ahochaude wrote:YES, WE DO, as a matter of fact!!!
That's why I said it... :D
That's why I said it... :D
Interesting/Weird Stories in the News
Started by blender1184 · 8 Jul 2005 · 1,969 replies
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That's why I said it... :D
bmwracer wrote:That's why I said it... :D
I know. Thanks! :D
This just in from Fresno:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/04/26/national/a035853D80.DTL&type=bondage
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Would-Be Car Burglar Locks Self in Trunk
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
(04-26) 03:58 PDT Fresno, Calif. (AP) --
A man attempting to burglarize a car over the weekend locked himself in the trunk and was swiftly arrested, police said.
A security guard at an apartment complex in southeast Fresno followed a trail of blood to a banging noise coming from the trunk in the early morning hours Sunday.
Authorities responding to the scene expected to find a victim, but instead discovered the burglar.
"Genius, pure genius," said Fresno County Sheriff's Lt. Louis Hernandez.
Police said he cut himself on the door of another car he'd broken into, then trickled blood across the parking lot to the car he eventually locked himself inside.
The man initially told authorities he had been hit on the head and stuffed in the trunk, but police found items stolen from another vehicle inside the trunk with the suspect.
"He popped the trunk from the inside and crawled back there, ransacking every inch," Hernandez said. "But then he grabs the trunk to heave himself out and closes it on top of him. He's got to be the dumbest criminal of the day."
The man was taken to University Medical Center to be treated for cuts, then to the Fresno County Jail to be booked on two counts of theft.
Police did not identify the suspect.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/04/26/national/a035853D80.DTL&type=bondage
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Would-Be Car Burglar Locks Self in Trunk
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
(04-26) 03:58 PDT Fresno, Calif. (AP) --
A man attempting to burglarize a car over the weekend locked himself in the trunk and was swiftly arrested, police said.
A security guard at an apartment complex in southeast Fresno followed a trail of blood to a banging noise coming from the trunk in the early morning hours Sunday.
Authorities responding to the scene expected to find a victim, but instead discovered the burglar.
"Genius, pure genius," said Fresno County Sheriff's Lt. Louis Hernandez.
Police said he cut himself on the door of another car he'd broken into, then trickled blood across the parking lot to the car he eventually locked himself inside.
The man initially told authorities he had been hit on the head and stuffed in the trunk, but police found items stolen from another vehicle inside the trunk with the suspect.
"He popped the trunk from the inside and crawled back there, ransacking every inch," Hernandez said. "But then he grabs the trunk to heave himself out and closes it on top of him. He's got to be the dumbest criminal of the day."
The man was taken to University Medical Center to be treated for cuts, then to the Fresno County Jail to be booked on two counts of theft.
Police did not identify the suspect.
pcmodem wrote:Police did not identify the suspect.
Nuts.
Public humiliation should be part of the punishment.
This just in from New Mexico:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/burrito_lockdown
School Mistakes Huge Burrito for a Weapon 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
CLOVIS, N.M. - A call about a possible weapon at a middle school prompted police to put armed officers on rooftops, close nearby streets and lock down the school. All over a giant burrito.
Someone called authorities Thursday after seeing a boy carrying something long and wrapped into Marshall Junior High.
The drama ended two hours later when the suspicious item was identified as a 30-inch burrito filled with steak, guacamole, lettuce, salsa and jalapenos and wrapped inside tin foil and a white T-shirt.
"I didn't know whether to laugh or cry," school Principal Diana Russell said.
State police, Clovis police and the Curry County Sheriff's Department arrived at the school shortly after 8:30 a.m. They searched the premises and determined there was no immediate danger.
In the meantime, more than 30 parents, alerted by a radio report, descended on the school. Visibly shaken, they gathered around in a semi-circle, straining their necks, awaiting news.
"There needs to be security before the kids walk through the door," said Heather Black, whose son attends the school.
After the lockdown was lifted but before the burrito was identified as the culprit, parents pulled 75 students out of school, Russell said.
Russell said the mystery was solved after she brought everyone in the school together in the auditorium to explain what was going on.
"The kid was sitting there as I'm describing this (report of a student with a suspicious package) and he's thinking, 'Oh, my gosh, they're talking about my burrito.'"
Afterward, eighth-grader Michael Morrissey approached her.
"He said, 'I think I'm the person they saw,'" Russell said.
The burrito was part of Morrissey's extra-credit assignment to create commercial advertising for a product.
"We had to make up a product and it could have been anything. I made up a restaurant that specialized in oddly large burritos," Morrissey said.
After students heard the description of what police were looking for, he and his friends began to make the connection. He then took the burrito to the office.
"The police saw it and everyone just started laughing. It was a laughter of relief," Morrissey said.
"Oh, and I have a new nickname now. It's Burrito Boy."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/burrito_lockdown
School Mistakes Huge Burrito for a Weapon 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
CLOVIS, N.M. - A call about a possible weapon at a middle school prompted police to put armed officers on rooftops, close nearby streets and lock down the school. All over a giant burrito.
Someone called authorities Thursday after seeing a boy carrying something long and wrapped into Marshall Junior High.
The drama ended two hours later when the suspicious item was identified as a 30-inch burrito filled with steak, guacamole, lettuce, salsa and jalapenos and wrapped inside tin foil and a white T-shirt.
"I didn't know whether to laugh or cry," school Principal Diana Russell said.
State police, Clovis police and the Curry County Sheriff's Department arrived at the school shortly after 8:30 a.m. They searched the premises and determined there was no immediate danger.
In the meantime, more than 30 parents, alerted by a radio report, descended on the school. Visibly shaken, they gathered around in a semi-circle, straining their necks, awaiting news.
"There needs to be security before the kids walk through the door," said Heather Black, whose son attends the school.
After the lockdown was lifted but before the burrito was identified as the culprit, parents pulled 75 students out of school, Russell said.
Russell said the mystery was solved after she brought everyone in the school together in the auditorium to explain what was going on.
"The kid was sitting there as I'm describing this (report of a student with a suspicious package) and he's thinking, 'Oh, my gosh, they're talking about my burrito.'"
Afterward, eighth-grader Michael Morrissey approached her.
"He said, 'I think I'm the person they saw,'" Russell said.
The burrito was part of Morrissey's extra-credit assignment to create commercial advertising for a product.
"We had to make up a product and it could have been anything. I made up a restaurant that specialized in oddly large burritos," Morrissey said.
After students heard the description of what police were looking for, he and his friends began to make the connection. He then took the burrito to the office.
"The police saw it and everyone just started laughing. It was a laughter of relief," Morrissey said.
"Oh, and I have a new nickname now. It's Burrito Boy."
Oh, I was just going to post this one, PCM. :hehe:
The first thing I said to myself, "A 30 inch burrito!!" :shocked: I biggest one (burrito, people) I saw was a 15 inch one at a place in Davis.
The first thing I said to myself, "A 30 inch burrito!!" :shocked: I biggest one (burrito, people) I saw was a 15 inch one at a place in Davis.
dochira wrote:I saw was a 15 inch one at a place in Davis.
Well that tops John Holmes. :hehe: :hehe:
Touche. :thumbsup: Quoting myself,
Aww, screw it. I left myself open to that one. Damn, did it again. :hehe:
dochira wrote:.... (burrito, people)....
Aww, screw it. I left myself open to that one. Damn, did it again. :hehe:
dochira wrote:Touche. :thumbsup: Quoting myself,
Aww, screw it. I left myself open to that one. Damn, did it again. :hehe:
:lol: :lol:
This just in from Washington DC:
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2005-05-05T125752Z_01_N04483842_RTRIDST_0_ODD-BUSH-CINCODEMAYO-DC.XML
Bush jokes at holding Cinco de Mayo party on 4th
Thu May 5, 2005 8:58 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush joked about hosting the White House Cinco de Mayo party on Wednesday, May 4, saying, "Next year I'm going to have to work on my math."
"The way I see it is mi casa es su casa (my house is your house)," Bush told guests, many of Mexican-American or Hispanic heritage, seated in the Rose Garden at tables decorated in bright pink, blue and green.
"I always look forward to Cinco de Mayo especially because it gives me a chance to practice my Spanish," he said. "My only problem this year is I scheduled the dinner on cuatro de Mayo. Next year, I'm going to have to work on my math."
Cinco de Mayo, the fifth of May, commemorates the 1862 Battle of Puebla in which Mexican troops defeated invading French forces. It is marked by celebrations in Mexico and the Mexican-American community.
"The United States and Mexico are united by ties of family, faith in God and a deep love for freedom," Bush said.
But there have been tensions between the two countries over Mexico's opposition to the Iraq war and stalled efforts to ease U.S. immigration rules to benefit Mexican workers.
"Mexican-Americans are also strengthening our country with their patriotism and service. Thousands of Mexican-Americans have sacrificed in the armed services for our freedom," Bush said, adding 8,700 men and women born in Mexico were now in the U.S. military.
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2005-05-05T125752Z_01_N04483842_RTRIDST_0_ODD-BUSH-CINCODEMAYO-DC.XML
Bush jokes at holding Cinco de Mayo party on 4th
Thu May 5, 2005 8:58 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush joked about hosting the White House Cinco de Mayo party on Wednesday, May 4, saying, "Next year I'm going to have to work on my math."
"The way I see it is mi casa es su casa (my house is your house)," Bush told guests, many of Mexican-American or Hispanic heritage, seated in the Rose Garden at tables decorated in bright pink, blue and green.
"I always look forward to Cinco de Mayo especially because it gives me a chance to practice my Spanish," he said. "My only problem this year is I scheduled the dinner on cuatro de Mayo. Next year, I'm going to have to work on my math."
Cinco de Mayo, the fifth of May, commemorates the 1862 Battle of Puebla in which Mexican troops defeated invading French forces. It is marked by celebrations in Mexico and the Mexican-American community.
"The United States and Mexico are united by ties of family, faith in God and a deep love for freedom," Bush said.
But there have been tensions between the two countries over Mexico's opposition to the Iraq war and stalled efforts to ease U.S. immigration rules to benefit Mexican workers.
"Mexican-Americans are also strengthening our country with their patriotism and service. Thousands of Mexican-Americans have sacrificed in the armed services for our freedom," Bush said, adding 8,700 men and women born in Mexico were now in the U.S. military.
HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO EVERYONE!! :yippee: :woot: :dancing:
pcmodem wrote:"Mexican-Americans are also strengthening our country with their patriotism and service. Thousands of Mexican-Americans have sacrificed in the armed services for our freedom," Bush said, adding 8,700 men and women born in Mexico were now in the U.S. military.Although that maybe true, on the flipside, illegal Mexican aliens are hurting our economy as well.
In 2004 alone, the number of illegals that crossed into our US borders were estimated at a whopping 3,000,000!
(source: Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele, "Who Left The Door Open?" Time September 20, 2004)
I'm all for immigration however by legal means only.
ahochaude wrote:Although that maybe true, on the flipside, illegal Mexican aliens are hurting our economy as well.
In 2004 alone, the number of illegals that crossed into our US borders were estimated at a whopping 3,000,000!
Gawd, don't get me going on that... What a joke. :shakehead:
bmwracer wrote:
Gawd, don't get me going on that... What a joke. :shakehead:
I know. Something must be done about this, or it'll only get worse.
ahochaude wrote:I know. Something must be done about this, or it'll only get worse.
There's been quite a bit of stuff on the news about some kinda newly-empowered border patrol, but I didn't pay enough attention to it...
bmwracer wrote:
Gawd, don't get me going on that... What a joke. :shakehead:
Well, hey, tell us your take, bwwracer; you're basically in the hubub of where all this is supposedly going on. I mean, convince me, I'm on an island and all, a border is all around me so to speak. I don't quite understand EVERYTHING 'bout what's going on, but, seems a lot of illegals are easily passing through.
And what's with this Calfiornia rule (correct me on this if I'm wrong) that prevents law enforcement officers from asking folks where they're from, what their ethincity is? I don't quite get it.
All those Minuteman project guys 'long the border don't seem to see it as a joke.
I dunno, we're "way over here" in the Pacific, so maybe I have not much mettle to talk about this; still it's AMERICA we're talking about. And, it seems both left and right folk seem to be admitting the same thing -- that it's easy for anyone to cross over into the U.S. (add that to ahochaude's aforementioned sources).
The Man wrote:Well, hey, tell us your take, bwwracer; you're basically in the hubub of where all this is supposedly going on. I mean, convince me, I'm on an island and all, a border is all around me so to speak. I don't quite understand EVERYTHING 'bout what's going on, but, seems a lot of illegals are easily passing through.
Not much of a take really... Like Aho, said they're illegal. Period. Whether they're Mexicans coming over the border or Chinese packed in a shipping container (how insane is that?), they're illegal. That said, I totally understand their plight and desperation, but still, it's wrong. And when you're talking millions, that's insane.
Pessimistically, I don't see any significant reduction in the influx of illegals over the border, save for creating a canyon-wide trench along the border. And what to do with all those that are already here? :sweat:
And what's with this Calfiornia rule (correct me on this if I'm wrong) that prevents law enforcement officers from asking folks where they're from, what their ethincity is? I don't quite get it.
No one does here, either. I suppose it's an INS thing and it's out of local law enforcement's jurisdiction. The rules are screwy here. It's a tangle of weeds, I think.
All those Minuteman project guys 'long the border don't seem to see it as a joke.
Ah yes, that's the name of the project.... Yes, those guys are serious about the task at hand from what I've seen on the news... Thing is, will government tie their hands from doing anything really productive in inhibiting border crossing....
My "man on the street" two cents... :sweat:
This just in from San Francisco:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/penguins_chlamydia
Chlamydia Outbreak Kills a Dozen Penguins Fri May 6, 8:00 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO - An outbreak of chlamydia at the San Francisco Zoo has left a dozen penguins dead, according to a spokesman.
The bacteria, which was most likely transmitted to the birds by an infected seagull, is spread through airborne saliva or other bodily fluids, said Bob Jenkins, the zoo's director of animal care and conservation. A similar disease is sexually transmitted in humans.
"One quick exposure and you're off and running," Jenkins said, adding that at its height, nearly 80 percent of the zoo's penguin colony was infected. "It required very aggressive treatment on our part."
Zoo workers first noticed several lethargic birds about two months ago. The penguins that died were mostly original members of the colony and about 20-years old, Jenkins said. Their weakened immune systems led to kidney failure and respiratory distress, which eventually killed them. The average penguin's life span is 15 to 20 years.
Precautions were taken to ensure no other animals or human visitors were infected. Only certain keepers wearing special clothing and masks took care of the penguins, the whole area was routinely disinfected and the birds were treated with antibiotics, Jenkins said. He added this was the first chlamydia outbreak among the penguins.
Some of the zoo's 55 remaining penguins are still recovering, he said.
"It's a strong colony, so it seems to be bouncing back well," Jenkins said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/penguins_chlamydia
Chlamydia Outbreak Kills a Dozen Penguins Fri May 6, 8:00 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO - An outbreak of chlamydia at the San Francisco Zoo has left a dozen penguins dead, according to a spokesman.
The bacteria, which was most likely transmitted to the birds by an infected seagull, is spread through airborne saliva or other bodily fluids, said Bob Jenkins, the zoo's director of animal care and conservation. A similar disease is sexually transmitted in humans.
"One quick exposure and you're off and running," Jenkins said, adding that at its height, nearly 80 percent of the zoo's penguin colony was infected. "It required very aggressive treatment on our part."
Zoo workers first noticed several lethargic birds about two months ago. The penguins that died were mostly original members of the colony and about 20-years old, Jenkins said. Their weakened immune systems led to kidney failure and respiratory distress, which eventually killed them. The average penguin's life span is 15 to 20 years.
Precautions were taken to ensure no other animals or human visitors were infected. Only certain keepers wearing special clothing and masks took care of the penguins, the whole area was routinely disinfected and the birds were treated with antibiotics, Jenkins said. He added this was the first chlamydia outbreak among the penguins.
Some of the zoo's 55 remaining penguins are still recovering, he said.
"It's a strong colony, so it seems to be bouncing back well," Jenkins said.
This just in from Ridgecrest:
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Chicken Ticketed for Crossing the Road
Monday, May 9, 2005
(05-09) 13:42 PDT Ridgecrest, Calif. (AP) --
Linc and Helena Moore may have finally learned the answer to that age-old question: Why did the chicken cross the road? Because the chicken doesn't know jaywalking is illegal.
Kern County Sheriff's Deputy J. Nicholson does know, however. The deputy issued a ticket March 26 because one of the couple's chickens allegedly impeded traffic in Johannesburg, a rural mining community near Ridgecrest, some 220 miles northeast of Los Angeles.
The Moores were in Superior Court on Friday to plead not guilty. A trial was scheduled for May 16.
Nicholson has declined to discuss the matter, but sheriff's Sgt. Francis Moore said chickens on the roadway have been a problem in the community of 50 residents. Officials didn't believe it could be resolved by simply issuing the couple a warning.
"Sometimes you have to let people talk to the judge," Moore said.
The chicken's owners say they believe they were cited because they were among several people who complained that sheriff's deputies haven't done enough to control off-road vehicle riders who create dust and noise in their neighborhood.
Sheriff's officials say that isn't so, adding they are doing what they can to keep off-roaders away from homes.
"The chicken thing has nothing to do with the motorcycle thing," Moore said.
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Chicken Ticketed for Crossing the Road
Monday, May 9, 2005
(05-09) 13:42 PDT Ridgecrest, Calif. (AP) --
Linc and Helena Moore may have finally learned the answer to that age-old question: Why did the chicken cross the road? Because the chicken doesn't know jaywalking is illegal.
Kern County Sheriff's Deputy J. Nicholson does know, however. The deputy issued a ticket March 26 because one of the couple's chickens allegedly impeded traffic in Johannesburg, a rural mining community near Ridgecrest, some 220 miles northeast of Los Angeles.
The Moores were in Superior Court on Friday to plead not guilty. A trial was scheduled for May 16.
Nicholson has declined to discuss the matter, but sheriff's Sgt. Francis Moore said chickens on the roadway have been a problem in the community of 50 residents. Officials didn't believe it could be resolved by simply issuing the couple a warning.
"Sometimes you have to let people talk to the judge," Moore said.
The chicken's owners say they believe they were cited because they were among several people who complained that sheriff's deputies haven't done enough to control off-road vehicle riders who create dust and noise in their neighborhood.
Sheriff's officials say that isn't so, adding they are doing what they can to keep off-roaders away from homes.
"The chicken thing has nothing to do with the motorcycle thing," Moore said.
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