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Bright Idea Questionable Judgments Robin Folsom, 43, the former director of external affairs for n Welcome to Texas, where Sarah Stogner, 37, is running for the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, was indicted on railroad commissioner against Wayne Christian. Christian has Feb. 10 for faking multiple pregnancies in order to get paid amassed a war chest of $766,000, and Stogner is apparently leave from her position, The Washington Post reported. Folsom willing to bare all to win the contest, Canoe reported on Feb. reported her latest pregnancy to human resources in October 23: “I have other assets,” she said. To prove it, Stogner posted 2020 and allegedly gave birth in May 2021. The “father” of a 5-second TikTok video of herself wearing only cowboy boots the newborn, Bran Otmembebwe, emailed her bosses and said and a hat and straddling an oil pumping jack as “Apache” by the Folsom’s doctor had called for seven weeks of leave following Sugarhill Gang played. Unfortunately for Stogner, the stunt may the birth, which she ordinarily would not have received. But not have worked: She lost the endorsement of the San Antonio pictures that Folsom shared with coworkers were found to be Express-News and rankled some of her religious, conservative “inconsistent and depicted children with varying skin tones,” the supporters. “I knew it would be controversial,” Stogner said. “I inspector general’s report said. Co-workers also noticed that her didn’t realize it would incite the rage and anger that it did from baby bump seemed to be detached from her body. In addition, the press.” “a review of medical and insurance records found no indication that Folsom had ever delivered a child.” Folsom resigned after n An unnamed 22-year-old student at Brigham Young an October 2021 interview with investigators and is due back in University in Utah was busily trying to make five pounds of rocket court in April. fuel on Feb. 20 in his dorm’s kitchen when the mixture exploded, People reported. Flames “engulfed the walls and ceiling around Going to Extremes the stove, and the intense heat tripped the fire sprinkler sysIt was sooooo cold in Beijing during the men’s 50km cross- tem,” BYU police said in a statement. Although no one was country skiing event. How cold was it, you ask? It was so cold injured, 22 students were relocated while cleanup and repairs (1.4 degrees Fahrenheit) that Finland’s Remi Lindholm, who were undertaken at the dorm. Lt. Jeff Long said the student was spent an hour and 16 minutes covering the course, suffered trying to re-create something he saw online. “He didn’t think some painful frostbite to an unspeakably delicate body part this through,” Long said. Which is basically a subhead for every that was not insulated enough by his thin suit and underlayer, article about a college student. The Guardian reported. Yes, that delicate body part. Lindholm endured a similar setback in Ruka, Finland, last year. He said News That Sounds Like a Joke he used a heat pack to thaw out the “appendage” after the Feb. What you’ve been waiting for: cologne for your dog. Yes indeed, 19 race but “the pain was unbearable. ... It was one of the worst none other than the queen of England has released Happy Hounds Dog Cologne, a unisex scent for pups that smells of competitions I’ve been in.” “coastal walks” and features a “rich, musky scent with citrus notes of bergamot,” Canoe reported. Dog owners can purchase Police Report Former Chadbourn (North Carolina) Police Chief Anthony the pooch perfume at Sandringham House, the monarch’s estate Spivey, 36, was taken into custody in Conway, South Carolina, in Norfolk, England, for 9.99 English pounds. Queen Elizabeth on Feb. 24, ending nearly a year of magnificent flouting of the II, 95, is a big fan of corgis and has had pet dogs since she was law, WECT-TV reported. It all started in April 2021, when 18 years old. Spivey was charged with more than 70 offenses, mostly related to repeatedly raiding the department’s evidence room and steal- News You Can Use ing narcotics, cash and firearms. In June, he allegedly embezzled Toddler Locklan Samples of Roswell, Georgia, looks “like a little $8,000 meant for a family whose son was battling leukemia. rock star” with his nearly white hair that stands straight out from North Carolina Wildlife officers contacted the Columbus County his head, People reported on Feb. 23. But it was only by chance Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 21 about a boat and truck that belonged that his mom, Katelyn, discovered what causes Lock’s unusual to Spivey that were found along the Lumber River. Family mem- locks: uncombable hair syndrome. After hearing about the synbers told officers the scene might indicate a suicide, and investi- drome, the Samples visited a specialist at Emory Hospital, who gators searched the waters and wooded areas nearby for three said she’s only seen one case in 19 years. But after tests, they days. But as the investigation continued, “it became even more confirmed that Lock had the condition, which causes hair to grow apparent that the scene on the river was staged,” they said. with a soft and very breakable texture. Katelyn said she rarely He was finally located at his aunt’s apartment in Loris, South has to wash his hair, because it doesn’t get greasy, and she hardly brushes it because it’s so fragile. “I just try ... not to mess with Carolina. His total bond is set at $1 million. it unless I have to. It brings a smile to people’s faces,” she said. It’s Nice to Have a Hobby People have discovered all sorts of pastimes during COVID-19 Credit Where Credit’s Due lockdowns, and Tom Quirk, 36, is no exception, as Metro News The Henry County (Virginia) Sheriff’s Office has offered kudos reported on Feb. 23. Quirk, of the Forest of Dean in the United to a local resident who helped track down a person they were Kingdom, treated himself to a new Shark vacuum a couple of chasing on Feb. 13, the Martinsville Bulletin reported on Feb. years ago and quickly realized that he could make great art with 21. Capt. Scott Barker explained that Deputy David Parnell was it. For example, Quirk made a stunningly realistic portrait of trying to arrest a suspect for domestic assault when the suspect Donald Trump in his living room rug, a frightening likeness of fled on foot, and Parnell gave chase. “A goat from the property Jack Nicholson from “The Shining” (“Here’s Johnny!”) and a joined Deputy Parnell,” Barker said, and chased the man into the pretty good image of Slash. “You have to hoover the rug all over woods. Another deputy on the other side of the woods and the in just one direction first so it gives you an all over light image,” goat then flushed the suspect out of the woods, and Parnell took Quirk said. “Then I remove the hose and add the thin attachment him into custody. Barker could not say if any official commendato the end and drag the long fibers the opposite direction to get tion would be offered to the goat. the shadows of faces. It normally takes about 15 to 20 minutes, which isn’t bad considering it took Leonardo da Vinci four years Send your weird news items to WeirdNewsTips@amuniversal.com. to do the ‘Mona Lisa.’”
