* I‘m specifically referring to individuals, not companies nor governments. ** This does not include the subsequent step of returning items for a refund, it just covers ... more* I‘m specifically referring to individuals, not companies nor governments. ** This does not include the subsequent step of returning items for a refund, it just covers the initial outlay of money that is later discovered to have been needless. Read on, please. I recently spent a fairly moderate yet still significant amount of money buying one set of item that I thought I needed, and a similar amount special ordering another set of items that were not available in the brick-and-mortar store. After a day or two, I found out that the last time I had needed these items, about six or eight months ago, I had anticipated saving money and time by buying extras then, which I stored away for safekeeping. Unfortunately, being forgetful, I didn’t remember the stash. So here I am with doubles, and even more on the way when the special order package arrives. All of this promoted my question. Do you think companies’ profit margins are boosted by outbreaks of knuckleheads like me ... less
After a man attempted to smuggle a small amount of marijuana inside a balloon stuffed in his nose into prison, he thought he accidentally swallowed it and that the cannabis ended u... moreAfter a man attempted to smuggle a small amount of marijuana inside a balloon stuffed in his nose into prison, he thought he accidentally swallowed it and that the cannabis ended up passing through his body.
But that turned out not to be the case because 18 years later doctors inadvertently discovered the marijuana — calcified in his right nostril — during a head scan.“During a prison visit, the patient’s girlfriend supplied him with a small quantity of marijuana, inside a rubber balloon. In order to evade detection, the patient inserted the package inside his right nostril,” they continued. “Despite effectively smuggling the package past the prison guards, the patient then accidentally pushed the package deeper into his nostril and mistakenly believed he had swallowed it. He remained unaware of the package’s presence until presented with the unusual histopathology report.” less
