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Saturday, March 12, 2011
Greetings fellow Bizarros:
Did your mother ever say to you, "If your friends dared you
to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge, would you do it?"
Apparently that lesson was never learned by one California
high school student who did just that!
The 17-year-old's class was visiting the historic bridge
earlier this week on a field trip. Before any teacher or
adult knew anything about it, the boy had climbed over a
railing and jumped.
It is 220 feet to the chilly waters below. At that point he
would have been traveling close to 100 miles per hour, but
miraculously the boy survived. Not only survived, but he
didn't even break any bones! He was rescued by a surfer who
paddled over and took him ashore.
The Golden Gate Bridge is very popular for suicides. Some-
one leaps off the iconic bridge an average of once every
two weeks. Last year, 32 jumpers died. About 98 percent of
those plunges end up being fatal and authorities rule most
of those deaths suicides.
This time, however, school superintendent Bill McDermott
said he didn't think the teen was trying to commit suicide,
but instead jumped after other students urged him on.
So according to the numbers, the teen had a two percent
chance of surviving the fall. He gets zero points for smarts,
but with luck like that I guess you don't really need any!
Bizarrely,
Lewis
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+----------- Even More Bizarre March Holidays ------------+
March 23 is National Organize Your Home Office Day and
National Chip and Dip Day
March 24 is National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day
March 25 is Pecan Day and Waffle Day
March 26 is Make Up Your Own Holiday Day and Spinach
Festival Day
March 27 is National "Joe" Day
March 28 is Something On A Stick Day
March 29 is Festival Of Smoke and Mirrors Day
March 30 is I Am In Control Day
March 31 is Bunsen Burner Day and National Clams On The
Half Shell Day
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--------- Suspect arrested during 'smoke break' ---------
SOUTH GREENSBURG, Pa. - Police in Pennsylvania said a
suspected car thief spent about 2 1/2 hours hiding in the
ceiling of a building before they caught a whiff of his
cigarette smoke. South Greensburg police Chief Scott
Fanchalsky said he went to a BP gas station Wednesday on
a report of a man who had no money to pay for his gasoline
and the suspect fled when Fanchalsky ran the vehicle's
registration and discovered it was reported stolen, the
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Thursday. The suspect,
who lost his shirt during a brief struggle with Fanchalsky,
fled to the nearby Wellington Square professional building,
where authorities soon instituted a lock-down. Fanchalsky
said the building was on lock-down for about 2 1/2 hours
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fourth-story bathroom floor and the telltale odor of
cigarette smoke was noticed coming from the ceiling crawl-
space. Fanchalsky said he crawled into the ceiling and
found the suspect, who agreed to surrender at about
1:40 p.m. The suspect's name was not released but police
said charges are pending.
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------- Georgia woman, 114, named world's oldest -------
MONROE, Ga. - A 114-year-old Georgia woman has been named
the world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records
during a ceremony at her nursing home. Besse Cooper, who
is 114 years and 6 months old, officially received the
title Thursday at her Monroe nursing home following the
death of previous record holder Eunice Sanborn of Texas
last month, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday. Cooper's
son, Sid, 75, attributed his mother's longevity to good
genetics and an active childhood in Tennessee. He said
his mother lived alone in her home until the age of 105.
Cooper, who has four children and several grandchildren
and great-grandchildren, has recently experienced problems
with her vision and hearing, Sid Cooper said. "I mind my
business and I don't eat junk food," Cooper told the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution on her 113th birthday.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> READER COMMENTS <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
You ask is it true that women don't know when the fight is
over. Technically, the answer is "yes." In objective
studies, it was found that women's level of physiological
arousal at the cessation of quarreling persisted longer
than that of men. So, subjectively, when men would feel
the fight was over, women were still experiencing the
physical sensations of the fight, causing them to act
accordingly. -Marcos
[If my wife got aroused after a fight I guess I wouldn't
mind having them so much!]
Dear BN Lewis, Yeah, yeah, but you didn't hear what the
argument was about! She complained that he never took her
anywhere. 'Still readin' BN after all these years.' LisaJ
As an attorney, I agree with most of the jury nullification
comments. I have tried to exploit it at times without
actually invoking it (a big no-no). -TJ
I remember reading somewhere that over 95% of people end up
convicting themselves in police interviews. It is fallout
from the fact most people don't believe they did anything
wrong. For example you are pulled over for speeding. Did you
do anything wrong? If the police think you are guilty there
is NO chance of you convincing them otherwise. A candid
interview will only produce circumstantial evidence that
will convince them of your "guilt". If the police ask to
interview you the answer is a polite no unless you have a
lawyer present. If they ask to search your house, car or
property always answer no. If they attempt to do it anyways
let them, but say politely you do not have my permission to
search this property. If they ask why say that is what your
dad told you to do. It will keep you out of a lot of trouble
in life. John, Ontario
[I have never read the Canadian constitution (or equivalent)
but the U.S. constitution guarantees citizens the right to
shut the hell up and not to be searched without good reason.
Unfortunately, many people give up these rights.]
Bucko has it wrong. Prosecutors won't bring a case to trial
unless they are fiarly sure they will win. The police have
to convince them first that they have a good case and did
not violate the rights of the accused. So, when they get to
trial, they are convinced. That doesn't mean they are all
like this or that they are always right, but I would be 99%
of the time (outside of Texas) this is the case. Keep up the
good work. Always a good read on the weekend...
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