Bizarre News - December 27, 2014

Greetings fellow Bizarros:

Being on the "naughty list" just got a little tougher, at least in Detroit where a man dressed as jolly old Saint Nick unloaded on two hapless souls at a gas station.

Because apparently reindeer run on unleaded and even Santa can't go to Detroit without packing heavy.

Detroit police officials confirmed that the two victims were recovering from gunshot wounds following the incident.

The festively dressed gunman, who is now in custody, told officers that he felt threatened after arguing with the pair and shot both men.

"An individual who was dressed as Santa and two other individuals got into some kind of confrontation," said Officer Adam Madera. "Two of the individuals went to their vehicle; they believe that Santa felt maybe that they were going to get a weapon. He then shot these individuals."

Madera said that two off-duty officers in the area engaged in a short foot chase with the suspect and directed him to an on-duty officer who made the arrest.

The suspect's name was not immediately released, but if you didn't get any presents on Christmas morning it probably means the name was Kringle.

Bizarrely,
Lewis

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* Man accidentally sells box spring containing cat *
ROCKCREEK, Ore. (UPI) - An Oregon man said he is searching for his girlfriend's cat after he mistakenly sold a box spring that the feline was using as a hiding place. Roy Dufek of Rockcreek said in a Reddit post he was selling two bed sets for his girlfriend while she was at work last week and he did not realize until later that his girlfriend's cat, Camo, had apparently been hiding inside a box spring he strapped to the top of a buyer's car. Dufek, who was in the process of moving when he sold the items, said the man who purchased the bed set allowed him to search his house, but there was no sign of Camo. The man said he had heard unusual noises while affixing the box spring to the top of his car. Dufek said his posts on Reddit and Craigslist have resulted in an outpouring of support and offers of assistance, but so far there have been no confirmed Camo sightings. "People have told us stories of their cat that was gone a few months, or a month, and found the way home. So that gives us hope," Dufek told The Oregonian. "The only issue is we don't live at that apartment anymore."


* Eggnog-chugging contest leads to hospital stay *
PROVO, Utah (UPI) - A Utah man who chugged a quart of eggnog in 12 seconds to win a restaurant gift card said he was also awarded with a three-day stay in the hospital. Ryan Roche, whose victory was captured in a video posted to YouTube, said he was challenged to the eggnog-chugging contest at his work Christmas party last week and he had to beat a 22-second record to win a gift card to Ruth's Chris Steak House. "I just opened up my throat, didn't even swallow," he told KSL-TV. "I pretty much poured it down." Roche finished off the quart in 12 seconds. "I got done, and I was gasping, I couldn't breathe," he said. Roche said his breathing troubles intensified in the ensuing hours and he started feeling shaky and nauseous. He said a friend who is in medical school recommended he go to the hospital, where doctors said he was "dry drowning" from the eggnog in his lungs. "I can't tell you how many doctors or nurses would walk into my room and say, 'Eggnog, huh?' Then they'd say, 'Well, at least you won,'" he told the New York Daily News. Roche said he spent his first 24 hours in the hospital in intensive care. "It was rough," he said. He said he took home the steakhouse gift card, but it also came with a valuable lesson. "Eggnog: not ideal for the lungs," Roche said. "Not only do I get a Ruth's Chris gift card, but I got a three night's stay in the hospital."

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