Bizarre News - June 11, 2014

Greetings fellow Bizarros:

"Wht r u wearing right now?"

"A surgical smock & mask."

"Kinky! ;)"

At least that is what I imagine is being texted back and forth between this doctor and his cyber lover during surgeries.

The Washington state Medical Quality Assurance Commission says it has suspended the license of a Seattle anesthesiologist accused of frequently exchanging sexually explicit texts during surgeries.

A statement issued by the state Health Department says Dr. Arthur K. Zilberstein is accused by the commission of compromising patient safety by his "preoccupation with sexual matters" while he was on hospital duty.

In addition to the allegation of sexting during surgeries when he was the responsible anesthesiologist, the commission has accused Zilberstein of improperly accessing medical-record imaging for sexual gratification and having sexual encounters at his workplace.

Because what is sexier than an x-ray picture of your johnson.

Bizarrely,
Lewis

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*-- 'Golf addict' allegedly steals $9,200 worth of clubs and other gear --*
BREMERTON, Wash. (UPI) - A Washington man may have to cancel some of his tee times after he was arrested for allegedly stealing $9,200 worth of clubs and other gear. The "golf addict" is accused of taking more than 50 clubs from the pro shop at Gold Mountain Golf Course. According to the Bremerton Police Department, the man tried to sell some of the stolen gear online, leading to his arrest. The 26-year-old's apartment allegedly contained "golf paraphernalia, photos of himself playing golf and a hat reading "Born to Golf, Forced to Work" in addition to some of the stolen equipment. He was booked into Kitsap County Jail for investigation of trafficking in stolen property and burglary. "Burglaries are often the result of addictions -- drugs, alcohol or gambling," Bremerton Police Chief Steve Strachan said in a press release. "I think this is the first one we have seen that looks like a golf addiction." The unemployed suspect has played golf at Gold Mountain at least eight times in the past year.


*-- Alleged drunken driving on motorized beer cooler leads to Australian man's arrest --*
PERTH, Australia (UPI) - Australian police arrested a man and charged him with drunk driving after he was found riding a motorized beer cooler while under the influence of alcohol. The 22-year-old was driving the cart down the middle of a quiet street in the suburbs on Friday night. The motorized cooler - known in Australia as an esky - did contain alcohol at the time. "This motor vehicle would only be able to travel at very low speeds, the lighting devices on said vehicle would be negligible and make it very difficult for other motorists to see," police said in a statement, according to the Telegraph. Other Australians have been arrested for operating eskys while intoxicated in the past. A 38-year-old was arrested for drunk driving his motorized cooler back in March and a 23-year-old lost his license for nine months following a 2011 esky incident. In the 2011 case, the young man took his "extreme cooler" for a "test drive" on a main road.


*-- READER COMMENTS --*
Lew, by the time they finish the investigation that catfish in the evidence locker is going to smell pretty ripe. -Greg

Lewis, Regarding the below headline, "Catfish allegedly used as weapon during 'fish-slapping' incident in Texas" I have to wonder what they use in Texas if it's a bitch-slapping incident? Always enjoy the bizarre, news and otherwise ... -Tom Smith
[Let's just hope they use something small and fluffy for a bitch-slap, like a Cockapoo.]

Depressing the brake pedal to shift is fairly new but I don't know how recent this is, since I don't buy cars very frequently. My 1995 Intrepid did not have this feature and it was possible to shift to drive without pressing the brake. -phvince

The person who thinks the brake pedal needs to be depressed before one can shift into a gear must drive a different kind of car than I have ever been acquainted with. It's common sense to have one's foot on the brake pedal when shifting into either forward or reverse gear, but isn't a requirement to be able to do so. Shifting from "park" is simply a matter of pulling the lever with most cars. But that doesn't excuse the owner for leaving the motor running while outside the vehicle in the first place. That was stupid.
[I frequently leave my car running if I am going to step out of it for only a minute. Then again my dog is about 18 inches long and weighs about 12 pounds and I drive an automatic, so he couldn't shift my car into gear even if he knew how.]

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