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Verse from Koran written on a fish

May 21, 2006 Sheldon Kotyk 2 comments

I thought only the Virgin Mary caused this kind of tourism.

A tuna fish caught in the Indian Ocean recently has excited Kenyan Muslims who are flocking here by the hundreds to see a Koranic verse apparently embedded in its scales.

“It is so clearly spelt,” he said. “That is why we believe that Allah is sending a message to mankind.”

Hundreds of Muslims and curiosity seekers flocked to Awadh’s Takaungu Fresh Fish Shop to see the tuna on Friday, prompting concerns for its safety and its removal to a refrigerated locker at the fisheries department.

Let me know when the fish starts talking.

Man falls asleep in coffin

Man breaks into funeral home.
Man takes off boots and pants.
Man climbs into coffin.
Man falls asleep.
Man arrested.

Did I mention he was drunk?

The story.

Didn't need a gumshoe for this one

While waiting for his friend to be processed on a drunken driving charge Friday morning at the Rotterdam Police Department, 21-year-old Adam Jewett picked up the gumball machine in the lobby and walked out the door with it, authorities say.

They found the bonehead in the parking lot outside.

Friend left as collateral

From Germany comes this treat.

“She didn’t have enough money to pay the bill, so her friend stayed behind as a human deposit while she went to withdraw cash,” said a spokesman for police in the southern town of Muenchberg. “Unfortunately, the woman did not return.”

No word on the status of the friendship.