When his .38-caliber revolver failed to fire at its intended victim
during a holdup in Long Beach, California, robber James Elliot did
something that can only inspire wonder: he peered down the barrel and tried
the trigger again. Happily for most concerned, this time it worked.
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The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting
machine and, after a little hopping around, submitted a claim to his
insurance company. The company, suspecting negligence, sent out one of its
men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine out and lost a finger.
The chef's claim was approved.
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A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car
during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had
taken the space. Understandably, he shot her dead.
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After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver
found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting
from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence,
the driver went to a nearby bus-stop and offered everyone in the queue a
free ride.
He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the
staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies.
The deception wasn't discovered for 3 days.
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A mother took her daughter to the doctor and asked him to give her an
examination to determine the cause of her daughters swollen abdomen.
It only took the doctor about 2 seconds to say “Gimmee a break lady! Your
daughter is pregnant.”
The mother turned red with fury and she argued with the doctor that her
daughter was a good girl and would never compromise her reputation by having
sex with a boy.
The doctor faced the window and silently watched the horizon.
The mother became enraged and screamed, “Quit looking out the
window! Aren't you paying attention to me?”
“Yes, of course I am paying attention ma'am. It's just that the last time
this happened, a star appeared in the east, and three wise men came. I was
hoping they would show up again and help me figure out who got your daughter
pregnant.”
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