Tuesday, December 15, 2009

If You Thought the News Out of Washington Is Bizarre...

With so much depressing news coming out of Washington these days--healthcare, the deficit, raising taxes, getting tweaked by Iran every two weeks--it might be a good time to take a look at some news that's really bizarre. Might make us fee good by comparison:
  • Police in Shelbyville, Tennessee say they arrested a woman for passing out drunk  while riding a horse in a town Christmas parade. Fifteen minutes after getting a report of ripped rider in the parade, investigating cops found a woman passed out drunk on a horse outside of a nearby motel. She was cited for public drunkeness.
  • A couple of Pennsylvania college students were arrested recently for not paying a tip at a local pub. It seems that the pub required an 18 percent tip on tables of six or more customers. The two students nixed the tip because they said the service was awful. According to the two scholars, they had to scrounge around for their own table settings and napkins while the server cadged a smoke outside, then had to wait over an hour for their chicken wings. They'll tell it to a judge next month.
  • Months after passing a bill legalizing gay marriage, New Hampshire lawmakers are getting around to repealing a 200-year law that makes adultery a crime in the Granite State. New Hampshire adulterers currently face a $1,200 fine if convicted. That's better than the original punishment which was standing on the gallows for an hour with a noose around  your neck. Serious offenders faced 39 lashes if convicted. Good thing Tiger Woods doesn't live there.
  • A couple of Utah teenagers were arrested for rapping their order  at a Salt Lake City-area McDonald's restaurant drive-thru. The kids say they were just imitating a popular You Tube video . The store said the budding hip hoppers were holding up the line. Police tracked the singers to a local high school where they were issued a summons. Never confuse Mickey D with Clay D  .
So, the next time you shake your head at the nightly news, remember, it could be worse!

Just thought you might like to know!

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