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Archive of the Absurd

Archive of the Absurd

Because stupidity deserves documentation.

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  • Hershey’s Kisses Christmas bells advert was basically made up on the spot, and honestly that tracks
Archive of the Absurd

Archive of the Absurd

Because stupidity deserves documentation.

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Prison officer shocked by cocaine found in butt on jail X-ray screen
  • Crimes of Stupidity
  • Only in America

Cocaine Found in Butt Surprise: Woman Insists It Just Ended Up There

aota-admin3 weeks ago04 mins

Cocaine found in butt during a jail X-ray led to one woman’s boldest claim yet: it wasn’t hers and she had no idea how it got there.

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Dishevelled man on sofa representing the Don Vito Margera conviction story
  • Celebrities
  • Crimes of Stupidity
  • Only in America

Don Vito Margera: The Jackass Uncle Banned From Being Himself After Shocking Conviction

aota-admin3 weeks ago05 mins

The Don Vito Margera conviction didn’t just end his career — a judge literally banned him from being himself, which is admittedly quite the punishment.

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Confused tourists stranded outside Alpine hotel after luxury holiday scam
  • Crimes of Stupidity
  • Weird World

$30,000 Holiday Scam Leaves Families Stranded in the Alps With Nothing But a Fake French Accent

aota-admin1 month ago04 mins

A luxury holiday scam left families stranded in the Alps after their ‘travel agent’ turned out to speak absolutely zero French, despite claiming otherwise.

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A distressed older man outside a suburban home after losing his temper
  • Crimes of Stupidity
  • Only in America
  • Strange But True

Man Loses His Temper Over Elderly Mum Comment — The Results Are Absolutely Devastating

aota-admin1 month ago04 mins

A man loses his temper over how he cares for his mum, and somehow concludes that shooting his wife and daughter is the appropriate response.

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Confused office worker surrounded by password chaos while a robot despairs, password stupidity strikes again
  • Crimes of Stupidity
  • Technology

Password Stupidity Strikes Again: AI Can’t Fix Human Laziness and We’re All Doomed

aota-admin1 month ago04 mins

Password stupidity strikes again as a forgotten login credential causes a Salesforce breach affecting hundreds of companies, proving AI is the least of our worries.

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Middle-aged man confronting sandwich worker over stale bread battery incident
  • Crimes of Stupidity
  • Food Gone Wrong
  • Only in America

Stale Bread Battery: Florida Man Assaults Sandwich Artist Over Allegedly Hard Hero Roll

aota-admin1 month ago04 mins

A Florida ex-con committed stale bread battery by punching a Subway employee in the face over a suspiciously firm hero roll.

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Walmart
  • Crimes of Stupidity
  • Only in America
  • Strange But True

Florida Man Camps on Walmart Roof Declaring It Prime Real Estate — Estate Agents Weep

aota-admin1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

A Florida man camped on a Walmart roof calling it prime real estate, proving the housing market has truly lost the plot.

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  • Crimes of Stupidity
  • Only in America
  • Strange But True

Mug Shot Match-Up: Can You Pair These Arrested Faces With Their Bizarre Weapons?

aota-admin1 month ago04 mins

A gloriously unhinged mug shot weapons match challenge invites you to pair five arrested faces with their alleged weapons — good luck sleeping afterwards.

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Florida man pointing a flamethrower at a frozen driveway during arrest
  • Crimes of Stupidity
  • Only in America

Florida Man Arrested for Using Flamethrower on Driveway: A Hero Ahead of His Time

aota-admin1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

A Florida man was arrested for using a flamethrower on his driveway — because apparently a shovel felt too pedestrian for this visionary.

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Cartoon courtroom scene illustrating a sexsomnia defence rape case
  • British Buffoonery
  • Crimes of Stupidity

Sexsomnia Defence Collapses as CPS Admits It Got It Spectacularly Wrong

aota-admin1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service dropped a rape case over a rare sleep disorder, then spent months discovering what the rest of us already suspected: they’d cocked it up.

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