It was a slow news week, but I did manage to dig up a few tidbits...
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You think you hate spending the holidays with your relatives? A guy in Rome took that to a whole new level. The 35-year-old man first showed up at a police station on Thursday asking to be arrested because he preferred spending New Year’s Eve in prison than with his family. Turned away because he had not committed a crime, the resourceful fellow immediately went to a shop next door and threatened the owner with a box cutter as he grabbed a few sweets and a pack of gum. He then waited until police arrived to arrest him for robbery… If you want to do the time, apparently you’ve got to do the crime.
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Officials in Ohio are trying to sell this nifty motorized bar stool on Ebay. It was confiscated from its owner who was arrested for operating it while drunk and charged with a DUI. A high bid of $1,125 was reached in an auction that ended December 13th, but the buyer didn’t come through with payment. So if you want it, contact officials in Newark , Ohio , who are planning on putting it in a live auction this month. It could go quite nicely with the motorized cupcake from Dec 20th’s Sunday Recap, don’t you think?
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Finally, while gay marriage is now legal in the state of New Hampshire , just don’t get caught cheating on your spouse. The state still has a 200-year-old law on the books criminalizing adultery. The original punishments — including standing on the gallows for an hour with a noose around the neck — have been reduced to a $1,200 fine. I rather like the noose idea myself…
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