[Tarnak]

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Break-in thief locks himself in car

10:13 AEST Wed Feb 25 2009

A thief has bungled an attempt to break in to a car in Adelaide, locking himself inside the vehicle as police arrived.

http://news.ninemsn....-himself-in-car

[roddy32]

Two more candidates for the dumb criminal list.

[jasper the rasper]

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'Most unfortunate names' revealed

What do you call some of the most unlucky people in Britain?

Justin Case, Barb Dwyer and Stan Still.

It sounds like a bad joke, but a study has revealed that there really are unfortunate people with those names in the UK.

Joining them on the list are Terry Bull, Paige Turner, Mary Christmas and Anna Sasin.

And just imagine having to introduce yourself to a crowd as Doug Hole or Hazel Nutt.

The names were uncovered by researchers from parenting group TheBabyWebsite.com after trawling through online telephone records.

Retired airman Stan Still, 76, from Cirencester, Gloucestershire, said his name had been "a blooming millstone around my neck my entire life".

"When I was in the RAF my commanding officer used to shout, 'Stan Still, get a move on' and roll about laughing," he said.

"It got hugely boring after a while."

Read More: http://news.bbc.co.u.../uk/7909561.stm

[roddy32]

Yet another dumb criminal

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Man uses debit card to buy drink in alleged holdup

Wed Mar 4, 9:02 pm ET

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Would-be robbers take note: Don't use your debit card during a holdup. A West Virginia man who police say attempted to rob a convenience store instead ended up buying a soft drink with his debit card — ultimately leading to his arrest.

Shawn Thomas Lester, 33, told the store clerk Monday he had a gun and wanted all the money in the register, police said. But the suspect got flustered when a customer walked in and the clerk told him to pay for the soft drink.

Lester handed over his debit card, then signed the receipt "John Doe" and left without any cash.

Police traced the debit card and found Lester, of Charleston. He told police he was only joking when he said he had a gun and demanded money.

He was charged with armed robbery in Kanawha County, according to a criminal complaint.

It was not clear whether Lester had an attorney. His phone number was unlisted.

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Information from: WCHS-TV, http://www.wchstv.com

http://news.yahoo.co...thirsty_suspect

[roddy32]

This story was on the Today show today. LOL

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Octopus gets inside lunchbox at Boston aquarium (AP)

Fri Mar 6, 8:55 pm ET
AP

BOSTON – What is 7 feet long, weighs 30 pounds, has eight arms and fits in a box slightly larger than a milk crate? Truman the octopus. Truman squeezed into a clear, acrylic box while trying to snag his lunch at the New England Aquarium in Boston.

Aquarium workers often place food inside locked boxes for the intelligent animals to crack open. It's what the aquarium calls an "enrichment activity," but it didn't go as planned Thursday.

In this case, crabs were locked in a smaller box inside the bigger box, which is 14 inches per side. The impatient Truman bypassed the locks and squeezed his body through a 2-inch hole in the exterior box.

He spent about 30 minutes inside before slithering out, delighting staff and guests who witnessed the spectacle.

He never did get the smaller box open.

http://news.yahoo.co...ctopus_in_a_box

[Tarnak]

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Man wrestles kangaroo in Canberra home

15:19 AEST Mon Mar 9 2009

When a dark intruder smashed through his bedroom window and repeatedly bounced on his bed, Beat Ettlin was initially relieved to discover it was a kangaroo.

"My initial thought when I was half awake was: it's a lunatic ninja coming through the window," the 42-year-old told The Associated Press on Monday.

"It seems about as likely as a kangaroo breaking in."

http://news.ninemsn.....aspx?id=769036

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[roddy32]

Maybe it was a ninja kangaroo.

[Tarnak]

roddy32, on Mar 9 2009, 10:23 PM, said:

Maybe it was a ninja kangaroo.

Good one!

[roddy32]

You know you are living in the sticks when..........

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Man calls police to report moose on roof

AP 2 hrs 47 mins ago

MINOT, N.D. – It may have looked like Christmas outside, but Ward Nostdahl says it wasn't reindeer he heard clomping on his roof. Nostdahl called police to report a moose on the roof of his hillside home northwest of Minot.

He said he first saw the moose lying next to his garage door Wednesday afternoon. Game Warden Alan Howard said he and his colleagues chased it into a neighbor's yard but it came back to Nostdahl's home. Nostdahl called them back after he heard it on the roof.

Howard said Nostdahl's earth house is built into a hill, making it easy for the young moose to step up on the roof. The animal had come back down by the time Howard got there, and he said he was able to chase it off the property. He said it headed north.

Information from: KCJB-AM, http://kcjb910.com
http://news.yahoo.co...p/moose_on_roof

[jasper the rasper]

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Finn creates USB 'finger drive'

A Finnish computer programmer who lost one of his fingers in a motorcycle accident has made himself a prosthetic replacement with a USB drive attached.

Jerry Jalava uses the 2GB memory stick, accessed by peeling back the "nail", to store photos, movies and programmes.

The finger is not permanently attached to his hand, so it can be easily left plugged into a computer when in use.

Mr Jalava says he is already thinking about upgrading the finger to include more storage and wireless technology.

Full Story>> http://news.bbc.co.u...ope/7949018.stm

[roddy32]

Now that is just plain wierd .

[jasper the rasper]

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Councils get banned jargon list

Council leaders have compiled a banned list of the 200 worst uses of jargon, with "predictors of beaconicity" and "taxonomy" among the worst horrors.
The Local Government Association says such words and phrases must be avoided for staff to "communicate effectively".
Cliches such as "level playing field" and inscrutable terms like "re-baselining" have been prohibited.
LGA chairman Margaret Eaton said: "The public sector must not hide behind impenetrable jargon and phrases."
Local and central government are often criticised for their use of language.

Full Article >> http://news.bbc.co.u...ics/7948894.stm

My favourite one is 'coterminous, stakeholder engagement' but before you look try to guess it's meaning .

[roddy32]

My guess on this "coterminous, stakeholder engagement "was a "squatter" but it actually means "talk to someone".

[Tarnak]

LOL I just learnt a new word:

- coterminous > see - http://www.wordrefer...ion/coterminous

coterminous
A adjective
1 >>>>> coextensive, coterminous, conterminous
of equal extent or scope or duration

and just to have some fun, I threw in another word that just popped into my head - voilà > exsanguination

then put them together > coterminous exsanguination > Google > http://www.google.co...&...-8&oe=utf-8

bleedin' obvious

[roddy32]

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile crashes into Wis. home

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Fri Jul 17, 9:01 pm ET

MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. – One southern Wisconsin homeowner is probably not in love with the Oscar Mayer wiener. The famed hot dog's Wienermobile crashed Friday into the deck and garage of a home in Mount Pleasant, about 35 miles south of Milwaukee.

Police said the driver was trying to turn the Wienermobile around in the driveway and thought she was moving in reverse. But she instead went forward and hit the home. It sat in the driveway as if it were stuck in the garage Friday afternoon.

No one was home and no one was injured. No citations were immediately issued.

Both the home and vehicle suffered moderate damage, which Oscar Mayer spokeswoman Sydney Lindner says insurance will cover.

Police hadn't been able to speak to the homeowner as of early Friday evening.

Source and a pic.
http://news.yahoo.co...nermobile_wreck

[P.T.]

Police: Man reluctantly robs Utah snow cone stand

Posted: Jul. 17, 2009

RIVERTON, Utah — Investigators said an armed man seemed reluctant, but robbed a 16-year-old girl working at a snow cone stand anyway. Salt Lake County Sheriff's Lt. Don Hutson said the man walked through the back door of the Snow Shack on Wednesday and showed that he had a gun.

Hutson said he then told the teen he didn't want to do it, but owed his brother $80 and ordered her to give him the money.

The girl handed over the money and the man ran away. Law enforcement officers are still looking for him.


LOL I love these stories

[roddy32]

That is a very strange guy ROFL

[P.T.]

roddy32, on Jul 19 2009, 07:08 AM, said:

That is a very strange guy ROFL

I tell hubby all the time people are strange these days.

[bigc73542]

local man thinks he has a hyena in backyard - calls DNR 

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Mark, a local resident, called the Department of Natural Resources yesterday and reported that he heard a hyena in his backyard. "After I called, I looked out the window of my backdoor, and I could still hear what sounded like a wild hyena right near the side of the house, but I couldnt see anything. Then, I stepped right outside my door a little, and saw it standing up against the fence wih it's wild frizzy brown mane sticking up over the rose bush. I was petrified, I froze right there on my backdoor steps, and all I could hear was 'AAAACCKKKHHAHAHA ACCKKKHAHAHA' over and over again. So I called the Department of Natural Resources, hoping they could catch it and take it off of my property, and when they got here, I stuck my head out the front door and pointed them to the side of the house, and said 'it's still over there'. So they went over there and came back and knocked on my door and said 'sir, it's just your wife talking to the neighbor'. I said 'are you serious?? what the hell could she be cackling that much about?', and the man said 'not sure sir..but it had something to do with you walking around scratching your butt, that's all I know."

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