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A Short but Powerful Interview

Miss Cellania — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:00:41 +0000

StoryCorps interviewed retired NYC firefighter John Vigiano about his two sons, one a policeman, the other a firefighter, who both died on September 11, 2001. The audio is less than three minutes. Link -via mental_floss‘ newsletter

Celebrity Bird Attacks Policeman

Miss Cellania — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:26:18 +0000

A 3-foot-tall macaw named Chip is in a bit of trouble over a traffic stop. The bird, who starred in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, attacked a policeman in the course of his duties in Dover, England.

The officer arrested the woman on suspicion of driving while banned.

The attack came when he attempted to drive her car to the pound, with Chip loose inside.

The parrot, who has a 1.2m wingspan, perched on the steering wheel, pecking at the officer’s fingers throughout the journey.

Chip was not arrested, but is being held by the RSPCA until his unnamed owner is released. Link -via Arbroath

To Protect and Serve … and Dance!

Queuebot — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:03:36 +0000

[YouTube - Link]

Sometimes you just gotta let it loose, though this short video clip shows that even when you think you’re alone … Big Brother is always watching!

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Geekazoid.

Scarecrow Policeman Slows Traffic

Alex — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:22:23 +0000

Tired of speeding cars, residents of the village of Crosby-on-Eden in Cumbria, England, decided to take matters into their own hands: by creating a scarecrow policeman, complete with a radar gun made from a water bottle!

David Sowden, another resident, added: "Certainly from a distance it looks like a genuine police officer.

"One visitor said it would be a good idea to keep that up for a week and then replace him with a proper physical police officer with a gun for another week and see what happens.

"It has made them nose dive and they said they couldn’t believe the reaction."

Link (Photo: North News)