Odd and Weird News

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Woman Tosses Coffee At Cop

A woman in Rhode Island tossed a cup of coffee on a policewoman as the the policewoman was writing a $25 ticket for an expired parking meter. The woman plead not guilty in court and her friend, who was a witness, claimed the policewoman was yelling at her friend. Seriously, you threw a cup of coffee at the officer. Take the ticket and then dispute it. Throwing a cup of coffee at the police is almost as good as assaulting them. You are going to court either way,and probably to jail or a really hefty fine. Anger management classes comes to mind.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100303/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_coffee_assault;_ylt=A0wNdP5e0Y5L.lsAAjbtiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJtcDh0NmlwBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwMzAzL3VzX29kZF9jb2ZmZWVfYXNzYXVsdARjcG9zAzEEcG9zAzEEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yeQRzbGsDcml3b21hbmFjY3Vz

Drunk Chimp Sent To Rehab

The first time I heard this story I thought someone made it up. However, it is true. A Moscow chimp was sent to rehab for smoking and excessive beer drinking. Zhora the chimp was a former circus performer. According to Yahoo News, he became aggressive, learned to drink and smoke, and fathered several baby chimps. Apparently, he learned to drink and smoke by watching his human handlers. If you ever thought you weren't a monkey's uncle (or aunt), you were wrong!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100226/od_nm/us_russia_monkey_odd

Smithsonian Rejects Simpson's Acquittal Suit

No, we aren't talking about a lawsuit. We are talking about the suit OJ Simspon wore to his acquittal of murder charges against him for killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. Seriously, why would anyone want to look at that? I can't imagine what was going through Simpson's head when he decided to donate it. Did you really think the Smithsonian would take it?

According to NBC Sports," the museum's spokeswoman, Linda St. Thomas, said curators consider several criteria for accepting donations, including whether an item has historical significance, whether it is needed to complete a collection or is needed for research."

"In this case, they knew it was not appropriate for the collection," she said.

You think?

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/35673279/ns/sports-nfl/

Potholes For Sale In German Village

Get your potholes here! People can buy a pothole in Niederzimmern for 50 Euros. The village is in need of money to repair their potholes. The 50 Euros will allow the village to repair a pothole and put a message on it. I want mine to say "Sam was here" or "This pothole was brought to you by the letter 'P.'" Maybe you can draw something inappropriate on yours.

http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/03/3974410-potholes-for-sale-in-german-village-

Goat Leads Texas Police on Chase

Only in the state of Texas, can a goat lead the police on a thirty minute wild goose...err goat...chase. Originally the call came in as a sheep on the loose. Apparently someone was drunk and mistook a goat for a sheep. After all they look so much alike. Officers figured it was a goat when they saw it in a Taco Bell parking lot.. I think the goat was ordering a crunchy taco. The goat was probably just startled and ran away. It took a four officers and two animal control experts to subdue the goat. It's a goat, and it took six people to subdue the animal? Once they caught the animal they tranquilized it because you know goats are such a threat Taco Bells everywhere. I hope the goat sues!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35649806/ns/world_news/

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