In Miami, a thief broke into a sneaker store and took 20 shoes," Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon reported in 2022. "But when he got out, he realized he only stole the left sneakers."
In 2009, a Tea Party Republican had to ask for donations to pay his hospital bills when he ended up in a wheelchair after fighting with Dems about Obamacare.
While showing off a 1787 Chateau Margaux once owned by Thomas Jefferson at a wine event, a merchant bumped a serving tray, cracked the bottle, and felt 80% of its contents trickle down his leg. Insurers paid $225,000, 43% of the asking price.
When research found that 1/3 of Americans visiting Scotland thought haggis (sheep's stomach stuffed with organ meat) was an animal, touts sold "haggis hunting" tours.
Al Qaeda terrorists fleeing Kabul left behind instructions for a DIY nuclear bomb from an Internet spoof. Helpful tips include "obtain 50 pounds of weapons grade Plutonium," "use TNT packed with 'Play-Dough,'" and "Plutonium dust is excellent as an insect repellent."
After Donald Trump scheduled a rally in a state (Iowa) with a COVID positivity rate of 22 percent, activists marked the spot with a sarcastic billboard…
"I'm not buying a f*cking mask," Army veteran Richard Rose posted on Facebook in June 2020. "I've made it this far by not buying into that damn hype." Rose died of COVID-19 on July 4th—Independence Day.
From a hospital bed Herman Cain tweeted about a Trump rally: "Masks will not be mandatory. PEOPLE ARE FED UP!" Days later Cain died, of COVID-19, caught at a Trump rally.
