Weird News: Resignation Letter on Cake

W. Neil Berrett quit his job at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard by presenting his boss with a resignation letter on a sheet cake.

Here's his story:

"Today I gave a two week's notice of my intent to resign. The letter was written in frosting on a full sheet size cake. The cake was delicious and it was well received.

Here's what I wrote:

"Dear Mr. Bowers,

During the past three years, my tenure at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard has been nothing short of pure excitement, joy and whim. However, I have decided to spend more time with my family and attend to health issues that have recently arisen. I am proud to have been part of such an outstanding team and I wish this organization only the finest in future endeavors.

Please accept this cake as notification that I am leaving my position with NWT on March 27th.

Sincerely,

W. Neil berrett"

It's amazing what people will do to get some attention!

Weird News: Man Busted for Sex with Car Wash Vacuum

A 29-year-old Michigan man has been arrested after police caught him in the act of having sex with a vacuum cleaner at a local car wash.

The name of the man involved in the quarter-a-minute hosefest was not released by authorities. The incident took place in Thomas Township, which is located about 90 miles north of Detroit.

Police were summoned to the car wash after receiving a call of suspicious activity. Upon approaching on foot, the responding officer caught the man in the act. The man is being held in the Saginaw County jail.

Weird News: The Missing Penis!

A Kentucky doctor is being sued over the amputation of a patient's penis, a procedure the doctor contends was "medically necessary" and authorized by the patient.

Lawyer Clay Robinson says Dr. John Patterson performed the surgery because the patient, 61-year-old Phillip Seaton, had cancer.
In a written statement in answer to the lawsuit, Robinson said Patterson had been given permission to perform any medical procedure deemed necessary.

Seaton and his wife, Deborah, have sued in Shelby County Circuit Court over the amputation, which took place during a scheduled circumcision to treat inflammation.

The lawsuit claims Patterson removed Seaton's penis without consulting either Phillip or Deborah Seaton or giving them an opportunity to seek a second opinion.

The Seatons are seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages from Patterson, Commonwealth Urology and Dr. Oliver James, the anesthesiologist during the procedure.

The Seatons' suit is similar to one in which an Indianapolis man was awarded more than $2.3 million in damages after he claimed his penis and left testicle were removed without his consent during surgery for an infection in 1997.

Robinson and Seaton's attorney, Kevin George, said post-operative tests confirmed that Seaton had cancer.

"Mr. Seaton had no reasonable option other than to have the cancer removed," Robinson said in his statement. "Mr. Seaton's problem was not the surgery, it was the cancer," he added.

It's A Weird World!

DALLAS -- A robber rolled into a Dallas convenience store armed with a bat and a knife. He left with a lot of condoms and an energy drink.

Dallas police Cpl. Kevin Janse said Friday that a man in a wheelchair entered a Dallas 7-Eleven Wednesday afternoon, rolled straight toward the cash register and beat it with a baseball bat until it opened. But he didn't grab any cash. Instead, police say he stole 10 boxes of condoms and an energy drink before making his getaway Wednesday afternoon.

Janse says the suspect may have been homeless and was likely intoxicated at the time of the robbery.

News from: The Associated Press - September 5, 2008