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Drunks in Duluth (or The Cops Was After My Hot Rod La-Z-Boy)
By Josh Board | Posted October 25, 2009, 7:45 p.m.
I'm watching the nighttime football game, and during commercials, I'm flipping over to Cops on Tru TV. I know there's going to be a day when I do that, and actually see a former NFL player that makes an appearance.
I just saw a receiver on the Giants make the best catch of the day. It was deflected by a cornerback and flew 30 feet away to another receiver, who sauntered into the end zone with it.
I went back over to Cops, and saw some drunk dudes on a boat. Nothing funnier than a guy with a Pabst Blue Ribbon shirt, trying not to slur as he tells the cops he's only had a "couple of beers". And then explaining that it's hard for him to follow along with his finger during the sobriety test, because he's staring into the sun.
I don't know how that ended, because I wanted to get back to the game before the next play started.
But it reminded me of a story the AP ran the other day. A guy in Duluth, Minnesota (home of my late uncle), who got arrested for drunk driving. Wanna guess what he was driving?
A lawnmower? Nope, but that's been done before.
A golf cart? No, but Bill Murray got arrested for driving one of those drunk in another country.
A Segway? That's one I haven't heard yet, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time (on a side note: did sales of those go up after Paul Blart surprisingly made well-over $100 million at the box office?)
No, this guy was driving his motorized La-Z-Boy chair while intoxicated.
I did a blog once about a guy that got arrested for driving a barstool around. And, someone sent me a video a month ago that showed a drunk guy in a town called "Slab" that was driving around a cooler, filled with alcohol.
The 62-year-old told cops he left a bar after drinking eight or nine brews (gotta love his honesty).
His blood alcohol content was more than three times the legal limit when he crashed into a parked vehicle.
I'm guessing he didn't have air bags.
One police officer said the chair was "quite decked out".
It's powered by a lawn mower that's been converted. It runs on gasoline, has a steering wheel, headlights, stereo, power antenna, and cup holders, of course. Where else would he put the beer?
Now, if this guy was really creative, he would've combined a remote control that's also a garage door opener.
The La-Z-Boy can get up to 20 mph, which probably makes it the slowest vehicle around to have a National Hot Rod Association sticker on the headrest.
A judge gave him two years probation.
The story doesn't say if he rode the thing into court for the sentencing. I'm guessing a judge wouldn't be happy with that.
Just one more reason why the Midwest is better than California...
By PistolPete 9:27 p.m., Oct 25, 2009 > Report it
Headline of the year.
By russl 10:37 p.m., Oct 25, 2009 > Report it
Russl, you want to hear the craziest thing? This was one of the rare times I was typing a blog, as my girlfriend was sitting nearby on the couch. I said, "I've got this title, that's kinda lame. I think the only person that's going to know the Commander Cody song is Russl."
By JoshBoard 12:43 a.m., Oct 26, 2009 > Report it
So, does he have to register his recliner at the DMV?
By psychopharm 8:20 a.m., Oct 26, 2009 > Report it
You know, that makes me wonder...when these drunk guys are driving these various items, the problem seems to always be the DUI aspect of it. But, just like balloon boy and the FAA in regards to objects you might try to fly...I'm guessing there are some kinds of regulations regarding things you can drive.
By JoshBoard 10:03 a.m., Oct 26, 2009 > Report it
(#3) Nope. That was a #9 hit in 1972 (and #26 in 1960). I can't be the only person who knows that song.
By russl 10:49 a.m., Oct 26, 2009 > Report it
You probably are. At least on these blogs.
Ya know what? I thought the song was a cover, but then when I thought about it for a second, I knew Commander Cody also covered "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (that cigarette)," and I figured that was the cover I was thinking of.
Although, now that I think about it, they also covered another song that slips me. That's strange when a bands biggest hits are cover tunes.
By JoshBoard 3:29 p.m., Oct 26, 2009 > Report it
They did do a great version of "Your Cash Ain't Nothin' but Trash" by the Clovers and "Everybody's Doing It" from back in the '30s or '40s.
By russl 4:50 p.m., Oct 26, 2009 > Report it
Hey, russl -
Seen this yet?
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2009/...
By antigeekess 4:58 p.m., Oct 26, 2009 > Report it
(#9) Hmmm...no. I've heard the album (don't have it yet), but good to see that Andy's reviewing it. He's an excellent writer. Thanks. Fine record too.
By russl 5:09 p.m., Oct 26, 2009 > Report it
LMAO La-Z-Boy driving. OMG, that's good.
By KarenBP 8:31 p.m., Nov 7, 2009 > Report it