Category Archives: Crime

Benny and Al

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

Today is the shared birthday of two American icons, Benjamin Franklin and Al Capone, in 1706 and 1899 respectively. One is widely respected but also known as a bit of a scoundrel, and the other widely known as a scoundrel … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Politics, Uncategorized | 77 Comments

Baboons in the News

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

This story from South Africa was just so charming, I couldn’t resist. A baboon breaks into the car of a guy whose job it is to follow around the baboons to make sure they don’t mess with people and break … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Nature | 45 Comments

Alien Crime Family Goes Free

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

I am appalled. Simply appalled! Washington based apologists for a well-known group of galactic killers have managed to get the charges dropped in a case that might be the greatest unsolved massacre in history. Involved are two high-profile families of … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Outer Space | 60 Comments

Et tu, Dr. Babooner!

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

Dear Dr. Babooner, Things have gone pretty well for me lately. After some unpleasantness at work, I’ve emerged the victor of a messy power struggle. People in the office seem to really, really like me. They’ve been saying I should … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Dr. Babooner | 39 Comments

What Time Is It?

Posted on August 27, 2010 by

There is a divide between professional golfers and ordinary golfers that we ordinaries long to close. The game is so fickle and unpredictable and the small variations that make a big difference are so incomprehensibly tiny, it is possible to … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | 66 Comments

Paper V. Plastic Pt 2

Posted on August 20, 2010 by

Yesterday’s discussion got me thinking … When you really have to choose one or the other, which is better? For some reason a website called bankrate.com took this one on. I guess dealing with actual bank rates became too depressing. … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | 59 Comments

Paper or Plastic?

Posted on August 19, 2010 by

It appears to be supermarket/big box store week here at Trail Baboon. Monday we talked about satellite surveillance of the parking lot and our personal habits around the cart corral. Yesterday it was the Future Of Bananas. Today there is … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | 41 Comments