The Senseless Chronicle

Senseless Notes -- "I Need A Speech, Quick! I'll Just Google 'Short Good Speech'. Here We Go, 'Four Score And Seven Years Ago...."

Plagiarism allegations jolt school

School is no place for plagiarism, m'kay?  When I graduated high school, had I been the valedictorian I would have had to look up "commencement address" in my dad's Encyclopedia Britannica set in order to lift someone else's.  Then I would have had to hand-type the text on the ol' IBM PC word processor.  Now they just right-click copy and right-click paste.  Except this principal; it sounds like he yanked a hard copy.  Had the student's speech been for a grade or extra credit ahead of time I'm sure it would would have been legit.  But since he was done with his schoolin' he thought, "hey, what the hell."  

Senseless Advertising -- "I Guess We're Doing So Well We Don't Need 14% Of Our Customers"

California Ford Dealership Radio Ad Tells Non-Christians To "Sit Down And Shut Up"

Includes text and audio of the ad that's less about cars and more about mentioning God.

Senseless Notes -- "I'm Special, Give Me A Million Dollars"

Man has typical experience flying, now is suing Delta for a mil.

Ok, so it's not exactly a typical experience, but it's also not a unique one.  But charging that your mom suffered "trauma" when your plan was pretty senseless in the first place is a pretty big stretch.  His first mistake was "to have his entire family, including several cousins, meet in Argentina for his mother's 80th birthday,"  He's just asking for some hassle then.  Mistake #2 was choosing Delta, but I guess that was necessary because that's how he got the tickets for FREE with his frequent flyer miles.  Then everything that could go wrong did go wrong.

Senseless Cliffs Notes

It's Tuesday already?  Here's a few to get your senseless fix.  Proper posts tomorrow.

Police Work Keeps Getting Easier
Houston police arrest 130 people for public intoxication -- at a BAR!

"I Have 'School Phobia'.  So Pay Me $45,000 Not To Go To School"
I totally wish I could make this up.  "According to a psychiatrist and psychologists who have evaluated her, she suffers from an emotional disorder called school phobia, or school refusal" I also wish they'd had the internet when I was in 3rd grade.  Then I could have referenced this article instead of climbing a tree.

Senseless Notes -- Another One? This Spring Fever In Austin Thing Is Way Out Of Hand

Travis High School educator accused of having sex with student

Submitted by a reader.
First off, I don't know this guy - he started my last year there and I never had a conversation with him.  But this is the second case of "funny business" in as many years from Travis.  First there was this guy, and now they're in the news again.
If the allegations are true, it was a super-senseless move on the teacher's part.  Why not wait one month, and then she won't be a student anymore?  It would still be inappropriate and frowned upon, and he'd still probably lose his job by way of not getting his contract renewed, but at the very least he'd avoid a felony charge.

Senseless Notes -- Marijuana Causes Memory Lapses

Wood Pleds Guilty To Forgetting 21lbs of Pot In Former Apt.

At least he didn't bring it to court.....
The headline pretty well sums it up.  There's not much to say after that.  So they didn't.  And here it is:

A Twin Falls resident charged with forgetting he'd left 21 pounds of marijuana in an apartment he'd moved out of last October, has pled guilty.

28 year old Samuel Wood and 29 year old Justin Bright were both arrested on drug charges after an employee of an apartment complex on Heyburn Avenue East discovered the marijuana.

Bright has already been sentenced for two misdemeanor charges in the case.

Wood, who was charged with drug trafficking, is scheduled to be sentenced in mid July.

Senseless Notes -- I Need To Get Out Of Jury Duty NOW

Man accused of handing pot to court security

Ok, so it doesn't say he was there for jury duty (it says he was just "visiting"), but they're getting a little better at catching the weed smokers before they blaze up.
See, what he should have done was brought a gun with him.  Then they'd be too concerned with confiscating THAT and wouldn't have even noticed the grass.

Sensible Notes -- Someone Finally Admits It

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Senseless Notes -- $200 To See My Dingaling? How Bout $1000 For Me To Keep Quiet About It!

Texas School for the Deaf employee arrested on charges of improper relationship

There have been just too many stories about this stuff coming out of Austin!
This guy "confessed to his minister that he had sexually abused a minor and wanted to turn himself in" and afterwards "the minister then contacted police officials".   That's how it's supposed to work, if any catholic priests are listening.  None of that "absolution" shit and then move on to another deaf school in a different parish.
And the kid should have turned the guy in, but I guess felt morally obliged to keep his part of the bargain in the extortion deal.  Deaf culture is honorable that way.

Senseless Notes -- I Can Make Another One Of Those, But This Beer Cost $13!

Man fined for buckling in beer, leaving kid loose

Submitted by a reader.
"Aw-rawt, mate: now strap this here bee-yah in the seat.  Tha kid ken hold heemself down."