Top Screw-Ups # 2
- Google Maps - sends people 3 hours in the wrong direction
- Man caught - after delivering The Express-Times, which he stole, to at least a dozen customers for three years
- Woman - gets away with exchanging Monopoly money for the real thing
- Top 16 Funny Police Comments - taken from police car videos
A Google glitch is giving drivers trying to reach a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Staten Island directions to the upstate city of Schenectady, anyone trying to get to Great Kills and seeking driving directions from Google is being sent north.
Red Full Story - Google Maps misplaces NYC neighborhood
Michael Farrell, 53, was arrested for allegedly stealing newspapers from Express-Times boxes in the Phillipsburg area then selling them to people who thought they were paying for a subscription...
Read Full Story - Man Ran Newspaper Delivery Scam For 3 Years
A teller failed to spot Swedish bills were far from authentic and a woman walked away from the counter with a cool 1,400 Danish kroner ($240).
Read Full Story - Woman exchanges Monopoly money for Danish kroner
Relax, the handcuffs are tight because they’re new. They’ll stretch after you wear them awhile - Read Full List - Mentally Jumbled
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Shortly after moving into my new Manhattan condo, I tried to use Google maps to find a business on Staten Island. I’ll never make that mistake again! Easier to call the place and get directions than rely on outdated or erroneous internet info.
I am right there with you on that Randi
i will definatly give it a try
Thanks Lucy, let us know how you go!!
found your site on del.icio.us today and really liked it.. i bookmarked it and will be back to check it out some more later ..
Hey Jordan
Thanks a ton for visiting and for bookmarking us. I am so pleased that you like DSU and if you would like to contribute any articles or ‘screw-ups’ of your own I would be most happy to feature them. I shall visit your site and return the favor. Take care.