Weird and wacky news of the world
Published 10:03 pm Sunday, July 27, 2008
I live to ask “Why?” But occasionally, when reading the news, I end up asking “Huh?” The news is getting stranger all the time. I’ve been keeping track. Here’s a sample of stories, culled from the Internet and wire services, that would make Hollywood scriptwriters do a double take.
A spa in the Russian city of Zheleznovodsk unveiled an 800-pound bronze statue of a syringe bulb, held by three angels. It cost $42,000 and honors the enema.
In Chiapas, Mexico, a jackass accused of unruly behavior was jailed for three days. The offender wasn’t just any ordinary ornery resident. It was a donkey.
A cook in New York was accused of stealing frozen lobster tails — by sticking them down his pants.
A man in Knoxville, Tenn., is suing a church for $2.5 million after, he says, he fell and hit his head because he was overcome by the spirit of God.
A skydiver from near Poughkeepsie, N.Y., is hoping for a little help finding an item he lost on his last jump — his prosthetic leg.
The beach near Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., where “Jaws” was filmed, was closed after a 60-year-old man on a fishing boat reported seeing two 22-foot, 3,000-pound great white sharks. Police later determined it was a hoax and arrested the man.
A fellow named Bob Greene saw a man drowning in the Kennebec River in Maine and called 911. The dispatcher told Greene to throw the man something. Greene grabbed his fishing rod, hooked the man’s shirt with a striper lure and reeled him in.
In Hobart, Ind., a police officer’s squad car was heavily damaged when a motorist ran into it while the cruiser was parked outside his house. The officer reported the accident 29 minutes into his shift, which was his first day on the job.
Researchers in France report that loud music in bars makes people drink faster.
Motorists in a Louisville, Ky., neighborhood have been slamming on the brakes when they see the guy pointing the radar gun at their vehicle. The “guy” is an 11-year-old wearing an orange vest and bike helmet wielding a toy Hot Wheels radar gun.
The Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco wants to name a sewage treatment plant after President George W. Bush — in honor of the “mess” he will leave behind. The renaming will be on the November ballot.
Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service
