I thought this Fox News story was pretty amusing. They've gathered 10 stories of dumb criminals from 2008. There were some pretty good stories.

My favorites include:

• the guy who robbed a bank with a note written on his paystub, which included his name and address.
• the guy who was driving away from the cops and when the detectives called their prime suspect to see if it was him, he answered his cell phone and said, "Dude, I can't talk. I'm being chased by the cops.
• the guy who tried to cash a personal check from his girlfriend's mother for $360 billion.

Even I feel a little sorry for these guys, although they clearly got what they deserved.