Thursday, March 26, 2015
The Milwaukee Brewers Give Us "Nachos on a Stick." Everyone Else Can Go Home Now.
The food monstrosity is packed with taco meat and crusted with Doritos, because that's the American way! Add some melted cheese on top (DON'T ASK WHERE THAT STUFF COMES FROM) and call it a day! And by "day" we mean "you are now legally dead from food coma."
Controversy of the Day: Photo of Kids Climbing on Vietnam Memorial Infuriates Internet
An artist named Matthew Munson was snapping some photos around Washington, D.C. when he happened to catch some kids using the Vietnam Women’s Memorial as a jungle gym.
He posted the image to Facebook this week, and it has since sparked a heated debate online.
“I managed to take some decent photos and even a very powerful one of two little brats climbing over war memorial right in front of a veteran,” he wrote in the post.
Munson says the vets all appeared “hurt” as they watched the debacle, and he thinks the parents are to blame for this sign of disrespect.
“Certain memorials and statues are more positive and welcoming to kids and parents expressing their freedom and good vibes, other memorials (this one) focuses on the tragedies of war and how certain groups of people played a big role in helping others recover from it,” he said. “Having children step all over a wounded warrior is not an appropriate way to express the freedom our veterans fought for, in my opinion.”
Commenters on the post are taking both sides, some are horrified and others think everyone is blowing this out of proportion.
Here are a few opinions from Facebook:
“I love the pic with the kids: Speaks volumes to what we fought and fight for.” – Pipal Tri.
“Take those damn kids to Disney Land and not to a place of remembrance.” – Jill Kin
“They are just kids, and it’s just a statue. People invest way too much into idols and memorials.” – Stephen Budzash
“The level of disrespect that ensues towards or vets both alive and dead, their memorials. is sicking… and parents allow this to happen.” – Justin Burkhardt
The statue was unveiled in 1993 and is dedicated to women who served the country during the Vietnam War, many of whom were nurses.
There is No Rage Like the Rage This Man Has for Potholes
Warning: PTSD-inducing language in this video.
A California Bank Robbery Suspect Was "Told by the Virgin Mary" to Eat His Own Poop on the Witness Stand
If there has ever been a reasonable case for a plea of insanity, maybe it's this one.
Andrew Gilbertson is charged with robbing a Bank of America in October 2013 - which is perhaps the first bullet point in an insane person. I mean come on, there are SO many easier illegal ways to get money in 2015. While taking the stand this Wednesday, he reached into his pants to grab his own personal brand for a snack, as instructed to him by the Virgin Mary herself.
Unsurprisingly, the court was called into a recess, where a mental health expert was called in to analyze Gilbertson's behavior.
Here's a video report of the full story, which thankfully does not feature any actual footage of the "One Disturbed Man, One Cup" incident:
Hat tip to Uproxx.
Hot Mic of the Day: Wisconsin Basketball Player Calls Stenographer ‘Beautiful’ in Press Conference
Hot mics… they’ll get you every time. Just ask Robert Durst.
Fortunately, this latest gaffe was a lot more innocent.
Wisconsin forward Nigel Hayes was having some fun with the stenographers at a press conference in L.A. on Wednesday, trying to test their skills with a complicated word: “syzygy.”
Soon after, one of these women caught his attention, and he shared his opinion of her with his teammates unaware that everyone in the room could hear him as well.
“God she’s beautiful,” he said, quickly realizing his mistake. He then covered his face in shame as he was suddenly thrust into viral video stardom.
Fail of the Day: Congresswomen Eleanor Holmes Norton’s Terrible Parking Job Caught on Video
Between drunk Secret Service agents and Eleanor Holmes Norton, maybe we need to give all of Washington a refresher course in how to drive.
The D.C. delegate tried and failed to park her car outside the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, and the mess was all captured in the video above.
“If she parks like that she should not be a member of Congress anymore,” says one of the people watching the disaster.
In addition to being completely out of alignment with the rest of the vehicles, she apparently banged into the car next to her multiple times during the half-hour long debacle. Eventually she and her aide just walk away as if it’s all NBD.
Her office later told Roll Call that there were no damages and they left a card on the windshield so they could contact them.
Not sure that warrants the “worst parking job ever” award – a quick YouTube search reveals much worse – but it’s certainly up there in the rankings.
And Mr. Piggly Wiggly is theclear winner for recent parking lot fails. That one will be tough to beat.
One Woman Had a Bad Hair Day on New York's L Train
Though the commuter was able to pack herself in to the very late L train, a bit of hair didn't quite make the cut!