More Things to Worry About on Monday
Japanese man said he's "sorry" for putting two tons of garbage on the sidewalk in front of his home.
Mainichi Daily News
Mexican
marijuana growers have 5,000 sites located in national parks in Mex—no, wait, not parks in Mexico—parks in California! And they're treating the plants with yummy Mexican pesticides.
Associated Press via ABC News
Leading Economic Indicator: Before I pull that
aching tooth, I'm gonna need to see some cash, and better hurry it up, before your novocaine wears off.
Daily Mail (London)
Ladies and gentlemen, wanna see a photo of man who is actually gonna
go to hell one day (caught in the act stealing from a couple who both have cerebral palsy).
Journal Times (Racine, Wis.)
In Spain,
debt collectors succeed by publicly shaming people (e.g., send a bagpiper to play in front of your home). (When the father of the bride found out the debt collector sent invoices to the list of wedding guests, for portions of the father's bill, he paid up pronto!)
Wall Street Journal
Chicago's Mayor Daley said "never mind" to that ordinance about people
forfeiting their cars if they get pulled over for hands-on use of cell phones. Reason: An alderman got caught doing it. (In March, another got in a similar pickle about re-registering his handgun, and now that law's no good anymore, either.)
Chicago Sun-Times /// Chicago Reader
What financial crisis? San Francisco OK's spending $40 million for netting on the
Golden Gate Bridge, to force its two dozen jumpers a year to find some other method to Take The Only Way Out.
Los Angeles Times
The civic-minded Kenneth Carter had that child porn but only because he was earnestly trying to match victims to a local girl by that
face-match software he's been seeing in the movies.
Guelph (Ont.) Mercury
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