This is the second installment of a StrangeRush mini.

A mini will be roughly 4 or 5 semi-strange stories that will be condensed into one post but will be told very briefly, typically one paragraph per story. A mini will be posted roughly 1-2 times a week and the purpose is to tell several strange stories that are interesting but not worthy of their own full post. They will be quick and to the point and typically leave out any mystery as to where they are going. A mini is experimental at this time, so please give it some time.

It’s Not My Fault- BOULDER, Colorado- When a police officer saw a man crouching behind a police SUV he went to investigate. What he found was the 31 year old man and a slashed tire with air leaking from it. The slasher admitted to slashing the tires of 46 vehicles. He also said his issue with tires came from his frustration with his relationship with his mother and from the radiation released by the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant near Golden, Colorado. Finally, he said his desire to slash tires started because he got braces back in the early 1990s. Okie dokie, Schitzo…….Sounds like someone needs to up their dosage of Zoloft.

Damn It, I Shot Myself- NORTHPORT, Alabama- Paranoid that someone would break in and kill him in his sleep, a 24 year old Alabamian slept with his 40 caliber pistol, the same pistol that would shoot him in the shoulder as he slept. Not smart, but at least he was asleep and didn’t know what was going on, unlike former New York Giants Wide Receiver, Plaxico Burress who accidentally shot himself in the thigh while sitting in a New York City night club, landing himself in prison for two years and likely ending his NFL career while still in his prime. Sorry Plaxico, this mini should have been all about you.

Juice Mania- BRUSSELS, Belgium- It was an annual bodybuilding championship in Brussels. Everything was fine until a doping official made a surprise visit and each of the 20 competitors grabbed their gear and hastily fled the scene. It was described as complete chaos. The year before it was reported the three-quarters of the competitors had tested positive for steroids, so I guess that means this year would have meant 100% positive participation.

The Jellybean Jacker- NORTH EAST, Pennsylvania- A burglar broke into a house and instead of stealing the TV or jewelry, he took only Jellybeans. Police were unsure if he ran out of time and that was the only reason nothing else was stolen, or if possibly he was only interested in jellybeans. Hopefully, he at least got some good flavors for his trouble. Personally, I don’t like Jellybeans at all.

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