Category Archives: Weirdness

On Display, Retread Style

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Ranger Bob

My posts somehow started coming out italic a few days ago. Now it got better. Mostly. I finally got around this morning to digging into the template file to look for a tag out of place and fix everything. After … Continue reading →

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Life Imitates A Dorothy Sayers Novel

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Ranger Bob

And in today’s medical news: Autopsy Results For Bakersfield Doctor Found In Chimney Flue The short version: 49-year-old doctor really really wants to talk to her ex-boyfriend, who really really doesn’t want to talk to her. Doc is determined, so … Continue reading →

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From the Police Blotter

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Ranger Bob

I can’t believe I beat Mary A. to this one: Ashland Daily Press, July 14, 2010 A guest at the Bayfield Inn reported there was a male in a coat in the park who was flashing knives and preaching to … Continue reading →

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Damn, This Guy Looks Familiar

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Ranger Bob

(NY Times, June 29, 2010) A news item that was never printed: Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich erupted into violence when approached by  reporters outside a Federal courtroom this morning. Asked for comment on damaging testimony in his corruption trial, … Continue reading →

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Life Imitates Hanna-Barbera

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Ranger Bob

How differently would American baby-boomers look at life without the cartoons that  kept us enthralled while we were (allegedly) growing up? Seems like there’s always something reminding us of Bugs Bunny, Rocket J. Squirrel, or in this case, Quickdraw McGraw. … Continue reading →

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Poor Decision-Making In Action

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Ranger Bob

Important: make sure to have all available information before taking drastic action. (See “WMDs in Iraq, lack thereof.”) Ill-fated rest stop retrieval: Crews pull man from Filer rest area toilet after he tried to retrieve his keys Magic Valley (ID) … Continue reading →

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A Challenge to Cheesehead Pride

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Ranger Bob

One of my favorite spots to take out-of-state visitors is Fred Smith’s Concrete Park in Phillips, Wisconsin. This is a wonderfully wacky folk-art folly: several acres filled with statues made from beer bottles and concrete. It doesn’t matter that bar … Continue reading →

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Oh, How Romantic…. Ooops!

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Ranger Bob

From the Shit Happens In Parks file: Woman swept to sea during proposal on Oregon coast KTAR.com, Dec. 5, 2008: NESKOWIN, Ore. (AP) – A romantic marriage proposal on the Oregon coast turned deadly for the bride-to-be when a wave … Continue reading →

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That’s Some Awesome Drunk Driving

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Ranger Bob

An article in Newsday earlier this week tells of an amazing misadventure in the same stretch of Fire Island where I used to live and work: A Center Moriches man who was arrested after trying to drive his truck onto … Continue reading →

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Death By Whiz-Adventure

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Ranger Bob

Growing up near a busy commuter line powered by a 600-something volt DC third rail, it was an article of faith among my friends that, “Some kid died when he peed on the third rail and he was electrocuted!” In … Continue reading →

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The Latest Product From Mainway Toys?

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Ranger Bob

How come when I read this news from Australia, I kept hearing Danny Aykroyd? Kids’ flaming footbag toy banned news.com.au, June 18, 2008 : A BALL designed to be set on fire and then kicked around has been banned. South … Continue reading →

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Who Pays Junior’s Therapy Bill?

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Ranger Bob

“Mommy and Daddy were playing cops and robbers, that’s all.” Boy Gets Trapped In Bedroom Handcuffs Sky News, February 6, 2008 An eight-year-old boy had to be freed by firefighters after getting stuck in a pair of handcuffs he found … Continue reading →

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