Stupid Part 1

OK, remember my post on 8-9-06: Scientist Tests 'Anti-Stupidity' Pill.

These need to be available immediately.



Pssst! The one with the cash is over there!

ATM robbers use two vehicles to yank out check machine instead of ATM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Three would-be thieves broke into a bank in northern Malaysia but failed to make off with any cash as they yanked out the wrong machine — a check deposit machine instead of an automated cash dispenser.

The three men broke into the entrance area of the bank in the northern town of Bukit Mertajam early Wednesday and tied a rope — attached to two vehicles — around a machine. They jerked the machine off its hinges, sending it crashing to the ground floor.

The crashing sound alerted a security guard to the breach who chased them away, it said.

So first they couldn't figure out which machine was which, and to top that off, they thought tying a rope — attached to two vehicles — around a machine, and jerking the machine off its hinges would not make any noise!!








Swiss bank takes ‘deposit and forget’ to extreme

Bank gives woman, 85, flowers after locking her in vault for hours

ZURICH, Switzerland - An 85-year-old woman was found in the vault of a Swiss bank when she set off motion detectors hours after the bank was already closed, according to a statement released Wednesday.

Employees at the Zürcher Kantonalbank apparently forgot about the woman.

The director of the bank's safe allowed the woman into the vault on Monday before closing it punctually at 4:30 p.m. local time — with the woman still deep in study of her documents, ZKB said.

She remained so still that she initially failed to activate either the motion detector or the attached camera, the bank said in confirming a report that appeared in the Zurich-based daily Tages-Anzeiger.

She was freed from the room four hours after the vault was closed.

The bank gave the woman a bouquet of flowers for suffering from the ordeal and said it would decide on further nonfinancial compensation.

Man, the banks used to give out toasters and she only gets flowers? I have to move my secret Swiss bank account to another bank!!!!








Man Dies Taking Sledgehammer to Grenade

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A Brazilian man died Tuesday when he tried to open what police believe was a rocket-propelled grenade with a sledgehammer in a mechanical workshop on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.

Another man who was in the workshop at the time of the explosion was rushed to a hospital with severe burns, a police officer told Reuters. The workshop was destroyed and several cars parked outside caught fire.

I bet his ears were ringing!!!!








The French always qualify for stupid. Here is another example.

Men Jumped in Front of Cars to Tape Results

MADRID - Spanish police have arrested four Frenchmen for jumping in front of cars on a busy road so that they could film them and post the footage on the Internet, the newspaper El Pais said Tuesday.

The four jokers took turns to leap in front of cars, forcing the drivers to swerve or brake sharply and putting themselves and other vehicles in danger. Their intention was to film the reaction of drivers, on the road between Benidorm to La Nucia, and post them on the Web, the officials said.

Not only are the French stupid, but their wine sucks too!!!








Attorney fails different kind of bar exam

Vegas judge declares mistrial in kidnap case, saying lawyer’s intoxicated

LAS VEGAS - A judge ordered a blood-alcohol test for a defense lawyer who was slurring his words, then declared a mistrial after declaring him too tipsy to argue a kidnapping case.

"I don't think you can tell a straight story because you are intoxicated," the judge told Joseph Caramango as she declared a mistrial for his client.

Caramango acknowledged in court that he was drinking the previous night, but maintained he was not drunk. If convicted, his client faces life in prison.

Barely street-legal.

Clark County District Judge Michelle Leavitt ordered Caramango to take a breath alcohol test in court Thursday, then told him it showed he had a blood-alcohol level of 0.075 percent. Nevada's legal blood-alcohol limit for drivers is 0.08 percent.

OK, here's my problem with the way we in the United States think: He was too drunk to do his job, but he could leave that job, get into a car and drive home!!! Now doesn't that make you feel good as you drive around?








Fast-Food Order Wrong? Don't Call 911

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Only a third of 911 calls for help are actual emergencies, according to dispatchers who say some of the calls are simply wacky.

If you're unhappy with your food order, complain to the restaurant, not to a 911 operator.

People have called because they went through the drive-thru and their order was wrong. "People call because they're lost," said California Highway Patrol dispatcher Dennis Kirchner.

There are so many ridiculous calls. One, for instance, was a report of a tumbleweed across a highway.

Still, emergency dispatchers have to treat every call like an emergency.

"When people call in we will document it, unless it's outrageously stupid," Kirchner said.

Outrageously stupid calls include people who have lost their cars at the mall, misplaced their keys, are stuck in traffic and want to know what's wrong or can't get their baby to stop crying.

Let's see, 90% of the time when I go through the drive-thru my order is wrong. A man never gets lost, of course, so that's not a problem. I have lost my car at the mall, misplaced my keys, have been stuck in traffic and want to know what's wrong and couldn't get my baby to stop crying. At least now I have a number to call when that happens again!!!!



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