When his 38-caliber revolver failed to fire at its intended victim during a
holdup in Long Beach, California, robber James Elliot did something that can
only inspire wonder: He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again.
Happily for most concerned, this time it worked.
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The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting machine
and, after a little hopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance
company. The company, suspecting negligence, sent out one of its men to
have a look for himself. He tried the machine out and lost a finger. The
chef's claim was approved.
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A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a
blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the
space. Understandably, he shot her dead.
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After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found
that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare
to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver
went to a nearby bus-stop and offered everyone in the queue a free ride. He
then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that
the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies. The
deception wasn't discovered for 3 days.
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An American teenager was in the hospital yesterday recovering from serious
head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked about how he
received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see
how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit.
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A mother took her daughter to the doctor and asked him to give her an
examination to determine the cause of her daughters swollen abdomen. It
only took the doctor about 2 seconds to say "Gimme a break lady! Your
daughter is pregnant." The mother turned red with fury and she argued with
the doctor that her daughter was a good girl and would never compromise her
reputation by having sex with a boy. The doctor faced the window and
silently watched the horizon. The mother became enraged and screamed, "Quit
looking out the window! Aren't you paying attention to me?" "Yes, of
course I am paying attention ma'am. It's just that the last time this
happened, a star appeared in the East, and three wise men came. I was
hoping they would show up again and help me figure out who got your daughter
pregnant."
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Russ, NCNE
holdup in Long Beach, California, robber James Elliot did something that can
only inspire wonder: He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again.
Happily for most concerned, this time it worked.
******************************************************************
The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting machine
and, after a little hopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance
company. The company, suspecting negligence, sent out one of its men to
have a look for himself. He tried the machine out and lost a finger. The
chef's claim was approved.
******************************************************************
A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a
blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the
space. Understandably, he shot her dead.
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After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found
that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare
to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver
went to a nearby bus-stop and offered everyone in the queue a free ride. He
then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that
the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies. The
deception wasn't discovered for 3 days.
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An American teenager was in the hospital yesterday recovering from serious
head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked about how he
received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see
how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit.
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A mother took her daughter to the doctor and asked him to give her an
examination to determine the cause of her daughters swollen abdomen. It
only took the doctor about 2 seconds to say "Gimme a break lady! Your
daughter is pregnant." The mother turned red with fury and she argued with
the doctor that her daughter was a good girl and would never compromise her
reputation by having sex with a boy. The doctor faced the window and
silently watched the horizon. The mother became enraged and screamed, "Quit
looking out the window! Aren't you paying attention to me?" "Yes, of
course I am paying attention ma'am. It's just that the last time this
happened, a star appeared in the East, and three wise men came. I was
hoping they would show up again and help me figure out who got your daughter
pregnant."
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Russ, NCNE