# Laurel and Hardy Arrested, Locked Up on Drug Charges **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 21, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-and-hardy-arrested-locked-up-on-drug-charges/525858 "2010-01-21T16:34:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-and-hardy-arrested-locked-up-on-drug-charges/525858/1 "2010-01-21T16:34:13Z")
[Link](http://citizensvoice.com/news/laurel-hardy-jailed-on-drug-charges-1.559215) “Well, that’s another fine mess…!” ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-and-hardy-arrested-locked-up-on-drug-charges/525858/2 "2010-01-21T16:59:11Z")
That would explain Stan’s silly grin. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-and-hardy-arrested-locked-up-on-drug-charges/525858/3 "2010-01-21T17:05:31Z")
Don’t you just know that reporter was laughing out loud every time she typed something like “Laurel and Hardy each face felony charges…”. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-and-hardy-arrested-locked-up-on-drug-charges/525858/4 "2010-01-21T17:06:07Z")
> [@](#): > > Police arrested Laurel and Hardy after they showed up at a Kingston residence and allegedly delivered 50 bags of cocaine to the unidentified occupant Tuesday at about 5:53 p.m. […] > Hardy […] 10 bags of marijuana hidden in his waistband Sounds like Laurel and Hardy got the script to a Cheech and Chong movie. By the way: is there anyone nicknamed “Sug” who doesn’t end up going to jail? ---
**Author:** ![RunSilent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RunSilent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RunSilent)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-and-hardy-arrested-locked-up-on-drug-charges/525858/5 "2010-01-21T17:13:58Z")
Raspberries, coming up! ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-and-hardy-arrested-locked-up-on-drug-charges/525858/6 "2010-01-21T17:25:06Z")
This thread is so full of win. I didn’t even have to click this thread. I just scrolled over it, and saw “Well, that’s another fine mess…!” Then I LOL. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-and-hardy-arrested-locked-up-on-drug-charges/525858/7 "2010-01-21T17:36:32Z")
Man, and with those bowler hats, you’d think they’d’ve been mistaken for the (Keystone) cops instead of common criminals. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-and-hardy-arrested-locked-up-on-drug-charges/525858/8 "2010-01-21T18:35:30Z")
They can share a cell with Fatty Arbuckle. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-and-hardy-arrested-locked-up-on-drug-charges/525858/9 "2010-01-21T18:50:56Z")
Hardy had 10 bags of marijuana hidden in his waistband? I always thought he was just fat. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-and-hardy-arrested-locked-up-on-drug-charges/525858/10 "2010-01-21T19:17:53Z")
Can’t you just see those two driving up in a low rider with “The Cuckoo Song” blasting through the speakers that can be heard a block away? **DEE-DOOT-DE-DOO-DE-DOOT-DE-DOO…** ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-and-hardy-arrested-locked-up-on-drug-charges/525858/11 "2010-01-21T19:30:17Z")
My favorite “reader comment” under that article: > [@Larry Curly Moe](#): > > I WONDER IF ANY1 WILL MAYE THE JOKE THIS IS ANOTHUR FINE MESS YOU HAVE GOTTENT ME INTO LOLZ!!! There may have been some cocaine and/or marijuana involved here as well. ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-and-hardy-arrested-locked-up-on-drug-charges/525858/12 "2010-01-22T22:50:27Z")
Tragically, another duo suffered a similar fate in [Turkey](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id578LvFhws&feature=related) (1:41) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laurel-and-hardy-arrested-locked-up-on-drug-charges/525858/13 "2010-01-22T23:10:26Z")
Between this and the [Hugo Chavez earthquake machine theory](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=548814), Thursday was the funniest news day I’ve seen in a while.