Smirnoff
08-19-2009, 06:00 AM
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Greetings fellow Bizarros:
Saturday we talked about the guy who was trying to sell
an oven door packed in flat screen TV box in a Wal-Mart
parking lot, and that’s pretty bizarre, but at least he
made the effort to offer something for the money he was
trying to scam.
Today’s scam artist didn’t bother with a product (fake or
otherwise), she just took peoples’ money. But how do you
get people to give you money for nothing? Easy. Tell them
you’re a witch doctor.
Washington state police said they were searching for a
“witch doctor” who “cleansed” money of evil and allegedly
ran off with nearly $140,000 from clients. But it was
spiritually clean money.
Lakewood police said the woman, who uses the name Senora
Monica, conned multiple people in the Puget Sound region
into giving her large sums of money to cleanse.
Police Lt. Heidi Hoffman said Monica would often return
the money to her clients, and then ask for a fee for her
services.
Hoffman said the suspect and her husband ran a Lakewood
store called “Centro de Consultas Espirituales” that
specialized in spiritual guidance and sold items such as
incense, candles and talents. She said Monica and her
husband fled after stockpiling a large amount of money.
A woman who owns a hair salon next to Monica’s store said
the woman would tell clients they would die if their money
was not cleansed of evil spirits.
Sooner or later those people are in for a surprise.
Bizarrely,
Lewis
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+—————– Bizarre Royal Figures —————–+
George III of Great Britain and Ireland was being driven
through Windsor Great Park when he ordered his carriage
driver to stop. The King got out, walked over to an oak
tree, shook hands with one of its branches and talked to
it for several minutes. He thought he was talking to the
King of Prussia.
Princess Alexandra of Bavaria was convinced that as a
child she had swallowed a full-size grand piano. Nothing
could ever shake her from this belief.
Ludwig II of Bavaria was Alexandra’s nephew. His reign was
notable for his decision to reverse night and day. He had
a moon painted on his bedroom ceiling and embarked on epic
mountain journeys in the dead of night in a golden sleigh,
accompanied by coachmen who were forced to dress in the
style of Louis XIV.
Catherine the Great of Russia, discovering that she had
dandruff, imprisoned her hairdresser in an iron cage for
three years to stop the news spreading. Enchanted by a
primrose in the royal garden, she posted a sentry to
guard the plant day and night.
Queen Juana of Spain worshipped her husband Philip, who
died in 1506, so much that she refused to allow him to
be buried and had his coffin accompany her wherever she
traveled.
Henry Christophe, King of Northern Haiti, ordered his
guards to prove their loyalty to him by marching over
a 200ft-high cliff. Those who obeyed plunged to their
deaths; those who refused were tortured and executed.
Christophe eventually ended up shooting himself.
***
——– World’s largest cupcake made in Detroit ———
DETROIT - A Detroit company has set a world record for the
largest single cupcake as a fundraiser for a breast cancer
charity. Ryan Abood of GourmetGiftsBasket.com said his
company created the 7-foot-tall confection — which was
certified by Guinness World Records as the largest cupcake
ever made — with help from Merengue Bakery Cafe of
California and Jensen Industries in Whitmore Lake, Mich.,
which donated the use of ovens normally used to bake
airplane wings, the Detroit Free Press reported. Abood
said the cupcake, created to raise funds for Passionate-
ly Pink for Cure, took 12 hours to bake and weighs 1,224
pounds. He said the cupcake’s batter contained 800 eggs,
200 pounds of sugar and 200 pounds of flour. “It’s
estimated to be around 2 million calories,” Abood said.
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Greetings fellow Bizarros:
Saturday we talked about the guy who was trying to sell
an oven door packed in flat screen TV box in a Wal-Mart
parking lot, and that’s pretty bizarre, but at least he
made the effort to offer something for the money he was
trying to scam.
Today’s scam artist didn’t bother with a product (fake or
otherwise), she just took peoples’ money. But how do you
get people to give you money for nothing? Easy. Tell them
you’re a witch doctor.
Washington state police said they were searching for a
“witch doctor” who “cleansed” money of evil and allegedly
ran off with nearly $140,000 from clients. But it was
spiritually clean money.
Lakewood police said the woman, who uses the name Senora
Monica, conned multiple people in the Puget Sound region
into giving her large sums of money to cleanse.
Police Lt. Heidi Hoffman said Monica would often return
the money to her clients, and then ask for a fee for her
services.
Hoffman said the suspect and her husband ran a Lakewood
store called “Centro de Consultas Espirituales” that
specialized in spiritual guidance and sold items such as
incense, candles and talents. She said Monica and her
husband fled after stockpiling a large amount of money.
A woman who owns a hair salon next to Monica’s store said
the woman would tell clients they would die if their money
was not cleansed of evil spirits.
Sooner or later those people are in for a surprise.
Bizarrely,
Lewis
————————————————————
+—————– Bizarre Royal Figures —————–+
George III of Great Britain and Ireland was being driven
through Windsor Great Park when he ordered his carriage
driver to stop. The King got out, walked over to an oak
tree, shook hands with one of its branches and talked to
it for several minutes. He thought he was talking to the
King of Prussia.
Princess Alexandra of Bavaria was convinced that as a
child she had swallowed a full-size grand piano. Nothing
could ever shake her from this belief.
Ludwig II of Bavaria was Alexandra’s nephew. His reign was
notable for his decision to reverse night and day. He had
a moon painted on his bedroom ceiling and embarked on epic
mountain journeys in the dead of night in a golden sleigh,
accompanied by coachmen who were forced to dress in the
style of Louis XIV.
Catherine the Great of Russia, discovering that she had
dandruff, imprisoned her hairdresser in an iron cage for
three years to stop the news spreading. Enchanted by a
primrose in the royal garden, she posted a sentry to
guard the plant day and night.
Queen Juana of Spain worshipped her husband Philip, who
died in 1506, so much that she refused to allow him to
be buried and had his coffin accompany her wherever she
traveled.
Henry Christophe, King of Northern Haiti, ordered his
guards to prove their loyalty to him by marching over
a 200ft-high cliff. Those who obeyed plunged to their
deaths; those who refused were tortured and executed.
Christophe eventually ended up shooting himself.
***
——– World’s largest cupcake made in Detroit ———
DETROIT - A Detroit company has set a world record for the
largest single cupcake as a fundraiser for a breast cancer
charity. Ryan Abood of GourmetGiftsBasket.com said his
company created the 7-foot-tall confection — which was
certified by Guinness World Records as the largest cupcake
ever made — with help from Merengue Bakery Cafe of
California and Jensen Industries in Whitmore Lake, Mich.,
which donated the use of ovens normally used to bake
airplane wings, the Detroit Free Press reported. Abood
said the cupcake, created to raise funds for Passionate-
ly Pink for Cure, took 12 hours to bake and weighs 1,224
pounds. He said the cupcake’s batter contained 800 eggs,
200 pounds of sugar and 200 pounds of flour. “It’s
estimated to be around 2 million calories,” Abood said.
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