Einstein Of The Week!

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Confused Tourist Lands in U.S., Not Australia

 

 

BERLIN (Dec. 29) - A 21-year-old German tourist who wanted to visit his girlfriend in the Australian metropolis Sydney landed 13,000 kilometres away near Sidney, Montana, after mistyping his destination on a flight booking Web site.

 

Dressed for the Australian summer in t-shirt and shorts, Tobi Gutt left Germany Saturday for a four-week holiday.

 

Instead of arriving "down under," Gutt found himself on a different continent and bound for the chilly state of Montana.

 

"I did wonder but I didn't want to say anything," Gutt told the Bild newspaper. "I thought to myself, you can fly to Australia via the United States."

 

Gutt's airline ticket routed him via the U.S. city of Portland, Oregon, to Billings, Montana. Only as he was about to board a commuter flight to Sidney -- an oil town of about 5,000 people -- did he realize his mistake.

 

The hapless tourist, who had only a thin jacket to keep out the winter cold, spent three days in Billings airport before he was able to buy a new ticket to Australia with 600 euros in cash that his parents and friends sent over from Germany.

 

"I didn't notice the mistake as my son is usually good with computers," his mother, Sabine, told Reuters.

 

 

What a genius!

[trekz 7]

What will he do for an encore? Plan a romantic trip to Paris and end up in Paris, Texas? :(

 

One would think that he would have mentioned his flight number to his girlfriend and that someone would have noticed the mistake. Perhaps the problem is that in this case, love is blind.

[Kor37 9]

This Week's Winner!

 

Man's Homemade Mole Killer Kills Him Instead

Reuters

BERLIN (Jan. 11) - A German retiree who wired up a high-voltage cable to try to wipe out the moles digging up his garden killed himself instead, police said Thursday.

 

Uwe Werner, police spokesman in Stralsund north of Berlin, said the 63-year-old retired construction foreman was found dead in the garden of his weekend house in Zingst next to a 380-volt cable and metal spikes rammed into the ground.

 

"The moles survived," Werner said, noting the voltage was enough to run a cement mixer or heavy-duty power saw. "It was in any event an unorthodox method to try to get rid of moles."

 

 

 

 

Hang On! We Have A Tie!!!

 

Man Trying to Kill Bees Sets Home Ablaze

AP

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (Jan. 11) - A man who tried to keep bees off his property accidentally set fire to his house instead, causing at least $500 damage.

 

Franklyn Pigott Jr. set his home ablaze Wednesday while attempting to destroy a nest of bees that had formed outside the home, the Fort Myers News-Press reported Thursday.

 

When Pigott, 38, mixed a product called Real Kill Indoor Fogger with WD-40, it became a "flame-thrower" and melted the home's vinyl siding, according to a police incident report.

 

 

[jadziaezri 0]

wow this sounds funny

if you like this you should read the darwin awards. i'll try and post a link later

[MrPsychic 1]

How ironic that both nominees were from Germany this week and last

[Kor37 9]

This week's winner so far:

 

Bare-Bottom Bandit Gets Jailtime

AP

OMAHA, Neb. (Jan. 15) - Two things made Christopher Willever's drunken theft of a Tobacco Hut even worse as he crawled across the store floor, a lousy belt and his camera-loving backside.

 

Omaha's bare-bottom bandit was sentenced to three to five years in prison Friday for his March crime that earned him the fitting distinction.

 

"You were an *buttocks* in every true sense of the word in this crime," Douglas County District Judge Thomas Otepka told the 22-year-old Willever.

 

Tired of being poor, Willever drank a fifth of rum and decided to rob the store, said his public defender, Kelly Steenbock.

 

He was drunk enough not to realize that his pants had fallen down, exposing his bottom to cameras that eventually fed the surveillance to TV shows across the country.

 

"He was pretty humiliated and embarrassed," Steenbock said. "He showed his bottom to whoever turned on the TV."

 

Steenbock pleaded the judge to sympathize with Willever's youth, no prior felony charges and participation in an alcohol treatment program.

 

Otepka said Willever was an adult who is still supported by his mother and does not have a high school diploma. He also said Willever denied encounters with out-of-state authorities until presented with the cases.

 

Willever was arrested again later in the year for receiving stolen property from another burglary, while still facing charges in the bottom-baring case.

 

Willever could be eligible for parole after 18 months; he must also pay $1,100 in restitution to the store.

[Vulcan_lover 1]

Man, I have some personal stories about stupid (I'm trying to say a bad word but can't) I've done that could win.

[Kor37 9]

This Week's Winner!!!

 

'Too Tired to Walk' Man Steals Police Car

Reuters

TOKYO (Feb. 6) - A Japanese man told police he stole a patrol car that had been left idling outside a post office in Gunma, north of Tokyo, because he was too tired to walk home.

 

Police officers had left the vehicle in the car park with the engine running, while they investigated a report that a stolen card had been used at the post office, the Mainichi newspaper said on Tuesday.

 

"I came out shopping by train, but I got tired walking, so I thought I would drive the police car home," the man told police.

 

He was apprehended about 15 minutes later in the driveway of a private home, about 2.5 miles from the post office, the Mainichi said.

 

 

[Kor37 9]

This Week's Winner(s):

 

Attempted Burglary Suspects Ring Doorbell

AP

BRANDON, Fla. (Feb. 27) - So much for stealth. Authorities said a trio trying to open a locked door alerted a sleeping homeowner when one of them rang the doorbell.

 

Homeowner Samuel Sanchez, 35, confronted the burglars about 11:30 a.m. Monday, one of whom was still trying to open the door with a pocket knife, Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies said. The men ran, according to the St. Petersburg Times.

 

Deputies arrived moments later and arrested three teen suspects, including one found hiding in a trash bin. They were all charged with attempted burglary.

[Odo 0]

Kids today. Sopose to be a burning paper bag when you ring the door bell

[Vulcan_lover 1]

Jeez, they couldn't get burglary or ding-dong-ditch right....stupid kids these days.

[Charface 0]

While we're on the subject, I wasn't too thrilled with my trip to Intercourse, Pennsylvania.

[Kor37 9]

This Week's Winner!

 

Woman Mistakenly Calls Cop for Drugs

AP

COLBERT, Okla. (March 13) - A woman looking for a cocaine dealer called a number on her son's cell phone - only to discover she had phoned a police officer, authorities said.

 

Durant police Lt. Mike Woodruff said the 42-year-old woman called him by accident. His number was on her son's cell phone because he had been arrested previously on drug charges.

 

"She was looking through her son's cell phone directory and found my number," Woodruff said. "Her son had told her that if she ever needed help with anything to give me a call. I think she misunderstood.

 

"She thought she was talking to a drug dealer."

 

Woodruff said he played along and set up a meeting between her and an undercover officer. She and an alleged accomplice were arrested on a drug complaint.

 

 

[Gummy 0]

How ironic that both nominees were from Germany this week and last

You've got to be happy that the Pens are staying put. I see they're getting a new arena.

 

This Week's Winner!

 

Woman Mistakenly Calls Cop for Drugs

AP

COLBERT, Okla. (March 13) - A woman looking for a cocaine dealer called a number on her son's cell phone - only to discover she had phoned a police officer, authorities said.

 

Durant police Lt. Mike Woodruff said the 42-year-old woman called him by accident. His number was on her son's cell phone because he had been arrested previously on drug charges.

 

"She was looking through her son's cell phone directory and found my number," Woodruff said. "Her son had told her that if she ever needed help with anything to give me a call. I think she misunderstood.

 

"She thought she was talking to a drug dealer."

 

Woodruff said he played along and set up a meeting between her and an undercover officer. She and an alleged accomplice were arrested on a drug complaint.

 

 

Darn Caller ID! :)

[trekz 7]

How ironic that both nominees were from Germany this week and last :)

You've got to be happy that the Pens are staying put. I see they're getting a new arena.

 

This Week's Winner!

 

Woman Mistakenly Calls Cop for Drugs

AP

COLBERT, Okla. (March 13) - A woman looking for a cocaine dealer called a number on her son's cell phone - only to discover she had phoned a police officer, authorities said.

 

Durant police Lt. Mike Woodruff said the 42-year-old woman called him by accident. His number was on her son's cell phone because he had been arrested previously on drug charges.

 

"She was looking through her son's cell phone directory and found my number," Woodruff said. "Her son had told her that if she ever needed help with anything to give me a call. I think she misunderstood.

 

"She thought she was talking to a drug dealer."

 

Woodruff said he played along and set up a meeting between her and an undercover officer. She and an alleged accomplice were arrested on a drug complaint.

 

 

Darn Caller ID! :)

Gee, maybe she was confused because, she was ON DRUGS!?!

[Gummy 0]

How ironic that both nominees were from Germany this week and last :)

You've got to be happy that the Pens are staying put. I see they're getting a new arena.

 

This Week's Winner!

 

Woman Mistakenly Calls Cop for Drugs

AP

COLBERT, Okla. (March 13) - A woman looking for a cocaine dealer called a number on her son's cell phone - only to discover she had phoned a police officer, authorities said.

 

Durant police Lt. Mike Woodruff said the 42-year-old woman called him by accident. His number was on her son's cell phone because he had been arrested previously on drug charges.

 

"She was looking through her son's cell phone directory and found my number," Woodruff said. "Her son had told her that if she ever needed help with anything to give me a call. I think she misunderstood.

 

"She thought she was talking to a drug dealer."

 

Woodruff said he played along and set up a meeting between her and an undercover officer. She and an alleged accomplice were arrested on a drug complaint.

 

 

Darn Caller ID!

Gee, maybe she was confused because, she was ON DRUGS!?!

A distinct possibility. :)

[Kor37 9]

It Appears We Have A Tie This Week!

 

Suspect Leaves ID at Burglary Scene

AP

BETTENDORF, Iowa (March 15) - Authorities in Iowa say a burglar left a calling card behind when he broke into an apartment.

 

They found a Corrections Department identification card they think the burglar used to jimmy a lock.

 

That led them to a former inmate, who was arrested at a Bettendorf motel. He'd been released from prison in January after serving a little over two years for burglary.

 

He's now accused of stealing a plastic jug containing about 400 dollars in change from the apartment.

 

 

[Gummy 0]

It Appears We Have A Tie This Week!

 

Suspect Leaves ID at Burglary Scene

AP

BETTENDORF, Iowa (March 15) - Authorities in Iowa say a burglar left a calling card behind when he broke into an apartment.

 

They found a Corrections Department identification card they think the burglar used to jimmy a lock.

 

That led them to a former inmate, who was arrested at a Bettendorf motel. He'd been released from prison in January after serving a little over two years for burglary.

 

He's now accused of stealing a plastic jug containing about 400 dollars in change from the apartment.

 

 

Big Plastic jugs are hard to hide under the mattress.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named 2]

Speaking of big plastic jugs, is Britney's hair growing back yet?

[Gummy 0]

Speaking of big plastic jugs, is Britney's hair growing back yet?

It's got to be by now.

[Kor37 9]

This Week's Winner!

 

Couple Have Baby at Nearly 100 MPH

AP

ASHLAND, Wis. (March 23) - Jereme Tauer Jr. was born at almost 100 mph as his parents hurtled down U.S. Highway 2 in northernmost Wisconsin in a Dodge Neon. His parents, Jereme and Lisa Tauer of Hurley, managed the birth without a doctor, pain medication or even stopping the car.

 

"We were just shocked," said the baby's grandmother, Billi Tauer of Hurley. "When (her son) called, he was so excited, and we thought it was just over the birth. He's like, 'Ma, ma, ma, we have a boy! We have a boy, we have a boy - and, and, and, you're not going to believe - he was born in this car!"

 

Lisa Tauer's contractions started about 3 a.m. Tuesday. Her husband took their 16-month-old daughter to his parents' home and then returned to take her to the hospital.

 

"By the time he came back, I was standing on the street and waiting for him to get in my car," she said. "By then, my contractions were 10 minutes apart. So I'm like, 'OK, we have time."'

 

But as Lisa, a 28-year-old manager at Fashion Bug, and Jereme, a 29-year-old carpenter and mason, sped toward the hospital, her contractions became more frequent and her water broke.

 

"I felt like I needed to push, and he was telling me, 'Don't push, just breathe,"' she said. "I was like, 'I can't just breathe. The breathing's not working anymore!"'

 

She pushed "a little bit" and felt better. Then Jereme turned on the car's interior light, and the surprised couple saw the baby's head.

 

"I was like, 'I better push it all the way out,"' Lisa Tauer said. "So he was holding onto the head, while I was trying to push."

 

She reclined her seat as much as possible.

 

"I was like really high up, so the baby landed right on the seat," Lisa Tauer said.

 

Her husband was driving at 90 mph to 100 mph and trying to keep an eye on the road.

 

"I just kind of cradled him as he came out, and watched him, watched the road. Watched him, watched the road," Jereme Tauer Sr. said. "There wasn't even time to stop, to hit the brakes and stop."

 

With the six-pound, 13-ounce boy in the car, the couple spotted a squad car. Jereme Tauer flashed his lights, pulled over and explained the situation. The officer escorted them to Memorial Medical Center in Ashland, about 220 miles northeast of Minneapolis.

 

Jereme Tauer said one good thing about the experience is that he won't forget the moment his son was born.

 

"I had a good look at the time, because it's right by the dashboard," he said. "It was 4:35."

 

The way I read this, this guy is going 90-100 miles an hour while at the same time helping the baby be born and he says he had no time to stop or slow down??? What an idiot for putting his whole family in danger! The minute he saw the head, he should have pulled over and stopped knowing full well that there was no way he could have gotten to the hospital in time!

[Kor37 9]

bump

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Woman Defends Boyfriend in Plot to Kill Her

By FRANK ELTMAN

AP

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (March 29) - A woman whose boyfriend is accused of trying to have her killed is testifying on his behalf and says she visits him despite a judge's order barring him from seeing her.

 

"Because I love him," Sherry Nohar said of her reasons for defending Kabeer Din, a former Baltimore police officer and New York Police Department recruit who was arrested last summer. Prosecutors say he met with an undercover police officer he thought was a hit man to discuss killing Nohar for $3,000.

 

Nohar testified Wednesday that she has attended Din's trial on Long Island "to make sure he knows that I'm here for him and, of course, that I love him."

 

Din, 22, is charged with conspiracy to murder and could be sentenced to as many as 25 years in prison if convicted. He wanted his girlfriend killed because she didn't want to marry him and he feared she would "report something that would be damaging to him" to the NYPD, prosecutor Jeremy Scileppi said.

 

Din was ordered to stay away from Nohar after he was arrested, but Nohar testified that she continues to visit and speak with him while he is free on bail.

 

"We're still boyfriend and girlfriend," said Nohar, 24.

 

When asked about the order, Nohar said, "It says he can't see me. It didn't say I couldn't see him."

 

Din was secretly recorded discussing Nohar's killing with undercover officers, first with the NYPD and then with Suffolk County police, prosecutors said.

 

Din was arrested July 31, 2006, after giving an undercover Suffolk officer a photograph of the woman and $200 in cash and his credit card as a down payment on the hit, prosecutors said.

 

 

 

What an idiot this woman is!

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Man Gets 5,000 Calls for YouTube Posting

AP

SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. (April 23) - Ryan Fitzgerald is unemployed, lives with his father and has a little bit of time on his hands.

 

So, he decided to offer his ear, to anyone who wants to call. After posting a video with his cell phone number on YouTube on Friday, the 20-year-old told The Boston Globe he has received more than 5,000 calls and text messages.

 

Fitzgerald said he wanted to "be there," for anyone who needed to talk. "I never met you, but I do care," a spiky-haired Fitzgerald said into the camera on his YouTube posting.

 

He planned to take and return as many calls he could, but on Monday at 5 a.m., his T-Mobile cell phone payment will begin charging him for his generosity when he is no longer eligible for free weekend minutes.

 

"I haven't quite figured out what I'm going to do about it," he said. "Come Monday, no way I'm going to just hang up on people and say, 'I don't have the minutes."'

 

Fitzgerald, who said people consider him "easy to talk to," was inspired by Juan Mann. YouTube video clips of Mann offering "Free Hugs" to strangers became wildly popular on the user-controlled Internet site.

 

"Some people's own mothers won't take the time to sit down and talk with them and have a conversation," Fitzgerald said. "But some stranger on YouTube will. After six seconds, you're not a stranger anymore, you're a new kid I just met."

 

 

 

Now......who DIDN'T know that was going to happen???........... :blink:

[Theunicornhunter 2]

I'm still trying to grasp the story about the woman who still "loves" the man who tried to have her killed. I am ashamed of my own gender at times.

[Kira T Phaserman 0]

wow people are so smart *sarcasm*

[Kor37 9]

Man Allegedly Rams Wife's House With Truck

AP

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (April 23) - A north Idaho man accused of ramming his truck into his estranged wife's home Monday after unsuccessfully demanding that she bring him a cigarette has been arrested, police said. No one was injured.

 

Eric D. Marienau, 48, of Sandpoint, was jailed for investigation of aggravated assault and driving while intoxicated after Coeur d'Alene police officers were called to his wife's residence in this lakeside resort community.

 

Caroline Marienau, who said she's in the process of getting a divorce, said Eric Marienau parked his full-size Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck next to her house about 7 a.m., police said.

 

He went to the home's fence and began shouting for her to bring him a cigarette, Caroline Marienau told police. She said he began pounding on her front door, telling her if she didn't come outside with a cigarette that he would return with his truck and ram her house.

 

"Eric returned a minute later and rammed the front of the house near the garage area at a high rate of speed. He then backed up and rammed the front of the house at least two more times," Police Sgt. Christie Wood said. "The impact forced a 1993 Ford Ranger that was parked inside the garage to be propelled approximately four feet through a wall into the interior of the bedroom."

 

Eric Marienau was not immediately reachable for comment and it was not known if he was represented by a lawyer.

 

Nobody was in the bedroom at the time but the house and both vehicles sustained major damage, police said.

 

There was a gas canister and gas-soaked rag in the bed of the truck, as well as another gas canister in the truck's cab, at the time of the ramming, police said.

 

 

 

An obviously logical reaction to not being able to get a cigarette.................. :blink:

[He Who Shall Not Be Named 2]

For about 5 bucks he could have had a whole pack of cigarettes and a lighter.

[Vulcan_lover 1]

Damn, I hope my addiction to cigarettes never gets that bad.

[Kira T Phaserman 0]

Yeah, I have to agree with that one.... I hope my addiction never gets that bad besides he busted up a perfectly good truck