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March 22, 2014

Dumb Criminals: Man Charged With Public Indecency After Driving Through 3 Wendys Drive Thrus Naked

Once, twice, three times a nudist.

A Pennsylvania man has been charged for repeatedly driving through a Wendy's drive-thru naked.

Kenneth Derwin Clark is accused of turning up to the West Shore fast food joint, in Harrisburg, without any clothes on.

Cops claim the 52-year-old first showed up at 11 p.m. on March 12.

Staffers say he drove up to the window, turned on his car's interior light and looked down at his lap - allowing workers to see him in the nude.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pennsylvania-man-allegedly-wendy-drive-thru-naked-times-article-1.1727719#ixzz2weJmHmTk


March 20, 2014

Weird Florida: 101 Crazy Bizarre And Very Real Stories That Happened In The Sunshine State

1. Accused Florida man says his cat downloaded child porn, not him.
2. Florida man calls 911 80 times to demand Kool-Aid, hamburgers, and weed
3. Man says cocaine in his buttocks isn’t his
4. Man stabbed in confusion over harmonicas
5. Drunk woman calls 911 to say she was lost in woods, did not know where to urinate
6. Trapper trying to catch elusive loose monkey gets death threats
7. Sex-doll threesome man gets off
8. Florida man has sex with pit bull in his yard as neighbors beg him to stop
...
15. Teacher injured in airborne fish attack
16. Florida DMV tells woman she lives on “Eat Ass” Street
17. Man who “exposed himself” tells police: “I was just airing out my penis”
18. “Not Homeless Need Boobs”: Fla. woman asks for donations alongside busy roadway
19. Flaming lingerie prompts K-Mart evacuation
20. Man trapped by fallen water buffalo head
21. Grave keeper sued over monkey’s resting place
22. Woman accused of trying to sell “hot” snakes at pet shop
23. Herpes-infected monkeys terrorize Florida
24. Babysitter accused of sleeping on toilet as 2-year-old wanders to canal with alligators
25. Polk Man pleads not guilty to swimming naked with gators

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-101-most-insane-things-that-have-ever-happened-in-florid


"Ah Florida, the penis of America!!" - Tracy Jordan
March 17, 2014

Soviet Era Tupolev TU-195 Bomber Listed On eBay For $3 Million

A Soviet-era Tupolev TU-95 aircraft from Ukraine has been listed on eBay, with a starting bid of just $3m (£1.8m).

Listed as ‘used’, the strategic bomber bears symbols of both the Soviet Union and the Ukrainian air force, according to the Aviationist.

The eBay listing, which has since been removed, stated that the aircraft, also known as the Bear-H, has only been flown for 454 hours, but is capable of 5,000 – so there’s plenty of life left in it yet.

Built in 1987, the bomber is able to carry nuclear warheads through Kh-55 cruise missiles.

http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/08/ever-dreamed-of-flying-your-own-ukrainian-bomber-well-now-you-can-with-a-3m-1-8m-bid-on-ebay-4475451/



What category is that listed under?
March 17, 2014

Dumb Criminals: UFO Conspiracy Theorist Arrested On Child Porn Charges Claims Government Hoax

On a sunny day in April 2013, police swarmed a suburban Colorado home to execute a search warrant on suspicion of child pornography. Their suspect, a well-known UFO conspiracy theorist and self-proclaimed alien abductee, walked outside to see investigators approach his house. That's when police say he ran.

Stan Romanek of Loveland has gained a cult-like following for his videos, talks, and supposed proof of extraterrestrial visitations.

While fans heralded his work and critics laughed him off, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Loveland Police Department were compiling evidence to arrest the 51-year-old man on child porn charges.

Last month, the Loveland Police Department busted a man who, for decades, had pointed a finger at the government, accusing officials of concealing the truth about UFOs.

A 54-page document obtained by The Huffington Post contains police reports detailing an investigation that dates back to 2008. It also paints a striking narrative of Romanek himself, who adamantly believes that his arrest is part of a conspiracy to silence his work.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/17/stan-romanek-child-pornog_n_4964459.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news&ir=Weird%20News


March 16, 2014

Dumb Criminals: Man Arrested For 2 Consecutive DUIs in Same Day at Same McDonalds

ONEONTA, N.Y. - State police say they twice charged a 31-year-old man with driving while intoxicated for accidents that occurred just hours apart at the same upstate New York fast-food restaurant.

Troopers say Zachary Boynton of Oneonta drove his car into the back of a vehicle ahead of him in the McDonald's drive-thru around 1 a.m. Sunday.

Boynton was charged with DWI after troopers say his blood-alcohol content was .25 percent, more than three times the legal limit of .08 percent. Police say he was released to a sober third party, who took him home.

http://www.wtsp.com/news/watercooler/article/360249/58/Man-gets-2-DWIs-in-1-night-at-the-same-McDonalds


March 13, 2014

Which Presidents Have Appeared On Comedy Shows, You Ask? Try All In The Last 40 Years!

Someone brilliant in Richard Nixon's 1968 campaign (a campaign that was done right for a change compared to his 1960 run) thought it a good idea to get Nixon on "Laugh-In" through the use of the show's blackout gags. For those like me who weren't born yet and saw the show later in reruns, you'd know they used three-second blackouts with every big-name celebrity you could name at the time--usually uttering a quick non-sequitur or just plain nonsense. One of the widely-repeated catchphrases that seemingly did make sense on the show was "Sock it to me!" and probably represented Nixon's essence to the core...if more so within another five years.

It wasn't lost on Nixon, though, that he was thought of as a stiff and figured that uttering that famous line for the equivalent of time suitable for a subliminal ad would be the smartest move he could make.

Ultimately, that blackout with Nixon became a classic and gets re-run in retrospectives all the time. Nixon lightening up also helped him win the Presidency that November, even though he never showed a comedic side again on TV other than one more quick gag on "Laugh-In" the following March while officially President. Arguably, Nixon may have contemplated appearing on a comedy show later had he not have maneuvered the country into near chaos during the Watergate scandal and almost ruining the ability of the President to be funny again...

http://voices.yahoo.com/40-years-presidents-appearing-comedy-tv-shows-2916218.html


So to do a head count according to this article:

- Richard Nixon appeared on "Laugh-In"
- Jimmy Carter appeared on multiple Bob Hope specials
- Gerald Ford appeared on Saturday Night Live
- Ronald Reagan was an actor who appeared in Western films (and appeared on "Sonny & Cher" during his tenure as governor)
- George Bush Sr. also appeared on multiple Bob Hope specials
- Bill Clinton and George W. Bush appeared on multiple episodes of "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno"

Obama doing Between Two Ferns? Add it to the list, same comedy, new tech. Move along, Fox, nothing to see here.
March 13, 2014

Dumb Criminals: Texas Man Caught Stealing Equipment Arrested Wearing Cookie Monster Onesie



FRIENDSWOOD, Texas - Two men, one wearing a Sesame Street character onesie, were arrested in Friendswood on Tuesday, police say.

According to investigators, the men were driving a vehicle trailer containing stolen items from a construction site on West Edgewood Drive and Westfield Lane.

Inside the trailer, investigators say they found stolen rebar piers and hurricane fencing.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/man-arrested-in-cookie-monster-onesie/-/1735978/24907062/-/11ab9k0/-/index.html


March 12, 2014

President Obama Stops By Zach Galafinakis' "Between Two Ferns"

In case you're in need of a laugh this fine Tuesday none other than the Pres himself is a guest on Zach Galafinakis' podcast. Here is the link:

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/18e820ec3f/between-two-ferns-with-zach-galifianakis-president-barack-obama

March 12, 2014

Dumb Criminals: Florida Thief Steals Wallet, Eats Cash On Way To Bank

A Florida Keys man was arrested after deputies say he robbed his girlfriend and then ate some of the money that he stole, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

Leosvel Cordova Parrado, a Marathon resident, was allegedly intoxicated when deputies say he left a party and became angry at his girlfriend and son and demanded that they go home Wednesday night.

Once the family arrived home, Parrado took his girlfriend’s wallet that had $750 in cash, the sheriff's office said in a release Thursday.

Deputies later arrested Parrado and found a lot of cash in his pocket and a valium pill that he didn’t have a prescription for.

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/Florida-Keys-Man-Steals-Girlfriends-Wallet-Eats-the-Cash-On-the-Way-to-Jail-248863891.html


OM NOM NOM!!!
March 10, 2014

Real Life Seinfeld: 21 Year Overdue Library Book Returned To Lawrence, Kansas Public Library

A book that was more than 21 years overdue made its way back to the Lawrence Public Library.

Library officials said the cookbook, "The Versatile Grain and the Elegant Bean," was checked out on September 24, 1992 and was placed in a return box Wednesday night.

Library Events and Programming Coordinator Kristin Soper said she speculates the book was misplaced by the person that checked it out and the book was recently found.

"Probably, it was lost and the patron that had it paid for a replacement and then they were cleaning out their house and found it and returned it in the dark of night," she said.

http://6newslawrence.com/news/local-news/9241-book-more-than-21-years-overdue-returned-to-lawrence-public-library


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