A Clumsy Shoplifter, Designer Feet, Spy Pigeons
and the Morning Edition of Chuck's News of the Weird Daily for Wednesday
Next Fashion Frontier for Women: Designer Foot Surgery
London't Daily Mail says it has learned of "a number of" women (only two gave interviews) who are reporting for cosmetic surgery to cure awful, awful problems such as fat toes and shapeless ankles, which inhibit wearing those luscious "peep-toe" shoes. Recovery time from foot surgery is typically six months, but, hey, small price to pay. And business is expected to pick up for surgeons now that eight-inch stilettos are debuting. Daily Mail
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Latest Negative-Cash-Flow Robbery
He decided to go for the cash register contents at the Grizzly Gas station, but only after putting $2 on the counter for a Snickers bar. However, the clerk slammed the drawer shut and backed away, and the robber fled, with neither the booty nor the candy nor his two bucks. Colorado Daily (Boulder) via KMGH-TV (Denver)
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Your Daily Loser
Jose Diaz, 35, Lorain, Ohio, making a run for it after swiping a camera at a Wal-Mart, suffered two quick smackdowns. first, from the front door (it's glass; it looks "open"), then from a concrete post in the parking lot. Morning Journal (Lorain) [with mugshot, after cuts were sorta-cleaned-up]
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Your Daily Jury Duty
[no fair examining the evidence; verdict must be based on mugshot only]
Could it possibly be true that Joseph Young, 30, Bradenton, Fla., is the man who was caught in a supermarket with not one, but several, bags of frozen shrimp stuffed down his pants? Associated Press via WTSP-TV (St. Petersburg)
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More Things to Worry About on Wednesday
New Zealand care-givers complain that their company was trying to make them perform stress-relief handjobs on disabled patients. Nelson Mail
Recession hits Wisconsin bank robber: couldn't afford a mask? Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee)
Various federal agencies gave at least $5B in contracts targeted to "small businesses" that long ago outgrew smallness, and it's been a chronic problem, apparently. (Bonus: The real scandal, though, is that even when the gov't properly applies its criteria, "small business" ain't Joe The Plumber. They're huge small businesses.) Washington Post
Iran's getting nervous again about what they assume is omniscient U.S. spy technology. Just as last year, they're complaining about "spy pigeons," i.e., actual birds that turn up in the neighborhood of their nuclear complex, wired with "invisible string" and metal rings. Agence France-Presse via Yahoo
News to drive the proprietors of WeirdUniverse.net nuts: Thanks to sensors and computer algorithms, there's a houseplant on a store counter in Japan that is creating a daily blog, and you know damn well it gets way-more hits than we get. Daily Telegraph (London)
Update: By the way, The Smoking Gun posted the mug shot and police report of our car-wash vacuum guy from yesterday.
The Smoking Gun
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Next Fashion Frontier for Women: Designer Foot Surgery
London't Daily Mail says it has learned of "a number of" women (only two gave interviews) who are reporting for cosmetic surgery to cure awful, awful problems such as fat toes and shapeless ankles, which inhibit wearing those luscious "peep-toe" shoes. Recovery time from foot surgery is typically six months, but, hey, small price to pay. And business is expected to pick up for surgeons now that eight-inch stilettos are debuting. Daily Mail
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Latest Negative-Cash-Flow Robbery
He decided to go for the cash register contents at the Grizzly Gas station, but only after putting $2 on the counter for a Snickers bar. However, the clerk slammed the drawer shut and backed away, and the robber fled, with neither the booty nor the candy nor his two bucks. Colorado Daily (Boulder) via KMGH-TV (Denver)
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Your Daily Loser
Jose Diaz, 35, Lorain, Ohio, making a run for it after swiping a camera at a Wal-Mart, suffered two quick smackdowns. first, from the front door (it's glass; it looks "open"), then from a concrete post in the parking lot. Morning Journal (Lorain) [with mugshot, after cuts were sorta-cleaned-up]
Comments 'jose_diaz'
Your Daily Jury Duty
[no fair examining the evidence; verdict must be based on mugshot only]
Could it possibly be true that Joseph Young, 30, Bradenton, Fla., is the man who was caught in a supermarket with not one, but several, bags of frozen shrimp stuffed down his pants? Associated Press via WTSP-TV (St. Petersburg)
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More Things to Worry About on Wednesday
New Zealand care-givers complain that their company was trying to make them perform stress-relief handjobs on disabled patients. Nelson Mail
Recession hits Wisconsin bank robber: couldn't afford a mask? Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee)
Various federal agencies gave at least $5B in contracts targeted to "small businesses" that long ago outgrew smallness, and it's been a chronic problem, apparently. (Bonus: The real scandal, though, is that even when the gov't properly applies its criteria, "small business" ain't Joe The Plumber. They're huge small businesses.) Washington Post
Iran's getting nervous again about what they assume is omniscient U.S. spy technology. Just as last year, they're complaining about "spy pigeons," i.e., actual birds that turn up in the neighborhood of their nuclear complex, wired with "invisible string" and metal rings. Agence France-Presse via Yahoo
News to drive the proprietors of WeirdUniverse.net nuts: Thanks to sensors and computer algorithms, there's a houseplant on a store counter in Japan that is creating a daily blog, and you know damn well it gets way-more hits than we get. Daily Telegraph (London)
Update: By the way, The Smoking Gun posted the mug shot and police report of our car-wash vacuum guy from yesterday.
The Smoking Gun
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