Stoners have the best ideas

On Monday night, California narcotics investigators found a $1.5 million pot growing operation in Hemet. Now, being this is California, that's not too terribly unexpected. However, the 55-pound, 4-foot-long alligator they found guarding the stash was a bit of a surprise. The reptile, which has been turned over to an exotic animal sanctuary, is named Wally and was described (very accurately) as a "watchgator."

Wally the watchgator

As someone who has had an awful lot of contact with people who sell, grow, and smoke large quantities of marijuana, I have plenty of proof that the widely held sentiment that pot makes you stupid is often true. However, the consumption of cannabis doesn't always hinder one's ability to think intelligently, and I feel that this "watchgator" business is a terrific example of such an occasion. Honestly, the whole watchdog thing is awfully expected by now, and you've just got to have some sort of ferocious beastie guarding your growhouse. But who would've thought to smuggle an alligator all the way to California expressly for this purpose? Stoners, that's who. Because stoners are brilliant, just in an unbelievably stupid sort of way. And I must say, sometimes that's the best kind of brilliance.