Seriously, This Is Hilarious

A total aside in the bomb scare coverage - but hilarious. A report and comment via the Post and Courier:

An eyewitness, Jack Knuoff, said he saw police make a traffic stop where three police officers were talking with one man who might have been of Middle Eastern descent around 6 p.m.

Knuoff, who was sitting at the scene in a lawn chair, said he didn't think the stop was important, and went home, but returned after his brother called to say more police had been called to the scene.

Comment:

So your reporter is getting her information from "Jack Knuoff"?

Is everyone in South Carolina this dumb?

Comments

[Purple Avenger]

"Is everyone in South Carolina this dumb?"

Just the journalists.

[crosspatch]

That article wouldn't by chance have a Bart Simpson byline, would it?

[Observer]

Sort of reminds me of the scene in American Graffiti when the gal in the burger stand was on the PA system asking if anyone had seen Mike Hunt.

[TheSpartan]

Actually the Mike Hunt scene was in "Porky's" and yes, everyone in South Carolina is that stupid. You know how you can tell? They live in South Carolina.

[Tmitsss]

[i]and yes, everyone in South Carolina is that stupid.[/i]

Let's analyze this story. Nita Birmingham covers crime and police in Berkeley and Dorchester counties. She has worked as a reporter for 15 years at newspapers in Georgia, South Carolina, Louisiana and Florida. She has spent most of her career covering police, courts and prisons. She is a native of Alabama and a University of Georgia graduate. Mr. "Knoff" on the other hand appears to be a local resident. Who's the genius?

[Thanatopsis]

The Spartan:

Izzat 'Spartan' as in Spartanburg?

[Bill Adkins]

Your question: "Is everyone in South Carolina this dumb?"

Only the Republicans.

[JD]

"Jack Knuoff"

Huh? I don't get it.....

Regards,
Haywood Jablowmey

[Phoenix]

ha ha. I LOVE the lawn chair. hahaha. The "Jack Knuoff" translated by the slow drawl of the Low Country would sound like this: Jack K N U Off. (jacking you off)

Now who wants to say South Carolinians are stupid?

He brought a LAWN CHAIR to watch! :)

[Andrew Bryant]

Was the name "Jack Knuoff" in the original report? Because if it was, it's gone now.

[Purple Avenger]

"Was the name "Jack Knuoff" in the original report?"

Yep. I hit the link yesterday and it was there. The article has been updated since and now Jack is just referred to as "the witness" -- so apparently the morons still think a guy who PUNKED THEM HARD is still credible. Go figure.

[Andrew Bryant]

Is there any way to get a screen shot or a cached page with "Jack Knuoff" still in it?

[Ru Nuts]

It's still shows in Google's cache of the story.

http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:http%3A//www.charleston.net/news/2007/aug/05/possible_bomb_scare_shuts_down_goose_creek_highway/