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Colorado withdraws ticket issued to good Samaritan (AP) — DENVER – The Colorado State Patrol has withdrawn the $22 jaywalking ticket issued to a good Samaritan who was seriously injured by a pickup after he pushed three people out of its path. Bus driver Jim Moffett of Denver and another man were helping two elderly women cross a busy Denver street in a snowstorm when he was hit Feb. 20. Moffett, 58, suffered bleeding in the brain, broken bones, a dislocated shoulder and a possible ruptured spleen. He remained hospitalized in serious condition Friday. “He’s doing better, but it’s going to be a long, hard road for him,” said his wife, Donna. “His knee is just completely destroyed, his shoulder was badly dislocated, he’s got a lot of internal injuries.” The State Patrol said in a statement that it withdrew the citation “after examining the … circumstances” and consulting with prosecutors. A patrol spokesman didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment.
Guys always say, “Okay, here’s what really happened”. And when we do, we’re lying. But getting back to my point, um, …. shit, I forgot what it was. . . . . Oh yeah, now I remember, never listen to guys!
LONDON (UPI) — A Welsh Web site said a survey of Britons discovered residents with smile-inducing names, including Justin Case, Barb Dwyer and Anna Sasin. TheBabyWebsite.com said its monthlong online survey discovered several other Britons with double-meaning names, such as Stan Still, Mary Christmas, Paige Turner, Chris Cross, Barry Cade, Sonny Day, Rose Bush and Pearl Button, The Sun reported Tuesday. Other mirth-inducing monikers found by the Web site include Tim Burr, Max Power, Doug Hole, Terry Bull, Lee King and Ray Gunn. “When the parents of some of those people mentioned named their children, many probably didn’t even realize the implications at the time,” a spokesman for the Web site said. “However, we can’t help but smile when we imagine someone having to give their full name. There must be tremendous embarrassment every time they have to introduce themselves to anyone, especially to a crowd. Even their teachers must have had to hold back their smiles sometimes.”
Injured good Samaritan ticketed for jaywalking — (AP) DENVER – A good Samaritan who pushed three people out of the path of a pickup before he was struck and injured has been ticketed for jaywalking. Family members say 58-year-old Jim Moffett and another man were helping two elderly women cross a busy Denver street in a snowstorm when he was hit Friday night. Moffett suffered bleeding in the brain, broken bones, a dislocated shoulder and a possible ruptured spleen. He remained hospitalized Wednesday in serious but stable condition. The Colorado State Patrol issued the citation. Trooper Ryan Sullivan told the Rocky Mountain News that despite Moffett’s intentions, jaywalking caused the accident. The other good Samaritan was also cited for jaywalking. The pickup driver was cited with careless driving causing injury. Sullivan says the two elderly women haven’t been cited but the investigation is ongoing.
9,000 nearly naked men seek sacred wood – OKAYAMA, Japan (UPI) — About 9,000 men clad only in loincloths joined in a free-for-all at a Buddhist temple in Japan Sunday, trying to secure two pieces of sacred wood. The event at Saidaiji Temple in Okayama was part of the 500th anniversary of Saidaiji Eyo, described as “one of Japan’s three oddest festivals,” Kyodo reported. Whoever got out with the two chunks of wood, if not his “fundoshi” or white loincloth, was to be proclaimed by the temple’s monks as “the man of fortune for the year.” The ceremony began about 10 p.m. Saturday with a purification ritual in which the men poured cold water on themselves. Then, at midnight, the monks turned off the lights and dropped the two 8-inch sticks among them and the struggle began .There was no word on who turned out to be the lucky guy.
“My wife was very happy for twenty one years. Then she met me.” — Tramp (paraphrased from a Henny Youngman quote which was contributed by Bobby)
Woman uses wedgie to capture suspected thief — (AP) SALT LAKE CITY – It took a wedgie and a headlock to pin down a man suspected of breaking into a car. Yvonne Morris, a technician at the Brickyard Animal Hospital, said she chased a man who broke into a co-worker’s car, but he kept squirming away from her. Morris eventually grabbed the man’s boxer shorts and pulled. Salt Lake City police said she then she put a headlock on the man until help could arrive. The man was booked into the Salt Lake County jail on suspicion of vehicle burglary, possession of stolen property and outstanding warrants.
Truck rolls away, re-parks itself . . . . . LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (UPI) — A California man who called police after his truck disappeared from a convenience store said security video revealed the vehicle had effectively stolen itself. Michael Otero said he left the keys in the ignition and the doors unlocked when he exited the red pickup truck to enter a 7-Eleven store Sunday in Laguna Beach, so he feared the worst when he came out of the store to find no trace of his vehicle, the Orange County (Calif.) Register reported. Otero said police arrived and screened surveillance camera footage to find a most improbable explanation for the mystery. The video shows the manual transmission truck — which Otero said had been put into first gear with the parking brake on — rolling in reverse from its parking space and heading toward the street until it curved and slid into an empty parking spot in an adjacent lot.
“To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.” – Heather Cortez – - – - Happy Valentine’s Day from the crew at the Riverbank
“My sister was in labor for thirty-six hours. Ow! She got wheeled out of delivery, looked at me, and said, ‘Adopt.’” — Caroline Rhea
Magic cheese scam stinks up rural Chilean town (Reuters) CANTAUCO, Chile (Reuters) – It was supposed to be a magic recipe for instant riches, but instead hundreds of residents in this sleepy town in central Chile are up in arms over a “magic cheese” scam that has left many deep in debt. Chilean housewife Erica Pavez was one of around 300 residents taken in by the pyramid scheme, buying kits to make “magic cheese” said to be used in beauty products like luxury shampoo and moisturizers. Lured by the scheme, Pavez and her family spent about 25 million pesos (27, 745 pounds)) on the kits, which they believed contained special ingredients to produce the “magic cheese” but in fact turned out to be boxes of crystallized bacteria worth around $4 each (2.7 pounds). The kits cost nearly $400 a piece.
2,000 women reportedly become pregnant after touching fertility statue (AP) MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Starting a family might be a little easier with a trip to Ripley’s Believe It or Not museum in Myrtle Beach. The museum on Thursday opens a monthlong display of its fertility statues. The 5-foot tall wooden statues were acquired on the Ivory Coast of West Africa in 1993. The company says they were then placed in its corporate headquarters in Orlando, Fla., and within months, 13 women became pregnant. The statues have since been on display around the world. According to the company, more than 2,000 women have reported becoming pregnant after touching the statues. They will be on display at Ripley’s through the first of March. The company says couples wanting to have a baby can touch the statues for free during business hours.
I brewed up another batch of beer as I have nothing better to do while this wonderful weather in Ohio stays crappy. This latest batch is a new one for me, kind of a ‘mutt’. I used Australian barley, light German malt, Saaz hops that Lady grew herself in containers on the patio this past summer, and a lager yeast with a pilsner enzyme added to it. I bottled the beer tonight and it should be ready for tasting this weekend. Yes, I’m talking to you, Carrie!
Super Bowl bets include Gatorade color – - – TAMPA, Fla. (UPI) — A betting Web site said gambling on the upcoming Super Bowl features unusual categories, including the color of Gatorade to be poured on the winning coach. Richard Gardner, manager of Bodog Sportsbook, said betting on the Feb. 1 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals in Tampa, Fla., includes categories such as the number of active NFL players arrested during Super Bowl week and the number of planes involved in the pre-game flyover, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported. “There are people out there who take it that seriously,” Gardner said of the unusual betting categories. “We get about eight guys in a room and think about the story lines of the game,” Gardner said. “We want to make it interesting. We make sure players have something to bet before the game even starts.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have won their sixth Super Bowl. It was easily one of the most exciting games ever played. And I couldn’t be happier!
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