Articles by Kevin

Witch-Regulation Bill Fails to Pass in Romania

Romanian lawmaker Alin Popoviciu is blaming fear for the failure of a bill he sponsored that would have imposed new regulations and taxes on witches and fortune tellers.  He claimed that the legislation had failed because lawmakers were afraid they…


Yet Another Reason Not to Wrestle Your Snake in the Parking Lot

The Associated Press reports that "[t]wo men were arrested after bewildered diners at a McDonald's spotted them wrestling a 5-foot (1.5 meter) python named Boris in the restaurant parking lot, police [in Melbourne] said Thursday." I don't think the diners…



UPDATE: Threatened “Lemonade Uprising” Underwhelms

August 26 was the day of the most recent Last Thursday festival in Portland, an informal gathering that attracts about 15,000 people a month. Tensions were expected to be high, or at least higher than usual, because of the incident…


Assorted Stupidity #5

Is Jersey Shore a RICO enterprise?  Some plaintiffs think so, arguing that the show earns millions of dollars from racketeering based on criminal activities, such as when people get in fights. Lead attorney says Viacom’s president is “the functional equivalent of…


High-Risk Anti-Theft Strategy Pays Off

This is not a strategy that I can recommend, but it did work this time. When Russell Stuart heard his car start up in his driveway very early one morning, he realized it was being stolen and reacted immediately.  "I…




One Wounded in Man-Bat Fracas

What is the world coming to when a man can't take the steps necessary to defend his home and family from mammalian invaders?  Ask Cedric Newton, who was charged last week with reckless discharge of a firearm simply for trying to…