The Week in Weird (5/3/09-5/9/09)

These are some of the weird and stupid news articles I read online last week.


Manny Being Wo-Manny
Los Angeles- Manny Ramirez was suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball for testing positive for a banned substance. "What was this substance?" you ask. It wasn't steroids. It wasn't HGH. It was HCG. Yep, that HCG. The same HCG that women use as a fertility medicine. Men also use it to boost testosterone to treat ED. That's what Manny says he used it for. Right. Nevermind the fact that it's also used for raising testosterone after steroid use. Well, Manny, now you have until Independence Day to work on that whole conceiving thing. Good Luck!!!
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/05/07/manny/index.html?cnn=yes


Stop Me if You've Heard this One Before...
Devon- Spiderman, an Oompa Loompa and Tinky Winky walk into a holiday camp. They then proceed to get into a drunken brawl and go to jail. Sounds like an awesome party!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1177338/Spiderman-Tinky-Winky-Oompa-Loompa-spend-night-cells-fancy-dress-brawl-holiday-camp.html


Hickey Mom
New Zealand- A woman, 32, went to her son's work to talk to him about missing curfew. While there, she noticed a hickey on the 15-year-old's neck. Then things got all punchy.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10570332


Caught Brown Handed
Bethlehem, PA- A man, 24, was arrested in connection with 3 apartment burglaries. During these burglaries the apartments were also vandalized with spray paint, chocolate syrup and chocolate pudding. When the police found him he had pudding, syrup and paint on his hands. Bill Cosby unavailable for comment.
http://www.wmtw.com/news/19369207/detail.html


Waffle House
Crestview, FL- A 32-year-old woman was charged with assault with a deadly weopon after a woman found her in her house with a crutch and a long-handled knife. She was issued a trespass warning for all of Crestview Housing Authority with the exception of her home and the Waffle House. No word on whether she works there or not, but if she doesn't, that's really strange.
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/ewing-17178-cecil-residence.html


Man Skirt?
New Orleans- A man sued the New Orleans Police Department for $1, a ruling that his rights were violated and an order against barring access to public facilities because of gender stereotyping. This was in response to an officer threatening to arrest him for wearing a black pinstriped skirt to municipal court. I like that he only sued for $1. It shows that he's not in it for the money, but for the principle of the situation. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/05/ap/strange/main4993178.shtml


Uncorked
Surrey- A paramedic in his 40's walked into a store to buy wine while he was in uniform and on duty. He was told that the store policy didn't allow them to sell alcohol to people in uniform. So he got mad, walked out to his vehicle and did the only logical thing. He stripped down to his thong and socks and went back in to buy his bottle of wine. Well, I guess it's logical, since he's the second person to strip down in protest of the store this year.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1176864/Paramedic-tried-buy-wine-wearing-thong-supermarket-staff-refused-serve-uniform.html