WEIRD BUT TRUE
Pigs don’t fly in Texas — but hunters can.
The state legislature’s lower house has passed a bill to let airborne marksmen shoot wild oinkers.
Rep. Sid Miller said more than 2 million feral pigs run hog wild in parts of the Lone Star state, causing $400 million in damage annually.
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If at first you don’t succeed — and you’re that dumb — try, try again.
A crook was busted in Safety Harbor, Fla., after allegedly robbing a bank he had also held up in 1991.
Donald Cummings, 42, who had done a 14-year prison stretch, was picked up by Pinellas County sheriff’s officers at a Regions branch.
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Courtrooms can be such a drag.
A Texas defense attorney was busted in a hall of justice for allegedly carrying marijuana and a pipe in her purse.
A security guard at the Bexar County Courthouse busted Regina Criswell, 50, at a screening station.
The dopey legal eagle told authorities she had been holding the contraband for a client.
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A South Wales driver was pulled over in his red convertible Ferrari — which tops out at 195 mph — because he was going too slow.
Denis Evans was doing 25 mph in a 40-mph zone when he was stopped by a constable.
“The road is badly lit, with a nasty bend, and often has sheep on it. I felt 25 was safe,” Evans said.
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A French inventor has devised a washing machine for pooches.
Romain Jarry’s Dog-o-Matic allows canines to effortlessly spruce up with a wash and a blow dry. Owners pay from $17 to $42, depending on the dog’s size.
“It doesn’t take long to wash the dog — usually a few minutes,” said Jarry, who set up the invention in his hometown of St. Max.

