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This man should not be allowed to get out of bed

Former NHL goalie recovering after shooting
Oct 9, 5:35 pm EDT

MINDEN, Nev. (AP)—Clint Malarchuk, the former NHL goalie best known for having his jugular vein slashed by a skate in a 1989 game with Buffalo, is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the chin with a rifle.

Wife Christy told sheriff’s deputies that the .22-caliber rifle discharged after her husband placed the butt on the ground between his legs. He had been shooting rabbits.

The 47-year-old former player, now a goalie coach with the Columbus Blue Jackets, was flown by helicopter to a Reno hospital for treatment Tuesday.

“Our concern is with Clint and his well being,” the Blue Jackets said Thursday. “We are optimistic that he will have a full recovery very soon.”

2008 10 10

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Hippo eats dwarf in what was called a ‘freak accident’

Really, what could I possibly call this post that would be better than the material provided?

Project Wonderful - Your ad could be here, right now.

2008 08 03

In our continual efforts to expand your vocabulary, here’s today’s word ~ ‘chagrin’

Jodee Berry of Panama City, Fla., sits with her toy Yoda at her lawyer's office Wednesday. Berry, a former Hooters waitress, has sued the restaurant where she worked saying she was promised a new Toyota for winning a beer sales contest in April. Berry, 26, believed that she had won a new car, but she was blindfolded, led to the parking lot and presented with a toy Yoda, the little green guy from Star Wars.

Use in context: Jodee Berry is chagrined.

2008 03 23

Apparently Fox News believes that al-Qaeda may soon be teaming up with the Daleks

Link to the original article on FoxNews.com

Link to an explanation of Daleks, for those who don’t follow the science-fantasy series Doctor Who.

Here’s a photo for those too lazy to follow the links…

2008 03 03

Who says state troopers don’t have a sense of humor?

In most of the United States there is a policy of checking on any stalled vehicle on the highway when temperatures drop to single digits or below. About 3 AM one very cold morning, Montana State Trouper Allan Nixon no 658 responded to a call there was a car off the shoulder of the road outside Great Falls, Montana. He located the care, stuck in deep snow and with the engine still running. Pulling in behind the car with his emergency lights on, the trooper walked to the driver's door to find an older man passed out behind the wheel with a nearly empty vodka bottle on the seat beside him. The dirver came awake then the trooper tapped on the window. Seeing the rotating lights in his rearview mirror and the state trooper standing next to his car, the man panicked. He jerked the gearshift into drive and hit the gas. The car's speedometer was showing 20-30-40 and then 50 miles per hour, but it was still stuck in the snow, wheels spinning. Trooper Nixon, having a sense of humor, began running in place next to the speeding (but stationary) car. The driver was totally freaked, thinking the trooper was actually keeping up with him. This goes on for about 30 seconds, then the trooper yelled, 'PULL OVER!' The man nodded, turned his wheel and stopped the engine. Needless to say, the man from North Dakota was arraested and is probably still shaking his head over the state trooper in Montana who could run 50 miles per hour. Who says troopers don't have a sense of humor?

2008 01 22

This fellow failed Criminal Behavior 101

2008 01 07

Sometimes it’s nice to shop in a casual environment

Debra Jackson said she likes shopping at the Dollar Palace because it is convenient and casual. “I don’t have to get all dressed up like I’m going to Wal-Mart or something,” she said

2007 10 24

Robber shot…well, sort of.

2007 06 25

General humor
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Makes you ask. . . what does it do?

2007 05 22

Advertising
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We must support totally free markets if small business is going to have a chance

2007 04 21

General humor
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