Isn’t it about time that I, Kevin R. Breen of FAILocracy did something, I don’t know, HEROIC? Yes. It is time.
Below is an image of the official election rules for Nettleton Middle School’s 2010 officer elections.
You can see more details about this in my write-up at When Falls the Coliseum.
I’ve heard of lots of incidents of people calling the police over fast food orders, but this is the first one I’ve seen where the person doing the calling actually was a cop. This happened right here in Arizona.
“The only GAY marriage is between a man and a woman.”
“Evidently, Westchester cops are unaware that parking in front of fire hydrants is against the law in the Bronx.”
Just wait for the NEXT sheriff.
Anti-Bus ad on a Bus, originally uploaded by FAILocracy.
I designed this advertisement by request for an organization that was opposing an expansion of the public transit system in Grand Rapids Michigan (after discovering that it would be cheaper and more fuel-efficient to just give all the riders free cab rides).
The creators of the campaign wanted to put the ad on a billboard, but the billboard company rejected the ad as disparaging. But, when they submitted the ad to appear on the bus itself, regulations for balance and equality forced them to accept it.
I snapped this photo while driving by the other day. Rodney Glassman, Arizona candidate for US senate, has an unfortunate name. Even more unfortunate is the fact that his center-aligned campaign signs are easily-vandalized to appear left-aligned.
Crashed Police Vehicles – WInsford, originally uploaded by Shricthism.
I believe we have found where they go to die.
If that doesn’t look good on a resume, I don’t know what does.
This is a real school. http://www.poteau.k12.ok.us/schools.htm
LMS Anal Exams, originally uploaded by nosajeel99.
LMS Anal Exams
A firm incentive, originally uploaded by bathroomgirl.
This goes in the “unfortunately-named politicians” category.
Get some pork on your fork., originally uploaded by urbanbicyclist.
Oops.
Also, while not technically a sentence, the headline ends with a preposition. A preposition is something you should never end a sentence with.
According to seatlepi.com:
There’s a story going around South Lake Union, but a spokeswoman for Vulcan, Paul Allen’s development company, says it’s just an urban legend.
That aside, the story that the neighborhood’s streetcar line now under construction was called the South Lake Union Trolley until the powers that be realized the unfortunate acronym — SLUT — seems here to stay.
Officially, it’s now the South Lake Union Streetcar. But the trolley name already has caught on, and in the old Cascade neighborhood in South Lake Union, they’re waiting for the SLUT.
At the Kapow! Coffee house on Harrison Street, they’re selling T-shirts that read “Ride the SLUT.”
From bostonherald.com:
Hitting up a strip joint while on duty to catch “Bridget the Midget” do her act was a “stupid decision” that has cost a Stoughton crimefighter his job and reputation, the repentant cop told the Herald yesterday.
That quick peek inside Alex’s gentleman’s club, along with other infractions, forced Officer Richard P. Bennett, 28, to hand in his badge.
Bennett was quoted saying, “A part of me wants to say, ‘Where was the news when I pulled someone out of a burning car last year?” You fuck one goat…
This is a collection of clips from everyone’s favorite politician, Basil Marceaux (DotCom). He wants you to carry a gun. He wants you to sell grass. He wants you to have a nice day!
This is the actual Drinking Water Quality Report City of St. George, Utah.
“We’re pleased report that in 2009, except for arsenic, your tap water met all US Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA) and state drinking water health standards.”
I was really close to this when it happened. Unfortunately, my computer had just been stolen (more on that later,) so I wasn’t able to cover it. But that’s okay because it seems every other media outlet has beat it in to the ground for me. But why? At a time when war is still killing thousands of people, we’re experiencing one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression, and thousands of gallons of oil are leaking in to the Gulf, why is this story important? Why do reporters spend so much time talking about one kid who fell asleep behind the president?
Because it’s funny.
Basil Marceaux is a gift to FAILocracy.
As of this writing, Basil MarceauxDotCom is polling apparently polling around 1%, for the gubernatorial election in Tennessee, which means he’s not beating the margin of error, but it also means that, when pollsters asked people who they were voting for, somebody said Basil MarceaxDotCom (or just Basil Marceax).
In his own words: