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+-------------------- Bizarre Weddings --------------------+
A French bride was arrested at her wedding reception in 1995
for stabbing her new husband with the knife they had just
used to cut the wedding cake.
Minutes before he was due to conduct a wedding at Normanton
Parish Church, West Yorkshire, in October 1996, Father Rodney
Chapman tripped over a Bible, crashed into the aisle and
broke his foot. With blood pouring down his face, he managed
to marry Scott Niesyty and Paula Dunn before going to the
hospital.
The wedding of the future George IV to Princess Caroline of
Brunswick in 1795 was a sorry affair. So drunk that he had
to be carried to the altar by his two ushers, the groom rose
at one point in the ceremony as if trying to escape. His
father, 'Mad' King George III, quickly left his seat and
firmly pressed him down again. When asked by the Archbishop
if there was any impediment to the marriage, the groom began
to cry. That night, after briefly visiting the marital bed,
he fell asleep in the fireplace.
Princess Maria del Pozzo della Cisterno would never forget
the day of her wedding to Amadeo, the Duke D'Aosta, son of
the King of Italy, in Turin on May 30, 1867. Her wardrobe
mistress hanged herself; the palace gatekeeper cut his throat;
the colonel leading the wedding procession collapsed from
sunstroke; the stationmaster was crushed to death under the
wheels of the honeymoon train; the King's aide was killed
falling from his horse; and the best man shot himself. Other-
wise, it all went smoothly...
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----------------- Lion Claims Life at Zoo ------------------
LISBON - There are easier ways to do it, but this method is
guaranteed to get you in the newspapers. A man, apparently
wanting to commit suicide, jumped into the lion pit at Lisbon
zoo where he was promptly attacked and killed. Zoo officials
said the 61-year-old man climbed a five-yard-high wall and
leaped into the pit, home to 10 lions. He ignored warnings
from gardeners to remain still and instead began bothering
the lions. A 10-year-old female, then attacked and killed the
man. "She broke his neck...and he was dead instantly," a zoo
administrator told Reuters. A police spokesman said the man
had been distraught about the recent death of his son.
-- Man Refused to Wait for Pizza, Holds Staff at Gunpoint --
CANADA - A hungry man nonchalantly phoned in his dinner order
to a local pizza restaurant, but became enraged when they
told him delivery would take a half hour. He couldn't wait
that long for his extra large vegetarian pizza, so he showed
up at the Homemade Steak and Pizza 20 minutes later with a
handgun and two accomplices. He held the staff at gunpoint
and demanded they immediately make him the pizza. The 26-year-
old robber and two helpers kept the employees on pins and
needles for an hour until they finished eating. Police have
charged the three with robbery, uttering threats, unlawful
confinement and weapons offenses, and they report that two
employees and a customer were hit on the head during the
escapade. A spokesperson for the police said, "We've seen
some bizarre things happen, but this one tops the list. It
certainly had our investigators baffled." Um, us, too.
-------- Faith Healer Hypnotizes Idiot and Robs Her --------
SANTIAGO, Chile - Alejandra V, 30, trusted her faith healer
and generally followed the woman's advice. It was no differ-
ent when the healer advised Alejandra to carry all her money
with her to improve her self-worth. Thus, she began carrying
her life savings with her at all times. Unfortunately, the
faith healer took advantage and promptly robbed the woman at
their next meeting. The "healer" hypnotized her and then took
all the money. Alejandra didn't realize her savings was
missing until she got home. She immediately contacted the
police and informed them that the healer told her that she
was a victim of black magic and needed to be exorcised. The
healer would commonly say prayers and conduct spells during
the sessions and even boiled an egg in the customer's urine.
The faith healer has since disappeared, and police don't
have any leads.
---- Man Attempts to Smuggle Diamonds in his Intestines ----
LISBON, Portugal - A 38-year-old man has been arrested at
Luanda Airport for smuggling over 1,300 uncut diamonds in
his intestines. After he arrived by plane from Cafunfu,
the man was taken to the hospital where doctors removed
the jewels. The diamonds had been wrapped in a plastic bag
and then hidden in his intestines. Though the value of the
diamonds has yet to be determined, the smuggler is being
held without bail and faces a possible eight to 12 years
in prison for smuggling and illegal possession.
---- The Best Remedy For a Broken Heart...Grand Larceny ----
TURIN, Italy - Breaking up is hard to do for most people.
Depression is usually inevitable. Some people eat to combat
the lonely feeling, others find another person on the rebound.
But that would not suffice for this 37-year-old Italian man.
He decided to rob 21 banks in the last 10 months because he
was looking for kicks after his wife dumped him. "I suddenly
found out that the only way to escape from the tunnel of de-
pression was to have very strong experiences, and robbing
banks really gave me peace of mind," the Turin man explained
to police. He admitted hiding outside the bank after each
robbery to see the police arriving, for it gave him "a great
thrill, comparable to being with a woman." The man has been
charged with robbery and is waiting to be sentenced.
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - A man recently gave graphic expression
to his contempt of court received 10 months in jail for
mooning a judge. Robert White, 50, who is unemployed, was
representing himself on a disorderly conduct charge Wednesday
for allegedly causing a disturbance at a hospital. White
objected that he was being tried in a "kangaroo court" and
began using foul language, witnesses said. Then he dropped
his pants, bent over and gave Municipal Judge Dennis
Sutterfield a view of his rear end. Sutterfield cited White
for contempt. The judge said it was the first time in his
14 years on the bench that he had been mooned.
A study in Scotland showed that the kind of male face a
woman finds attractive can differ depending on where she is
in her menstrual cycle. For instance, if she is ovulating
she is attracted to men with rugged, masculine features and
if she is menstruating she is more prone to be attracted to
a man with scissors shoved into his temple.
T.
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