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  • josephine smith

    Florida wheelchair-bound man attacked by vampire

    In St. Petersburg, Florida, a wheelchair-bound man sleeping outside a Hooters restaurant awoke to a wannabe vampire who attempted to do that thing vampires want to do at night. Though Josephine Smith, 22, claims she remembers nothing of the attack, Milton Ellis, 69, had taken refuge on the Hooters...
  • Man tells judge his profession is criminal [FAIL]

    In the world of the stupid criminal… A Florida man made his ruling a clear case of “guilty” when the judge asked him what his job title was and he told the truth – criminal. It was the first time in 22-years that U.S. District Judge William Dimitrouleas heard...
  • phil grande

    Phil Grande, bringing the homeless problem to a neighborhood near you

    Phil Grande, a businessman in Sarasota, Florida was just trying to do the right thing, offering to build a half-million dollar shelter for the homeless and give it to the city for just one dollar.  The city – namely, Vice Mayor Terry Turner – declined the offer. In retaliation,...
  • eugene hickman

    Grandson walks in on grandfather on bulldog

    People often fail to lock the door when a potentially embarrassing walk-in could occur.  Being caught in the nude is not news.  Being caught in your pet bulldog is a felony in Florida. Eugene Hickman’s grandson, who could not be named, found his grandfather on top of the three-year-old...
  • alligator

    Bad plumbing the least of problems when alligator is found in bathroom

    On Saturday, one Floridian learned that pubic hairs and dried toothpaste are pretty benign bathroom horrors compared to the presence of a 7-foot alligator. Alexis Dunbar didn’t have to turn over a waste bin to find the large amphibious reptile, which hissed at her and was promptly locked in...
  • charlene johnson

    Today’s ‘Nudist charged with DUI’ story brought to you by Florida

    When Charlene Johnson was pulled over in Martin County, Florida, deputies found exactly what they’d expected: Johnson’s BAC over twice the legal limit and marijuana in the vehicle.  But what they didn’t find was clothing. Johnson was stopped after a deputy noticed that she was having trouble staying in...
  • douglasjr

    Limp 911 prank leads to arrest, stiff sentence

    A South Florida man is facing jail time after a series of 911 prank calls were traced back to his ex-girlfriend’s home in Oakland Park. Matthew Wade Douglas Jr. thought he was being clever by making the calls from his cell phone, each characterized by increasingly absurd stories about...
  • florida

    Florida DOT accused of illegal detainment, racial profiling

    Some potentially damning evidence has come forth against the Florida Department of Transportation regarding a tollbooth policy permitting the detention of motorists paying with large bills. Our hero of the day, Joel Chandler, secretly taped his conversations with tollbooth attendants when attempting to pay a $1 fee with a...
  • madd

    Former MADD president arrested for drunk driving

    Today’s irony headline is brought to you by Debra Oberlin of Gainesville, Florida, former president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s Gainesville chapter. On the morning of February 18th, a patrolman noticed Oberlin swerving and crossing lanes; she failed a field sobriety test and was later breathalyzed at 0.239 BAC,...