Some more wacky stories...

When his 38-caliber revolver failed to fire at its intend-
ed victim during a holdup in Long Beach, California, would
be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire
wonder: He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger
again. This time it worked.

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The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat
cutting machine and, after a little hopping around, submit-
ted a claim to his insurance company. The company, suspect-
ing negligence, sent out one of its men to have a look for
himself. He tried the machine out and lost a finger also.
The chef's claim was approved.

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A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for
his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his
vehicle to find a woman had taken the space. Understandably,
he shot her.

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After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean
bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed
to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not
wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a
nearby bus-stop and offered everyone waiting there a free
ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital,
telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and
prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception wasn't discovered
for 3 days.