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Several weeks ago I tried to start a new thread I could post to regularly. That one didn't work because I couldn't figure out how to insert pictures. I have come up with a new topic, for which I will just use quotation marks for the quoted test. I plan to post and comment on a funny, strange, or unusual story in the news. Join in if you would like.
"NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED
John Davis, who lives in Elyria, Ohio, recently exited a freeway offramp when he saw a man in a wheelchair holding a sign with a religious sentiment and also a request for help.
Having a brother who is paralyzed, Davis sympathized with the man's plight, reached into his wallet and grabbed a couple of bucks to give to the man. But when he stretched his
arm out of his window, one of the dollars fell to the ground, requiring the man to bend over and pick it up.
A few minutes later, Davis was driving and a Cleveland cop pulled him over, and what happened next shocked him.
“He proceeds to tell me he’s pulling me over for littering,” Davis told Fox8.com.
To the police officer, the dropped dollar bill violated Section No: 613.06 of Cleveland’s Municipal Codes, which is littering from a motor vehicle.
His offense was listed as, “Throw paper out window,” and in parenthesis, “money to panhandler.”
As a result, Davis faces a $500 fine for one dropped dollar bill, according to World Net Daily.
Police officials refused to comment on the ticket, but one newspaper points out that Davis may have been cited incorrectly. Another city ordinance states it is illegal to “transfer currency… to any person standing on a street or highway” the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Davis said he admires the Cleveland police, and isn’t trying to start trouble, but doesn't want to pay for simply trying to help out someone less fortunate.
“I don’t mean any disrespect toward the police department at all we need ‘em but I just wish I didn’t have to pay this ticket,” Davis told Fox8.com."
COMMENTARY: Now I admire law officers, as a whole. They put their lives on the line just as much as members of the military. But it seems to me the training system could somehow convey to the officers that compassion could be used in certain cases. Does the "letter of the law" include citing those giving money to help the less fortunate? I believe the police officer could have issued a warning to both parties. I don't know what their law in Ohio is about panhandling, but it seems if one should be issued a ticket, the other one should, too. I did hear on a TV news show that some citizens were collecting money to pay Mr. Davis's fine. At least it shows there are a lot more generous people out there.
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The perils of being indiscreet on social media were brought home in a terrifying manner when a teenage girl posted a photograph on Facebook of her grandmother's wads of cash -- which prompted a raid by armed robbers.
The 17-year-old was helping her 72-year-old grandmother count her personal savings at a residence in Sydney last Thursday, The (Sydney) Daily Telegraph reported.
While tallying the large sum of cash the girl took a photograph and posted it on her Facebook page.
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I think this is a great idea for a thread. I know that I will be back to read more stories and if I see one in the news I will post it. Good work!
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Well the worst one I heard lately was the naked guy in Florida that the police shot to death because he was literally eating the face off of another guy. Did you hear about that one? I couldn't even bring myself to read the details of that one. Too disgusting. What kind of animal must that person have been?
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"Joey Schwanke says she's old school.
The 81-year-old Fremont, Neb. resident told The Huffington Post that she and her husband, Mel, use their matching outfits to "enhance" their relationship, which has been going strong for 65 years.
"We're of the old school where you get married once and that's it," Schwanke told HuffPost. "We've been together 24 hours a day at work and at home.
KETV reports that the couple has been wearing matching outfits for 35 years.
Joey Schwanke picks out the ensembles, which often have a floral theme, because the couple owns and operates a successful flower shop in Fremont.
"We joke that we're connected by velcro because we do everything together," Schwanke told HuffPost.
The two have 146 custom-made matching outfits which typically match Joey's dress with Mel's tie, according to KETV."
COMMENTARY: I was relieved to find out by the end of the story that they couple hasn't been wearing the SAME outfits for 35 years.
(Yes, I did hear about the face-eating man. I could not bring myself to read the whole article. TOO GROSS)
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Great thread. This is one I will be coming back to from time to time to see what's new.
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"A Niagara Falls man was left high and dry this weekend when he attempted to pay for a meal with marijuana.
At around 2:00 am on Saturday, the man ordered $9.91 worth of food at a Denny's restaurant in Niagara Falls, N.Y., then allegedly offered the cashier $1.00 and a bag of marijuana, according to MSN.
When the cashier wouldn't accept the marijuana, the persistent pothead openly attempted to sell it to other Denny's customers, the Buffalo News reported. The cashier then called the local police, but the man fled into a nearby forest before they arrived.
Another restaurant patron recognized the hash hawker and was able to provide the police with the man's name and address to the police, according to the Digital Journal. The police showed up at his house later that day, but he was apparently not at home.
The investigation remains ongoing."
COMMENTARY: I, myself, have never smoked marijuana, but I understand it makes one very hungry, thus the famous hash brownies. I guess this man had already smoked and was so hungry at 2:00 am he went to Denny's. Not having enough money in cash to pay for his meal, he was so under the influence, he attempted to offer his marijuana in the restaurant. Since he couldn't get rid of it, I am assuming he ingested more himself and was on his way to another restaurant when the police went to look for him.
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Good idea for a topic. ;D
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"A mother in Westlake, Ohio, said she came home to find her house a little cleaner after an uninvited guest had tidied up while she was away.
WKYC reports that Susan Warren, the so-called "Cleaning Fairy," is accused of breaking into Sherry Bush's home, doing some light cleaning, and leaving a bill for her services on a napkin, along with her contact information.
"She wrote a note [on a napkin] and left it on the table, saying, '$75 I was here to clean,' and left her name and number," Bush told the station.
Thinking that Warren had come to the wrong house, Bush called her up to straighten things out.
"I think our jaws just dropped to the ground," Bush said. "I said, 'What happened, did you get the wrong house?' She said, 'No, I do this all the time.' I said, 'What do you mean?' She said, 'I just stop and clean your house.'"
Bush told NewsNet5 that Warren later admitted she had broken in because she needed cash, though nothing was stolen from the house.
"She said she was driving down the street and randomly picked our house and cleaned it cause she was desperate for money," Bush said.
Westlake Patch reports that Warren has been charged with felony burglary." Huffington Post
COMMENTARY: Why couldn't she find my house? My house really, really needs cleaning. However, I do think $75 is a little much for just tidying up.
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'SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- Police say a drug dealer mistakenly sent messages to a California central coast police officer in an attempt to sell methamphetamines.
The Santa Maria officer notified Santa Barbara County sheriff's detectives about the errant text messages early Tuesday. The officer and detectives then set up a meeting with the alleged drug dealer.
Sheriff's spokesman Drew Sugars says they arrested 39-year-old Reymundo Carlos Escobedo and seized about 2 grams of methamphetamine.
A news release says 37-year-old John Martin Silvera, who is Escobedo's suspected methamphetamine supplier, also arrived and was arrested with about 7 grams of methamphetamine.
Escobedo and Silvera remain held on drug charges, including criminal conspiracy. Bail is set at $30,000 each."
COMMENTARY: I think this goes under the category Criminals Are Stupid. The fumes in the meth making may damage the brain, or they themselves may be users. At least it makes the cops' jobs a little easier.
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I wish the woman who broke in and cleaned the house would come to my house.... $75 is a good deal...
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Yeah I here that , I have 4 grandchildren, a husband, 2 dogs and 3 cats to clean up after.
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"PHOENIX, June 2 (Reuters) - A marijuana-smoking woman was arrested on Saturday in Phoenix after she accidentally drove away with her five-week-old son in a child safety seat on the roof of her vehicle, police said.
The baby fell off the car in the middle of an intersection and was found unharmed and strapped into the seat, said Phoenix police spokesman James Holmes.
The mother Catalina Clouser, 19, was booked into jail on child abuse and aggravated assault charges, he said. The infant was taken to a local hospital as a precaution and is in the custody of state Child Protective Services.
"It appears the suspect put the baby on the roof of the car and drove off, forgetting he was still on the roof," Holmes said in a written statement.
Police said Clouser and her boyfriend had been smoking marijuana in a park and left with the toddler to buy beer late on Friday night. Officers stopped the car and the boyfriend was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence while driving with the baby in the 2000 Ford Focus.
Police learned that Clouser was so upset about the arrest that she drove to a friend's home and "admittedly smoked one or two additional bowls of marijuana," Holmes said.
She left at about midnight with the baby asleep in the car seat, placing the child on top of the vehicle, he said. Clouser apparently did not realize that the baby was missing until she arrived home." (Reporting by David Schwartz; Editing by Greg McCune)"
COMMENTARY: I have heard for many years that there is nothing wrong with smoking marijuana, marijuana is not addictive, and you can smoke it in moderation. Maybe some people can smoke it it moderation, but, obviously, some people can't. I wonder how long it is going to take some women to realize that what they are doing to their bodies, before and after pregnancy, can be the difference between life and death to their children. After reconsidering, this story may be strange, but it certainly not funny!
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http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=251158
"A Mankato jail guard has been suspended after allegedly thumping an inmate with a Bible.
James Lee Sheppard, 56, has been charged with two gross misdemeanors for allegedly swatting a Blue Earth County Jail inmate with the book, grabbing him by the throat and slamming him against steel bars on Feb. 8, according to the criminal complaint.
A video shows a guard entering the cell of inmate Jeremy Hansen, 26. The guard then takes Hansen's Bible and strikes him in the side of the face with the book. The two exchange words as the guard walks away, said Mankato Police Officer Allen Schmidt who watched the video.
The rest of the confrontation was not captured on video because of an object obstructing the camera. But the complaint states that Sheppard walked back toward Hansen, grabbed him and pushed him into the cell bars.
Dennis McCoy, Blue Earth County administrator, said Sheppard was the first to report the confrontation. "He knew he violated policy and, to his credit, he turned himself in," McCoy said.
Sheppard declined to comment to The Associated Press. He referred calls to St. Paul attorney Brent LaSalle, who said Thursday that he had not been retained by Sheppard and so couldn't speak on the guard's behalf.
Sheppard, who was not jailed, is on leave pending further investigation.
He is scheduled to appear in Brown County court April 26 on charges of mistreatment of an inmate and misconduct by a public officer."
If anyone thought those door-to-door bible-thumpers were bad, it could be worse?
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" MAN ACCUSED OF ROBBERY ATTEMPT SAYS HE WAS SLEEP-WALKING
NEW LONDON, Conn. - A Connecticut man accused of attempting to rob a woman at knifepoint in an elevator at the Mohegan Sun casino says he was sleepwalking at the time.
The Norwich Bulletin reports Winston Riley told his attorney he was awakened on March 18 by the woman when she ran away in confusion and fright.
Attorney Nicholas D'Amato says he's confirmed with Riley's family that the 27-year-old has had a problem with sleepwalking since he was a child. The lawyer says he's in the early stages of gathering medical records in his attempt to convince prosecutors they should take the claim seriously.
Riley's bond was lowered Wednesday to $85,000 from $100,000. He is due back in court July 17."
COMMENTARY: (And I'm the Queen of England.) Researchers do say there is more sleepwalking than people may believe. I understand how that could be. People have been videotaped eating in their sleep in sleep disorder studies. However, I'm not sure I am willing to go so far as to believe someone robbed a woman at knifepoint in his sleep. Several years ago, a man who got into his car, drove to his mother-in-law's house, and murdered her had sleepwalking as his defense. Now, I really don't believe that one!!
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George Zimmerman's Old Cell Phone Number Given To Junior Guy In Orlando; Death Threats Begin
The Huffington Post | By Andy Campbell
The moment Junior Alexander Guy activated his very first cell phone, calls started rolling in.
He was threatened, harassed and accused of murder at all hours of the day and night, according to the Orlando Sun-Sentinel.
"You deserve to die," the callers would say. "You murderer!"
Turns out that T-Mobile had given Guy the cell phone number formerly used by George Zimmerman -- the man who in February shot and killed Trayvon Martin in Florida.
When Zimmerman's 911 tape was released, so was his number: 407-435-2400. Zimmerman got rid of the number and it was given to 49-year-old Guy, who got his first cell phone on May 7, Newscore reported.
Guy received about 70 threatening calls between the 7th and the 16th, when he turned the phone over to a lawyer and demanded compensation from T-Mobile. But the cell company refused, saying that Guy was provided with a new number and credit toward his bill.
COMMENTARY: Junior Guy must be one of the unluckiest 'guys' in recent history - say, the last five or ten minutes. Unless you count the day he was born, when he was named Junior Guy. Imagine being called Junior all your life for no other reason than his parents could not think of another name. Hopefully they called him by his middle name and he will not extend the insanity by naming his first son after himself.
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Several years ago, a man who got into his car, drove to his mother-in-law's house, and murdered her had sleepwalking as his defense. Now, I really don't believe that one!!
Neither do I, yet you do believe in some hypothetical supernatural entity with zero evidence to substantiate its existence, (while keeping in mind that "faith" is not evidence; it specifically means 'a belief for which there is no evidence').
"Religion easily has the greatest bull*bleep* story ever told. Think about it, religion has actually convinced people that there's an INVISIBLE MAN...LIVING IN THE SKY...who watches every thing you do, every minute of every day.
And the invisible man has a list of ten special things that he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry for ever and ever 'til the end of time...but he loves you!"
-- George Carlin, (from his album "You Are All Diseased")
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Oh man it takes all kinds of people to make life interesting dosen't it . And just think they breed and vote. No one ever said a crook was smart But to do some of the things they do. They are dumber than a rock. As for that 19 year old woman that put her child on the roof of her car i hope they took the child away from her. She is not mother material.
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We have no fear, the lord will protect us, we dance with poison snakes. I'm a believer, hallelujah!
- A "serpent-handling" West Virginia pastor died after his rattlesnake bit him during a church ritual, just as the man had apparently watched a snake kill his father years before.
Pentecostal pastor Mark Wolford, 44, hosted an outdoor service at the Panther Wildlife Management Area in West Virginia Sunday, which he touted on his Facebook page prior to the event.
"I am looking for a great time this Sunday," Wolford wrote May 22, according to the Washington Post. "It is going to be a homecoming like the old days. Good 'ole raised in the holler or mountain ridge running, Holy Ghost-filled speaking-in-tongues sign believers."
Robin Vanover, Wolford's sister, told the Washington Post that 30 minutes into the outdoor service, Wolford passed around a poisonous timber rattlesnake, which eventually bit him.
"He laid it on the ground," Vanover said in the interview, "and he sat down next to the snake, and it bit him on the thigh."
Vanover said Wolford was then transported to a family member's home in Bluefield about 80 miles away to recover. But as the situation worsened, he was taken to a hospital where he later died.
Jim Shires, owner of the Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluefield, told ABC News that Wolford died Monday. Wolford's church, the Apostolic House of the Lord Jesus in Matoaka, will host a viewing Friday and a funeral service Saturday morning. Wolford will be buried at the Hicks Family Plot in Phelps, Ky.
Officials at the Panther Wildlife Management Area had been unaware of Sunday's event until they were notified by callers after the service.
"We did not know that this event was happening, and if we had known about it or if we had been asked for permission, permission would not have been granted," Hoy Murphy, public information officer for the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, told ABC News.
Hoy said West Virginia state park rules prohibit animals other than dogs and cats on the property.
While snake-handling is legal in West Virginia, other Appalachian states, including Kentucky and Tennessee, have banned the practice in public spaces.
Snake-handlers point to scripture as evidence that God calls them to engage in such a practice to show their faith in him. Mark 16: 17-18 reads, "And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues. They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."
Wolford told the Washington Post magazine in 2011 that he is carrying on the tradition of his ancestors by engaging in snake handling.
"Anybody can do it that believes it," Wolford said. "Jesus said, 'These signs shall follow them which believe.' This is a sign to show people that God has the power."
Wolford said watched his own father die at the age of 39 after a rattlesnake bit him during a similar service.
"He lived 10 1/2 hours," Wolford told the Washington Post Magazine. "When he got bit, he said he wanted to die in the church. Three hours after he was bitten, his kidneys shut down. After a while, your heart stops. I hated to see him go, but he died for what he believed in.
"I know it's real; it is the power of God," Wolford told the Washington Post Magazine last year. "If I didn't do it, if I'd never gotten back involved, it'd be the same as denying the power and saying it was not real."-
*whoops*
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That's "faith" for ya'll alright.
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Serpent-handling is nothing but sheer stupidity :o
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People get dumber every day.
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Well the worst one I heard lately was the naked guy in Florida that the police shot to death because he was literally eating the face off of another guy. Did you hear about that one? I couldn't even bring myself to read the details of that one. Too disgusting. What kind of animal must that person have been?
I saw this on Facebook the other day:
I just met you
And this is crazy
But I'm high on bath salts
And your face looks tasty!
(Parody to Carly Rae Jensen's "Call Me Maybe")
;D
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"Drunk Man Fell Asleep In Wrong House, New York Police Say
NEWSTEAD, N.Y. -- Authorities in western New York say a 20-year-old man thought he was sleeping on his friend's couch when state troopers woke him up over the weekend.
It turns out he was off by about 20 miles.
State police say a homeowner in rural Erie County town of Newstead woke up around 4:30 a.m. Saturday and found a stranger sleeping on his couch. He was unable to wake up the stranger, so his wife called 911. When troopers arrived, they found the very intoxicated man still sleeping on the couch.
Troopers say the man told him he thought he was at a friend's house on Grand Island, 20 miles west of Newstead.
The man was charged with criminal trespass and issued an appearance ticket for Newstead Town Court."
COMMENTARY: The only thing I can say is - I hope he didn't drive there.
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"Everett Lages Allegedly Tried To Take Kitten Into Emerald City Strip Club, Arrested For Calling 911
This guy must really like ... kittens.
Everett Lages was arrested outside of Emerald City strip club in Murdock, Fla. on Tuesday for repeatedly calling 911 after the owner prohibited him from entering with a kitten, according to a Charlotte County Sheriff's press release.
When Emerald City's owner told the 47-year-old man to leave, he instead sat down outside and called the cops, the release said.
Lages appeared intoxicated when deputies arrived, prompting authorities to call him a taxi, according to the release.
The kitten-carrier refused to tell the cab driver where he lived and instead kept calling 911 -- despite sheriff's deputies still being at the scene -- so police arrested him.
Lages is charged with misuse of the 911 system, disorderly intoxication, trespassing after warning and resisting arrest without violence." Huffington Post Weird News
COMMENTARY: I intended to say I hope I never did anything this stupid in my misspent youth, but, after re-reading the story, I see the man is hardly a youth. These stories never tell you the good stuff, however. I wonder what happened to the kitten.....
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From the news articles I have read, the reason behind this incident may be a new type of amphetamine called "bath salts." I'm not sure if anything has been published that gave the results of any autopsy that many have been done. As far as I can see, all of these drugs are evil.
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Well the worst one I heard lately was the naked guy in Florida that the police shot to death because he was literally eating the face off of another guy. Did you hear about that one? I couldn't even bring myself to read the details of that one. Too disgusting. What kind of animal must that person have been?
I've heard that story! I even saw a picture of the victim; it was really sad and disturbing. Has anyone heard of Luka Magnotta, the Canadian "Cannibal Killer"? He killed a guy, videotaped it, and then he mailed some of his body parts to schools and government offices. They just caught him last week.
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"A mother in Westlake, Ohio, said she came home to find her house a little cleaner after an uninvited guest had tidied up while she was away.
WKYC reports that Susan Warren, the so-called "Cleaning Fairy," is accused of breaking into Sherry Bush's home, doing some light cleaning, and leaving a bill for her services on a napkin, along with her contact information.
"She wrote a note [on a napkin] and left it on the table, saying, '$75 I was here to clean,' and left her name and number," Bush told the station.
Thinking that Warren had come to the wrong house, Bush called her up to straighten things out.
"I think our jaws just dropped to the ground," Bush said. "I said, 'What happened, did you get the wrong house?' She said, 'No, I do this all the time.' I said, 'What do you mean?' She said, 'I just stop and clean your house.'"
Bush told NewsNet5 that Warren later admitted she had broken in because she needed cash, though nothing was stolen from the house.
"She said she was driving down the street and randomly picked our house and cleaned it cause she was desperate for money," Bush said.
Westlake Patch reports that Warren has been charged with felony burglary." Huffington Post
i have mixed feelings about this lady. i mean she could have ramdomly went door to door asking people if they would like their house cleaned. i would say maybe she should charge 30$ instead of 75$. if she came around here that's what she would get coz we live in a low income area. i mean i can do my own house cleaning but i could miss something that someone else sees and they could probably do a better job. my place is cluttered coz we run our own business online, so everything is everywhere..except dirty dishes, etc.
COMMENTARY: Why couldn't she find my house? My house really, really needs cleaning. However, I do think $75 is a little much for just tidying up.
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My apologies...I misspoke when I said all drugs are evil. I meant illegal, illicit, addictive drugs that have killed millions of people one way or another. I did NOT mean prescription drugs when taken as directed. I take a regimen of 6 drugs a day for HBP, high cholesterol, diabetes, etc.
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Actually, after re-reading my original post, I did not make a blanket statement that all drugs are evil. This is what I said: "From the news articles I have read, the reason behind this incident may be a new type of amphetamine called "bath salts." I'm not sure if anything has been published that gave the results of any autopsy that many have been done. As far as I can see, all of these drugs are evil."
Evil | Define Evil at Dictionary.com
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morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked: evil deeds; an evil life. 2. harmful; injurious: evil laws. 3. characterized or accompanied by misfortune or suffering; ...
Evildoer - Evil eye - Evil and rude - Evil twin
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"Man Calls 911 On Grateful Deli After Receiving Wrong Sandwich In Connecticut
A Connecticut man called 911 to complain about a deli order gone wrong. The dispatcher advised him not to buy the sandwich.
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — A man angry that a deli had fouled up his sandwich order decided to take his beef to police.
The man, identified by police as Rother McLennon of East Hartford, called 911 on Wednesday and complained that he "specifically asked for little turkey and little ham, a lot of cheese and a lot of mayonnaise," and the Grateful Deli in East Hartford got it wrong.
"You're calling 911 because you don't like way that they're making your sandwich?" the dispatcher asked. "Exactly," McLennon replied.
McLennon explained that that the person he was talking to at the deli was not the person who made the sandwich and was refusing to fix the problem.
"I mean, I just want to solve this the right way," he said. "Her sister made it, but she left. They are playing games with me, so I was just wondering if you could come by. I just want it resolved and I want to be able to come back here and get the regular sandwich that I ask for."
Before ending the call, the dispatcher advised him not to buy the sandwich.
Deli owner Tila Azinheira tells WVIT-TV () that McLennon had placed an order for 14 sandwiches and the deli made them to his specifications. She said he was told that because the sandwiches were special orders, the deli couldn't take them back. http://bit.ly/MKi5bR
She said he used her phone to call police.
McLennon called the deli back on Thursday to apologize, she said.
"I think the customer realized how wrong he was," she said.
No charges have been filed."
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Information from: WVIT-TV, http://www.nbcconnecticut.com
COMMENTARY: Another jerk calling 911 for a non-emergency complaint. I hope someone like him does not have the dispatcher engaged when he is having a heart attack. lll
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"Man Impaled By Glass Climbing Through Window
A California man accidentally killed himself Friday night as he tried to enter his home through a window.
The body of Kyle Fortunato was found halfway through the kitchen window of his Sacramento apartment, according to CBS 13. Police say the 28-year-old was locked out, and had been attempting to climb through the window when he was impaled by broken glass. Stuck in the window frame, Fortunato bled to death.
Some neighbors found the circumstances suspicious. "It don't seem like no accident to me," said one neighbor. "I mean, I ain't no CSI, but I watch CSI."
The incident, however, was purely an accident, say investigators. A coroner has confirmed that the broken glass of the window caused Fortunato's death, KTXL reports." HuffPost News
COMMENTARY: This story, of course, does not come under the category of Funny. I guess it COULD be called Weird. It is quite sad. It always seems especially sad when a child or young person dies. This article went on to say that some people have stated they think this might not have been accidental. The coroner did confirm that it was. I, too, watch CSI, but I could not envision how a window could be manipulated to murder someone. It reminded me of the scene in the movie "Ghost" with Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze (one of my favorites), and Whoopi Goldberg, where the bad guy was ushered into the hereafter by being impaled with a window. Is that another example of "life imitating art?"
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MAN ORDERED TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT AFTER PROMISE OF ROLE IN ANISTON MOVIE
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- A man has been ordered to pay more than $32,000 in back child support after being lured back to Pennsylvania with the promise of a bogus role in a Jennifer Aniston movie.
Joshua Garlathy pleaded guilty Tuesday to willful failure to pay child support more than a month after he was arrested after his flight from Hawaii landed in Philadelphia.
Garlathy was arrested under a new law making it a crime to move out of state to avoid paying child support. He was lured back to Pennsylvania by a bounty hunter promising him a role in a fake movie.
Garlathy was also sentenced to 90 days of probation. He says he hopes he can rebuild his relationship with his daughter.
COMMENTARY: I have two things to say to this man: (1) After looking at your picture, whatever made you think you were really being offered a role in a Jennifer Aniston movie? and (2) From someone who was deserted, along with their siblings, by a deadbeat father who went to another state to avoid child support, don't count on a happy reunion with your daughter.
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The lifeguard in SW Florida who was fired because he saved the live of a man who was drowning, just outside his guarded area. He could see the situation and reacted. There was a flag separating the guarded area and the "swim at your own risk" area, but the lifeguuard could see the man in trouble.
God Bless the lifeguard!
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Yes, I saw that on TV last night. I couldn't believe it. Some of the other lifeguards quit in protest. Then the CEO of the company that employed the lifeguards heard about it and offered them their jobs back. That lifeguard declined to go back to work for them. Thanks but no thanks. He said he was going to move on - work for a family member and save money for college. Can't say I blame him. Hooray for someone who does the right thing and doesn't go by a stupid rule.
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A Phoenix woman was arrested and could face a charge of child abuse after police said she put beer into her 2-year-old son's sippy cup at a pizza restaurant.
Valerie M. Topete, 36, is facing one count of child abuse after a witness called police and told them she saw Topete pour beer from a pitcher into the infant's cup and place it in front of the child on Tuesday in the 4900 block of East Ray Road.
The witness told police the child later fell from his seat, leading her to believe the boy was intoxicated.
Topete told police her son had been grasping for the pitcher and that she had put a "splash of beer" into her son's cup that contained apple juice, according to police. She told them it was "reverse psychology" to stop him from grabbing at the pitcher. The mother initially told officers the child did not drink from the cup, but later said the child may have drank the beer.
Officers said the cup had about 4 ounces of liquid with foam on the surface and a distinct odor of alcohol.
The boy was taken to Chandler Hospital as a precaution.
Child Protective Service was called to the hospital. Police said the father of the child, and the boy's two siblings, ages 4 and 8, who had also been at the restaurant, arrived at the hospital and the children were turned over to him.
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Wow!! I am always in disbelief in those kinds of stories of abusive parents. How do they think of such stuff, anyway?
I read a story yesterday of two parents who were the opposite type. A father in Illinois was awakened when he heard sounds from his one-year-old son's crib. He found a two-foot-long python wrapped around the baby's foot, trying to ingest it. The father used a blanket to pull the snake off. The mother said the baby did not cry until later at the hospital when the staff was cleaning the wound. What a brave little boy!!
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"A mother in Westlake, Ohio, said she came home to find her house a little cleaner after an uninvited guest had tidied up while she was away.
WKYC reports that Susan Warren, the so-called "Cleaning Fairy," is accused of breaking into Sherry Bush's home, doing some light cleaning, and leaving a bill for her services on a napkin, along with her contact information.
"She wrote a note [on a napkin] and left it on the table, saying, '$75 I was here to clean,' and left her name and number," Bush told the station.
Thinking that Warren had come to the wrong house, Bush called her up to straighten things out.
"I think our jaws just dropped to the ground," Bush said. "I said, 'What happened, did you get the wrong house?' She said, 'No, I do this all the time.' I said, 'What do you mean?' She said, 'I just stop and clean your house.'"
Bush told NewsNet5 that Warren later admitted she had broken in because she needed cash, though nothing was stolen from the house.
"She said she was driving down the street and randomly picked our house and cleaned it cause she was desperate for money," Bush said.
Westlake Patch reports that Warren has been charged with felony burglary." Huffington Post
COMMENTARY: Why couldn't she find my house? My house really, really needs cleaning. However, I do think $75 is a little much for just tidying up.
For that kind of money, she should at least do windows!
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I really like this thread, and I'll check back on it often. Thanks!!
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Thank you so much, hudsonmike09!!
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Great idea! Love reading articles from different regions. I'll be back to read your thread everyday.
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KEARNEY, Neb. -- A central Nebraska man landed in jail for writing a bomb threat on the back of a restaurant job application.
Police arrested Dornhoff, of Heartwell, Neb., at gunpoint and searched his truck, but didn't find any bomb.
Court documents say Dornhoff told police he uses methamphetamines and went to the restaurant hoping to find a way to fulfill his sexual fantasies.
A public defender who was appointed to represent Dornhoff didn't immediately respond to a message Wednesday.
Dornhoff has posted $10,000 bond and is due back in court on Aug. 13.
Buffalo County Sheriff's Office
COMMENTARY: Another to file under stupid criminals. I guess the moral of this story is methamphetamines make a person stupid.
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:o OMG that is so disturbing. I'm sorry but I think the world has gone absolutely INSANE :BangHead: I think that there is so much awful and frightening crime going on in any given state that something this stupid and trivial shouldn't even happen...no offense to the poster of this story but its not strange or funny its absolutely CRAZY and unfortunatly I bet both of us could come up with too many stories along these lines.
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School Two Easy': Local Station Makes Ironic Typo
Posted: 07/12/2012 1:39 pm Updated: 07/12/2012 2:40 pm
Two Easy, WNDU, Media News
Put this in the Department of Ironic Typos.
Someone in the graphics department at local station WNDU in Indiana must have been kicking themselves when they looked up and saw that they'd spelled the word "too" wrong in an introduction to a story.
What made matters much worse was that the story was about school being too easy for children:
COMMENTARY: My mini-campaign against poor grammar and poor spelling has not made the slightest impact on anybody on the planet, not that I thought it would. Although many times it is caused by not proof-reading, a lot is caused by ignorance. This is spreading more and more in the media. Some people believe it makes no difference. However, when I come across non-readable comments on Facebook, I get more irritated at the school systems. So many people graduate from high school and college that cannot read or write. Recently, I asked a family member for their address to send their daughter a graduation present. I got the package back marked "No such street." They had given me an address with no periods or commas, so I put them where I thought they should be. Turned out I was wrong, and it had to be mailed again.
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Naked driver crashes into Dallas mall, tries on clothes
Jul 13, 2012
By Michael Winter, USA TODAY
Updated 2d 17h ago
Dallas police arrested a 35-year-old naked man after he crashed his pickup truck into a mall before it opened and tried on some clothes, according to news reports.
Police apprehended Arthur Walker inside the Southwest Center Mall about 7:30 a.m. Officer said he drove is Dodge pickup through the mall's double glass doors, demolished several kiosks and crashed through the roll-down gate of a Champs Sports store.
Officers found him putting on socks and a new pair of Nike Jordan sneakers, WFAA-TV says. Paramedics took him to the hospital for evaluation before he was transferred to the local lockup. He is being held on a burglary charge.
"My assessment is he wasn't in his right mind," said Sgt. Elliott Forge.
It wasn't immediately clear what prompted the early-bird shopping spree, but police said that shortly before, Walker was involved in a domestic dispute about a mile away.
Crews cleaned up the damage in time for the mall's normal opening.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2012/07/dallas-cops-arrest-naked-driver-who-crashed-truck-into-mall/1#.UARgipEZjPY
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My assessment is he was probably on alcohol or drugs. :)
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My assessment is he was probably on alcohol or drugs. :)
I agree!
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Well the worst one I heard lately was the naked guy in Florida that the police shot to death because he was literally eating the face off of another guy. Did you hear about that one? I couldn't even bring myself to read the details of that one. Too disgusting. What kind of animal must that person have been?
From the news articles I have read, the reason behind this incident may be a new type of amphetamine called "bath salts." I'm not sure if anything has been published that gave the results of any autopsy that many have been done. As far as I can see, all of these drugs are evil.
I had heard/read shortly after this happened that they suspected that K-2 (synthetic marijuana) played a major part in this awful incident.
However, I just read a couple of days ago that when this individual's toxicity screen came back, it showed the only drug in his system was REAL marijuana, no other drugs whatsoever.
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Continuing with the weird "zombie apocalypse" stories (as they have been called):
Police: Man Eats Dog Alive While High on Synthetic Marijuana
WACO (KWTX-TV)—A Waco, Texas man faces a charge of cruelty to a non-livestock animal in a bizarre incident in which he attacked and ate his family dog. Michael Terron Daniel, 22, claims he was high on the drug K-2, also known as synthetic marijuana, when the attack occured.
Police say Daniel chased a neighbor while barking and growling like a dog and then attacked a family dog, which he beat, strangled and then started to eat. Daniel was arrested Monday at his workplace without incident, police said.
The arrest stems from an incident on June 14th. A caller to 911 reported that a man was “going crazy.” The man, who evidently assaulted several people at the home and told them he “was on a bad trip from ingesting K-2, ”got down “on his hands and knees and chased a neighbor while barking and growling like a dog,” according to witnesses, Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said.
The man then took a medium-sized black dog onto the front porch of the home where he beat and strangled the animal and then “began to bite into the dog, ripping pieces of flesh away,” Swanton said. The dog died at the scene.
Officers found Daniel sitting on the porch with blood on his hands, clothing and face, Swanton said. He was “initially incoherent and unresponsive,” Swanton said, and was taken to Providence Health Center by ambulance. While waiting for paramedics to arrive, Swanton said, Daniel asked officers to fight him or use a stun gun “to help him get off his bad trip,” Swanton said. Officers did neither, Swanton said.
K-2 is a form of synthetic marijuana. None of the chemicals the herbal product contains is a copy of anything found in cannabis, although the effects can be similar. Studies suggest synthetic cannabis use is associated with psychosis and the exacerbation of existing psychotic disorders. Extreme paranoia, hallucinations and violent behavior have also been reported.
COMMENTARY(?) not:
Twisted "humor" found re: this incident:
"Man ingests K2, then ingests K9?"
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I like reading these types. It definitely keeps your mind off of your own problems.
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This news story is about someone from a town just a few miles from ours:
(This is sort of long, but I tried to "condense" it a little without altering it or leaving out any of the unbelievable (humorous) parts)
Lake Wilson man arrested twice in five days for DWI By: Justine Wettschreck, Worthington Daily Globe
A Lake Wilson man managed to rack up a slew of alcohol-related charges in less than a week, with two separate arrests within five days.
Roy Wilbert Meier was 56 years old when he was arrested June 24 after running into the side of a convenience store with his truck. Several days later, June 29, after his 57th birthday, he was arrested again after allegedly taking a vehicle that was not his when he left another store.
According to criminal complaints, on June 24, an employee at Easy Street convenience store called authorities to report a red pickup truck had struck the building, then left the scene. Murray Co. deputy arrived @ the location, found a large dent in the building & Meier sitting in a pickup nearby. When Meier saw the deputy, he allegedly tried to start the vehicle, but the deputy reached in and removed the key.
Meier was removed from the truck, refused a breath test, & was placed in the squad car. When the deputy spoke to the employee, she said she didn't see the crash, someone had informed her, & she went to inspect the damage. The truck had been backed off the sidewalk, & while she was looking at the building, Meier came out of the store, got in the truck & drove away. She obtained the license number. (An eye-witness was interviewed.)
At the LE Center, Meier refused field sobriety tests, stating he had arthritis & couldn't do them. He took a gaze test & failed, & was unable to recite the alphabet.
When he was read the implied consent advisory, Meier swore repeatedly & stated he hadn't been driving the truck.
He said he wanted to consult an attorney, but refused to call anyone. He again refused a breath test, stating he did not drive.
He was taken to the Lyon County Jail, bail was set the next day. He was granted a public defender, & released. Conditions of release included no alcohol or drug use.
About 9:30 p.m. June 29, a woman in Currie called reporting a drunk driver had almost hit two little girls. She said it was a maroon car with a black hood, & relayed the license plate number. Several minutes later, dispatch received a 911 call from a woman who said Meier had left in her car, maroon with a black hood, instead of his own while at the gas station in Currie. A Minnesota State Patrol trooper said the car had been spotted south of Currie, heading back toward town.
When Murray County deputy arrived, he found Meier sitting in the car reported as stolen. Nearby was a small maroon car registered to Meier’s ex-wife. Meier allegedly smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech & was unsteady on his feet.
A deputy spoke to the ex-wife, & she said he had come to her residence the night before driving a van. He left in her car without her permission.
At the LE Center, Meier allegedly refused to cooperate, turning his back when asked about consent and attorneys. He refused a breath test & urinated on himself when the deputy left the room. He was taken to use the toilet, but then became upset & started demanding food, threatening to urinate on the floor if he was not fed immediately.
Meier was charged June 25 for the June 24 incident with test refusal, driving after cancellation, endangering public safety & driving while impaired. On July 2, he was charged with theft of a motor vehicle, test refusal, driving after cancellation & tampering with a motor vehicle.
Meier is currently on probation, having pleaded guilty June 4 to trespass and disorderly conduct in Murray County District Court. He was ordered at that time to stay away from alcohol.
He has previous convictions in several counties for domestic assault, contempt of court, terroristic threats, theft, disorderly conduct, test refusal and aggravated driving while impaired.
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"A pair of chinos has sparked a Twitter debate over what's funny and what's downright sexist. Emma Barnett, the digital media editor for the U.K.'s Daily Telegraph tweeted a pic of the washing label on a new pair of pants her boyfriend purchased. The label gives wearers basic cotton instructions, as well as the tip, "or give it to your woman, it's her job." The company that sold the pants, Madhouse Fashion, responded by tweeting that it had failed to proof the care instructions, which it says were "clearly meant to be a joke," and "will be more careful in the future." http://now.msn.com/pants-washing-instructions-read-give-it-to-your-woman
COMMENTARY: Apparently, there was a big hullabaloo on Twitter about a prank that was done at the chino manufacturer by people applying the care instruction label. Some were up-in-arms, saying this was sexist. It seems to me that some people need to get a life. Why raise your blood pressure worrying about a care instruction label on a pair of pants?
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COMMENTARY: Apparently, there was a big hullabaloo on Twitter about a prank that was done at the chino manufacturer by people applying the care instruction label. Some were up-in-arms, saying this was sexist. It seems to me that some people need to get a life. Why raise your blood pressure worrying about a care instruction label on a pair of pants? [/quote]
No, in this age of being "PC", this is JUST the sort of thing A LOT of people are going to get upset about.
Are they wrong? I don't know......
Personally, I think things like that are funny, in their own twisted way. It doesn't offend me.
Also, the person who made the label didn't necessarily BELIEVE this was what you should do, or what should be done.....
They may have just been going for that "twisted" humor effect...
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Continuing with the weird "zombie apocalypse" stories (as they have been called):
Police: Man Eats Dog Alive While High on Synthetic Marijuana
WACO (KWTX-TV)—A Waco, Texas man faces a charge of cruelty to a non-livestock animal in a bizarre incident in which he attacked and ate his family dog. Michael Terron Daniel, 22, claims he was high on the drug K-2, also known as synthetic marijuana, when the attack occured.
Police say Daniel chased a neighbor while barking and growling like a dog and then attacked a family dog, which he beat, strangled and then started to eat. Daniel was arrested Monday at his workplace without incident, police said.
The arrest stems from an incident on June 14th. A caller to 911 reported that a man was “going crazy.” The man, who evidently assaulted several people at the home and told them he “was on a bad trip from ingesting K-2, ”got down “on his hands and knees and chased a neighbor while barking and growling like a dog,” according to witnesses, Waco police Sgt. W. Patrick Swanton said.
The man then took a medium-sized black dog onto the front porch of the home where he beat and strangled the animal and then “began to bite into the dog, ripping pieces of flesh away,” Swanton said. The dog died at the scene.
Officers found Daniel sitting on the porch with blood on his hands, clothing and face, Swanton said. He was “initially incoherent and unresponsive,” Swanton said, and was taken to Providence Health Center by ambulance. While waiting for paramedics to arrive, Swanton said, Daniel asked officers to fight him or use a stun gun “to help him get off his bad trip,” Swanton said. Officers did neither, Swanton said.
K-2 is a form of synthetic marijuana. None of the chemicals the herbal product contains is a copy of anything found in cannabis, although the effects can be similar. Studies suggest synthetic cannabis use is associated with psychosis and the exacerbation of existing psychotic disorders. Extreme paranoia, hallucinations and violent behavior have also been reported.
COMMENTARY(?) not:
Twisted "humor" found re: this incident:
"Man ingests K2, then ingests K9?"
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That is really disgusting - that's definitely some bizarre and weird news to read about. I guess synthetic marijuana is pretty wicked from what I'm hearing? I have to admit, though, your dog pic is very fitting to the occasion.
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Heavy metal music saves Norwegian boy from wolves
A 13-year-old Norwegian boy avoided being attacked by wolves by playing a heavy metal song on his mobile phone, RIAN reports.
The incident took place in the central Norwegian municipality of Rakkestad. Four wolves, who appeared before the boy when he was returning home from school, were scared away by the noise coming from the boy's mobile phone, the Russian website said.
The song that saved the boy's life was by Megadeth.
The boy said he had been told that in order to avoid being attacked by wolves one should not run away from them but attack them.
Information from: RIA Novosti, http://en.rian.ru/
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Duroz, The story of the Norwegian boy reminded me of another story I read online today, which showed a picture of an infant being lulled to sleep by heavy metal music. I did not get the details of the story, but it certainly surprised me. I remembered the nights long ago when sometimes the only way to get my daughter to sleep was to take her for a ride in the car. I am not a fan of heavy metal music, but I guess it has its uses. And I guess the moral of your story is - always carry heavy metal music with you when you go for a walk in the woods.
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Duroz, The story of the Norwegian boy reminded me of another story I read online today, which showed a picture of an infant being lulled to sleep by heavy metal music. I did not get the details of the story, but it certainly surprised me. I remembered the nights long ago when sometimes the only way to get my daughter to sleep was to take her for a ride in the car. I am not a fan of heavy metal music, but I guess it has its uses. And I guess the moral of your story is - always carry heavy metal music with you when you go for a walk in the woods.
LOL! I myself AM a fan of heavy metal music, but can't imagine getting a baby to nod off to it......(of course, that might have something to do with how LOUD it is when I listen to it..... ::) )
I also can't imagine how that kid thought so quickly of trying this - I would have done the "AAAAHH!! Panic!! Freeze!!" thing....
and then been attacked by the wolves.
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Hey, did anybody seen on yahoo new about a baby sitter boyfriend put a I think 1 year old baby in a commercial washing machine. I was so upset when I saw the video of it. They said they were play pic a boo with the baby but they close the door and the door locked and the machine turned on you could see the baby tumbling in the machine. The good thing is that nothing really bad happened to the baby. I hope they go to jail, for child abuse. ::)
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Naked mom found eating ice cream, after leaving children in crashed car
HOUSTON, TX (KPRC) — A woman in Texas is faces child endangerment charges after police say she left her children following a wreck, only to allegedly walk to a nearby drug store where police said she was found naked and eating ice cream.
Stephanie Dillard, 34, is charged with child endangerment after police say her car collided with a Houston bus in June. The Texas mom’s three children, ages 5, 12 and 16, were in the car when the collision occurred. Officials say all three suffered minor injuries. The 5-year-old had a large gash over one eye, officials said.
Police told KPRC-TV in Houston, instead of waiting around after the wreck, Dillard got out the car in the middle of the road and walked away, leaving the children alone at the scene. She allegedly walked to a nearby CVS drug store and started taking off her clothes as she ate ice cream.
Following the incident, the children were released to the custody of a grandmother. Investigators said Dillard put up a fight as they tried arresting her.
Police said they have not yet figured out what caused Dillard’s strange behavior.
The Texas mom is being held in the Harris County Jail with bond set at $2,000 for endangering a child, and $5,000 bond for accident involving injury or death.
"COMMENTARY": Maybe this woman should get together with the guy who crashed into the mall and started trying on clothes.
They could go clothes shopping, and then go out for ice cream afterwards. ::)
(While the grandmother who they released the kids to takes steps to insure the kids stay in someone else's care PERMANENTLY)
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Two girls attacked by rabid beaver
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) – “I’ve never had a fear of lakes. I’ve never been afraid of anything in the lake,” said Wendy Radnovich.
That changed for Wendy when her two little girls, Alyssa and Bella were bitten by a rabid beaver.
“I was just picturing the worst. I was thinking large, they have big teeth. I know they can chew through wood,” she said.
Radnovich said the beaver attacked the girls Sunday when the children were vacationing with their father at Lake Anna in Louisa County. Both girls were in waist deep in the water when the rabid beaver appeared, she said.
“We were all playing in the water, and so it just sneaked up on me and bit me,” said 11-year-old Alyssa.
She said the animal latched on to her upper thigh, and left a three-inch bite wound.
Then the beaver bit 8-year-old Bella’s leg — three times.
Radnovich said her ex-brother in law shot beaver with a pellet gun, then killed it with a knife.
“This is definitely the worst thing they’ve ever been through,” she said.
Bella said she won’t ever swim in a lake again.
“Because I don’t’ know if there could be another beaver or another crazy animal in the water,” she said.
Since the attack girls have had one round of rabies shots. There are four more rounds of rabies shots to go.
“I used to think they [beavers] were cute little funny things, but now I don’t like them at all,” Bella said.
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Unfortunately, this isn't the first instance of a rabid beaver ...
Two girls attacked by rabid beaver
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) – “I’ve never had a fear of lakes. I’ve never been afraid of anything in the lake,” said Wendy Radnovich.
That changed for Wendy when her two little girls, Alyssa and Bella were bitten by a rabid beaver.
“I was just picturing the worst. I was thinking large, they have big teeth. I know they can chew through wood,” she said.
Radnovich said the beaver attacked the girls Sunday when the children were vacationing with their father at Lake Anna in Louisa County. Both girls were in waist deep in the water when the rabid beaver appeared, she said.
“We were all playing in the water, and so it just sneaked up on me and bit me,” said 11-year-old Alyssa.
She said the animal latched on to her upper thigh, and left a three-inch bite wound.
Then the beaver bit 8-year-old Bella’s leg — three times.
Radnovich said her ex-brother in law shot beaver with a pellet gun, then killed it with a knife.
“This is definitely the worst thing they’ve ever been through,” she said.
Bella said she won’t ever swim in a lake again.
“Because I don’t’ know if there could be another beaver or another crazy animal in the water,” she said.
Since the attack girls have had one round of rabies shots. There are four more rounds of rabies shots to go.
“I used to think they [beavers] were cute little funny things, but now I don’t like them at all,” Bella said.
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Unfortunately, this isn't the first instance of a rabid beaver ....
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Speaking of small world - I live in the area near Spotsylvania County, VA, and heard the news about the girls that were bitten on the news yesterday. Now they must undergo a series of painful rabies shots. Although this story falls in the strange category, it is definitely not funny. Rural areas in Virginia (I'm not sure about other states) have many reports each year about rabid animals, especially in the summer.
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DON'T GET ME STARTED ON POLICEMEN....THIS WEEKEND, MY WASTED FIANCE THREW ME DOWN THE STAIRS AND THEY WERE ON HIS SIDE AND TRYING TO FIND A REASON TO TAKE ME TO JAIL...WHAT PR*CKS...EVEN IF I AM IN REAL TROUBLE I KNOW I CAN NEVER COUNT ON THE OFFICERS IN THIS TOWN, WHAT A JOKE! THEN WHEN I ASKED THEM TO GO WITH ME BACK TO THE HOUSE BECAUSE I NEEDED SOME THINGS BECAUSE I WORKED AT 6 IN THE MORNING THEY REFUSED...WHAT THE F*CK ELSE ARE YOU DOING AT 4 IN THE MORNING, GIVE ME A BREAK? IDIOTS, UNDERTRAINED, UNPROFESSIONAL, UNCOMPASSIONATE, LOSERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Teen Fights Mailbox While On LSD: Port Moody Police
Hey, the mailbox probably looked at him funny.
A teenage boy was apprehended early on July 15 in Port Moody, British Columbia, as he allegedly attempted to fight a mailbox.
"[Police] saw this 15-year-old kid literally talking to this mailbox and full-out fighting it," spokeswoman Const. Luke van Winkel told Now News.
Officials say the boy was under the influence of LSD, and when officers attempted to take him into custody, he began to turn his aggression onto them.
Ultimately, the boy was released with no charges. Van Winkel noted that he was "just a kid who made some bad choices," and that criminal charges were not in his best interest.
The Port Moody police tweeted about the incident, first stating "A call of a male fighting with a mailbox." They later reported, "Mailbox fighter arrested after violently fighting with police."
The @PortMoodyPD Twitter account is, in fact, full of hilarious commentary on various police calls.
"It was a fight on the street between friends," a July 21 tweet reads. "An intervener got bit in the arm. We were advised it was "typical guy stuff." #debatable."
COMMENTARY: One of my favorite tweets was "I guess the mailbox did not want to press charges..."
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DON'T GET ME STARTED ON POLICEMEN....THIS WEEKEND, MY WASTED FIANCE THREW ME DOWN THE STAIRS AND THEY WERE ON HIS SIDE AND TRYING TO FIND A REASON TO TAKE ME TO JAIL...WHAT PR*CKS...EVEN IF I AM IN REAL TROUBLE I KNOW I CAN NEVER COUNT ON THE OFFICERS IN THIS TOWN, WHAT A JOKE! THEN WHEN I ASKED THEM TO GO WITH ME BACK TO THE HOUSE BECAUSE I NEEDED SOME THINGS BECAUSE I WORKED AT 6 IN THE MORNING THEY REFUSED...WHAT THE F*CK ELSE ARE YOU DOING AT 4 IN THE MORNING, GIVE ME A BREAK? IDIOTS, UNDERTRAINED, UNPROFESSIONAL, UNCOMPASSIONATE, LOSERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did this happen to you?
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MORE STUPID CRIMINALS:
"Police in Oregon say that a man broke into his neighbors' homes so he could watch pornography with a little added adrenaline rush.
Antone Owens, of Eugene, allegedly busted into three houses between September of 2011 and April, 2012, The Register-Guard reports.
Owens told the cops that he is addicted to pornography.
“He knows he has a problem,” Eugene police Sgt. Mitch Martin told the Register-Guard. “Our hope is that he gets the help he needs so that he can be functioning member of society.”
In one of the alleged break-ins, a residents' son reportedly awoke to find someone in his bedroom, according to KMTR.
The station also reports that Owens told police he does have a computer with Internet at his house, but he prefers the excitement of viewing *bleep* at other people's homes.
Police collared Owens last week after his voluntarily provided DNA sample matched "material" found at the crime scenes, CNET reports."
COMMENTARY: This man not only "has a problem" or is "stupid." He is mentally and morally a foul, obscene human being. Maybe this is one of the types of behavior we should look at as leading to completely violent behavior. Modern "entertainment" is becoming so sick and violent - each one trying to outdo the last one. And as I heard someone say on a talk show tonight, "The people in Colorado were in a movie theater, not in a movie." Most of the audience were completely sane, but those who had become so immersed in fantasy, they believe it is real. I see it in some young people I know. They play violent videos hour after hour, and they believe they are part of that fantasy. (As is implied in the word "commentary," this is my opinion; you are, of course, welcome to your own.)
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Man survives bear attack in outhouse
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 24 (UPI) -- A Canadian man who survived an attack by a black bear while he was sitting in an outhouse says he'll close the door from now on.
Details of 65-year-old Gord Shurvell's near-fatal encounter Saturday emerged this week as he recovered from long claw
marks on his back and bite wounds to his shoulder and head, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
The hunter and fisherman from Winnipeg, Manitoba, was with a friend at a rural cabin in northwestern Ontario when the
attack happened, the Winnipeg Free Press reported.
Shurvell told the newspaper he was sitting in the outhouse when the bear suddenly appeared.
"I left the door open because I was enjoying the view, and I was so happy," he said.
The bear approached and grabbed his ankles. Shurvell said he wasn't able to kick or defend himself well with his
underwear and pants around his ankles.
The bear began dragging him into the forest as Shurvell screamed for his friend, Daniel Alexander, 63, the CBC said.
Alexander rushed out with a rifle and distracted the bear so he could get a clear shot and not shoot Shurvell.
He shot the bear once in the head and killed it.
Shurvell told the CBC he's changing his outhouse habits. "I'll put up with the stench and shut the door," he said.
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'Goat man' spotted in Utah mountains
The sighting of a man dressed in a goat suit on a Utah mountain is causing concern among state wildlife officials, The Associated Press reported.
The man, who remains unidentified, was spotted by photographer Coty Creighton on July 15 during a hike on Ben Lomond peak just north of Ogden in northern Utah.
Creighton told the AP he saw the man through a set of binoculars trailing behind a herd of goats on his hands and knees.
When the man noticed he had been spotted, "he just stopped in his tracks and froze," Creighton told the AP.
That's when Creighton began taking photos. The man then sat on a hill for several minutes.
He got back down on his hands and knees and hurried to catch with the rest of the herd.
While officials said what the man is doing is not illegal, they're concerned as the hunting season approaches that he could be mistaken for a goat or attacked by a live goat.
"They may get agitated. They're territorial. They are, after all, wild animals," Phil Douglass, spokesperson for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, told the AP. "This person puts on a goat suit, he changes the game. But as long as he accepts responsibility, it's not illegal."
Goat hunting season begins in September.
"My very first concern is the person doesn't understand the risks," Douglass told the AP. "Who's to say what could happen."
Officials said they just want to talk to the man and warn him of the dangers. They said he could be a wildlife enthusiast.
"People do some pretty out there things in the name of enjoying wildlife. But I've never had a report like this," Douglass said.
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This a great feed. some people are pretty silly in how they try to get away with stupid stuff.
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Very creative idea - bravo! I spent a few minutes reading your story and then other posts as well before replying. I read some great stories (with the exception of the face eating man which was just gross.) Everyone seems to be enjoying this topic and it has generated a lot of interest in other members adding their own strange/funny stories. A good idea and well executed. Thought your story really got things off to a good start. Thanks!
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Woman who kept dead friend in house for 18 months: 'I didn't do it to be evil'
Police in Jackson, Mich., are investigating why a 72-year-old woman kept the body of a friend in her house for more than a year and a half after he died, reportedly cleaning him and watching TV with him.
Police found the mummified body of Charles Zigler, 67, on Friday, covered with blankets in a living room recliner, in the home of his long-time friend Linda Chase, according to local media reports.
"He just went to sleep," Chase told WILX-TV.
Officers went to Chase’s house after a family member became concerned for his welfare and called police, Lt. Chris Simpson told mlive.com.
It's unclear why the family member, who was not identified, waited so long to call. Simpson did not immediately return a telephone call to msnbc.com on Wednesday for comment.
An autopsy determined Zigler died of natural causes -- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- around Christmas 2010, according to the medical examiner.
Chase admitted to police that she cashed Zigler's Social Security checks and kept his body, mlive.com reported.
Police are investigating and will submit a report to the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office for review and possible charges, including fraud, Simpson said, according to mlive.com.
The prosecutor’s office said Wednesday the police were still reviewing the case.
Chase acknowledged to reporters she should have called authorities when Zigler died, but said she wasn’t ready to let go
and didn’t want to be alone.
“That’s morbid what I did. It really is. It’s horrible,” she told WLNS-TV.
She called Zigler “my best friend” and said she could tell him “anything.”
“I knew I should have called the ambulance. I know that. I know that in my heart. I didn’t do it to be evil,” she told WLNS.
For more than a year after he died, Chase cleaned him, talked to him and watched NASCAR races on TV with him,
mlive.com reported.
Walter “Wally” Zigler said his father had been ill for years. He had emphysema and used an oxygen tank to breathe, the son told mlive.com.
Walter Zigler learned of his father’s death on Tuesday.
“That wasn’t right to leave him lay like that,” he told mlive.com.
Walter Zigler, who lives in Jackson, said his father had worked for years in a Jackson shop and received Social Security and pension checks and veteran benefits.
He said he tried more than once to visit his father but Chase “wouldn’t let me see him,” mlive.com reported.
COMMENTARY: WHAT THE...??
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Man Accused Of Breaking Into Las Vegas Home To Beat Owner With Toilet Bowl Lid And Guitar
A Las Vegas man is in jail for attempted murder and his weapons of choice included a toilet lid.
Police said Ronald Hetzel, 41, allegedly broke into a neighbor's home on Saturday morning by opening a window and then struck the owner over the head with a wooden guitar and a porcelain toilet bowl lid during a confrontation, UPI.com reported.
The encounter began after police responded to a complaint about a man throwing objects in his own house. When they arrived on the scene, they saw a man later identified as Hetzel sitting on the curb shirtless and screaming, according to KNTV-TV.
Officers said they tried unsuccessfully to calm down the suspect and, when that failed, tried to contain him.
That's when Hetzel jumped a back fence into a neighbor's yard, broke through a window and entered the home.
A male resident inside that home told the station that Hetzel started fighting with him, bashing him in the head with a wood guitar and a toilet lid. During the attack, Hetzel also allegedly tried to strangle the homeowner multiple times, leaving him with many bruises, The Las Vegas Sun reported.
Police caught up with Hetzel 20 minutes later and took him down with the help of a K9 dog. Hetzel was arrested on suspicion of home invasion, burglary, attempted murder and battery with a deadly weapon, according to KOLO-TV.
The homeowner was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for his bruises and a large laceration above one of his eyes, according to police reports.
(Huffington Post | By David Moye)
COMMENTARY: So who needs guns? I didn't realize I already had some weapons in my arsenal. As a matter of fact, I have two toilet lids in my house. Oh, yes, I almost forgot - my son-in-laws guitar is in storage in the basement.
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These are really interesting. Thanks for them.
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Ready for a funny one?
Lactating Cow Manure To Treat B.C.'s 1st Biodynamic Wine
Summerhill Pyramid Winery has become B.C.'s first bio-dynamic certified winery, and is using some unique methods to create its award-winning organic wines.
Gabe Cipes, who has lead the winery's biodynamic program, says one technique involves using rainwater mixed with the manure from a lactating cow that was stuffed inside a cow horn and buried under the ground for a year.
That produces a biologically-active fertilizer which is then sprayed on the vines, he says.
"It's supposed to suppress and resist mildew and fungal diseases, as well as enhance nutrients flowing to the roots," said Cipes.
Winemaker Eric von Krosigk admits it sounds strange.
"Somebody yesterday said 'Well isn't it just witchcraft, right?' And I always laugh," said von Krosigk.
"Yeah, maybe in a way it is, because yesterday's witchcraft is today's science," said von Krosigk."
He explains wine takes much of its flavour from the soil, and hopes the bio-dynamic practices create healthier plants and better tasting wine.
Von Krosigk admits that's ultimately up to the customers to decide. (cbc.ca)
COMMENTARY: I thought this article was somewhat amusing. I envisioned a wine taster with a surprised look on his face. Having grown up in the country and then living the past 15 years in the country, I have seen (and smelled) some much nastier fertilizer sprayed on fields. You really wouldn't want me to describe it, I'm sure.
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Ready for a funny one?
Lactating Cow Manure To Treat B.C.'s 1st Biodynamic Wine
Summerhill Pyramid Winery has become B.C.'s first bio-dynamic certified winery, and is using some unique methods to create its award-winning organic wines.
Gabe Cipes, who has lead the winery's biodynamic program, says one technique involves using rainwater mixed with the manure from a lactating cow that was stuffed inside a cow horn and buried under the ground for a year.
That produces a biologically-active fertilizer which is then sprayed on the vines, he says.
"It's supposed to suppress and resist mildew and fungal diseases, as well as enhance nutrients flowing to the roots," said Cipes.
Winemaker Eric von Krosigk admits it sounds strange.
"Somebody yesterday said 'Well isn't it just witchcraft, right?' And I always laugh," said von Krosigk.
"Yeah, maybe in a way it is, because yesterday's witchcraft is today's science," said von Krosigk."
He explains wine takes much of its flavour from the soil, and hopes the bio-dynamic practices create healthier plants and better tasting wine.
Von Krosigk admits that's ultimately up to the customers to decide. (cbc.ca)
COMMENTARY: I thought this article was somewhat amusing. I envisioned a wine taster with a surprised look on his face. Having grown up in the country and then living the past 15 years in the country, I have seen (and smelled) some much nastier fertilizer sprayed on fields. You really wouldn't want me to describe it, I'm sure.
I think I'm glad I don't drink it anyway, lol! :)
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Me, too. And after reading that article, I think I would quit if I did drink.
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This was a great idea! Thank you :)
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You're welcome.
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Woman who kept dead friend in house for 18 months: 'I didn't do it to be evil'
Police in Jackson, Mich., are investigating why a 72-year-old woman kept the body of a friend in her house for more than a year and a half after he died, reportedly cleaning him and watching TV with him.
Police found the mummified body of Charles Zigler, 67, on Friday, covered with blankets in a living room recliner, in the home of his long-time friend Linda Chase, according to local media reports.
"He just went to sleep," Chase told WILX-TV.
Officers went to Chase’s house after a family member became concerned for his welfare and called police, Lt. Chris Simpson told mlive.com.
It's unclear why the family member, who was not identified, waited so long to call. Simpson did not immediately return a telephone call to msnbc.com on Wednesday for comment.
An autopsy determined Zigler died of natural causes -- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- around Christmas 2010, according to the medical examiner.
Chase admitted to police that she cashed Zigler's Social Security checks and kept his body, mlive.com reported.
Police are investigating and will submit a report to the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office for review and possible charges, including fraud, Simpson said, according to mlive.com.
The prosecutor’s office said Wednesday the police were still reviewing the case.
Chase acknowledged to reporters she should have called authorities when Zigler died, but said she wasn’t ready to let go
and didn’t want to be alone.
“That’s morbid what I did. It really is. It’s horrible,” she told WLNS-TV.
She called Zigler “my best friend” and said she could tell him “anything.”
“I knew I should have called the ambulance. I know that. I know that in my heart. I didn’t do it to be evil,” she told WLNS.
For more than a year after he died, Chase cleaned him, talked to him and watched NASCAR races on TV with him,
mlive.com reported.
Walter “Wally” Zigler said his father had been ill for years. He had emphysema and used an oxygen tank to breathe, the son told mlive.com.
Walter Zigler learned of his father’s death on Tuesday.
“That wasn’t right to leave him lay like that,” he told mlive.com.
Walter Zigler, who lives in Jackson, said his father had worked for years in a Jackson shop and received Social Security and pension checks and veteran benefits.
He said he tried more than once to visit his father but Chase “wouldn’t let me see him,” mlive.com reported.
COMMENTARY: WHAT THE...??
That's just the oddest thing I've heard - I know we see it happen in movies, but in real life? Good grief. I wonder why his father wouldn't have wanted to see his son...
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i like this
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Love this idea and section
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http://pjmedia.com/blog/consumer-product-safety-commission-banning-toy-magnets/
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"SEATTLE -- Mysterious crop circles have appeared in an eastern Washington wheat field – not far from the nation's largest hydropower producer – but area farmers preparing for the summer's harvest find the distraction more amusing than alarming.
"You can't do anything other than laugh about it," said Cindy Geib, who owns the field along with her husband, Greg. "You just kind of roll with the theory it's aliens and you're special because aliens chose your spot."
Friends called the Geibs on July 24 when the pattern of flattened wheat was spotted off Highway 174, about five miles north of the town of Wilbur. The field is about 10 miles south of the Grand Coulee dam, which the Bureau of Reclamation says is the largest hydropower producer in the United States.
The circles resemble a four-leaf clover and remind Cindy Geib of Mickey Mouse ears. The design knocked down about an acre of their wheat. Some of it could be salvaged by combines when the harvest starts in a week or two, she said, but some will be lost.
"Of course, we don't have alien insurance," she said."
COMMENTARY: Maybe this would be a good idea to start a new type of business - alien insurance.
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Well there never seems to be a lack of weird news stories. does there?
*(I posted the link to the video after the story if anybody wants to look at it;....I never watched it myself)
Frantic Man Calls 911 While Being Dragged By Pickup Truck
'I can't hold on much longer. He's killing me,' victim tells dispatcher
A 45-year-old man in upstate New York placed a frantic 911 call Sunday as he hung from the back of a moving pickup truck.
While clinging to life, Robert Kowalik told a dispatcher, "He just hit me. I'm hanging on his truck, hurry, hurry, oh please hurry. ... He ran over my leg. He ran over my leg. I can't hold on much longer. He's killing me."
The terrifying journey lasted for at least four miles through Troy, N.Y and Brunswick, N.Y., according to a police report of the incident, which began at about 5:30 p.m. It ended in a Walmart parking lot. There, Kowalik freed himself and the pickup driver sped away.
Kowalik survived and was transported to Albany Medical Center. His injuries are not life-threatening, according to multiple reports.
Police later arrested Seth Scudds, 45, of Hoosick Falls and charged him with second-degree assault, second-degree reckless endangerment and reckless driving.
It remains unclear what role, if any, Kowalik played in the beginning of the incident. Scudds and Kowalik are acquaintances, and were involved in a dispute in a parking lot prior to the start of the drive that produced a separate call to police.
During the 911 call from Kowalik that came amid the incident, he could be heard yelling, "I want my pills back," to someone in the vehicle, according to ABC News.
It was also unclear whether Kowalik was being dragged or hanging on during portions of the incident.
http://autos.aol.com/article/frantic-man-calls-911-while-allegedly-being-dragged-by-pickup-tr/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000058?test=latestnews
COMMENTARY: HOW does it ever occur to someone that a good plan would be to DRAG SOMEONE BEHIND A TRUCK?? :angry7:
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There's ANGRY - - - - and then there's ANGRY.......
Vermont farmer angry over pot arrest is accused of crushing cop cars with tractor
MONTPELIER, Vt. – Working in a stout former bank building with windows closed and air conditioners humming, Orleans County sheriff's deputies didn't know what was happening in their parking lot until a neighbor called 911.
A man on a big farm tractor, angry about his recent arrest for resisting arrest and marijuana possession, was rolling across their vehicles -- five marked cruisers, one unmarked car and a transport van.
By the time they ran outside, the tractor was down the driveway and out onto the road.
With their vehicles crushed, "We had nothing to pursue him with," said Chief Deputy Philip Brooks.
Thursday afternoon's incident ended when city police in Newport, the county seat of the northern Vermont county, caught up with Roger Pion, 34, a short distance away.
No one was injured. At least two deputies had gone inside a few moments before after washing their vehicles, officials said.
"Nobody was hurt. That's the thing everybody's got to cherish," said Sheriff Kirk Martin.
Brooks said late Thursday afternoon it was uncertain what new charges Pion would face. He said Pion was being held by the Vermont State Police at their barracks in nearby Derby. A dispatcher there referred questions to the sheriff's department.
Sheriffs said they did not know if Pion had a lawyer. A phone number for him could not be located.
Martin estimated damage to the vehicles at more than $300,000. Not only were their roofs and hoods caved in, "the radios are ruined, the radar detectors, the cages in the cars ... We're going to have to get the jaws of life up here to pry the trunks open and see about the rifles and shotguns," Martin said.
Brooks said the vehicles destroyed constituted more than half the fleet of sheriff's cruisers in the rural county on the Canadian border. Others were out on patrol at the time of the incident.
COMMENTARY (?):
OKAY!! :thumbsup: What a GREAT PLAN!! This should REALLY improve things for you when you go to court on the original arrest charges, buddy!
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I agree, Duroz; there never seems to be any shortage of weird/strange news. Even the regular news is mostly weird and strange.
Here is another one:
TEXAS WOMAN ACCUSED OF BEATING BOYFRIEND WITH STRIPPER POLE
While a stripper pole and oil might sound like the makings of a fun night, last Sunday evening did not go as planned for one Texas couple.
Sarah Howell of Killeen, Tex., has been charged with assault with bodily injury after allegedly attacking her boyfriend with a stripper pole, slapping him and pouring hot cooking oil on him. Police visited her home after receiving a call about a violent domestic disturbance, KDH News reports.
The arrest affidavit states that when police arrived at the house they found a badly scratched-up man covered in sweat and discovered Howell crying in her bedroom. Howell proceeded to tell them that her boyfriend had assaulted her.
But Howell's boyfriend's cellphone said otherwise, according to the Washington Examiner. The man had taken a video that allegedly captured Howell slapping him and pouring cooking oil on him in a rage. He says the video stops at this point because he needed to run away as his girlfriend chased him with a pink steel stripper pole.
Howell was also arrested in 2010 for assaulting her boyfriend with a gardening tool, and she has been arrested several other times since then, the Killeen Police Department told The Huffington Post. It is unclear whether the boyfriend involved in the 2010 case is the same man Howell is currently dating.
Howell was arraigned Wednesday on $5,000 bail. (Huffington Post)
COMMENTARY: I certainly hope this was not the same boyfriend. I would think the earlier ones would have learned a lesson.
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I agree, Duroz; there never seems to be any shortage of weird/strange news. Even the regular news is mostly weird and strange.
Here is another one:
TEXAS WOMAN ACCUSED OF BEATING BOYFRIEND WITH STRIPPER POLE
COMMENTARY: I certainly hope this was not the same boyfriend. I would think the earlier ones would have learned a lesson.
Well, I can only ASSUME the current and/or new boyfriend(s) MUST not EVER read the news, or they would likely have heard of the woman BEFORE stepping into her spider's web.... ???
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REALTY SIGN TELLS ALL
"Elle Zober of Beaverton, Ore., wants prospective buyers to know there is nothing wrong with her house.
Her husband, or now ex-husband, however? That's another story.
"Husband left us for a 22 year old … House for sale by scorned, slightly bitter, newly single owner," reads the sign in front of the three-bedroom, one-bathroom home where the couple lived with their two young children. "We loved this house. You will, too," the sign says, adding, "Adulterers need not apply."
COMMENTARY: The only question I have is - how will they know which applicants are adulterers? They no longer put scarlet letter A's on the foreheads of adulterers as the Puritans did.
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"Slightly bitter" is somewhat more than a 'slight' understatement. Obviously, the house for sale causes wives living there to contribute to their husbands leaving them for other women and what new home-buyer wants that?
REALTY SIGN TELLS ALL
"Elle Zober of Beaverton, Ore., wants prospective buyers to know there is nothing wrong with her house.
Her husband, or now ex-husband, however? That's another story.
"Husband left us for a 22 year old … House for sale by scorned, slightly bitter, newly single owner," reads the sign in front of the three-bedroom, one-bathroom home where the couple lived with their two young children. "We loved this house. You will, too," the sign says, adding, "Adulterers need not apply."
COMMENTARY: The only question I have is - how will they know which applicants are adulterers? They no longer put scarlet letter A's on the foreheads of adulterers as the Puritans did.
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The chick-fil-a situation is a strange and funny news story. The gay community has supposedly responded the way they have because they want same sex marriage to be legal. In the process the only thing they have done is to move the american people further away from accepting same sex marriage. Strange and funny.
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The chick-fil-a situation is a strange and funny news story. The gay community has supposedly responded the way they have because they want same sex marriage to be legal. In the process the only thing they have done is to move the american people further away from accepting same sex marriage. Strange and funny.
"Homosexual behavior is not limited to human beings. It’s been observed in thousands of animal species. Including 171 birds. Including chickens."
Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Did-You-Eat-A-Gay-Chicken-Yesterday-164770926.html#ixzz22cT7iqPQ
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The chick-fil-a situation is a strange and funny news story. The gay community has supposedly responded the way they have because they want same sex marriage to be legal. In the process the only thing they have done is to move the american people further away from accepting same sex marriage. Strange and funny.
No it is NOT a strange OR funny news story.....
it's a stupid, sick, disgusting story of discrimination; there's certainly NOTHING funny about it, and sadly - it's not really strange either.
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Who says Iowa isn't a rough and tumble place? I was in the dentist office waiting room a couple days ago and looking through the local paper for Marion, Iowa. The police blotter indicated that a 2-year-old had been arrested for assault with intent to harm... I'm hoping it was a typo :-)
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*must refine search parameters; this news story came up using "two year old arrest"*
"A 2-year-old Brazilian boy suffered cardiac arrest and was declared dead after he was unconscious and unresponsive. During the funeral arrangements the next day, the family got the surprise of their life when the little boy came back to life."
http://itsybitsysteps.com/toddler-declared-dead-wakes-up-at-funeral/
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I've seen quite a few peculiar-looking mugshots, and heard or read countless bizarre arrest and/or criminal stories.
This is the first time I've ever seen a name like this one:
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop, 30, Arrested By Madison, Wisconsin Police
The Huffington Post 01/06/12
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop, 30, was arrested Thursday afternoon on charges of carrying a concealed weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and a violation of probation in Madison, Wisc.
Zopittybop-Bop-Bop was born Jeffrey Drew Wilschke, according to court records unearthed by the Capital Times. He legally changed his name to Beezow Doo-Doo Zoopittybop-Bop-Bop in October.
According to Zopittybop-Bop-Bop's apparent Facebook account, when he's not in trouble with the law he enjoys activities including "eating," "standing," walking," "thinking," and "diamond." He's also single... so there's that, ladies.
Zopittybop-Bop-Bop was apprehended by authorities after neighbors complained of "excessive drinking and drug use" around a local park, the Madison police report says.
Police say that when they took Zopittybop-Bop-Bop into custody, they found him in possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and a knife.
On his way to the prison, Zopittybop-Bop-Bop allegedly told cops that he would eventually "get even with them."
If he plans to do so by challenging the precinct to the most amazing scat-off we've ever seen, we call dibs on front-seat tickets.
COMMENTARY: I love the details they listed from his facebook account page: 'enjoys activities including "eating," "standing," walking," "thinking," and "diamond." '
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"LONDON -- Note to self: A microwave is for leftovers, not your boxers.
British firefighters say they saved an apartment from destruction after its domestically challenged resident tried to dry his wet socks and underwear in a microwave oven.
The Dorset Fire and Rescue Service says firefighters rescued the man from his home and extinguished the kitchen blaze Monday.
The fire destroyed the appliance along with the two pairs of underwear and socks inside it, and caused smoke damage to the apartment in Weymouth, a town on England's southwest coast.
"The fire safety message here is to never put clothing of any kind in the microwave or an oven to attempt to dry them," the Dorset firefighters said in a statement." HuffPost.com
COMMENTARY: Every day I ask myself - whatever happened to common sense?
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Pumice 'Raft': Volcanic Rock Mass The Size Of Belgium Floating Off New Zealand Coast
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A mass of small volcanic rocks nearly the size of Belgium has been discovered floating off the coast of New Zealand.
The stretch of golf-ball-size pumice rocks was first spotted this week by a New Zealand air force plane about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) northeast of Auckland. The rocks stretch for about 26,000 square kilometers (10,000 square miles).
A navy ship took scientists to the rocks Thursday night. Naval Lt. Tim Oscar says the rocks appeared a brilliant white under a spotlight, like a giant ice shelf.
He says it's the "weirdest thing" he's seen in 18 years at sea.
Scientists say the rocks likely spewed up in an eruption by an underwater volcano. They don't believe the eruption is connected to the onshore ash eruption this week of another volcano, Mount Tongariro.
The Defence Force says the mass of rocks stretches 250 nautical miles by 30 nautical miles.
Pumice is made from lava and water and is very lightweight, so it poses no danger to ships. Pumice has a variety of uses: as an ingredient in concrete, polishes and scrubbing cleaners; to stone wash jeans and exfoliate skin.
Commentary: Very weird. It makes you wonder what else goes on under the sea that we don't know about.
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STRANGE AND FUNNY
What's more alarming: seeing a dead body in a river, or seeing that dead body get up and start moving toward you?
Sue Hubbard of Williamsport, Pennsylvania was sure that the man she saw floating in the Susquehanna River on Thursday was a drowning victim, WNEP reports. She was so sure, in fact, that police, firefighters, and even a coroner were called to the scene.
The emergency team was trying to figure out the best way to remove the body from the water when the man, who was wearing a life jacket, sat up.
Needless to say, the onlookers were a bit startled.
"Let me tell you, it was quite a shock for us," Lycoming County Coroner Charles E. Kiessling Jr. told the Sun-Gazette. "He was bobbing up and down in the water and he really looked like he was dead."
"I said, 'It's a miracle!'" Williamsport Police Captain Michael Orwig told WNEP.
The "drowning victim," it turns out, was Joseph DeAngelo, who said he had just been taking a nap in the river. He happened to wake up when a dragonfly landed on his nose, according to the Associated Press.
"I didn't mean to worry anyone," said DeAngelo. He added that on a summer day, it's nice "just to float and forget your troubles."
COMMENTARY: I'm sure that would give me a start.
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GARBAGE OR RATS:
Two prisoners who attemped to escape a Brazilian jail disguised as garbage have had their attempts trashed before their eyes.
Sidney da Cruz, 24, and Carlos Pereira, 19, allegedly tried to escape the Delegacia de Furtos jail in Curitiba, Brazil, last Tuesday, in hopes of being taken out of the prison with the real garbage, the Brazilian newspaper Noticias de Navarra reported.
The duo are accused of waiting until the lunchtime trash was collected. They then climbed into the plastic trash bags and somehow put themselves next to the other bags, The Daily Mail reported.
Something was clearly not right when prison guard Cleverson Mineiro noted that two of the bags were "breathing."
"I was walking past the sacks of rubbish and I noticed something moving," he told Record TV, a Brazilian TV network. "At first I thought there was a rat."
Authorities are still trying to figure out how the two suspects tied the trash bags while inside them, EliteDaily.com reports.
Da Cruz and Pereira were arrested and may have additional prison time added to their sentences.
COMMENTARY: Maybe it was not much of a disguise, it depends on how mean and nasty these men are.
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San Diego Woman Slips in Shower and Falls Out Window, Down Shaft
Why you should watch your step in the shower: You might slip, fall out the bathroom window and land at the bottom of a 15-foot shaft.
That's what happened to a San Diego woman (pictured at left) this week when she lost her balance in the shower of her second-floor apartment and fell out an open 2-by-3-foot window next to the bathtub (pictured below), U-T San Diego reported. The woman, identified only as in her 50s, fell to the bottom of a light shaft (pictured above), some six to eight feet below ground level.
"It was an odd or freakish type of accident," San Diego Fire-Rescue Department Battalion Chief David Connor told U-T San Diego.
Each bathroom in the apartment complex has a window into a shaft, said one tenant, John Taylor. He noted that the light shaft, designed to bring light and air into interior rooms, is a common feature of older apartment buildings.
Taylor said the building's landlord called him to alert him when the woman had fallen.
"The fire department was looking to see how they could get in there," Taylor told U-T San Diego. "They came to my window and saw her right there. They could reach her and get her."
Fire officials pulled the woman up through Taylor's window, and she was taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries.
Though this may be an extreme example, bathroom injuries are more common than you might think. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report last year that in 2008, there were an estimated 234,094 bathroom injuries in the U.S. Two-thirds of those cases occurred in the bathtub or shower, and 81% overall were related to accidental falls. HuffPost
COMMENTARY: All I can think of to say is "Ouch."
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San Diego Woman Slips in Shower and Falls Out Window, Down Shaft
Why you should watch your step in the shower: You might slip, fall out the bathroom window and land at the bottom of a 15-foot shaft.
That's what happened to a San Diego woman (pictured at left) this week when she lost her balance in the shower of her second-floor apartment and fell out an open 2-by-3-foot window next to the bathtub (pictured below), U-T San Diego reported. The woman, identified only as in her 50s, fell to the bottom of a light shaft (pictured above), some six to eight feet below ground level.
"It was an odd or freakish type of accident," San Diego Fire-Rescue Department Battalion Chief David Connor told U-T San Diego.
Each bathroom in the apartment complex has a window into a shaft, said one tenant, John Taylor. He noted that the light shaft, designed to bring light and air into interior rooms, is a common feature of older apartment buildings.
Taylor said the building's landlord called him to alert him when the woman had fallen.
"The fire department was looking to see how they could get in there," Taylor told U-T San Diego. "They came to my window and saw her right there. They could reach her and get her."
Fire officials pulled the woman up through Taylor's window, and she was taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries.
Though this may be an extreme example, bathroom injuries are more common than you might think. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report last year that in 2008, there were an estimated 234,094 bathroom injuries in the U.S. Two-thirds of those cases occurred in the bathtub or shower, and 81% overall were related to accidental falls. HuffPost
COMMENTARY: All I can think of to say is "Ouch."
(http://i45.tinypic.com/2lbat3.gif)
The 'lesson' here is; sometimes those who blindly seek the light, get the shaft instead.
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San Francisco:
A man, wanting to rob a downtown Bank of America, walked into the branch and wrote "this iz a stikkup. Put all your muny in this bag." While standing in line, waiting to give his note to the teller, he began to worry that someone had seen him write the note and might call the police before he reached the teller window. So he left the Bank of America and crossed the street to Wells Fargo. After waiting a few minutes in line, he handed his note to the Wells Fargo teller. She read it and, surmising from his spelling errors that he was not the brightest light in the harbor, told him that she could not accept his stickup note because it was written on a Bank of America deposit slip and that he would either have to fill out a Wells Fargo deposit slip or go back to Bank of America. Looking somewhat defeated, the man said "OK" and left. The Wells Fargo teller then called the police who arrested the man a few minutes later, as he was waiting in line back at the Bank of America.
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San Francisco:
A man, wanting to rob a downtown Bank of America, walked into the branch and wrote "this iz a stikkup. Put all your muny in this bag." While standing in line, waiting to give his note to the teller, he began to worry that someone had seen him write the note and might call the police before he reached the teller window. So he left the Bank of America and crossed the street to Wells Fargo. After waiting a few minutes in line, he handed his note to the Wells Fargo teller. She read it and, surmising from his spelling errors that he was not the brightest light in the harbor, told him that she could not accept his stickup note because it was written on a Bank of America deposit slip and that he would either have to fill out a Wells Fargo deposit slip or go back to Bank of America. Looking somewhat defeated, the man said "OK" and left. The Wells Fargo teller then called the police who arrested the man a few minutes later, as he was waiting in line back at the Bank of America.
Commentary remarks: stupid is only the beginning of it's own punishment.
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"100 Year Old Package Contents Revealed
It was a mystery 100 years in the making.
On Friday, the contents of a mysterious package from Otta, Norway were finally revealed. The package, which dates back to 1912, appeared to hold a collection of historical documents, letters, newspapers and national decorations.
The unveiling was part of a celebration that included musical performances and a grand opening on stage. It was live-broadcasted by the Norwegian news outlet, Verdens Gang, which had been the first to report on the package.
During the event, the mayor of the Sel municipality in Norway snipped the rope around the package, as two directors of a local museum in Gudbrandsdal held onto it wearing gloves. The directors explained that they were opening the package from the back in an effort not to ruin the writing on the front, which had instructions that said, "May be opened in 2012."
Tension rose when the museum directors got through the first level of packaging, only to come upon another layer of paper with another rope tied around it. Then, they finally got to the actual items, including a white banner with gold tassels that said "Fra Kongen" which translates to "From the King." There were several other banner and flag-like decorations in the national colors of red, blue and white.
"This is like gold for us museum people," one of the museum directors told the audience.
As a video about the package previously released on the Verdens Gang website explained, a man named Johan Nygard gave the package to town administrators, telling them that its contents would "benefit and delight future generations."
According to the video, little is known about Nygard, but he helped to plan a celebration for the 300-year anniversary of a battle that the townsmen won against Scottish mercenaries in 1612. That fact led some to speculate that the items in the package might be tied to the anniversary. Sure enough, among the documents inside were telegrams that the museum workers said were related to the celebration of the victory, and committee work for what might be a memorial of the battle.
Among the items discovered were letters from the United States, as well as newspapers from 1914 and 1919. (Nygard held onto the package himself for several years, according to Verdens Gang's live coverage.)
The museum workers are expected to give a full resume of the contents later on Friday." (The Huffington Post)
COMMENTARY: I'm not sure if this is Strange or Funny, but it is unusual. And it is very interesting. It's also nice to see something unusual in the news that IS interesting and beneficial.
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This story is somewhat strange, I guess - definitely a happy ending!!
Kitten Survives Pit Bull Attack, Hides in Minivan Bumper
The kitten was discovered inside a car's bumper after a 25-mile drive that followed the vehicle's having been attacked by dogs
A 7-week-old kitten survived an attack by a pack of pit bulls and gained a ride from Banning to Palm Springs (California) by hiding inside the bumper of a minivan.
Here's the feline survivor's story, according to Palm Springs police: An unidentified resident of Banning went out to his Dodge minivan Monday morning to find the vehicle's bumper torn apart, and a tire flattened.
The culprit: the vehicle owner's four pit bulls, which the man assumed had been trying to get at something hiding somewhere under the hood.
"He figured that there was a maybe a rodent or an animal in there," Palm Springs police Sgt. Mike Kovaleff said.
The man changed the tire and drove to work – 25 miles – in Palm Springs. When he got out of the car, he heard mewing from the front of the vehicle.
Palm Springs police were called just after 9 a.m., and an animal control officer eventually dismantled the bumper after about 40 minutes of work.
In a hollow space inside, the officer found the kitten, a brown American shorthair tabby. She was taken to a nearby animal hospital, where she was found to be in good health.
"The kitten had successfully survived the pit bull attack and the 25 mile drive to Palm Springs from Banning," a press release from the Palm Spring Police Department read.
The vehicle didn't fare as well as the kitten, who was named "Fender-Lynx" after her adventure.
The young feline's name was selected for the following reason, according to the police release: "'Fender,' for area where she was rescued from and 'Lynx' based on the Lynx-like appearance of the tufts on her ear tips."
(http://i.imgur.com/NavEF.jpg)
COMMENTARY: This is definitely one of those stories that shows us again that animals are truly amazing.
**NOTE** I DID NOT post this with the intention of portraying pitbulls as bad - I've been a pitbull owner myself, and I don't believe that it is a vicious breed.
The kitten is available for pre-adoption from the Palm Spring Animal Shelter (760-416-5718) beginning Saturday for a fee of $20.
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Some people should not be parents.
A Phoenix woman was arrested and could face a charge of child abuse after police said she put beer into her 2-year-old son's sippy cup at a pizza restaurant.
Valerie M. Topete, 36, is facing one count of child abuse after a witness called police and told them she saw Topete pour beer from a pitcher into the infant's cup and place it in front of the child on Tuesday in the 4900 block of East Ray Road.
The witness told police the child later fell from his seat, leading her to believe the boy was intoxicated.
Topete told police her son had been grasping for the pitcher and that she had put a "splash of beer" into her son's cup that contained apple juice, according to police. She told them it was "reverse psychology" to stop him from grabbing at the pitcher. The mother initially told officers the child did not drink from the cup, but later said the child may have drank the beer.
Officers said the cup had about 4 ounces of liquid with foam on the surface and a distinct odor of alcohol.
The boy was taken to Chandler Hospital as a precaution.
Child Protective Service was called to the hospital. Police said the father of the child, and the boy's two siblings, ages 4 and 8, who had also been at the restaurant, arrived at the hospital and the children were turned over to him.
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Doris Thompson, 82-Year-Old Career Criminal, Arrested Again For Burglary
Doris Thompson's 20-page rap sheet dates back to 1955.
The 82-year-old career criminal was arrested again late last month in El Segundo for an alleged string of doctors' office burglaries that began in March and netted her $17,000, according to the Los Angeles Times.
This time, police said a detective, who had dealt with Thompson before, recognized Thompson from a security camera video from one of her alleged crimes.
Court records obtained by the Times show Thompson has been imprisoned at least nine times for burglary in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
The Daily Breeze reports that, in 1957, police arrested Thompson in connection with a homicide, but she was deemed insane and committed to a hospital.
Thompson's rap sheet also includes arrests for disturbing the peace, forgery and grand theft. When she was arrested for her latest alleged burglaries, "she advised detectives that her arrest was a case of mistaken identity," Torrance police Sgt. Robert Watt said.
Gawker doesn't see Thompson changing her ways.
"Even if she beats the rap, it's a safe bet she'll be a similar situation again soon," Taylor Berman writes.
Commentary: I think she is crazy like a fox. I wish I had that much energy.
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"The Daily Breeze reports that, in 1957, police arrested Thompson in connection with a homicide, but she was deemed insane and committed to a hospital."
Commentary: I think she is crazy like a fox. I wish I had that much energy.
No, she's a career criminal who should never have been released from an insane asylum or, prison.
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Man Calls Cops After Prostitute Raises Rate
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (KTLA) --
What would you do if you were being charged more than what you bargained for?
A 45-year-old man in Ann Arbor, Michigan took his case to the police Wednesday night after deal gone bad with a prostitute he met online.
Police say the man contacted the 19-year-old Ohio woman through an undisclosed website and had agreed on a set price for her services.
But when it came time for money to change hands, the woman took his cash -- and then claimed her price had gone up and demanded more.
So he called police to report a robbery.
According to investigators, the two gave vastly different accounts of what happened, but at the end of it all, the woman was still arrested.
The man was not arrested, and charges have yet to be filed in the case.
COMMENTARY: I can see how this may have upset the customer, but I don't think I would have called the police if I had been in his shoes.
**Apparently, the woman who had been hired for services hasn't heard of, or doesn't believe in the policy "The customer is always right"
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Hundreds of Human Body Parts Found in Storage Locker
CNN 6:32 a.m. PDT, August 30, 2012
PENSACOLA, Fla. --
For $900, the winning bid at a Pensacola storage auction got the contents of Unit B12 -- and a police investigation.
Police say body parts belonging to more than 100 people were found stored in formaldehyde inside the unit, in plastic containers, specimen cups, trash bags and even a 32-ounce Styrofoam cup from a convenience store. Some of the containers had cracked and leaked, police said.
The discovery was reported to police Friday after the purchaser of the unit began going through the items, said George Klages, manager of Uncle Bob's Storage.
Investigators know the unit was rented by Michael Berkland, a former associate medical examiner, but they're now trying to figure out if a crime was committed, said Capt. David Alexander of the Pensacola Police Department.
He said authorities have made some attempts to reach Berkland, who worked for the Medical Examiner's Office between 1997 and May 2003, when he was fired for failing to complete autopsy reports in a timely manner.
Berkland, who is no longer licensed in Florida, was also at one point a private pathologist, Alexander said. Families would sometimes contact him for second opinions about autopsy decisions that had been rendered, he said.
Police said Klages told them Berkland rented the unit from April 8, 2009, until it was auctioned August 22. He said Berkland was late on rental payments several times during the lease but usually paid right before the unit contents were to be auctioned.
The storage unit also contained office furniture and other property.
Police say the remains are believed to be from autopsies Berkland did between 1997 and 2007 at funeral homes in Pensacola, Tallahassee, Fort Walton Beach and Panama City. Some of the containers had labels with names and autopsy dates but others did not.
The remains are now with the Medical Examiner's Office. The Pensacola Police Department said it is not releasing the inventory because some of the decedent families may not be aware of the investigation.
The State Attorney's Office and Medical Examiner's Officer are also taking part in the investigation.
COMMENTARY: I always wondered if I would buy a storage unit's contents if i had the opportunity, thinking I would just end up with a bunch of worthless junk. The possibility of creepy contents like this, however, had never crossed my mind.
Wonder what he was saving them for.......
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That is so scary. I wonder why never on the tv program shows how when you buy units, you might not gain a profit but an investigation/loss.
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"Mass. judge OKs sex change for inmate:
(CBS/AP) BOSTON - A federal judge has ordered the Massachusetts Department of Correction to provide a taxpayer-funded sex-change operation for transgender inmate Michelle Kosilek, who is serving life in prison for murder.
U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf ruled Tuesday in the case of Kosilek, who was born a man but has received hormone treatments and lives as a woman in an all-male prison. Robert Kosilek was convicted of murder in the killing of his wife in 1990.
Wolf is believed to be the first federal judge to order prison oficials to provide the surgery for a transgender inmate.
Michelle Kosilek first sued the Department of Correction 12 years ago. Two years later, Wolf ruled that Kosilek was entitled to treatment for gender-identity disorder, but stopped short of ordering surgery. Kosilek sued again in 2005, arguing that the surgery is a medical necessity."
-http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57505705-504083/mass-judge-oks-sex-change-for-inmate/
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"Medical necessity"? More like another waste of tax-payer dollars.
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"Mass. judge OKs sex change for inmate:"
"Medical necessity"? More like another waste of tax-payer dollars.
Indeed it does.
Wow, this is one of those stories you shake your head at, and say UNbelievable.
(By that, I don't mean that I don't believe it's true)
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"Mass. judge OKs sex change for inmate:"
{commentary}:
"Medical necessity"? More like another waste of tax-payer dollars.
Indeed it does.
Wow, this is one of those stories you shake your head at, and say UNbelievable.
Wait until I find the reference to the 'prison religion' which involves partaking of steak as an aspect of the specious belief system, (thinly-veiled way to get steak on the tax-payer's tab).
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"Mass. judge OKs sex change for inmate:"
{commentary}:
"Medical necessity"? More like another waste of tax-payer dollars.
Indeed it does.
Wow, this is one of those stories you shake your head at, and say UNbelievable.
Wait until I find the reference to the 'prison religion' which involves partaking of steak as an aspect of the specious belief system, (thinly-veiled way to get steak on the tax-payer's tab).
OK, well now you have me curious.....I hope you're going to look for it asap?
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OK, well now you have me curious.....I hope you're going to look for it asap?
Well, there's "the infamous Church of the New Song, a prison-based faith whose sacraments were sherry and steak", however I'm looking further too.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1994-11-12/news/9411111048_1_prison-ministries-jailhouse-converts-spiritual
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STRANGE HUM ROCKS SEATTLE
As the home of grunge rock, Seattle has a reputation as a place where strange sounds are created.
But there's a new sound buzzing through the western part of the city, and this one can't be attributed to an electric guitar. This This strange humming noise has residents like Julie Schickling rattled.
"It gets high and lower, and goes away, then comes back," Schickling told NWCN.
She recorded the noise and uploaded it to the West Seattle Blog.
Some describe the bizarre noise as a growl, but Kay Kirkpatrick just said the sound was "kind of creepy."
No one can even pin down exactly when the humming started. Some old-timers claim it's been happening for years, while other residents say they've just recently started hearing it.
One theory as to the source of the noise may be weirder than the sound itself: frisky fish.
Biologists at the University of Washington's Marine Biology program told KING-TV that the source of the noise may the male midshipman fish, a bottom-dwelling fish with a distinct mating call.
it sounds fishy, but a recording of the midshipman fish by scientists at Cornell University sounds eerily similar to the sound Shickling recorded.
The biologists believe that ship hulls or buildings in the area are acting as giant sub-woofers, carrying the low-frequency sound for miles.
Seattle isn't the only place hearing strange noises. Residents of Temuka, New Zealand, have also been hearing bizarre sounds this past week, according to Stuff.co.nz.
Initially, residents thought that mysterious ringing sounds they were hearing were coming from a diesel tank in the area. Now, however, a card payment system at a local truck stop is believed causing the racket. (Huffington Post)
Commentary: I have heard of strange humming sounds for years in different parts of the country. Officials have guessed many different things as the reason the for humming sounds, from power lines to underground changes. This is the first time I have heard of mating fish causing humming sounds on land.
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STRANGE HUM ROCKS SEATTLE
.....Biologists at the University of Washington's Marine Biology program told KING-TV that the source of the noise may the male midshipman fish, a bottom-dwelling fish with a distinct mating call.
it sounds fishy, but a recording of the midshipman fish by scientists at Cornell University sounds eerily similar to the sound Shickling recorded.
The biologists believe that ship hulls or buildings in the area are acting as giant sub-woofers, carrying the low-frequency sound for miles.
Seattle isn't the only place hearing strange noises. Residents of Temuka, New Zealand, have also been hearing bizarre sounds this past week, according to Stuff.co.nz. ........
Commentary:......This is the first time I have heard of mating fish causing humming sounds on land.
Maybe the male midshipman fish are humming something "mood-setting" by Barry White for their lady fish........?
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Could be. One never knows. :)
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"Mass. judge OKs sex change for inmate:"
"Medical necessity"? More like another waste of tax-payer dollars.
Indeed it does.
Wow, this is one of those stories you shake your head at, and say UNbelievable.
(By that, I don't mean that I don't believe it's true)
??? This story makes me wonder about this judge. Maybe it's time someone took a closer look at his past record??
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My friend was reading in bed the other night when she heard a weird screeching noise. She didn't think anything of it until she heard it again. She got up to investigate and discovered a drunk driver had driven through the neighbor's fence. As the driver backed out of the yard, the fence and the car made the screech. The driver got away before the cops arrived. While waiting for the police, someone got out a flashlight to see how bad the damage was to the fence and yard. Surprise! The car's front license plate was caught on the fence. When the police got there the officer said, "I hate these ones." When presented with the license plate he said, "Oh, well this just got easier!" He ran the plate and came up with a name. For the sake of this story we'll say it was John Smith. My friend used her iPhone to look up the local White Pages and while she didn't find a John Smith, she did find a Joan Smith 1 street over. She informed the officer, who chuckled and said, "I believe I'll take a short walk". After a quick trip to the next street over, the kit-and-run fence destroying bandit was in handcuffs.
Sometimes the best clues are left right in front of your face.
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That is interesting. Glad they got her.
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MAN ACCIDENTLY TURNS HIMSELF IN
Jerry Washington Jr., left, accidentally turned himself in after allegedly mowing down Joey Buchanan, right.
An Alabama man wanted for attempted murder and burglary accidentally turned himself in.
Jerry Lee Washington Jr., 21, entered a Warrior police department on Wednesday to report damage to his car. The damage came from an earlier incident: he'd allegedly tried to steal from the home of Joey Buchanan, and then ran over the man as he fled.
Washington was arrested on the spot.
"Some people aren't as bright as they think they are," Buchanan, who suffered fractures to the right side of his body, told WBRC.
"You don't go to somebody's house, steal something from them, run over somebody that is there, and then go file a report against them. How's that going to work?"
The bizarre turn of events started when Buchanan's father found Washington's car parked in his front yard. He told his son to take down the car's VIN number and tried to find Washington, who was hiding in a bush nearby.
Washington allegedly made a run for his car, and tried to mow down Buchanan and his grandfather. The grandfather was armed and fired two shots at Washington's vehicle, but missed, ABC 33/40 reported.
"Well when [Washington] jumped out, the man jumped in his car, and threw it in drive and took off and pinned me between his car and my truck," Buchanan said.
Washington was charged third-degree burglary, unlawful breaking and entering and attempted murder. (Huffington Post)
Commentary: Saying this person is not as smart as he thought he is doesn't even come close.
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WOMAN POISONS BOYFRIEND FOR MORE ATTENTION:
"A Pennsylvania woman allegedly poisoned her boyfriend with eyedrops on several occasions because she wanted more attention.
For years, Thurman Edgar Nesbitt III, 45, had been suffering from unexplained nausea, vomiting, breathing difficulty, and blood pressure fluctuations, according to ABC 27.
In July, Nesbitt's physician, Dr. Harry Johnston, began to suspect that his patient was being poisoned by tetrahydrozoline, the primary ingredient in over-the-counter eyedrops.
When a blood sample tested positive for tetrahydrozoline, Johnston contacted police in Fulton County, and state troopers questioned Nesbitt's girlfriend, 33-year-old Vickie Jo Mills.
Investigators say that that Mills, of McConnellsburg, admitted to putting Visine eye drops into Nesbitt's drinking water between 10 and 12 times since June 2009, the Herald-Mail reports. Mills stated that she "never meant to kill" Nesbitt, according to court documents, and that she "only wanted him to pay more attention to her."
She was charged with 10 counts apiece of aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment, Public Opinion Online reports.
On Monday, Mills waived her right to a preliminary hearing. Her case will now go straight to county court." (Huffington Post)
Commentary: There is nothing so loving and endearing as being poisoned by your significant other. She probably got some attention but not what she wanted.
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WOMAN POISONS BOYFRIEND FOR MORE ATTENTION
The story emphasizes the difference between irrational thinking processes and ones which employ logical reasoning.
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A guy on the news the other night was doing a car hijack. He jumped in the car and realized it was a stick shift and the big dummy did not know how to drive a stick. Needless to say he got caught, since he couldn't get very far very fast on foot! I didn't hear, but I wonder if this was his first hijack? LOL
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I like that one, plennis.
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Sixth Grader's Class Picture Has Three Eyes
If the eyes are the window to the soul, what does it mean when a sixth grader has three of them? If nothing else, it could mean it's time to hire a different photographer to take yearbook pictures.
Tilda Nörgaard, who, in real life, has two ordinary peepers, discovered the addition of a third eyeball in the middle of her forehead when she opened up her class album.
At first, she could see the humor of having an extra eyeball, but soon got angry, according to her sister, Anna Nörgaard.
“First everyone was laughing, Tilde too, because we thought it was funny,” she told the Swedish website The Local.se. “But then we noticed it made her sad and we realized it was actually quite bad that they never noticed the mistake.”
A spokesman for Skolfoto Norden, the photography company responsible for producing the class album had "no good explanation" for why employees were third eye blind.
"When we went back and looked at the original picture, no one had their eyes closed. There wasn't anything that might need correcting," head of photography David Nabb told The Local.
Nabb said the company sometimes retouches the images by digitally cutting and pasting an eye from another student in the picture., but that is only when the students have their eyes closed. That wasn't the case in Nörgaard's photo.
The company has offered Nörgaard $225 in compensation and will issue corrected yearbooks where all students will have only two eyes each, UPI reported.
Commentary: On reading this the second time, I thought maybe this was something spooky about this. The article did say that no one at the photography company responsible for producing the class album noticed the third eye on the picture. Maybe it means she has super-vision. Oooooooo........
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TEENAGER SUFFERS FROM SLEEPING BEAUTY SYNDROME - HAS SLEPT 64 DAYS IN A ROW
Nicole Delian, 17, suffers from a condition that makes her sleep up to 19 hours a day and as much as 64 days in a row. Nicole Delian is tired of sleeping
This 17-year-old teenager from North Fayette, Pa., has a rare condition called Kleine-Levin Syndrome -- or "Sleeping Beauty Syndrome" -- that makes her sleep 18 to 19 hours a da.
And when she does wake up, she is often so tuckered out that she is in a sleepwalking state and doesn't remember doing basic things like eating, according to KDKA-TV.
Nicole's somnambulant state has been so severe that she once slept through the holidays, awaking one day in January when she finally opened Christmas gifts alongside her family, according to ChartiersValley.Patch.com.
"She's never really adjusted to it," her mother, Vicki Delien told the website. "She's 17 now and it really upsets her. She's missed out on a lot."
Delien told talks show host Jeff Probst (see video above) that the teen has at times slept 32 to 64 days in a row, waking only in sleepwalking mode to eat.
Kleine-Levin Syndrome is incredibly rare, only affecting about 1,000 people worldwide, and very hard to diagnose.
In Nicole's case, it took 25 months for doctors to diagnose her, according to ChartiersValley.Patch.com, and everything from a virus, to epilepsy to West Nile was bandied about, including, unfortunately, the possibility she was faking it for attention.
When a typical episode of Sleeping Beauty Syndrome begins, the patient becomes progressively drowsy and sleeps for most of the day and night, waking only to eat or go to the bathroom, according to the Klein-Levin Syndrome Foundation website. "When awake, the patient’s whole demeanor is changed, often appearing “spacey” or childlike. When awake he experiences confusion, disorientation, complete lack of energy (lethargy), and lack of emotions (apathy)."
Patients also report that everything seems out of focus, and that they are hypersensitive to noise and light. Some patients also have intense food cravings and/or uninhibited hypersexuality.
The Delians did not say whether Nicole has experienced these symptoms.
There is no known cure, but Nicole's family is using a combination of epilepsy and narcolepsy medication to minimize the incidents to just two a year.
COMMENTARY: I know how she feels, although I am 5 decades older than she is. I am, like many seniors, fond of naps, but I do sometimes feel as if I am missing lot.
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TEENAGER SUFFERS FROM SLEEPING BEAUTY SYNDROME - HAS SLEPT 64 DAYS IN A ROW
Nicole Delian, 17, suffers from a condition that makes her sleep up to 19 hours a day and as much as 64 days in a row. Nicole Delian is tired of sleeping
This 17-year-old teenager from North Fayette, Pa., has a rare condition called Kleine-Levin Syndrome -- or "Sleeping Beauty Syndrome" -- that makes her sleep 18 to 19 hours a da.
And when she does wake up, she is often so tuckered out that she is in a sleepwalking state and doesn't remember doing basic things like eating, according to KDKA-TV.
Nicole's somnambulant state has been so severe that she once slept through the holidays, awaking one day in January when she finally opened Christmas gifts alongside her family, according to ChartiersValley.Patch.com.
"She's never really adjusted to it," her mother, Vicki Delien told the website. "She's 17 now and it really upsets her. She's missed out on a lot."
Delien told talks show host Jeff Probst (see video above) that the teen has at times slept 32 to 64 days in a row, waking only in sleepwalking mode to eat.
Kleine-Levin Syndrome is incredibly rare, only affecting about 1,000 people worldwide, and very hard to diagnose.
In Nicole's case, it took 25 months for doctors to diagnose her, according to ChartiersValley.Patch.com, and everything from a virus, to epilepsy to West Nile was bandied about, including, unfortunately, the possibility she was faking it for attention.
When a typical episode of Sleeping Beauty Syndrome begins, the patient becomes progressively drowsy and sleeps for most of the day and night, waking only to eat or go to the bathroom, according to the Klein-Levin Syndrome Foundation website. "When awake, the patient’s whole demeanor is changed, often appearing “spacey” or childlike. When awake he experiences confusion, disorientation, complete lack of energy (lethargy), and lack of emotions (apathy)."
Patients also report that everything seems out of focus, and that they are hypersensitive to noise and light. Some patients also have intense food cravings and/or uninhibited hypersexuality.
The Delians did not say whether Nicole has experienced these symptoms.
There is no known cure, but Nicole's family is using a combination of epilepsy and narcolepsy medication to minimize the incidents to just two a year.
COMMENTARY: I know how she feels, although I am 5 decades older than she is. I am, like many seniors, fond of naps, but I do sometimes feel as if I am missing lot.
Good grief! I have never even heard of this. Poor thing - I hope she can get some help (hopefully those meds will help.) I wonder if they can grow out of it?
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I like the one where the bank robber passes a note to the cashier. Later the cops arrest him at his home. He wrote the note on the back of his paycheck stub.
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Actually, I have heard about the Sleeping Beauty Syndrome, which is similar, I think, to narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is falling asleep at inappropriate times, like when brushing your teeth or eating a meal. It is just so rare there is not much information out about it and not much that can be done for it.
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Actually, I have heard about the Sleeping Beauty Syndrome, which is similar, I think, to narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is falling asleep at inappropriate times, like when brushing your teeth or eating a meal. It is just so rare there is not much information out about it and not much that can be done for it.
That would be hard to live with.
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Or falling asleep taking a survey. :)
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This is from the BBC this morning:
A man arrested after children found cocaine amongst sweets collected at Halloween has pleaded guilty to possession of drugs.
Two snap bags of the class A drug were identified by the police officer father of children trick-or-treating in Royton, Oldham, Greater Manchester.
Donald Junior Green, 23, told Oldham magistrates he would not knowingly have given drugs to children.
The court heard Green from Oldham was mortified by his "terrible mistake".
The apprentice panel beater said he handed two packets of what he thought were Haribo sweets to the children while at his girlfriend's house in Mendip Close.
He realised his mistake when he put his hand in his pocket and discovered packets of sweets instead of the cocaine, for which he had earlier paid £200.
He said he went out to try to get the drugs back but he could not find the children, who are aged eight, six and five.
The court heard the drugs were spotted by the father of three children, an off-duty police officer, when they returned home and were dividing up their sweets.
He reported the find to police colleagues and Green was arrested.
Green's solicitor Steven Sullivan told magistrates: "When he was arrested he justifiably fell upon his sword and was expecting them and knew exactly what it was for."
He described the mistake to the court as "grossly foolhardy but none-the-less accidental".
"He did not set out to commit a crime and did try to put it right."
Green, who has never been in trouble with the police before, is due to be sentenced later.
* A good reason to always check your kids candy. I know Halloween is a distant memory now, but I thought it was an interesting story.
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It is a VERY interesting story. I find it amazing that the man was sorry for the "mistake," - not having it there in the first place.
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My assessment is he was probably on alcohol or drugs. :)
Really? well maybe he was just another deranged republican who voted for the bush family to be in office. I mean my story, like blaming bad behavior on drugs or alcohol, is reckless and wrong. Not every one who has tried drugs or alcohol acts crazy. Just like everyone who acts crazy, is not automatically on drugs or alcohol.
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I enjoy these little snippets of not-so-terrible news. It's nice to get a chuckle or be shocked my something that doesn't make you feel like the world sucks.
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Pelicans blown off course by Sandy get plane ride home
Fri, Nov 16 2012
By Daniel Lovering
(Reuters) - Two brown pelicans blown to Rhode Island by the winds of Hurricane Sandy will be flown in a private plane back to their natural habitat in Florida, an animal clinic worker said on Friday.
The first of the large birds, whose wingspans measure 6 to 7 feet, was found on the side of a road at Fishermen's Memorial State Park on November 7, nine days after the storm made landfall in New Jersey, said Jennifer Brooks, clinic director at the Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode Island.
The bird, a juvenile likely from a nest in North Carolina, had been tagged by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and records showed it was presumed to have died, she said.
The second pelican landed on a fishing boat about 120 miles south of Block Island the following day, she said. The crew of the boat, which provides fish to SeaWorld theme parks, fed the bird for several days before docking.
"They were a little bit thin, they were a little beat up from the storm," Brooks said of the birds. They had lost tail feathers and suffered scratches to their throat pouches, which are prone to frostbite in northern climates, Brooks said.
Animal workers had been keeping the birds in an outdoor shelter before moving them into a tent inside the clinic, she said.
They were scheduled to be flown in containers similar to dog crates in a small private plane on Saturday to the Mary Keller Seabird Rehabilitation Sanctuary in Florida, she said.
The cost of the flight -- about $2,000 -- will be covered by public donations, Brooks said.
Brown pelicans typically fly as far north as North Carolina during the summer to form breeding colonies before flying south for the winter, Brooks said.
Birds naturally are blown northward by storms, but "it's unusual for us to have pelicans," she said.
"They do get pushed by these northward storms, so that's what happened to these guys," she said. "They should have been going south."
(Editing by Daniel Trotta and Kenneth Barry)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/16/us-storm-sandy-pelicans-idUSBRE8AF15320121116
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What a wonderful story, jcribb!
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What a wonderful story, jcribb!
Thanks! :)
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A story on the news a while back here. A carjacker forces a woman out of her car. He gets in and then has to leave the car behind because it is a stick shift and he cannot drive it.
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A story on the news a while back here. A carjacker forces a woman out of her car. He gets in and then has to leave the car behind because it is a stick shift and he cannot drive it.
That's very funny, that means he don't know what he was doing. :peace:
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ALLEGED BURGLAR SAID HE USED SAUNA IN HOMEA
SAN ANDREAS, Calif. -- Authorities in Northern California say a man arrested in nothing but a trench coat and socks after a break-in told investigators he had been using the homeowner's sauna.
Calaveras (ka-luh-VER'-is) County sheriff's deputies arrested 49-year-old Robert London this week after they responded to a report of a burglary at a home in San Andreas. He pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of burglary and possession of stolen property.
Sheriff's Sgt. Chris Hewitt says arriving deputies found the homeowner on top of a nearly naked London on the driveway.
The homeowner said he discovered London going through his kitchen cabinets and chased him out the door.
Hewitt says London told investigators he thought the house was vacant, and he had used the sauna there in the past.
COMMENTARY: I would have loved to have been there with a camera in front of the driveway. What a picture!
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ALLEGED BURGLAR SAID HE USED SAUNA IN HOMEA
SAN ANDREAS, Calif. -- Authorities in Northern California say a man arrested in nothing but a trench coat and socks after a break-in told investigators he had been using the homeowner's sauna.
Calaveras (ka-luh-VER'-is) County sheriff's deputies arrested 49-year-old Robert London this week after they responded to a report of a burglary at a home in San Andreas. He pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of burglary and possession of stolen property.
Sheriff's Sgt. Chris Hewitt says arriving deputies found the homeowner on top of a nearly naked London on the driveway.
The homeowner said he discovered London going through his kitchen cabinets and chased him out the door.
Hewitt says London told investigators he thought the house was vacant, and he had used the sauna there in the past.
COMMENTARY: I would have loved to have been there with a camera in front of the driveway. What a picture!
Wow! It's hard to believe that strange and even stranger things like this can and do happen out there! Amazing how he just made himself right at home in someone else's home.
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The worst one I've heard recently was the man who went to a strip club for his bachelor party and his buddies got him a lap dance.. When the stripper slid down the pole and landed on him, she RUPTURED HIS SPLEEN. Now he's suing the strip club! Sounds like karma for him being in the strip club to begin with! Wonder how his new wife feels about all that...
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I love crazy news stories.
One I read recently was about a shelter in Australia that trained some of their dogs to drive cars. It was a publicity stunt to raise awareness about how smart shelter animals can be. The story that I read had a link to a TV news website that had a clip of the dogs driving. Even though they drove slow and not very far, it was still pretty cool.
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That is kind of funny. I always make sure that my house is loced when I leave. Actually I never leave it unlocked.
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I like the one about the bank robber that gives the cashier his note on the back of his companies pay check stub. The cops just waited for him to return home to arrest him, duh? Well I think this is a good subject. I will look for it in the future.
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Is There A Mouse in the House; or, Mice Eat Evidence of Marijuana?
Hey, vermin, don't bogart that evidence!
Wichita police in Kansas are hot on the tail of mice that chewed through bags of marijuana kept in a police storage facility, KMBC reported. The three packages were evidence seized during arrests in 2009.
The rodents apparently nested in the pot and ate some of it. "We've got some mice that are stoners," Police Lt. Doug Nolte said on Thursday. The animals were probably attracted to the scent, he added.
At first look, authorities thought the evidence was tampered with, but some super-sleuthing revealed "that the culprits were operating on a much smaller scale," quipped The Inquisitr.
Still, officials adhered to protocol, photographing the scene, resealing the stash and reweighing it, Nolte told KSN.
The mice remain at large but a precinct artist did produce a sketch of one of the suspects with big ears, little beady eyes and a long tail (see above).
No drawn-out investigation or jury trial will be necessary. An exterminator has been called.
Other outlets were quick to make sport of the pothead varmints:
"There are some mice in Kansas with major munchies," MSN wrote.
And our favorite headline came from the Kansas City Business Journal: "Dude, Where's My Cheese?"
Commentary: Funniest part of story - precinct artist made a sketch of one of the suspects. I wonder how much different it looks from the other mice.
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REAL-LIFE BARBIE BLASTS REAL-LIFE KEN AFTER FIRST MEETING
Turns out, Barbie and Ken are not meant to be.
When "real-life Barbie" Valeria Lukyanova met "real-life Ken" Justin Jedlica, sparks didn't fly. Instead, Lukyanova had some harsh words for the man who compared her to a drag queen.
Lukyanova is a 20-something Ukranian model who has gained fame for her Barbie-esque physique, highlighted by an impossibly small waist, large *bleep* and wide eyes. Jedlica, an America, has also attained a level of celebrity for spending around $100,000 on 90 surgeries to look like a Ken doll.
In November, Jedlica told HuffPost Weird, "I do find her beautiful. [But] it appears to me that much of her look is added makeup, fake hair and 'slimming' corsets... Drag queens have put on the same illusions with makeup and costumes for years."
When the two living dolls met up in New York City at a recent photo shoot, Barbie blasted Ken, according to British tabloid the Sun.
“Justin said bad things about me but he had more than 90 operations, while I had only one," the real-life Barbie told the Sun. “I am not hiding that I’ve had plastic surgery. I had breast implants because I want to be perfect. He would do better not to comment on who is plastic and who is not. I think he is handsome man -- but he overdid his lips.”
Although Jedlica might not be interested, Lukyanova is happy with her appearance. “This pleases me because a doll is an image of an ideal woman," she told the Sun. "Nobody would mind to be compared with a doll.”
COMMENTARY: What they both need is a brain transplant. If this weren't so sad it would be funny. How self-involved can a person be?
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Great idea. I will definitely be coming back to read the post here.
Like others - I could not read the story about the guy who was found eating the face of another man - way too gross for me!!
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These stories give ya a good laugh. I like er links to. Some of the people do the stupidist things.
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I saw this on Anderson Cooper's Ridiculist tonight:
"Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The smell of bacon was in the air Saturday as thousands converged on Iowa's capital city for an increasingly popular festival celebrating all things connected with the meat.
Some people wore Viking hats and others walked around with makeshift snouts for the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival. The annual event featured more than 10,000 pounds of bacon served in unusual ways, such as chocolate-dipped bacon and bacon-flavored cupcakes and gelato.
"I love bacon more than I love my job," said Katie Nordquist, who was dressed in a tuxedo T-shirt that looked like bacon Saturday for her first time at the festival.
And there was a lot of bacon to choose from. The smell of unique concoctions like bacon gumbo and chocolate bacon bourbon tarts wafted through one of two buildings at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. The other building had an Iceland theme, with a Viking boat and Icelandic dishes with bacon, to honor a group of delegates visiting from the country.
Urbandale resident Mike Vogel showed up for a fourth year wearing a head-to-toe bacon costume. He said a widespread love for bacon is the reason about 8,000 tickets to the event sold out in just over three minutes.
"I think it's the right time of year when everybody's been cooped up," said the 39-year-old videographer. "It's a good time to get out, have some fun, try some new stuff, have a few beers and enjoy yourselves with everybody else."
Other events scheduled included lectures about bacon and an eating competition. The festival was preceded earlier in the week with a bacon queen pageant and a pig pardon by Gov. Terry Branstad.
Jessica Dunker, president and CEO of the Iowa Restaurant Association, said bacon used to be just a breakfast food. Now chefs from across the state and country use it in everything from vegetable dishes to desserts.
"It's come a long way and you can find it in almost any kind of food or beverage offering," she said.
Festival co-founder Brooks Reynolds, who officially started the event just a few years ago, said it's become the largest bacon showcase in the world. He called the event a "bacon fellowship."
"They can just bond with their fellow man and just celebrate the meat that everybody enjoys," he said.'
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Taco Meat Fight Requires Indianapolis Police, Medics
An Indianapolis Police Officer identified as "J. Burger" responded to a spicy domestic disturbance Monday night that began with a man taking too much taco meat and ended with a medic flushing hot sauce from a woman's eyes.
Nianna Williams, 20, told police she and Michael Love, 28, began arguing when Love "didn't leave much" taco meat for her, the Smoking Gun reported. He large argument ensued before Love allegedly pushed tacos into Williams' face.
When police arrived Williams complained her eyes were burning "due to taco sauce," according to a report obtained by the Smoking Gun. She required medical attention.
The taco brawl follows a small string of Mexican food-related fights. In late February, when a man hurled a Taco Bell burrito at his brother-in-law, police found the victim unharmed but covered in cheese, sauce, and meat. Then, in early March, a couple faced domestic assault charges after attacking each other with chips and dip while fighting over the last beer.
COMMENTARY: Apparantly, this article is trying to make a connection with the word "taco" and with the Officer J. "Burger." My question is how pushing tacos into his girlfriend's face connects to (Michael) Love. And what is this with Mexican food-related fights?