{"id":134,"date":"2006-08-25T00:25:11","date_gmt":"2006-08-25T05:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2006\/08\/25\/he-was-fueled-so-he-was-fired\/"},"modified":"2010-11-21T22:21:38","modified_gmt":"2010-11-22T03:21:38","slug":"he-was-fueled-so-he-was-fired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2006\/08\/25\/he-was-fueled-so-he-was-fired\/","title":{"rendered":"He was fueled so he was fired"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/224254945\/\" title=\"Photo Sharing\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/83\/224254945_5f4f1b5737_o.gif\" width=\"220\" height=\"209\" alt=\"Petergriffinbump\" \/><\/a>  <\/center><\/p>\n<p>In July, Cory Neddermeyer, 42, was turned down for unemployment benefits in Iowa after a judge ruled that he was fired for cause.<\/p>\n<div class=\"b1291d92551e5c93995fce7897ccfc30\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* square 250x Oddplanet_inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"7033143591\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<!--CusAds-->\n<p>     His employer, the Amaizing Energy ethanol plant, suffered a massive spill that created a pond of fuel alcohol, and Neddermeyer (a recovering alcoholic), after resisting as long as he could, gave in and started drinking from the pool, causing him to pass out and later register a 0.72 percent blood-alcohol reading.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds--><p>   Hmmm this made me think this guy might be related to Peter Griffin from the Family Guy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"b1291d92551e5c93995fce7897ccfc30\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<br\/>\r\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* OddPlanet_300x250_underpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"8431788844\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br\/>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<br\/>\r\n\r\n<?php if ( is_search() || is_single() || is_page() || is_paged() || is_category() || is_archive() ) { ?>\r\n<div align=\"center\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n  ( function() {\r\n    if (window.CHITIKA === undefined) { window.CHITIKA = { 'units' : [] }; };\r\n    var unit = {\"calltype\":\"async[2]\",\"publisher\":\"dragonden\",\"width\":550,\"height\":250,\"sid\":\"oddplanet\",\"color_site_link\":\"cf4343\",\"color_text\":\"333333\"};\r\n    var placement_id = window.CHITIKA.units.length;\r\n    window.CHITIKA.units.push(unit);\r\n    document.write('<div id=\"chitikaAdBlock-' + placement_id + '\"><\/div>');\r\n}());\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/cdn.chitika.net\/getads.js\" async><\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<?php } ?>\r\n<br\/>\r\n<br\/>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In July, Cory Neddermeyer, 42, was turned down for unemployment benefits in Iowa after a judge ruled that he was fired for cause. 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