Category Archives: Transportation
Despite Badass Paint Job, Lonely Golf Cart Driver Finds No Acceptance At Shawnee Hot Rod Show
Some sights just bum the hell out of you. This is one of them. From the Star‘s photo collection showcasing the jort-fest that is the Shawnee car and motorcycle show, we find this picture of a sad soul indeed. He … Continue reading
Filed under Family Life, Social Life, Transportation
In Strathman v. Franklin, Flaxen-Haired Reporter Emerges Victorious
We follow with great interest the goings-on at KSHB when it comes to investigative stories — mostly because the robotic and super-creepy Russ Ptacek never blinks — and the latest shot across the bow of would-be evildoers did not disappoint. … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, Economics, Transportation, Travel
Bankrupt Missouri Forces State Reps To Paddle To Capitol
Apparently Missouri hasn’t changed much since the days o’ Samuel Clemens and his many fictitious rapscallions, who floated the Mississip’ and changed the course of… uh, junior high reading curricula. Now five Show Me legislators, starved of travel funding, are … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, Politics, Transportation, Travel
Liberty Man’s Momentous School Bus Award Virtually Ignored By Shameless Media
Sigh. Oh sure, the local media has plenty of time to report on pedestrian stuff like a silly football team, or the mayor’s continued foibles and troubles. But when it comes to really important news, where do the camera-craving personalities … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Media, Transportation
Kansas City Makes Triumphant Return To 1930s
Break out the fedoras and smuggled gin: the old decades are back again. The City Council voted to approve $250,000 in start-up money for the highly questionable trolley plan — which plan will mostly involve shuttling local drunkards from meat … Continue reading
Filed under City Government, Social Life, Transportation, Travel
Auto Dealership Finds Innovative Way To Cover Up Gunrunning Operations
Like finding the right wine to accompany a meal, matching firearms to vehicles is a sure way to enhance the flavor of your ride. Hmmm….what sort of assault rifle is best paired with a Ford? An auto dealer in Butler, Mo., is happy to serve … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, In the News, Oddities, Strange news, Transportation
Backers’ Financial Naivete Mars Plan To Transform KC Into 1940s Movie Set
It has been but a mere month since a local group proposed a new system of trolleys and mini-buses that would shuttle drunkards tourists from city attraction to city attraction. Not a terrible idea, we suppose, though we think there … Continue reading
Filed under City Government, Politics, Social Life, Transportation
