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I checked out this book from the library, Michillaneous, that is full of all sorts of wierd/odd facts and occurances in Michigan. A listing of occupational vanity plates caused me to chuckle so I will share them with you. The book was published in 1982 so I don't believe the plates are very recent.
The Traverse City Record Eagle reports of a man stealing an off-road vehicle and then the gas to keep it running. The man was reported by a gas station attendant in Mesick when he drove off without paying for the gas he put in the ORV. He was picked up by police a short time later.
Note to stupid crooks: When you steal a vehicle either check to make sure it has plenty of gas or pay for gas to avoid further suspicion and get caught because you stole gas in addition to the vehicle.
A turkey crashed through Gerald and Maureen Henze's front window while they were watching television. The couple's dog helped to chase the intruder into a bedroom where the suspect was trapped until law enforcement officials arrived on the scene. A county sheriff's deputy released the perpetrator, who was not injured during the home invasion, and was assaulted by the turkey resulting in minor scratches. It is not clear yet whether the charge of assaulting an officer will be added. The turkey could face the death penalty next hunting season or if it is caught breaking into another peace-loving homeowner's domicile.
The story is true, I just added some humor to it to make you laugh today. Read the full article in the Saginaw News.
Julian Pavone's father, Bernie Pavone, noticed his drumming talent when Julian was just three-months-old. While Bernie was practicing the drums Julian took a turn with the sticks. Julian has a cd in the works entitled "Go Baby" and recently performed at a Cleveland Cavaliers game. I viewed a video of Julian playing the drums and was quite impressed. My 19-month-old doesn't even have the motor skills it takes to handle a drumstick properly, let alone beat out any kind of rhythm. My son did enjoy Julian's skills and showed me by boogying to the beat. There is also a website for Julian - www.littledrummerbaby.com to promote his bid for the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest drummer and show off his talents.
A small private road west of Traverse City was the winner of The Car Connection's Wild, Weird, and Wacky street names contest. Psycho Path was the brainchild of someone with a strange sense of humor. I remember seeing that road sign on a recent trip up north and thought it was funny and ingenius. One of those, gee I wish I had thought of that ideas. A quick visit to The Car Connection website brought me a laugh from one of the streets that did not win. The third place winner was Farfrompoopen Road and the part that really makes this humorous to me is that the road is the only way to get up to Constipation Ridge in Story, Arkansas. Well, there you go. Your daily dose of potty humor has been delivered.
Yep, you read that correctly. Never heard of the Outhouse Classic? You see, up in the U.P. winter does strange things to folks and they need to do something a little odd in order to break out of winter's monotonous grasp.
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