Slog - Comments on Headline of the Day http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36 It's not even 10:00 a.m., and we have a winner. Man with rifle and 10lbs of pot caught driving over 90mph while taping himself masturbating Here's a link to a more complete story, from the Northern Territory News. This man is an end-of-days hero, Mad Max incarnate, speeding through the Australian bush with a whole lot of pot and a whole lot of testosterone. Sgt Edwards said Mr Erhardt was arrested and told officers he had "found'' the drugs at a rest stop 100km north of Coober Pedy -- and he intended to smoke all of it at his Noonamah... Copyright 2008 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:31:44 -0800 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:12:41 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by laterite I was going to first say that the headline sufficiently tells you everything you want to know, but I then noticed the word "Australia" in your post, and knew that the headline would only barely scratch the surface of this man's glorious adventure.

]]> laterite http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1099916 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1099916 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:46:14 -0800 Comment by Ziggity This makes me feel I'm not doing enough with my life.

]]> Ziggity http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1099919 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1099919 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:47:12 -0800 Comment by Hernandez Totally made me flash back to opening scene of Mad Max. This guy is a real-life Night Rider.

]]> Hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1099924 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1099924 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:49:49 -0800 Comment by Stanky Stanky Its like living a real life Lebowski life.

That dead kangaroo totally held the car together.

]]> Stanky Stanky http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1099932 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1099932 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:57:57 -0800 Comment by Fnarf "Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome" was in fact filmed in part around Coober Pedy, which is arguably the most horrible town on the face of the earth. It's so hot -- 120-130 degrees -- that everybody lives underground in houses carved out of the rock, including the supermarkets and stuff, while the surface is nothing but slag heaps left over from opal mining.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1099936 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1099936 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:00:48 -0800 Comment by um that's kinda hot.

]]> um http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1099937 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1099937 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:02:08 -0800 Comment by jackie treehorn Reminded me instantly of that Eric Bana movie 'Chopper.'

]]> jackie treehorn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1099940 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1099940 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:03:22 -0800 Comment by Speed Racer You are right it is a good headline but it would have made a great headline about a week ago when it was first mentioned in the Slog. Keep looking you have a few more hours.

]]> Speed Racer http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1099945 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1099945 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:06:58 -0800 Comment by Greg Man, file that one under "Only in Australia."

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1100000 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1100000 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:48:53 -0800 Comment by DJSauvage I have a new hero.

]]> DJSauvage http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1100026 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1100026 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:09:07 -0800 Comment by Non Darn, no mug shots

]]> Non http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1100109 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/headline_of_the_day_36#c1100109 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:12:41 -0800