That’s Outrageous!

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A Pennsylvania man plagued by opossums in his yard set fire to a pile of leaves, hoping to scare off the marsupials. We don’t know whether it worked, but he did succeed in nearly burning down his home, causing $50,000 worth of damage.

Source: cbsnews.com

A woman won $25,000 after entering a sweepstakes at an Illinois gambling parlor. Good for her, except that she happens to be a prominent anti-gambling crusader, having gone after casinos, a VFW raffle, and even the parent company of the gambling parlor where she won. Still, she insists she’s not a hypocrite: Her winnings are a result of her crusade. “It’s God showing his grace on me.”

Source: Chicago Tribune

A man was arrested after Florida police mistook the glaze on his Krispy Kreme doughnut for crystal meth. His sweet revenge: a $37,500 settlement.

Source: orlandosentinel.com

A Norwegian man hired a friend to knock off a potential lover who didn’t seem to share the man’s ardor. But then the would-be hit man got cold feet, so his patron sued him for entering into a contract under false pretenses. The courts saw different legal issues. They found the first man guilty of attempted conspiracy to commit murder and sentenced him to two years in prison. The “hit man” got a hit of his own—a $1,200 fine. Source: vice.com

An Indiana hotel asked a guest to write an online review, so she did: about the whiff of sewage in the room, the nonworking air conditioner, and the low water pressure. Oh, and the hairs on the bed. “I wasn’t crazy about that either,” she told rtv6.com. The hotel, it turns out, says it can charge customers

$350 for negative reviews. The Indiana attorney general wasn’t crazy about that. He says the policy is “unfair, abusive, and deceptive” and is suing the hotel.

Source: theindychannel.com