I like quirky news stories, and here are blurbs from several on AP news at Yahoo!.
Man calls 911 to save him from police Mon Jul 16, 6:08 PM ET
LARGO, Fla. - A 38-year-old man was arrested after he called 911 and told a dispatcher he was surrounded by police officers and needed help, authorities said.
Do you suppose he really thought he'd be helped?
Snake surprises Pa. man pumping gas Mon Jul 16, 4:39 PM ET
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A snake slithered out of the engine compartment of a man's SUV when he stopped to get gasoline, causing a bit of commotion at the station. Scott Naylor was at a Wawa convenience store in the city on Friday morning when a woman at the gas pump next to him began yelling, police said.
Monkey steals tourist's glasses in India Tue Jul 17, 6:29 AM ET
LUCKNOW, India - A South Korean tourist has filed a formal complaint against a monkey he says stole his reading glasses during his visit to the Hindu holy city of Varanasi in northern India.
I think this is the best one. Do you think they have court-appointed attorneys for monkeys? Or maybe they have exotic lawyers? Does the tourist really think he's going to get a settlement or his glasses back? Too funny.
Police find cocaine in off-key piano Mon Jul 16, 5:45 PM ET
CARTAGENA, Colombia - When a grand piano played an off-key note, drug police in this Caribbean port opened it up and found some 560 pounds of cocaine stuffed inside.
Who'd have thought that the drug police have perfect pitch?
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