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18 Weird News Weird News 18 WEIRD NEWS Looking for love this Valentine's Day? It holding a charity golf tournament-- at 5,250 feet WEIRD NEWS as reported on might be as easy as going to New York and in the snow! Contestants will battle it out using as reported on jumping in Ahmed Ibrahim' taxi cab! The 53- brightly colored orange balls on a specially- THE ‘X’ ZONE RADIO year-old "Cupid Cab Driver," as he calls built nine-hole course. And despite weather THE ‘X’ ZONE RADIO conditions that can cause balls to disappear in himself, has spent the past few years playing & & matchmaker to lonely New Yorkers, setting up three feet deep snowdrifts, the players will still TV SHOW more than 70 dates. Nineteen have led to be expected to play by classic St Andrew's rules. TV SHOW relationships that lasted more than a year. He Golfers will also have to dodge skiers and plans to decorate his standard yellow cab with snowboarders. At least it's for a good cause -- all red and white hearts and roses for Thursday. He for charities that sponsor sports and promote How High Was This Chick? says, "I've organized so many dates, and it really sporting events. (myway.com) In Kitsap, Washington, an 18-year-old makes me feel good about it. I've not had one woman has been arrested after allegedly complaint." He bases his matches by listening to Teen-Away! depositing crystal meth into her bank account. passengers conversations and asking a few England's commissioner for children The young lady allegedly put an envelope questions. He then exchanges phone numbers and a civil liberties group have joined forces to containing a bag of crystal meth into an ATM and e-mail addresses. Then when he finds a protest the latest craze to keep kids away from machine at the Kitsap Credit Union. Police good match, he calls them up. But Ahmed says shops and other areas they're not wanted. believe that was an accident -- or maybe she he'll only help those serious about finding true Shopkeepers are using so called "Mosquito" was just high as a kite. Either way, when an love and adds, "I don't want any players!" devices that emit high-frequency noise which is employee of the bank opened the envelope, she (myway.com) audible -- and annoying-- to young ears, but immediately called police. The woman later generally not heard by people over 20. The admitted she may have accidentally put the bag Truck Hits One Million Miles! protesters claim that about 3,500 of the devices, into the deposit envelope when she reached into In Gresham, Wisconsin, 91-year-old made by a Welsh company, are currently in use. her pants pocket to get money. (Kitsap Sun) Frank Oresnik has been driving his trusty They say the devices do not tackle the real pickup truck a long time. A really long time! It's problem, which is that children have no place to Now That's Some Bullet Wound a 1991 Chevrolet Silverado that he calls "the old gather other than on the streets. But one more Unfortunately, bullet wounds are not girl" -- and it just passed the 1 million-mile business minded shopkeeper said, "People talk that uncommon to doctors. However, in mark! Frank had a camera crew filming the about infringing human rights but what about Barbastro, Spain, 88-year-old Faustino Olivera event and a public-radio audience listening in. the human rights of the shopkeeper who is was treated for a bullet wound you definitely He said, "I can't tell you how much fun it was. seeing his business collapse because groups of don't see everyday. He had a bullet removed It was really humbling, all this interest." He said unruly teenagers are driving away his from his shoulder -- a bullet he got during the he's had the truck's oil changed more than 300 customers?" (Ananova) Spanish Civil War!! It had been there almost times -- so many times that the oil pan drain seven decades and was only discovered after he plug had to be rethreaded several times. He The Things We Find To Fight About recently started complaining of a painful lump passed the million-mile mark Friday in Ah, the wonderful things we find to in his left shoulder. Mr. Olivera remembers the southeastern Wisconsin while on his way back fight about. Our good friends at PETA (People moment he was shot during the Battle of the home to Catawba. (Shawano Leader) For the Ethical Treatment of Animals) are Ebro on Nov 11, 1938. He said, "I took a shot focusing their attention in Kentucky these days. but always thought the bullet had come out the Country's Best Bag Lady! It seems State Rep. Charles Siler is sponsoring a other side." (Diario del AltoAragon) In West Jordan, Utah, Erika Jensen was bill that would legally make Kentucky Fried just named the country's very best bag lady -- Chicken the state's official picnic food. We Watch Out For Falling Moose! but in a good way. We're talking grocery store didn't even know states had "official picnic Alaska State Troopers see plenty of bagging. Erika's worked at Macey's, a Utah food" much less that PETA cared but... they do interesting road hazards, but nothing could grocery chain, for more than two years and was and they do! Rep. Siler says the late Colonel prepare Trooper Howard Peterson for this one - judged on speed, weight distribution, dress and Sander's fried chicken deserves the title because - a falling moose! Peterson was driving on the appearance last week at the National Grocers of the worldwide attention and economic Seward Highway south of Anchorage when Association International Best Bagger benefit it has brought to the state. PETA claims something big and black fell out of the sky Competition in Las Vegas. She gets two trophies that the chickens KFC serves are abused and about 20 feet in front of his patrol car. At first he and a check for $2,000. (AHN News) even tortured and have been involved in a long- thought it was falling rock but it didn't move or standing battle with KFC, and even began a shatter. Turns out a moose had fallen from the No Valentine's Day in Saudi Arabia! push two years ago to have a bust of Colonel 150-foot cliffs near the highway. While sheep God forbid Cupid make an appearance Sanders removed from the Kentucky Capitol. are often seen on the cliff -- moose are very rare. in Saudi Arabia. Our Saudi friends are having (AHN News) Maybe because the rest of them are smart none of it. Religious police are banning the sale enough to stay away from dangerous cliffs. of Valentine's Day gifts including red roses. (Anchorage Daily News Shop owners have reported being warned to remove all red items including flowers and Looking Good For Jesus wrapping paper. Black market prices for roses Apparently looking good for Jesus is not are sky high. Apparently Saudi authorities such a good thing. A cosmetics line actually consider Valentine's Day, along with a host of called "Looking Good For Jesus" has been other annual celebrations, as un-Islamic. pulled from department store shelves in Further they say the holiday encourages Singapore after local Catholics protested the relations between men and women outside marketing gimmick as blasphemous. The wedlock. One florist said, "Sometimes we makeup line included items like "Virtuous deliver the bouquets in the middle of the night Project Blue Light vanilla" lip balm and a "Get Tight with Christ" or early morning, to avoid suspicion." Others Project Blue Light hand and body cream. Catholic resident Grace were planning to travel to the more religiously Ong said, "Why would anyone use religious liberal neighboring countries, Bahrain or the www.projectbluelight.net figures to promote vanity products? It's very United Arab Emirates, to celebrate. (Saudi www.projectbluelight.net disrespectful and distasteful." (Singapore Gazette) Times) Snow Golf! The Valentine's Cab A top Italian ski resort is actually