WTF Stories of the Week - Page 23

Kevy Baby · 06-20-2008, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

And this one is old news. REALLY old news.

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Originally Posted by [B

Smithsonian[/b]] After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination.

What was amusing is that the flicker site gives the date of the photo as 1900 yet right in the description (quoted by LSPE above) it says that Parcel Service wasn't introduced until 1913. Ummm...

LSPoorEeyorick · 06-20-2008, 08:11 PM

They just uploaded a bazillion Smithsonian photos to flickr. I'm pretty sure a lot of their dates are "circa." But you can't honestly think a date listing is funnier than the picture of the baby in the mailbag? Little is funnier than a baby in a mailbag.

Capt Jack · 06-23-2008, 09:46 AM

not really a 'story' but definitely falls into the WTF category

mousepod · 06-23-2008, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Capt Jack

not really a 'story' but definitely falls into the WTF category

This must be a fake. But I'm laughing out loud (at work).

Moonliner · 06-30-2008, 12:19 PM

Welcome to Maryland.

1. A police office is run over and killed by a perp.
2. Said perp is arrested and placed in solitary confinement.

Can you guess what happens next?

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Originally Posted by News Accounts....

19-year-old man suspected of killing a Prince George's County police officer is found unconscious in his cell, taken to the hospital and pronounced dead.

Authorities at the jail say they have no idea why or how White would be found unconscious in his maximum security cell

Authorities do not suspect foul play.

The Maryland Medical Examiner has ruled the death a homicide.

JWBear · 06-23-2008, 09:59 AM

scaeagles · 07-10-2008, 08:05 AM

"Black hole" is now a racist term.

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Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield, who is white, said it seemed that central collections "has become a black hole" because paperwork reportedly has become lost in the office.

Commissioner John Wiley Price, who is black, interrupted him with a loud "Excuse me!" He then corrected his colleague, saying the office has become a "white hole."

That prompted Judge Thomas Jones, who is black, to demand an apology from Mayfield for his racially insensitive analogy.

Capt Jack · 07-10-2008, 08:31 AM

<sigh>

I really hate this effin' planet sometimes. truly

scaeagles · 07-10-2008, 08:35 AM

I'm reminded of another story where a county treasurer used the word "niggardly", which means stingy, in a some meeting and was forced to resign because it sounded too much like the N word and people didn't know the meaning.

Gemini Cricket · 07-10-2008, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

I'm reminded of another story where a county treasurer used the word "niggardly", which means stingy, in a some meeting and was forced to resign because it sounded too much like the N word and people didn't know the meaning.

From Wiki:

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"Niggardly" (noun: "niggard") is an adjective meaning "stingy" or "miserly", related to the Norwegian verb nigle. It is cognate with "niggling", meaning "petty" or "unimportant", as in "the niggling details".

Interesting. I don't think I've ever even heard of that word before.

06-20-2008, 08:11 PM	#2
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	They just uploaded a bazillion Smithsonian photos to flickr. I'm pretty sure a lot of their dates are "circa." But you can't honestly think a date listing is funnier than the picture of the baby in the mailbag? Little is funnier than a baby in a mailbag.
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06-23-2008, 09:46 AM	#3
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	not really a 'story' but definitely falls into the WTF category __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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06-23-2008, 09:59 AM	#6
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	__________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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07-10-2008, 08:31 AM	#8
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	<sigh> I really hate this effin' planet sometimes. truly __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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07-10-2008, 08:35 AM	#9
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	I'm reminded of another story where a county treasurer used the word "niggardly", which means stingy, in a some meeting and was forced to resign because it sounded too much like the N word and people didn't know the meaning.
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