Strange, Bizarre, and Unusual Stories
Strangers Breastfeeding
In Brookings, South Dakota, police responded to a 911 call after a woman allegedly entered another woman’s home and attempted to breast-feed the other woman’s 2-month-old child. The intrusive woman was arrested. (USA Today, 4-10-2012, p. 5A)
Child Shot with Arrow
In Campbellsport, Wisconsin, a 7-year-old girl was walking down a sidewalk when she was struck in the back by an arrow. The girl was taken to St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, and then transferred to Children’s Hospital in suburban Milwaukee. Fond du Lac County sheriff’s officials were trying to figure out who shot the arrow and why. (USA Today, 5-22-2012, p. 7A)
How Many Cheerleaders Can You Pack in an Elevator?
In Austin, Texas, a group of 26 teenagers from a cheerleading squad tried to cram themselves into a Jester Residence Hall elevator at the University of Texas to try and see how many would fit. Apparently 22 or 23 was the correct answer, because they
got stuck and had to be rescued. One girl was treated at a hospital and released; two others were treated at the scene. (USA Today, 8-7-2008, p. 8A)
Guns Found in Girl’s Tree House
In Englewood, Florida, a man called police when he found a bed sheet stuffed with guns, bullets and knives in his daughter’s tree house. Investigators say the stockpile included a sawed-off shotgun, and at least one of the guns was reported stolen from
a home in Port Charlotte in December. A sheriff’s spokesman says the 13-year-old was not involved. (USA Today, 4-24-2008, p. 8A)
Door to Door Enema’s
In California, a blind man answered the door to a woman who informed him that she was there to give him an enema. The blind man had recently undergone intestinal surgery, so he assumed that her visit was merely a part of his rehabilitation. The woman took him into a bedroom, performed the procedure, and then left. Only later did the unnamed man call his doctor, who said no, he hadn’t sent anyone over nor prescribed an enema. Police are now investigating. (The Week, 5-27-2011, p. 14) Maybe this woman knows the strange breastfeeding lady. (Maybe it is the strange breastfeeding lady!