WEIRD NEWS: Putting the Teddy to the Metal
A motorist in Oregon tried a "bearly" legal maneuver to subvert the state's carpool lane, but got busted when an eagle eyed trooper noticed that her front seat passenger was actually a giant stuffed teddy bear.
Scarlett Zibritovsky says she wasn't really thinking about the law when she belted the bear into place, and insists she just wanted to make her car look a little cuter while she searched for a place to drop him. She says he'd been a passenger for about a month while she "looked for a little kid to give him to," but does admit that speeding up her trip did cross her mind once she was on the road.
She says, "I don't normally break the law."
WEIRD NEWS: Grudge From the Grave
A German man named Hubert Martini held a lot of grudges in his life.
After Martini died recently, at the age of 64, an obituary he wrote and submitted was published in a local newspaper. In it, he calls himself "open, honest and unforgiving" but then announces he doesn't want his five siblings or their families at his memorial service. He also wrote, "I have hurt some people -- and that's good."
WEIRD NEWS: Chuck E. Thieves
A Kentucky man who applied for a job at Chuck E. Cheese's really messed up his chances of getting the gig when he tried to rob the place.
The man, whose name has not been released, walked into the pizza joint and asked the manager for an application. He filled it out and was asked to come back later in the afternoon for an interview. During the interview, the man stated that he had a gun and demanded to get into the safe. But the manager informed him that he didn't have access to the safe and then told him to leave, which he did.
Police are now searching for him.
WEIRD NEWS: Money for Nothing
Two government workers in Spain have taken playing hooky to the ultimate level -- by not showing up to work for 15 years and still collecting paychecks.
An investigation conducted by the human resources department discovered that both workers, one a gardener and the other a driver, have been collecting checks despite having not shown up for work since 2001. Their union representative argued that the workers did nothing wrong by not working for 15 years and had an agreement with previous councilmen, who allowed them to take off "accumulated days."
One of the men has since returned to work, and both are facing disciplinary action. The investigation also discovered that members of the police union had also been playing hooky, with some of the staff working as little as 47 days in 2015.
A German man named Hubert Martini held a lot of grudges in his life.
After Martini died recently, at the age of 64, an obituary he wrote and submitted was published in a local newspaper. In it, he calls himself "open, honest and unforgiving" but then announces he doesn't want his five siblings or their families at his memorial service. He also wrote, "I have hurt some people -- and that's good."
WEIRD NEWS: Chuck E. Thieves
A Kentucky man who applied for a job at Chuck E. Cheese's really messed up his chances of getting the gig when he tried to rob the place.
The man, whose name has not been released, walked into the pizza joint and asked the manager for an application. He filled it out and was asked to come back later in the afternoon for an interview. During the interview, the man stated that he had a gun and demanded to get into the safe. But the manager informed him that he didn't have access to the safe and then told him to leave, which he did.
Police are now searching for him.
WEIRD NEWS: Money for Nothing
Two government workers in Spain have taken playing hooky to the ultimate level -- by not showing up to work for 15 years and still collecting paychecks.
An investigation conducted by the human resources department discovered that both workers, one a gardener and the other a driver, have been collecting checks despite having not shown up for work since 2001. Their union representative argued that the workers did nothing wrong by not working for 15 years and had an agreement with previous councilmen, who allowed them to take off "accumulated days."
One of the men has since returned to work, and both are facing disciplinary action. The investigation also discovered that members of the police union had also been playing hooky, with some of the staff working as little as 47 days in 2015.
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