Through the Looking Glass
A collection of weird and off-beat news from around the world.
Mike Pingree(MCT)
Issue date: 10/25/06 Section: Opinion
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WELL DARLING, HAVE I MADE MY POINT?
A man in Williamsport, Pa., got so mad during an argument with his girlfriend that he stole a backhoe from a nearby demolition site, returned to the lady's home and used the heavy machinery to flip her car onto its roof. He was arrested.
IS THAT A CLASS D SUBSTANCE OR ARE YOU JUST GLAD TO SEE ME?
Police pulled over a driver for failing to signal a lane change on an Interstate in Georgia and wound up arresting him for marijuana possession because they decided to search the man after noticing a bulge in his crotch.
HEY, LET ME HAVE ANOTHER LOOK AT THAT
A plastic surgeon in Germany enlarged the breasts of several women who bilked him out of payment by registering under fake names and taking off after the procedure was completed. So the doctor brought pictures of the women's new enormous breasts to the police station to be used as wanted posters in hopes that someone could identify the ladies in question.
SO HE WASN'T COMPLETELY DISHONEST
A thief stole a pair of pants from a department store in Sanya, China, but, when he got them home, found that they didn't fit. So he returned to the store and stole another pair. He did, however, return the trousers that didn't fit.
SURPISED TO SEE ME? BUT WHY?
In order to get the day off from work, a man in Waterloo, Iowa, claimed his girlfriend's teenage son had died, and even submitted a phony obituary to the local newspaper. The scam fell apart when somebody saw the kid eating at a restaurant.
NO! WAIT! I'LL GIVE IT BACK! NO ... PLEASE! ...WHAP!
A man robbed a taxi driver in Martinsburg, W.Va., of $473 and fled the scene, but, unfortunately for him, encountered the reigning World Boxing Empire Middleweight champion of the world who was passing by and heard the cries of the cabbie. It wasn't pretty.
OK, WHERE IS SHE?! TURN HER OVER NOW!
A 17-year-old female elephant wandered out of the forest near Banta, India, fell into an irrigation ditch and drowned. Villagers promptly buried the dead pachyderm, a big mistake as it turns out. Agitated members of the female's herd have come looking for her, and have been raiding the village ever since in a futile attempt to find her.
MEDICATION? SURE, IF YOU CONSIDER WEED TO BE MEDICATION
Police in Rogersville, Tenn., were flagged down by a confused and disoriented man who asked them for a ride to "a house on the hill." Noting his condition, they asked him if he was on medication. He said he wasn't, but mentioned that he had been smoking marijuana. He was arrested for public intoxication.
HEY MAN, I THOUGHT WE HAD A DEAL
After a man's car was stolen in San Diego, he called his cell phone, which he had left in the vehicle, and spoke to one of the thieves, who agreed to meet him and sell the car back to him. But the guy sent the police to the meeting instead.
A man in Williamsport, Pa., got so mad during an argument with his girlfriend that he stole a backhoe from a nearby demolition site, returned to the lady's home and used the heavy machinery to flip her car onto its roof. He was arrested.
IS THAT A CLASS D SUBSTANCE OR ARE YOU JUST GLAD TO SEE ME?
Police pulled over a driver for failing to signal a lane change on an Interstate in Georgia and wound up arresting him for marijuana possession because they decided to search the man after noticing a bulge in his crotch.
HEY, LET ME HAVE ANOTHER LOOK AT THAT
A plastic surgeon in Germany enlarged the breasts of several women who bilked him out of payment by registering under fake names and taking off after the procedure was completed. So the doctor brought pictures of the women's new enormous breasts to the police station to be used as wanted posters in hopes that someone could identify the ladies in question.
SO HE WASN'T COMPLETELY DISHONEST
A thief stole a pair of pants from a department store in Sanya, China, but, when he got them home, found that they didn't fit. So he returned to the store and stole another pair. He did, however, return the trousers that didn't fit.
SURPISED TO SEE ME? BUT WHY?
In order to get the day off from work, a man in Waterloo, Iowa, claimed his girlfriend's teenage son had died, and even submitted a phony obituary to the local newspaper. The scam fell apart when somebody saw the kid eating at a restaurant.
NO! WAIT! I'LL GIVE IT BACK! NO ... PLEASE! ...WHAP!
A man robbed a taxi driver in Martinsburg, W.Va., of $473 and fled the scene, but, unfortunately for him, encountered the reigning World Boxing Empire Middleweight champion of the world who was passing by and heard the cries of the cabbie. It wasn't pretty.
OK, WHERE IS SHE?! TURN HER OVER NOW!
A 17-year-old female elephant wandered out of the forest near Banta, India, fell into an irrigation ditch and drowned. Villagers promptly buried the dead pachyderm, a big mistake as it turns out. Agitated members of the female's herd have come looking for her, and have been raiding the village ever since in a futile attempt to find her.
MEDICATION? SURE, IF YOU CONSIDER WEED TO BE MEDICATION
Police in Rogersville, Tenn., were flagged down by a confused and disoriented man who asked them for a ride to "a house on the hill." Noting his condition, they asked him if he was on medication. He said he wasn't, but mentioned that he had been smoking marijuana. He was arrested for public intoxication.
HEY MAN, I THOUGHT WE HAD A DEAL
After a man's car was stolen in San Diego, he called his cell phone, which he had left in the vehicle, and spoke to one of the thieves, who agreed to meet him and sell the car back to him. But the guy sent the police to the meeting instead.
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