A man arrested in Port St. Lucie, Florida, claimed that he ran naked through the street in an attempt to be deported to his native Mexico. The man, who appeared to be intoxicated, said he had planned to punch an officer, but had been informed by police that doing so would not be in his best interest. The man was charged with indecent exposure, and held for immigration officials.
A Minnesota man was arrested on felony charges after firing multiple arrows into the sideboards of nearby houses. The exhibition of bowmanship came after a night of drinking, and may have been an attempt to impress a female friend accompanying the man at the time.
An Australian television comedian was crucified by his own request on Good Friday, hanging for five minutes by nails through each palm and a piece of cloth under his shoulders. After his brief crucifixion, other participants in the Filipino procession rushed him to a nearby hospital. “This is a personal thing for him,” said an Australian companion. (The Daily Telegraph, Australia)
A Tampa Bay student has alleged that his high school baseball team bought, killed, and buried a snake in an attempt to end a losing streak. The coach, who was not present when the snake was buried, has been temporarily suspended. A spokeswoman for the Sheriff’s office said that no dead snake had been found.
For a small number of Philadelphia viewers, the broadcast of the Vatican’s Good Friday service included a 30-second spot for Girls Gone Wild. A spokesman for Comcast said the unanticipated content was due to a required test of the Emergency Alert system, in which viewers are automatically switched to viewing the regular programming of another channel. Although the entire local area was affected, only one complaint call was received.
Part of the Easter celebration at a Swedish church included the unveiling of a statue of Jesus constructed from 30,000 Lego bricks. The Lego sculpture—a copy of a work on display in Copenhagen—took 40 volunteers 18 months to complete.
Finally, the state of Colorado blocked a vegan woman’s request for the license plate “ILVTOFU”, saying the letters could be misinterpreted.
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