What happens when none of the above is the only option?
There are four open council seats in the village of Lakemore, Ohio, but there are no names on the ballot because the five people running didn’t submit their petitions on time.
The only way anyone can win now is through a write-in campaign.
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Is that a ferret in your pants? Why, yes it is.
A homeless man walked into a Jacksonville, Fla., pet store and stole a live ferret by stuffing it in his pants. When a teen approached Rodney Bolton in the parking lot, the crook tossed the critter in the youth’s face, leaving him with scratches and bite marks, police said.
Bolton was charged with battery with a “special weapon.”
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Somehow, ACORN must be involved.
A Brooklyn Democrat plans a long-distance run for the US Senate in Idaho next year after hearing that GOP incumbent Mike Crapo is running unopposed. William Bryk, a 54-year-old lawyer, has never been to Idaho, but state law there says a candidate need only be a resident on the day of an election to be eligible.
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He must be an animal in the sack.
A 112-year-old Somali man has married a 17-year-old bride — his sixth marriage, and his first in nearly 75 years.
“We love each other so much and I believe that I can give her the kind of love that no younger man can offer,” Ahmed Mohamed Dhore said.
He doesn’t even remember his first wedding.
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An Iranian pilot asked passengers to pray after the plane experienced a technical glitch. The jet landed safely 45 minutes later.
Iran’s civil-aviation industry is notorious for shoddy aircraft.