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Vancouver - It sounded like something out of the popular holiday movie, A Christmas Story but it was actually a real-life drama for a Vancouver boy whose tongue got stuck to a flagpole in below-freezing temperatures outside his school Wednesday morning.
Alki Middle School officials called 9-1-1 for help just before 9 a.m. and Clark County firefighters arrived quickly, armed with lots of potential ideas to help the distraught boy. Turns out, the age-old remedy of a splash of warm water did just the trick and the middle school student was happily sipping hot chocolate and nibbling on cookies with firefighters in mere minutes.
Alki Middle School officials called 9-1-1 for help just before 9 a.m. and Clark County firefighters arrived quickly, armed with lots of potential ideas to help the distraught boy. Turns out, the age-old remedy of a splash of warm water did just the trick and the middle school student was happily sipping hot chocolate and nibbling on cookies with firefighters in mere minutes.
Here we reproduce a complaint letter sent to Sir Richard Branson, which is currently being emailed globally and is considered by many to be the world's funniest passenger complaint letter.
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Chris Hunt, 26, legally changed his name by deed poll to Mr. Monster Munch, according to the Telegraph .
Munch, who is a plumber, reportedly eats the snacks for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and has come up with recipes that include Monster Munch in rice and pasta dishes.
A book has been mailed back to an Ohio library after six decades, accompanied by an anonymous letter of remorse.
The biography Napoleon by Emil Ludwig recently arrived at Toledo's main library, with a brief note that read:
Library spokeswoman Rhonda Sewell says the package, with its Beverly Hills, Calif., postmark, came as a shock.
She says the holiday season may have moved the sender to right a longtime wrong.
The biography Napoleon by Emil Ludwig recently arrived at Toledo's main library, with a brief note that read:
"I removed this book from your stacks in 1949 and did not check it out. I apologize. It's an excellent book and in good condition."The person who signed it "An ex-Toledoan" also wrote, "Carrying guilt for 60 years is a terrible thing."
Library spokeswoman Rhonda Sewell says the package, with its Beverly Hills, Calif., postmark, came as a shock.
She says the holiday season may have moved the sender to right a longtime wrong.
Kansas City police are looking for a man who broke into a 70-year-old woman's house and tried to rob her.
The woman said she heard her rear sliding glass door break about 2:20 p.m. Monday in the 11800 block of Fremont Avenue. A man then crashed through the wooden louvered doors into her kitchen and pointed a gun at her.
"Get on the ground!" he yelled.
The woman told the gunman she couldn't because she was having a heart attack. The suspect ran out the rear door without stealing anything.
The woman said she heard her rear sliding glass door break about 2:20 p.m. Monday in the 11800 block of Fremont Avenue. A man then crashed through the wooden louvered doors into her kitchen and pointed a gun at her.
"Get on the ground!" he yelled.
The woman told the gunman she couldn't because she was having a heart attack. The suspect ran out the rear door without stealing anything.
A Tennessee man's homeowners insurance apparently doesn't cover "acts of cow."
Jerry Lynn Davis called the Hawkins County Sheriff's office on Thursday, complaining that a neighbor's cows had been licking his house. In the process, Davis says the curious bovines did about $100 in damage by ripping off a screen window, cracking the glass and pulling down a gutter.
The Kingsport Times-News reports that Davis' home is just a couple of feet from a fence enclosing the cows' pasture. They managed to poke their heads through to lick the house, though a deputy's report did not indicate what made the house so tasty.
Jerry Lynn Davis called the Hawkins County Sheriff's office on Thursday, complaining that a neighbor's cows had been licking his house. In the process, Davis says the curious bovines did about $100 in damage by ripping off a screen window, cracking the glass and pulling down a gutter.
The Kingsport Times-News reports that Davis' home is just a couple of feet from a fence enclosing the cows' pasture. They managed to poke their heads through to lick the house, though a deputy's report did not indicate what made the house so tasty.
Murfreesboro - A Middle Tennessee man was arrested after police said he drunk-dialed 911 and has called police 47 times over the last year. Murfreesboro police arrested a 57-year-old man on Thursday after police responded to an emergency call to find him intoxicated in his home. According to the police report, officers asked him why he called 911 and he replied that he was "just drunk."
A police force has consulted a "warlock" in an attempt to unravel a spate of mysterious incidents of horses having their manes plaited.
Owners in west Dorset and the surrounding counties had believed that thieves plaited the manes of the beasts to identify which ones to steal when they returned at night.
But police officers investigating the incidents said there had been no thefts, and instead their enquiries led to the world of pagan ritual.
It is now believed that the practice is a part of white witch "knot magick" that is used when a spell is cast.
It seems those responsible to go extreme lengths at night to carry out their plaiting as horses have had their manes knotted on nights of high wind and rain.
And some of those targeted have been in fields surrounded by electric fences, miles from anywhere.
Owners in west Dorset and the surrounding counties had believed that thieves plaited the manes of the beasts to identify which ones to steal when they returned at night.
But police officers investigating the incidents said there had been no thefts, and instead their enquiries led to the world of pagan ritual.
It is now believed that the practice is a part of white witch "knot magick" that is used when a spell is cast.
It seems those responsible to go extreme lengths at night to carry out their plaiting as horses have had their manes knotted on nights of high wind and rain.
And some of those targeted have been in fields surrounded by electric fences, miles from anywhere.
Everyday Cody the dog has greeted patrons of the Clearwater, Fla., BP gas station and convenience store. He's a popular fixture, warming hearts and bringing a smile to everyone's faces. But this week Cody may have lost his job for good.
The St. Petersburg Times reports that on Thursday, Cody's owner and BP store owner, Karim Mansour, received a notice from the Florida Department of Agriculture that said Cody was a source of food contamination. The report stated, "Prohibited animals present in a food establishment. Dog seen in retail area."
© MyFoxTampaBayCody greets a customer at the BP gas station in Clearwater, Fla.
