husband, a newspaper said on Tuesday.
The 36-year-old housewife was asleep when...
Woman nabbed for alleged DUI at same crash spot
May 20 2008 - AP
Call it drunken driving deja vu. For the second time in five months, a 23-year-old California woman has been arrested after she allegedly crashed her car while driving under the influence at the exact same spot north of Lake Tahoe.
And to top...
Naked pilot, flight attendant arrested in woods
May 20 2008 - AP
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...
Buy a car, get a free gun
May 23 2008 - Reuters
A Missouri car dealer said on Thursday sales have soared at his auto and truck business since launching a promotion this week that promises buyers a free handgun or a $250 gas card with every purchase.
Max Motors, a small Butler, Missouri dealership...
Boars help German cops capture auto theft suspect
May 23 2008 - AP
A herd of wild boars has thwarted a suspected car thief's getaway in northern Germany.
Police in Schwerin say the 18-year-old abandoned a stolen SUV he was driving Thursday after failing to shake off a chasing patrol car by driving into...