Paypal Orders Destruction Of Valuable Antique Violin

In one of the more surreal customer service nightmares we’ve come across recently, Paypal ordered a disgruntled buyer to destroy a $2500 violinand provide evidence of said destruction in order to get their money back after they claimed it was a [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Image via CrunchBase"][/caption] counterfeit.  The seller, who was never given…

Paraglider Vs. Truck- Who Wins?

We’ve never gone paragliding, nor do we have any interest in doing so.  But we’re pretty sure that the example in the clip below violates what we imagine to be rule #1 of paragliding: watch where you land! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk-BLDhaeBg Related articles How to Picnic While Paragliding (thedailymeal.com) Paraglider rescued after crashing into tree during take-off…

Stolen Monkey Banana-Sam Returned To San Francisco Zoo

Workers at the San Francsico Zoo were surprised on Friday morning when they discovered breaches in a perimeter fence and in the meshing around the squirrel monkey habitat.  They were worried when they discovered that Banana-Sam, a much-beloved monkey, was missing.  A day later, on Saturday evening, a man walking through a park noticed movement…

Million Dollar Maybe- Man Arrested Passing Fake Bill At Walmart

Michael Anthony Fuller no longer feels like a million dollars.  There’s a scene in Airplane 2 where Sonny Bono walks into a store and nonchalantly selects several items before sheepishly asking for “the second time bomb on the left”. We imagine that Mr. Fuller’s recent trip to Walmart was much like that. Mr Fuller selected…

If Your Brother Told You To Jump Off a Bridge…

As older brothers, we certainly don’t want to discourage fraternal obedience, but sometimes you’ve just got to say no to your older brother. For example, if he asks you to swallow an ounce of cocaine he’s hiding in his buttocks, you should refuse. Case in point: 20 year old Wayne Joshua Mitchell died last month…

Mercer County Schools Show No Mercy To Autistic 9 Year Old

One would think that educators running a special needs classroom would be seasoned at dealing with different behavioral issues. Recently, staff at Mercer County Intermediate School in Harrodsburg, Kentucky proved otherwise, placing 9 year old Christopher Baker inside a duffel bag after he misbehaved in class. Baker, a 4th grader with autism, ha apparently been…

Thus Spoke Dr. Ravens- Give The Money Back

When Dr. Fred Ravens of Reading, MA purchased the house next to his office from the family of an elderly woman, he knew the walls were filled with memories. He didn’t know that they were also filled with cash.  When the crew he hired began to knock down walls, cash began flying out- $2500 in…

The Case Of The Defenestrated Mistress

Tip: Throwing your half-naked mistress out the window is not an effective strategy for keeping your infidelity from being discovered. Buenos Aires (Agencies): A woman suffered various injuries and traumas after falling from the second floor window of a building located in the Argentine province of Salta. The injured person, identified as Yesica Tarifa, 23,…