Bizarre News - July 9, 2014

Greetings fellow Bizarros:

Certain athletes and competitors assume certain risks when they compete for the "love of the game". Football players know there is a possibility that they will break their necks when they tackle each other head first. Boxers know they might get brain damage when they let large men punch them in the head for a living. And alcoholic shark fishermen know they might get bitten in half above the waist when they go after 25-foot great whites - 3 tons of him.

So it's hard to think of the subject of today's story as a victim. He did, however, pay the ultimate price for doing what he loved.

What should have been a fun way to kick off the Fourth of July weekend quickly turned tragic for the South Dakota man who choked to death while eating hot dogs during a competitive eating contest.

The crowd was stunned when one of six contestants - Walter Eagle Tail, 47 - began to choke on the fatal weenie. Paramedics who were called to his side tried in vain to save him.

"There was someone doing CPR when we arrived," Custer County Sheriff Rick Wheeler said. "Basically, he probably just suffocated. It got lodged in his throat and they couldn't get it out."

Eagle Tail's death put a damper on the festivities sponsored by the Custer Chamber of Commerce. Organizers cancelled a planned pie eating contest for the next day.

Wheeler said he was not sure if the death will prompt organizers to make changes to the contest next year. Because you can't have men choking on weenies all over a small, close-knit community like that.

Deaths during competitive eating contests have happened in the past. A Romanian man choked to death during a sausage-eating contest in 2013 in that country, and in 2012, a Florida man choked to death after eating dozens of live cockroaches during a contest.

But whether it is swallowing weenies, sausages or cock--roaches, those in the world of competitive eating say safety is always a top priority.

Bizarrely,
Lewis

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*-- Woman stopped by cop with crack cocaine allegedly stashed in vagina: 'Ouch' --*
WABASSO, Fla. (UPI) - "Ouch." That's what a Florida woman who allegedly had crack cocaine crammed in her vagina said during a traffic stop on June 24 in Wabasso. Indian River County Sheriff's Office investigators pulled over Robert William King and Jennifer Crosby because it appeared that their vehicle had a window tint violation. When King was asked for his license, the 47-year-old responded, "I don't have a license! I'm habitual." Crosby, 42, supposedly seemed skittish and a female deputy was summoned to the scene to look for drugs, TC Palm reported. After she arrived, Crosby allegedly confessed to having drugs in her vagina. "Ouch," she said. "The foil is hurting the inside of my vagina." King was arrested on a habitual traffic offender charge. Crosby was arrested on possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia charges.


*-- Allegedly drunken Georgia man tells officer that dog drove to the store --*
OCONEE COUNTY, Fla. (UPI) - A Georgia man who appeared to be "highly intoxicated" was arrested after allegedly telling an Oconee County officer that his dog drove him to the store so that he could purchase corn. According to the Oconee County Sheriff's Office Facebook page, Sgt. Partain responded to a call about a dog in a hot car. When Partain arrived on the scene, he encountered a canine in a locked vehicle that had a temperature which clocked in at 123 degrees when measured with a handheld thermometer. Partain also saw a can of gasoline inside the vehicle and said the smell was stifling. The car's driver, Wesley Terrell, allegedly told Partain that "the dog drove him to Bell's to buy some corn." The 60-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with animal cruelty and driving under the influence. Animal control took the dog into custody.


*-- READER COMMENTS --*
I read, [think it was in Bizzare News], that some creeps tried to rob a wedding. when they approached the servers, one said: "hey, we're just the help making minimum wage. All the guests & presents are in the next room." Turns out it was a cop's wedding & almost all were cops. Oops! -mike
[And there is a perfect example of a lack of job training that is ruining the job market. Any criminal with a bare minimum of experience would have knows to case the joint carefully.]

A woman let someone who wasn't a medical professional inject something into her body. Cops had a woman remove the 'unmarked police car' bumper sticker to protect some idiot from thinking she's a real cop and possibly being harmed. Maybe the 'victims' in those situations got, or would get, what they deserved. I guess I'm getting harsh in my old age but maybe it's time to cull the herd.
[I saw some asshole with a T-shirt that had a shield on it and the legend "Female Body Inspector". These impersonators need to be put in their place.]

Are women really fucking stupid (yes I know most are)? Be happy with what god gave ya. These must be the same women who go on a talk saw about who the father is. And after the whole apartment building(s) in her area is tested they still don't know.
[At least the women who go on talk shows because they don't know who the father of their baby is didn't lose any limbs from the injections they got.]

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