SEB Mailbag: “You are a dumbass” edition.

It wasn’t clear at first, but this email appears to be in regards to an entry I wrote back in 2004 about dumbasses paying money to sit in a mine full of radon gas on the belief that it will help alleviate any of a long list of ailments.

As you can see, the author . . . → Read More: SEB Mailbag: “You are a dumbass” edition.

Why you shouldn’t shit in your own backyard.

Because it can come back to bite you on the ass:

CARLSBAD — A rancher in Kentucky called a nearby natural cave his “animal pit,” which he used to dump garbage and dead animals.

Surveyors went deep into the cave one day, and a metal pipe was discovered extending down from the ceiling. It was . . . → Read More: Why you shouldn’t shit in your own backyard.

Michelle Bachmann’s argument against health care for all? It’ll be a hassle for her. (#Blogathon)

I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating. Michelle Bachmann is just fucking nuts. She’s also selfish, shallow, and greedy, but mainly she’s fucking nuts:

Why offer more people health insurance, Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) asked at a press conference Friday, if they might lengthen waits for doctors and otherwise increase the “hassle factor” for . . . → Read More: Michelle Bachmann’s argument against health care for all? It’ll be a hassle for her. (#Blogathon)

SEB Tip of the Day: When pretending to fall off a bridge don’t actually fall off the bridge.

I like a good practical joke as much as the next guy, but the humor of the “Oh noes! I’ve injured myself grievously! Ha ha!” practical joke is that you didn’t actually injure yourself! Here is an example of how not to do it:

Police got a call just before 5 a.m. Sunday from a . . . → Read More: SEB Tip of the Day: When pretending to fall off a bridge don’t actually fall off the bridge.

Man gives his nursing wife water with meth in it.

Here’s an early candidate for Father of the year:

CHEHALIS, Wash.—A man has been accused of giving methamphetamine-laced water to his wife in the Morton area at a time when she was nursing a 3-month-old baby.

Lewis County sheriff’s Deputy Stacy Brown says 35-year-old William Lee Bieber is in jail for investigation of endangerment with . . . → Read More: Man gives his nursing wife water with meth in it.

The devil made her do it.

The Associated Press: Woman accused of church theft blames Satan

ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — A woman accused of taking more than $73,000 from the Arlington church where she was an administrative assistant blames the devil. Papers filed with a theft charge Wednesday in Snohomish County Superior Court say the 62-year-old Arlington woman told detectives “Satan . . . → Read More: The devil made her do it.

True Believer complains “Miracle on the Hudson” crew didn’t mention God.

It’s not enough for some people that they attribute every good thing that happens in their lives to God, but they expect everyone else to do it as well. Case in point: Dena Malda of Muskegon Michigan who took up a pen, after watching the “60 Minutes” interview with the crew of the plane that . . . → Read More: True Believer complains “Miracle on the Hudson” crew didn’t mention God.

Idiot mayor thinks baggy pants problem is “bigger than the Constitution.”

You’ve really gotta love it when some asshole who thinks he can do whatever he wants gets elected to office. Assholes like Mayor Frank Melton of Jackson, Mississippi who has taken it upon himself to pull up the pants of Jackson’s youth:

The council members who voted against the saggy-pants ban said it likely was . . . → Read More: Idiot mayor thinks baggy pants problem is “bigger than the Constitution.”

Another “psychic” busted for “cleansing evil spirits.”

Here’s a news item that’s becoming all too familiar:

Lisa Marie Miller, 27, of San Francisco victimized a woman who “sought her out because she was in love with a fellow who was not returning her affection,” said Deputy District Attorney Cherie Bourlard. The woman contacted Miller in 2005 after seeing a newspaper ad that . . . → Read More: Another “psychic” busted for “cleansing evil spirits.”

Conversations with a Dumbass: Angel is now a psychic. Predicts my death.

So I heard from my new friend again. She’s decided to take a new tact:

Glad to be of assistance. Someone needs to get your sorry ass through a day…considering you are much too inept to make it on your own. Only the most pathetic losers with no lives have blogs where they spend their . . . → Read More: Conversations with a Dumbass: Angel is now a psychic. Predicts my death.