Meet Ryan Haraughty, the Mission Valley Middle School teacher at the center of the Florida-centric donnybrook which seems to be consuming the Kansas City media. The picture comes from his Facebook profile, which — for the moment, at least — is a public listing on the KCMO network. This is the final respite you shall [...]
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Ryan Haraughty Mini-Scandal Reaches Fever Pitch
Posted in Comedy, Controversy, Education, Odd Behavior, Parenting, Technology, tagged Facebook, Firings, Prairie Village, Ryan Haraughty, Shawnee Mission Schools on November 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Shawnee Mission Northwest Loses Gymnastics Title Due To Score Inquiry, Blames Harsh East German Judges
Posted in Education, Odd Behavior, Sports, tagged Chicanery, Gymnastics, Newton KS on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Local high school Shawnee Mission Northwest was all set to win the Kansas state gymnastics title. It had the highest score at the end of regular competition. Then, suddenly, it was in third. Why? The coach asked what the score was. No, seriously.
Posted in Animals, Odd Behavior, Trivial, Uncategorized, tagged KC Star, talking dog on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
News you can’t live without, courtesy of the Star: “Talking pit bull says, ‘I love you.’“
But of course, he doesn’t really mean it, and won’t call the day after like he promised to.
MO State Rep Yearns For Placid, Carefree Antebellum Days
Posted in Odd Behavior, Politics on February 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Remember how much easier things were before the Civil War? We could grow our cotton in peace and fire on Fort Sumter at will, content with the knowledge that those Yankee bastards would never dare intrude on the Gentlemen of the South! Well, that attitude has finally made its way back to the seat of [...]
Kansans: UFOs? Sure. Evolution? Not So Much.
Posted in Animals, Comedy, Funkhouser, Headlines, Odd Behavior, Trivial, Uncategorized, tagged Bigfoot, Funkhouser, Kansas, sasquatch, UFO, UFO Digest, Wichita on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We come for your sunflowers, Earthlings! “Wichita UFO report draws wide attention“
The man who captured the image said he took the photo at 8:42 a.m. Friday near 210th and Prairie Creek Road, about three miles south of Rose Hill.
He described what he saw: “The object came out of the clouds really fast. It sounded kind [...]
Best. Special-ops. Code name. Ever.
Posted in Announcements, Awesomeness, Headlines, KC Crime, Odd Behavior, Trivial, Uncategorized, tagged cocaine, money laundering, operation super chicken on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Seriously, how were law enforcement officials able to keep a straight face while conducting this investigation? ”Operation Super Chicken Ends Cocaine, Money Laundering“
Operation Super Chicken puts Kansas City restaurant owners, and others involved in a $2.3 million dollar cocaine, and money laundering scheme behind bars.
Juan Delgado, his wife Sylvia Delgado and other owners of the Super Pollo, [...]
Posted in KC Crime, Odd Behavior on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Boy, nothing makes you feel better about living in the KC metro area than stories like these. Happy Friday.
Hundreds Of Sinners, Sin Sympathizers Mar Otherwise Glorious And Righteous Phelps Family Hate-Fest
Posted in Controversy, Education, Odd Behavior, Politics on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hey, our old pal Fred Phelps — with whom we’ve had a run-in ourselves — dropped by Shawnee Mission East today to make it known that he is not a fan of The Gays. Oh, and he had something to say about AIDS, apparently, and about, uh, god? But curses! We’ll be damned (ha) if [...]
Posted in Awesomeness, Headlines, Local blogs, Odd Behavior, Romance, Trivial, Uncategorized, tagged affair, gubernatorial candidate, vampire hunter, vampires on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Best headline of the day goes to Crime Scene KC: “Affair between vampire, vampire hunter ends poorly“
From Minnesota: A 16-year-old girl falls in love online with a 44-year-old VAMPIRE / GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE, their love blossoms, then sours, police report. She tries to break it off, but he won’t hear it. Her solution:
She told police that [...]
High School Hoops Coach Employs Hypnotized Youths to Win Games, Kill The Malaysian Prime Minister
Posted in Controversy, Headlines, Odd Behavior, Trivial, Uncategorized, tagged high school coach, hypnotize, Wichita, Zoolander on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Steroids? Bah! To truly win in sports, one must enhance the mind! “High school coach tries hypnosis to boost players’ game“
Most team members underwent two 45-minute sessions last week to increase their concentration and focus. It’s not clear what happened during the sessions; the therapist who led them wouldn’t say, and the coach did not [...]
