[Dryerase] Alarm!--Can you believe it (news of the weird type things)

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Can You Believe It?
 From the Alarm! Newspaper

Butt nothing, eBay it!
When Mark Kennedy went into a jewelry store on July 31, 2002, he did 
more than window shop. After asking to see a ring, he allegedly grabbed 
a handful of jewels dropped them in his drawers and drove away.

Later, when police apprehended Kennedy they were puzzled by the absence 
of the jewelry. Later on, while in custody, Kennedy became ill and was 
taken to an area hospital where the missing jewels were discovered. 
Kennedy had swallowed the gems and reported that he inserted a necklace 
up his rectum (to hide them from police).

The hospital doctors disagreed and cited x-rays that clearly illustrate 
the necklace was also in his stomach (indicating he swallowed it).

When the story hit the news in Boca Raton, Florida, a flood of phone 
calls went out to Harold’s Jewelers inquiring about the infamous 
necklace.

Surprised by the public interest (but willing to cash in), the owner of 
the store has placed the necklace on eBay and expects to rake in 
$100,000. Once the butt of many jokes, these gems will yield more money 
now than they would have before the heist!

Reports did not indicate the suspect went under the knife to produce the 
goods. The gems were apparently boiled and washed with jewelers cleanser 
before being put on the electronic auction block.

Bobbit still doesn’t get it
According to a story by the Associated Press, John Wayne Bobbit was 
released from jail in Las Vegas Tuesday, pending trial to face charges 
of domestic violence.  Bobbit had been married two months when he was 
arrested on assault charges filed in May by his wife, Joanne Bobbit.  
John Wayne Bobbit first gained notoriety when his first wife, Lorena, 
cut off his penis.  It was later surgically reattached.
 
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