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Thursday, December 15, 2005
Rapid Fire News
Here are a few things that I found in the news:
- Faith? Answered Prayer? Desperation? All of the above?
A mother trapped in a burning third-floor apartment prayed and then dropped her 1-month-old son out a window to the crowd below. The infant was caught safely by a man who plays catcher for his employer's baseball team.
Watch the video. Amazing. - Grinch is alive and well and living in Richardson, Texas. Guess what, kids? There's no such thing as Santa Claus! That's what a suburban Dallas music teacher told first-graders on Monday — and the school's been hearing from parents ever since. The angry phone calls prompted the Richardson school district to issue a pro-Santa statement. What was that teacher thinking?! S/he is just lucky that the parents didn't organize a lynch mob!
- He's right... just not the way he meant.
Mexican President Vicente Fox denounced as "disgraceful and shameful" on Wednesday a proposal to build a high-tech wall on the U.S.-Mexico border to stop illegal immigrants.
It is disgraceful... that the US has to build the dang thing in the first place. - A convicted druggie is sueing a police dog.
County Prosecutor C. David Warren said to his knowledge, it's the first time the county's dog has ever been singled out as a defendant. Warren has volunteered to handle Andi's defense personally.
Uh... yeah... good luck with that.
"That dog could've done something to me or one of my attendants," said Wayne Francis Green, 46, of Albany, who filed the suit Nov. 18 in Athens County Common Pleas Court.
Green, who is representing himself, alleges that a search of his furniture business in 2003 was illegal. He claims officers also went into an adjoining building that he owned without a warrant, but police deny it.
Green said Wednesday that he felt endangered by Andi's presence.
"They've got a mean ol' dog, you know what I'm saying? I take that pretty serious," Green said, adding, "I'm a dog lover, but that's the limit."
The search turned up 50 pounds of marijuana, and last month Green was convicted of possession and trafficking in the drug. His sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 6....
...Last week, Andi the German shepherd was informed that he's being sued, sort of. With a paw print, the dog "signed" the paper indicating he had been formally served with the complaint.
Green said he wants prosecutors to look into the dog's actions. "I want him charged with several different felony counts." - What is the deal with all of these bah humbug Christmas displays? Mean spirited morons.
- This person is an expert?
A German art expert was duped into believing a painting done by a chimpanzee was actually painted by a respected artist. Dr Katja Schneider, director of the State Art Museum in Moritzburg, Saxony-Anhalt, suggested the painting was by Guggenheim Prize winning artist Ernst Wilhelm Nay.
"A bit rushed?" Yeah... good recovery... not.
Dr Schneider said: "It looks like an Ernst Wilhelm Nay. He was famous for using such blotches of colour."
But in reality, the painting was made by female chimpanzee Banghi, from Halle Zoo.
According to zoo workers, painting is one of the favourite pastimes of the 31-year-old ape, but her works are often destroyed by mate Satscho.
After the real artist was revealed by the Bild newspaper, Dr Schneider said: "I did think it looked a bit rushed." - The year in review. Wow... it's been an amazing year, hasn't it?
