Statistics

"Hoosier Tricked Into Cashing In Illegal Crop"*

*INDIANA - An Indiana "farmer" was the victim of
a cruel prank when he believed that he received
a phone call from the authorities busting him for
growing marijuana in his back yard.

During the alleged conversation, the man was
told that if he brought the plant, roots and all to
the station, charges would not be pressed.

Believing the call to be true, he cut down the
eight foot plant and carried it into the lobby of
the Sheriff's office.

He was then placed into custody for suspected
felony cultivation by surprised officers.

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"Statistics"*

*A tiny old lady lived alone on top of a steep hill.
One morning as she was pushing her mower
briskly down her precipitous lawn, a young man
screeched his car to a halt in the street below.

"Lady," he shouted, "You scared me half to death
charging down the hill after that lawnmower. You
shouldn't be doing such a thing at your age. Don't
you know you could run off the hill and be killed?"

"Young man," she replied, shaking her finger at him,
"go home and read your newspapers. Just see how
many 86 year-old women are killed running their
lawn mowers off hills. Then see how many young
men are killed driving their cars down the street."

She turned back to her mowing, and the young
man drove thoughtfully on.
Received on Tue Oct 27 07:10:30 2009