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A man named Bill woke up on his birthday. His wife and kids didn’t even say good morning to him. So, he left for work in a huff. His receptionist, Joanna, said happy birthday. “Thanks, Joanna. That’s the nicest thing anyone’s said to me all day.” Bill relied, pleased. So he worked until his lunch [...]

The following is supposedly a true story. Wednesday, October 21, 1992 Kenneth Jeffries, 24, was arrested in West Haven, Conn., in August for robbing a convenience store. Police reported that he had first offered the clerk $1 for a pack of gum and then taken $40 in the robbery. However, said police, Jeffries returned a [...]

The following is supposedly a true story. Bellevue, WA On Saturday, police broke up a disturbance between a couple arguing over which one was drunker. Both were arrested and taken to Overlake Hospital for treatment of injuries to their heads. The police are charging them with disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace, but not assault. [...]

The following is supposedly a true story. Rory Johnson, 29, was arrested in May for a liquor store robbery in Elkhart, Ind. Johnson had parked in the back of the store to facilitate his getaway but had trouble exiting because of congestion due to road construction. Five minutes after the robbery, he was sitting in [...]

The following is supposedly a true story. Scene: A courtroom where a witness is testifying in a case involving a man biting off the ear of another man during a fight. After supplying testimony which was very bad for the defendant, the witness was being cross examined by the defendant’s attorney. Attorney: You said that [...]

The following is supposedly a true story. Phone Won’t Stop Ringing? Here’s What You Do Leola Starling of Ribrock, Tenn., had a serious telephone problem. But unlike most people she did something about it. The brand-new $10 million Ribrock Plaza Motel opened nearby and had acquired almost the same telephone number as Leola. From the [...]