“Nice offer, Batman, but we’ll take it from here.’’
Cops in Petoskey, Mich., searching for a hit-and-run driver, turned down a superhero’s offer of help.
A man dressed as Batman walked up and volunteered to lend his expertise as a crime fighter.
The cops politely declined — and busted him when he wouldn’t go away.
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Do you love a computer geek?
Prove it by buying him or her a Like-a-Hug vest.
The device, created by MIT scientists, inflates when friends “like’’ a photo, video or status update you’ve posted on a social- networking site.
The inventors say the wearer will “feel the warmth, encouragement, support or love that we feel when we receive hugs.’’
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A suspect trying to avoid arrest in Shelbyville, Mich., led cops on a wild, 100-mph chase before he crashed.
Then he really found himself in hot water.
He ran away, but was soon found hiding in a covered hot tub behind a nearby home.
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This candidate was a real blowhard.
A woman running for city council in the Brazilian town of Itacoatiara drew the attention of cops who noticed a “huge’’ crowd gathering around her car on election day, the local police chief said.
Officers searched the vehicle and found hundreds of her leaflets — with packages of cocaine attached.
Residents said she’d been giving them out in exchange for promises to vote for her.
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Speaking of those zany Brazilians . . .
A 20-year-old student in Santa Catarina is auctioning off her virginity and will use the proceeds to build homes for the needy.
“If you do it once in your life, you’re not a prostitute,’’ said Catarina Migliorini.
“Just like if you take one amazing photograph, it does not automatically make you a photographer.’’