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40 Weird News From Our Newsroom 40 Weird News From Our Newsroom Freedom Of Speech Doesn't Mean the prize money will go toward the church In Frederick, Maryland, 20-year-old Bryan Paul Presidential Death Threats! building fund, setting up a missionary fund and Blanchard told police he just needed someone to Just in case you forgot, freedom of supporting local community service projects. talk to. And that's why he repeatedly called 911 speech doesn't mean you can make public death (Lansing State Journal) from pay phones. But every time police would threats to the president of the United States. The arrive at the pay phone they would find Bryan Secret Service is investigating a man who held Strange Time For a Dejà vu long gone and the phone left off the hook. They a sign reading "Death to Obama" and "Death to In Salisbury, Massachusetts, 55-year-old finally caught him on surveillance video, Michelle and her two stupid kids" outside a William Thomson brought coffee to a police arrested him and he confessed. He'll now have town-hall meeting on health-care reform in station to apologize for his rather violent arrest someone to talk to all the time -- a cell mate. western Maryland. The 51-year-old man was 12 years ago in 1997. But then, strangely He's facing a maximum sentence of three years arrested near the entrance to Hagerstown enough, the next day he was once again in jail and/or a $500 fine for abusing the 911 Community College after police got calls from violently arrested by the same department. system. Dude -- ever hear of a chat room? Or a a number of people attending the meeting held Seems police had stopped him for suspected bar? (Frederick News Post) by Sen. Ben Cardin. President Obama was not drunk driving and Thomson allegedly at the meeting. Police said there were no other threatened an officer, punched a Breathalyzer Jump the Shark? arrests among the nearly 1,000 people, some machine and tried to flood his jail cell after We've heard of jumping the shark but carrying protest signs, who came to the college being locked up. We can only assume he'll be this is crazy! In Haulover Beach, Florida, for the meeting or demonstrated off-campus. back with more coffee and another apology in Michael Powers and his friends were out on Dude -- okay we get it -- you don't like the 2021. (Daily News of Newburyport) their boat for a day of spear fishing and lobster president. But threatening death on those two diving when they received a surprise visitor. A little girls?? Come on man. (myway.com) Small Town Money Management! five and a half foot bull shark jumped out of the Hey two bucks is two bucks right? In water and right into the boat! It then proceeded Thanks But No Thanks You Boob! Lincoln, Nebraska, during a recent county board to flop around violently until eventually injuring The New Zealand Breast Cancer meeting, the council finally voted, 2-1, to itself. Powers said, "One minute it was in the Foundation has decided to politely decline a reimburse Shum Darwin for his pants after quite air, the next minute it was in the boat just $7500 pledge from the controversial "Boobs on a bit of debate and haggling. Apparently beating everything in God's creation." It took Bikes" parade. The annual parade is organized Darwin's pants went missing at the local jail about 30 minutes before the shark to settle down by porn star Steve Crow who said he would after he was arrested. The funny part is that and stop breaking things. At that point Powers donate $5000 to the foundation if he could get everyone agreed that Darwin should be and his passengers got the shark out of the boat 100 women to participate in next month's reimbursed. The debate was over whether the by roping it from underneath, grabbing it's fins topless parade and would add another $2500 if pants were worth $10 or $12. (Journal Star) and shoving it overboard and back into the 100 men also took their tops off. But the water. (AHN News) foundation said it would neither accept money Probably Not The Best Way from the event nor endorse it. Crow said he was In Glenrock, Wyoming, Police Chief Have You Seen My Leg Yet? shocked that the organization would refuse a Tom Sweet admitted that two officers "probably In China, 48-year-old Song Weiguo has donation from a "perfectly legal and valid didn't do things the best way" when they used a a most unusual reminder of his drunk driving source" and added, "What right do you, or Taser on a 76-year-old man driving an antique accident. It's his own severed leg which he has anyone else in your organization, have to turn tractor in a parade. State investigator Tim Hill preserved in formaldehyde for 20 years to warn down funding much needed by the women of has said the two officers contend Grose people against the dangers of drinking and this country?" So instead he's giving the money disobeyed their orders and apparently decided driving. Song's left leg had to be amputated to a United States-based organization that helps the best thing to do was tase the poor guy. Now after he hit a tractor while driving his motorbike women around the world who have suffered the public is screaming for the officers to be after drinking heavily back in 1989. He says, genital mutilation. (New Zealand Herald) fired. Witness Scott McWilliams, who was "When the doctor told me my leg had to be shoved by the officers said, "Those two were amputated, I cried a lot. Later I pleaded with Nuns To The Rescue the most out-of-control officers I've ever seen in him to let me keep the severed leg. Every The police in Independence, Missouri, my life. These two guys got to go." In the August, he takes the leg out of its sealed tank have a couple of nuns to thank for helping nab a meantime an investigation continues and the and invites friends and people he suspects of gun-toting man suspected of burglarizing two two taser-happy officers are on paid leave. drink driving to come and see it. Seems to be homes. One of the sisters glanced out a window (Casper Star-Tribune) effective. Song says, "It scares the hell out of of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy people and none of them ever drives after Eucharist convent and spotted a suspicious man Stop Harassing Me and My Hot, drinking again." And he's claiming all the credit walking through a soybean field. She and Naked Wife! for the fact that there has not been a single another nun headed outside to see if the man In Gahanna, Ohio, police officer Ron drunk driving related accident in his home town was lost or hunting illegally. They saw he was Fithen's wife Beth made it to Playboy magazine for years. (Ananova) carrying a shotgun, boxing gloves and other and posed nude back in 2008. That little photo items and when they began to question him, he shoot may turn out to be a gold mine for the What Father Could Refuse? ran into nearby woods. So the nuns gave chase Fithens as Ron is now suing his own police Former president Bill Clinton just got an in their ankle-length habits and flip-flops. The department, its two top administrators, and the interesting offer from 39-year-old Godwin suspect got away but the sisters later gave a City of Gahanna, alleging they are responsible Chepkurgor, a former councilor from Nairobi. description to police who found and arrested the for "a humiliating and intolerable working He's offered Clinton 20 cows and 40 goats in guy. (myway.com) environment." The Fithens want $3.5 million in exchange for the hand of his daughter Chelsea damages, plus attorney's fees and contend that in marriage. It's apparently the second time Divine Lotto Intervention? photo shoot lead to a "sham investigation" of Godwin has made the offer. He first wrote to Folks in Haslett, Michigan ,are the entire Fithen family that "did not result in a Clinton back in 2000 but never received a reply. wondering if it's divine intervention or just blind single criminal charge and caused the family His second bid to marry Chelsea came during a luck. Whatever it is, the Covenant Life Worship extreme emotional distress and recent visit to Kenya by her mother, Secretary Center and its 25 members are $70,000 richer embarrassment." The suit says at one point, of State Hillary Clinton. Mrs. Clinton reportedly after winning one of the second prizes in the Deputy Police Chief Ken Bell asked Officer promised to tell her daughter all about his Lucky 7's Michigan Lottery. The winning $10 Fithen for a copy of the magazine his wife interest which he expressed as she was ticket was purchased at a convenience store and appeared in, as well as her autograph. (NBC addressing a public forum at the University of lottery officials say the church will receive the News) Nairobi. Godwin is actually already married but full amount of the prize because it is a tax- that's not a problem as polygamy is A-OK in exempt group. Pastor Marilyn Parmelee says I Just Needed Someone To Talk To! Kenya. We'll let you know if the Clintons decide to take him up on his offer. (Ananova) []