Today We Bestow Four!! Bonehead Awards

Doglips · 11-21-2002, 11:58 AM

TODAY WE BESTOW FOUR!! BONEHEAD AWARDS

Tough Audience

Bonehead award one goes to NATO soldiers who stormed a film set in Macedonia because they thought the filming of the movie, “How I Killed The Angel,” which is about the murder of a NATO soldier, was really a terrorist situation against NATO when they confused the set’s props with real terrorist stuff.

The Director is lodging a complaint with NATO against the soldiers.

Ananova.com via Broadcast News Wire

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A Window Cleaning Business Is A Good Choice For Someone You Can See Right Through
Bonehead award two goes to Richard Bruce of the UK who was arrested for sending death threat text messages to a female storeowner. The cell phone number displayed on her phone with the messages was untraceable because it came from a “pay as you go” phone but Bruce was soon caught when he walked into her store wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the cell phone number and an advertisement for his window cleaning business.

The UK Sun 19-Nov-02
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It’s No Longer Full
Bonehead award three goes to an Ocala, Florida man who lit a shirt on fire so he could look inside his truck’s fuel tank to see if it was full. It was, but only for a moment.

He and his friend are now in the hospital with severe burns to their upper bodies.

This was sent in by a reader who describes himself as “a faithful reader.” Thank you!

Star Baner (Ocala, Florida) 14-Nov-02
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Bonehead award four, a “poor judgment” bonehead award, goes to National Geographic and two Portuguese newspapers for running an ad that included an envelope containing talcum powder along with the message “If this were for real, you could be infected with Anthrax 836.
You Should Have Seen The Look On Their Faces

The newspapers apologized for the resulting panic.

The Arizona Republic 18-Nov-02
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WEIRD EXTRAS
"I don't want my officers driving around in a car that says, `Trojan: Ribbed for extra pleasure.'"

Priceless comment made by Louis Napoletano, public safety director of Long Branch, New Jersey, on the proposal to put advertising on police cars so the city can purchase the cars for only $1 each from the ad agency. "We've come a long way to be perceived as professional, and this would set us way back," Napoletano continued.

ABC News 19-Nov-02

11-21-2002, 11:58 AM	#1
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,082	Today We Bestow Four!! Bonehead Awards TODAY WE BESTOW FOUR!! BONEHEAD AWARDS Tough Audience Bonehead award one goes to NATO soldiers who stormed a film set in Macedonia because they thought the filming of the movie, “How I Killed The Angel,” which is about the murder of a NATO soldier, was really a terrorist situation against NATO when they confused the set’s props with real terrorist stuff. The Director is lodging a complaint with NATO against the soldiers. Ananova.com via Broadcast News Wire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Window Cleaning Business Is A Good Choice For Someone You Can See Right Through Bonehead award two goes to Richard Bruce of the UK who was arrested for sending death threat text messages to a female storeowner. The cell phone number displayed on her phone with the messages was untraceable because it came from a “pay as you go” phone but Bruce was soon caught when he walked into her store wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the cell phone number and an advertisement for his window cleaning business. The UK Sun 19-Nov-02 Click here for original story -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It’s No Longer Full Bonehead award three goes to an Ocala, Florida man who lit a shirt on fire so he could look inside his truck’s fuel tank to see if it was full. It was, but only for a moment. He and his friend are now in the hospital with severe burns to their upper bodies. This was sent in by a reader who describes himself as “a faithful reader.” Thank you! Star Baner (Ocala, Florida) 14-Nov-02 Click here for original story -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonehead award four, a “poor judgment” bonehead award, goes to National Geographic and two Portuguese newspapers for running an ad that included an envelope containing talcum powder along with the message “If this were for real, you could be infected with Anthrax 836. You Should Have Seen The Look On Their Faces The newspapers apologized for the resulting panic. The Arizona Republic 18-Nov-02 Click here for original story -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEIRD EXTRAS "I don't want my officers driving around in a car that says, `Trojan: Ribbed for extra pleasure.'" Priceless comment made by Louis Napoletano, public safety director of Long Branch, New Jersey, on the proposal to put advertising on police cars so the city can purchase the cars for only $1 each from the ad agency. "We've come a long way to be perceived as professional, and this would set us way back," Napoletano continued. ABC News 19-Nov-02