OT: Fun and interesting news stories.

by Revshawn on Feb 7, 2012 2:08 AM EST

Rules are simple. I'll start by posting a fun and interesting news story. You can reply with one of your own as long as it isn't X-Rated material. Have fun guys!

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A 33-year-old man who struck customers with light sabers at the Toys R Us at Hayden Island has been sentenced to 45 days jail and possible mental-health treatment.

David Allen Canterbury told Judge Kenneth Walker that he is already seeking mental-health treatment. Canterbury also apologized to his victims.

Portland police said Canterbury swung the Star Wars sabers — one in each hand — at three customers on Dec. 14 at about 9:50 p.m. at the store at 1800 Jantzen Beach Center. He then carried the light sabers outside the store and swung at police. Officers tried to use a Taser to subdue him, but Canterbury successfully deflected one of the wires away.

Police eventually wrestled him to the ground before taking him into custody.

Today in Multnomah County Circuit Court, Canterbury pleaded no contest to fourth-degree assault and resisting arrest. The judge dismissed charges of interfering with a police officer, theft and disorderly conduct. The judge also sentenced Canterbury to two years of probation and a mental-health evaluation that could call for treatment.

Canterbury has been banned from Toys R Us. The judge did not give him additional time for violating the terms of his probation for a previous heroin-possession conviction.

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The main funny here is that he deflected the taser with his light-saber. Yoda would be proud.

ACC Championship Member Brandon Thompson is the new Jacoby Ford. You better pick him Panthers or you will be doomed to relive the 2010 season over and over again in the Twilight Zone.

Clemson 2011 ACC Champions! Look forward to doing it again next year! :D

by Revshawn on Feb 7, 2012 2:09 AM EST reply actions

Thats crazy.. lol

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by Blacmomba on Feb 7, 2012 10:01 AM EST up reply actions

LOL

Cam Newton, when a reporter asks him who will win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday: "I'll tell you Sunday."

by Son of a Newton on Feb 7, 2012 4:16 PM EST reply actions

Sometimes you just gotta go bat shit crazy.

But seriously, I think the most telling thing here is: He’s a 33 year old man working at Toys R Us. I mean, somethin’ ain’t right.

We need a nose tackle.

by ERL on Feb 7, 2012 4:42 PM EST reply actions

What if he’s the manager?

They do give good discounts.

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by BW Smith on Feb 7, 2012 4:43 PM EST up reply actions

lol

I have purchased the full collection of phantom menace action figures and vehicles for pennies on the dollar…

We need a nose tackle.

by ERL on Feb 7, 2012 4:59 PM EST up reply actions

Hey...working in toy stores is cool, man.

The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace

I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.

Follow me on Twitter! @bdubsmitty

by BW Smith on Feb 7, 2012 5:07 PM EST up reply actions

A Around 25-30 Year Old Story From Paul Harvey's Radio News Program

An old man (in his 60’s) was walking in the woods, when he was shot in the head and killed by a hunter. The hunters excuse “I though he was a groundhog”.

Who would want that on their tombstone, Shot – Mistaken For Groundhog?

by PanthersRoar on Feb 7, 2012 6:11 PM EST reply actions

I think I found Tim Tebow's wife!

One 21-year-old Florida waitress has no plans to quit her day job – even after winning a $1 million lottery prize.

“No way,” Alexandra Chaar told Florida Lottery officials on Wednesday. “I love where I work.”

Chaar, who works at a Mexican restaurant in Clearwater Beach, Fla., said she bought her ticket in the state’s $1 million Monopoly Scratch-Off Game at a local food mart.

“I kept going back to the same store to buy them; the people who work there got to know me,” Chaar told the lottery commission. “They said that up to this point, their store had never had any big winners, but I just had this lucky feeling.”
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Chaar chose the one-time, lump-sum payment for her winnings in the amount of $700,000.

According to Tampa Bay Online, Chaar told lottery officials she was a straight-A student at St. Petersburg College and planned to use the money to pay for college.

Until then, she’ll keep working for tips.

Finally a borderline millionaire that is going to work hard and not waste all of her money before realizing “Holy crap! I gotta go work at McDonalds.” This gives me hope for the world. Seriously, someone call Tim Tebow up!

ACC Championship Member Brandon Thompson is the new Jacoby Ford. You better pick him Panthers or you will be doomed to relive the 2010 season over and over again in the Twilight Zone.

Clemson 2011 ACC Champions! Look forward to doing it again next year! :D

by Revshawn on Feb 7, 2012 6:32 PM EST reply actions