Monthly Archives: December 2005

Ramp worker dents plane, causes emergency landing

Posted on December 31, 2005 by Jason

A foot-long hole in the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines jet caused the plane to lose cabin pressure, forcing the crew to make an emergency descent from 26,000 feet and return to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, authorities said Tuesday. “There was … Continue reading →

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Man gets 2 year old drunk while mother is giving birth

Posted on December 30, 2005 by Michael Hampton

Juan Reyes, 37, of Patchogue, N.Y., was arrested and charged with child endangerment Tuesday after Suffolk County sheriff’s deputies investigating a family court case went to his home and found him passed out on the floor and a two year old toddler stumbling around drunk. Continue reading →

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Florida's dumbest of 2005

Posted on December 29, 2005 by Michael Hampton

Each year the St. Petersburg Times scours the news archives to find the dumbest, craziest news stories of 2005, and they got some real doozies this year. Continue reading →

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Satan arrested for indecent exposure

Posted on December 27, 2005 by Michael Hampton

Today’s Stupid Person of the Day is Satan. That is, Roy Lee Henson, whom police found walking around naked and screaming in Eustis, Fla., on Monday night. When deputies arrived, they found Roy Lee Henson walking with his boxer shorts … Continue reading →

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Woman swallows cell phone whole

Posted on December 26, 2005 by Michael Hampton

In one episode of The Simpsons, Homer swallows a cell phone, and then has conversations on it while it’s in his stomach.

A Blue Springs, Mo., woman apparently tried to repeat the stunt, and it didn’t quite work out so well. Continue reading →

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How the possum stole Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2005 by Michael Hampton

In Englewood, Pa., the O’Connor family picked up a beautiful 8 foot (2.4m) Douglas fir for the family’s Christmas tree. The tree had already been cut and bundled and was just waiting for a loving family to take it home. … Continue reading →

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Child pornographer fooled by e-mail turns himself in

Posted on December 24, 2005 by Michael Hampton

Police charged a man in Germany who had child pornography on his computer after he turned himself in. The man had just received an e-mail apparently from the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) which said he was “under investigation.” Continue reading →

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Car thieves take pictures of selves with stolen car

Posted on December 23, 2005 by Michael Hampton

Two car thieves in Redlands, Calif., stole a 2001 Mustang and took pictures of each other with a disposable camera they found inside. When they abandoned the car, they left the camera, along with fingerprints and other evidence, for the police to find. Continue reading →

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Columbus mayor's wife sentenced for drunk driving

Posted on December 22, 2005 by Michael Hampton

Frankie Coleman, wife to Columbus, Ohio, mayor Michael Coleman, pleaded guilty to drunk driving and was sentenced Wednesday to three days in jail and a six month driver’s license suspension. Continue reading →

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New study: 75% of college graduates are stupid

Posted on December 16, 2005 by Michael Hampton

A study (PDF) released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education shows that only 25% of college graduates were “proficiently literate,” that is, “using printed and written information to function in society, to achieve one’s goals, and to develop one’s … Continue reading →

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