Smirnoff
09-30-2009, 07:36 AM
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Greetings fellow Bizarros:
I have to admit I used to enjoy gambling. Friday night
poker games or an afternoon of blackjack at one of the
local casinos. But I haven’t gambled in quite a while now,
and the reason is people like this woman.
Thunder Valley casino in California has given away eight
cars and trucks in the past two months, and four of them
have gone to the same Sacramento woman.
Last week, the woman won a Lexus convertible worth $43,000
and the week before it was a Mercedes convertible worth
$47,000. Last month she won two pickup trucks.
The woman, who asked to be identified only by her first name,
Salina, said could not believe her run of good luck – and
apparently neither could the casino. Thunder Valley spokesman
Doug Elmets said casino security officials reviewed video of
the drawings and were convinced they were legitimate.
“After the second time she won we immediately went and
investigated to make certain everything was perfectly clear,”
he said.
Elmets said Salina is one of the casino’s top players, so
her odds of making the first cut were relatively good. But it
was phenomenal luck that allowed her to beat out nine other
contestants to win the grand prize four times in a row.
Now comes the second unbelievable part of the story, and it
may help the gamblers who lost to Salina feel better.
Salina works quietly with Sacramento’s homeless community and
said she has given away virtually everything she’s ever won at
Thunder Valley, including the trucks and cars.
Well, I guess that’s karma…but it would still be nice if I
could win something every now and then.
Bizarrely,
Lewis
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+————— Bizarre October Holidays —————–+
October 1 is World Vegetarian Day and Magic Circles Day
October 2 is Name Your Car Day
October 3 is Virus Appreciation Day
October 4 is National Golf Day
October 5 is National Storytelling Festival
October 6 is German-American Day and Come and Take It Day
October 7 is National Frappe Day
October 8 is American Tag Day
October 9 is Moldy Cheese Day
October 10 is National Angel Food Cake Day
***
———– School bans sex with roomie present ———–
MEDFORD, Mass. – Officials with a Massachusetts university
said complaints led to a new policy banning students from
having sex while their roommates are present. Tufts
University spokeswoman Kim Thurler said officials added
the rule to the 2009-10 guest policy after receiving about
a dozen complaints from students “who expressed concerns
that they were experiencing uncomfortable situations with
their roommates’ sex-tracurricular activities,” The Boston
Herald reported Tuesday. “We really didn’t have anything
concrete in place for (them) to set clear boundaries,” she
said. The policy informs students in dormitories that they
“may not engage in sexual activity while your roommate is
present in the room.” Thurler said the policy does not
state any penalties for a violation, but she said officials
hope the rule will “empower” students to “bring that issue
up” if they have a problem with their roommate’s sexual
activities.
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——– 49-year marriage found not to be official ———
WILMORE, Pa. – A Pennsylvania couple who married nearly
49 years ago said they discovered their wedding was never
made official under the law. Frank and Betty Skrout, who
married Oct. 6, 1960, at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church
in Wilmore, said they discovered recently while hunting
down documents needed for Betty Skrout’s pension plan that
Rev. James Feehley failed to file the “return of marriage”
document at the Cambria County Register of Wills/Clerk of
Orphans Court, The (Johnsontown, Pa.) Tribune Democrat
reported Monday. “All these years we’ve been living in
sin,” Frank Skrout joked. Patty Sharbaugh, the Cambria
County official in charge of the records, said she would
file the document and backdate it to the couple’s wedding
date if it can be located. “If the priest is still around
or if they can locate those church records, we’ll complete
them,” she said. Officials with the Altoona-Johnstown
Catholic Diocese said they are searching for the documents
to finally make the marriage official.
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———- Woman, 92, executes ‘flawless’ skydive ———-
SWANZEY, N.H. – A 92-year-old New Hampshire woman said she
jumped out of a plane at 13,000 feet to “just try something
different for a change.” Jane Bockstruck of Swanzey said
she does not know exactly what inspired her to go skydiving
Sept. 19 at Jumptown in Orange, Mass., but she was deter-
mined to follow through after making the plan, The Keene
(N.H.) Sentinel reported Monday. “I must have read it some-
place and all of a sudden, ‘I’m going to go skydiving.’ So
I did,” Bockstruck said. “I’ve done so many things in life,
I figured I’d just try something different for a change.”
Paul Peckham Jr., a Jumptown instructor and Bockstruck’s
tandem partner, said the woman’s “form in free fall was
absolutely flawless.” Bockstruck said she has no regrets
about her skydiving experience, but she does not expect to
repeat the feat anytime soon.
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of the strange, the bizarre and the supernatural. Get The
Best of Bizarre News II Uncensored right here…F-R-E-E!
http://pd.gophercentral.com/u/14380/c/120/a/499
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Greetings fellow Bizarros:
I have to admit I used to enjoy gambling. Friday night
poker games or an afternoon of blackjack at one of the
local casinos. But I haven’t gambled in quite a while now,
and the reason is people like this woman.
Thunder Valley casino in California has given away eight
cars and trucks in the past two months, and four of them
have gone to the same Sacramento woman.
Last week, the woman won a Lexus convertible worth $43,000
and the week before it was a Mercedes convertible worth
$47,000. Last month she won two pickup trucks.
The woman, who asked to be identified only by her first name,
Salina, said could not believe her run of good luck – and
apparently neither could the casino. Thunder Valley spokesman
Doug Elmets said casino security officials reviewed video of
the drawings and were convinced they were legitimate.
“After the second time she won we immediately went and
investigated to make certain everything was perfectly clear,”
he said.
Elmets said Salina is one of the casino’s top players, so
her odds of making the first cut were relatively good. But it
was phenomenal luck that allowed her to beat out nine other
contestants to win the grand prize four times in a row.
Now comes the second unbelievable part of the story, and it
may help the gamblers who lost to Salina feel better.
Salina works quietly with Sacramento’s homeless community and
said she has given away virtually everything she’s ever won at
Thunder Valley, including the trucks and cars.
Well, I guess that’s karma…but it would still be nice if I
could win something every now and then.
Bizarrely,
Lewis
————————————————————
+————— Bizarre October Holidays —————–+
October 1 is World Vegetarian Day and Magic Circles Day
October 2 is Name Your Car Day
October 3 is Virus Appreciation Day
October 4 is National Golf Day
October 5 is National Storytelling Festival
October 6 is German-American Day and Come and Take It Day
October 7 is National Frappe Day
October 8 is American Tag Day
October 9 is Moldy Cheese Day
October 10 is National Angel Food Cake Day
***
———– School bans sex with roomie present ———–
MEDFORD, Mass. – Officials with a Massachusetts university
said complaints led to a new policy banning students from
having sex while their roommates are present. Tufts
University spokeswoman Kim Thurler said officials added
the rule to the 2009-10 guest policy after receiving about
a dozen complaints from students “who expressed concerns
that they were experiencing uncomfortable situations with
their roommates’ sex-tracurricular activities,” The Boston
Herald reported Tuesday. “We really didn’t have anything
concrete in place for (them) to set clear boundaries,” she
said. The policy informs students in dormitories that they
“may not engage in sexual activity while your roommate is
present in the room.” Thurler said the policy does not
state any penalties for a violation, but she said officials
hope the rule will “empower” students to “bring that issue
up” if they have a problem with their roommate’s sexual
activities.
————————————————————
——– 49-year marriage found not to be official ———
WILMORE, Pa. – A Pennsylvania couple who married nearly
49 years ago said they discovered their wedding was never
made official under the law. Frank and Betty Skrout, who
married Oct. 6, 1960, at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church
in Wilmore, said they discovered recently while hunting
down documents needed for Betty Skrout’s pension plan that
Rev. James Feehley failed to file the “return of marriage”
document at the Cambria County Register of Wills/Clerk of
Orphans Court, The (Johnsontown, Pa.) Tribune Democrat
reported Monday. “All these years we’ve been living in
sin,” Frank Skrout joked. Patty Sharbaugh, the Cambria
County official in charge of the records, said she would
file the document and backdate it to the couple’s wedding
date if it can be located. “If the priest is still around
or if they can locate those church records, we’ll complete
them,” she said. Officials with the Altoona-Johnstown
Catholic Diocese said they are searching for the documents
to finally make the marriage official.
————————————————————
———- Woman, 92, executes ‘flawless’ skydive ———-
SWANZEY, N.H. – A 92-year-old New Hampshire woman said she
jumped out of a plane at 13,000 feet to “just try something
different for a change.” Jane Bockstruck of Swanzey said
she does not know exactly what inspired her to go skydiving
Sept. 19 at Jumptown in Orange, Mass., but she was deter-
mined to follow through after making the plan, The Keene
(N.H.) Sentinel reported Monday. “I must have read it some-
place and all of a sudden, ‘I’m going to go skydiving.’ So
I did,” Bockstruck said. “I’ve done so many things in life,
I figured I’d just try something different for a change.”
Paul Peckham Jr., a Jumptown instructor and Bockstruck’s
tandem partner, said the woman’s “form in free fall was
absolutely flawless.” Bockstruck said she has no regrets
about her skydiving experience, but she does not expect to
repeat the feat anytime soon.
————————————————————
Let Lewis take you on an UNCENSORED journey into the world
of the strange, the bizarre and the supernatural. Get The
Best of Bizarre News II Uncensored right here…F-R-E-E!
http://pd.gophercentral.com/u/14380/c/120/a/499
————————————————————
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> READER COMMENTS