Losing End of the Deal

From New Jersey

A man walked into a 7-11, put a $20 bill on the counter and asked for a change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled-leaving the $20 bill on the counter.

The total amount of cash he got from the drawer? Fifteen Dollar.

No Nukes:

The Chico, California

The city council enacted a ban on nuclear weapons, setting a $500 fine for anyone detonating one within city limits.

Three arrested for overdue library books:

Clearwater, Florida, failing to return a library book could land you in jail. Three of the city’s most laggardly book borrowers were arrested this week for failing to appear in the court to explain why they had not returned the library books, including a mother who checked out to read to her two year old son.

Clearwater public library system director said that the culprits were given at least eight chances over 18 months to clear their records by returning the books before they were arrested on warrants for failure to appear in court.

Sabrina Davis, 22, who was handcuffed and taken to Pinellas county jail on a warrant, told the Tampa tribune,” I think its outrageous that they arrest you…it isn’t like you did a huge crime, like I killed somebody.

My Bad Leg:

Tampa, Florida

After surgeon Rolando Sanchez amputated the wrong leg of a patient at University Hospital in Tampa, Florida, the Hospital started a new policy of writing the word "No" on patients’ limbs that are not supposed to be removed.

Finger in Custard Packet:

Australia- The Australian Police journal reported that an elderly woman had already used about half of the powder in a custard packet when she discovered an object that appeared to be a large dead cockroach. However when she brought it to the health Department, food analyst determined it to be a dried up human finger. Investigation that followed revealed that a factory worker had lost two fingers in a machine with rotating blades. One finger had been found. The other has made its way into the custard packet the woman had bought.

First Aid:



Tokyo, Japan

In Tokyo, an 80-year-old man choking on sukiyaki was saved by an emergency medical worker who, unable to save the man any other way, plugged in his vacuum cleaner and sucked out the two inch piece of pasta noodle.

Sorry about That:

London- British Airways on Tuesday said a recorded emergency message had been inadvertently played during a flight to Philadelphia- the second such incidence in a month. The tape was accidentally set off. All it said was, "this is an emergency announcement". The spokesman said. It was inadvertently played because of a technical problem. A button was pressed to activate another function.

"The passengers were very calm and relaxed. The cabin director immediately apologized and on arrival they were given a letter of apology", he said.

A similar incident occurred in April, When passengers flying from San Francisco to London were warned their plane was about to crash into the Atlantic. The airline gave each of them a box of chocolates as an apology.

You Scared The Hell Out Of Me:

Buenos Aires- An Argentine man broke an arm and a leg jumping from the roof of the moving bus after he was addressed by a fellow passenger sheltering inside a coffin, the state-run news agency, Telam, said on Monday.

Mario Paz, 25, leapt from the bus when a farmer lying in the coffin moved its cover to ask, "Is it cold sir?"

The incident took place in the northern province of Santiago after the farmer, finding no room in the bus, climbed onto its roof and then to escape the wintry weather, lay down in the coffin, which belonged to a funeral company.

The Oven Mishap:

Madison, Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin’s Police chief, Richard Williams forgot he had a gun in the oven. Then he decided to roast some turkey.

Shortly thereafter- Boom!-- Police spokeswomen Jeana Kerr said.

Williams was given a voluntary one-day, unpaid suspension for violating his Departments firearms policy. He said the oven is one his hiding place.

Unfriendly Skies:

Turkish Airlines, fired pilot Altan Tezcan and Co-pilot Erdogan Gecim, who were flying 240 passengers from Bangkok to Istanbul, after the two got into a fist fight in the cockpit while arguing over their aircraft’s altitude.