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Bizarre News - April 4, 2015
Greetings fellow Bizarros:
Well, folks, tomorrow is Easter, or as some Christians like to refer to it; Resurrection Sunday. This is the holiday that defines Christianity. If Christ had never risen from the dead he would have just been another reformationist. Everyone in the world knows the story; Jesus was betrayed, judged by Pilate, turned over to his own people who condemned him, then he was tortured and crucified.
Some people take this story a lot more seriously than others. In the Philippines, for example, Good Friday is celebrated with a reenactment of the crucifixion, right down to the flogging and the nails.
Dozens of people were crucified in villages across the Roman Catholic country, in one of the world's most bizarre practices. The event drew more than 10,000 Filipino and foreign spectators.
And this is done every year, often by the same people! You'd think it would be difficult to find volunteers to get nailed to a cross, but apparently people are lining up. Ruben Enaje, a 49-year-old sign painter, was nailed to a cross for the 24th time this year as his way of thanking God for his survival after falling from a building.
And so you don't think the Philippines is some backward kind of country, they even have a female 'Jesus'. This year was her 14th crucifixion.
The Church rejects such practices, of course, but you know how hard it is to keep people from having a good time.
Bizarrely,
Lewis
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*-- April Fools' Day prank gone wrong burns Michigan apartment --*
ALLENDALE, Mich. (UPI) - A Michigan college student's April Fools' prank gone wrong was blamed for an apartment fire that led to a building being evacuated, firefighters said. The Allendale Fire Department said crews from Allendale, Blendon Township, and Georgetown Township responded Wednesday morning to battle the blaze in an apartment near the campus of Grand Valley State University. Investigators said the fire apparently started when one of the four female college students living in the apartment tossed a fire cracker at a roommate as part of an April Fools' Day prank and the firework landed in hamper, igniting the laundry inside. Neighbors said the girls knocked on the doors of other units in the search for a fire extinguisher, but the fire had grown too large by the time they were able to bring one back to the apartment. Capt. David Pelton of the Allendale Fire Department said the fire was the first he knew of to be started by an April Fools' prank. The extent of the damage to the building was unknown Wednesday, but residents were allowed to return to two of the building's six units. Firefighters said other residents were expected to be able to return later Wednesday, but the apartment where the fire started was unlikely to be considered safe. Firefighters said the girl whose prank ignited the flames probably won't face charges from the incident.
*-- Six Texas high school students busted in '21 Jump Street' style sting --*
PEARLAND, Texas (UPI) - Authorities in Texas said six high school students were arrested on drug charges in an operation that echos the plot of the 21 Jump Street TV show and film. The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office said it worked together with the Pearland Independent School District to have a deputy enrolled as a high school student at Pearland High School from Aug. 25, 2014, to Dec. 19, 2014, and then at Dawson High School from Jan. 6 of this year until March 27. The sheriff's office said two juveniles were arrested at Pearland alongside adult student Aaron Coleman, 18. Dawson students Kevin Lambert, 18; Jonathan Gonzales, 17; and Matthew Van Richardson, 18, were also arrested. Investigators said they seized drugs including cocaine, marijuana, alprazolam and tramadol during the course of the operation. The arrested students are facing charges including delivery of marijuana, delivery of a controlled substance and delivery of a dangerous drug. "I appreciate the collaborative efforts of the county and city to safeguard the lives of our students through a combination of law enforcement and preventive measures. It is critical that we remain proactive, vigilant and intolerant with regard to drug offenses affecting our students," Pearland ISD Superintendent John Kelly said in a statement. The sheriff's office said the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Task Force and the Pearland Police Department participated in the operation. "School is not a place that you should come in and try to sell your drugs, or come in and buy drugs, you go there to be educated," Sgt. James Brawner of the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office told KPRC-TV. He said the investigation is continuing. "There is still ongoing off campus investigations," Brawner said. "We have wrapped up on campus, and now we are moving out into the communities and trying to further it that way."
*-- READER COMMENTS --*
Prison inmate Neil Moore used a smuggled mobile phone to register a domain name that looked like that of a UK court, then sent prison officials an email, purportedly from a court clerk, ordering his own release. It worked.
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You have to appreciate that kind of ingenuity.]
If the Monsanto/Pro-GMO guy dies from drinking too much Roundup, will his gravesite be weed free? Just curious. keep up the good work, Bill
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My name is Lewis, not Bill; but to answer your question, an environmentalist like this lobbyist certainly is would definitely want to be cremated.]
Sheesh...we few exploding power meters and everybody gets their panties in a bunch. Can't we focus on some real problems, like homos getting free pizzas or whatever the fuck is going on in Indiana?
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