He got caught in his own web of stupidity.
A man from Leavenworth, Kan., got four years in the slammer for a bizarre string of crimes that included holding an acquaintance’s pet spider for a $100 ransom.
Bryan Paul Smith, 26, also broke into cars and stole a Siberian husky.
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The heel has been healed.
A man who told a Florida judge he was bedridden, confined to a wheelchair and penniless miraculously began walking after his bond was reduced.
Defending himself on a trespassing charge, Carl Funk claimed he didn’t walk into his neighbor’s yard — but that two strangers carried him there.
Funk appeared before the judge and sat through a hearing — until bail was reduced, at which time he rose and walked away.
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Not the whole truth, but the truth hole.
The Chinese characters for the words “the truth” could not be searched on the Twitter-like micro-blog Sina Weibo, which boasts nearly 300 million registered users.
Attempts to search Weibo for “the truth” turned up the message: “According to relevant laws, regulations and policies, search results for ‘the truth’ cannot be displayed.”
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He’s the coolest boss ever.
Cato Syversen has invited about 500 employees on a $935-a-head vacation to the Spanish island of Majorca. The trip will cost him almost $500,000.
Syversen, who works for the Wales-based Creditsafe, said the trip marks the firm’s 15th anniversary.
“It is worth every penny for the buzz it’s creating,” he said.
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An amphibian groom named Punarvasu and his frog bride Pushala were joined in holy Hindu matrimony by Indian villagers in hopes that the ancient custom will bring rain to their drought-stricken village.