Bizarre News - March 19, 2014

Greetings fellow Bizarros:

There are easier ways to burn a doobie. For most people it takes a lighter or a match. This Florida man nearly burned down his house and blacked out the whole neighborhood.

Well, there is a price to pay if you want to grow really good chronic, but Ramon Munoz-Rodriguez didn't want to pay that price. Instead he decided to steal the electricity he needed to grow the nearly 70 marijuana plants he had in his house.

Volusia County Sheriff's officials say power company technicians arrived at the site to repair a blown transformer fuse. The replacement fuse blew moments after installation, which led to a small fire in a home's meter box and the discovery of extra wires that were illegally siphoning more electricity than a typical house needs.

The blown transformer blacked out the whole block.

According to Volusia deputies, Rodriguez, 43, had 51 five-foot tall plants and an additional 17 one-foot tall plants in the house. When deputies arrived he was forced to execute his emergency plan of throwing all the plants over the backyard fence.

Rodriguez was charged with possession of narcotics paraphernalia, possession of marijuana over 20 grams, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and manufacture of marijuana.

Oddly enough he was not charged with stealing utilities or blacking out the neighborhood. Well, priorities, I guess.

Bizarrely,
Lewis

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*-- Dog saves choking owner's life with a rap on the back --*
DREFACH FELINDRE, Wales - A Welsh woman said her concerned dog saved her life when she "bashed" on her back as she was choked on some candy. Rachel Hayes, 40, of Drefach Felindre, said she was eating candy at home when a strawberry pastille became lodged in her throat, the Mirror reported Monday. "It got stuck in the back of my throat and I couldn't get it back up. I couldn't phone anyone because I couldn't talk," Hayes said. She said her springer spaniel, Mollypops, was obviously worried about her. "I was having difficulty breathing but Mollypops' sixth sense kicked in and she knew I was in trouble," Hayes said. "She was insistently trying to help me and I kept pushing her away." "But she kept coming around me because she could see I was trying to get something from my throat. But I kept pushing her away because I couldn't really breathe," she said. "Then Mollypops came up behind me put her paws on me and bashed on my back with such force the sweet came out." Hayes said she is grateful to the canine for the rescue. "I just burst out crying and said, 'I love you.' She came over for a cuddle and I cuddled her. I told her she was a hero," she said. "I gave Mollypops lots of cuddles and, as a thank you, I bought her a squeaky chicken and some doggy sweets."


*-- Robot solves Rubik's cube in 3.253 seconds --*
BIRMINGHAM, England - A robot created by a pair of British engineers broke a world record by solving a Rubik's cube in 3.253 seconds. David Gilday, a principal engineer at ARM, and Mike Dobson, a security systems engineer for Securi-Plex, said they spent 18 months building the CubeStormer 3 robot and the device made its debut at the Big Bang Fair at the National Exhibition Center in Birmingham, England, the Birmingham Mail reported Monday. The robot was able to beat the record of 5.27 seconds set by the duo's previous robot, CubeStormer II, two years ago. "The record-breaking attempt is a bit of fun for us," Gilday said. "Our real focus is to demonstrate what can be achieved with readily available technology to inspire young minds into taking a greater interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. There is now potential for robots to cope with disruption." "Our big challenge now is working out if it's possible to make it go even faster," he said.


*-- READER COMMENTS --*
That 'man' should have all his teeth removed, and his jaw wired shut until is son is completely on solid food!
[And what? Medical castration is off the table? Why? Because next time he'll make a much better dad?]

I believe you're missing the Fairfield, CA Dad's point. If the child had no apparent reason to cry, evidently it needed to be given a reason to cry. He was generous enough to give this child a reason to cry.
[It was probably bath salts.]

Sure Lewis, some of our pro-athletes do some insanely stupid things that make the news but it's just downright hilarious when it happens in a foreign country where the pro-athlete is a soccer player. -R.S.
[Soccer is always funnier than American football and usually funnier than baseball. But it is more serious than badminton.]

I'll bet that infants mommy wanted to bite something of her boyfriends off.
[Are you kidding? Her putting something in her mouth that she shouldn't have is probably how the whole pregnancy started.]

Lewis, recently you have discussed a report of men having sex with cows. since then, you have had several responses. My question is "What about the sheep". For years sheep have been the preferred alternative for extra human activities. Does no one care that these poor animals are being tossed aside after all the consolation they have rendered over the years? -Bill
[Don't worry, Bill. Sheep aren't being ignored. Cows are just for those zoophiles who like a little more cushion for the pushin'.]

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