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  • Apr 4, 2008 5:14 pm US/Pacific
    When Pitbulls Attack, Attack Back!
    A little something for grins and giggles

    by Aaron Fields | KSTW.com




    Pit bull in cage, June 28, 2000

    When pitbulls attack, attack back
    Amy Rice in Minneapolis saves her Labrador retriever by biting the nose of the pit-bull that was attacking it. The pit-bull jumped over her fence and started to attack her dog Ella. After trying to get the dog off Ella, Amy says she drew blood when she bit the dog on its nose. The pit-bull was quarantined and Ella is recovering after receiving staples and stitches to her head and a crushed ear canal. [Source]


    Is that a guitar in your pants or are you just happy to see me?
    In Lewiston, Maine a man was able to steal an electric guitar by shoving it down his pants and covering the top with his sweat shirt. He was apparently accompanied by two other men who kept a look out. I've heard of good thief's before, but how can you really just walk out of a store with a guitar bulging out of your pants. I can't believe no one saw this. [Source]


    The dead has arisen
    In Madrid Spain, a burglar was caught by his wrinkled clothes after he broke in a funeral home and tried to play dead. Two things were wrong with his crime, you can't play dead and breathe and the custom in Spain is to be buried dressed in suits. Neighbors called the police when they heard the front door of the funeral being forced open. When the police entered, they found the man lying in a chamber used for body viewing wearing wrinkled and dirty everyday clothing. Wonder what he was trying to steal. [Source]


    The way I see it, you owe me half of everything!
    In Serbia, a farmer was ordered by the court to share all his property with his ex-wife. He was more than willing to giver her an equal share of everything they accumulated during their 45-year marriage but became infuriated when he was asked to give away half of his farming equipment. So what does he do? He takes the word half literally and cuts all his tools in half with a grinder. "I still haven't decided how to split the cow," he told the newspaper. "She should just say what she wants — the part with the horns or the part with the tail."  [Source]



    Aaron Fields writes for KSTW-TV in Seattle. All opinions expressed in this column are his.