World Weird News

Karma · Post by **Karma** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:52 pm

The Problem Is Goats

Story 1: A traffic officer in eastern Ontario, who ticketed a speeding motorist from Switzerland in September, said the driver blamed it on the lack of goats. He told the officer that he felt liberated to drive fast because, unlike in his country, there were no goats wandering onto the highway. [BBC News-AFP, 9-7-06] [South Florida Sun-Sentinel-AP, 9-17-06]

Story 2: Authorities in the Nigerian village of Isseluku arrested a man for killing his brother in September, but the man insisted that he had only tried to move a goat from his farm but that when it wouldn't move, he hit it with an ax, at which point it turned into his brother (according to an Associated Press report). [BBC News-AFP, 9-7-06] [South Florida Sun-Sentinel-AP, 9-17-06]

News of the Weird.

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manadren · Post by **manadren** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:56 pm

Karma wrote: Story 2: Authorities in the Nigerian village of Isseluku arrested a man for killing his brother in September, but the man insisted that he had only tried to move a goat from his farm but that when it wouldn't move, he hit it with an ax, at which point it turned into his brother (according to an Associated Press report). [BBC News-AFP, 9-7-06] [South Florida Sun-Sentinel-AP, 9-17-06]

gee. I wonder what that was all about.

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Karma · Post by **Karma** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 12:00 am

manadren wrote: gee. I wonder what that was all about.

Well, I guess his brother was really furry and was crouched down for him to think he was a goat.

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Karma · Post by **Karma** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 10:53 pm

Sex with Dead Deer Not Illegal

The defence lawyer of a Wisconsin man charged with having sex with a dead deer is claiming he's innocent of any wrongdoing - because a "crimes against sexual morality" statute prohibits sex with animals, but fails to mention carcasses, The Duluth News Tribune reports.

Bryan James Hathaway, 20, of Superior, was arrested on "a misdemeanour charge of sexual gratification with an animal" after indulging in intercourse with said deceased deer on 11 October.

His attorney, public defender Fredric Anderson, last week filed a motion with a Douglas County court which argued "because the deer was dead, it was not considered an animal and the charge should be dismissed". He wrote: "The statute does not prohibit one from having sex with a carcass."

He further argued that, according to Webster's dictionary, an animal is "any of a kingdom of living beings". If you include carcasses in that definition, Anderson reasoned, "you really go down a slippery slope with absurd results".

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Clueless · Post by **Clueless** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:06 pm

but why would anyone want to do that in the first place

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Karma · Post by **Karma** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:17 pm

Clueless wrote: but why would anyone want to do that in the first place

You know...I wonder, too...

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Stasi · Post by **Stasi** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:56 am

Karma wrote: Sex with Dead Deer Not Illegal

The defence lawyer of a Wisconsin man charged with having sex with a dead deer is claiming he's innocent of any wrongdoing - because a "crimes against sexual morality" statute prohibits sex with animals, but fails to mention carcasses, The Duluth News Tribune reports.

Bryan James Hathaway, 20, of Superior, was arrested on "a misdemeanour charge of sexual gratification with an animal" after indulging in intercourse with said deceased deer on 11 October.

His attorney, public defender Fredric Anderson, last week filed a motion with a Douglas County court which argued "because the deer was dead, it was not considered an animal and the charge should be dismissed". He wrote: "The statute does not prohibit one from having sex with a carcass."

He further argued that, according to Webster's dictionary, an animal is "any of a kingdom of living beings". If you include carcasses in that definition, Anderson reasoned, "you really go down a slippery slope with absurd results".

Oooh, sounds like fun! I wonder how long the thing was dead before he had his way with it.

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manadren · Post by **manadren** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 2:01 pm

Karma wrote: Sex with Dead Deer Not Illegal

So it's not bestiality, it's just necrophilia. That's so much better.

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scherzo · Post by **scherzo** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 4:13 pm

Karma wrote:
Clueless wrote: but why would anyone want to do that in the first place

You know...I wonder, too...

the fact he was charged leads me to believe there was a witness, I am assuming it was some sort of prank, sick initiation, or a barbaric right of passage

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manadren · Post by **manadren** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:21 pm

scherzo wrote:
Karma wrote:
Clueless wrote: but why would anyone want to do that in the first place

You know...I wonder, too...

the fact he was charged leads me to believe there was a witness, I am assuming it was some sort of prank, sick initiation, or a barbaric right of passage

Or, more likely, he just didn't pull the carcass far enough away from the road and was caught by a passing motorist.

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Clueless · Post by **Clueless** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:30 pm

lol

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Karma · Post by **Karma** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:36 am

Story 1: Creme de la Weird
In September, health officials in Macerata, Italy, rescued a 57-year-old woman identified only as Carmela, after a brother reported he wouldn't be able to keep delivering food to her. It turns out that Carmela had become fearful of influenza 26 years ago, had sealed the windows of her apartment, and had not ventured out the entire time except to collect the food her brother left at her door. She weighed about 65 pounds and had hair 7 feet long, and workers required respirators to enter the home. [Reuters, 9-10-06]

Story 2: Least Competent Criminals
Peggy Sue Hesskew, 44, was arrested in Kerrville, Texas, in November after she made a down payment to a hit man (actually, an undercover police officer) for a contract on her ex-husband. She made the contract even though the Kerrville Daily Times had reported the day before that police were on the lookout for a woman who had been asking around town for hit men. "You don't get the paper?" asked the magistrate when she was arrested. "I was out of town," she said. [American-Statesman (Austin), 11-3-06]

Thanks, and good day, everyone! See you later on WWN!

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:38 pm

Wow some crazy news lol

Alternative-world online games like Second Life allow players to create identities and personalities, to communicate, and to interact commercially in a self-contained universe. Players buy, sell, invest and generate wealth using a virtual monetary system. Currently, Second Life players bump up against real-world taxes only if they earn real-world money from cashing out in-game wealth, but a congressional economist told Reuters in October that the House and Senate would soon be considering whether also to levy taxes on property and currency left inside the system ("virtual capital gains"). (Second Life's in-game economy is so robust that it is growing at many times the rate of the U.S. economy.) (The story was filed by a real-life reporter embedded as Reuters' Second Life "bureau chief.") [Reuters, 10-16-06; New York Times, 10-16-06]

Too bad the UO economy is not that good. LOL

I see it coming, pretty soon we won't have dollar as a currency, it will be gold.

And the flue one is freaken funny. Proves the government exaggerates flu way too much. I rather have flu over a cold any time. Flu lasts like 24 hour, a cold lasts a couple weeks.

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manadren · Post by **manadren** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 6:48 pm

The whole 'cashing out of in game wealth' and taxes on virtual property seem insane to me. The game is controlled by a company, a company that could at any time decide to delete all wealth or end the game entirely. How is that a smart thing?

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manadren · Post by **manadren** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:03 pm

Police In Drag Catch Red Light Runners

Thu Dec 14, 10:40 AM ET

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Deputies gave a new meaning to the term "Dragnet" Wednesday.

West Palm Beach Police and Palm Beach County Sheriff's Deputies had a busy morning catching drivers running red lights at the intersection of Okeechobee Boulevard and Jog Road in West Palm Beach -- all while dressed in drag.

Police told WPBF 6-foot tall, 250 pound "Officer Delicious," real life Police Officer Terry Golden, attracted a lot of attention while dressed as a woman during the Red Light Runner campaign.

Officer Delicious stood at the intersection and radioed fellow officers down the street, who would pull over violators.

Authorities reported they pulled over and ticketed 77 drivers who ran red lights in just under 90 minutes. Each driver received a ticket for $185.50, meaning Palm Beach County pulled in $14,283.50 in all.

Police said Officer Dave Oxley also played along in the sting, dressing up as homeless-eccentric "Officer Looney."

Organizers told WPBF they hope the operation will send a strong message to motorists to think twice about running red lights.

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manadren · Post by **manadren** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:03 pm

"Officer Delicious" - that's classic

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manadren · Post by **manadren** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:22 pm

Man Trying to Kill Bees Sets Home Ablaze [ link ]

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (AP) - A man who tried to keep bees off his property accidentally set fire to his house instead, causing at least $500 damage.

Franklyn Pigott Jr. set his home ablaze Wednesday while attempting to destroy a nest of bees that had formed outside the home, the Fort Myers News-Press reported Thursday.

When Pigott, 38, mixed a product called Real Kill Indoor Fogger with WD-40, it became a "flame-thrower" and melted the home's vinyl siding, according to a police incident report.

The real lesson here: Real Kill Indoor Fogger + WD-40 = flamethrower

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manadren · Post by **manadren** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:23 pm

Masked Man Allegedly Robs Grandfather [ link ]

HARTSELLE, Ala. (AP) - A Harstselle man who allegedly stole $300 from his grandfather's wallet has been charged with armed robbery, authorities said.

Daniel Ray Brown, 22, remained in Morgan County Jail on $10,000 bond in connection to the robbery of Walter Ray Brown, 72, about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Detective Kyle Wilson said Daniel Brown donned a ski mask and jacket, armed himself with a handle from a hydraulic floor jack and made the 10-foot hike to his grandfather's home next door.

"There's a woman that lives there with his grandpa," Wilson said. "He said, 'Sit down, Bernice.' Then he goes to his grandpa's room and he says, 'This is a robbery, I need your money, and I mean it, Pa-Paw.'"

Wilson said Walter Brown was lying in bed, so his grandson grabbed his pants off a chair and took his wallet.

"He got out to the kitchen, which is in the next room, and his Pa-Paw tackled him. There was a scuffle, and he hit his Pa-Paw in the head with the handle," Wilson said.

While Walter Brown picked up the phone to call 911, Daniel Brown went back to his own home, leaving a trail - the pants, billfold, $5 and the handle - between the two houses, officials said.

Daniel Brown denied he was the man behind the mask. The cash reported stolen had not been recovered Wednesday.

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Clueless · Post by **Clueless** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:56 pm

what an idiot

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Stasi · Post by **Stasi** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:02 pm

Clueless wrote: what an idiot

Would you say he's 'clueless'?

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Clueless · Post by **Clueless** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:35 am

haha shush

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Bookworm · Post by **Bookworm** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 3:57 pm

Man's body found in front of TV year after death

HAMPTON BAYS, N.Y. - The partially mummified body of a man dead for more than a year has been found in a chair in front of his television, which was still on, authorities said.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17202448/?GT1=9033

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michaelk1993adg · Post by **michaelk1993adg** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:37 pm

Clueless wrote: but why would anyone want to do that in the first place

desperate times we live in.

wonder whether the deer was dead before or after.

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manadren · Post by **manadren** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:03 pm

Bookworm wrote: Man's body found in front of TV year after death

HAMPTON BAYS, N.Y. - The partially mummified body of a man dead for more than a year has been found in a chair in front of his television, which was still on, authorities said.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17202448/?GT1=9033

I was just about to post that. It's really sad when can die and it takes a year for anyone to notice. Which also begs the question, who was paying the bills?

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Reaper · Post by **Reaper** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:46 pm

Uh, his ghost? Come on man, think.

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