Late, late fee

Published 4:58 pm Thursday, March 24, 2016

Blockbuster reaches out from the grave: A North Carolina man says he was arrested for failing to return a VHS tape that he rented in 2002. It seems the guy rented “Freddy Got Fingered” and kept it.

Judge Buzz says throw the book at him, with extra time for failing to be kind and rewind, and for renting “Freddy Got Fingered” in the first place.

Tay copying Trump. Sad! Microsoft deactivated Tay, its artificial intelligence chat bot, Thursday after Twitter users figured out how to get the thing to spew racist, sexist and offensive remarks.

Making matters worse, people were confusing Tay’s offensive tweets with those of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump.

And won’t we have flying cars by then? Assuming voters approve a $15 billion ballot measure, Sound Transit’s light rail to downtown Everett won’t be in service until around 2041, agency officials say.

Let’s look at the bright side: Those of us who are still be around to ride the train 25 years from now will qualify for the senior citizen discount.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff