Weird News

[Clodfobble]

On this day in history:

July 6th, 1734, Norwegian missionary Hans Egede gave one of the oldest descriptions of the mystical creature known as a "Sea Serpent." Some modern scholars have come to the conclusion that what he (and subsequent mariners) saw was actually a whale penis, with a whole series of compelling photos showing the resemblance.

[xoxoxoBruce]

That's plausible.

[BigV]

Tired Gay succumbs to Dix in 200 meters

Oregon (Reuters) - Olympic bronze medalist Walter Dix edged out Tyson Gay in the former world champion's hotly-anticipated return to the 200 meters at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting on Saturday.

Not especially weird, but definitely a puckish headline.

[ZenGum]

The picture there is even better. Seems copyrighted though so I'm not copying.

[classicman]

High Noon in Pahrump, Nev.: Sheriff Arrests the District Attorney
The D.A. Chooses Not to File Charges Against Himself, Investigates His Nemesis

PAHRUMP, Nev.—Like a scene from a Western movie, the two top lawmen here are settling their scores in public.

In May, a Nye County sheriff's deputy arrested the district attorney. The sheriff, Tony De Meo, alleges that the D.A., Robert Beckett, was misusing public funds.

According to Mr. De Meo, public money had gone to supporting the local cheerleading squad, led by the D.A.'s wife, and to make a family friend's car payments. No charges have been filed, in part because Mr. Beckett, the D.A., refuses to charge himself.

Meanwhile, Mr. Beckett appointed a special prosecutor to investigate possible abuses of power by the sheriff's office and other public officials. Mr. Beckett claims that arresting him was part of an effort to sabotage his re-election. Mr. Beckett ended up running last among five candidates in the Republican primary.

The special prosecutor filed felony charges against the sheriff's deputy, David Boruchowitz, who had arrested the D.A.

Mr. Boruchowitz was also the sheriff's informal press liaison. And after he was summoned to lock himself in the corrugated metal county jail, he sent out a press release with his own mug shot announcing he had been arrested. A judge later rejected the charges, contending Mr. Beckett didn't have the power to appoint a special prosecutor. So Mr. Beckett refiled the charges himself.

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[Cloud]

some people should be drowned as puppies:

LAS CRUCES - It's not unusual for motorists to report a suspicious-looking hitchhiker to the police - unless the hitchhiker is naked and running into highway traffic with a prosthetic leg on fire.

The 47-year-old Mesilla Park man is recovering at a Texas burn center after being found on the U.S. 70 bridge over Del Rey Boulevard just before 7 p.m. Monday, with "significant" burns to his leg, buttocks, his plastic prosthesis "and what was left of his sock," according to Las Cruces Police Department reports.

In addition to "the burnt remains" of his clothing, an officer also found a 5-inch tube stuffed with wire mesh, which appeared to have been used as a smoking pipe.

The cause of the burns, the man told police, was losing a drinking game for having "only drank a six-pack," according to the police report.

As punishment, his three friends set his jeans and his prosthesis on fire and let the material - then his flesh - burn and blacken until he "could not stand the pain of wearing clothes" and stripped down to his shoes, the police report states.

When he couldn't stand the flames any more, he asked for a ride from his friend's home on Butterfield Boulevard to somewhere near a medical clinic, since his friends "didn't want to take him all the way to the hospital because they thought they were going to get arrested," the man told police. His friends got nervous when he complained of his pains, he said, and dropped him off on the highway.

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[wolf]

Why not just admit to the crack-pipe failure? Or was he required to lie because his pants were on fire?

[Griff]

The girls bought me this.

[Cicero]

Originally Posted by Griff

The girls bought me this.

Griffin that is odd...I wonder where you wear this item?

Odd but true.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Pennsylvania State Police are trying to piece together the puzzling death of a motorcyclist from Export, Westmoreland County.

According to police reports, 47-year-old William Mark Amos was riding on Route 819 in Salem Township when the deer crossed into his path Friday morning.

The bike collided with the deer about 100 yards south of Ridge Road, police said.

Police said Amos, who was not wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene.

But police also said that Amos had a gunshot wound to the head and that a gun was recovered at the crash scene.

Most likely he was carrying a gun and it went off in the crash. No helmet, safety off... bad judgment.

[SamIam]

That is very strange. What killed him? The gunshot wound or the collision?

[Sundae]

ZOMBIES! CAR CRASH!! CHAOS!!!

Well, not really.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A car full of people dressed as zombies crashed on Interstate 84 near downtown Portland on Friday, causing initial confusion by people who witnessed the crash.
Police said that in their investigation they learned that the people inside the car were dressed as zombie costumes and they were headed to a party at the time of the crash.

Sgt. Greg Stewart said people who witnessed the crash initially thought the victims' injuries were much more serious, because of the zombie costumes.

While everyone in the car was taken to the hospital, Stewart said crews are investigating the possibility that more people were in the car at the time of the crash but fled the scene on foot.

Italics mine - jeez I hope they didn't get lost and approach any lonely farmhouses for help...?

From here

[Lamplighter]

Run away, run away ...

[spudcon]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Run away, run away ...

[Lamplighter]

Underwear.