Shouldn't They Be Out Shopping?

I would think that there would be no weird news this week because everyone should be otherwise occupied getting ready for the holidays.  I guess there is still time to get in a bad decision or two.

Over Her Dead Body

 A Nebraska man has been accused of impersonating a funeral director. (who knew that this was such a problem that there are actual laws against it?)

Terry Kruthals went to a mortuary about two weeks ago pretending to be a mortician. He told the an employee of Wadlow Rozanke Funeral Home in Lincoln, NE,  that he was a representative of the family of one of the deceased in their care.

The body of an ex-girlfriend was at the funeral home and Terry was trying to retrieve an engagement ring he had given her with an estimated current value of around $500.00. However, when the funeral director asked Terry a few work related questions, he appeared nervous which prompted the police to be called.

Kurtzhals was arrested for impersonating a funeral director but upon further investigation several additional charges were added. 

I think this poor dead girl is the unluckiest person I have ever read about.  It's bad enough...dying and all.... but she was engaged to a shmuck.  He gave her a  $500.00  engagement ring set AND then wanted to swipe the engagement ring off her poor dead finger.  Also, it must be noted, if you feel the need to pretend to be a mortician, there might be a quiz.


Last One Standing Gets the Beer

Vanessa Robinson was charged with aggravated assault after she allegedly cut her boyfriend numerous times because he was trying to leave her apartment with the last beer..a Colt 45 to be specific.

The altercation happened in Hempfield Township, PA.  The boyfriend, James Gallone, had purchased the beer and when it was time to leave, assumed it was his.  He assumed wrong.

According to the Pennsylvania State Police, when Vanessa realized that James was taking the last beer, she started kicking and pushing before grabbing a knife. James was unable to disarm her and ended up in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.  Vanessa ended up in jail.

Call me a skeptic but this relationship might be doomed.  If they stay together, James better share the beer and hide the knives.


Very Expensive Breast Augmentation

Police in Spain arrested at the Barcelona airport was hiding more than 3 pounds of cocaine in her breast implants.

Perhaps she had a tattoo that triggered their suspicions

The woman arriving from Columbia was detained after security noticed two recent surgical scars under her breasts. The woman was taken to the hospital where it was discovered that there was cocaine in her implants. Some had seeped into her blood stream.

After reading several articles in my quest to find out what tipped authorities off, ABC news said that security noticed white patches under her fresh surgical wounds.  Huh?  While I am still not entirely clear why they would be checking out her breasts, it must be noted that being tidy is always a good thing. 


May Your Christmas Be Merry and Bright...No... Nix the Bright

A Wichita, Kansas man got a ticket on Tuesday.David Hill decked out his pickup for the holidays.  HO HO, OH NO...He got stopped and ticketed.

David had decked out his truck to bring attention to his charity, One Spark. The charity provides holiday joy to the less fortunate around Wichita by providing food, coats and toys for the needy.

So when he covered his pickup truck with lights a couple of weeks ago, he thought it would bring some cheer to people.

Surprise, Surprise!  David got stopped and given a $274.00 ticket.  According to Police lieutenant Joe Schroeder, it's an issue of safety.  He believes that people will be distracted by the colorful truck and accidents will follow.

856 lights and one ticket later

I think the Wichita Police department just made Santa's naughty list.

Another Week of Mixed Nuts

Some weeks, when I am searching for my "odd" lesser-reported news, there seems to be some type of common thread.  Not this week.  I was off to a strong start with stories about boobs though...



Is This Appropriate Attire for a Robbery?

Somewhere in Australia there's a "buxom bandit" on the run. That's what Australian media has dubbed a gas station robber with an affinity for deadly weapons and low-cut shirts.

The local authorities aren't having quite as much fun making sport of the busty thief.  (Surely, one of those cops is dying to say "Let's bust her!")  She did commit crime with a deadly weapon, after all. She held up a Gold Coast gas station of about $200.00 before taking off with a male accomplice.

Clearly, she isn't a master-mind as criminals go, she had only one gloved hand and touch several objects with the ungloved hand.  Plus, she didn't cover her face.

Really, did she need to cover her face when she was wearing that outfit?  Who is looking at her face?

Teenager Not "Big" on Family Tradition

As I am always looking for "the classiest" of stories, this one didn't escape me. 

A story of out Britain, introduces us the the Marshall family.  Mom of nine, Chantal Marshall is in a number of newspapers this week talking about her 14 year old daughter,  Britney.  Mom is being quotes saying "Britney is going through a funny phase at the moment and saying she doesn't want to get her boobs done."

It seems the family has a tradition that the girls all get breast enhancement surgery.  Despite the urging of mom and her four sisters, Britney is not leaning toward "going under the knife" anytime soon.

Her mother, who is a professional psychic,  is holding out hope, though.  Chantal went on to say," I really love the fake look of my girls and I know Britney will go that way when she is a bit older.  I love the idea of us all looking similar and glamorous.

In total, the busty five-some had nearly three litres of silicone put in their breasts in 13 ops.

Only three litres??? I would have guessed more.  I am skeptical of Chantal's psychic ability.  If she really could see into the future she would have given a couple of her girls the heads up on "how big is too big?

Speaking of Big and Sad

Did all of you hear about the theft of the large fiberglass dinosaur last week up in Montana.  If not...let me catch you up.

On June 21st, Dino the  Sinclair dinosaur was stolen from the Hi-Noon Crossroads Travel Center in Missoula, Montana.

They were offering a $250 gas card for information leading to the safe return of the 12-foot-long fiberglass  dinosaur.

"We just wonder what happened to him," Hi-Noon marketing manager Earl Allen said Friday. "It's a little odd for him to just walk away." He went on to say, "It's not like you can just throw him in the back of a pickup."

Initially, when I heard of this story, I thought it was a prank and we would all see a cute pictures of Dino showing up at various places much like the frog or gnome pranks done in the past.  (Tell me you aren't aware of these.  Seriously??? That is how Travelocity came up with the traveling gnome idea.)

Although, I will admit that hauling around a 12 ft., 100 pound dinosaur might have been a bit trickier than a garden gnome.


But, this is another example of my optimism not being rewarded.  The dismembered body of Dino was found in some nearby woods and a decapitated head was found a couple of days later. All of Dino's pieces have been returned and according to the Hi-Noon spokesman, they believe he can be reassembled.



So many questions ....What kind of person steals a 12 ft. dinosaur and how can that go unnoticed??? And what was the point of the decapitating it??? Does this person have dinosaur rage issues?   Is this some type of hate crime???