Welcome to the second issue of the Weekly Stupidity Awards. It's been a busy week for those who practice stupidity so selecting just those worthy of awards and honourable mention was a bit of challenge. We persevered, however, and here are our choices for this week.
1. Gold Award: Regional Medical Officer of Health - Ottawa, Canada
Last Saturday, the Regional Medical Officer of Health for the City of Ottawa announced that there were thousands of patients and former patients that may have been infected by Hepatitis or HIV at a local area clinic over the past ten years. He declined to name the clinic which meant that most of the city spent the rest of the weekend worrying about whether it was the clinic they had visited and whether or not they might be infected.
On Monday, he held a press conference to identify the clinic and the doctor involved. He indicated that there was a minimal risk of infection and that all former patients were being contacted directly. Say what? Why did you make the announcement on Saturday then? What was the point of creating needless worry and concern? On Tuesday he held an interview with a local radio station in order to defend his actions by blaming jurisdictional conflicts. Now he is attempting to defend why it cost $750,000 to send out just over 6,000 registered letters to patients of the clinic.
2. Silver Award: Michele Bachman's Impersonation of Sarah Palin
It's hard to tell if it was the bright lights or just her own limitations catching up to her but Michele Bachman outdid herself at the week's GOP leadership debates in sin city. After first blaming Obama's immigration policies on the fact that relatives of his had an immigration issue, she then attacked the president for first putting the U.S. into Libya and "now Africa". I may be wrong but it seems to me that if you want to be president of the most powerful country in the world, you should at least know that Libya is actually in Africa. It might be useful in the development of foreign policy.
But Ms Bachman is following along in the best Tea Party tradition of Sarah Palin who's knowledge of geography is only slightly better than Bachman's. But help is on the way. I understand the Tea Party is accepting donations to buy them both an atlas (no doubt one that involves crayons and pages to colour), so I'll be sending along a few dollars. I'm always happy to help in any way that I can.
3. Bronze Award: The Zombie-safe House Competition
Architects Southwest, an architecture firm in Louisiana has called for submissions from architects, designers and I suppose the idly creative for designs of a house capable of surviving an attack by the undead. The top contender is the Zombie Ranch, a zombie-powered concept that has the humans living in a spiral housing system safely out of harm's way while zombies run around in circles below, on treadmills that power turbines that create power for the house.
It almost sounds like the perfect job for some of the Occupy protesters looking for a seasonal job over the winter once the snows hit and they're driven from the parks.by that first blast of Arctic air.
4.. Honourable Mention: Couple Have Sex While Sky Diving
But Ms Bachman is following along in the best Tea Party tradition of Sarah Palin who's knowledge of geography is only slightly better than Bachman's. But help is on the way. I understand the Tea Party is accepting donations to buy them both an atlas (no doubt one that involves crayons and pages to colour), so I'll be sending along a few dollars. I'm always happy to help in any way that I can.
3. Bronze Award: The Zombie-safe House Competition
Architects Southwest, an architecture firm in Louisiana has called for submissions from architects, designers and I suppose the idly creative for designs of a house capable of surviving an attack by the undead. The top contender is the Zombie Ranch, a zombie-powered concept that has the humans living in a spiral housing system safely out of harm's way while zombies run around in circles below, on treadmills that power turbines that create power for the house.
It almost sounds like the perfect job for some of the Occupy protesters looking for a seasonal job over the winter once the snows hit and they're driven from the parks.by that first blast of Arctic air.
4.. Honourable Mention: Couple Have Sex While Sky Diving
A couple, in California, jumped out of a small plane last weekend and, as one report put it, copulated in mid-air. I admit that I spent a bit of time trying to figure out the logistics of that and finally came to the conclusion that it was a both daring and stupid. I don't actually have an issue with them having sex in the air and I acknowledge that I would have been too busy screaming as I plummeted to earth to pull it off. For me, the stupid part is that they did this to get the attention of shock-jock Howard Stern. What does it say about your life when you're willing to make an ass of yourself just to get a nod from someone like Stern. No word from Stern yet but it appears the couple were very successful in capturing the attention of the FAA who are investigating.
5. Honourable Mention: Kevorkian's Assisted Suicide Machine Up For Auction
Just in time for Christmas, the assisted suicide machine used by Jack Kevorkian also known as Dr. Death, is being offered for sale next week at an auction to be held in New York. It never ceases to amaze me at just how stupid a society can be and it doesn't get much stupider than auctioning off a homemade suicide machine. I suppose there are those who will think this makes the perfect Christmas present for someone who has everything. Certainly I can't think of anyone who would want to have this although I can think of a couple that I wouldn't mind have use it.
6. Honourable Mention: Actress Susan Sarandon Calls Pope A Nazi
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6. Honourable Mention: Actress Susan Sarandon Calls Pope A Nazi
Here we go again. Another celebrity only opening her mouth to change feet and further expose her own limitations. I'm not a Catholic and I'm certainly not a Nazi but I know the difference between the two. Nazis were an oppressive regime that rounded up millions, shipped them off to concentration camps where they were brutally enslaved and murdered. They started a world war that resulted in the deaths of more than 13 million people and were responsible for the destruction of most of Europe. For all it's faults, I don't recall the Catholic Church engaging in that kind of psychopathic behaviour.
Sarandon's comment, which was based on the fact the current Pope was for a brief time, a member of the Hitler Youth when he was a child, demonstrates that her knowledge of history is as deficient as her understanding of either the Catholic Church or Nazi Germany. Membership in the Hitler Youth was mandatory under the Nazis and the child who would later become Pope, didn't have a choice. Calling him a Nazi for something he was forced to do as a child is sort of like calling Sarah Palin an intellect because she read an article in People magazine once.
A Couple Of Runner-Ups
These stories came close to making the top 6 but there was just too much competition. Still, they deserve at least some mention for the level of stupidity they illustrate. Both stories come under the heading of Assault With A Friendly Weapon.
A woman in Chicago has been charged with domestic battery for attacking her husband by throwing cupcakes at him. The man called the police after a food fight got out of control. I'm not sure what the issue is here. Certainly, if my wife started throwing cupcakes at me (or chocolate chip cookies) the last thing I'd do is call the police. I'd be too busy eating.
A man in Arizona has been charged with assault after he licked the scraped knee of a woman he helped back to her feet following a fall. Apparently the man helped the woman back to her car, knelt down and began licking her knee and then tried to lick her face. I've heard of licking your own wounds but this goes a little over the edge.
And that's it for now. Another week of outstanding stupidity proving once more that we are going to need as many buses as we can get our hands on. (refer to Sept. post,"Get On The Bus")
Sarandon's comment, which was based on the fact the current Pope was for a brief time, a member of the Hitler Youth when he was a child, demonstrates that her knowledge of history is as deficient as her understanding of either the Catholic Church or Nazi Germany. Membership in the Hitler Youth was mandatory under the Nazis and the child who would later become Pope, didn't have a choice. Calling him a Nazi for something he was forced to do as a child is sort of like calling Sarah Palin an intellect because she read an article in People magazine once.
A Couple Of Runner-Ups
These stories came close to making the top 6 but there was just too much competition. Still, they deserve at least some mention for the level of stupidity they illustrate. Both stories come under the heading of Assault With A Friendly Weapon.
A woman in Chicago has been charged with domestic battery for attacking her husband by throwing cupcakes at him. The man called the police after a food fight got out of control. I'm not sure what the issue is here. Certainly, if my wife started throwing cupcakes at me (or chocolate chip cookies) the last thing I'd do is call the police. I'd be too busy eating.
A man in Arizona has been charged with assault after he licked the scraped knee of a woman he helped back to her feet following a fall. Apparently the man helped the woman back to her car, knelt down and began licking her knee and then tried to lick her face. I've heard of licking your own wounds but this goes a little over the edge.
And that's it for now. Another week of outstanding stupidity proving once more that we are going to need as many buses as we can get our hands on. (refer to Sept. post,"Get On The Bus")
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