A Vibrating Toilet Seat, Buddha in a Wasp Nest
and the Morning Edition of Chuck's News of the Weird Daily for Friday (and . . and . . the only edition today . . busy again . . sorry)
Robber promises bank's Customer Service will hear about this!
He tried to knock off a Susquehanna Bank branch just after it opened yesterday morning, only to discover that cash drawers had not yet been delivered to the three tellers. Jeez, was he upset! As he walked out the door empty-handed, he told everyone he was gonna file a complaint! (There were customers around, though, and one tipped cops, who arrested Joseph Goetz, 48.) York (Pa.) Daily Record
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Michigan preacher imprisoned for explaining to the judge what God has in store for him
Rev. Edward Pinkney was convicted on a vote fraud charge and so much disagreed with the judge's verdict that he pointed out to His Honor that he should expect curses, fever, "extreme burning," and other payoffs from a vengeful Lord, but another judge interpreted that as an illegal threat and sent the Rev to prison. The ACLU backs the Rev. Associated Press via Fox News
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Another Second Life divorce
This couple, though, met in a chatroom, got married in real life and on Second Life, but then she strayed to World of Warcraft and he had an avatar affair on Second Life, and they got a real-life divorce. She's now involved with a man from WoW, and the ex-husband gave his story to a reporter only via his SL avatar. (Link has photos illustrating exactly why SL is so popular, i.e., your avatar can be 10 times better looking than you are.) Daily Mail (London)
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Your Daily Jury Duty
[no fair examining the evidence; verdict must be based on mugshot only]
Lori Brutsche-Ely, 41, who might have gotten a little out of control at a Halloween party (5 felonies, 3 misdemeanors). Idaho Mountain Express (Ketchum)
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More Things to Worry About on Friday
Might as well reserve this 11-yr-old kid a cell on Florida's death row right now because it's only a matter of time (torched a cat, threatened to give his pregnant sister a "c-section," popped his mother with a saw). TCPalm.com (Stuart, Fla.)
Minnesota Buddhists envision "the seated Buddha" in, um, a wasp nest. Associated Press via Winona Daily News
Tennessee's House Republican leader says he's pretty sure that his 17,000 comic books don't have to be declared as an "investment," on ethics disclosure forms. Knoxville News-Sentinel
It's huge news in Laurel, Miss., that local guy Johnny Henry made a splash at the recent Las Vegas Int'l Inventors Convention, with his "vibrating toilet seat" ("It's to make you feel good while you're there"). Leader-Call (Laurel)
The sacred institution of marriage: Italian man granted divorce on the ground that his mother-in-law gave him hell. The Times (London)
Today's Newsrangers: Bruce Alter, Mark Neunder, Larry Ellis Reed
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Robber promises bank's Customer Service will hear about this!
He tried to knock off a Susquehanna Bank branch just after it opened yesterday morning, only to discover that cash drawers had not yet been delivered to the three tellers. Jeez, was he upset! As he walked out the door empty-handed, he told everyone he was gonna file a complaint! (There were customers around, though, and one tipped cops, who arrested Joseph Goetz, 48.) York (Pa.) Daily Record
Comments 'moneyless_bank'
Michigan preacher imprisoned for explaining to the judge what God has in store for him
Rev. Edward Pinkney was convicted on a vote fraud charge and so much disagreed with the judge's verdict that he pointed out to His Honor that he should expect curses, fever, "extreme burning," and other payoffs from a vengeful Lord, but another judge interpreted that as an illegal threat and sent the Rev to prison. The ACLU backs the Rev. Associated Press via Fox News
Comments 'michigan_preacher'
Another Second Life divorce
This couple, though, met in a chatroom, got married in real life and on Second Life, but then she strayed to World of Warcraft and he had an avatar affair on Second Life, and they got a real-life divorce. She's now involved with a man from WoW, and the ex-husband gave his story to a reporter only via his SL avatar. (Link has photos illustrating exactly why SL is so popular, i.e., your avatar can be 10 times better looking than you are.) Daily Mail (London)
Comments 'secondlife_divorce'
Your Daily Jury Duty
[no fair examining the evidence; verdict must be based on mugshot only]
Lori Brutsche-Ely, 41, who might have gotten a little out of control at a Halloween party (5 felonies, 3 misdemeanors). Idaho Mountain Express (Ketchum)
Comments 'lori_brutscheely'
More Things to Worry About on Friday
Might as well reserve this 11-yr-old kid a cell on Florida's death row right now because it's only a matter of time (torched a cat, threatened to give his pregnant sister a "c-section," popped his mother with a saw). TCPalm.com (Stuart, Fla.)
Minnesota Buddhists envision "the seated Buddha" in, um, a wasp nest. Associated Press via Winona Daily News
Tennessee's House Republican leader says he's pretty sure that his 17,000 comic books don't have to be declared as an "investment," on ethics disclosure forms. Knoxville News-Sentinel
It's huge news in Laurel, Miss., that local guy Johnny Henry made a splash at the recent Las Vegas Int'l Inventors Convention, with his "vibrating toilet seat" ("It's to make you feel good while you're there"). Leader-Call (Laurel)
The sacred institution of marriage: Italian man granted divorce on the ground that his mother-in-law gave him hell. The Times (London)
Today's Newsrangers: Bruce Alter, Mark Neunder, Larry Ellis Reed
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