Twigz
06-21-2008, 01:35 PM
Some really good ones in this one, IMO.
Now this was a s-s-s-special delivery.
A New Hampshire woman got the fright of her life when she reached into her mailbox and found a 3-foot-long snake.
Experts said it was a nonpoisonous corn snake, not normally find in the wild in the Northeast, that likely was an abandoned pet.
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Maybe his intentions were good, but his execution was oh-so-dumb.
Marcus George of Pine Bluff, Ark., did his duty by reporting to his parole officer upon being released from jail, but - duh! - he drove to the appointment in a stolen car.
George's taste of freedom quickly ended when he was arrested at the parole office.
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As if flying wasn't agonizing enough.
An American Airlines flight from Miami to Bogota, Colombia, was delayed for hours when a skunk climbed into the cargo bay and the craft filled with that most unpleasant of wildlife odors.
"It smelled real bad in there," airline spokesman Tim Wagner confirmed.
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Man, can this dude shred!
A one-armed musician nearly bested 750 two-handed rivals in the International Guitar Idol competition in London.
Marc Playle, 22, made it to the final 12, and was named best up-and-coming player.
He had been born without his lower left arm and uses an artificial limb with a guitar pick attached.
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Any woman who reads this will never want to burn her bra again.
A hiker who fell off a ledge in the Austrian Alps had almost been abandoned for dead when she managed to fling her bra onto a cable car, alerting rescuers to her location.
American Jessica Brown, 24, had been stranded injured for nearly 70 hours in freezing temperatures when rescuers finally got to her.
Now this was a s-s-s-special delivery.
A New Hampshire woman got the fright of her life when she reached into her mailbox and found a 3-foot-long snake.
Experts said it was a nonpoisonous corn snake, not normally find in the wild in the Northeast, that likely was an abandoned pet.
****
Maybe his intentions were good, but his execution was oh-so-dumb.
Marcus George of Pine Bluff, Ark., did his duty by reporting to his parole officer upon being released from jail, but - duh! - he drove to the appointment in a stolen car.
George's taste of freedom quickly ended when he was arrested at the parole office.
****
As if flying wasn't agonizing enough.
An American Airlines flight from Miami to Bogota, Colombia, was delayed for hours when a skunk climbed into the cargo bay and the craft filled with that most unpleasant of wildlife odors.
"It smelled real bad in there," airline spokesman Tim Wagner confirmed.
****
Man, can this dude shred!
A one-armed musician nearly bested 750 two-handed rivals in the International Guitar Idol competition in London.
Marc Playle, 22, made it to the final 12, and was named best up-and-coming player.
He had been born without his lower left arm and uses an artificial limb with a guitar pick attached.
****
Any woman who reads this will never want to burn her bra again.
A hiker who fell off a ledge in the Austrian Alps had almost been abandoned for dead when she managed to fling her bra onto a cable car, alerting rescuers to her location.
American Jessica Brown, 24, had been stranded injured for nearly 70 hours in freezing temperatures when rescuers finally got to her.