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George W Bush photographed with the Arizona State Men & Women’s Track Team. Apparently GW was tricked into making this hand gesture as the students told him it was the Arizona State “Pitchfork.” Personally I think he knew exactly what the “pitchfork” really is.

Ever wonder how far farts travel? Ever wonder why you can sometimes smell a fart so quickly after unleashing it? Well due to the marvels of modern imaging and one wonderfully thoughtful scientific knight we now have direct thermal imagery of an SBD caught in the wild.

Get an extinguisher.

Prepare for a rant.

Look, without police and law enforcement society would be a whole lot more fucked up than it is - which is so scary I’d rather not even imagine it. I have a lot of respect for the men and women who risk their lives to keep the rest of us safe. Now, there are a few bad apples in any group; but in law enforcement those bad apples have state authority and are exponentially worse.

This morning I was driving across the state - cruising at about 80 MPH which is pretty routine on Michigan’s State Highways which are limited at 70 MPH. I come up behind one of these state cops in a tahoe - he’s going slightly slower than I am so I slow down and roll behind him for a while. Suddenly he begins talking on his cell phone and getting erratic with his speed - up to 85 then back down to as low as 65. Slowing down and speeding up because he’s obviously not paying attention. “Whatever” I think to myself as like most drivers nowadays I’ve come to terms that a solid margin of drivers are simply not paying attention. I go to pass on the right because this guy’s going real slow and obviously not moving over.

Here’s where things turn a bit sour, this cop saw what was going on - and decided to pick up his pace, I figure “good, now he’s ready to pay attention and move along as usual.” Instead he carries on pacing along side of me speeding up and slowing down to pinch me off and block my route past. He was now paying close attention to his driving and even taking frequent glances over his right should to check my position. I’d slow down, he’d speed up - so then I’d speed up, and he’d speed up as well and pinch me off again.

In his defense, I was most definitely going over the speed limit. But there comes a point where you need to make a decision within your position of authority to either enforce the law or not. This guy was completely arrogant and no doubt exercising poor decision making by putting into place what was essentially a rolling roadblock. If you’ve ever driven in Michigan you know cruising speed is about 10-15 MPH above the stated highway speed.

Ahhh, I feel better; now carry on.

As lame as that title is, I’m sure Chad Kroeger really would be singing the blues if he was capable of writing, performing, or singing. The lead man for the group some call a band, Nickelback, was busted in British Columbia back in 2006 for driving under influence. Allegedly at twice the legal limit for blood-alcohol content Kroeger was rolling at 160km/h in his Lamborghini and sped past the wrong officer.

This month his case finally came to an end, and the fool has lost his license for good. Although I’m sure he’ll be limo bound until he burns through his dough. At some point he’ll regret it.

Just to reiterate how much I dislike this guy, I thought I’d bring up an older video that shows just how much his fans in Portugal really like him. After asking if the crowd wants to hear some rock and roll or go home - Kroeger gets NAILED in the head with a rock. For most I’d feel bad, but this guy’s such a twat I can really thoroughly enjoy seeing him take a wad of granite to the face.

When it comes to a surgical mistake, this incident may take the cake: A 78-year-old German woman went into the hospital last month to have surgery on her leg. Because of a mixup, Frankenpost reports that she left the Hochfranken-Klinik in Münchberg, Germany, with an artificial anus.

Sounds like the doctor’s a real asshole.

via usatoday