SandBoxBlogs: Colorado Springs Independent "Stranger than fiction "

Orthographic outrage:

"When some parents objected to a school menu in Methuen, Mass., that offered "KKK Chicken Tenders," the Methuen Public School's Nutrition Department said "KKK" stood for "Crispy, Crunchy Chicken," with the C's swapped for K's. Informed that "KKK" was offensive, a department official said the menu wouldn't be reprinted, but the entry was changed on the school's website to "Krispy, Krunchy Chicken." A parent who'd complained, complained again, saying, "If they're teaching our kids to spell correctly, it should be 'CCC.'" (Boston's WCVB-TV)"

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Curses, foiled again

"Stephen Frankie Daniel, 21, was caught robbing a gas station convenience store in Snellville, Ga., by police Lt. B.W. Brown, who happened to be waiting in line behind him. "The manager was laughing at the time he was putting the money in the bag because he was looking at me over the guy who was robbing him," Brown said, noting that Daniel apparently didn't notice Brown's uniform or the plainly marked Snellville Police Department pick-up truck parked outside the store.

(Atlanta Journal Constitution)

"Michael Wayne Aurillo, 27, stole a charity collection jar containing $35.78 from the counter of a convenience store in Williston, Fla., only to be arrested before he could make off with the loot because off-duty Marion County sheriff's Sgt. William Dietrich was standing behind him. (The Gainesville Sun)"

Drinking-class hero

"A 21-year-old man walked into what he believed to be a casino and asked for some blackjack chips. It was actually the University of Nebraska-Lincoln police station. Sgt. John Backer said the desk clerk turned the man away, but he returned a few minutes later. This time, officers administered a Breathalyzer test. The unidentified man blew .273 — more than four times the legal limit — and was placed in protective custody. (Hasting's KHAS-TV)"

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