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FEBRUARY 5, 2009 10:10AM

The OS Douchebag of the Week!

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Now that Herr George is sipping margaritas (non-alchoholic, of course) down in Dallas and Darth Cheney is back hiding under some bridge waiting to scare some billygoats, you may start thinking, "Wow - there are no more douchebags left! What happened to all the douchebags?!"

 Well, not to worry, my friends. Douchebags are in strong supply. In fact, the blatent douchebaggery we see on a daily basis is staggering. Take this guy for example.

Remember this past December, when some nut-job dressed up like Santa, then went on a killing spree? It was straight out of "Tales From the Crypt". The guy shows up at his ex-family's house on Christmas Eve, pulls out a gun, shoots a kid in the face, then goes around killing eight more people. Then he pulls out a homemade flame-thrower, a FUCKING FLAME-THROWER THAT HE MADE HIMSELF, torches the place, then kills himself. In other words, a douchebag.  

Not to be outdone, the leasing company of the apartment building where the murders occured are now suing the ex-husband of one of the victims for.....BACK-RENT. According to msnbc.com, the landlord/managers of the Broadcrest Foothill Apartment Homes have informed Carlos Ortiz that he owes $2,821 in back rent and penalties. In their claim, Alicia Ortiz, who was, in case you forgot, MURDERED and FLAME-THROWED, broke her lease and "gave insufficient notice to vacate". Let this be a lesson to us all - if you find yourself staring down the business end of a flame thrower, don't forget to call your leasing company! It will really save your loved-ones so much pain. It will also save them $2800, and in these tough economic times, can you afford NOT to call?

Broadcrest Foothill Apartment Homes - the OS DOUCHEBAGS OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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douchebags is way too fucking kind for these assholes
Nice catch, Sheldon.

I hope we can find money in the TARP to help that poor company.
Whew. Glad to not see my name mentioned in there.

I like the concept, WonderPony.
Goes to show ya: Always read the fine print.
Sheldon, they must use the same legal team as Citibank, which I put up as a contender for this distinct honor.

http://open.salon.com/content.php?cid=99318

Should there be a vote?
Don't dare be flamethrowered / flamethrown / burned to fucking death when the rent is due. What is wrong with some people?
We'll never be short of douchebags in DC as long as Mitch McConnel is there.
Well, she also materially altered the apartment which is a lease-breaker too.

Jeez. I just threw up a little in my mouth.

Thumbed.
For additional candidates, see my Sarah Palin blog earlier today.
It's right there, line 38 of the attached Rider: In the case that lessee is confronted with an action that satisfies the definition of "mortal danger" as found under Section 15, Event of Default, it is the obligation of lessee to notify lessor 30 days in advance of said danger that lessee may be unable to satisfy the terms of this lease due to personal termination.
Excellent post Shel ... and you're right ... there's a douchebag around ever corner ...

But can I just take a minute here to laugh hard at bobbot ... I can't get enough of Mitch McConnell ... just like he can't get enough botox ... i swear, he looks like a marionette ... only his chin moves when he talks!!!
What a horrifying story. Truly awful.
Incredible. Thanks for pointing this out. It would be hilarious, and a great satirical piece, if it wasn't true!!!!!
Not only is she dead, her credit is shit now. Douchebags, indeed!
Scum. Douchebags serve a purpose. Scum has no purpose.
Could this have been an auto generated form letter?

Who ever heard of being liable for your ex-wife's rent anyway, regardless of the heinous underlying circumstances?

I clicked on this post hoping that an OS poster was going to be called out for their douchebagginess. I was asking myself, "have I done anything sketchy lately?"
This is a term that that woman should have thought to negotiate. Her mortality is not the apartment company's emergency.
Glad you liked it, Kalvin! Stop in again sometime!
Carrot breath? Well I imagine that's the worst thing you've sucked on lately.
I'd like to see this as a weekly featured column Sheldon!
Sounding better than Olbermann, and I am ashamed that I didn't make the Douchebag of the Week after bringing Randy to your front door, the prick. Maybe you could also include three levels, Super Tampon, Diaphram and Douchebag of the Week. I think your on to something here. I got shoed today, it was a bitch!
i am most certain the judge will throw the case out of court, hopefully with an added tongue lashing to leasing company.
thanks for this post.
mary
All my douchebags live in Broadcrest. Hee-Haw.
Is this going to be a regular weekly feature?
Here is the Queen DB's myspace page...

http://profile.myspace.com/250057083

What a hag!
Damn---idahospud stole my question!
The guy who did the shooting-up and flame-throwing planned to flee to Canada. It was only after inadvertently burning himself very badly in this affair that he offed himself. Whew - we here in Canada have enough home-grown DBs without importing one of THAT calibre!
Is there a golden statuette associated with receiving this immense honor?
Oh good lord! WTF! I cannot take this DB behavior. First DollarTree and now this!
Reminds me of the Dollar Tree douchebags, whose douchebaggery finally led to what appears to be a reasonable settlement for the victims of yet another murderous prick.
This just in. According to Salon's news feed, the property was being managed and they claim they didn't know about the incident... Seems unlikely, but that's their story.
http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/us/2009/02/05/D965QV6G0_santa_shooting/index.html
Not sure if this will become a weekly thing or just something that I do when someone performs an act of exceptional douchebaggery. Thanks for all the comments!