2008 Woodie Awards
Through the Looking glass: A collection of weird and off-beat news
Mike Pingree ; KRT
Issue date: 4/5/06 Section: News
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EXCUSE ME, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY HOUSE?
Unbeknownst to her estranged husband, a woman in Ajax, Ontario, sold her husband's house by forging his name. She then had a relative impersonate him and sign the final documents at a lawyer's office. The husband discovered this when he arrived home from a trip and found other people living there.
AND MERMAIDS DON'T COME CHEAP
A businesswoman in Zimbabwe, anxious to recover her stolen luxury car, went to a witch doctor for help. The witch doctor said she needed to hire "mermaids" from England to help in the search and to put them up in a hotel. She charged the woman $30,000. The car was not recovered. The witch doctor was arrested.
I WANT YOU NOW, YOU VIRILE OLD CODGER
After their wedding in Bergamo, Italy, an older couple couldn't wait to consummate the marriage. They were pulled over a few miles from the reception because their car was swerving from one side of the road to the other. Police discovered the 59-year-old bride completely naked and straddling her heavily intoxicated 70-year-old groom.
SOUNDS LIKE THE CASE OF THE SWORD, RUBBER CHICKEN AND DARTS
A man burst into a house in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and sprayed Mace at the people inside. He then attacked them with a Taser and threw pool balls at them. A veteran police sergeant said he found it "unusual" that a man "would use that combination of three weapons."
SHOPLIFTERS' RULE NUMBER ONE: BLEND IN
A man was caught shoplifting a DVD and a video game at a K-Mart in Fairborn, Ohio. Store employees had their eye on him because he was wearing a Superman costume at the time.
DUDE, I FEEL LIKE I'M IN DISNEYLAND
After raiding a drug dealer's apartment, police in Mellrichstadt, Bavaria, immediately realized that his stash of marijuana was hidden in the cage of his pet mouse. The animal had nibbled his way through the packaging and ingested some of the cannabis. The cops said the mouse was lying on his back in a semi-conscious state, and "was very stoned."
SO, YOU GOT ANY SUSPECTS, OR WHAT?
The cops in Fayetteville, N.C., say that they caught a murderer because he came to the police station to inquire about the progress of their investigation.
WELL, NO, I'M NOT A GUEST HERE ACTUALLY
A man, who was staying at Motel 6 in Kearney, Neb., went to the hotel next door where took a swim in the pool in the nude. He was arrested.
Unbeknownst to her estranged husband, a woman in Ajax, Ontario, sold her husband's house by forging his name. She then had a relative impersonate him and sign the final documents at a lawyer's office. The husband discovered this when he arrived home from a trip and found other people living there.
AND MERMAIDS DON'T COME CHEAP
A businesswoman in Zimbabwe, anxious to recover her stolen luxury car, went to a witch doctor for help. The witch doctor said she needed to hire "mermaids" from England to help in the search and to put them up in a hotel. She charged the woman $30,000. The car was not recovered. The witch doctor was arrested.
I WANT YOU NOW, YOU VIRILE OLD CODGER
After their wedding in Bergamo, Italy, an older couple couldn't wait to consummate the marriage. They were pulled over a few miles from the reception because their car was swerving from one side of the road to the other. Police discovered the 59-year-old bride completely naked and straddling her heavily intoxicated 70-year-old groom.
SOUNDS LIKE THE CASE OF THE SWORD, RUBBER CHICKEN AND DARTS
A man burst into a house in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and sprayed Mace at the people inside. He then attacked them with a Taser and threw pool balls at them. A veteran police sergeant said he found it "unusual" that a man "would use that combination of three weapons."
SHOPLIFTERS' RULE NUMBER ONE: BLEND IN
A man was caught shoplifting a DVD and a video game at a K-Mart in Fairborn, Ohio. Store employees had their eye on him because he was wearing a Superman costume at the time.
DUDE, I FEEL LIKE I'M IN DISNEYLAND
After raiding a drug dealer's apartment, police in Mellrichstadt, Bavaria, immediately realized that his stash of marijuana was hidden in the cage of his pet mouse. The animal had nibbled his way through the packaging and ingested some of the cannabis. The cops said the mouse was lying on his back in a semi-conscious state, and "was very stoned."
SO, YOU GOT ANY SUSPECTS, OR WHAT?
The cops in Fayetteville, N.C., say that they caught a murderer because he came to the police station to inquire about the progress of their investigation.
WELL, NO, I'M NOT A GUEST HERE ACTUALLY
A man, who was staying at Motel 6 in Kearney, Neb., went to the hotel next door where took a swim in the pool in the nude. He was arrested.