A snake which had been snatched by an eagle wriggled free and killed two people in Iran. The reptile was dropped by the bird and it fell into a car which was passing by below. It bit four of the passengers, killing two of them instantly. The others were treated in the hospital.
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Bonehead award one goes to the truck driver in this story from a Houston, Texas, Police officer:
I observed an 18-wheeler coming into the city in my beat. The trailer was leaning hard to the right and every time the trailer bounced, the right rear tires rubbed on the bottom of the trailer. The tires were starting to smoke and were on the point of catching fire. I told the driver [after pulling him off the highway] that his tires were smoking and asked him what he was carrying because it appeared his load had shifted. He stated he was carrying 1400 lbs. of high explosives gunpowder and ammunition for the academy sporting good store located on the southwest side of Houston and the load had shifted 4 cities back!
He then asked if he could continue to his destination driving through the center of downtown Houston on the freeway, a distance of 40 more miles. Needless to say, he couldn't.
Houston, Texas Police Department
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Bonehead award two goes to a Chinese man, flying for the first time who, while the plane was in the air, tried opening the emergency exit door because he wanted to spit. Disaster was averted when one of the passengers managed to stop him just as he was about to push the door open. The man was arrested in Shanghai.
Strait-Times of Singapore 1-Jul-02
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A teenager (a "too dumb to be a criminal," bonehead award winner), wanted for a car jacking at a Toronto shopping mall, left his gun at the mall restroom and then came back later and asked the security guard if he had seen the gun, according to police.
Canadian Press 11-Jun-02
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Nowadays, you can get sued for absolutely nothing!
Representatives of composer John Cage are suing composer Mike Batt, claiming that the 60-second silent track on his CD sounds just like the 4-and-a-half-minute silent track on their CD and therefore they are suing him for copyright infringement.
And what says Batt about the lawsuit?
"I was in hysterics when I read their letter. My silence is original silence, not a quotation from his silence."
UK Independent 21-Jun-02
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