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Wal-Mart has apologized for a gun display urging customers to "Own the school year like
a hero." The display drew such a negative response that the company spent a full day
repeatedly apologizing to outraged tweeters. ***While I agree the display was inappropriate,
we don’t need to make it the norm to apologize to outraged tweeters. If we did that, the
country would get nothing done and eventually crumble 140-characters at a time.
Sixty-eight-year-old wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair has been hospitalized
and admitted to an intensive care unit in Georgia. ***Coverage of Ric's battle in
the ICU will continue this weekend on CABLE PAY-PER-VIEW! (Just kidding, Ric -we wish
you all the best! Get well soon!)
In Texas a guy with a gun went into a convenience store and demanded money. He was given money.
He told the clerk to open the safe. The clerk said he couldn’t open the safe. So he demanded
two lottery tickets and some smokes. The clerk gave the man a pack of smokes and a roll of
lottery tickets but the robber took just two. Police caught up with him a short time later.
***By only taking two lottery tickets, I’ll bet he didn’t win enough money to post bail.
In Virginia, someone broke into a man's apartment, cleaned it, and took nothing. Completely cleaned
the place. Where are these criminals? Would someone give them my address?
Cynthia Nixon of "Sex & the City" fame is reportedly thinking of running for governor
of New York. ***Although, if she plans to jump into politics, I’d suggest changing
her name to something other than Nixon.
Pope Francis has warned Christians not to put their trust in horoscopes. But, what else
would you expect from a Sagittarius?
Darrell Hamilton Jr. decided to propose to his girlfriend, Rheanna Lopez, on a recent
plane ride over Fresno, California, where the fruit trees had start blossoming. Hamilton
is seen on video showing Lopez the ring and asking: “Will you marry me?” But seconds
later, he succumbs to motion sickness from the flight and throws up on the floor of the
plane. ***Yeah – that kind of cheesy romantic stuff makes me sick too.
The white Ford Bronco used in the O.J. Simpson slow-speed chase is up for sale. ***Low
miles, not driven very fast, very, very, very clean…
Halloween is still more than two months away, but that didn’t deter three people from
putting on costumes to shoplift at a Pennsylvania Walmart. One was dressed as a bull, one as
a werewolf, and a third as a gorilla. They stole more than $560 in merchandise but were
caught. ***They tried to blame it on the BULL market, calling it GORILLA marketing,
but police weren’t LYCAN that explanation.
Down in Orlando, Florida, a couple was injured while transporting a barbecue grill in their
SUV. That's because they had the grill in the back of their Kia Sorento and it was turned
on with the propane tank wide open and connected! Then the wife lit a cigarette. I’ll let
you guess what happened next. OK – I’ll tell you. The SUV exploded and the couple
was burned - but fortunately their injuries were non-life-threatening. The life of the
SUV, on the other hand, is over.
Police in Crestview, Florida have arrested 32-yera-old Mathew Horace Jones who allegedly
caused more than $100,000 in damage to a liquor store under construction at the Crestview
Wal-mart and to construction equipment. He reportedly used a forklift to damage the building
under construction after breaking into the fenced-in construction site. The building
under construction was completely destroyed along with a city fire hydrant and water meter.
When police arrived Jones aimed the forklift toward officers who stopped him at gunpoint.
Jones then told the officers his name was Alice Wonderland and that he was told to commit
the offenses by a hookah-smoking caterpillar. He also told detectives that he had a problem
with Walmart building a place to sell alcohol. ***Well, it may not be alcohol – but this
guy was definitely on something.
A warning has been issued for a chemical found in hand sanitizers. ***So, after you use a
hand sanitizer, remember to always wash your hands.
A California man allegedly broke into a woman's home and fell asleep on her couch -- naked.
***It doesn’t say here, but I’m going to take a guess and say that alcohol was involved.
Cole White lives in Berkley, California but apparently felt it was important enough to
travel all the way across the country so he could participate in the white nationalist
protests in Charlottesville, VA. Hope it was worth it as he now won't have a job when he
gets home. The Top Dog hot dog chain fired White (yes, the name is incredibly ironical)
after he was identified on social media as one of the white nationalist protesters. Top
Dog issued a statement reading: "Effective Saturday 12th August, Cole White no longer
works at Top Dog. The actions of those in Charlottesville are not supported by Top Dog.
We believe in individual freedom, and voluntary association for everyone." White was one of
several protesters identified by the Twitter account @ YesYoureRacist after users were
asked to name people in photos from the Charlottesville rallies. So can they legally fire him? One
legal analyst says yes and explains that the First Amendment "only protects you from actions
by the government based on your speech. It doesn't protect you from actions by your private
employer." She says it's also not a discrimination issue, because going to a rally like Charlottesville
"doesn't make you a member of a protected class." (East Bay Times)
The singer The Weeknd is reportedly considering changing his name. ***Maybe this time he
can choose a name he knows how to spell.
A study (National University of Singapore) says yellow taxicabs have significantly fewer
accidents than cabs of a darker color because the yellow cabs are more visible. ***This
study brought to you by the Center For Studying The Obvious.
A Russian spy plane was spotted recently over New Jersey. ***So we know they didn’t see
anything of consequence.
A secret elite section of Tinder has been running for at least six months. If this is
the first you’ve heard of it, you’re not one of the elite. Tinder Select is by invite
only and is aimed at “CEOs, super models, and other hyper-attractive/upwardly affluent
types”. ***In other words, all of the uppity conceited people you would be miserable
dating anyway.
"Scandal" and "Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes has signed a deal with Netflix to produce
some shows for them. ***First up, “Anatomy of a Scandal.”
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