We have some of the world's stupidest criminals here. Not long ago, the local paper had a story with headline: "Police Warn of Counterfeit Bills." The story said that a guy went into a McDonald's in Cordes Junction (about 23 miles from here) and asked for change for a $50 bill. The police were quoted as saying that the bill "was a crudely executed Xerox copy, and had a copy of a $20 bill on its back." I guess if the clerk told that guy that "our policy is not to accept or cash large bills," he'd have turned it over and said, "Ok, how about change for a $20?"

The local paper has a way with headlines--usually unintentionally. P.2 used to have celebrity tidbits. There was a short story about Diane Keaton and why she never married. The headline said, "Keaton: Mr. Right Never Came." I sent it to Jay Leno with a note attached: "...but I bet he had fun trying..."