These are pretty odd. ...and they are NOT from the Onion!
Aug. 24 News
Four at Four: Your Afternoon News
By Mark R., Posted August 24, 2006 4:25 pm
Fla. Boss 'Manages' Via Baseball Bat
Cops say landscaper Lance Tywan Wamley, 26, whacked one of his crew with an aluminum bat because he was unhappy with the man's grass-cutting style. Wamley hit the worker, who tried to defend himself with a weed-trimmer, in the chest, head and arm before bystanders interrupted his "performance review."
You know, landscaping is a lot like baseball…
Blasts Rock Bomb Recycling Plant
This has
got to be the least-surprising "workplace explosion" story you'll read all year. "Bomb Recycling Plant Somehow Fails to Explode" – Now THAT would be news.
Standoff Starts in Hilarity, Ends in Arrest
When did Suffolk County, New York, cops first suspect they were in for a long night, after arriving at Wade Booth's home to arrest him on a bench warrant? Oh, maybe when Booth yelled references to
Star Wars, and then – when other officers arrived – screamed, "Get these ninjas out of here!"
Oh yeah – the standoff ended peacefully when Booth surrendered... 12 hours and 22 canisters of tear gas later.
'Morning-After Pill' Gets Over-the-Counter OK
Well – we won't be needing
these anymore!
Source: Office Pirates