Last week saw some interesting news stories in the US. There was the Cap on the Gulf Oil Spill that held up for 3 days with a few small leaks, but the monitoring had to be abandoned in the wake of Tropical Storm Bonnie. There was Sherry Sherrod and the doctored video, her resignation, followed by an apology to her from the White House. Then of course, there was Lindsay Lohan and her shenanigans, Mel Gibson's crazy tirade, and allegations that his Baby Momma doctored the tapes that were obtained by Radar Online. So much news, so little time!
That is why I was more than a little surprised when I heard a strange story on the news. It happened at a motel in Bend, OR. The police were called to break up a fight between magazine salesmen and vacuum cleaner salesmen arguing sales tactics. No, I"m not making this up and yes, I am serious! This got me wondering what other weird and wacky news stories were out there that I hadn't heard of. I did a search on the internet. I found that there is no such thing as a slow news day, because there will be people out there who will do things that will make the news. Some of these stories are so bizarre, which only proves that you can't make this up.
Three women in Springfield, MO attempted to dine at a Waffle House restaurant and leave without paying. It may have been a good idea to make sure they didn't leave their purses behind. Here's the kicker though - one of the purses contained a pay stub from a Waffle House in Arkansas!
Iowa City Police arrested a drunken man who was punching cars and being a nuisance. The drunk approached another man from whom all he wanted was a hug. He became belligerent when the "would be hug recipient" wouldn't comply.
A Camden, NJ man who used fake money to make bail, came back and demanded $200 he overpaid. To quote Cinnaminson Police Det. Sgt. William Covert, "You can't teach stupid."
Here's one from my neck of the woods, Wenatchee, WA. Moral of the story: If you're planning a robbery, make sure your getaway car has a full tank of gas!
Here's an amazing story from Santa Maria, CA. where a police officer survives almost wrapping his sqad car around a tree.
Some idiot people in Russia harnessed a donkey to a parasail and had the poor animal braying in fear as it hovered over a beach for about a half hour. Someone needs to really punish those morons for putting that poor donkey through a stunt like that.
Airport authorities in Mexico City detained a passenger from Lima, Peru for smuggling 18 endangered monkeys in - get this - his girdle. Sadly, two of the monkeys were dead.
Scientists who obviously have too much time on their hands, finally crack the chicken-or-egg riddle. Hallelujah!
Finally, there was the party I wish I could have gone to, the Party on the Autobahn in Germany. The Autobahn was shut down to motor vehicles along a 40 mile stretch between Duisburg and Dortmund while three million Germans celebrated the Ruhr region. Okay, maybe that wasn't a weird or wacky story, but it surely sounds like a lot of fun!
After reading these, I can only wonder what the next couple of weeks will bring.
Peace out everyone, and make sure you don't do anything that makes you tomorrow's news story!
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