PRINTThe Good, The Bad & The Ugly
June 5, 2008 | 12:00 a.m. CST
The Good
IT'S RAINING CASH On Sunday, an Indonesian businessman drew a crowd as he dropped the equivalent of $11,200 over a field in Serang, just west of Jakarta. The stunt was to promote his new motivational book, and he was welcomed by curious Indonesians. In a nation where millions live on less than a dollar a day, his onlookers were probably more excited about the cash than the message.
The Bad
STINGING WATERMELON A stowaway stinger surprised a young shopper on her visit to Wal-Mart with her father. In Barboursville, W.Va., a 12-year-old girl reached for a seedless watermelon only to receive an inch-long scorpion. The scorpion, which traveled from Mexico, was quickly captured and the girl later received medical care. Maybe next time you’ll rethink your five-a-day!
The Ugly
A COLD GOODBYE After a Taiwanese man’s girlfriend died from a sleeping pill overdose, the 41-year-old decided to live out Romeo and Juliet’s ending by climbing into the morgue freezer where she lay. The man took a drug to induce a coma, but before he was able to achieve his goal, a morgue worker discovered the unlatched freezer.
Now they’re cracking down on visiting hours.
