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Woman Robs Bank For ‘Bucket List’
A Florida woman accused of robbing two banks said she committed the crimes because bank robbery was on her “bucket list.” Patricia Edwards, 51, was arrested Friday on a warrant alleging she robbed a Bank of America branch March 23rd near Sandford. “There was no plan, no nothing, just impulse,” she said. “I think everyone should have a list of things they want to do before they expire.” Edwards is also accused of robbing another Bank of America branch in DeLand, Florida, on March 9th. She was arrested after her relatives called authorities and reported “Aunt Trisha” had been bragging about robbing the DeLand bank of about $3,000.
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http://bit.ly/atyRcYTony The Tiger Pulled From Moat
Tony, a Siberian tiger, is back on display at the San Francisco Zoo after being shot with tranquilizers and hauled out of a moat where he’d spent four nights. Zoo officials say it’s not clear why Tony stayed in the moat. He’s in good health, although he’s 18 and a recent medical evaluation showed signs of senility. Zoo officials decided on Monday that Tony could no longer stay in the dry moat he climbed into Thursday. The excrement was piling up and officials worried about a potential health hazard. So with the help of firefighters, they hit the 360-pound tiger with tranquilizer darts, strapped him to a board and hauled him out with a pulley.
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http://bit.ly/avSmnZDeputy Sues Over Whopper Spit
A Washington State sheriff’s deputy is suing Burger King and a franchise owner over claims an employee of the fast-food chain spit on his Whopper. Clark County Deputy Edward Bylsma’s lawsuit against Burger King Corp. and Kaizen Foods claims a 22-year-old worker spit on Bylsma’s burger when the deputy ordered at the drive-thru window while in his patrol car at the Vancouver location in March 2009. An attorney for Bysma said DNA from the saliva in the burger matches the suspected worker’s. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages and changes to the fast-food chain’s hiring and supervision procedures.
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http://bit.ly/d5T1iiFish Survives Fall From The Sky
A Florida restaurant said a fish that fell from the sky and landed on an employee’s windshield is alive and on display at the eatery’s pond. Angel Pacheco, an employee at Chameleon’s sushi bar in Melbourne, said a worker was preparing to leave for the day when the fish landed on the windshield of his truck. Pacheco said the fish, which has a dent in its head believed to be from the fall, appears to be swimming happily with the restaurant’s other fish. Workers theorized the fish was dropped onto the vehicle by a bird flying overhead.
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Top April Fool’s Day Jokes Of All Time
If you can’t make it to the famed Museum of Hoaxes in San Diego, curator Alex Boese has compiled the Top 100 April Fools’ Day pranks of all time at www.museumofhoaxes.com. The top 5:
1. The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest: In 1957, the BBC reported that Swiss farmers were going great guns with their spaghetti crop, thanks to a warm winter and the eradication of the spaghetti weevil.
2. Sidd Finch: Sports Illustrated ran an April 1985 story about baseball rookie Sidd Finch, who could throw a 168 mph pitch, studied in a Tibetan monastery and was going to play for the Mets. It was all made up by George Plimpton.
3. Instant Color TV: A technician for Sweden’s only TV station, which broadcast in black and white at the time, appeared on the news in 1962 and reported that slipping a nylon stocking over the screen would convert the set to color. Ironically, according to Boese, color TV transmission began in Sweden – on April 1, 1970.
4. The Taco Liberty Bell: In 1996, Taco Bell took out full-page newspaper ads saying the company, in an effort to help reduce the national debt, bought the Liberty Bell and renamed it the Taco Liberty Bell. White House press secretary Mike McCurry jokingly told reporters that the federal government would also be “selling the Lincoln Memorial to Ford Motor Co. and renaming it the Lincoln-Mercury Memorial.”
5. San Serriffe: England’s Guardian newspaper ran a supplement in 1977 about a republic of “semicolon-shaped” islands in the Indian Ocean. The larger isle was named Upper Caise, the smaller, Lower Caise. San Serriffe was ruled by General Pica and its capital was Bodoni.
Boese also lists the worst April Fool’s Day pranks. The top 5:
1. Hijinks of Hussein and Son: On April 1, 1998, the Babil newspaper, owned by Saddam Hussein’s son Uday, informed its readers that President Clinton had decided to lift sanctions against Iraq, only to admit later that it was just joking. In 1999, Uday announced that the monthly food rations would be supplemented to include bananas, Pepsi, and chocolate. Again, it was just a joke. In 2000 they recycled the sanction-lifting gag, and in 2001 they reran the ration-supplement joke.
2. Releasing The Prisoners: In April 2000, 60 people read in the Opinia newspaper that their loved ones were going to be released from the Baia Mare prison in Romania. They made the long journey to the prison, only to learn that the paper had played an April Fools’ joke on them. The Opinia later published an apology.
3. The Phony Deadline: Glenn Howlett’s colleagues at London city hall sent him a memo telling him that a really big report he was working on was going to be due early. The memo was dated April 1st, but Howlett, who was on vacation, didn’t realize it was a joke. He immediately cut his vacation short and phoned the office to tell everyone to get busy. Worried about the new deadline, he worked himself up into an increasing state of panic until he began to experience heart palpitations. He collapsed from the stress and had to take leave from work. As he was recovering he realized it wasn’t worth risking his health, so he filed for early retirement. At which point someone told him the early deadline was just a joke. He sued for damages.
4. The Dead Dog: The film “National Lampoon’s Vacation” includes a scene in which Chevy Chase ties a dog to the bumper of his car, then forgets the dog is there and drives away. Inspired by this scene, Paul Goobie tied a dead Chihuahua to the bumper of his co-worker’s car. His co-worker, Kevin Meloy, got in the car and drove off, unaware that the Chihuahua was there. Obviously passing motorists were horrified. But what made the situation even worse was that Meloy was deaf, so he couldn’t hear the other motorists frantically honking at him. He drove on for miles until finally someone was able to get his attention. Police charged Goobie with unlawful disposal of a dead animal.
5. A Fake Hanging: Randy Wood decided to play a prank on his ex-wife. He called her up and asked her to come over, telling her that he had something to show her. She drove over, only to find him hanging by a noose from a tree in his front yard. Terrified, she dialed 911. Emergency services, including firefighters, policemen, and paramedics, soon showed up. But when they went to cut Wood down they discovered he wasn’t dead. He wasn’t even hurt. He had strung himself up as a prank to scare his ex-wife, using a lineman’s harness similar to those used by utility crews. The authorities warned that he would face a fine of up to $1,000 and a year in jail for his prank.
1. The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest: In 1957, the BBC reported that Swiss farmers were going great guns with their spaghetti crop, thanks to a warm winter and the eradication of the spaghetti weevil.
2. Sidd Finch: Sports Illustrated ran an April 1985 story about baseball rookie Sidd Finch, who could throw a 168 mph pitch, studied in a Tibetan monastery and was going to play for the Mets. It was all made up by George Plimpton.
3. Instant Color TV: A technician for Sweden’s only TV station, which broadcast in black and white at the time, appeared on the news in 1962 and reported that slipping a nylon stocking over the screen would convert the set to color. Ironically, according to Boese, color TV transmission began in Sweden – on April 1, 1970.
4. The Taco Liberty Bell: In 1996, Taco Bell took out full-page newspaper ads saying the company, in an effort to help reduce the national debt, bought the Liberty Bell and renamed it the Taco Liberty Bell. White House press secretary Mike McCurry jokingly told reporters that the federal government would also be “selling the Lincoln Memorial to Ford Motor Co. and renaming it the Lincoln-Mercury Memorial.”
5. San Serriffe: England’s Guardian newspaper ran a supplement in 1977 about a republic of “semicolon-shaped” islands in the Indian Ocean. The larger isle was named Upper Caise, the smaller, Lower Caise. San Serriffe was ruled by General Pica and its capital was Bodoni.
Boese also lists the worst April Fool’s Day pranks. The top 5:
1. Hijinks of Hussein and Son: On April 1, 1998, the Babil newspaper, owned by Saddam Hussein’s son Uday, informed its readers that President Clinton had decided to lift sanctions against Iraq, only to admit later that it was just joking. In 1999, Uday announced that the monthly food rations would be supplemented to include bananas, Pepsi, and chocolate. Again, it was just a joke. In 2000 they recycled the sanction-lifting gag, and in 2001 they reran the ration-supplement joke.
2. Releasing The Prisoners: In April 2000, 60 people read in the Opinia newspaper that their loved ones were going to be released from the Baia Mare prison in Romania. They made the long journey to the prison, only to learn that the paper had played an April Fools’ joke on them. The Opinia later published an apology.
3. The Phony Deadline: Glenn Howlett’s colleagues at London city hall sent him a memo telling him that a really big report he was working on was going to be due early. The memo was dated April 1st, but Howlett, who was on vacation, didn’t realize it was a joke. He immediately cut his vacation short and phoned the office to tell everyone to get busy. Worried about the new deadline, he worked himself up into an increasing state of panic until he began to experience heart palpitations. He collapsed from the stress and had to take leave from work. As he was recovering he realized it wasn’t worth risking his health, so he filed for early retirement. At which point someone told him the early deadline was just a joke. He sued for damages.
4. The Dead Dog: The film “National Lampoon’s Vacation” includes a scene in which Chevy Chase ties a dog to the bumper of his car, then forgets the dog is there and drives away. Inspired by this scene, Paul Goobie tied a dead Chihuahua to the bumper of his co-worker’s car. His co-worker, Kevin Meloy, got in the car and drove off, unaware that the Chihuahua was there. Obviously passing motorists were horrified. But what made the situation even worse was that Meloy was deaf, so he couldn’t hear the other motorists frantically honking at him. He drove on for miles until finally someone was able to get his attention. Police charged Goobie with unlawful disposal of a dead animal.
5. A Fake Hanging: Randy Wood decided to play a prank on his ex-wife. He called her up and asked her to come over, telling her that he had something to show her. She drove over, only to find him hanging by a noose from a tree in his front yard. Terrified, she dialed 911. Emergency services, including firefighters, policemen, and paramedics, soon showed up. But when they went to cut Wood down they discovered he wasn’t dead. He wasn’t even hurt. He had strung himself up as a prank to scare his ex-wife, using a lineman’s harness similar to those used by utility crews. The authorities warned that he would face a fine of up to $1,000 and a year in jail for his prank.
Watch Out For Office Pranks
Workers should be on the lookout for plastic-wrapped cubicles and fake resignations this April Fools’ Day. According to a new CareerBuilder Canada survey, 34% of workers said they have been pranked in the office on April Fools’ Day – and 29% admit they have been the instigators. In addition, 42% of workers said that despite economic concerns, they will still play office jokes this year because they feel people need comic relief in challenging times. CareerBuilder Canada named the top most memorable pranks from Canadian workers uncovered in this year’s survey:
1. When making morning coffee in break room, put a whole shaker of salt in it.
2. Put goldfish in the water cooler.
3. People were told to put their chairs on their desk before 10 a.m. because pest control services would arrive then to set rodent traps.
4. Moved someone’s entire office, including desk, computer, posters, wall hangings and phone into the bathroom.
5. Everyone called in sick at five-minute intervals.
6. Crazy glued coffee cup to desk.
7. Wrapped everything in someone’s cubicle in wrapping paper.
8. Had an outside supplier approach manager about wanting to hire all of the people in our department.
1. When making morning coffee in break room, put a whole shaker of salt in it.
2. Put goldfish in the water cooler.
3. People were told to put their chairs on their desk before 10 a.m. because pest control services would arrive then to set rodent traps.
4. Moved someone’s entire office, including desk, computer, posters, wall hangings and phone into the bathroom.
5. Everyone called in sick at five-minute intervals.
6. Crazy glued coffee cup to desk.
7. Wrapped everything in someone’s cubicle in wrapping paper.
8. Had an outside supplier approach manager about wanting to hire all of the people in our department.
April Fools’ Day History
The history of April Fools’ Day is murky, but most experts agree the origins date back to 1582 in France with the reform of the calendar under Charles IX. The Gregorian Calendar was introduced in 1582, and New Year’s Day was officially moved from April 1st to January 1st. People who were slow to make the switch were often called “fools” by the general populace and were sent on “fools” errands. The butts of these pranks became known as a “poisson d’avril” or “April fish.” A common practice was to hook a paper fish on the back of someone as a joke. It has evolved over the centuries into a day full of (hopefully) harmless pranks, with its own unofficial rules. Most versions of the rules say pranks must end at noon on April 1st, and any person playing a prank after that brings bad luck on themselves.
April Fool’s Day Sites
http://www.april-fools.us/ – A wealth of silly pranks can be found on this site, which also features the best hoaxes of the recent past.
http://www.prankbot.com/ – There’s a form on Prankbot.com that will send a fake e-mail saying the degree the victim worked for is now invalid because he/she didn’t complete enough credits. They also offer to send love letters, as well as a fake e-mail from the local tax department informing the recipient of back taxes that must be paid due to an error.
http://www.mailfool.com/ – This site will send a note that appears to come from someone other than you, maybe a parent, boss, work colleague or a friend. The site even has suggestions for the creatively impaired.
www.thefreesite.com/Seasonal_Freebies/April_Fools – This site provides a ton of free options for the fun loving, including a program that generates customized fake error messages on the Microsoft Windows operating system and software that randomly changes the appearance of the cursor. They also have links to freeware downloads, prank phone calls and more.
http://www.prankbot.com/ – There’s a form on Prankbot.com that will send a fake e-mail saying the degree the victim worked for is now invalid because he/she didn’t complete enough credits. They also offer to send love letters, as well as a fake e-mail from the local tax department informing the recipient of back taxes that must be paid due to an error.
http://www.mailfool.com/ – This site will send a note that appears to come from someone other than you, maybe a parent, boss, work colleague or a friend. The site even has suggestions for the creatively impaired.
www.thefreesite.com/Seasonal_Freebies/April_Fools – This site provides a ton of free options for the fun loving, including a program that generates customized fake error messages on the Microsoft Windows operating system and software that randomly changes the appearance of the cursor. They also have links to freeware downloads, prank phone calls and more.
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