2008 Woodie Awards
Through the looking glass : A collection of weird and off-beat news from around the world...
Issue date: 2/1/06 Section: News
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HEY, NICE OUTFIT, WHERE'D YOU GET IT?
A man was walking down Martins de Sa beach in Brazil and saw a group of men wearing his clothes. They had broken into his home, which was near the beach, stole the clothing and decided to take a seaside stroll. They were arrested.
WELL, YOUR HONOR, WHY DON'T YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?
A bunch of inebriates at a party in Farmington, Mo., did a bit of "drunk dialing" _ calling people at 3 a.m. and making obscenity-laced threats. One of those they called was a judge. He called the cops. They dialed the automatic call return, spoke to someone at the party and invited themselves over. Arrests resulted.
NO, I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING, WHY?
Two muggers robbed and beat a man in Manchester, England, apparently not noticing that a police helicopter was hovering above them the whole time. Astonished officers in the chopper filmed the crime and radioed the location to colleagues on the ground.
CAN'T YOU SEE I'M BUSY!?
A bus driver brought his girlfriend along on a trip across South Africa, and, much to the passengers' dismay, she continuously fondled, kissed and tickled him causing him to swerve all over the road as he made his way from East London to Cape Town. Frightened passengers begged him to stop, but he swore at them and made threatening remarks.
KEEPING HIS OPTIONS OPEN
A man in Sanford, Fla., initiated divorce proceedings against his wife then dropped them. But he secretly returned to court without telling her, divorced her without her knowledge, and continued to live with her for two years. She has sued him for fraud.
HEH HEH, LOOKS LIKE I MADE A CLEAN GETAWAY
When a man reported that someone stole his cell phone from his home in Overtornea, Sweden, the police called the phone and the burglar answered. He thought the call was from the cab company he hired to take him to Kalix, 37 miles away. So the police knew where he was going. To make it even easier, the thief didn't turn off the phone, so the cops eavesdropped on his entire getaway, and were waiting for him at his destination.
WAIT, NO, EVERYTHING'S COOL NOW, OFFICER
Last summer, a 62-year-old Florida man got drunk and held a shotgun to the head of his 61-year-old fiancee. He was arrested, and the judge ordered him not to have any contact with the woman. But the lovebirds patched things up and decided to get married. The woman assumed that the restraining order was void because she didn't want to press charges. Wrong. Minutes before their wedding, the cops moved in and took him away.
AH, I THINK WE HAVE OUR MAN
A man took all of his clothes off at a party in Ilsa Vista, Calif., and refused to get dressed despite many requests that he do so. In frustration, another party-goer doused him with beer, and he responded by attacking him. Police came, and had no trouble deciding who to arrest.
A man was walking down Martins de Sa beach in Brazil and saw a group of men wearing his clothes. They had broken into his home, which was near the beach, stole the clothing and decided to take a seaside stroll. They were arrested.
WELL, YOUR HONOR, WHY DON'T YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?
A bunch of inebriates at a party in Farmington, Mo., did a bit of "drunk dialing" _ calling people at 3 a.m. and making obscenity-laced threats. One of those they called was a judge. He called the cops. They dialed the automatic call return, spoke to someone at the party and invited themselves over. Arrests resulted.
NO, I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING, WHY?
Two muggers robbed and beat a man in Manchester, England, apparently not noticing that a police helicopter was hovering above them the whole time. Astonished officers in the chopper filmed the crime and radioed the location to colleagues on the ground.
CAN'T YOU SEE I'M BUSY!?
A bus driver brought his girlfriend along on a trip across South Africa, and, much to the passengers' dismay, she continuously fondled, kissed and tickled him causing him to swerve all over the road as he made his way from East London to Cape Town. Frightened passengers begged him to stop, but he swore at them and made threatening remarks.
KEEPING HIS OPTIONS OPEN
A man in Sanford, Fla., initiated divorce proceedings against his wife then dropped them. But he secretly returned to court without telling her, divorced her without her knowledge, and continued to live with her for two years. She has sued him for fraud.
HEH HEH, LOOKS LIKE I MADE A CLEAN GETAWAY
When a man reported that someone stole his cell phone from his home in Overtornea, Sweden, the police called the phone and the burglar answered. He thought the call was from the cab company he hired to take him to Kalix, 37 miles away. So the police knew where he was going. To make it even easier, the thief didn't turn off the phone, so the cops eavesdropped on his entire getaway, and were waiting for him at his destination.
WAIT, NO, EVERYTHING'S COOL NOW, OFFICER
Last summer, a 62-year-old Florida man got drunk and held a shotgun to the head of his 61-year-old fiancee. He was arrested, and the judge ordered him not to have any contact with the woman. But the lovebirds patched things up and decided to get married. The woman assumed that the restraining order was void because she didn't want to press charges. Wrong. Minutes before their wedding, the cops moved in and took him away.
AH, I THINK WE HAVE OUR MAN
A man took all of his clothes off at a party in Ilsa Vista, Calif., and refused to get dressed despite many requests that he do so. In frustration, another party-goer doused him with beer, and he responded by attacking him. Police came, and had no trouble deciding who to arrest.