dumbest thing i've done recently
left my oven on for 24 hours straight

dumbest person to call the newsroom recently
me: kgw
caller: yeah, i've been watching your coverage of the tsunami. and you know that earthqauke in california...
me to self: huh?
caller: the one that's supposed to happen inland and break california off from nevada...
me to self: oh, sweet jesus.
caller: i think there will be a lot more casualties from that. you should look into that.
me: yeah, that's an idea. i'll pass it along. thanks for calling.

dumbest thing heard in a commercial for the bachelorette
"i will chew him up like a piece of garbage"
who chews garbage?