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Burning Love

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: May 14, 2008 · Comments (1)

I wonder if the letters were from Elivs Presley. Fire officials say a small brush fire Monday evening in Port St. Lucie likely started when a teenage girl went into the woods to burn love letters. St. Lucie Fire District Deputy Chief Tom Whitley said the quarter-acre fire in the... [Full Story]

Rating: 1.5/5 (2 votes cast)

Why stop at two or even six?

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: May 7, 2008 · Comments (9)

Another episode of life in Florida. Furious at what they consider the giving of more tax dollars than they get, North Lauderdale commissioners passed a resolution to divide Florida into two states: North Florida and South Florida. They'd draw the boundary line at Jupiter, the northernmost city in Palm Beach... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.9/5 (7 votes cast)

Coward punches horse in rear end

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 7, 2008 · Comments (12)

This Tampa Tribune article has the potential to be a comedy skit. TAMPA - Police arrested a Lakeland man early this morning on charges that he punched a police horse in the rear end. It should be no surprise the incident occurred about 3:15 a.m. in Ybor City. The Tampa... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.2/5 (6 votes cast)

Life in Florida II

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 5, 2008 · Comments (0)

The wild, wacky, and unusual from Florida *- Man charged with planning Virginia Tech like massacre. His brother says he was trading guns like pokemon cards. What we need in Florida is a ban on pokemon cards.(Sarcastic laughter time) *- Traffic accident South Florida style- Dead gator causes propane truck... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (5 votes cast)

I did some research too

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 3, 2008 · Comments (10)

A woman in Ocala Florida wants to ban BB guns. A city resident will ask the City Council at Tuesday's meeting to prohibit shooting BB guns within Ocala. "I just don't expect to look out my back window and see someone with a backpack and a rifle over their shoulder,... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.6/5 (8 votes cast)

The Knuckleheads of the Day award

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 3, 2008 · Comments (0)

Today's winners are Officer Fernando Trinidad and his employer, the Orlando Florida Police Department. They get the award for the following. A woman who said an Orlando police officer pushed her down a flight of stairs at a nightclub is filing a formal complaint against the officer this morning, her... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.8/5 (10 votes cast)

The Knucklehead of the Day award

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 2, 2008 · Comments (5)

Today's winner is Central Florida Regional Hospital in Sanford. I'm giving them a Knucklehead for their security lapses that led to a baby being kidnapped from their hospital and CFRH responses afterwards. If it isn't bad enough the hospital watched as Jennifer Latham walked out with the baby, you got... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (5 votes cast)

The Knucklehead of the Day award

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 1, 2008 · Comments (5)

Today's winner is Seminole County(Florida) Judge Ralph Eriksson. Wizbang readers may remember last Sunday's Knucklehead winner, Jennifer Latham. She kidnapped a newborn baby boy from a Central Florida hospital. Less than two hours later Ms. Latham was apprehended. You kidnap a baby, what do you think will happen to you?... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.9/5 (14 votes cast)

Life in Florida

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 31, 2008 · Comments (4)

Here's some news that will make you love the Sunshine state- Woman slugs her boyfriend after he forgets her birthday. I bet there will be no presents in the future years either. Need a job? Lots of work for process servers these days. Mother can't believe school took away her... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (3 votes cast)

The Knucklehead of the Day award

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 31, 2008 · Comments (2)

Today's winner is Sarah Louise Mary Bracamontes. She gets the award for the following. At 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, a neighbor reported three small children had been left alone for about two hours in a town home at 6331 Sunset Bay Circle, Hillsborough County sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. When deputies... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (10 votes cast)

The Knucklehead of the Day award

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 30, 2008 · Comments (4)

Today's winner is Jennifer Latham. She gets the award for the following. SANFORD, Fla. - A woman abducted a 1-day-old baby from a secure hospital unit Friday and apparently smuggled the child out in a tote bag, police said. A 39-year-old woman was arrested a short time later after being... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.5/5 (10 votes cast)

Lets talk about something else

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 29, 2008 · Comments (3)

Florida State Sen. Nan Rich has proposed legislation that would make it a felony to have any contact with an animal for the purpose of sexual gratification. Florida is one of 20 states that don't have such laws on the books. When legislators are busy passing new laws for sex... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.5/5 (2 votes cast)