Sunday, August 19, 2007

News of the Weird, Vol. 1

I've always enjoyed reading about "strange but true" news stories, so I thought I'd start posting them here. Enjoy...

Man Trades Rocket Launcher for Sneakers
Apparently a guy around Orlando found a surface-to-air rocket launcher in an old shed he tore down, and unable to dispose of it at an area dump, trades them for size-3 Reebok for his daughter. Weirdness Factor: 3 (out of 5)

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, MP3
A Muslim woman in Britain was caught listening to her MP3 player underneath her hijab while she was actively serving jury duty for a murder trial.
Weirdness Factor: 2

"Can You Hook Me Up?"
So narcotics police have searched a man's apartment and have him in handcuffs when another guy walks up and asked the man, then the badged detective, for some meth.
Weirdness Factor: 2

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