Well it seemed like a good idea at the time

[MorganGrayson]

Originally Posted by Red

"The hospital currently houses about 170 patients," the newspaper notes, "though the number fluctuates." (Honolulu Advertiser)

Now *there* is a newspaper writer with a delicious sense of irony.

[sarettah]

Talk about your idiots.....

Drudge has 2 more future Darwin award candidates today:

http://www.local6.com/news/5406673/detail.html

An intoxicated passenger who lit a cigarette and urinated in the aisle led pilots to divert a United Airlines flight from Orlando to Washington, D.C., an airline spokeswoman said.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/11/26/D8E4AGFG3.html

A 17-year-old likely will face misdemeanor charges after allegedly losing control of his car while text messaging and hitting a bicyclist.

The bicyclist, Jim R. Price of Highlands Ranch, died Friday, two days after the accident.

"We do not believe it was an intentional act, but it was inattentiveness to the roadway," said Lt. Alan Stanton, spokesman for Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

[Red]

Orlando to DC is less than 3 hours. He had to have been drinking before he got on the plane to be drunk enough to do that. And if he was, the flight attendant should never have given him more to drink.


The kid in the car is another story, he can't blame alcohol for his stupidity. I'm surprised they are not charging him with involuntary manslaughter and I'm really surprised that the victim's family isn't filing a wrongful death suit.