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US marshal sues because he can no longer smell meth labs
He blames the maker of a popular cold remedy for no longer being able to use his sense of smell to detect a working meth lab. He says he's endangered in his job and will continue to be so. (Charleston Daily Mail)
May 22, 2007 | Permalink
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See, I would have guessed it was the prolonged exposure to meth labs that did his sense of smell in.
Posted by: Cipher | May 22, 2007 7:26:19 AM
" Matrixx convened a scientific advisory board in 2004 to study the claims and found that they largely lacked scientific merit." . HELLO!!!! This is the company being sued. Of course they would not find any problems. They funded and staffed the study. How about an independent study of it. Most studies show that whatever is being tested usually okays the product that is the funding source of the study. I really doubt if all these people are making it up.
Posted by: cheesuschrist | May 22, 2007 7:41:01 AM
Never believe a cop. I'd say it was his over-use of cocaine confiscated from drug dealers that did his sense of smell in.
Posted by: Sean, Torrington CT | May 22, 2007 8:01:05 AM
OK----He can;t find a meth lab anymore, so transfer him to the aiprot and let him screen passengers.
He can probably do that job a lot better than your average person who can't handle the foot-odor.
Posted by: Bill | May 22, 2007 8:11:49 AM
It is always nice to see that Sean hates everyone on an equal level :-)
Posted by: The Asshole Guy | May 22, 2007 8:16:40 AM
He should have used Sudafed instead of Zicam...oh, wait, never mind.
Posted by: Violent Acres | May 22, 2007 8:29:25 AM
Oh no, I *really* hate cops. Especially the so-called 'good cops' who never seem to out their corrupt and abusive co-workers.
Where's the cop outrage?
:P
Posted by: Sean, Torrington CT | May 22, 2007 8:40:23 AM
"Never believe a cop. I'd say it was his over-use of cocaine confiscated from drug dealers that did his sense of smell in."
This is why I hate college kids.
Posted by: KF | May 22, 2007 9:34:40 AM
the worst part is, the cop went home and thought his wife left him a pile of brownies in a paper bag on the front porch and lit it just to keep them warm.
Posted by: jimmyjim | May 22, 2007 9:37:57 AM
can't he just get a trained Toucan?
Posted by: boynamedsue | May 22, 2007 9:53:20 AM
I have never heard of US Marshals being involved in the busting of meth labs. Us Marshals handle the transporation of prisoners and courthouse security. They do have a special unit but its small and is used for warrant service sometimes and to assist in dignatary security. Never ever found a US Marshal involved in what is a local, state and DEA duty. Me thinks he is tired of being a US Marshal and wants to be a postal worker, that is his salary comes in the mailbox. All of that wrapping himself in the flag and danger seems bogus to me. He is after a buck and in the worst case he is from WV and can now date those sweaty farm girls.
Posted by: TomW | May 22, 2007 10:30:57 AM
Well I am in the CompSci Masters program at a local university, so I suppose I'm still a 'college kid' even though I am 33 and own my own home.
Posted by: Sean, Torrington CT | May 22, 2007 10:46:52 AM
Get a job, college hippie libertarian libertine kid.
Posted by: jdotglenn | May 22, 2007 12:14:50 PM
"...so I suppose I'm still a 'college kid' ..."
I wonder how I knew that....hmmm....
Posted by: KF | May 22, 2007 12:56:05 PM
sean, normally i think your arguments are well thought out. but in this case your position is just as comical and unreasonable as the person calling you a hippie.
Posted by: boynamedsue | May 22, 2007 1:12:37 PM
I protest! we have no evidence of any kind that Sean O'Torrington is a libertine. For the love of mike, buy a dictionary.
Posted by: Nell | May 22, 2007 1:12:59 PM
I have my reasons to dislike cops...several reasons.
I wonder why KH hates college students so much? I suppose because they challenege his notion that authority is to be trusted and depended upon.
Posted by: Sean, Torrington CT | May 22, 2007 1:54:54 PM
i have my reasons to dislike black people, reasons that involve guns and my wallet. I don't let my run ins with assholes affect my opinion of a people as a whole.
i know cops aren't a race, but their a category you can lump people into. and when you make sweeping judgements about people using one criteria to do so, you become the asshole.
Posted by: boynamedsue | May 22, 2007 2:02:09 PM
BoyNamedSue:
i know cops aren't a race, but their (THEY'RE) a category you can lump people into. and when you make sweeping judgements (JUDGMENTS) about people using one criteria (CRITERION) to do so, you become the asshole.
Posted by: GrammarNazi | May 22, 2007 2:50:25 PM
Go GrammarNazi!
Posted by: Lambiepie | May 22, 2007 3:18:21 PM
GrammarNazi:
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Posted by: mianne | May 22, 2007 3:34:50 PM
How did we get from a U.S.Marshall who lost his sens of smell to Hooked On Phonics? Explain that to me, please!
Posted by: UpperClass Becky | May 22, 2007 4:23:47 PM
UCB: someone's OCGD (obsessive-compulsive grammar disorder) got the best of them.
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Don't drug-sniffing dogs eventually become addicted to the drugs they're trained to sniff out?
Posted by: Soo | May 22, 2007 4:32:22 PM
I hadn't heard that, but I suppose it's possible? Do dogs have the capacity to become addicted to drugs?? Hmm. Now I'm getting mad. Use a dog to sniff drugs and then have him/her go through withdrawals when they are retired. Seems a little cruel to me. I don't really believe they become addicted. If that's true, why wouldn't the ASPCA get involved? Soo, why did you have to bring that up? Now I'm going to worry about it all night. I may have to go to the matress store down the road and spend the night eating popcorn and pizza and watch some tv!
Posted by: UpperClass Becky | May 22, 2007 5:24:26 PM
"I wonder why KH hates college students so much? I suppose because they challenege his notion that authority is to be trusted and depended upon."
Actually, because they always spout the same sort of cookie-cutter anti-establishment cliches, and pat themselves on the back for being original thinkers (unlike the deluded masses of course).
Your post regarding "worker-consumers" yesterday had me busting up.
Posted by: KF | May 22, 2007 5:44:52 PM
