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----- Drugs Come Free With Home Depot Bathroom Cabinet -----

BOSTON - A Home Depot shopper got more than he bargained for

when he bought a bathroom cabinet from the home improvement

retailer. He found 40 pounds (18.1 kilograms) of marijuana

and three kilograms (6.6 pounds) of cocaine inside the

cabinet. The drugs have an estimated street value of more

than $200,000, said Lt. David Ricardi of the Southwick,

Massachusetts, Police Department. Since this incident on

Monday, authorities have found smaller drug caches at two

other Home Depot stores located in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.

A statement released by Home Depot said the retailer was

"cooperating with authorities as they investigate this

matter."



]------ Special Delivery Crawls Under Woman's Skin ---------

LONDON - Before employee Mahlon Hector handed store bosses

at Marks & Spencer his resignation, he delivered a box to

co-worker Susan Griffin. Imagine Griffin's surprise when she

opened the box to find a rare Mexican red-kneed tarantula

resting inside. Hector admitted in court to delivering the

venomous spider to Griffin, but did not reveal his motives.

The store's employees notified the Royal Society for the

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals after discovering the

spider. "It was a daft (stupid) idea. They are not the most

dangerous spider, but it could be fatal if it is given to

someone who has an allergic reaction to it," the society's

spokesman said Wednesday.



-- Naked Man Bares More Than Just His Soul to Girlfriend --

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A man decided that running naked through

his neighborhood would be a good way to show his hesitant

girlfriend that risk-taking is important. The only thing

this stunt actually showed her was that it's a good way to

be chased and shot at. The couple had been talking about

marriage when the woman said she wasn't sure if she was

ready. It was then the man began running naked down the

street, ducking into some bushes when he saw a couple walk-

ing. A man walking past saw the rustling bushes and bare

feet sticking out, and drew his .40-caliber handgun. The

naked man took off, but the armed man ran after him and

fired a shot, injuring the naked guy.





-------- Treasure Hunter Digs Himself Into A Hole ----------

MONTCLAIR, Calif. - Local officials have ordered a stop to

a Southern California man's digging for buried gold that

created a 60-foot-deep crater in his front yard. Police,

fire and city of Montclair building officials said they

were aghast Tuesday when they responded to a call from a

concerned neighbor about the massive pile of dirt on Henry

Mora's front lawn. The 63-year-old semi-retired musician

told the San Bernardino Sun because his $600 metal detector

was "beeping like crazy" and he was finding gold dust, he

had kept his 2-man crew of day laborers digging for two

weeks. "Once we started finding gold dust, we just got

carried away," Mora said. "It was getting totally out of

hand. I knew that."
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-- Naked Man Bares More Than Just His Soul to Girlfriend --

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A man decided that running naked through

his neighborhood would be a good way to show his hesitant

girlfriend that risk-taking is important. The only thing

this stunt actually showed her was that it's a good way to

be chased and shot at. The couple had been talking about

marriage when the woman said she wasn't sure if she was

ready. It was then the man began running naked down the

street, ducking into some bushes when he saw a couple walk-

ing. A man walking past saw the rustling bushes and bare

feet sticking out, and drew his .40-caliber handgun. The

naked man took off, but the armed man ran after him and

fired a shot, injuring the naked guy.





While I don't really understand the motive behind running naked through the neighborhood, I understand even less why this gun owner thought it would be a good idea to shoot at the guy. Doesn't make much sense to me....
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BabyRider wrote:



While I don't really understand the motive behind running naked through the neighborhood, I understand even less why this gun owner thought it would be a good idea to shoot at the guy. Doesn't make much sense to me....


Hmmmm, an interesting point, BR. For god sake, the guy was obviously unarmed...so why shoot. I also do not get to correlation between showing your girl you love her, and acting the complete fool.
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Poor bastard! Laughed at by his lady and shot too. Maybe the latter got her sympathy and did the trick. That shooter- he wasn't a VP was he? - needs to redo responsible firearm ownership class 101.
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