Whackos in the News - Monday edition

In Los Angeles, a van on the way to a film location in the mountains spun out of control on the icy road, crashed through a guard-rail, rolled down a 90-foot embankment, turned over, and burst into flames. There were no injuries.  The vehicle was carrying a dozen movie stuntmen!!    //  SERIOUSLY, I CAN'T MAKE UP BETTER SHIAT THAN THIS STUFF ~ Rich

The driver of an armored truck in Edmonton, Alberta appeared to be signaling for help as he repeatedly swung his door open. After six police cruisers chased and stopped the truck, it turned out, the driver had simply tried to fan fresh air into the cabin after the other guard 'ripped one.'  //  BOYS WILL BE BOYS ....

COMMERCE CITY, Colo., April 10 (UPI) -- Police in Commerce City, Colo., said a man who created a disturbance at his ex-girlfriend's job was upset about her choice of street gang for their child. Officers said Joseph Manzanares, 19, who was fined $810 after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct, knocked over a computer and a magazine stand at the Hollywood Video, which employs his ex-girlfriend, while the two were arguing, the Rocky Mountain News reported Thursday. A police report said the woman told officers she split with Manzanares, the father of her child, because they have "different ideas about how the baby should be raised." Officer David Swift said he asked the woman to be more specific, and she explained that the parents belong to different street gangs. "They could not agree on which gang the baby would claim," Swift said.  //  I REALLY HATE PEOPLE SOMETIMES .....

Several massage parlors in Indonesia have come up with a unique way of reminding customers that sex is not on the list of services offered -- they've padlocked the skirts and pants of female masseuses. Local TV news reports from the tourist town of Batu show masseuses with small locks on the zippers of their pants and skirts. One politician likes the idea and says it sends a clear message that local massage parlors do not tolerate prostitution, but an official with Indonesia's department of women's affairs calls the padlocking an insult to women.

A Romanian farmer is alive and well, despite the fact he's been using a live artillery shell as an anvil in his barn. The farmer dug up the unexploded shell in his garden a few months ago and began using it as a base to sharpen his farm tools. He told authorities he's been banging on the shell with a hammer without realizing it could have exploded anytime.

Texas - It's a violent and illegal form of entertainment that's popped up at a high school here. They're called "fight clubs" and they could have some students in La Vernia in big trouble. La Vernia police say a group of teens would meet in a school bathroom and then start fighting. They got caught because they used the internet to let everybody know what they were doing. "We don't think this is entertainment or funny," said Dr. Tom Harvey, La Vernia ISD superintendent. Dr. Harvey first heard rumors about these secret fights two weeks ago, but learned they were real after watching them at youtube.com. //  DID I MENTION, I REALLY HATE PEOPLE SOMETIMES?

ONE OF MY FAVORITES:  A California officer charged the driver of a white Mazda with DUI after driving down Pacific Coast Highway with the upper half of a traffic light pole laying across its hood. When Fonteno asked the drunk driver about the pole, he respon- ded: "It came with the car when I bought it."