PORTOPOTTY NIGHTMARE
Have you ever needed a toilet so bad that you stopped at the nearest portopotty? Sixty-eight year old William Tremmel of Altoona, Pa made this mistake. He dashed to the nearest portable toilet he could find which belonged to construction workers for Weeks Marine. The workers were tired of outsiders using the company can, so one of them retaliated by blocking the toilet door with a bulldozer, locking Mr. Tremmel inside. During his 25 minute imprisonment, members of his family shouted at the worker, but he left and later returned with his foreman, who chastised Tremmel through the closed door, accusing him of trespassing. He has since filed a lawsuit against the construction company seeking damages for his abduction, humiliation, mortification, shame, vilification, injury to his feelings, mental suffering, insult, and indignity. Tremmel and his wife were celebrating their anniversary at the time.
NOW, COME ON!
The federal judge who ruled that a national do-not-call registry is unconstitutional is among the millions of Americans who registered for the list. U.S. District Judge Edward Nottingham temporarily stopped the Federal Trade Commission from implementing the registry, ruling it was an unconstitutional infringement on free speech, and yet his own home number was added to the registry in July. A quick note to all telemarketers: Please call Judge Nottingham’s home three or four times a day, seven days a week.
SO MUCH FOR A QUIET WALK IN THE PARK!
Voyeurs and Exhibitionists alike who love the outdoors have taken their erotic hobbies outside of the privacy of their own homes. In English parks the term “Dogging” has become popular, and I am not talking about walking your pet. Dogging refers to a variety of sexual acts that occur outdoors or in parked cars in front of and sometimes with strangers. It has become so bad that online web sites and message boards list the best parks and car parks to watch people, ‘get it on.’ This is bad news for grounds people who now find themselves cleaning up used condoms, lubricants, and sometimes even clothing that are left behind at these family sites. Be careful the next time you and your family decide to take an evening stroll through the park. More Info…
ALRIGHT, WHO BROUGHT THE MONKEY
Indonesia’s parliamentary leaders Amien Rais, and Akbar Tanjung were inside a building one quiet evening when a monkey came in to terrorize them. The monkey was loose in the building and escaped dozens of workers who attempted to catch the primate. Apparently the monkey escaped from a medical clinic on the eight floor of the parliamentary office tower and then headed for the legislative offices. The monkey finally climbed into the ceiling and escaped the security officers who were trying to catch the fugitive. Monkeys are very uncommon on the streets of Jakarta and it is uncertain how the beast got loose inside the building. Be very cautious folks, I hear monkeys are bad this time of year.
ISN’T THIS IRONIC
During filming in a remote area of Italy earlier this year for the controversial Mel Gibson film “The Passion of Christ,” the actor who portrays Jesus was struck during a lightning storm, according to an October report in the trade paper Variety. Also struck was assistant director Jan Michelini, who had been struck by lightning at a previous shoot for the film, in Matera, Italy. None of the strikes created a serious injury. The film’s portrayals of Christ and of Jews are expected to make it extremely controversial. [BBC News, 10-23-03]
THE MIND OF A SEXUAL PREDITOR
According to testimony at a disciplinary hearing, British dentist Neville Kan, working on a patient who already owed him the equivalent of US$100, drilled a hole in her tooth and said he’d fill it only if she paid up immediately (Chiswick, England, July). And a 26-year-old man, arrested in an Internet sting trying to meet a “15-year-old girl” (who was, of course, a cop), asked the arresting officer if he’d be released on bond in time to make a scheduled meeting with his fiancee about their upcoming wedding (Fort Worth, Texas, July). [Daily Telegraph (London), 7-18-03] [Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7-24-03]
OOPS
A man commandeered a fire department rescue boat but then drowned when he leaped overboard while being pursued by police; trained rescue personnel were late arriving at the scene because, after all, their boat had been stolen (Nashville, Tenn., August). [Florida Times-Union, 10-22-03] [Tennessean, 8-20-03]
