Quick Links: Dec. 12, 2007

Sextuplet husband gets three years
Remember that couple who pretended they had sextuplets last year? The guy has now been sentenced to three years in prison for violating the terms of his probation. His wife is still at large.

Pregnant lawyer made up abduction
"pregnant Ohio attorney Karyn McConnell Hancock confessed Monday to fabricating a story about being kidnapped by three people at gunpoint in Toledo last week." I'm going to start keeping track of these fake abduction cases. There are so many of them!

Fake office assumed role of government
A fake government office in northern India was collecting taxes, providing civic services, and even issuing birth and death certificates. Sounds like a good scam. Some say there's also a fake government here in the States, installed in the White House -- but unlike the one in India, it just collects taxes and doesn't provide any civic services.

Fake Poo Crisis Hits UK
A global shortage of quality providers of fake poo has led to a crisis that has affected more than just the comedy market.

Birth/Babies Gross Law/Police/Crime

Posted on Wed Dec 12, 2007


Comments

Alex, on the story about the sextuplet husband getting six years - am I the only one who sees a pun there? Granted it isn't a good oen, but really - a woman pretending to have had six kids at once being "at large" - come on.
Posted by Christopher Cole  on  Thu Dec 13, 2007  at  09:35 AM
Well, if the office was actually providing services, in what sense was it fake?
That's pretty much how we recognize a legitimate government, isn't it?
Posted by Big Gary  on  Thu Dec 13, 2007  at  10:12 AM
"Some say there's also a fake government here in the States, installed in the White House -- but unlike the one in India, it just collects taxes and doesn't provide any civic services."

Nick commentary, jackass.
Posted by George  on  Sun Dec 16, 2007  at  08:44 AM
"Nick commentary, jackass"
Who, pray, is Nick? I think I can guess the jackass is named George.
Posted by Mikkel Larsen  on  Tue Dec 18, 2007  at  05:41 AM
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