Idiot of the Year Awards

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 3:18pm

I always love stupid criminals:

Number One Idiot of 2005

I am a medical student currently doing a rotation in toxicology at the poison control center. Today, this woman called in very upset because she caught her little daughter eating ants. I quickly reassured her that the ants are not harmful and there would be no need to bring her daughter into the hospital. She calmed down and at the end of the conversation happened to mention that she gave her daughter some ant poison to eat in order to kill the ants. I told her that she better bring her daughter into the emergency room right away. Here's your sign, lady. Wear it with pride.

Number Two Idiot of 2005

Early this year, some Boeing employees on the airfield decided to steal a life raft from one of the 747s. They were successful in getting it out of the plane and home. Shortly after they took it for a float on the river, they noticed a Coast Guard helicopter coming towards them. It turned out that the chopper was homing in on the emergency locator beacon that activated when the raft was inflated. They are no longer employed at Boeing. Here's your sign, guys. Don't get it wet; the paint might run.

Number Three Idiot of 2005

A man, wanting to rob a downtown Bank of Montreal, walked into the branch and wrote "this iz a stikkup. Put all your muny in this bag." While standing in line, waiting to give his note to the teller, he began to worry that someone had seen him write the note and might call the police before he reached the teller's window. So he left the Bank of Montreal and crossed the street to the CIBC, another Canadian bank. After waiting a few minutes in line, he handed his note to the teller.
She read it and, surmising from his spelling errors that he wasn't the brightest light in the harbor, told him that she could not accept his stickup note because it was written on a Bank of Montreal deposit slip and that he would either have to fill out a CIBC deposit slip or go back to Bank of Montreal Looking somewhat defeated, the man said, "OK" and left. He was arrested a few minutes later, as he was waiting in line back at Bank of Montreal. Don't bother with this guy's sign. He probably couldn't read it anyway.

Number Four Idiot of 2005

A motorist was unknowingly caught in an automated speed trap that measured his speed using radar and photographed his car. He later received in the mail a ticket for $40 and a photo of his car. Instead of payment, he sent the police department a photograph of $40. Several days later, he received a letter from the police that contained another picture , this time of handcuffs. He immediately mailed in his $40. Another sign (though this guy might be onto something worth thinking about)!

Number Five Idiot of 2005

A guy walked into a little corner store with a shotgun and demanded all of the cash from the cash drawer. After the cashier put the cash in a bag, the robber saw a bottle of Scotch that he wanted behind the counter on the shelf. He told the cashier to put it in the bag as well, but the cashier refused and said, "Because I don't believe you are over 21." The robber said he was, but the clerk still refused to give it to him because he didn't believe him. At this point, the robber took his driver's license out of his wallet and gave it to the clerk. The clerk looked it over and agreed that the man was in fact over 21 and he put the Scotch in the bag. The robber then ran from the store with his loot. The cashier promptly called the police and gave the name and address of the robber that he got off the license.
They arrested the robber two hours later. This guy definitely needs a sign.

Idiot Number Six of 2005

A pair of Manitoba robbers entered a record shop nervously waving revolvers. The first one shouted, "Nobody move!" When his partner moved, the startled first bandit shot him. This guy doesn't need a sign; he probably figured it out himself.

Idiot Number Seven of 2005

Seems this guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. It seems the liquor store window was made of Plexi-Glass. The whole event was caught on videotape. Oh, that smarts. Give him his sign.

Please note that all of the above people are allowed to vote.

[Musical_nerd]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 3:22pm

Haha. Thanks for posting Margo.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 3:24pm

Thanks for that, Margo.

[Kitzarina]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 3:28pm

This makes me oh so happy

[caitiesus1522]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 3:31pm

I love reading stuff like this!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 3:33pm

Me too.

I'm glad I'm not the most stupid person in the world.

[Jane2]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 3:44pm

Are these real or made up? In any case, I have to say that the idiot number 4 is lucky the police didn't come in person with the handcuffs.

[hannahshule]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 5:37pm

i love #3!

[mominator]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 5:47pm

Also loved #3, sounds like Pepe' le Pew has found a new line of work.

[DG]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 5:58pm

I wonder what some of their screennames are?

[Jane2]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 6:00pm

DG, are you here?

[DG]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 6:01pm

No, Jane - I've stayed clean since I did my time.

[BrianWilsonFan]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 6:04pm

Posts like this are the reason i don't drink or eat hard boiled sweets at the computer!

Funny stuff, number three was precious...

[Bohemian1232]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 6:05pm

That made me smile.

[Jane2]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 6:06pm

DG-??I'll have what you're having.

[etoile]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 7:13pm

Does Number 3 explain why some spelling challenged tike has been missing from the board?

[The Grovers Corners Yenta2]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 8:38pm

Etoile, I was just thinking the same thing!

[AbbaRabbit]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 8:41pm

those are hilarious

[Dancinqueen123]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 8:49pm

I love these! They make me so happy.