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News That is.....Different !
The Morning Paper | 01/27/06 | vanity

Posted on 01/27/2006 8:01:03 AM PST by genefromjersey

News That is ….Different !

Nairobi: A Kenyan woman,angered because of a persistent local famine,placed a “powerful tribal curse on God” before going to bed.

Something may have gone awry: she died in her sleep.

Leavenworth,Kansas : Police were intrigued to learn a man suspected of drug dealing was handing out business cards; and made it their business to obtain one.

The card bore an image of a boxing glove striking a clock, with the legend: “For a quick hit on time, call The Boss !”

A handy telephone number was furnished : something the police made good use of.

Apparently the old slogan :” Advertising doesn’t Cost – It Pays !” isn’t always true.

Springfield, Ore: An armed robber held up a diner on a Monday,but was unhappy with the amount of money his deeds had netted-so he decided to return on Wednesday , for “seconds”.

After robbing the diner a second time, he fled across the parking lot: firing his pistol repeatedly to discourage pursuit …but managed, somehow ,to shoot himself in the foot.

Richmond, Va : A State Legislator, who decided to unload his pistol while sitting in his State House office , got an instant lesson in safe gun-handling practices , when the pistol fired.

Fortunately – for all concerned – a local Sheriff had given the lawmaker a bulletproof vest as a “gag gift” ; and the vest, hanging on the solon’s door, stopped the .380 slug.

The only damage was to the Legislator’s pride: He has felt compelled to issue numerous public apologies , and will probably be long remembered as someone who shot off his gun instead of his mouth.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Philosophy; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: accidents; crooks; curses; gunplay; humiliation

1 posted on 01/27/2006 8:01:04 AM PST by genefromjersey
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To: genefromjersey

Fortunately, most embarrassing mistakes are covered up. They happen quite often in business.


2 posted on 01/27/2006 8:04:37 AM PST by proxy_user
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To: genefromjersey

ROFL - now seriously, how can we get the Dems to conduct a tribal curse on their party....hmmmm


3 posted on 01/27/2006 8:05:12 AM PST by timsbella (Mark Steyn for Prime Minister of Canada!)
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To: genefromjersey
A Kenyan.....placed a “powerful tribal curse on God” before going to bed.....she died in her sleep.

Like the statue of Dagon, the Philistine Fish-God, fallen twice down before the Ark of The Covenant.

4 posted on 01/27/2006 8:07:37 AM PST by ExcursionGuy84 ("Jesus, Your Love takes my breath away.")
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To: genefromjersey

Criminals: Careless with guns.

State legislators: Even more careless with guns!


5 posted on 01/27/2006 8:07:59 AM PST by JillValentine (To be compassionate to the cruel is to be cruel to the compassionate.)
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To: timsbella

you mean they didn't? Then what was all that hubaloo concerning Kerry and Little John as Presidential running mates?


6 posted on 01/27/2006 8:09:00 AM PST by Kidan (Tolerance is the virtue of a man without convictions - G.K. Chesterton)
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To: timsbella

> ... now seriously, how can we get the Dems to conduct
> a tribal curse on their party....hmmmm

They're working on it right now.
It's called a filibuster. If they do it ...

Death arrives when that becomes a topic in
the State of the Union address.


7 posted on 01/27/2006 8:09:38 AM PST by Boundless
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To: Kidan

I think that was a tribal curse from Mozamique on Mama T Hinds.


8 posted on 01/27/2006 8:10:54 AM PST by timsbella (Mark Steyn for Prime Minister of Canada!)
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To: JillValentine
State legislators: Even more careless with guns!

NATCH!

9 posted on 01/27/2006 8:13:59 AM PST by ExcursionGuy84 ("Jesus, Your Love takes my breath away.")
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To: Boundless

"Death arrives when that becomes a topic in
the State of the Union address."

Ah, the veritable blow-dart of democracy!


10 posted on 01/27/2006 8:15:57 AM PST by timsbella (Mark Steyn for Prime Minister of Canada!)
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To: timsbella

If Kennedy and Kerry aren't tribal curses I don't know what would qualify.


11 posted on 01/27/2006 8:51:20 AM PST by notpoliticallycorewrecked ( God Bless our Military)
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To: genefromjersey

I read in an earlier thread that the gun in question was a Keltec .380. I'd bet what happened was that he ejected the magazine and aimed at the vest and pulled the trigger forgetting about the 'one in the pipe'. What a twit.


12 posted on 01/27/2006 9:10:27 AM PST by Jaxter ("Vivit Post Funera Virtus")
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To: JillValentine
Criminals: Careless with guns. ... State legislators: Even more careless with guns!

You say this like there's a difference between criminals and legislators....

13 posted on 01/27/2006 9:12:48 AM PST by r9etb
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To: ExcursionGuy84

Darmok and Jilad, at Tanagra


14 posted on 01/27/2006 10:44:45 AM PST by fnord (497 1/2 feet of rope ... I just carry it)
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