Category Archives: 2010s

Old Hampden/New Hampden

Seeing last night’s “The Day the Earth Stood Cool” episode of “The Simpsons” – in which Homer’s cool neighbors from Portland, OR, transform Springfield into a Mecca of Hip – made me reflect about our own cool neighborhood of the … Continue reading

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Frosty the Snowman Arrested Again

An oldie but goodie from the Baltimore Or Less Christmas archives. Happy Holidays! (The Associated Press, 5/1/2012) A man who was arrested while dressed as Frosty the Snowman during a holiday parade has been charged again. Chestertown police say 53-year-old Kevin … Continue reading

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Bel Air’s ‘Evel Knievel’ Jumps Fountain in Front of Courthouse

By Erika Butler (The Aegis, 11/6/2012) Local police are looking for Bel Air’s version of Evel Knievel. Posted Oct. 27, a Saturday night, the video titled “Evil Kenevil lives in Bel Air” shows a person on a bike that looks … Continue reading

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NYC “Cannibal Cop” Wanted Maryland “Girl Meat” for Thanksgiving

‘Cannibal Cop’ Gilberto Valle planned to to cook up ‘some girl meat’ on Thanksgiving: prosecutors Valle — who allegedly kept a database of at least 100 women he plotted to rape, cook and eat — planned the feast with one … Continue reading

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