Fake Trading Cards, Fraud, and Flat-Out Denial This Week's Wacky Wednesday: Fake Trading Cards, Fraud, and Flat-Out Denial A Colorado resident was recently charged with trading and selling fake basketball cards to sports memorabilia collectors in a scam that earned him over $800,000. The cards in question? None other than Michael Jordan, [...]
John Hinckley Jr Fully Free This Week's Wacky Wednesday: John Hinckley Jr Fully Free Most people will—or at least should—recognize the name John Hinckley Jr. It was on March 30, 1980, just a few months into Ronald Reagan’s first term, when the President was shot and wounded by Hinckley. Reagan was heading back [...]
Elderly Man Gleeful After Killing Roommate This Week's Wacky Wednesday: Elderly Man Gleeful After Killing Roommate No one likes a bad roommate, but most people have had that experience at some point. Some roommates are loud, disrespectful, and do not clean up after themselves. They try to get others to do it for [...]
Masked Vigilante Hunts Serial Killer This Week's Wacky Wednesday: Masked Vigilante Hunts Serial Killer This is a weird one even compared to many of the other posts that have appeared on this site—and that’s saying something. Weird, yes, but really interesting. The title might sound like the basic plot of The Batman, but [...]
Florida Man Kills Grandfather and Cuts Off His Ears This Week's Wacky Wednesday: Florida Man Kills Grandfather and Cuts Off His Ears Police were called to a home in Deland, Florida in early 2021 after getting a call of a reported stabbing that had taken place. Deputies arrived at the property at 6:40 [...]
A Haunted House, a Body, and a Mysterious Fire This Week's Wacky Wednesday: A Haunted House a Body and a Mysterious Fire This story sounds like it’s right out of the mind of a horror or crime writer. Some of the facts in the case almost feel as if they are fiction simply [...]
Is Happy the Elephant a Person? This Week's Wacky Wednesday: Is Happy the Elephant a Person? People love animals. Treating animals well is indicative of a good and kind society. We are slowly moving toward a kinder world, but the operative word is slowly. Unfortunately, most societies today don’t provide animals with as [...]
The Hawaiian Rolls That Weren’t Hawaiian Buns King’s Hawaiian makes some delicious rolls, and most people simply do what’s normal with rolls. They buy them, open them, and enjoy them. End of story. However, others seem to be looking for angles where they can file a lawsuit for one thing or another. These [...]
Living the High Life at a Closed Restaurant This Week's Wacky Wednesday: Living the High Life at a Closed Restaurant This story from a couple of years ago has a little bit of humor in it, and it’s one that a lot of people might relate to, even though we would never do [...]
Not Enough Folgers in Your Cup This Week's Wacky Wednesday: Not Enough Folgers in Your Cup The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup… except if what several plaintiffs are alleging is true, you’re going to run out before you know it. Although Folgers might not be considered “high-end” when [...]