Simply Dumb

August 5th, 2008

That Pillow Will Be $7, Please

No, we are really not joking here though we wish we were. Reuters reports that JetBlue, a company famous for providing passengers perks like free television and leather seats, is raising prices to cope with fuel costs.
The airline will no longer provide pillows free of charge and in fact will begin selling a pillow […]

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July 18th, 2008

Simply Dumb’s top stupid gasoline posts

We’ve written so much about gas prices that we actually gave it its own category. It’s not even halfway through summer and people are already going crazy, doing dumb things in the name of saving a bit of money.
Here are our top gas-related stories:

$100 in gas buys a baby’s name
German man burns car in […]

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July 16th, 2008

Bicycle drive-by shooting

Now you really know gas has gotten too high for everyone when gang members start doing drive-bys on a bike. Yes, a bicycle.
A man and a woman were shot by two men on bicycles in South Los Angeles. The men rolled up, shot the two, and then pedaled away. The man was hit in the […]

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July 13th, 2008

$100 in gas buys a baby’s name

We’re starting to see some crazy stuff, all in the name of high gas prices. People stealing fuel, protesting, setting things on fire. But this one may take the cake… for now.
A Florida man plans to name his son after some morning radio DJs. For $100 in gasoline. Do you know that right now, here […]

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July 4th, 2008

German man burns car in protest

A German man poured gasoline over his BMW and lit it in protest of outrageous fuel prices. He drove the car onto a lawn near the Frankfurt convention center. He hopped out, poured the gas onto the car, and lit it up.
When the fire department arrived, it was already too late for the car.
The man, […]

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June 7th, 2008

Woman Burning Mad About Gas Prices

A Danville, California woman set fire to two gas stations and a Starbucks in protest of high gas prices June 4. We’re not sure where the Starbucks figured into that equation. But then it doesn’t look like she was processing things exceptionally well that day.
According to Sacramento’s KCRA Diane Craig, 64, was arrested on […]

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May 31st, 2008

Simply Dumb Has Gas

Wait, that’s not what we meant to say. We mean that Simply Dumb has a new category aptly titled, “Gas Is Too Freakin’ High.” We want to hear about any crazy gas stories from your neck of the woods. Did somebody (not you of course) do something really ignorant in the pursuit of saving […]

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May 30th, 2008

Desperate times: Truck rigged to swipe fuel

As gasoline passes the $4/ gallon mark in many places and heads to $5, people are getting desperate to save money. Or, in this case, just outright steal. And boy, are they getting crafty.
Police think that a large theft of diesel fuel in western Pennsylvania was perpetrated with a specially-equipped pickup trailer. It had a […]

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May 23rd, 2008

For sale: Free gun with purchase of car

More of the awesomely awesomeness that comes from the (almost) South. Vehicle sales at a small town auto dealer are soaring after they launched a new promotion this week. The dealer is promoting a free handgun or $250 of gas with every auto purchase.
And it’s working. Max Motors in Butler, Missouri has sold 30 vehicles […]

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May 21st, 2008

Farmer Uses Mules to Save Gas

We may need to start a “Gas Is Ridiculously High” Category. A farmer in Tennessee’s Warren County tells the Associated Press he can’t afford fuel for his tractor anymore. So he’s using two mules and a tractor rake to gather hay from their fields.
It’s getting crazy, folks. I’m looking into buying a Segway. Or […]

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