Wisconsin man pranks his mother by dressing up as robber; hilarity does not ensue. A 21-year-old Milwaukee man thought it would be great fun to don a ski mask and wait for his mother to return home. The gag went awry in a big way when the pistol-packin’ mama pulled out her trusty .357 magnum and shot the “robber” in the groin. The prankster is now recovering in a local hospital. Details are sketchy but what we do know is that the mom shoots real bullets and the son now shoots blanks.

Mall cops in Wisconsin now packing tasers. Yep, more gun goodness from The Land of Cheese and Corn. Private security personnel in malls and other places are now allowed to carry the high-voltage guns and use them on non-compliant shoppers and other malfeasors as they see fit. The specter of high-school-educated knuckleheads with minimal training, a radio, too much testosterone and a 50,000 volt weapon have local plaintiff lawyers licking their chops. We might see some new millionaires soon.

Edwards sex tape a big hit at N.C. courthouse. Last Friday a Superior Court judge in North Carolina ordered that Andrew Young, John Edwards’ former aide, hand over the steamy sex video which features Edwards and his mistress doing some rather…ahem…uncompromising acts. A few days after the court took custody of the tape, three of the judge’s law clerks were discovered in a courthouse anteroom, drinking beer and watching the video. A bailiff became suspicious when he heard raucous laughter and cheers coming from the locked room. No word yet on whether any charges or sanctions will be leveled against the three men.

This week’s edition of NFTS was compiled by Gordy, who is broke most of the time and now rides to and from work each day by hitching rides on the backs of garbage trucks. You would not believe the smell when he walks in the door…