Strange+News+07-08

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In the Creighton neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama there is leprechaun fever. It is said that at night a leprechaun can be seen in the crook of a tree. The leprechaun has attracted large populations of tourists. About half of the hopeful viewers have seen the leprechaun. It supposedly only comes out at night and will dissappear when lights are directed towards it.

Growing up in West Yellowstone has made us aware of tourist questions, i.e "When do deer turn into elk?", and "When do they let the animals out of the cages?" We, as locals, generally are the most capable of answering these questions. We know and understand the happenings of our area.

This is also true for the members of the Chreighton neighborhood. As good reporters should, the news team interviewed several people with insight into the leprechaun occurance. First to be interviewed was a member of the throng of people gathered near the now famous tree. He exclaimed, " To me it looked like a Leprechaun to me. All you gotta do is look up in the tree. Who all seen the leprechaun say Yeah." The resounding resonse of "Yeah" gave proof to the number witnesses of the leprechaun. This amateur sketch is of the face of the leprechan. The news team was very fortunate to get the help of such skilled sketch artists.

The next interview offers another solution to the leprechaun mystery. "Could be a crackhead that got hold to the wrong stuff and it told him to get in the tree and play a leprechaun."

Fortunately there were those who realized the leprechaun might not be the leprechaun of cartoons but the leprechaun of "The Leprechaun."

An unnamed man was patroling the neighborhood and told people not to be afraid. He wore gear that was meant to prevent any harm from spells. Most importantly he carried his heirloom leprechaun flute. It was passed down from his great-grandfather, who was Irish. He just wants to help out.

Others are hoping to find some riches. "Where da gold at" I want to know where da gold at!" This man plans to uproot his tree and find the gold. "I wanna know where da gold at" Don't we all?

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A woman in west Kansas sat on her boyfriends toilet for two years. She had a phobia about coming out of the bathroom. She thought that if she were to exit the bathroom she would see her relatives. She apparently did not like her relatives

Her boyfriend brought her food and water every day. He claimed to have a normal relationship aside from the fact that everything took place in the bathroom. My guess is he did not know what a normal relationship was. He finally called the police concerning his situation. It is unclear why he took to two years to do this. The police are considering charging the boyfriend with a crime.

The woman's skin had grown around the toilet seat, and the police had to remove the seat along with the woman. Both the seat and the woman were then taken to the hospital. A cowbar was used to remove the seat.

She is now being evaluated for mental ilness.

This story is notable because of its record time spent on the strange news of the week board at the West Yellowstone High School library. I fortunately could not find any actual footage of the event.

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In Argentina there has been a sighting of a mysterious Gnome creature.

Several teenagers were talking in the street at approximately one in the morning about their last fishing trip. One of the teens decided to use his cell phone to record their conversation. They heard a rustling sound in the nearby grass. At first they assumed it was only a dog, but a figure started to emerge from the grass. The teen turned his still recording phone towards the figure and filmed the creature for several seconds.

The gnome came into the open and started to walk sideways. It moved parallel to the boys. Although the video is somewhat fuzzy, the image shows a short figure with a pointed hood. The video captures several seconds of the gnome before it stops.

A shrill scream can be heard at the end of the video. This shows how scary this incident really was. One of the boys was later hospitalized due to trauma from the sighting.

The local mayor has launched a police investigation about the sighting. The leader of the investigation believes in gnomes. He claims to have seen one as a child.

Gnomes are a large part of the culture in Latin America. Over 90% of surveyed locals believed that the gnome is real. A hundred people claim to have seen the gnome with their own eyes. I don't know what other eyes the may have seen it with.

There has been some controversy over the accuracy of the claims. I think seeing is believing. The truth is obvious

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In Arkansas a 12 year old boy has been charged with drunk driving after wrecking his stepfathers truck.

The boy and his 10 year old friend stole their parent's beer and got liquored up. They then were planning on driving to meet a girl they met at the rodeo. The boys made it about 10 miles before the 12 year old lost control of the truck. The truck went over a guardrail and careened down a steep hill into the forest.

The boy charged with drunk driving is possibly the youngest in state history to recieve such a charge.

The boys will likely be grounded for the rest of their lives.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/19/ap/strange/main4108996.shtml

A Canadian father sold his son's Christmas gift on Ebay after he caught his soon smoking marijuana.

The father had spent 2 weeks searching for the coveted Guitar Hero 3 video game before he found and purchased it. He came home from work and found his friend smoking marijuana in the backyard with his friends. As a punishment he decided to sell the video game online. The final price of the game reached 9,000 dollars when sold to an Australian bidder.

The father hopes the lesson will prevent his son from partaking illegal activities.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,317014,00.html

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This news story may not belong in the strange news section. It is likely more fitting for the World News section. I'll put it here anyways.

A British man is in trouble with the police after repeatedly playing "Born In The U.S.A." in the early morning hours. After 100 complaints from various neighbors the police became involved. The 61 year old has now been banned from playing loud music.

I believe this is a sign of the degrading relationships between the U.S. and foreign powers. When a man can no longer play "Born In The U.S.A." in a foreign allies county it seems obvious that the U.S. must improve it's foreign policy.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/20/ap/strange/main4111811.shtml

Here are a few notable stories:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/12/ap/strange/main4088885.shtml http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2008-05-13-australian-beer-fine_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2008-05-04-beer-coffin_N.htm http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2008-04-30-prom-invite_N.htm