Bottom of the News… Friday, October 10, 2008

Good morning my fellow Rotarian, well Fall is in the air and it seems there are many interesting characters in our world. Our first story comes from…

This Smells Odd

Seattle, WA – When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find a very ill man curled up on the ground next to the motor home.

Police quickly determined that while trying to siphon gasoline the man actually plugged his hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake.

The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges, saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had.

Spelling Errors and Wrong Notes

San Francisco, CA – A man walked into the downtown Bank of America and on the back of a deposit slip wrote, "this iz a stikkup. Put all your muny in this bag." While standing in line, waiting to give his note to the teller, the man began to worry that someone may have seen him write the note andmight call the police before he could reach the teller.

So, the criminal left the Bank of America and walked across to the street to Wells Fargo. After waiting in line for several minutes there, he handed his note to a teller. After reading it, the teller determined that this robber was perhaps a few bricks short of a load.She told him that because his note was written on a Bank of America deposit slip, she could not honor his demand. He would either have to fill out a Wells Fargo withdrawal slip or go back to the Bank of America.

Feeling defeated, the man said he understood and left. The Wells Fargo teller promptly called the police, who arrested the man a few minutes later--still waiting in line at the Bank of America.

A Little Gas

Holland – A Dutch veterinarian was fined 600 guilders (or about $240) for causing a fire that destroyed a farm in Lichten Vourde, the Netherlands.

The vet had been trying to convince a farmer that his cow was passing flatulent gas. To demonstrate, the vet ignited the gas, but the cow became a "four-legged flame-thrower" and ran wild, setting fire to bales of hay and several buildings.

Damage to the farm was assessed at $80,000. The cow was unharmed.

And there you have it the Bottom of the News for this Friday, October 10, 2008!

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