Chuck’s Hand-Picked Overnight Weird News for Saturday
The Bigfoot announcement yesterday: nada
After the three true believers laid out their case at the press conference in Palo Alto, Calif., the leading academic Bigfootoligist, Prof. Jeffrey Meldrum, called it all "not compelling in the least." The definitive photos, he said, "just [look] like a costume with some fake guts thrown on top for effect." Notwithstanding, the three believers seemingly couldn't have been more confident that they had found the holy grail. Example: They were inexplicably taunting in their presentation of empty DNA results. Washington Post // Associated Press via Yahoo
Comments 'bigfoot_letdown'
Fine Points of the Law
George Feigley, 68, has been in the Big House for over 30 yrs (minus escape-time), convicted of raping children under the guise of his Neo American Church, after convincing their parents that he was "The Light of the World" and that "sexual activity is the greatest act a human can do." Well, he's served his sentences, and he went home yesterday to Harrisburg, Pa., which of course didn't sit well with the neighbors, since Feigley has never expressed remorse. And . . he doesn't have to register as a sex offender because he was convicted before the registration law was passed. CNN
Comments 'george_feigley'
Rock vs. hard place: should the school have prevented a gay boy from expressing himself?
High school student Lawrence King was murdered, allegedly by a classmate angry because King was openly gay, sometimes cross-dressing in school. Now King's estranged parents have sued the school district for wrongful death, for not enforcing its dress code to keep King from looking like a sissy. Los Angeles Times
Comments 'lawrence_king'
Update: "Booger Red" Kelly goes on trial
The booger man is one of several adults left to face charges of teaching little kids to put on sex shows in Mineola, Tex. (up the road from Tyler). One woman has already been convicted (jury deliberation: 4 minutes), with three more besides Booger Red to go. Tyler Morning News // NOTW M065 (7-6-2008) [scroll to final story, "The Aristocrats"]
Comments 'booger_red'
Your Daily Loser
Christopher Kron was arrested for a burglary in Fort Myers, Fla., made easier because the blaring burglar alarm (which didn't seem to bother Kron) alerted the security company, which called the store, and Kron actually answered the phone and gave 'em his real name. (The company called the cops because that Kron guy didn't know the secret code.) WINK Radio (Fort Myers) [Yep, there's surveillance video, though ya miss the blaring alarm]
Comments 'christopher_kron'
Your Daily Jury Duty
[no fair examining the evidence; verdict must be based on mugshot only]
Joanna Hull, 42, can't remember exactly what happened but thinks it's possible she might have killed her boyfriend. Cincinnati Enquirer
Comments 'joanna_hull'
More Things to Worry About on Saturday
A north Texas school district has OK'd teachers and administrators to pack heat at work (which sounds kinda extreme, but, really, the school is 10 miles past nowhere, a half-hour from the closest sheriff's office) . . . . . Nepal's current child goddess needs to be put out to pasture (she's 11), and replacements are auditioning (must be aged 2 to 4 and have "the voice of a duck") . . . . . Bobby Guffey won $3m in the Hoosier Lotto, playing his lucky number (except that it wasn't his lucky number that won, because Guffey mistakenly hit "8" for the last digit instead of his lucky "6" he intended). Today's Newsrangers: Stephen Taylor, Bob Pert
Comments 'worry_080816'
After the three true believers laid out their case at the press conference in Palo Alto, Calif., the leading academic Bigfootoligist, Prof. Jeffrey Meldrum, called it all "not compelling in the least." The definitive photos, he said, "just [look] like a costume with some fake guts thrown on top for effect." Notwithstanding, the three believers seemingly couldn't have been more confident that they had found the holy grail. Example: They were inexplicably taunting in their presentation of empty DNA results. Washington Post // Associated Press via Yahoo
Comments 'bigfoot_letdown'
Fine Points of the Law
George Feigley, 68, has been in the Big House for over 30 yrs (minus escape-time), convicted of raping children under the guise of his Neo American Church, after convincing their parents that he was "The Light of the World" and that "sexual activity is the greatest act a human can do." Well, he's served his sentences, and he went home yesterday to Harrisburg, Pa., which of course didn't sit well with the neighbors, since Feigley has never expressed remorse. And . . he doesn't have to register as a sex offender because he was convicted before the registration law was passed. CNN
Comments 'george_feigley'
Rock vs. hard place: should the school have prevented a gay boy from expressing himself?
High school student Lawrence King was murdered, allegedly by a classmate angry because King was openly gay, sometimes cross-dressing in school. Now King's estranged parents have sued the school district for wrongful death, for not enforcing its dress code to keep King from looking like a sissy. Los Angeles Times
Comments 'lawrence_king'
Update: "Booger Red" Kelly goes on trial
The booger man is one of several adults left to face charges of teaching little kids to put on sex shows in Mineola, Tex. (up the road from Tyler). One woman has already been convicted (jury deliberation: 4 minutes), with three more besides Booger Red to go. Tyler Morning News // NOTW M065 (7-6-2008) [scroll to final story, "The Aristocrats"]
Comments 'booger_red'
Your Daily Loser
Christopher Kron was arrested for a burglary in Fort Myers, Fla., made easier because the blaring burglar alarm (which didn't seem to bother Kron) alerted the security company, which called the store, and Kron actually answered the phone and gave 'em his real name. (The company called the cops because that Kron guy didn't know the secret code.) WINK Radio (Fort Myers) [Yep, there's surveillance video, though ya miss the blaring alarm]
Comments 'christopher_kron'
Your Daily Jury Duty
[no fair examining the evidence; verdict must be based on mugshot only]
Joanna Hull, 42, can't remember exactly what happened but thinks it's possible she might have killed her boyfriend. Cincinnati Enquirer
Comments 'joanna_hull'
More Things to Worry About on Saturday
A north Texas school district has OK'd teachers and administrators to pack heat at work (which sounds kinda extreme, but, really, the school is 10 miles past nowhere, a half-hour from the closest sheriff's office) . . . . . Nepal's current child goddess needs to be put out to pasture (she's 11), and replacements are auditioning (must be aged 2 to 4 and have "the voice of a duck") . . . . . Bobby Guffey won $3m in the Hoosier Lotto, playing his lucky number (except that it wasn't his lucky number that won, because Guffey mistakenly hit "8" for the last digit instead of his lucky "6" he intended). Today's Newsrangers: Stephen Taylor, Bob Pert
Comments 'worry_080816'
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