| "Quick Takes" 3-15-04 | |
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Sared - Retired  |
This isn't funny enough to be put in the Crazy Forum. Besides, its more of a news posting. I will hopefully be posting these once a week. Let me know if you have anything that could be considered a 'Quick Take"! "Wrong Number" In his truck and being chased by thredd other drivers, Kevin Richard Vowell of Maryville, Tenn, didn't find a very sympathetic voice when he called 911 late last month. The reason: The three drivers were sheriff's deputies. (Mr. Vowell allegedly had sped away after a deputy pulled him over for driving erratically.) "The dispatcher advised him him to stop, telling him, 'You're only making it worse,'" said sherriff's spokeswoman Marian Byrant. The deputies finally caught Mr. Vowell and forced him off the road. "Misuse of power Warning to those visiting Germany: Be careful of where you plug in your laptop. German prosecuters late last month investigated a student for 'removing ecectrical energy" after he plugged his laptop into a socket at a train station, using about a quarter of a cent's worth of power. Police officers in Kassel at first suspected that the student had stolen the laptop, but he was albe to prove that he owned it. He seems to have had no answer, though, for the apparently unauthorized use of power. "The officers had no choice. They must investigate if there is a suspicion of an offense," said Kassel prosecuter Manfred Jung. "However, these procedings will most certainly be stopped." "Conscientious crook" As a rule, identity thieves don't keep records, but police in Mount Carmel, Tenn., say Debra Janan Goins is an exception. Ms Goins allegedly spent over $1,000 with a stolen checkbook- and carefully recorded each transaction in the checkbook register. Said Mount Carmel policeman Will Mullins, "I guess she wanted to make sure she didn't bounce any of the victim's checks." "Message in a bottle" Cornered in a bar with a stolen bottle of wine, a German thief last week decided to drink the loot instead of give it up-and immediately began violently retching. The problem: After several robberies, the bar's landlady had replaced the wine with vinegar. A police spokesman told the Reuters news service, "I guess he though, 'I'd better make the most of this' and drank the stuff." "Lost cause" Residents of Lost have found a solution to a rash of stolen road signs: Change the small Scottish village's name. Lost has had to replace seven road signs identifying the town in the last seven years. (The sign simply says, "Lost".) "Many people want to have thier photograph taken by it looking bewildered," local official Bruce Luffman told the Reuters new service, "and every so oftn it gets taken." The town's new name will be Lost Farm, which Mr. Luffman hopes will clear up another problem: "Deliveris gte lost because they have no idea where 'Lost' is, and its very confusing." Long in the tooth Some gamblers lose thier shirts, a German gambler reportadley lost his teeth. The Reuters news service reports that a man in Dortmund contacted local police after another Dortmunder took his dentures as collateral on a $186 gambling debt. Police persuaded the winning gambler to return the dentures to the loosing gambler, who promised to settle the debt. A policeman spokesman said that the denture wearer was relieved: "He was afraid that he might have to live off liquid food for the next few days." Sleeping on the job A Dutch burlar apparently needed a break during a nighttime robbery last week: the burglar decided to take a nap on a couch in the Rotterdam home he was robbing, reports the Reuters news service, only to be found and subdued by the homeowner's son. A Rotterdam police spokesman questioned the robber's street smarts: "It's not very smart to fall asleep in the house you are trying to burgle." _______________ I'm crazy, not stupid. This post was edited by Sared on Mar 16 2004 02:41am. |
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lol some are good Got another one for ya: "So there is this guy, who broke into a bar at night. Since it was summer, he decided to take a beer. After the beer, he went to the toilet, and FLUSHED! Imagine the sound at night of a toilet flushing. Of course, the landlady got up, called teh Police and the guy was arrested." Could've been told better, but maybe you can rewrite it and put it in there  _______________ Visit the Belouve Family Website! Quote: I try to have fun with my friends and try to make a difference as best I can. What does making a difference mean? Well, it can be as simple as saying hello, answering a question that seems obvious or heck, just talking. -- Vladarion
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