It’s been a while since we’ve had a Doofus to report. However, this Florida man makes up for the shortfall – and then some! What do you do if you leave a bar in the early morning hours of a Saturday and can’t find your car? The correct answer is, “Good thing you couldn’t… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #1,087
Tag: Doofus
Doofus Of The Day #1,086
Today’s award goes to the Staten Island Ferry for their brand new $100 million white elephant, currently moored at Staten Island. The dazzling new $100 million Staten Island Ferry boat named after a local war hero and christened by Mayor Bill de Blasio with much fanfare two weeks ago has been grounded — because… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #1,086
Doofus Of The Day #1,085
(Which could also be titled “Africa wins again!”) Today’s award goes to an obliviot (clearly South African by his accent, so he really should have known better) who discovered the hard way that petting African wildlife is . . . not a good idea. No. Not at all! Good for the piggy, sez I! … Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #1,085
Doofus Of The Day #1,084
Today’s award goes to the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art at Aalborg in Denmark, which apparently has rather too much trust and rather too little common sense when it comes to paying for exhibits. A Danish museum wants an artist to return around 534,000 kroner ($83,000) he had been given in cash to recreate… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #1,084
Doofus Of The Day #1,083
Today’s award goes to the US State Department for this mind-boggling piece of bureaucratic stupidity. Bold, underlined text is my emphasis. My reader who is trying to get his company’s former employees out of Afghanistan offers another update, and another illustration of the Kafkaesque process for getting an Afghan ally authorization to leave the… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #1,083
Doofus Of The Day #1,082
Today’s award goes to the Astronomy Department of Cornell University in New York. Physicists at MIT and SUNY Stony Brook recently announced findings that the total surface area of two black holes was maintained after the two entities merged. While this research was a welcome confirmation of both Stephen Hawking’s work and the theory… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #1,082
Doofus Of The Day #1,081
Today’s award goes to the US armed forces in Europe, particularly those personnel involved with the security, storage and handling of nuclear weapons. Bellingcat reports: For US soldiers tasked with the custody of nuclear weapons in Europe, the stakes are high. Security protocols are lengthy, detailed and need to be known by heart. To… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #1,081
Doofus Of The Day #1,080
Today’s award goes to a municipal official in Brooksville, Florida. The scenic city of Brooksville may not have a Brooklyn Bridge to sell. But recently — and accidentally — the city sold its water tower. Lucky for city fathers, the accidental buyer, Bobby Read, agreed to deed the tower back to Brooksville after the… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #1,080
Doofus Of The Day #1,079
Today’s award goes to Hawaii’s railway project, which has had to admit an embarrassing – and extremely expensive – failure to coordinate. The trains built for Honolulu’s troubled rail project have wheels that are too narrow for the track, and solving the problem will lead to more issues or more delays. Replacing the wheels… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #1,079
Doofus Of The Day #1,078
Today’s award goes to the proud (?) owner(s) of a 2021 Jeep Rubicon that they’ve just utterly destroyed, mechanically speaking. Last month, we asked you about your absolute worst towing experiences. Many of you had some great stories to share, but I think I’ve finally found one that takes the cake, and it involves… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #1,078