Weird News

[ZenGum]

What, hasn't everyone always wanted to do this?

OSAKA, Nov. 24 (AP) - (Kyodo)—A man was arrested Monday in the act of spreading hundreds of worms inside a train running across Osaka Prefecture, local police said.

Manabu Mizuta, a 35-year-old company employee who is suspected of deliberately obstructing railway operations by his act, was quoted as saying, "It was fun to watch other passengers freak out when they looked at the creepy worms wiggling their way (inside the train)."

At the time of his arrest, Mizuta had about 3,600 worms contained in small, photographic film cases in his bag, the police said.

The incident took place as the train was traveling on the Keihan line through the city of Neyagawa around 10:05 a.m.

The suspect, a resident of Hyogo Prefecture, is believed to have scattered about 200 mealworms, the larva of the darkling beetle, a feeder insect for birds. The railway car was cleaned immediately but the train was delayed by about three minutes, according to the police.

Since earlier this month larvae have frequently been found inside Keihan trains, so railroad police officers have been put on alert.

And as for "cleaned in three minutes", I believe that. I have seen the "vomit squad" do a subway car - four men to wipe excess vomit off the seat, mop the floor, remove the seat cushions and install new ones, and spray air freshener ... in less than 60 seconds (I'd say closer to 30). In Japan, the trains run on time.

[ZenGum]

Not really weird but very very dumb.

AN Adelaide driver faces police charges after a video of him doing a burnout in a company ute was posted on the YouTube website.
After receiving a tip-off, police tracked down the motorist because the name and phone number of an auto parts company was emblazoned on the driver's door and clearly shown in the clip.

Traffic Enforcement Section officers visited the business on Friday, and after interviewing a middle-aged man, charged him with "misuse of a motor vehicle due to a sustained tail spin".

The utility was also immediately seized and impounded under the State Government's tough hoon driver laws.

[classicman]

Man Says Wife Was Accidentally Shot During Sex

A Tri-State woman is in critical condition Wednesday after police say her husband shot her while they were having sex.

Timothy Havens, 38, told Springfield police he was reaching for something on the nightstand when the pistol went off, hitting his estranged wife Carolyn in the upper chest. (Hear part of the 911 call)

Carolyn Havens, 42, is being treated at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.

This is isn't the first time there's been trouble for the Havens. Court documents showed Timothy served 60 days in jail for assaulting his wife and was ordered to go to anger management classes.

His arrest Tuesday for the weekend shooting was for violating a civil protection order that Carolyn had taken out against him earlier this year.

Bond was set at $75,000 after prosecutors asked for a high bond, "due to alleged prohibited contact between the parties (and) the suspicious nature of the circumstances surrounding (her injury)."

[Shawnee123]

Heh, saw that on the local news.

Why, it's not fishy at all!

[Trilby]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Heh, saw that on the local news.

Why, it's not fishy at all!

I saw that on the news, too. Yep. We're a wild bunch.

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Not really weird but very very dumb.

Do you reckon that bloke still has a job? lol

[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by Brianna

I saw that on the news, too. Yep. We're a wild bunch.

Didja see wifey on the news last night? It was totally an accident, and she wants him home. He was only reaching to the nightstand. Or they were having sex and it went off. Or he threw it and it went off. Who knows?

[Trilby]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Didja see wifey on the news last night? It was totally an accident, and she wants him home. He was only reaching to the nightstand. Or they were having sex and it went off. Or he threw it and it went off. Who knows?

I've watched enough CourtTV to know that in a year or so it'll happen again.

[dar512]

They're testing the effects of Christmas music on sharks.

All I can say is they're lucky those sharks don't have fricken lasers.

[Pie]

Aha, but I do! :rubs hands gleefully:
The guy down the hall in the high-power laser lab will be happy to lend me one...

(We need a mad-scientist smilie.)

[binky]

I remember years ago, in my mid-twenties heavy metal phase, I worked in a fruit packing house next to 3 old ladies who played the same country christmas tape at least 3 times a day. I was ready to go postal on them

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

I'm still trying to figure out what the weirdest part of this is.

[quote]...(all that crazy shit)...
Weatherley pleaded guilty to offensive behaviour, resisting police and disobeying a police direction.

He was convicted and fined $600. /quote]
Thank god he wasn't given community service.

[morethanpretty]

Brits like squirells! As in eating them.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/di...uirrel.html?em

These days, however, in farmers’ markets, butcher shops, village pubs and elegant restaurants, squirrel is selling as fast as gamekeepers and hunters can bring it in.

“Part of the interest is curiosity and novelty,” said Barry Shaw of Shaw Meats, who sells squirrel meat at the Wirral Farmers Market near Liverpool. “It’s a great conversation starter for dinner parties.”

Hey, I ain't judgin, vittles is vittles.

[Pie]

SQUIRREL FRICASSEE

4 servings.

2 dressed young squirrels (2 lbs.)
1 1/2 tsp. salt
Pepper
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 - 3/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups milk
1 tsp. grated onion (optional)


Wipe squirrel thoroughly with a damp cloth. Remove any hair and scent glands. Examine carefully to locate imbedded shot and remove with a sharp pointed knife.

Wash thoroughly inside and out in warm water.

Drain well and cut into serving pieces. (Never wash after cutting up.)

Combine salt, pepper, and flour.

Dredge meat and coat well.

Heat shortening in a heavy skillet; brown meat slowly on all sides to a rich brown (about 15 minutes).

Add 1/4 cup of water; cover tightly; reduce heat and simmer gently until tender (about 30 minutes).

Add remaining water as needed.

Squirrel should be very tender when done.

Remove squirrel to a hot platter; cover and keep hot.

Blend any leftover seasoned flour into the fat remaining in skillet.

Add milk gradually and cook until gravy boils and thickens, stirring constantly. Serve at once with squirrel. Add the grated onion for additional flavor, if desired.

[classicman]

Texas death row inmate pulls out eye, eats it

HOUSTON – A Texas death row inmate with a history of mental problems pulled out his only good eye and told authorities he ate it.

Andre Thomas, 25, was arrested for the fatal stabbings of his estranged wife, their young son and her 13-month-old daughter in March 2004. Their hearts also had been ripped out. He was convicted and condemned for the infant's death.

Can the food really be that bad? Recipe anyone? Ewwwwwwwww