WTF Stories of the Week

[Moonliner]

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?

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.

[scaeagles]

"Black hole" is now a racist term.

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]

<sigh>

I really hate this effin' planet sometimes. truly

[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.

[Gemini Cricket]

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:

"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.

[Gemini Cricket]

AFA Calls for McDonald’s Boycott
The American Family Association has called for a boycott of McDonald’s due to the fast-food chain’s affiliation with the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.
Tim Wildmon, president of the faith-based organization, told The Washington Post, “We're saying that there are people who support AFA who don't appreciate their dollars from the hamburgers they bought being put into an organization that's going to fight against the values they believe in.”
McDonald’s is newest on the list of businesses and corporations targeted by the AFA. According to the Post, the organization boycotted the Walt Disney Company for its “embrace of the homosexual lifestyle” and Target department stores for using the word “holiday” instead of “Christmas” in its advertising.
"Hatred has no place in our culture," McDonald's USA spokesman Bill Whitman told the Post. "That includes McDonald's, and we stand by and support our people to live and work in a society free of discrimination and harassment." (The Advocate)

So they're boycotting McDonalds and Disney and Ford... Sheesh, what a bunch of rabid dinglecheeses. I say we all don Mickey Mouse t-shirts, get into our F-150's and hit our nearest drive-thrus for Big Macs. After 11am, that is (10:30am in some places).

[Kevy Baby]

And on a lighter note:

He took a seat at Rose Bowl — 39,250 times
Calif. man sets 48-hour world record but vows to sit in all chairs at stadium

PASADENA, Calif. - Jim Purol took a seat at the Rose Bowl, and then another, and then another, until he broke a world record.

The Anaheim man set a Guinness World Record on Wednesday for "Most Seats Sat in 48 Hours" by sitting in 39,250 seats.

He began the task Monday morning, and he's still going, hoping to rest his tush in each of the stadium's 92,542 seats by sometime this week.

The 56-year-old, who already holds several other world records, says he has dreamed of tackling the Rose Bowl seats for 20 years — ever since he sat in all 107,501 chairs at the University of Michigan's football stadium.

The feat has taken a toll on his body and his cleanliness, as soot on the seats rubbed off on his clothes. He says he loves the Rose Bowl but calls the place "filthy."

That is the whole story this time, but here is the link none-the-less.

It's good to have goals in life.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

It's good to have goals in life.

In American football they're called "end zones".

[Capt Jack]

"Hatred has no place in our culture," McDonald's USA spokesman Bill Whitman told the Post.

can I at least still hate their food?

[JWBear]

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.

And it reminds me of a story I heard about a man who almost got fired for using the sentance, "We need to take pedantic approach in our training." in a memo. Some dinglecheese manager thought it meant molesting little boys.