- From the “Insult to Injury” Department – The prisoner in Massachusetts who recently prevailed in getting a judge to agree that the state should pay for gender reassignment surgery has convinced a judge that the state should pay for his legal costs. For those of you who live in Massachusetts, I assure you that this does not reflect on you at all. We’re all the suckers that will be paying for this.
- From the “Oopsie!” Department – Authorities in Texas are combing the country side looking for a cylinder of radioactive material. It seems the crew that was using it to investigate possible oil and gas deposits mislaid it, and a detailed search of the route taken by their truck has been fruitless. In related news, residents of the small city of San Angelo are reporting that the trees are walking and speaking in a slow, wheezy voice. The Tom Green county sheriff has stated that it all began after a really bad rain storm with green lightning blew down from Midland/Odessa.
- From the “Schadenfreude” Department – A judge in Chicago is putting off a hearing to decide if the strike by the local teachers’ union should be stopped. It seems that Illinois law doesn’t allow for strikes where anything but pay and benefits is the cause. Mayor Rahm Emmanuel is having a hard time dealing with the union now that he’s on the other side of the table, and that makes him a sad panda. As for me, I’m considering sending a CARE package to the union headquarters, featuring cookies and a hand-written note of thanks. How ironic that the cozy relationship between the Democrats and the unions should come back to bite them in the ass.
- From the “Heavy Drop” Department – An overweight death row inmate in Ohio is asking the courts to spare his life due to the pain that putting his tubby self to death would cause. He has been convicted of murdering a hotel clerk three decades ago, and has been unable to lose weight while in prison. He says that injuries keep him from exercising and depression makes him eat more. My question is why he has access to too much food in the first place. Here’s my suggestion: Limit him to a very lean low carbohydrate and calorie diet for a few months. Twice a day, he can get tossed into a pool. He will either drown or swim. If he swims, he will exercise in a low-impact fashion, thereby burning calories. Eventually, he will be safe to take a needle in the arm, thigh, or scrotum, whichever is easier.
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Posted by daddybear71 on September 17, 2012
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/ September 17, 2012Bunch of ‘strange’ ones today…
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/ September 17, 2012Yeah, it seems to be one of those days.
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