Friday, January 13, 2012

The Most Ridiculous News Stories of the Week


In Florida, police said a 2-year-old boy told officers about his wanted father’s hiding spot in the attic. Officers went to the home of Valdet Gjeloshi, who was wanted for violating his probation. The mother of his child told them he was not home. However, she admitted Gjeloshi was in the home when the 2-year-old blurted out that his father was in the attic.

Daddy's in da attic...
The federal Transportation Security Administration is defending its decision to confiscate a frosted cupcake from a Massachusetts woman flying from Las Vegas. The TSA said the cupcake was packed in a jar filled with icing, which is considered a gel under a policy designed to secure travelers from terrorists. Rebecca Hains was barred from taking her cupcake onto a plane last month when a TSA agent said icing in the jar exceeded amounts of gels allowed in carry-on luggage.  The TSA says travelers can take cakes, pies and cupcakes through security checkpoints but they might get additional screening. They also said the cupcakes were delicious...probably...

A weapon of mass destruction....of your diet...
In New York, a teacher should do more learning...and less lying...Mona Tello, a teacher at The High School of Graphic Communication Arts in Manhattan, is accused of forging a jury duty notice.  The investigation began when the Principal filed a complaint. The principal provided a letter, supposedly from the Superior Court of New Jersey, which contained numerous dates during which Tello was supposed to appear for jury duty.  A closer look at the document revealed numerous errors. “Trail” was written instead of “trial,” “sited” for “cited,” and “manger” for “manager,” officials said.  The letter also allegedly contained fake telephone and fax numbers.
Guilty...of not having jury duty...
In New Zealand, 8-year-old William MacKenzie was in a boat with family, fishing for blue cod when he pulled up a 9.8 pound crayfish on his fishing line.  The colossal crustacean even stunned a man with 30 years of experience in the lobster industry, who said it was the biggest he had heard of.  "I don't know if there are any records kept for crayfish sizes, but it'd be close to it."

This wretched creature will now live in my nightmares forever.
In New York City, subway workers want you to rate their rats on a new website aimed at calling attention to rat infestations at area transit stations.  Transport Workers Union 100 said it is offering a free unlimited MetroCard transport pass to whoever uploads the best photo or video of the rat hordes onto the website ratfreesubways.com.  The site also offers a share your "Rat Tale" section for subway riders to vent about their face to face rodent encounters.  The "Rate My Rat" beauty contest ends on Jan. 15.
When you see it...

There you go! Enjoy your weekend!

~Brent

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