You know the expression “throwing money out the window?” How about “money to burn?” Well, a man in Taiwan DID BOTH, and was arrested and “charged with public endangerment and destruction of currency,” as reported by news.com.au. The man tossed the bills [$1 million Taiwan ($30,000 US)] from a taxi…
Articles Posted in Odd Cases
Poop Suit
What do you do when your kid steps in poop? Here’s what one woman did, as reported by UPI: [Norwalk, Connecticut] City Attorney M. Jeffry Spahr said Kelly DeBrocky of Mahopac, N.Y., filed suit against the city April 7, seeking $100 compensation for her child’s ruined shoes and tickets for…
Mrs. Kobe, Mrs. Kobe, Mrs. Kobe
If I titled the post “Vanessa Bryant, Vanessa Bryant ….” would you know who I was talking about? No. But like Prince, Shaq, and Magic, everybody knows who Kobe is. Now they’re also going to know a little more about his wife Vanessa, thanks to a lawsuit filed by the…
Pub Owner Faces The Music
Nobody likes a noisy neighbor. What if you lived next to a bar that cranked out music – outside – from 9 p.m. – 3 a.m., from 5 speakers, nonstop? Such was the fate of some folks in Barcelona, Spain. As reported at canada.com: A court in Barcelona said three…
Dude, You’re iTouch Is On Fire – No, I Mean It’s Really “On Fire”
Perhaps the Apple iTouch has been out so long that it’s no longer “hot.” A 15-year-old Ohio boy would beg to differ. Seems he bought an iTouch in November 2008. As alleged in the Complaint filed in Federal Court in Ohio: On December 4, 2008 …Plaintiff … was sitting at…
That’s Not A Letter Sticking Out Of The Mailbox
What else would you put in a mail slot on a door other than a letter? A penis, or course. Such was the case with Mr. Bryan Owens. And it wasn’t easy. As reported in The Sun: Prosecutor Paul Caulfield said: “He had adapted the draft excluder to make a…
So What’s Wrong With Returning A Lobster?
Like many shoppers before him, Mr. Walter Tessier walked into a grocery store (in Amsterdam, New York) and bought a lobster. He later returned to the store claiming that the lobster was bad, and exchanged it for a bag of king crab legs. So whatsamatta? Just this: the lobster shell…
Teacher’s Abscence Definitely Not Excused
How come nothing this exciting ever happened in my school? If they didn’t already know about prostitutes, students at the Western Intermediate School in Bellefontaine, Ohio now do, courtesy of fourth grade teacher Amber Carter. And yes, “Amber” is her real name. As reported by The Columbus Dispatch: The principal…
Not Your Average Armed Robbery
This guy must have had some seriously sore feet. As reported by the South Florida Sun Sentinel: The allure of foot relief may have been too much for a thief who held off a Wal-Mart guard with a pen knife as he fled with a stolen tube of foot cream,…
A Use For A Chicken That You Probably Haven’t Considered
Sorry to disappoint a certain segment of you Juicers, but it’s nothing sexual. It’s actually criminal. As reported by The West Australian, a man broke into a butcher shop and stole a frozen chicken. He then took that chicken to a cafe, where he allegedly used it to try to…