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Bonehead du jour
A Kansas man may now regret calling the cops. The Wichita man told the 911 dispatcher someone stole his pot. According to authorities, the victim reported he was trying to sell a pound of pot worth about 1100 bucks. The victim told police the supposed buyer came into his home and pulled out a sawed-off shotgun. Police brought in a drug-sniffing dog and found more marijuana. The robbery victim now faces a number of drug charges, while the pot bandit hasn't been caught. says employees of Starbucks are coming across the street to sample the fare at Dunkin'.
Full disclosure: I'm a native of Wichita and our first ever bonehead of the year came from Wichita.  The bonehead was on trial for stealing merchandise from a shoe store.  When it was his turn to take the witness stand, he propped his feet on the stand -- wearing a pair of boots he'd stolen from the store.  -D.M.

Super Soaked
Makers of clothing steamers might need to update their product warnings to include this: Do not use near building sprinkler systems. The damaging effect of about a thousand gallons of water pouring into a northeastern Kentucky arts center began when a scholarship pageant contestant hung her dress from a sprinkler head on the ceiling to remove the wrinkles before the Miss Ashland Area Scholarship Pageant. The fire department says heat from a steamer she was using triggered the sprinkler system on the second floor of the Paramount Arts Center. About two-and-a-half inches of standing water flooded the center, causing an estimated $30,000 in damage. But in showbiz fashion, the portion of the arts center where the incident took place was cordoned off and the show went on.
Oh, and the host?  Kevin Costner.  Who knew?