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gilligan fanatic · 08-12-2006, 06:59 PM

In 1978 a newsletter edited at a branch of Mensa had numerous misspellings, including the word "intelligense".

In 1992 the US Post Office needed to get an expert witness list to a Dayton, Ohio judge by the next day in an unemployment discrimination case. The list was sent from Washington, D.C. by the Post Office's overnight Express Mail, but it did not arrive for ten days.

In 1993 near Alvin, Texas, Andrea Guerrero came across a man slumped over his truck and not breathing. Andrea saved his life by administering CPR. At the time, she was on her way home from a CPR certification exam, which she had flunked.

In 1986 a jury of 12 was stuck in an elevator in the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida. They were on the way to hear a case against the Otis Elevator Co.

The BBC was embarrassed once when word leaked out that they had paid white film extras up to five times what they had paid black extras during its filming of the documentary, "The Fight Against Slavery".

May 10th, 1975, "Human Kindness Day" took place in Washington, D.C. Police reported 600 arrests, 150 smashed windows, and 42 looted refreshment stands.

In the winter of 1979 the Allied Roofing & Siding Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan was cleaning snow from roofs in the area to prevent them from collapsing from the weight of the snow. While they were doing this, their own building's roof collapsed from the snow.

In 1979 the American Institute of Architects held their annual convention in Kansas City, to be near the Kemper Arena, to which they had awarded their prize as "one of the finest buildings in the nation." On the first day, hordes of architects toured the Arena, and described its wide-spanning roof trusses as having "an almost awesone muscularity". The second day, the roof fell down, injuring 26 architects.

In 1978 Ray Wright of Philadelphia was promoting his burglar alarm buisness by leaving flyers on cars saying, "If you didn't see me put this on your windshield, I could just as easily have stolen your car!"
While he was doing this, someone stole his truck.

08-12-2006, 06:59 PM	#1
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	It's Ironic In 1978 a newsletter edited at a branch of Mensa had numerous misspellings, including the word "intelligense". In 1992 the US Post Office needed to get an expert witness list to a Dayton, Ohio judge by the next day in an unemployment discrimination case. The list was sent from Washington, D.C. by the Post Office's overnight Express Mail, but it did not arrive for ten days. In 1993 near Alvin, Texas, Andrea Guerrero came across a man slumped over his truck and not breathing. Andrea saved his life by administering CPR. At the time, she was on her way home from a CPR certification exam, which she had flunked. In 1986 a jury of 12 was stuck in an elevator in the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Florida. They were on the way to hear a case against the Otis Elevator Co. The BBC was embarrassed once when word leaked out that they had paid white film extras up to five times what they had paid black extras during its filming of the documentary, "The Fight Against Slavery". May 10th, 1975, "Human Kindness Day" took place in Washington, D.C. Police reported 600 arrests, 150 smashed windows, and 42 looted refreshment stands. In the winter of 1979 the Allied Roofing & Siding Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan was cleaning snow from roofs in the area to prevent them from collapsing from the weight of the snow. While they were doing this, their own building's roof collapsed from the snow. In 1979 the American Institute of Architects held their annual convention in Kansas City, to be near the Kemper Arena, to which they had awarded their prize as "one of the finest buildings in the nation." On the first day, hordes of architects toured the Arena, and described its wide-spanning roof trusses as having "an almost awesone muscularity". The second day, the roof fell down, injuring 26 architects. In 1978 Ray Wright of Philadelphia was promoting his burglar alarm buisness by leaving flyers on cars saying, "If you didn't see me put this on your windshield, I could just as easily have stolen your car!" While he was doing this, someone stole his truck.
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