WEIRD BUT TRUE
Guess he needed an energy boost for the night he had planned.
A wheelchair-bound robber ignored a cash register at a Dallas 7-Eleven, snatching 10 packets of condoms and an energy drink.
Cops said the suspect was probably drunk.
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Fuming Argentinean commuters were so angry about rush-hour delays, they set their train on fire.
As the blaze engulfed carriages stuck on the tracks outside Buenos Aires, passengers on another train hurled stones at a ticket office and blocked the rails.
“We understand that people get angry when the service is delayed or canceled, but they absolutely can’t attack a public service in this way,” said a rail company spokesman.
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This European likes his hikes au naturel.
German janitor Thomas Kranig has been jailed for 10 days for taking strolls without his clothes on.
Naked outdoor pursuits have gained a following since the German Society of Nudists joined the German Sports Association.
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A Chinese teacher is handing out signed photographs of himself as a reward for hard work.
“It absolutely is not narcissism, but a way of encouragement,” said Ji Feng.
“Only the students who perform the best can get such a reward.”
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What a buzz kill!
Politically correct government officials have ruined the fun at a Polish village fair by banning a witch burning – because they deemed it sexist.
The blaze – featuring dummy witches – was to have been the highlight of celebrations marking the village’s 900th anniversary.
“Making peoples’ tragic deaths into a tourist attraction is reprehensible and regrettable,” a government spokesman said.


