HOW BIZARRE NEWS (9/29/08)

A GUY IN COLORADO WAS HIT BY A TRAIN . . . SEVEN HOURS AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR:

So, maybe you're a little hung over, or maybe your car wouldn't start this morning . . . but if you think you're having a bad day, this guy in Colorado will make you feel a lot better!!! --On Tuesday night at about 10:00 P.M., 46-year-old Robert Evans of Boulder, Colorado, was riding his bike when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver. --Robert was taken to the emergency room, treated, and released around 3:00 A.M. Wednesday morning. --Then, less than two hours later at 4:45 A.M., Robert was found lying underneath a railroad bridge with injuries to his head and leg.

--Apparently, after he'd been released from the hospital, Robert was crossing the bridge on his way home . . . when he was struck by a train. (!!!) --Robert was again taken to the emergency room . . . and doctors think he's going to be OK. (KMGH News 7 - Denver)

(--Are you ready for the cherry on top? Now, police are thinking of citing Robert for trespassing . . . because he wasn't supposed to be on the train tracks. Nice.)

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A MAN WAS SUSPENDED FROM HIS TEACHING JOB FOR TWO YEARS, AND LAST WEEK, HE FINALLY RETURNED . . . AS A WOMAN:

Jay (Before the Surgery)

Jay (After the surgery) Now, names Joy

Two years ago, just days after getting tenure at Yeshiva University in New York City, a 47-year-old Literature professor named Jay Ladin announced to his superiors that he's transgendered . . . and in the process of becoming a woman. (--In other words, Jay is a woman living in a man's body.) --Anyway, it seems Jay's announcement didn't go over very well with his bosses . . . because he was suspended from teaching for the last two years. (--Yeshiva University is a private, Jewish school, and, apparently, being transgendered is against the teachings of the Torah . . . or at least that's the argument that's being made.)

--But last week, after threatening to sue for discrimination, Jay finally returned to his teaching position . . . as a woman named Joy.
(New York Post)

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YOU CAN BUY A MICROWAVE . . . FOR YOUR CAR???

You've got your cell phone, your Ipod, and maybe even a GPS in your car. But if you feel that you still don't have enough distractions while you're driving . . . maybe you should pick up a mobile microwave. --What's a mobile microwave? --According to the website that sells it, the mobile microwave is just like a regular microwave . . . only it plugs into your car's cigarette lighter so you can have, quote, "meals on the move." Seriously. --This way, if you're on the road and you're too busy to stop for lunch, you can just pop a burrito into the mobile microwave . . . and you're good to go. (Switched)(--Are you interested in buying a mobile microwave? Hey, why not? You can get one for $180 here . . .)

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=225121