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Aug 30, 2012

Prosecutors: It’s Crazy To Think That Albrecht Muth Isn’t Pretending to be Crazy

A pair of experts hired by prosecutors say that accused killer Albrecht Muth isn’t really crazy, but merely a crazy good con-man.

Feb 03, 2012

The Men, Women and Guy With a Boot Hat That Want to be the Next President

Roseanne Barr wants to be the next U.S. president. So do a lot of other fringe candidates, from one guy with a boot hat to another who bases his campaign platform on the 1611 King James Bible. We review but a small sampling of them.

Jul 18, 2011

The Internet Is A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Here’s your daily reminder that, no matter how odd you may consider your own Internet idiosyncrasies, at least you’re not this crazy.

Jul 08, 2011

Walmart Shoppers: Always Crazy People, Always

Sure, there’s an anti-Walmart crowd inside the District of Columbia. But those people are only thinking about important things like fair labor rates, land use and the destruction of small businesses! Good thing the Wall Street Journal is here to remind us that a Walmart is the premier venue to showcase any region’s unique brand of insanity.

Dec 30, 2010

A Stickup, In The Most Literal Sense Of The Word

Pop quiz, hotshot: you’re the store clerk at a Manassas, Virginia convenience store. You’re minding your own business on a Tuesday morning, when all of the sudden, a guy busts in with a stick bigger than you and starts swinging wildly. What do you do? What do you do?

Dec 23, 2010

Job Requirements Include Experience In Vigilante Justice

A group of armed, masked men walked into the Platanillos Grocery in Woodbridge last Sunday morning, announced they were robbing the place, then took off with about $100,000 in cash and jewelery. That’s when things got interesting.

Jul 27, 2010

I Wonder How Long It Took To Install The Loudspeakers

Reader Jim Drey sent us this video of a man who parked himself in front of the Washington Post’s downtown headquarters at 1150 15th Street NW this afternoon to tell everyone — and we mean everyone — that the Post’s editorial page stinks.

Jul 21, 2010

Metro Riders At Bethesda Are Losing Their Minds

We know that a lot of you are fed up with Metro’s escalator troubles. We understand that Interim General Manager Richard Sarles’ assertion that major overhauls are on the way probably rings a little bit hollow. But that’s really no reason to start climbing up the facing of the one of the longest escalators in the system. (Apologies for the Alex Proyas-level of darkness, but you know, YouTube and all.) Yeah, that’s just ridiculous. Please…

Apr 05, 2009

Fairfax Co. Student Suspended For Taking Birth Control At School

Now this is some off the wall ridiculousness right here. A Fairfax County girl was given a two-week suspension and a recommendation for expulsion because she was “caught” taking her birth control pill during lunch last month. Of course, the school’s side of the matter is that there is a zero-tolerance policy in the school for any kind of pill — the Post reports that students are subject to possible expulsion if they bring “any…

 
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