Tales From The Odd Side: Stories That are Too Good To Be True... But They Are!

Lincoln Presidential Library Decides to discontinue sales of John Wilkes Booth Bobble Head Dolls

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield Illinois announces it will no longer be selling The John Wilkes Booth bobble head dolls according to Museum spokesperson Dave Blanchette.

The decision came after the Gettysburg National Military Park pulled the dolls from its stores earlier this week. Blanchette told the Chicago Tribune that even though the museum’s administrators had not received any complaints about the dolls that they agreed that they were in bad taste and not appropriate for sale. He went on to say that they took a hard look at having these items for sale. The dolls with Booth holding a handgun were removed from the Shelves of the Gettysburg shop on Saturday.

The Booth Dolls, Which are about 7 inches tall and are packaged in boxes that look like the inside of the theater which Lincoln was killed in. The Dolls were sold online for $20.00 each. The Doll is oddly popular having already sold 150 of the 250 that had been made. According to Sales Manger or BobbleHead LLC Matt Powers more of the doll will be made at the Kansas City, Mo. Plant. The company sells dolls of many controversial figures, for example Kim Jong-il Powers went on to say “There’s a market out there, We like to let the customer decide if it’s a good item or not.”

The Man Who Cried Wolf

Tony Gladstone was going to bed the other night when he realized that some people had broken into his shed and began stealing things. Gladstone phoned the police and was told that there was no one in the area to help, and they would send someone over as soon as possible.

Gladstone hung up. A minute later he called again. “Hello,” he says “I called you a minute ago because there were people in my shed. You don’t have to hurry now, because I’ve shot them.”

Within moments there were 6 police cars in the area, accompanied by helicopters and an armed response unit. The police response time was so immediate that they were able to catch the burglars in the act.

An officer on the scene says to Gladstone “I thought you said you’d shot them.”

To which Gladstone replied: “I thought you said there was no one available.”

I Hid The Body… Now What?

An Arkansas Teen thought for a laugh she would send a random text that she “hid the body…Now what?” And out of the approximately ½ million phone numbers in the 479 area code she blindly sends the message to detective Keith Foster.

Police used an emergency phone tracer to track down her cellphone number.

Unsure if the message was a prank or legitimate detective Foster launched an investigation. The police realized it was a prank after having questioned the teen and her father. She said that she had gotten the idea for the prank from a posting on Pinterest. According to reports she was released with a warning.

All Sales Are Final

According to the Daily Commercial Todd Pomerleau 32, of Leesburg and co-owner of a Fruitland Park rent-to-own store is accused of pointing a gun in the direction of a customer.

On March 2nd Pomerleau, who had just returned from lunch told the customer that he wasn’t going to do anything about a loveseat and sofa she had rented that apparently had bedbugs. When the customer decided she was going to leave Pomerlau put a gun in her face and told her that she was going nowhere. According to the affidavit Pomerleau’s mother, Joann stepped in front of her son and let the customer leave to call the police.

Bieber Mania

According to reports, Denver police officer Michael Nuanes, Jr. was injured when his girlfriend attacked him in during a domestic dispute with a Justin Bieber Doll.

Nuanes demanded she leave after he broke up with her. She locked herself in the bathroom and refused to come out. She claims that he knocked down the door, pulled her by the hair and punched her in the ribs. That’s when the victim threw the doll at him.

Nuanes claims that his girlfriend hurled a “Barbie Doll” at him which bruised his foot and that “it hurt,” Nuanes, was arrested on Domestic violence-related charges.

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How will this affect the Price of Tea We borrow from China? Part II

It is very possible that in 10 days the taxes of 16,000,000 Americans could be raised by about $1,000. House Republicans shot down the payroll tax cut that only less than a week ago they all seemed on board for. Now Boehner, Cantor and the Congress have essentially washed their hands and are leaving for the Holidays. Nancy Pelosi wasted no time what so ever laying the blame directly on the Tea Party saying “They alone are standing in the way of a tax cut for the middle class.” In a statement today Speaker Boehner yesterday stated that Congress had done it’s job, and now it is the Senates job to go into conference and settle this bill. However, Senator Harry Reid contradicts that statement pointing out that, the bill was approved with overwhelming support 89-10, which is a level of agreement that is scarce in today’s present state of political gridlock and brinksmanship.

Earlier Yesterday Eric Cantor was on Andrea Mitchell reports on MSNBC speaking of uncertainty. The only thing that is uncertain is the rhetoric of congress’ message and belief system when it comes to its people. John Boehner on Friday of last week stated that the 2 month extension of the payroll tax though a temporary fix was a bill he could “live with!” However only two short days later He went on meet the press stating that this would be “punting” What Speaker Boehner is neglecting in his metaphor is that when a ball is punted, it is returned which doesn’t seem to be the case. The Tea Party doesn’t want to Punt because they don’t want to release the ball they just want to keep hold of it and drive it to the next election. Another glaring bit of inconsistency is that when it came to raising the taxes of the wealthiest of us Approximately 345,000 Americans or (Job Creators) The statement was In a bad Economy the worst idea is to raise taxes. Now when it comes to the taxes of the taxes of 160,000,000 of the most vulnerable Americans Sorry it’s Christmas! So what is it Congress are you on the side of the Country or just the Country Clubbers?

Is it any wonder why the congressional approval rating has dipped to 11%which is the lowest approval rating in history. Congress currently holds the worst productivity level in most peoples lifetimes and the worst filibuster record in history is it any surprise that the approval for congress is below that of Fidel Castro, Paris Hilton, The Media & Lawyers. Does their appeal really have to drop lower than that of a Child Molesters before they decide to act like a body of Government.

The worst part about this is if these tax increases go through. And the little bit of economic recovery is completely devastated it will be congressional amnesia that will swear that they fought for the middle class but the Big Bad Obama Bear raised your taxes.

Charity and Goodwill are on the rise No matter what the Mainstream Media would lead You to believe

In a time where greed seems prevalent and everyone it seems is out for themselves. Feel good stories are hard to come by. Or are they?

Late last month an anonymous woman walked into an Iowa City, City Hall Building and paid her water bill, Then she paid the water bill for 17 other people in Iowa City. According to the Iowa City Press Citizen that anonymous donor forked over $1,640 to pay off delinquent balances to ensure they had running water for the Thanksgiving holiday. 11 of those accounts had their water already shut off… due to unpaid balances , with the remaining six scheduled to shut down by the end of that day.

Last week in San Jose California, Maria Vargas who is battling Stage 4 cancer discovered that someone had left a bag of avocados on her doorstep. Inside that bag of avocados she found also a Cashiers check for $10,000 from an anonymous donor. Her daughter told KNTV in the bay area that Maria Vargas has already spent her entire life savings on cancer treatment this money means that her mother will be able to continue getting treatment.

And it was only a couple of days ago when most Long Islanders came across a heartbreaking story when we saw a little Madison Sabolenko crying on the local news when discovering on Sunday that their house had been broken into, flooded, and robbed of all it’s Christmas gifts. Among the gifts were a missing T.V. an X Box and computers totaling $5,000. It looked as if There would be no Christmas for the Sabolenko Family. That was until Seaford resident John Theissen of the John Theissen’s Children’s Foundation couldn’t let the injustice stand. He not only replaced all of the stolen gifts, He gave the family a check for $5,000 stating “This is something I had to do.”

It should also be noted that over the last several weeks across the country apparently people have been walking into K-marts and Wal-Mart’s and have been anonymously been paying for things that other people have put on layaway. The trend has caught on so much that the Associated Press has comprised a map of Layaway Santa sightings.

According to the world giving index despite global economic turmoil, the world is giving more. And that the United States over the last year has been the most charitable country in the world.

So during this holiday season while our Government is at each others throats and playing the blame game. It’s good to know that the worlds citizens are proving true to the cliché, that in time of crisis people learn to stick together.

The Enemy of Self

There seems to be a block between thought and expression

To every thought I think

My soul is bleeding on to this page

Yet my pen produces invisible ink.

I’ve got a best sellers story inside

But I’m not sure I want to tell it

A wondrous story of principle and insanity

Though I feel is inappropriate to sell it

Of plight and insight

And keen observation

Confrontation of imagination

Yet distraught by self emasculation.

I do my best to hold together

I do my best to keep my cool

However, I find my self skimming on the edge of patience

Of a time that never seems to move.

I’ve acknowledged the parts that are my fault

I have no excuses for where I’m dead wrong

I do what’s right so I can sleep at night

Though the nightmares of my past, live Forever on.

Where my worst is at it’s best

A flawed mentality reigns supreme

And the things you thought mattered the least

Could cost you everything.

There once was a time I gave up on life

A lost soul who dwelled in the sewer

A hustler with a short sided eye

A sad film with no projection or viewer.

A sobers story of misplaced glory

Insight and education

An ego swells to only burn in hell

Of self appointed condemnation.

A denial that ran deep

And more durable than steel

Yet for every lie, and all who cried

My pain was something I couldn’t feel

I wasn’t sure if I could break free

Release the weight of the world from my shoulder

I couldn’t tell what made me tick, what made me sick

I doubted I could cut this chain from the boulder.

Time has passed and a bit I’ve grown

The fear of those days have kept me straight

I was in such confusion, living within an illusion

To this day I’m not sure how I escaped.

I live each day more gratefully

Free from a life I where I was entombed

Though I don’t retract, I accept the fact

That time hasn’t healed every wound

The Battery In Your Back

I feast upon Your ignorance the one who tells You lies,

Your hate, Your fear, Your every tear,

And all which you despise.

I’ll tell you loneliness is admirable

that your angers justified,

I am the swell that tightens in your chest

And your stone cold looking eye.

Once again You play my game

And I’ve left You with the shame,

My persistence is your misery

As I remain your only company.

You live by me, and do my work

I treat you like a slave,

I’m the dark cloud that looms above your head

I’m why You’re Convinced You can’t be saved.

I abandon you within yourself

A souls dark hollow cave

I’ll break you down to a hopeless doubt

buried Alive in a Shallow Grave.

I tell you “You’re the only one”

I tell you “You don’t care”

All I’ve supplied is this void inside

And a pain you can’t compare.

Your life and sin, my every whim

And when you need me I’m never there.

You’ve tried to close this door before

You’ve shrieked and plead for penance

So I hid low till I was sure,

I could attack with more Fury, Rage, & Vengeance.

I’m surprised You haven’t caught me yet

And exposed Me for all my lies

I stir in every thought you entertain

And every line you write.

I am Your resentments, Your greed, Your selfish fucking deeds

Fueled by Your arrogance.

I live to serve you consequence.

I inspire every function

To distort and dilute the truth

I plan to make a mockery of your life

My Plan… is to kill you.

Slowly, Painfully and more by each day

To twist and contort you,

To drive you insane.

When you long for love

I only bring you lust,

I deceive everything you perceive

Yet, I’m the only one You trust.

I dress you in a mask of confidence

As I tear you apart inside

Alone, desperate, addicted to drugs

And contemplating suicide.

I’m Your most vicious cycle

Your every success I’ll impede

You run to me because you hate yourself

And hate yourself because you ran to me.

I’m the only one you can trust

There’s nothing you can’t tell me

I’ve planted every seed in this decomposing field

I’m your nightmarish underbelly.

When you charge at me with ferocity

Of smoke and mirrors I’ll deploy

Creating confusion, distortions, illusions

A collage of lies which I’ll employ.

Do your best to escape my grip

I will laugh at all your strides

The simple fact is I am you

And will live until you die.

How does the affect the Price of Tea We borrow from China?

For what seems longer than I can remember at this point I’ve been hearing about this middle class payroll tax cut. I believe the first I heard of this was back in September when President Obama was trying to push for his jobs bill. “Pass this Bill” “Pass this Bill!” It seemed for a while, like everything that Obama is in favor for, House Republicans were not in favor of this Tax Cut. The media pundits would report that “Republicans have found a tax cut that they don’t like!” However, about a month ago a light appeared at the end of the tunnel. It looked like Republicans were finally coming around. They didn’t want our taxes to go up. They just weren’t sure how these tax cuts were going to be paid for. Fair enough, though it would’ve been nice if they put the same consideration into the Bush Tax Cuts.

This week the bill went before congress, and President Obama wanted it to go through alone, no added extras nothing else just the proposed Payroll tax bill. Enter the Keystone pipeline project. Which would build an oil Pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Republicans say it will create 20,000 jobs. Critics of the project say it will create less than 3,500 and less than 1,000 of those would be permanent. On Friday December 16, 2011 Congress voted to extend the Payroll tax cuts for 60 days so that 160 million middle class working class families won’t see their taxes go up by about $1,000 come January 1st. Although this was only putting a band aid on a bullet wound, many middle class working Americans collectively sighed that they wouldn’t have to sacrifice more than they already have. Some speculated that this agreement was reached so that members of Congress could go home and on to another vacation for the Holiday week, Neither here nor there the pay roll tax would pass. That was until Sunday. Only two short days later the minds had been changed. John Boehner was on Meet the Press with David Gregory and stated that this 2 month extension of the payroll tax was “Kicking the can down the road.” and that if they were going to do this that they should do it entirely. As of today the statement was “They [Senate] produced a bill, The House disagrees.” And so it begins. The bill that Boehner could live with over the weekend he can longer live with today. Because Tea Party members of congress raised hell with him over the decision. Senator Harry Reid Issued a statement to Boehner, “Senator McConnell and I negotiated a compromise at Speaker Boehner‘s request… Speaker Boehner should not walk away from it, putting middle-class families at risk of a Thousand-Dollar tax hike just because a few angry Tea Partiers raised their voice to the speaker.”

The Tea Party Faction of the Republican Party is beginning to get so obstructionist that other Republicans are growing frustrated with them. So frustrated that Gov. Scott Brown (R-Mass) Issued this statement to House Republicans “The House Republicans’ plan to scuttle the deal to help middle-class families is irresponsible and wrong… we cannot allow rigid partisan ideology and unwillingness to compromise stand in the way of working together for the good of the American People.”

This bill was initially, was supported by 39 Republican Senators. Jay Carney stated that if all Democrats pass this bill it would take 25-30 Republicans 12% to vote yes and the bill would become law. What is being heard from the House Rules Committee is as of adjournment Monday night the bill wasn’t brought up for a vote, and would be brought up on Tuesday. Later reports suggest that the HRC is now punting the legislation and it will not be held for a vote on 12/20/2011 at all, they will instead vote on a measure to go to a conference with the senate instead. The Senate has suggested that they will not hold a conference since this measure has already been passed 89-10.