Saturday, January 5, 2013

Greetings fellow Bizarros:

Never bring a knife to a gun fight...even a really, really long knife. This is a lesson that was never learned by a 38-year-old Michigan man named Chris Burroughs.

Police responded to a disturbance in the little Michigan town of Norton Shores where Burroughs had allegedly assaulted a woman in his home. Well, neighbors said they saw a woman running down the street and bleeding from her head, so it is fair to say there was reasonable suspicion.

When police officers responded to the scene they attempted to make contact with Burroughs in the front of the home where he lives with his mother.

Burroughs then ran to the back of the home and the officers went around to meet him. That is when police said Burroughs burst out of the back door Kill Bill-style, waving a four-foot-long sword over his head.

The officers commanded Burroughs to put the weapon down but he allegedly refused and taunted the officers to shoot him.

Which they did.

One of the officers fired at the suspect, striking him at least once. Burroughs was arrested for domestic assault.

Bizarrely,
Lewis

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*-- Python, crabs left in hotel rooms --*
THAME, England - British hotel chain Travelodge UK said some of the oddest items left in its rooms include a pet python, breast implants and a bucket of live crabs. The budget chain based in Thame, England, said items in its lost-and-founds include a pet python named Monty, a winning EuroMillions lottery ticket, the prop used as Harry Potter's wand in one of the films, a diamond-encrusted iPhone, a bucket of live crabs and a set of women's breast implants, The Scotsman reported Thursday. The hotel chain said the most popular items left in their rooms include pajamas, phone and laptop chargers, teddy bears, toiletry items and electronics. The company said the 20,000 books left in its hotel rooms during the past 12 months include 7,000 copies of "Fifty Shades of Grey."


*-- Police seek owner of 1938 telegram --*
DALY CITY, Calif. - California police said they are trying to find the owner of a 1938 telegram found in the back seat of a mail carrier accused of stealing credit and gift cards. Daly City police said Romeo Natan, 38, was busted on charges of stealing credit and gift cards from mail he was supposed to be delivering to San Carlos homes and investigating detectives discovered a telegram from Christmas Day 1938 among the thousands of letters allegedly stolen by Natan, the San Mateo County (Calif.) Times reported Thursday. Senior Detective Joe Bocci said the telegram must have been dropped into the mail prior to the holidays. "I think someone was passing down some family history," he said. "It means something to somebody." The telegram is from a couple named Minnie and Fred and addressed to a woman named Emma Gonzales in San Francisco. The text wishes Gonzalez a happy holiday and informs her the couple arrived safe in Reno. Natan and two alleged accomplices are facing numerous felony charges.


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[Hi Kristina. I tried responding to your email but it bounced. If you contact me again with an email address that works I will send you that credit card information you asked for!]

I just wanted to say I have enjoyed Bizarre news and clean laffs since '99! I remember there was an editorial where readers made suggestions for captions of pictures (totally hilarious). Keep doing what you do and Happy New Year (from your fan from Nigeria-and 'no, I don't believe in voodoo')
[That was back when every newsletter had their own web page. We don't do that anymore. But you could always start a 'fan' page if you feel motivated!]

About gun control...I personally have never and will never own a gun, but that is my choice. I am not against people owning guns for their own protection. If they make it a crime to own a gun, then only criminals will own them. -Chris
[I would an enthusiastic supporter of gun control, but only if they were completely banned. I don't want anybody having the power to arbitrarily kill me, and that includes the police and the military. And don't tell me it can't be done. Costa Rica doesn't have a military. Nor does Grenada, or Liechtenstein, or a bunch of other countries I can't remember. Both Mexico and Canada have armed forces. They are both our friends and can protect our borders. If there were no weapons in the entire country, then I would feel safe.]


Happy New Year, Lewis! I'd like to respond to the letter from Corky, who said that guns are no more dangerous than screwdrivers and ice picks since they can be used to kill, too. If he can describe how to kill 15 people in one minute from across the room with a screwdriver or an ice pick, I will agree. -Jody
[Hmmm...sounds like an interesting engineering problem.]

I'm very glad you shared that, however, this is some very good material out there showing how people who are not ethical Vooduns do things. Voodoo is a valid religion and magickal path, and is a combo of native Pacific Island folk rituals with Roman Catholic themes. This is something you might consider bringing up in your comments about the "Voodoo pimps," because this news article touches on themes that would make other practitioners of this valid path look bad.
[If any 'Vooduns' would like to write in with amusing or inspirational anecdotes about the lighter side of Voodoo, I'd love to read them.]

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