Strange

The Late David Carradine
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\Wow there sure are a lot of strange things going on. Look what happened to the actor David Carradine. You might remember him from Kill Bill, or the Kung Fu television series. He was filming something in Bangkok, Thailand and was found hung in his room. He was 74 years old. The authorities had stated that it was suicide and yet some of those that knew him said he would never have done anything like that, because he was not that type of person. John Carradine was a very famous actor for years and the father of David. David Carradine had starred in over 100 feature films. One of his quotes was, “There's an alternative. There's always a third way, and it's not a combination of the other two ways. It's a different way.” Does this sound like a man who would commit suicide? Could he have been the victim of anti-American sentiment, or revenge for some perceived slight at a bar? We know that he liked to drink at least in the past, because he was arrested for drunken driving once.

President Obama In Egypt
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President Obama made a speech in Egypt today, June 4, 2009. in which he wanted the Muslim world to know that we wanted peace with them. He used his full name which is Barack Hussein Obama and quoted from the Quran to show that we have nothing against Muslims and desire better relations. I personally think that this is a great move, but it has made many people nervous for various reasons. I bet the Israelis are going nuts over this, as are their supporters in this country. Throw into that mix some of the people that already hated the president just because he is black and unfortunately you get quite a few people. I think that if he can pull this off and get most of the Arab countries on our side, we will be so much better off. Will he be able to foster peace in the middle east? Probably not, but if he shows that he is really trying, this might help to reverse public opinion that is definitely anti-American in that area.

I don't know what is going on in Great Britain, but a huge UFO sighting was reported on June 3, 2009. It was said to be like the Lubbock Lights. Yellowish orbs were seen all over the sky. Here is the strange part of all this, many UFO experts are denying that this is a UFO sighting at all. They, along with many others, blame it on Chinese lanterns. These are paper devices with candles in them that rise from the hot air created by the candle, much as a hot air balloon rises from hot air. Let me tell you this, Chinese lanterns are being blamed for almost every UFO sighting in that country lately. It is getting ridiculous. There must be more Chinese lanterns there than in the rest of the entire world. So what is really going on there? That is a very good question.

A reverse holdup took place in New York City. A man went into a store with a gun and demanded the store owner to hand over all his cash. The store owner chastised him and told him this was the wrong thing to do. At that point the man began to cry and told the store owner that his family was hungry and he didn't have any money or anyway to feed them. The store owner felt sorry for the man and gave him forty dollars, a loaf of bread and a bottle of milk. The holdup man said he was never going to do that again. The police went to the store to find out what happened and guess what? The store owner was arrested. It seems he was selling items that were against the law.

A woman was hired as an ad executive for a local newspaper. Her job was to solicite ads. She was paid a salary, but received additional money for each additional page of adds the newspaper ran. How do you increase you pay in this situation? That's correct, you get more ads and she got plenty, but there was a problem. Her boss began to call the various companies who placed the ads for payment, only to find out that they never authorized the ads in the first place. How in the world did this woman think that she could get away with this stupid scheme?

They say that criminals are not too bright. I think that this is an understatement in this case. A bank robber got away with cash from a bank. What he didn't know was that someone with a cell phone was following him and reporting his every position. He made his way to the top of a five story parking garage, when the police cut him off. What would you do at that point? Apparently this guy had a plan. The plan was to jump off the roof, land and run away. Hey wait, isn't five stories a little high to jump from? I guess he didn't think so until he landed. They always say the landing is the hardest part of jumping. There he lay with all his broken bones, not being able to move as the police had him taken away. Yup, not too bright and not a good planner.

A man was just arrested. I guess this doesn't sound like news, does it? Wait, maybe if I tell you that this is his 153rd arrest you might change your mind. His record dates to 1984. That is over 6 arrests for every year since then. His record is so long that the prosecutor stated that she didn't have enough time to read his record before the court. This time he was accused of punching someone in the face. He plead guilty and said he has been wrestling with an alcohol problem. He had just gotten out of jail after serving a one year term.

Squirrel
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Did you hear about the patriotic squirrel? He lives in a tree in a cemetery. I am sure you have all seen those small American flags that are mounted on a stick the length of a pencil. Anyway people would come to this cemetery and put these little flags on some of the graves. When they would leave, the squirrel would take the flags and use them to reinforce his nest. It is said that the nest now looks like it contains bunting. Maybe this squirrel should be moved to a tree on the White House lawn, along with his Uncle Sam nest?

There was the flight instructor sitting in his plane. The student entered and up they went for his lesson. There was only one problem, the plane upon reaching altitude ran out of fuel. That was the lesson for this student, always check the fuel before taking off. I am sure this lesson was taken to heart as the plane plunged toward the ground. Luckily the plane, pilot and student were all undamaged. I wonder if the student will go up again with this instructor?

There was this poor Scottish tourist in Australia. He was just minding his own business. He was on a bus. The bus stopped and the driver took a break. He opened the luggage compartment to check things. He didn't know it, but a parrot was watching him and spotted a bag containing the passport of the Scottish tourist. The bird made his move, grabbed the bag and was in the bush in a flash. This reminds me of that old, the dog ate my homework, story. Can you imagine this poor tourist trying to tell his embassy that he need a new passport because a parrot stole his?

Another illustration of a dumb criminal. This bank robber was really pleased with himself after he got away with the cash. He was so pleased he posted what he did on MySpace so everyone there could see how smart he was. Guess what happened next? Yes the police arrested him. His message read, "On tha run for robbin a bank Love all of yall."