Own Your Own Nation, Be Another Messiah, Make Beer for Palestinians
and the Morning Edition of Chuck's News of the Weird Daily for Thursday
The delusional "sovereignty" of Joel and Donna Brinkle
In the 1990s, they "dropped out" of the U.S. by declaring themselves a sovereignty, right there in Seminole County, near Orlando. No taxes. Print their own money. Claim anyone's property they think they deserve. And they're relentless, even though Joel went to prison for a while, and even though they live in a dump because they've been ejected from every place they tried to claim. You'd think they'd have reconsidered some of this over the years, but no, there's Donna smiling broadly for this story, still feeling terribly oppressed. Finally, though, the state is cracking down. Orlando Sentinel
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Another one of those "don't tell anyone momma's dead so we can keep cashing her Social Security checks" stories—plus!
The adult daughter and adult grandson might have burned up momma's body on the homemade barbecue, and the necklace the daughter was wearing might have been part of momma's skull. [Ed.: "might" because we won't know for sure until these mugshots are checked!] Redding Record-Searchlight (Redding, Calif.)
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People Whose Sex Lives Are Worse Than Yours
For a change of pace, here's someone with a much better sex life, sort of: Lynne Stewart, of West Melbourne, Fla. (though she confessed that she was "not proud" that she had sex with 21 different men that weekend). (Oh, no, she is not a prostitute, said police Cmdr. Steve Wilkinson. "No, she just likes sex.") (Bonus: The 21st man that weekend died in the saddle, of a heart attack, and she's been charged with stealing his stuff. "I thought he was just tired," she said.) WESH-TV (Orlando)
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Your Daily Jury Duty
[no fair examining the evidence; verdict must be based on mugshot only]
Daisy Alfonso, 34, and what a perky little daisy! (Well, except for the fact that she might be a man.) She's charged with trying to fence three stolen exotic snakes at a pet shop. Naples Daily News
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More Things to Worry About on Thursday
Perhaps (right now, the FAA is investigating) an air traffic control supervisor sent an airliner into a dangerous thunderstorm for the sole purpose of giving a new controller some experience. FirstCoastNews.com (Jacksonville)
The "messiah" (Wayne Bent, Clayton, N.M.) goes to trial next month for trying to heal young girls (the law calls it "molesting"). Wayne has warned that prosecution of him will bring God's wrath upon New Mexico. (Bonus: He starts a total fast Oct. 31, so God may get him before the state) KOB-TV (Albuquerque)
Nadim Khoury, 49, of the West Bank, has a better plan for prosperity than Hamas or the Israeli gov't: beer! He's set up a microbrewery in Taybeh, and most Muslims don't seem to mind. Agence France-Presse via Yahoo
A guy who was formerly Mr. Gay UK, now a chef, is on trial in Leeds for murdering a hookup, and of course, cooking him. He said it was self-defense, not murder, but he did admit to lightly frying and sampling a piece of the dead guy's leg. "At some point Damian's body had just become something I would deal with at work—a piece of meat. [T]hat was my daily task, preparing meat." The Sun
Some college alumni will get excited about anything with their school's name on it, including colognes. Masik Collegiate Fragrances ($60 a bottle) features eight party schools right now (and they're real fragrances, not "stale beer"). News & Observer (Raleigh)
That Michigan high school nude cell-phone photo thing is about to pop. A girl (age 14), just goofing around, sent a picture of her way-private part to a couple of friends, and it's viral (the photo, not the private part), with authorities threatening to bust all the recipients for possession of child porn (200 or more, even the ones who got them unsolicited) and her for making it. Daily Press & Argus (Howell, Mich.)
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The delusional "sovereignty" of Joel and Donna Brinkle
In the 1990s, they "dropped out" of the U.S. by declaring themselves a sovereignty, right there in Seminole County, near Orlando. No taxes. Print their own money. Claim anyone's property they think they deserve. And they're relentless, even though Joel went to prison for a while, and even though they live in a dump because they've been ejected from every place they tried to claim. You'd think they'd have reconsidered some of this over the years, but no, there's Donna smiling broadly for this story, still feeling terribly oppressed. Finally, though, the state is cracking down. Orlando Sentinel
Comments 'delusional_sovereignty'
Another one of those "don't tell anyone momma's dead so we can keep cashing her Social Security checks" stories—plus!
The adult daughter and adult grandson might have burned up momma's body on the homemade barbecue, and the necklace the daughter was wearing might have been part of momma's skull. [Ed.: "might" because we won't know for sure until these mugshots are checked!] Redding Record-Searchlight (Redding, Calif.)
Comments 'momma_barbecued'
People Whose Sex Lives Are Worse Than Yours
For a change of pace, here's someone with a much better sex life, sort of: Lynne Stewart, of West Melbourne, Fla. (though she confessed that she was "not proud" that she had sex with 21 different men that weekend). (Oh, no, she is not a prostitute, said police Cmdr. Steve Wilkinson. "No, she just likes sex.") (Bonus: The 21st man that weekend died in the saddle, of a heart attack, and she's been charged with stealing his stuff. "I thought he was just tired," she said.) WESH-TV (Orlando)
Comments 'lynne_stewart'
Your Daily Jury Duty
[no fair examining the evidence; verdict must be based on mugshot only]
Daisy Alfonso, 34, and what a perky little daisy! (Well, except for the fact that she might be a man.) She's charged with trying to fence three stolen exotic snakes at a pet shop. Naples Daily News
Comments 'daisy_alfonso'
More Things to Worry About on Thursday
Perhaps (right now, the FAA is investigating) an air traffic control supervisor sent an airliner into a dangerous thunderstorm for the sole purpose of giving a new controller some experience. FirstCoastNews.com (Jacksonville)
The "messiah" (Wayne Bent, Clayton, N.M.) goes to trial next month for trying to heal young girls (the law calls it "molesting"). Wayne has warned that prosecution of him will bring God's wrath upon New Mexico. (Bonus: He starts a total fast Oct. 31, so God may get him before the state) KOB-TV (Albuquerque)
Nadim Khoury, 49, of the West Bank, has a better plan for prosperity than Hamas or the Israeli gov't: beer! He's set up a microbrewery in Taybeh, and most Muslims don't seem to mind. Agence France-Presse via Yahoo
A guy who was formerly Mr. Gay UK, now a chef, is on trial in Leeds for murdering a hookup, and of course, cooking him. He said it was self-defense, not murder, but he did admit to lightly frying and sampling a piece of the dead guy's leg. "At some point Damian's body had just become something I would deal with at work—a piece of meat. [T]hat was my daily task, preparing meat." The Sun
Some college alumni will get excited about anything with their school's name on it, including colognes. Masik Collegiate Fragrances ($60 a bottle) features eight party schools right now (and they're real fragrances, not "stale beer"). News & Observer (Raleigh)
That Michigan high school nude cell-phone photo thing is about to pop. A girl (age 14), just goofing around, sent a picture of her way-private part to a couple of friends, and it's viral (the photo, not the private part), with authorities threatening to bust all the recipients for possession of child porn (200 or more, even the ones who got them unsolicited) and her for making it. Daily Press & Argus (Howell, Mich.)
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