Weird News

[Shawnee123]

If you're appearing in court to be arraigned on a traffic violation, LEAVE YOUR WEED AT HOME:

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., May 7 (UPI) -- Authorities in New York state said a man searching his pockets for a summons in a courtroom dropped a bag of marijuana onto an officer's shoe.

Nassau County District Attorney spokesman Eric Phillips said Desmond Kelly, 28, was being arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead, N.Y., on a motor vehicle violation when the judge asked Kelley if he had the original traffic ticket, the New York Post reported Thursday.

Phillips said Kelly "reached into his pocket and took out the ticket. At that time, a small bag of marijuana fell out and landed on top of the shoe of a court officer."

The spokesman said the officer shouted "'You're under arrest!' and the audience in court gasped."

Kelly was immediately arraigned on the drug possession charge.

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/05/...7781241724241/

[Trilby]

Hey, could happen to anyone.

[classicman]

Well it was Hempstead.

[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by Brianna

Hey, could happen to anyone.

I know, almost feel badly for him.

Originally Posted by classicman

Well it was Hempstead.

:p

This is funny: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8034027.stm

Eco-sailors rescued by oil tanker

An expedition team which set sail from Plymouth on a 5,000-mile carbon emission-free trip to Greenland have been rescued by an oil tanker.

Raoul Surcouf, Richard Spink and skipper Ben Stoddart sent a mayday because they feared for their safety amid winds of 68mph (109km/h).

All three are reportedly exhausted but safe on board the Overseas Yellowstone.

[Razzmatazz13]

This guy seems legit:
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=6412895

Neighbors concerned about strange van
May 7th, 2009 @ 6:03pm
By Sam Penrod

PROVO -- Provo police are investigating a bizarre incident this week: a van parked in a residential neighborhood with a sign on it, reading: "free candy inside."

It turns out, police believe the sign was harmless. But for neighbors who live in Provo's Grandview neighborhood, it raised serious concerns with them that a child predator could be targeting kids on the street.

The white van was parked on a neighborhood street in front of a home. No one on the street knew who the van belonged to, and the neighbors were worried about the sign posted in the back window.

Adults looked inside and did not see any candy, but they did see a mattress and some clothes in the back of the van. Police were called to investigate.

Officers tracked down the van's owner, who is a college age student. He told officers he put up the sign a few days ago as part of a prank with his friends.

Police credit the neighbors for watching out for their neighborhood. "With this sign possibly enticing children to a van, your worst case scenarios come to mind. So, it was good, a good example of someone in a neighborhood watching out, not only for his own family, but the whole neighborhood," said Capt. Cliff Argyle, spokesman for the Provo Police Department.

Officers say the man was very cooperative with investigators and was actually embarrassed by what happened, so much so he drove to the police station to show officers the sign was down.

The man is apparently staying with some relatives within walking distance of the neighborhood where the van was parked and at times lives in the van.

Police say, if nothing else, this situation is a good reminder for parents to talk to their children about stranger danger.

[classicman]

Waterboard him. He is obviously lying!

[xoxoxoBruce]

There was a story in the paper about a retired guy on Long Island that had put his entire $700,000 nest egg in GM corporate bonds. He also convinced his sons and brother to put all their money in GM corporate bonds. All of which are now virtually worthless.

Before he retired he was a Retirement Benefits Counselor.

[ZenGum]

Students from schools and colleges in Japan shut down over fears of swine flu have been flocking to karaoke clubs to fill their new-found free time.

The students were told on Monday they should stay at home if possible, but some club managers said they were busy as soon as the closures were announced.

[TheMercenary]

Added to the list of things that make you go, "Hmmmmmmm......"

Germany denies Most Evil patent ever

http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/05/ger...l-patent-ever/

[xoxoxoBruce]

I'm glad they refused the patent, now we can use it for free.

[Crimson Ghost]

Hmmm....
No comment...

[TheMercenary]

Praying mantis caught on camera eating a hummingbird

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wil...mmingbird.html

[ZenGum]

All this, from here.

Weird and wonderful is the only way to describe many of the stories which came out of New Zealand this past week.

By now most people have heard about the service station owners from the North Island city of Rotorua, who skipped town after Westpac accidentally put $10 million in their bank account.

They are still hiding out somewhere in Asia.

[Also, one in-law was able to visit them for a while but was ditched after posting details of her location ON HER FACEBOOK PAGE and one thing they aren't explaining is how the couple got $5,000,000 or so out of the account and out of the country. Zengum]

But New Zealand police managed to catch up with Billy the Hunted One.

South Island man William Stewart had been playing a cat and mouse game with police for 100 days and became a bit famous in the process.

Despite a string of violence and drug convictions, Billy the Hunted One - as he likes to be known - was being written up as a "national hero" in some newspapers.

When he was being chased by police, he would bamboozle them by pulling off the road and turning off his headlights.

He also gave hitch-hikers rides in his stolen vehicles and scratched thank-you notes into kitchen tables with a knife when he stole food from farmhouses.

One female journalist appeared to have developed a slight crush on the long-haired fugitive.

In her stories she likened him to a "dishevelled version of American crooner Michael Bolton".

But Billy was bad - his luck ran out when he tried to steal a farmer's quad bike in the middle of the night.


As the week wore on, the stories got even stranger.

A motor vehicle company in New Zealand announced it was giving away a free goat with every ute sold.

Its public relations man was quoted in the papers as saying, with sheep numbers in decline in New Zealand, it was time to "float the goat".

He talked up their weed-eating abilities and also guaranteed there was zero risk of getting goat flu.

Then, police revealed thieves had broken into a wine shop just down the road from the ABC's office in central Auckland.

Local robberies do not usually raise an eyebrow, but this was no ordinary break-and-enter.

The bandits stole alcohol worth $250,000.

They pinched rare pinot noir, very costly cognac and a bottle of Dom Perignon, which was plated in gold and worth $14,000.

Police believe it was a robbery to order and the bottles have probably already hit the black market.

On the subject of beverages, a New Zealand woman came forward with her story of how she lost 45 kilograms in eight months.

She revealed she had done it by drinking nothing but the energy drink Red Bull.

Brooke Robertson says she downed about 10 cans a day. If she was desperate for some solids she scoffed a handful of cereal.

She hid her addiction from her family until she had a minor heart attack. She now suffers from anxiety and has a permanent heart murmur.

and not one incident amongst them.

[skysidhe]

Good ones Zen.
Pinot Noir! yum




Talking about invasive species.

I saw a short blurb somewhere. It was probably in the weekends paper. Someone's book and how that humans are sited as an invasive species on Galapagos.