A Florida judge has ordered motorists convicted of drunken driving to attach a bumper sticker to their cars that reads: “How’s my driving? Call Toll-Free 1-866-I- SAW-YOU The Judge wants to know!!!”
And the new rule, enacted by Justice William White of Escambia County, has already had a dramatic effect – reducing accidents involving boozed-up truckers by 50 percent.
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Crafty thieves in Chicago tried to smuggle about $39 million worth of high-grade cocaine inside a shipment of Mexican guacamole.
But authorities seized it, arrested four men and ended up having to destroy more than 26,000 pounds of the popular taco-chip dip.
“I don’t want any guacamole for a long time,” Chicago Police Commander Wayne Wiberg quipped.
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Indiana librarians Debbie Barry and Christina Crouch are furious that a woman bit them as they tried to stop her from stealing $70 from the cash drawer – and next time, they plan to turn into female Rambos to stop crime.
“What I should have done was yanked her hair and sat on her, but I didn’t think of it at the time,” said Barry, of Crawfordsville.
“It’s happened before, and we’re tired of it.”
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Oregon State University plans to use a $1.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to count bugs.
Researchers there say that counting insects could help protect the environment and give scientists a better understanding of their ecological role.
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Here’s an item that’ll make the Capitol Hill crowd cringe – an Indian politician impressed his delegates by fire-walking.
Sanjay Paswan, who heads the Ministry of Human Resource Development, strolled barefoot through a 12-foot pile of burning wood at a seminar in Patna.
“It was nothing but faith and strong belief in tradition that kept me free from the impact of fire,” said Paswan, who didn’t reveal whether he used any foot cream afterward.