2005

More Gripes From Accused War Criminals

More gripes from former Baath Party officials about man’s inhumanity to man.  They are quite outraged about this now that they are (allegedly) on the receiving end.  On Wednesday, one of Saddam’s co-defendants, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, complained that the United…


Saddam Denounces Deprivation of Underwear as “Terrorism”

Saddam Hussein’s trial continued on Tuesday, sort of.  Some witnesses have given testimony about the former regime’s criminal practices, but mostly Saddam yells at people. On Tuesday, he spent some time yelling at the judge, as he often does.  This…


Borat Supports Kazakhstan Lawsuit

In response to legal threats by Kazakh officials against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen for alleged insulting remarks about Kazakhstan, Kazakh television reporter Borat Sagdiyev stated last week that he fully supported the possibility of legal action against Cohen. Of course,…


Ronald MacDonald Charged With Stealing From Wendy’s

Having almost certainly been hired by Wendy's (and named by his parents) solely for the humor value, Ronald MacDonald was arrested early Monday for stealing money out of the safe at the Wendy's restaurant where he worked. Unfortunately, he was…



Kazakhstan v. Ali G.

Earlier this week, the Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan threatened to sue Sacha Baron Cohen, who stars in "Da Ali G Show" on HBO. Cohen specializes in tricking famous people into giving "interviews" to his Ali G character, who pretends to…


“Captive Angels” Post Personal Ads

Heather is 28 years old, with light brown hair and pretty blue-gray eyes. She is 5’4" and weighs 125 pounds. She likes motorcycles, fast cars, and crystal meth. Tasha is a Virgo. She’s warm-hearted, passionate, and sincere. She did make…


Judge Not Amused by Twin Antics

Yamahile Ortiz, 18, was sentenced to probation last week after pleading guilty to charging over $1000 on a stolen credit card. And away she went. But back she came not long afterwards, with her identical twin sister Yaricza, and an…


Ghosts Ruled Not Grounds for Denying Unemployment Benefits

An Iowa judge ruled this week that a former security guard could not be denied unemployment benefits after being fired on the grounds that he saw ghosts. Wade Gallegos was working for a security company in September when he called…