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Category Archives: Lighter Side
Weird Week of Crime: Dancing on Graves, Hooker Meters, and more
A quick look at some of last week’s stranger stories: Sure, everybody says “I’m going to dance on your grave,” but nobody ever follows through on it. Well, except for Christopher Redd, a 27-year-old Colorado gravedigger. Well, former gravedigger. He was fired after filming himself dancing and playing air guitar … Continue reading
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Tagged crossbows, Facebook, Germany, humor, juries, prostitution, Weird World of Crime
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Not-So-Great Escapes
Committing the crime is sometimes the easy part: Getting away afterward… sometimes not so easy, especially when you factor in bad luck, stupidity, or both. For example…
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More Crazy Laws
It’s legal for couples to have sex in a parked vehicle during their lunch break from work, as long as the car or van has drawn curtains to stop strangers from peeking in New Mexico. In Canada, It is illegal for a teen to walk down Main Street … Continue reading
Criminal Humor
I went to the store the other day. I was only in there for about 5 minutes, and when I came out there was a motorcycle cop writing a parking ticket. So I went up to him and said, “Come on, buddy, how about giving a guy a break?” He … Continue reading
Why Do You Think They Call It Dope? (and Other Tales From the Weird World of Crime)
In Newfoundland, Canada, a driver was pulled over for having a broken headlight. The RCMP officer thought he smelled alcohol, and the driver insisted he couldn’t drink alcohol because of the medication he’s taking. He showed the officer two pill cases, one of which contained four grams of marijuana. Then … Continue reading
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Tagged humor, marijuana, stupid criminals, Weird World of Crime
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Crazy Laws (North Dakota through Wyoming)
[Not all of these laws are still on the books] North Dakota In Fargo, one may be jailed for wearing a hat while dancing, or even for wearing a hat to a function where dancing is taking place. It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes … Continue reading
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
This is the old joke: A man’s driving on the highway when his car phone rings. It’s his wife, and she says “Honey, be careful, they just said on the radio that some guy on the highway is driving the wrong way.” He says “Are you kidding? Everybody is!” This … Continue reading
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Crazy Laws (Louisiana through North Carolina)
[Not all of these laws are still on the books] Louisiana In New Orleans, fire trucks are required by law to stop at all red lights. It is considered “simple assault” to bite someone in New Orleans; it is “aggravated assault” if the biter has false teeth. It is against … Continue reading
2 Guys, 25 Dumb Laws, 1 Absurd American Crime Spree
Probably the strangest interview I ever conducted began when I read You Can Get Arrested For That, Cornish journalism student Rich Smith’s account of a trip he took across the United States for the sole purpose of breaking as many strange American laws as possible. I found the adventures of … Continue reading
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Tagged crazy laws, humor, interviews, strange laws, Weird World of Crime
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Adding Insult to Injury
In Chandler, Arizona last week, Joshua Seto was walking through town with his girlfriend when he took her gun and shoved it unto the waistband of his pants. A bit too roughly apparently, because it discharged and sent a bullet through his penis and into his thigh. It hasn’t been … Continue reading
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Tagged guns, Joshua Seto, polls, Weird World of Crime
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