With a recent change to the law in Oregon, New Jersey now stands alone in its goofy insistence that drivers not pump their own gas.

Via Universal Hub, we have a wonderful tableau from 72 years ago, as captured by the Boston Herald:

It’s described thusly:

Police began their annual chore-cutting down a mysterious growth of the dope weed in a field off Willow court, Dorchester. The growth has several times been mowed, uprooted and burned over, but it still thrives. Patrolmen John Abraham, William Doyle and Thomas Mullen help in eradication.

The whole image is amusing, including the kid in the background who looks to be sticking his tongue out at the camera. But I was most tickled by the left-most man, who is presumably Patrolman Abraham:

It’s probably just a bad snap, but it sure looks like this officer may have been sampling the contraband.

There are plenty of items worth noting in this terrible story of the death of an old man in the Sunshine State. For one thing, the accused is charged with “aggravated manslaughter on an elderly person”, though he is himself an elderly person. For another, despite owning a luxury car and (presumably) being a member of a country club, the accused is apparently seeking the services of a public defender. That’s odd.

But the kicker is can be found, slightly buried, here:

As Moore approached Zook, he exclaimed, “You hit my car!” the affidavit alleges. Zook exited his car and asked to exchange insurance information, the affidavit says, but Moore hit Zook’s jaw, pushing him backward. Moore continued punching Zook before realizing the Lexus wasn’t actually his car, the affidavit states.

Yes, 75-year-old Robert Moore attacked and ultimately caused the death of 87-year-old Dean Zook, for the sin of hitting the front bumper of a car that wasn’t actually Moore’s. Those prison conversations are really going to be something.

“Hey, old man, what are you in for?”

“Oh, me? I killed a guy for hitting not my car.”

The landline telephone is disappearing in America, as nearly 75% of people having cut the (phone) cord to go strictly with cellular service. Still, that means a quarter of Americans do have a landline, and that population is heavily concentrated in the northeast. The reason? Bundle pricing with home internet service. The Washington Post’s Department of Data has more on this intriguing phenomenon.

I find it difficult to understand the thinking behind witnessing a car crash, following the perpetrator and confronting him, and leaving a one-star Google review, all while not providing information directly to the police. Nevertheless, it apparently did the trick.

Alright, what exactly is going on, Trader Joe’s?

Previously in inedibles: Danger: May Contain Rocks ∞

I don’t actually think a zoo in China has a human masquerading in a bear suit , but I do find it hilarious that it’s not out of the realm of possibility.

I sincerely hope no one gets sick or has any ruined dental work before this Trader Joe’s recall can be effected. But that headline just absolutely cracks me up. How in the name of Charlie Brown do rocks end up in food?