Monthly Archives: August 2005

Abe Lincoln on the $100 bill?

Earl H. Devine, 22, of Lafayette, Ind., was arrested July 31 for passing counterfeit $100 bills he printed on his inkjet printer. Instead of Ben Franklin’s face, the fake bill’s watermark showed Abe Lincoln’s face.

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California man arrested at U.N. with guns, gasoline

Vernon Wilker, 59, of Salton City, Calif., tried to drive into the United Nations building in New York City on Thursday armed with two guns and a five-gallon container of gasoline in his car. Continue reading

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Man carries improvised explosive device into Oklahoma City airport

Charles Alfred Dreyling Jr., 24, of Norman, Okla., was arrested Thursday in Oklahoma City after trying to carry an improvised explosive device through the security checkpoint and onto a plane. Continue reading

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South Korean man dies after 49 hours of Starcraft

Today’s Stupid Person of the Day was identified only by his last name. Lee, 28, of Taegu, South Korea, died last Friday in an Internet cafe after playing Starcraft for 49 hours straight. Continue reading

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Woman gets three years in prison for poisoning baby with Drano

Tasha Michl, 22, of Medina, Ohio, was sentenced Friday to three years in prison followed by five years probation for putting toilet bowl cleaner into her nine-month old daughter’s bottle. Continue reading

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Never dive into a kiddie pool

Cleber Dos Santos, 29, of Framingham, Mass., was jumping on his three-foot-high trampoline, and suddenly decided to dive headfirst into the two-foot-high infiatable swimming pool standing next to it. Continue reading

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Disagreement on Iraq war turns deadly

A Kentucky man shot and killed his friend after a disagreement over the Iraq war heated up. Douglas Moore, 65, of Martin, shot and killed Harold Wayne Smith, 56, of Manchester, on Thursday. Continue reading

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Fraud suspect goes on reality TV show

A Russian man suspected of real estate fraud went on a reality TV show. His victim recognized him from TV, and he was subsequently arrested. Continue reading

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Drunk man gets testicles locked in padlock for two weeks

An unidentified man in Exeter, N.H., got drunk one night and had a padlock locked around his testicles by one of his friends. The key broke off in the lock and he waited two weeks before calling for help. Continue reading

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Death penalty for man who killed wife for wanting to cuddle after sex

A man who killed his wife because she wanted to cuddle after having sex has received the death penalty. Continue reading

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