ROBBERY FOR DUMMIES

Now we have the case of a robber who broke into a 61-year old Catholic nun’s home and was not satisfied that she had no money, having taken a vow of poverty. So he forced her to drive him around for an hour in search of money, to no avail. He was finally forced to release her, adding that he hoped the Church and God would forgive him.

DENTISTRY FOR DUMMIES

A 63year old man practicing in his home as a dentist in Malaysia for 29 years without any formal training has finally been found out and arrested. Using a cast-off old ex-army dental chair he was able to convince patients and neighbours alike that he was a retired army dentist. His informal training came from observing an army dentist from 1962 to 1968 while helping the dentist carry his bag to treat plantation workers. His marketing strategy: cheaper prices (20 ringgit or $5.50 for extractions and 130ringgit or $35 for dentures). And something few dentists, if any, ever make: house calls.

From the New York Post (By LUKAS I. ALPERT, Wire Services):

A ghoulish gravedigger stole a skull from a broken casket in a Massachusetts church cemetery and made an ashtray of it.Keith Chartrand, of Fitchburg, also took a thighbone to make a pipe, police say.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/06232007/news/weirdbuttrue/weirdbuttrue.htm

Voracious jumbo squid invade California

MONTEREY, Calif. -- Jumbo squid that can grow up to 7 feet long and weigh more than 110 pounds are invading central California waters and preying on local anchovy, hake and other commercial fish populations, according to a study published Tuesday.





Full report: see http://www.miamiherald.com/577/story/181597.html

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THE GREEN GREEN GAS OF HOME

Scientists have discovered that the average cow actually belches 100L to 200L of methane daily, contributing significantly to global warming. One way to reduce this is to introduce easier-to-digest legumes as part of the process of reducing production of methane.


And all the while I thought methane was produced by cows farting. There go my Nobel-Prize-winning plans to harness a renewable source of energy by connecting a herd of cows together.

you play, you pay

A bloodied man ran out from his car which had crashed into several other cars stopped in traffic in a St. Louis, Missouri road, and was promptly arrested and sent to hospital. Also seen leaving the car was a woman who reportedly had no pants on. It was initially thought the woman was an assault victim. It turned out that she was a stripper who had had sex with the man in a motel, and was refused payment, so she jumped into the man’s car and beat him up.


Good to know that women no longer consider themselves the weaker sex these days.