Laughter contest to end mental stress of Bihar cops

The state government in Bihar is organising a laughing contest for the police to keep them free from mental stress.

Officials said more than 50 percent of the police force across the state are currently suffering from serious health-related problems like AIDS, mental stress, high blood pressures and sugar, prompting the authorities to go for such …. Read the original article  : Laughter contest to end mental stress of Bihar cops.

Hold the saliva: Wash. deputy sues Burger King, francher operator over Whopper with spit

Wash. deputy sues over Whopper with spit
PORTLAND, Ore. – A sheriff’s deputy in Washington state is suing Burger King and a franchise operator over a Whopper he says a worker spit on.

Clark County Sheriff’s Deputy Edward Bylsma (BILZ-muh) says in the lawsuit that he stopped for a meal at a Vancouver, Wash., Burger King early …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Hold the saliva: Wash. deputy sues Burger King, francher operator over Whopper with spit.

Texas jails man who admitted to stuffing lead weight into bass during fishing tournament

No fish story: Man jailed for weighting fish

DALLAS – A suburban Dallas man must serve 15 days in jail after admitting to stuffing a lead weight into a bass he caught during a fishing tournament. A Texas Parks and Wildlife Department spokesman told The Dallas Morning News that Robby Rose must also surrender his fishing … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Texas jails man who admitted to stuffing lead weight into bass during fishing tournament.

Tater not: Alabama deputies root out cocaine disguised as foil-wrapped baked potato

Tater not: Deputies find cocaine posing as spud

ATHENS, Ala. – Limestone County authorities have arrested a man they said tried to disguise five ounces of cocaine as a baked potato. Sheriff’s Lt. Lance Royals said they got a tip Monday afternoon that a man in a silver Mustang had cocaine.
When investigators approached the man in …. Source  : Tater not: Alabama deputies root out cocaine disguised as foil-wrapped baked potato.

Voters in small Tennessee town elect a dead man as mayor even though he had died weeks earlier

Dead man wins mayor’s race in small Tennessee town

TRACY CITY, Tenn. – A dead man has been elected mayor of Tracy City, Tenn.
Carl Robin Geary died suddenly a few weeks ago. But he received 268 votes anyway in Tuesday’s nonpartisan election, beating out incumbent Barbara Brock with 85 votes in the two-candidate race.
An election administrator, … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Voters in small Tennessee town elect a dead man as mayor even though he had died weeks earlier.

Snake-hittin’: SC man arrested after police say he hit motel guest in face with 4-foot python

Police: SC motel guest uses snake to hit man

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Police in South Carolina say an argument between two motel guests ended when one of the men was hit in the head with a snake.
Rock Hill police say the victim told officers that he argued Tuesday night with 29-year-old Tony Smith over loud …. Original article  : Snake-hittin’: SC man arrested after police say he hit motel guest in face with 4-foot python.

Pa. judge tosses lawsuit by girl claiming she was burned by convenience store’s price scanner

Pa. judge tosses burned-by-price-scanner suit

ERIE, Pa. – An Erie County judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by the guardian of a 12-year-old girl who claimed the girl was burned and traumatized when a convenience store clerk allegedly aimed a hand-held price scanner at her face. Judge Ernest DeSantis Jr. ruled in favor of the … Read more »»».

Snake-hittin’: SC man arrested after police say he hit motel guest with 4-foot python

Police: Motel guest hits man in head with snake

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Police in South Carolina said an argument between two motel guests ended up with one of the men being hit in the head with a snake. Rock Hill police said the victim told officers that he argued Tuesday night with 29-year-old Tony Smith … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Snake-hittin’: SC man arrested after police say he hit motel guest with 4-foot python.

Wis. company attempts to keep men from being the ‘butt’ of fashion jokes with longer T-shirts

Wis. company’s longer T-shirts keep assets covered

MILWAUKEE – Tired of crouching plumbers showing you a side of themselves you’d rather not see? A Wisconsin apparel company says it’s here to help. In an effort to protect men from being the butt of fashion jokes, Belleville-based Duluth Trading Co. has been selling T-shirts that are three …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Wis. company attempts to keep men from being the ‘butt’ of fashion jokes with longer T-shirts.

New Mexico police say man arrested after setting his mobile home ablaze with pot bong

Police: Man sets home ablaze with pot bong

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Authorities said a 30-year-old man was arrested for allegedly using a marijuana bong to set his mobile home on fire. Dona Ana County investigator Lindell Wright said in court documents that the man was using alcohol to clean the pot smoking instrument Sunday when … Original source on Gaea Times at : New Mexico police say man arrested after setting his mobile home ablaze with pot bong.

Get off your high horse! Wisonsin farmer has world’s tallest horse

Wis. farmer has world’s tallest horse
POYNETTE, Wis. – When people tell Jerry Gilbert to get off his high horse, they will mean it – literally. His 9-year-old Belgian gelding named Big Jake is the Guinness World Record-holder for world’s tallest living horse at 20 hands, 2.75 inches or one quarter inch short of 6-foot-11. That’s …. Source  : Get off your high horse! Wisonsin farmer has world’s tallest horse.

Police: Suspect who escaped from NJ police car tried to gnaw off fingerprints

Police: NJ suspect tried to gnaw off fingertips

MIDDELTOWN, N.J. – Authorities said a man who escaped from the back of a police car in New Jersey tried to gnaw off his fingerprints. Police captured Keith Simmonds Jr. in Middletown on Monday. Authorities said the 21-year-old’s fingertips were bloodied.
Atlantic Highlands police arrested Simmonds and a passenger …. Read the original article  : Police: Suspect who escaped from NJ police car tried to gnaw off fingerprints.

Stimulus money for facial hair? Mustache advocacy group makes its case

Mustache advocacy group seeks tax break
ST. LOUIS – It’s time that mustached Americans got in on the stimulus money. At least that’s the proposal being pushed by tax policy professor John Yeutter and the St. Louis-based American Mustache Institute. The tongue-in-cheek group dubs itself “the world’s only facial hair advocacy and research organization.”

On the eve …. Original article  : Stimulus money for facial hair? Mustache advocacy group makes its case.

Drone Kills six millitants in North Waziristan

ISLAMABAD: Six militants have reportedly been killed, while a dozen sustained injuries as a result of a pilotless drone attack in North Waziristan on Wednesday, credible sources said.

It was reportedly third consecutive drone attack in Pakistan’s tribal area during this week. Sources feared death toll me raise to great extent as drone hit its target …. Original article  : Drone Kills six millitants in North Waziristan.