Chuck’s Hand-Picked Overnight Weird News for Tuesday
As a matter of fact, apparently, there is a part of "no" that Melvin Dummar doesn't understand
Melvin is the guy who famously (he says) gave Howard Hughes a lift back to the Dunes Hotel in 1967 and therefore was bequeathed 1/16th of Hughes's estate in his 1976 will, and he hasn't given up yet. His story has been reported, litigated, re-reported, and re-litigated, with the same result: hoax. The federal appeals court in Denver just threw out Dummar's latest, which was a 2007 lawsuit "proving" a conspiracy to deny him his share. Salt Lake Tribune
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I know it's summertime, and it's hot, but . . .
In just the last couple of days, men in Tallahassee, Fla., Stevensin, Calif., Rocklin, Calif., and Adelaide, Australia, were picked up for public nudity. (And it's not that hot in Australia!) The Aussie managed to knock himself out cold at a football game, and the Tallahassee guy said he was just doing what Allah told him to do (among other orders: watch a Bruce Willis movie), and the Rocklin guy, well, he's a cop. Associated Press via New York Times // Merced Sun-Star // KOVR-TV (Sacramento) // Herald Sun (Melbourne)
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Astrology is a major career field in Thailand
In tough political and financial times, even 26¢ a minute doesn't seem harsh when it comes to "fate management." (Bonus: This major profile is of a practitioner named Luck Rakhanithes.) One of the old lions of the field complains, though: "Before, it took years to build up a reputation [but] with television and the Internet and mobile phones, it seems all you have to do is make a lucky guess to hit the big time." Wall Street Journal
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The wheelchair-accessible Appalachian Trail
Jeez, I'm for mainstreaming the disabled, but I don't know about digging out the pristine wilderness of the Appalachian Trial in order to put in a 900-ft-long boardwalk so wheelchaired people can hike all of 900 feet. A fourth short boardwalk was just created, and a fifth will be done before long. Associated Press via Times Argus (Barre, Vt.)
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Update: Nebraska's drop box for unwanted babies works just like they feared it would
Unlike other states' safe-haven laws, with drop boxes at fire stations and hospitals to collect unwanted infants as an alternative to bad parenting or abortion, Nebraska's defines the protected class as all minors. So, what if your 15-yr-old won't stop sassing you? Can you give him up? Answer, as of this last weekend: Yup. JournalStar (Lincoln)
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Your Daily Loser
In northern Florida, near Lake City, Mary Davis, 63, in a domestic brawl with her beloved husband, resisted cops' effort to break it up. She jumped in her car (door still open), backed up, hit a lawn mower, then allegedly aimed the car at the officers, missed, fell out the open door, and finally, was run over by her own car. She was in critical condition. FirstCoastNews.com (Jacksonville)
Comments 'mary_davis'
Your Daily Jury Duty
[no fair examining the evidence; verdict must be based on mugshot only]
Harold Stephens, 60, Dade City, Fla., charged with shooting his neighbor because the neighbor tried to charge Stephens $20 to move a shed over to Stephens's property after the neighbor had sold it to him. Stephens didn't think that was right, since he is confined to a wheelchair. Ahhh, none of this matters, anyway. WTVT (Tampa) // St. Petersburg Times (backstory)
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More Things to Worry About on Tuesday
At a soccer match in Congo, the goalie on the team that was losing decided on a game-changing tactic: incanting spells to weaken the other team (infuriating the other team and their fans and when it was all over, 11 were dead) . . . . . The UK's least competent boater, Stuart Hill (e.g., had to be rescued 7 times in the summer of 2001), had to be rescued again Sunday . . . . . Another one o' dem "prominent Saudi clerics" issued another clarification: Ordinary rodents are so despicable to Muslims that Mickey Mouse has to be put down, too (and Mickey's even worse, for his symbolizing of Western values) . . . . . The Titusville, Fla., city council is mulling Mark Homnick's request for a $745k tax break for deciding to set up his business there, which would be the business of an interactive exhibit showing tourists just how cool it will be once they visit, or move to, Mars . . . . . Recession? Indescribable British "artist" Damien Hirst's auction over the weekend brought him, er, £70.5m ($126m). Today's Newsrangers: Joe Littrell, Scott Langill, Perry Levin, Vic McDonald, Candy Clouston, Brandon Bowers, and Emmitt Dove
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Editor's Note
Periodically, according to my psychotherapist, it's good for me to write a little note like this, apologizing to those many readers who tip me to stories but to whom I do not supply personal notes back. This way, I can shed some guilt while facilitating my continuing disorganization and drift. Also, she assures me that this little tactic can actually be an inspiration to the approximately one person in 100,000 who is actually worse off in this way than I am. Please, I beg you to accept my apology. Thank you.
Melvin is the guy who famously (he says) gave Howard Hughes a lift back to the Dunes Hotel in 1967 and therefore was bequeathed 1/16th of Hughes's estate in his 1976 will, and he hasn't given up yet. His story has been reported, litigated, re-reported, and re-litigated, with the same result: hoax. The federal appeals court in Denver just threw out Dummar's latest, which was a 2007 lawsuit "proving" a conspiracy to deny him his share. Salt Lake Tribune
Comments 'melvin_dummar'
I know it's summertime, and it's hot, but . . .
In just the last couple of days, men in Tallahassee, Fla., Stevensin, Calif., Rocklin, Calif., and Adelaide, Australia, were picked up for public nudity. (And it's not that hot in Australia!) The Aussie managed to knock himself out cold at a football game, and the Tallahassee guy said he was just doing what Allah told him to do (among other orders: watch a Bruce Willis movie), and the Rocklin guy, well, he's a cop. Associated Press via New York Times // Merced Sun-Star // KOVR-TV (Sacramento) // Herald Sun (Melbourne)
Comments 'summer_nudity'
Astrology is a major career field in Thailand
In tough political and financial times, even 26¢ a minute doesn't seem harsh when it comes to "fate management." (Bonus: This major profile is of a practitioner named Luck Rakhanithes.) One of the old lions of the field complains, though: "Before, it took years to build up a reputation [but] with television and the Internet and mobile phones, it seems all you have to do is make a lucky guess to hit the big time." Wall Street Journal
Comments 'thailand_astrology'
The wheelchair-accessible Appalachian Trail
Jeez, I'm for mainstreaming the disabled, but I don't know about digging out the pristine wilderness of the Appalachian Trial in order to put in a 900-ft-long boardwalk so wheelchaired people can hike all of 900 feet. A fourth short boardwalk was just created, and a fifth will be done before long. Associated Press via Times Argus (Barre, Vt.)
Comments 'wheelchair_appalachian'
Update: Nebraska's drop box for unwanted babies works just like they feared it would
Unlike other states' safe-haven laws, with drop boxes at fire stations and hospitals to collect unwanted infants as an alternative to bad parenting or abortion, Nebraska's defines the protected class as all minors. So, what if your 15-yr-old won't stop sassing you? Can you give him up? Answer, as of this last weekend: Yup. JournalStar (Lincoln)
Comments 'nebraska_dropbox'
Your Daily Loser
In northern Florida, near Lake City, Mary Davis, 63, in a domestic brawl with her beloved husband, resisted cops' effort to break it up. She jumped in her car (door still open), backed up, hit a lawn mower, then allegedly aimed the car at the officers, missed, fell out the open door, and finally, was run over by her own car. She was in critical condition. FirstCoastNews.com (Jacksonville)
Comments 'mary_davis'
Your Daily Jury Duty
[no fair examining the evidence; verdict must be based on mugshot only]
Harold Stephens, 60, Dade City, Fla., charged with shooting his neighbor because the neighbor tried to charge Stephens $20 to move a shed over to Stephens's property after the neighbor had sold it to him. Stephens didn't think that was right, since he is confined to a wheelchair. Ahhh, none of this matters, anyway. WTVT (Tampa) // St. Petersburg Times (backstory)
Comments 'harold_stephens'
More Things to Worry About on Tuesday
At a soccer match in Congo, the goalie on the team that was losing decided on a game-changing tactic: incanting spells to weaken the other team (infuriating the other team and their fans and when it was all over, 11 were dead) . . . . . The UK's least competent boater, Stuart Hill (e.g., had to be rescued 7 times in the summer of 2001), had to be rescued again Sunday . . . . . Another one o' dem "prominent Saudi clerics" issued another clarification: Ordinary rodents are so despicable to Muslims that Mickey Mouse has to be put down, too (and Mickey's even worse, for his symbolizing of Western values) . . . . . The Titusville, Fla., city council is mulling Mark Homnick's request for a $745k tax break for deciding to set up his business there, which would be the business of an interactive exhibit showing tourists just how cool it will be once they visit, or move to, Mars . . . . . Recession? Indescribable British "artist" Damien Hirst's auction over the weekend brought him, er, £70.5m ($126m). Today's Newsrangers: Joe Littrell, Scott Langill, Perry Levin, Vic McDonald, Candy Clouston, Brandon Bowers, and Emmitt Dove
Comments 'worry_080916'
Editor's Note
Periodically, according to my psychotherapist, it's good for me to write a little note like this, apologizing to those many readers who tip me to stories but to whom I do not supply personal notes back. This way, I can shed some guilt while facilitating my continuing disorganization and drift. Also, she assures me that this little tactic can actually be an inspiration to the approximately one person in 100,000 who is actually worse off in this way than I am. Please, I beg you to accept my apology. Thank you.
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