The toilers here at County Grind got emails from our mothers on New Year’s Eve. Their pleading was reminiscent of numerous protective parents on the eve in which many drunk and dangerous drivers are on the road: “Park your butt somewhere for the night and don’t move until morning.”So what…
When it comes to Congressman (and former torturer of Iraqi police officers) Allen West is never short of staunch supporters. Our favorite comment today comes from a post called “Westworld, Part II.”Sitting there so patiently among the Allen West haters and Bible thumpers was a comment by Joseph L. Cooke,…
The comment we’re featuring today comes from this week’s cover story, The Dirty Dozen: 2010’s Most Despicable People.We gave Donald Bradford, president of a local animal research facility called Primate Products, a 6 on the Dirty Dozen scale. That was mostly because so many people haven’t seen the photos of…
Today on the Juice, we sought to explain some of Gov.-elect Rick Scott’s ideas for his upcoming governorship. Come to find out, all his plans are typical of conservatism and involve blaming the less-fortunate Floridians. One frequent reader cleverly defined Scott’s mentality with a quote by Herman Melville, deceased American novelist…
Many readers were riled by an article we posted on the Juice last week about a 9-year-old girl named Leslie. She, along with her older brother and parents, live at a local nudist resort.The comment below was not only outside our normal readership demographic (Europe) but the commenter stood up…
There’s nothing better than watching the Miami Heat wreck all the other basketball teams, right? WRONG. You’ve been missing out on an opportunity to take your watching skills to a whole other level. To truly enjoy watching the Miami Heat slaughter the New York Knicks on Tuesday, December 28, you…
This morning, 1:15 a.m. to be exact, we posted an article about Allen West’s letter to his supporter in which he describes the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell decision as ‘”last gasp measure” to appease “special interest groups.”‘This got the readers riled up in the comments section but that wasn’t the…
Lester “Tex” Reutter, at 90 years old, is the oldest resident of Sunsport Gardens Family Naturist Resort. He moved in permanently after John D. MacArthur State Park’s beach became a clothing-mandatory area.But prior to the state-mandated clothing rule, the John D. MacArthur beach, also known as the Satellite or Air…
”Santa: I’ve grown sick of cookies”We had another chat with Mr. Claus this week (courtesy of santabot.com) and found out that he’s tired of eating cookies. Frankly we aren’t surprised since he does eat 1,140,000 million cookies in the wee hours of Christmas morning. And that’s just in the United…
To our loyal commenters,We’re sorry to inform you that we’re attempting to make your life easier. We also apologize for having to cut short the fun you all had with the Captcha system. We’re also sorry that you will no longer have to endlessly string together letters to prove to…
Last night, the universe decided to gift humans with an early Christmas present: a total lunar eclipse. This all came the morning of the Winter Solstice, the day of the year with the fewest hours of daylight for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. Sure, lunar eclipses happen every year…
The Juice posted a story today about the Patch Reef Park in Boca Raton. The park’s administrators had decided that two sculptures of naked female torsos were too risque for the public eye. One reader was reading the post in Canada and sounded off on the subject:…
The Sunsport Gardens Family Naturist Resort is tucked away from prying eyes. To get there, you have to drive down several dirt roads in the already remote western Palm Beach county town of Loxahatchee. Inside the gate, families and visitors are welcome to be free as jaybirds.The resort boasts 40…
When you walk into the jam-packed room on Wednesday, be careful not to step on anyone’s toes, but be especially careful not to accidentally bump into one of the burlesque dancer’s artfully covered nipples. Once you’ve gotten in the door, check out the tables of more than 20 artists and…
The “likes” and comments on Chipotle’s Facebook page have exploded since someone hacked into an employee’s account.The hacker posted a status update on the Mexican restaurant chain’s page. Here’s a screen shot courtesy of allfacebook.com.Check after the jump for our best guess on who the “status-offender” was. …
Readers, please say hello to Ricardo Pradel. He hails from Lauderdale Lakes, where he was working on his American dream.And then the FBI caught on to his act. What was he doing that was so bad? Well our sister paper, Miami New Times, reported that Pradel was fabricating high school diplomas…
If sharks ran the world a “shark petting and aquarium feeding” might consist of a shark ordering a large human happy meal, eating it, and then going home to his significant shark lover and getting a back scratch and a foot rub. Thankfully, that scenario will never happen, but you…
Last week, we brought you the story of taxi drivers who must wear socks. This week is a little bit different.According to NaplesNews.com, Lee County is considering giving cabdrivers background checks.Wait… what?!…
Come Christmas we wouldn’t be surprised if Santa left us a lump of coal. Coal wouldn’t be so bad because we could use it to set his sleigh on fire. But if we got a fruitcake we’d be dissapointed really, really mad.Whomever decided that gifting a “hunk of dense bread…
Florida has the nickname “Heaven’s Waiting Room” for a reason. Many snowbirds end up making the final trek to our sandy shores to live the rest of their lives in luxury. During that time, many fall sick with various illnesses — including dementia.Back in 2008, Gov. Crist (and others) wanted…
Happy Mug-Shot Monday! Today we’re focusing on citizens arrested for marijuana charges. Florida has some of the most stringent marijuana laws, so we wanted to see how alleged pot lovers look in front of the gray wall. Hint: One looks like Jesus.These mug shots are courtesy of both the BSO…
The St. Petersburg Times reported recently that an independent taxi agency in Hillsborough County has a weird requirement: Drivers must wear socks.And that is evidently not an option.The agency, the Public Transportation Commission, basically regulates taxicab standards countywide. It doesn’t stop at cabs, though. It also covers vans, limos, and…
