2008 Woodie Awards
Through the Looking Glass : A collection of weird and off-beat news from around the world
Mike Pingree
Issue date: 8/30/06 Section: News
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KNOCK, KNOCK; WHO'S THERE? POLICE... I MEAN, PIZZA GUY
The girlfriend of a fugitive from justice in La Vista, Neb., called in an order for pizza, but mistakenly dialed 911, the police emergency number, instead of the pizza joint's number which begins with 991. She hung up when she realized her error, but the cops investigate all hang-ups. They converged on their apartment and nabbed the boyfriend.
I JUST CAN'T GET WOMEN TO LIKE ME; I DON'T KNOW WHY
After a woman rejected his sexual advances, a 54-year-old Scottsdale, Ariz., man responded by destroying her mailbox and leaving behind a naked picture of himself. A police investigation revealed that he had done the same thing to 16 other women in the past five years.
WE SENSED THAT A PATTERN WAS EMERGING
A vending machine supplier was robbed at a drop-off location in Huntsville, Ala. A few weeks later, he was robbed there again by the same man. And then again. And yet again. Suspecting that the robber would try a fifth time, police finally staked out the location and waited. Sure enough, he robbed the guy one more time. He was arrested after a high-speed chase.
ME? WHY I MIGHT HAVE BEEN AT THE STATION, WHY?
A man waiting at the police station in Arlington, Va., to retrieve his impounded vehicle, stealthily reached into the purse of a woman standing next to him and stole her keys and some cash. But she caught him, so he gave the stuff back and fled. Police had no trouble locating him since he had already given his name to the desk sergeant.
OH, COME ON HONEY, JUST TRY IT ... PLEASE
A company in Japan claims to have invented a new gum that increases the size of women's breasts. Business is said to be brisk.
YOU CALL THAT EVIDENCE?!
After a roadside police camera recorded him speeding through Manchester, England, a motorist, thinking he could beat the rap, returned with explosives and blew the camera to pieces. Unfortunately for him, the device recorded his actions before it was destroyed.
YOU SEE, OFFICER, SOMETIMES IT JUST COMES OVER YOU
Police in Laksevag, Norway, lights flashing and sirens blaring, chased down a car because it was swerving all over the road. When it finally pulled over, they discovered the reason for the erratic driving was that the man and woman inside had been engaging in sexual intercourse. The man explained that they had been "unable to contain their lust."
DO YOU MEAN `WICH'?
A man in Lancaster, England, enraged that his girlfriend broke up with him, spray-painted obscenities on her very expensive Peugeot, including the word "bich." He was caught because he called her that in a text message and misspelled the word there as well.
BUT OFFISHER, WE'RE ON YOUR SIDE
Police in Anstruther, Scotland, pulled over a car in the wee hours of the morning, and found two heavily intoxicated men inside. The driver was dressed as Batman and the passenger as Superman. They were arrested.
The girlfriend of a fugitive from justice in La Vista, Neb., called in an order for pizza, but mistakenly dialed 911, the police emergency number, instead of the pizza joint's number which begins with 991. She hung up when she realized her error, but the cops investigate all hang-ups. They converged on their apartment and nabbed the boyfriend.
I JUST CAN'T GET WOMEN TO LIKE ME; I DON'T KNOW WHY
After a woman rejected his sexual advances, a 54-year-old Scottsdale, Ariz., man responded by destroying her mailbox and leaving behind a naked picture of himself. A police investigation revealed that he had done the same thing to 16 other women in the past five years.
WE SENSED THAT A PATTERN WAS EMERGING
A vending machine supplier was robbed at a drop-off location in Huntsville, Ala. A few weeks later, he was robbed there again by the same man. And then again. And yet again. Suspecting that the robber would try a fifth time, police finally staked out the location and waited. Sure enough, he robbed the guy one more time. He was arrested after a high-speed chase.
ME? WHY I MIGHT HAVE BEEN AT THE STATION, WHY?
A man waiting at the police station in Arlington, Va., to retrieve his impounded vehicle, stealthily reached into the purse of a woman standing next to him and stole her keys and some cash. But she caught him, so he gave the stuff back and fled. Police had no trouble locating him since he had already given his name to the desk sergeant.
OH, COME ON HONEY, JUST TRY IT ... PLEASE
A company in Japan claims to have invented a new gum that increases the size of women's breasts. Business is said to be brisk.
YOU CALL THAT EVIDENCE?!
After a roadside police camera recorded him speeding through Manchester, England, a motorist, thinking he could beat the rap, returned with explosives and blew the camera to pieces. Unfortunately for him, the device recorded his actions before it was destroyed.
YOU SEE, OFFICER, SOMETIMES IT JUST COMES OVER YOU
Police in Laksevag, Norway, lights flashing and sirens blaring, chased down a car because it was swerving all over the road. When it finally pulled over, they discovered the reason for the erratic driving was that the man and woman inside had been engaging in sexual intercourse. The man explained that they had been "unable to contain their lust."
DO YOU MEAN `WICH'?
A man in Lancaster, England, enraged that his girlfriend broke up with him, spray-painted obscenities on her very expensive Peugeot, including the word "bich." He was caught because he called her that in a text message and misspelled the word there as well.
BUT OFFISHER, WE'RE ON YOUR SIDE
Police in Anstruther, Scotland, pulled over a car in the wee hours of the morning, and found two heavily intoxicated men inside. The driver was dressed as Batman and the passenger as Superman. They were arrested.
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