Wacky Weird News Wednesday: Full Of Wieners

It's been kind of slow on the Odd News Front.

Woman bites elderly man in "vampire" attack

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - Milton Ellis, 69, told police in St. Petersburg, Florida, that he and Josephine Smith, 22, met on the street and went to the porch of a vacant restaurant to get out of the rain. He said he fell asleep in his motorized wheelchair and woke up to find Smith on top of him.

Ellis told authorities that she said, "I'm a vampire. I am going to eat you" and then began to bite him.

According to a police affidavit, Ellis was bitten on his arm and lips, leaving him bloody before he was able to escape and call police. He was later treated with stitches at a local hospital and released.

After arriving at the scene, police said they found Smith bloody and half-naked nearby, but that she had no memory of what happened and did not identify herself as a vampire, St. Petersburg Police spokesman Mike Puetz said.

Smith, who was arrested early on Thursday, is currently being held in detention with bail set at $50,000.

First, if she was "on top of him" AND he was in a motorized wheelchair, how exactly did he get away? Wouldn't she have driven off with him?

Second, if she was 22, sitting on top of him AND half naked, WHY did he leave?

Ordinance would cover naked bottoms

OAKLAND (Reuters) - In the San Francisco Bay area where tolerance is king, it is a rare politician willing to clamp down on citizens who let it all hang out.

But San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener (OMG! Hahaha...seriously? Dude's name is Wiener?)stepped into that position earlier this week when he introduced an ordinance that would require nudists to cover their seats in public places and wear clothes in restaurants.

Public nudity, he explains, is legal in San Francisco and in recent years a group known informally as Naked Guys have shown unbridled enthusiasm for appearing in the nude.

"I see it pretty regularly (I bet you do, Mr. Wiener!), and unfortunately there are nudists who are not doing what they should," Wiener told Reuters.

The nudists, who expose themselves most often in the city's famous gay neighborhood, the Castro District, have got Wiener and others worrying about public health.

"I'm not a health expert, but I believe sitting nude in a public place is not sanitary," he said. "Would you want to sit on a seat where someone had been sitting naked? I think most people would say, 'No.'"

Wiener, who represents the Castro neighborhood, said he hears from merchants who fear the public displays may drive away customers, hurting the business' bottom lines.

That's particularly true in restaurants. He acknowledged that he has not seen any research establishing a health risk. "But when you have your orifices exposed in an eating establishment, a lot of people don't like it," he said.

California does have legislation against indecent exposure. But the law is lenient enough that it has barely affected San Francisco's current coterie of flaunters.

Weiner's proposed ordinance will next be assigned to a committee, and Wiener expects a public hearing within months. Clothing required. (Love that last line)

Should we expect anything less from San Fran?

Appearance of Hot Dog Man statue mystifies police

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Hot Dog Man statue that suddenly appeared in one Iowa town has mystified police, who would relish information about it.

The Daily Nonpareil in Council Bluffs reported that a concerned citizen called police there last week to report a man in a hot dog costume near a bus stop where children congregate.

When officers arrived, they found the man was actually a 6-foot tall statue, with spindly legs and a pair of high-top sneakers. Its hands are missing and a U.S. flag is draped across its back.

The statue has been spotted elsewhere in the city, but police Capt. Terry LeMaster says no one knows anything about it or where it came from. It is being stored at the police department until someone claims it.

I love how it "has been spotted elsewhere in the city".

SUDDENLY....Random Hot Dog Statue Man!

That's funny.

Fare of the Day: Los Angeles to Moscow $666 RT including all taxes

Fly from Los Angeles to Moscow for $666 round-trip, including all taxes, on Delta.

Seems about right for flying to and from Hell.