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Tactless

Posted by Chief Oddball on Monday, December 10th, 2007 in Rants, Stupid People

The Internet is enabling the proliferation of a culture entirely bereft of tact.
Think of it. Online, you can be completely anonymous and almost entirely unaccountable for your actions. This kind of anonymity can be a great thing. It can encourage debate and discussion where censorship (or even persecution) would otherwise result. [...]

Behavior Detection: Don’t Worry, Be Happy…Or Else

Posted by Chief Oddball on Thursday, August 16th, 2007 in Headlines, Rants, Stupid People

Patti Davis, special commentator to Newsweek magazine, has a darkly humorous rant available on MSNBC today about the TSA’s latest invention to combat terrorists in airports: “Behavior Detection Officers.” These specially-trained security guards’ sole duty will be to scrutinize the facial expressions of airport patrons, looking for tiny outward signs that passengers may be [...]

Funniest Burnout Video Ever

Posted by Chief Oddball on Friday, May 25th, 2007 in Cars, Stupid People

Highlights:

Vomit-green Scion xB, lowered to the point of immobility.
Water added to the driveway so the wheels would spin.
After a few seconds of annoying Black & Decker sounds, the transaxle snaps.
Simultaneously, the side marker light pops out. ZING! Instant win.

Part not shown:

Driver crawls away and slits his own wrists.

Going About It The Wrong Way

Posted by Chief Oddball on Monday, April 23rd, 2007 in Headlines, Rants, Stupid People

I’ve been getting more and more interested in finding things we can do at home to help be more friendly to the environment. And yesterday was Earth Day. But seriously, if the “Hollywood elites” want people to get on board with the green movement, some of them are clearly going about it the [...]

No Avocado? Sue ‘Em

Posted by Chief Oddball on Thursday, November 30th, 2006 in Headlines, Quick Takes, Rants, Stupid People

Most people simply wouldn’t buy the product again, but this lady apparently has a retribution complex — she’s suing Kraft Foods because their guacamole dip doesn’t contain enough actual avocado for her taste. Whoa, imagine that — a processed, prepackaged dip product that doesn’t actually contain fresh ingredients. Did you just emerge from [...]

More Homeowners Association Madness

Posted by Chief Oddball on Sunday, November 26th, 2006 in Headlines, Rants, Stupid People

Not ours, at least. This time, it’s an HOA in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, which has ordered resident Lisa Jensen to take down her holiday wreath that’s shaped like a peace symbol (pictured at right). The association is using a covenant that bars signs “that can be considered divisive,” after a handful of residents [...]

Personal Isolationism

Posted by Chief Oddball on Wednesday, July 19th, 2006 in Rants, Stupid People

Apple was up at the salon getting her hair cut this morning when she happened to overhear the following pearl of wisdom from an old fuddy-duddy sitting nearby:

“Why are we paying for all those Americans who are getting evacuated from Lebanon? What a waste of our tax dollars! They should have known better [...]

Dumbass Sues Apple; Nation Sighs in Unison

Posted by Chief Oddball on Thursday, February 2nd, 2006 in Rants, Stupid People

According to this CNN story, a Louisiana man has filed a lawsuit against Apple Computer, claiming that the iPod MP3 player is “defective” because it has the potential to cause hearing loss in people who use it.
Apparently ignoring the fact that lawn mowers, shotguns and vacuum cleaners can also cause hearing loss in people who [...]

Restaurant Cheapskates

Posted by Chief Oddball on Thursday, September 29th, 2005 in Rants, Stupid People

My wife Apple works at a restaurant, so of course there are always plenty of comedy bits to hear about when she gets home. Tales of stingy customers, drunken fools, employee drama, etc. are always entertaining, sometimes maddening. I heard a story last night of a party who was determined to get their [...]