Away From Politics
To get away from the Big new of the day and look at the smaller bits check these out.
Mother And Son Steal Away
A Madison, Wisconsin, mother drove her 13-year-old son around in
a car looking for a victim to rob because "it was something they
could do together."
"The boy told police he had talked to her [his mother] about
committing robberies, but she discouraged him. Still, he said she
agreed to drive him around to look for a victim. They found a man
at a car wash. She asked him if he really wanted to go through
with it. He said he did, and she told him to be careful."
News Tribune (Duluth, Minnesota) 12-Aug-06
or http://tinyurl.com/zsmm9
North Platte man tells police the CIA will repay the money he stole from Subway; arrested anyway Frank Graham (North Platte Bulletin) http://tinyurl.com/zyaw6
A German thief who broke into a company to steal a computer andwas surprised by the police figured that if he lay down and playeddead there was a good chance the police would go away, police said.He came too when they tried the "old tube down the trachea to helprevive him" trick.Officer.com 1-Aug-06
Story
Paul McKinney and his wife Emma Henfrey of the UK decided to putsome candles in some lanterns and let them fly away powered bythe hot air generated by the candles.The next day the police were flooded by callers reporting UFOsightings. The military had to be called in to investigate whetherBritish air space had been compromised by hostile aliens fromother planets because of all the panic."I said to my wife they were UFOs until I could be convincedotherwise," said local resident, Tin Foil Hatman.The Metro (UK) 10-Aug-06Story
If You Plan To Commit A Crime And Escape From Jail, Do It InMobile, Alabama http://tinyurl.com/jdufm
The Television Academy, they that award the "prestigious" Emmya wards, has had to reveal too much about what happens backstage,when they announced that Ellen Burstyn had won a nomination for bestsupporting actress for a 14-second television movie role consistingof two lines and 38 words. She won it based on the "popular vote.""The academy wouldn't discuss this process, but critics say it'sclear that the nominations were little more than a popularitycontest and, based on Burstyn's brief role, voted upon by a number of people who didn't even see what she did in the movie. "Canadian News 8-Aug-06Story
A UK man spent 2 years fighting a $115 speeding ticket in court,a citation that he clearly deserved, because he was trying todelay his conviction so some of his previously earned "points"would expire and so he wouldn't lose his license. He was fined$6,080 by an exasperated judge because of all the court time andpolice time he wasted. In addition his attorney was fined $4,900for wasting the court's time. No word on the additional attorneyfees he needs to pay.
http://tinyurl.com/zv4qe
RoadWork
A road crew in Princeton, Wisconsin, needing to detour trafficaround just 8 blocks of road work, posted signs that, instead ofdirecting traffic down the nearby side streets, which would onlytake drivers a few minutes out of their way, posted signs directingdrivers to travel 45 miles to detour around the work.
Mother And Son Steal Away
A Madison, Wisconsin, mother drove her 13-year-old son around in
a car looking for a victim to rob because "it was something they
could do together."
"The boy told police he had talked to her [his mother] about
committing robberies, but she discouraged him. Still, he said she
agreed to drive him around to look for a victim. They found a man
at a car wash. She asked him if he really wanted to go through
with it. He said he did, and she told him to be careful."
News Tribune (Duluth, Minnesota) 12-Aug-06
or http://tinyurl.com/zsmm9
North Platte man tells police the CIA will repay the money he stole from Subway; arrested anyway Frank Graham (North Platte Bulletin) http://tinyurl.com/zyaw6
A German thief who broke into a company to steal a computer andwas surprised by the police figured that if he lay down and playeddead there was a good chance the police would go away, police said.He came too when they tried the "old tube down the trachea to helprevive him" trick.Officer.com 1-Aug-06
Story
Paul McKinney and his wife Emma Henfrey of the UK decided to putsome candles in some lanterns and let them fly away powered bythe hot air generated by the candles.The next day the police were flooded by callers reporting UFOsightings. The military had to be called in to investigate whetherBritish air space had been compromised by hostile aliens fromother planets because of all the panic."I said to my wife they were UFOs until I could be convincedotherwise," said local resident, Tin Foil Hatman.The Metro (UK) 10-Aug-06Story
If You Plan To Commit A Crime And Escape From Jail, Do It InMobile, Alabama http://tinyurl.com/jdufm
The Television Academy, they that award the "prestigious" Emmya wards, has had to reveal too much about what happens backstage,when they announced that Ellen Burstyn had won a nomination for bestsupporting actress for a 14-second television movie role consistingof two lines and 38 words. She won it based on the "popular vote.""The academy wouldn't discuss this process, but critics say it'sclear that the nominations were little more than a popularitycontest and, based on Burstyn's brief role, voted upon by a number of people who didn't even see what she did in the movie. "Canadian News 8-Aug-06Story
A UK man spent 2 years fighting a $115 speeding ticket in court,a citation that he clearly deserved, because he was trying todelay his conviction so some of his previously earned "points"would expire and so he wouldn't lose his license. He was fined$6,080 by an exasperated judge because of all the court time andpolice time he wasted. In addition his attorney was fined $4,900for wasting the court's time. No word on the additional attorneyfees he needs to pay.
http://tinyurl.com/zv4qe
RoadWork
A road crew in Princeton, Wisconsin, needing to detour trafficaround just 8 blocks of road work, posted signs that, instead ofdirecting traffic down the nearby side streets, which would onlytake drivers a few minutes out of their way, posted signs directingdrivers to travel 45 miles to detour around the work.
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