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  • Colorado man reports Craigslist liaison as a burglar after girlfriend comes home early

    You can call this sordid tale a case of boy meets girl (on Craigslist), boy sets up rendezvous with girl, boy’s real girlfriend comes home early, boy calls police to report girl as burglar, boy gets charged with falsely reporting an intrusion.  You know, that old chestnut. Listen up...
  • Wife tried to cut off husband’s head with chainsaw [allegedly]

    “You tried to cut my head off. You’re going to jail.” That’s what cops heard when they arrived at a domestic violence call in Washington. And apparently that’s what happened. As 36-year old man, the husband, was sleeping when he was awoken by the sound of a chain saw....
  • heroin for sale

    FAIL: ‘Heroin for sale’ flyers lead to drug bust

    It’s a rough economy for everyone – even drug dealers.  So, perhaps seeking newer customers, the inhabitants of 3937 N Massachusetts Ave in Portland, Oregon began a flyer campaign in their neighborhood. Printed on 8×10″ paper, the flyers boldly announced ‘HEROIN FOR SALE’ and listed a house address, as...
  • FBI

    FAIL: Man poses as federal agent to dodge debt

    A man in St. Louis, Missouri faces six to twelve months in prison and owes a heap of money to his ex-girlfriend after claiming to be a federal agent to dodge repayment on the loan. Mark Chartrand borrowed more than $100,000 from his then-girlfriend.  In 2008, she asked for...
  • ma jei

    How to dodge £2.50 entrance fee: Scale 70 foot wall

    Ma Jei of Nanjing, China is a bad influence, to say the least. As a child, she frequently climbed the walls of Zhongau Castle, which are shaped similar to steep steps.  So when she visited the castle again as an adult, it wasn’t a huge deal for her to...
  • tyree appleberry

    FAIL: Fake cop tries to arrest real cop

    Security guard Tyree Appleberry must’ve felt a little sting when his power trip hit a dead end in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Appleberry used the familiar blue-and-white strobe lights to flag down a driver on Wednesday – presumably, this is the point at which he’d bully the driver a bit...
  • Family calls 911 to get out of cornfield maze, FAIL

    Watch out for them corn mazes this season – you may get lost. That’s what happened to a family in Danvers, Massachusetts. The couple and their young child got in the middle of the maze only to find they aren’t good at getting out of mazes. So they called...
  • Man tries to catch foul ball, drops child FAIL [Video]

    A man in Taiwan is becoming an internet celeb and I’m betting he’s probably hating it. During a baseball game he was so excited to catch the foul ball coming that he dropped his young daughter. And thanks to crowd camera it was caught on video. Next time remember...
  • chewing gum

    Edmonton woman’s ten minutes of depression may be worth $100,000

    In one of the more frivolous lawsuits I’ve heard about today, a woman from Edmonton claims that a stick of Stride chewing gum broke apart in her mouth and stuck to her dentures, resulting in depression during the process of pulling bits of gum out of said dentures.  Based...