My way

Way to go BBC !

“BRITISH DUCKS HAVE REGIONAL ACCENTS, RESEARCHERS SAY”
—BBC NEWS HEADLINE, JUNE 4, 2004

Now that's what I'm calling a failure !

It was a synchronized robbery that still has police in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, scratching their heads. The first robber entered a local market and placed two dollars on the counter to attract the clerk’s attention. The second robber, gun in hand, burst through the door and demanded money. The clerk obliged by giving the second robber the first robber’s two dollars. Both robbers then beat a hasty retreat. According to a June 2009 article in the Oak Ridger, investigators still have no suspects in the crime.

S Is for Stupid: An Encyclopedia of Stupidity by Leland Gregory

Damn staples !

An AIDS-awareness drive distributed thousands of government-issued safe-sex packs in South Africa that included free condoms and information about AIDS. The packs were soon recalled when it was discovered that the free condoms had been attached to the pamphlets with staples.

S Is for Stupid: An Encyclopedia of Stupidity by Leland Gregory

Is not over 'till is over :)

Jason Durant, a novice bank robber, successfully robbed the National Iron Bank in New Milford, Connecticut, and escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash. He ran behind the bank building to make his getaway, accidently lost his footing, and tumbled down a steep hill. During his head-over-heels roll, Durant lost control of the bank bags and his gun and managed to break his leg in several places. But that’s not all, according to an April 30, 2009, article in the Waterbury (CT) Republican-American. Durant then smashed into a plow blade, leaving him with an enormous gash and only two dollars from the robbery money. When he showed up bloodied and bruised at the hospital, a suspicious staff member notified police and he was arrested.

S Is for Stupid: An Encyclopedia of Stupidity by Leland Gregory

When I don't care.....

aaaa...what's up doc ?

The following are actual diagnostic notations given by doctors.

“The patient is married but sexually active.”

“She does indeed have a fear of frying and mental problems that she attributes to deep-fat fryers.”

“The patient’s father died at age sixty-five, but he has not been seen for some time.”

“The patient has crap in his cast with walking [instead of ‘cramps in his calves’]”.

“When standing with eyes closed, he missed his right finger to his nose and has to search for it on the left side.”

“The patient is a fifty-three-year-old police officer who was found unconscious by his bicycle.”

“Her father died from a heart attack at age twelve.”

S Is for Stupid: An Encyclopedia of Stupidity by Leland Gregory

When you think you are funny ...

A lead-footed motorist was caught by a high-speed camera that photographed his car’s license plate and recorded his speed. When police mailed the speeder his sixty-five-dollar ticket, they included the photograph that was imprinted with the date and speed. In response, the motorist mailed them a photograph of a check. Not wanting the photograph wars to develop any further, the police mailed the man a picture of a pair of handcuffs. He got the picture, in more ways than one, and immediately sent them a check for the full amount.

S Is for Stupid: An Encyclopedia of Stupidity by Leland Gregory

Germania vs UE ?

Saptamina trecuta citeam un headline in presa romana, preluat de la Washighton Post, legat de o teama ca Germania sa preia subtil conducerea UE prin prisma ultimelor evenimente. Atat articolul american cat si cele romanesti erau tematoare ca si cand accesul Germaniei spre putere era o actiune malefica si cu un potential sfarsit periculos pentru Europa si pentru intreaga omenire.

Personal sunt in cealalta tabara ( exista cealalta tabara in afara celor ingrijorati ? ) , tabara celor incantati de faptul ca Germania isi depaseste complexul postbelic. Germania a fost si este cea mai mare putere europeana, a fost si sper ca va ramine locomotiva UE si liderul incontestabil al Europei in competitia cu restul lumii ( da, exista o asemenea competitie).

Germania a suferit groaznic dupa sfarsitul celui de-al doilea razboi mondial si a platit cu varf si indesat pierderea razboiului. Dar nu efectele economice au fost cele care au persistat cel mai mult ci acel sentiment de vina al Germaniei de care vorbea atat de clar Karl Jaspers ( inainte sa nu fiti de acord cititi). Germania timp de peste sase decenii sta intr-un colt si lasa deciziile Frantei, tara ca nu poate sa se autoadministreze dar sa mai conduca si toata Europa, desi ea este forta motrice a UE.

No more/Nicht mehr pare sa spuna Germania. UE a facut greseli grave permitand aparitia crizei datoriilor suverane. Tarile UE au intrat in grave probleme financiare comportandu-se ca niste copii creduli si necalculati. Tarile UE au ajuns sa fie conduse de lideri infantili care se remarca doar prin scandaluri sexuale si glume de tip Dorel sau CanCan. UE pare inchistata intr-o mare birocratie si visand cai verzi pe pereti cu CSR si formarea profesionala a unei populatii europene care nu isi mai gaseste locul de munca sau calea spre prosperitate. UE pare sa greseasca tot mai des si apoi sa plateasca aceste greseli din bugetul Germaniei.

Destul as spune si eu. Sa dam Cezarului ce este al Cezarului. Sa dam si sa acceptam conducerea Germaniei asupra Europei Unite. O uniune fara un lider este o turma de oi fara minte. In lupta dintre Brussels ( si in ultimele vizite acolo am constatat ca aceasta lupta cu Germania era principala preocupare a birocratiei UE) si Germania vreau sa castige aceasta din urma. Vreau ca cineva tangibil sa isi asume raspunderea dar si puterea. Nu exista obligatii fara drepturi si obligatiile imense pe care Germania le administreaza in numele UE nu au fost, pina acum, compensate si de drepturi egale eforturilor. Pina acum.

Nu cred ca exista la nivel european o frica de Germania expansionista. Nu cred ca ar trebui sa le mai reprosam germanilor o perioada neagra a Europei care s-a terminat in 1945. Nu cred ca Europa Unita ar putea gasi un alt lider in afara Germaniei. Nu cred ca Brussel-ul poate administra singur Uniunea.

Cred in in Germania si in bunele lor intentii si mai ales in capacitatea ei de a crea o noua "bunastare comuna" ( Commonwealth-ul britanic).

1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You - fire starter

FACT : Italian ten-year old Benedetto Supino made headlines in the 1980s for his apparent ability to set objects on fire just by looking at them.

This became a problem when a teenaged Ben started checking out girls’ asses.

Worlds Most Incredible Stories (Barnes & Noble Publishing).

Unfair :)

A suspect in a fourteen-year-old double murder finally came forward and surrendered himself to police. Did the man’s conscious finally get the better of him? Was he ready to make amends and seek forgiveness for his crimes? Nope. He wanted to collect the $3,000 reward that had been offered for his capture. The police rewarded him all right’with an all-expenses-paid trip to jail. “We believe he was serious about the reward. He will not be eligible,” said Sheriff Lawrence Crow, Jr. And now he won’t be eligible for anything, including parole, for a long, long time.