Posts from — September 2007

LAS VEGAS NV – (Alleged) murderer/long-time criminal (oh yeah, and former football star/actor) O.J. Simpson was arrested Sunday on charges related to an armed robbery involving sport memorabilia, police said.

Simpson was arrested shortly after 11 a.m. and is being brought to a police office, Capt. James Dillon said. Police are still determining charges against Simpson.

Several police officers were seen entering the hotel where Simpson is staying; a security guard said police took Simpson out a side door shortly after.

At least one other person has been arrested and police said earlier Sunday that as many as six people could be arrested in connection with the alleged armed robbery that occurred in a room inside the Palace Station casino-hotel on Thursday.

Simpson, 60, has said he and other people with him were retrieving items that belonged to him. He told police no guns were involved.

Police said two firearms and other evidence were seized at a private residence early Sunday.

Walter Alexander, 46, of Arizona, was arrested Saturday night on two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery and burglary with a deadly weapon.

Watch the video of O.J. leaving a wedding Sat. night in Vegas; listen to the song he’s whistling!

JOKESTARTERS:

• Sure, no guns were involved, but did they check for any knives?
• According to authorities, Simpson plans another huge defense. He’s already exhumed the body of the late Johnny Cochran to serve as his lead defender/smelly rotting corpse.

SOURCE:

• Seattle P-I

KATHMANDU, NEPAL – Usually when you’re traveling via airplane and your flight is delayed for mechanical reasons, you can look out the terminal window and see mechanics busy working on the aircraft.

Imagine traveling on Nepal’s state-run airline recently, being told about mechanical problems with a Boeing 757, then looking out the window to see officials sacrificing two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god!

Nepal Airlines, which has two Boeing aircraft, has had to suspend some services in recent weeks due the problem.

The goats were sacrificed in front of the troublesome aircraft Sunday at Nepal’s only international airport in Kathmandu in accordance with Hindu traditions, an official said.

“The snag in the plane has now been fixed and the aircraft has resumed its flights,” said Raju K.C., a senior airline official, without explaining what the problem had been.

Local media last week blamed the company’s woes on an electrical fault. The carrier runs international flights to five cities in Asia.

It is common in Nepal to sacrifice animals like goats and buffaloes to appease different Hindu deities.

JOKESTARTERS:

• I know a guy who works at Boeing, and they actually have a Hindu-based manual that shows the proper, technical method of severing a goat’s neck to appease Akash Bhairab. It’s a common fix for 757s.
• In a related incident, officials recently sacrificed a sheep in Washington State, after accidentally having sex with it.
• “Ladies and gentleman this is your captain speaking. Today we’ll be serving your choice of snacks, drinks, and the fresh warm blood of Billy the goat. Have a pleasant flight…”

SOURCE:

• Reuters