Weird
ARMED FOR SCHOOL
In a Pennsylvania Wal-Mart store, shoppers were surprised to see shotgun shells included in the 'Back to School' sale. A variety of shells were displayed, from small game loads to skeet rounds, at $29.80 for a large box. However, it transpires that the ammunition is not the Wal-Mart's more original substitute for stationery. When questioned, the store spokesman replied that the 'Back to School' sign was used for all sale items on the store.
NEIGHBOURS FROM HELL
Police in Philadelphia are holding 26 year old Tamika Ross on a murder charge. The young mother of five accidentally drove over her neighbour's hat - squashing it beyond recognition, and prompting a violent argument. Miss Ross's enraged neighbour - identified as Nathanial Davis - hit the young woman, who subsequently ran him over with a pick-up truck. When questioned by the police the young woman defended her actions, saying "he hit me so I ran him down."
JANIE THE TEENAGE WITCH
In Baltimore, Maryland, a 15 year-old girl has been suspended from school for using witchcraft on a fellow student. Both the student, Janie Schoonover, and her mother deny the accusations brought against them by the headmistress, claiming that Janie has never cast an evil spell. "Casting a spell is not something that just happens, no novice would be able to successfully perform any spell" asserted Colleen Harper, a transexual who was Schoonover's biological father, but now calls herself her mother. Maybe she's been reading too much Harry Potter.
LIES, DAMNED LIES, AND KITCHEN UTENSILS
Police in Radnor, Pennsylvania are employing a new piece of equipment in the fight against crime - a colander. The colander was placed on a suspect's head and then wired to a photocopier with a piece of paper with the words 'He's lying' placed inside. Whenever they believed him to be lying they pressed the Copy button, and the message appeared. Believing the 'Lie detector' to be working the suspect eventually confessed.
19th Oct 2000