Post by Tim Wescott on Jun 11, 2004 23:28:03 GMT -5
REDIRECTED: Security officers at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International
Airport in Montreal, Que., Canada, planted explosives in luggage for a
weekly training session for bomb-sniffing dogs -- but lost track of it.
The problem: they mistakenly planted it in a real passenger's bag,
rather than a special suitcase set aside for the purpose. The traveler
discovered the package, labeled "TNT", in his bag when he arrived home.
(Canadian Press) ...Now you know why they need so much training.
HEY, WATCH THIS! An on-air radio personality from Springfield, Ill., was
injured when a gag went wrong during a public appearance. Jim "The
Photographer" McGill, 49, of WQLZ-FM's "Morning Disaster" show, was
launching bottle rockets out of his ...um... butt at the state
fairgrounds when one "exploded on the launching pad," McGill said. "I
have done this more than 100 times and never had trouble." The stunt
was broadcast live, but the surgery to repair his buttocks was not.
(Springfield State Journal-Register) ...However, doctors were not able
to remove McGill's head from there.
DISCONNECTED: "I just lost it," said Jason Perala, 22, who said his cell
phone didn't work well and service was intolerable. So he stopped in at
a Verizon Wireless store at a mall in Fargo, N.D., planning to yell at
the clerks. But Perala was wearing safety glasses when he arrived at
the store and, he said later, "I just started grabbing computers and
phones and throwing them. I just destroyed the place." Verizon said the
store suffered $2,000 in damage. He trashed the store for about 10
minutes before police arrived and hauled him to jail, where he faces a
charge of felony criminal mischief. "I just couldn't stop," he said
later, "but I hope my message got across." (Fargo Forum) ...Which was:
Can you hear me NOW?
BOY, CAN THIS BE TAKEN A LOT OF WAYS: "Poll Shows Voters Prefer Bush at
Barbecue" -- AP headline
Airport in Montreal, Que., Canada, planted explosives in luggage for a
weekly training session for bomb-sniffing dogs -- but lost track of it.
The problem: they mistakenly planted it in a real passenger's bag,
rather than a special suitcase set aside for the purpose. The traveler
discovered the package, labeled "TNT", in his bag when he arrived home.
(Canadian Press) ...Now you know why they need so much training.
HEY, WATCH THIS! An on-air radio personality from Springfield, Ill., was
injured when a gag went wrong during a public appearance. Jim "The
Photographer" McGill, 49, of WQLZ-FM's "Morning Disaster" show, was
launching bottle rockets out of his ...um... butt at the state
fairgrounds when one "exploded on the launching pad," McGill said. "I
have done this more than 100 times and never had trouble." The stunt
was broadcast live, but the surgery to repair his buttocks was not.
(Springfield State Journal-Register) ...However, doctors were not able
to remove McGill's head from there.
DISCONNECTED: "I just lost it," said Jason Perala, 22, who said his cell
phone didn't work well and service was intolerable. So he stopped in at
a Verizon Wireless store at a mall in Fargo, N.D., planning to yell at
the clerks. But Perala was wearing safety glasses when he arrived at
the store and, he said later, "I just started grabbing computers and
phones and throwing them. I just destroyed the place." Verizon said the
store suffered $2,000 in damage. He trashed the store for about 10
minutes before police arrived and hauled him to jail, where he faces a
charge of felony criminal mischief. "I just couldn't stop," he said
later, "but I hope my message got across." (Fargo Forum) ...Which was:
Can you hear me NOW?
BOY, CAN THIS BE TAKEN A LOT OF WAYS: "Poll Shows Voters Prefer Bush at
Barbecue" -- AP headline