xxxNews Of The Weirdxxx
Bizarre but true stories about real people collected by syndicated columnist Chuck Shepherd.
A man pulled a knife on a cashier at a Family Dollar store in Vineland, N.J., in December and demanded money from the open cash register, but the cashier slammed it shut and said “No.” After several more demands and several more refusals, the man walked out.
A potential robber of the Iowa Savings Bank in Des Moines on May 3 suffered a similar fate, except that not only did he finally walk out empty-handed, but he also left behind his own $20 bill he had initially laid on the counter to get the teller’s attention.
In March, the Queenstown Lakes District Council (New Zealand), apparently really concerned about clever sex entrepreneurs, amended its recent bylaw aimed at regulating all potential prostitution in the area, including acts on airplanes, ships and ferries, because it had left out prostitution on “hovercraft” (vehicles that float above the surface by the constant downthrust of air).
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