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Saturday, July 31, 2010
Greetings fellow Bizarros:
When I first read this story from UPI I was a bit confused
by the continual reference to the attacker's 'friend' who
he was apparently attempting to decapitate. I kept thinking,
with friends like this, who needs enemies?
The adventure happened in Milwaukee where police said a
drunken, sword-wielding man meant to attack his 'friend',
but assaulted the wrong person, severing the victim's pinky
finger.
Officers said the 24-year-old assailant was so drunk on his
way to the apartment that he hit several cars parked on a
nearby street. While en route to his friend's apartment in
the building, he attacked one door with the samurai-like
blade, causing a lot of damage.
He apparently kicked in and struck a second door with the
weapon, police said. When someone opened the door, the man
went after him with the sword, severing a finger.
Police said the victim -- who did not know his assailant --
forced the man out of the building. An off-duty police
officer who lives nearby heard the commotion, arrested the
man and took him to jail.
Bizarrely,
Lewis
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----------- In-store wedding a first for TJ Maxx -----------
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - A Michigan couple's wedding in the
shoe section of a TJ Maxx store was the clothing chain's
first ever in-store ceremony, company officials said. Drew
Ellis, a reporter for the Mount Pleasant (Mich.) Morning
Sun, married former reporter Lisa Satayut in the shoe
section Saturday while customers shopped in other areas of
the store, the Morning Sun reported. The store widened the
size 8 shoe aisle, the bride's chosen location for the
wedding, and provided white chairs with red bows and a
vine-covered arch for the occasion. Sonya Cosentini, a
spokeswoman for TJ Maxx's Boston corporate offices, said
officials were delighted by Satayut's e-mail asking for
the unconventional wedding facility. "This is very
exciting," she said. "We never had a wedding in a TJ Maxx
store before."
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--------- Pen pals meet after 59 years of letters ---------
NEW YORK - A 59-year friendship that began as a school
assignment to write a letter to a soldier stationed in
Korea finally has culminated in the pair meeting in New
York. Barbara Rohl, 69, of New York said she first sent
a letter to Orville Schumacher, 80, of Nebraska -- then
a soldier stationed in Korea -- as a school assignment
when she was 11 years old in 1951 and the two continued
exchanging letters for 59 years, the New York Post
reported. Rohl and Schumacher met in person for the first
time last week. "I'm getting past 80 now and I figured if
there was a time I was ever going to meet her, it's now,"
Schumacher said. Rohl said she had strong emotions about
meeting her longtime pen pal for the first time. "I can't
even explain how I feel about this whole thing," she said.
"It's a beautiful thing."
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It's not just old-timers who get those scams, Lewis. I'm
only 38 and I get them constantly. And I too would like to
know what can be done to stop them. -Christopher
[Be educated and constantly skeptical. That's always the
best defense.]
Hey Lewis, What about that woman in Florida who was arrested
for mistakenly growing a pot plant? That could have been me!
The only reason I know what a pot plant looks like is because
I saw one on an episode of "From May to December," and that's
assuming they used a real pot plant. It's not me - the only
two plants I have in the house are a corn plant I've been
trying to kill for 23 years, and a holiday cactus that doesn't
bloom anymore. I used to have a green thumb, but it withered.
-Louise
[Well, maybe you should try growing pot. From what I hear it
is very easy to grow!]
Lewis, I forward your letter to 10 of my friends that I have
on a group email. I don't know if any have signed up yet. I
have a few less raunchy friends so I have to delete some of
your remarks. Keep up the great work, you really make my
morning. -Carole
[You have to delete some of my comments because they are too
raunchy? What kind of pussy-lickers do you have for friends?]
RE: "suborbital" flight does not constitute being "in space"
might as well say the first person who ever jumped up was the
first in space!:) keep on keepin on Lewis!!
[Okay, let's put this question to bed. I did a little reading
and there is no such thing as a precise end to the Earth's
atmosphere since it just progressively gets thinner as you go
up. However, in 2007 scientists at the University of Calgary,
with as much accuracy as they could manage, have measured the
edge of space to be 118 km (73.3 miles) above Earth.]
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