Top 8 Morons of 2007 (So Far)
Posted by admin on October 31, 2007 · 14 Comments
1. WILL THE REAL DUMMY PLEASE STAND UP? AT&T fired President John Walter after nine months, saying he lacked intellectual leadership. He received a $26 million severance package. Perhaps it's not Walter who's lacking intelligence.
2. WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS: Police in Oakland, CA spent two hours attempting to subdue a gunman who had barricaded himself inside his home. After firing ten tear gas canisters, officers discovered that the man was standing beside them in the police line, shouting, "Please come out and give yourself up."
3. WHAT WAS PLAN B? An Illinois man, pretending to have a gun, kidnapped a motorist and forced him to drive to two different automated teller machines, during which the kidnapper proceeded to withdraw money from his own bank accounts.
4. THE GETAWAY! A man walked into a Topeka, Kansas Kiwi Stop and asked for all the money in the cash drawer. Apparently, the take was too small, so he tied up the store clerk and worked the counter himself for three hours until police showed up and grabbed him.
5. DID I SAY THAT? Police in Los Angeles had good luck with a robbery suspect who just couldn't control himself during a lineup. When detectives asked each man in the lineup to repeat the words, "Give me all your money or I'll shoot," the man shouted, "That's not what I said!"
6. ARE WE COMMUNICATING? A man spoke frantically into the phone, "My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two minutes apart." "Is this her first child?" the doctor asked. "No!" the man shouted. "This is her husband!"
7. NOT THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED! In Modesto, CA, Steven Richard King was arrested for trying to hold up a Bank of America branch without a weapon. King used a thumb and a finger to simulate a gun. Unfortunately, he failed to keep his hand in his pocket. (Hellooooooo)!
8. THE GRAND FINALE!!! Last summer, down on Lake Isabella, located in the high desert, an hour east of Bakersfield, CA, some folks, new to boating, were having a problem. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't get their brand new 22 foot boat, going. It was very sluggish in almost every maneuver, no matter how much power they applied. After about an hour of trying to make it go, they putted into a nearby marina, thinking someone there may be able to tell them what was wrong. A thorough topside check revealed everything in perfect working condition: The engine ran fine, the out-drive went up and down and the propeller was the correct size and pitch. So, one of the marina guys jumped in the water to check underneath. He came up choking on water, he was laughing so hard.
NOW REMEMBER…THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE .
Under the boat, still strapped securely in place, was the trailer!
Okay, good. If I can just keep my head down for two more months I can keep off the list…
Mr. Fabulous, some of these would be pretty hard to top. I’d say we’re safe. Knock on wood….
Good Stuff. I’m glad I finally found a blog that has this good, entertaining, off the wall content. Thanks for doing it.
And thank you for coming by!
As the person recommending this to me said it really brings smile on rainy and gray Wednesday. Thank you
And thank you! Glad you liked it, I was literally laughing out loud and couldn’t stop for a few minutes over #2. It was kind of like the good old days when I used to smoke pot.
This list is hilarious! I especially like the second one regarding the tear gasing cops!
These could give the Darwin awards a run for their money
#6 doesn’t deserve to be on the list. In a situation like that giving the answer he did is easy to understand.
The rest are funny, though.
Number 8 could not possible be true. All one has to do is think about it. The trailer would be totally visible and to launch the boat, the trailer and its safety chains would have to be unhitched from the tow vehicle.
The credibility of the rest are pretty questionable, too. Although if people are stupid enough to believe #8, anything is possible. :p
Jim: You make a good point, however, since these people were morons, they did not realize that the boat and the trailer were not both supposed to go into the water as one unit. Guess I’m stupid, but I live in SC and can totally see this happening as I have met people this stupid.
Jim, if you ever watch Mythbusters, they actually tested this myth. It is true in at least more than one place. Also the boat business that helped test the myth had delivered a boat that way to a customer.
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