Odd News... February 09

[Variol (Farseer) Elmwood]

Originally Posted by Bungleau Florida nips fish pedicures in the bud TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A trendy pedicure with fish that nibble dead skin from the feet has been nipped in the bud. The Florida Board of Cosmetology has banned the procedure, even before it was known to be offered anywhere in the state. The board said salons had been inquiring about its legality and decided to preemptively strike. The treatment is popular in Asia and has spread to some U.S. cities. A client sticks feet, hands or other body parts in a bowl or pool, and the small fish chow down on soft decaying skin. Texas, Washington, Massachusetts and New Hampshire have also outlawed the practice. A spokeswoman for the Florida board says there's concern because there's no way to disinfect a pool of fish in between uses. ___ Information from: The Miami Herald, http://www.herald.com ================ Too bad.... I betcha was drooling over the idea of being able to put his paws in a giant vat of snack-sized fishies...

I recall this being on the news a month ago or so. ..not the banning of it, just that it was available.

[Arvon]

Texas "Justice": As far as the state of Texas is concerned, Andre Thomas, 25, was and is sane and was and is competent to assist his lawyers. Thomas was convicted of murdering his wife and two kids in 2004 after a judge ruled him competent despite the fact that after the killings, Thomas had carved out the victims' hearts, put them in his pocket, and later tossed them in the garbage. In addition, before trial, Thomas had plucked out his right eye and eaten it. In October 2008, Texas' highest criminal court upheld the conviction and sentence, endorsing the trial judge's view of Thomas' sanity. In January 2009, on death row in Livingston, Texas, Thomas plucked out his left eye and ate it. [Houston Chronicle-AP, 1-9-09]

[Bungleau]

Aussie car thief caught trapped in target vehicle

CANBERRA (Reuters) – A bungling Australian car thief was nabbed after accidentally locking himself in the vehicle he was trying to steal, police said on Wednesday.

Police were called to a house in Adelaide after two thieves were heard trying to steal a car. On arrival they were surprised to find a 53-year old man hiding inside the vehicle.

"The man, while breaking into the car, had locked himself in the car and couldn't get out," South Australian police said, adding a second thief was found hiding in nearby bushes.

(Reporting by James Grubel; Editing by David Fox)
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Ummmm.... yah. Who's dumber... the guy who locked himself in the car, or the guy who hung around on the outside?

[Bungleau]

Utah man finds drunk burglary suspect on his floor

OREM, Utah – Police have arrested a 27-year-old man in a home burglary after the resident reportedly found him drunk on the floor. Police said a 24-year-old man came home from work Friday and found his back door open and his golf clubs on the ground. He searched his house and found various items moved and a stereo on the stairway.

The man also found another man on the floor, incapacitated and intoxicated.

The man was booked into the Utah County Jail on charges of intoxication and residential burglary.
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Information from: The Daily Herald, http://www.heraldextra.com
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Rule number one.... don't celebrate until *AFTER* the job is complete!

[Bungleau]

Fla. teens try to swallow pot during traffic stop

NORTH PORT, Fla. – Authorities in southwest Florida said two 19-year-olds unsuccessfully tried to swallow a bag of marijuana during a traffic stop and were charged with tampering with evidence. North Port police reported that an officer stopped the teens on Saturday because their car's high beams were on.

The officer said he noticed the smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle. When he went back to the car after checking their identification, he said he found the pair covered in "little, green leafy-like substance," and they were chewing and having trouble swallowing.

The officer reported finding four grams of marijuana in one of the teen's shoes, leading to an additional possession charge.

The pair have since been released from jail.
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Information from: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, http://www.herald-trib.com
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Didn't I see that in one of the Cheech and Chong movies? Seems to me it didn't work then either...

[Bungleau]

Rabbis rule joking teens legally married

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli girl has become a divorcee at the age of 14.

It all began as a lark, in a schoolyard where a 17-year-old boy recently declared the girl his wife, reciting a Jewish ritual vow in front of witnesses, and she accepted his ring.

That, and what a spokeswoman for Israel's Rabbinical Courts said was the consummation of their marriage, was enough to make them man and wife in the Jewish state.

Spokeswoman Efrat Orbach, describing the girl as the youngest Jewish divorcee in Israel's modern history, said the couple was granted a rabbinical divorce this week.

Under Israeli criminal law, sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl are not illegal as long as her male partner is no more than three years her senior.

(Writing by Allyn Fisher-Ilan, Editing by Paul Casciato)
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Sometimes, jokes just ain't quite so funny the next day... Betcha telling mom and dad was a whole lot of fun

[Bungleau]

Mich. man pleads no contest in vacuum sex act case

SAGINAW, Mich. – A man has pleaded no contest to indecent exposure after police said he was arrested for performing a sex act with a car wash vacuum. The Saginaw News reported 29-year-old Jason Leroy Savage entered the plea Wednesday in Saginaw County Circuit Court. A no-contest plea is not an admission of guilt but will be treated as one at sentencing on March 25.

Police said Savage was arrested after a resident called officers early on Oct. 16 to report suspicious activity at a car wash in Thomas Township, about 90 miles northwest of Detroit.

Defense attorney Philip Alexander Sturtz had no immediate comment Thursday.
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Information from: The Saginaw News, http://www.mlive.com/saginaw
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I think I posted this when it happened... wonder if he's got to register as a sex offender now. That'll be another one for the late-night stretch at the local jail........

[Bungleau]

Cops: Man late for flight claims to be air marshal

MIAMI – Authorities say a man running late for a flight flashed a fake police badge to airline workers and claimed to be an air marshal so they would let him through the gate. Miami-Dade police said a 49-year-old man was booked on a flight to Los Angeles Wednesday night, but the gate had already closed and the plane was departing. After he showed the fake badge and claimed to be an air marshal, employees stopped the plane and let him board.

But real air marshals already on the plane recognized his fake badge and kicked him off.

Not content with avoiding arrest, police said the man went to an airport bar and began loudly complaining about missing his flight. That's when airport police arrested him.

The man was charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer.
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Information from: The Miami Herald, http://www.herald.com
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Ya know, getting past once, twice... you would figured he appreciated how his luck was running. He just *HAD* to push it by complaining in the bar.

'Course, as an experienced traveler, I don't believe *ANY* air marshal would announce their presence like that... and I've flown with a couple. You can sometimes recognize them by their ability to bend steel rods by thinking about it... much like Chuck Norris

[Bungleau]

Ryanair may charge for toilet use on planes

LONDON (Reuters) – Irish carrier Ryanair, Europe's largest budget airline, might start charging passengers for using the toilet while flying, chief executive Michael O'Leary said on Friday.

"One thing we have looked at in the past and are looking at again is the possibility of maybe putting a coin slot on the toilet door so that people might actually have to spend a pound to spend a penny in future," he told BBC television.

He said this would not inconvenience passengers travelling without cash. "I don't think there is anybody in history that has got on board a Ryanair aircraft with less than a pound."

O'Leary has a reputation as a cost cutter, expanding Ryanair by offering low headline fares and charging extra for items such as additional luggage.

Last week, Ryanair announced it was to shut all check-in desks at airports and have passengers check in online instead.

"We're all about finding ways of raising discretionary revenue so we can keep lowering the cost of air travel," he said.

(Reporting by Tim Castle; Editing by Dan Lalor)
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Wowzah.... I guess that's one way to restrict your potential paying passengers. I wonder how long until the first person gets busted for piddling on the floor...

[Bungleau]

Alarm company: Um, sir? Your house is on fire

POMFRET, Conn. – A Connecticut man was so engrossed with the tunes on his iPod that he didn't realize his house was on fire — until his alarm company called.

Pomfret Assistant Fire Chief Edward Bates says Andrew Riley told him he was listening to music Thursday afternoon when the blaze broke out on the upper floor of his 2 1/2-story house.

Bates says Riley didn't smell smoke or hear the smoke alarm going off.

After receiving the call, Riley dashed upstairs and shut a door to the burning room.

Firefighters arrived on the scene and quickly put out the blaze. The damage was limited to the exercise room and an adjoining office.

A fire marshal blamed the fire on an electrical malfunction in the exercise room.
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Information from: Norwich Bulletin, http://www.norwichbulletin.com
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I've been in the zone like that before... my wife brings me out of it by turning off the TV