There were just six minutes between a fake 911 call to distract the paramedics so she could steal drugs, and the real 911 call after she was trapped under the ambulance station's garage door. That right there is the instant pudding of just desserts.

…is definitely not having a Chevy Malibu crushing your lower body.

Eric Cross is accused of drunken driving, battery with a deadly weapon, possession of a stolen vehicle, driving without a license and careless driving for his alleged role in the crash, which occurred October 21, according to the Washoe County Sheriff's Office.

Drunk driving a stolen car into a house without even having a drivers license. How do you top that?

A coalition of musicians, including bands such as R.E.M. and Pearl Jam, have filed a Freedom of Information request to determine if their music was used as part of interrogations.

Portions of the music industry have previously gone after folks in some absurd ways, such as nearly fining a woman for singing to herself as she worked. However, I think it would be just delicious if those in charge of Guantanamo Bay were sued for improper use of music.

But if the music you created can correctly be called torture, do you really want to know?

The 613 commandments of Orthodox Judaism weren't exactly created with the 21st century in mind. A recent rabbinical ruling may prevent Orthodox Jews from using specially designed Shabbat elevators. The best part of the article on this, however?

A debate a decade ago by another leading rabbi concluded that nose-picking was allowed on the Sabbath. It was under discussion because nose hairs may be plucked out in the process, and cutting hair on the Sabbath is outlawed.

Keep pondering those eternal questions, boys.

As far as incompetence leading to billions of dollars of loss and damages can, in hindsight, be comical, the tale of Chicago's 1992 flood is. And somewhere, there's a telecommunications worker who can still sit back and say "I told you so".

Two narcotics officers (including an Officer Lines) lost a packet of cocaine during a training session, and they simply could not find it.

When Lines returned to resume the training, both officers' dogs were "lively" — leaping on the bed, biting pillows, knocking down pictures on the wall — and had to be secured to avoid damaging the room, reports said.

Where could that cocaine possibly have gone?

Brisbane's Ruth Frith has set a world record in the shot put, at the World Masters Games. What's the hook? She's 100 years old (and to be sure, her record is specific to the 100+ class).

Frith was pragmatic about her victory in a competition where she was the only entrant, stating:

I only had to turn up to win the medal, but that wasn't going to be good enough for me. I had to show everyone that I could still do it.

Check out the whole article – it's worth it for the pictures alone.

After my post on obnoxious cell phone users, I got to thinking about how nice it would be to have Bring Your Own Phone booths. A quiet, enclosed space would be nice for both the caller and everyone else who didn't have to listen to them.

Unfortunately, it appears that at least one company that tried this went out of business. Four years after this article, I don't think I've ever seen such a booth in person.