I’m not going to waste time introducing the news this week; it’s ridiculous enough to introduce itself.
The most ridiculous thing I’ve seen, or heard for that matter, in a long time is by far the Snuggie for dogs. It even says, “Keeps you warm and your paws free!” as if the dog can read. Not only is the Snuggie ridiculous, but one for dogs? As if the whole clothes for dogs wasn’t already ridiculous. Good job, Snuggie makers. You’ve outdone yourselves.
Speaking of clothes on dogs, this next story takes us to the place where I’m pretty sure they made it, um, cool. A 74-year-old man in Los Angeles has been declared the oldest graffiti vandal in the city’s history according to the LA Times. He was going around slapping bumper stickers in a subway stairwell in downtown L.A. His stickers bear the words, “Who is John Scott?”
Apparently this guy, John Scott, has an entire Web site dedicated to paraphernalia emblazoned with “Who is John Scott?” Here’s the thing, old man, not really anyone cares to know, as far as we can tell. I may, however, go online to check out his merch.
This next woman wasn’t using bumper stickers to get arrested, but she was in her car. Specifically, she was under the influence at Sonic.
“A caller to 911 reported the woman nearly struck several vehicles before pulling into the drive-in,” according to information from the Johnson City Press. An Elizabethton police officer approached the woman, Sarah Ellison, at her car and Ellison tried to give the officer a $20 bill even after the officer continued to tell Ellison she was not the car hop.
Another ridiculous act committed under the influence happened last week in Canada.
“Police said a highly intoxicated man who survived when multiple freight train cars rolled over him is ‘the luckiest guy alive.’ Police Major Kevin Lemke said Canadian National Railway employees reported they ran over someone lying between the tracks and did an emergency stop about 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12.
“Officers found a 42-year-old local man in some bushes 20 feet away from the tracks. The man indicated he was walking when he saw the train and jumped out of the way,” according to the AP.
Lemke said he believes the railway employees instead of the guy. Though he was cited for trespassing, he was not seriously injured.
My favorite story from the weekend came from the Boss himself. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were playing a show in Michigan when he yelled out to the crowd, “Hello, Ohio!” That’s right, he thought he was still in Ohio. According to the NBC Nightly News, the band was in the Buckeye State a few nights earlier.
Though Springsteen goofed, the crowd didn’t seem to mind as the band played for three hours, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Springsteen called it, “every front man’s nightmare.”
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