xxxNews Of The Weirdxxx

Bizarre but true stories about real people collected by syndicated columnist Chuck Shepherd.

Whoever tried to burglarize the Cell Comm/Nextel store in Victorville, Calif., in March escaped after bungling the job. The store owner told the local Daily Press that the would-be burglar tried to shoot open the door’s lock but that the bullet ricocheted and hit him in the chest, knocking him down. The bullet likely did not break the skin but was probably startling and painful, in that the man vomited at the scene before he fled.

Results and schedules for championship tournaments for grown-ups:
–Rock Paper Scissors (The U.S. championship was held in Las Vegas in April, for a $50,000 prize.)

–Marbles (The renowned British and World Championship was held in the parking lot of the Greyhound Pub in Crawley, England, in April.)

–Paper Airplanes (The world championship will be decided in Salzburg, Austria, in May, among representatives from 48 countries.)

Curtis Gokey filed a claim against the city of Lodi, Calif., after a municipal dump truck rammed his car in December, but the claim was dismissed when it was learned that the actual driver of the dump truck was city employee Curtis Gokey. (Subsequently, Gokey’s wife declared that she would sue, instead.)
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