Odd Stories: Lost Photo Album Recovered After 17 Years.

Gilford, Ireland – After being lost for almost two decades when a trailer was stolen, a wedding album suddenly reappeared at the home of its owners.

Nigel and Gillian Stewart recently celebrated their 25^th anniversary when the album reappeared, in a plastic bag and without explanation,at their house.

"I thought I was seeing things. I was absolutely stunned. Speechless," Gillian said about the event. She also said to the person who gave them back she was”extremely grateful” to them. To whomever stole them she said "You needn't be a bit afraid to come forward to me, because I bear no grudges. The past is the past, the future's the future. I would just love whoever it was to come forward, so I could thank them in person."

Odd Stories: Passing Officer Sent into House

Tigard, Oregon – Video of a crash between police officer Caleb Phillips, and Clyde Allen Rizzutto that happened in September has been released.

The video, provided by Phillips' in-car camera, shows the officer driving with his police lights and siren on to respond to a call. After spotting Rizzutto's car in the distance he figured it was best for him to go around thinking he would turn right. As Phillips was passing him howevevr Rizzutto turned to the left and struck the car. The car then went into someone's home as they were watching television.

Officials say the accident was avoidable and cited Rizzutto is blame for the wreck.

Odd Stories: Flare Intecepted By Authorities

Chicago – A Vietnam-era military flare was intercepted in the mail by Customs agents as traveled to Japan. The M49A1 flare was, according to the agency, marked as a “military training dummie.”

Agents who got in touch with the sender for more information were told it was obtained from an estate sale online and was sending it to someone in Japan who bought it.

The city's bomb squad defused it after they found out it still had its incendiary device active.

Odd Stories: Man Tries to Hide in Pile of Leaves

Hastings, Michigan – A pile of leaves was not enough to help a suspect escape the police.


When a Hastings police officer answered an alarm at a Michigan restaurant he saw a man running away but wasn't able to catch up to him. Finding him proved to be impossible until they turned on a thermal imaging device.


After finding him a second time he ran again and jumped into a river. After a short time he emerged under a bridge and went toward a motel. Police followed his wet tracks to the business.


The officers arrested him after he went to a motel to change his clothes. A backpack belonging to the man contained waste from producing methamphetamine. They theorize he was making meth in the motel room.

He is currently in jail on a probation violation, methamphetamine production, and possessing marijuana.

Odd Stories: Man Punches Dog

Aliquippa, Pennsylvania – After trying to start a fight with his grandmother's 15-year-old dog, Nicholas Wooddell was arrested for cruelty to animals and disorderly conduct.

After he recently was asked to leave his grandmother's house, Wooddell appeared at the home banging on the door. After he entered the house he punched the dog for seemingly no reason and then left.

Odd Stories: Dead Man Beats Competition, Still Can't Serve

Montague, Michigan – Once again a dead man gets more votes than his competition.


The dead man, Henry Roesler Jr., obviously won't be able to serve. He died November first from cancer. Since state law dictates “Any votes cast for a deceased candidate are void and shall not be counted,” the votes were thrown out and his competitor, Kevin Erb, won with 115 votes. Roesler had 129.

Other candidates who have won elections after their deaths can be seen here, though it's not a complete list.

Attempt to Strike Down EPA Rule Stopped

Washington D.C. - Senate Democrats struck down a bill proposed by Rand Paul which would've prevented environmental regulators from slashing air pollution coming from power plants that go across state lines.

The rule in trouble is called the Cross State Air Pollution Rule and was put into place in July. It plans to, when combined with state environmental laws, reduce approximately 73 percent by 2014. Nitrogen emissions will be reduced by 54 percent by the same year.

The bill needed to have 50 votes to pass but failed to do so, getting 41. Six Republicans voted against the bill as well while one Democrat voted for it. Even if it passed the Senate, however, President Obama would definitely have voted it, the White House said.

Canada Not Pleased With Pipeline Delay

Canada – Despite President Barack Obama's delay on the Keystone XL pipeline until the end of the Presidential election, Canada has announced it's going to continue to promote the use of its tar sands as a source of energy.

Canada's government is currently under its Conservative majority, which is supported by Western Canda and funded by the gas and oil industry. This limits the country's options, as does another proposal that sends tar sands oil to Asia's markets. President Obama's decision to put off his approval for the pipeline is likely to kill the project altogether. Initially set to make a decision before the end of the year, President Obama faced a huge amount of protesters both in front of the White House and during his campaign tour that claimed tar sands oil is extremely hard to extract. Jim Hansen of NASA, and one of the world's top climate scientist said if the pipeline was to go through, it would "essentially be game over for the climate."

Prime Minister of Canda Stephen Harper said the United States approving the pipeline is a “no-brainer”.

Occupy Rochester Scores a Win

Rochester - Thursday night a victory, little-known to those outside the Occupy Movement and not televised, was granted to Occupy Rochester.  The mayor of the city, Thomas Richards, gave the protesters 24-hour access to Washington Square Park.  Alongside Mayor Richards was police chief Jim Sheppard to sign the contract at 6:30 p.m. EST.

With the permitted access now the protesters are able to pitch tents, put up banners, and use amplified sound  The only stipulation is the city has the ability to withdraw the permission after 2 months if the conditions of the contract were not met.


One of the protesters, Jack Spula,said  "I think the city did the right thing, I feel there is something building between officials and the grassroots in terms of aims of this movement. We're actually shaking the foundations of things and people are listening."

Occupy Oakland Staying Defiant Against Police

Oakland, California – A day after a man was shot and killed near the protest site, Oakland's Police Officers' Association demanded the end of Occupy Oakland. The protesters, however, are refusing to follow the orders.

Saying through an open letter "You have sent the world a strong message; now it is time to go home. Your leaving today, peacefully, of your own free will, on the 30th day, will send a message to Oakland that you care about our citizens and respect our city. With last night's homicide, in broad daylight, in the middle of rush hour, Frank Ogawa Plaza is no longer safe. "Please leave peacefully, with your heads held high, so we can get police officers back to work fighting crime in Oakland neighborhoods."

KGO-TV said the man, in his 20s, who protesters identify as "Alex," was killed during an argument between two groups. Protesters say Alex was not staying at the Occupy encampment but he frequently stopped by. 

Protesters answered the letter by saying the shooting is a routine occurrence in the city, followed by accusations officials left the lights around the plaza off after dark for the last two nights.

One protester, Cat Brooks, said “People were being murdered long before the Occupy Oakland encampment happened. If police say that's why they can't do their job, that's laughable."

Lately businesses, saying customers are being driven away, have increased the pressure they're putting on Oakland's city council. One councilman, said to a reporter "I have been very, very vocal about the fact that we cannot allow this to continue, because lives and property losses are what's at stake. We have to end this occupation."

It seems short of the police and businesses however, no other group is coming to the police's aid.  When the occupation was broken up on October 25, it required 14 other law enforcement agencies.  Citing the fact city officials let the protesters back into the plaza however, they are saying the situation is no longer their problem.  Religious leaders, it seems, are supportive of the local Occupy movement, rallying with them the day after the fatal event.

Turkish Militants Take Control of Ferry

Turkey - Nineteen people are being held hostage on a ferry by five members of the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK). One of them has allegedly claimed to be carrying a bomb and is in the captain's cabin.

A pro-Kurdish group, the organization has been fighting for autonomy in Turkey since 1984. Founded in 1978, the group has taken up arms led by its leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has been in jail since his 1999 arrest. He is facing the death penalty under a Turkish penal code concerning making an armed gang, but was commuted to life in prison when the country abandoned its death penalty. Ever since Kurds and the PKK have called for his release from prison.

The group has yet to make any demands, and Turkey's state-run television station Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) reports no raids have been planned so far.

Updates: The place is the Gulf of Izmit and the ferry is called Kartepe.

Video can be seen here

Commentary: State Immigration Laws Don't Work

This article on MSNBC, while asking a very good question, blatantly misses a bigger problem.

For a long time I've been talking and debating immigration issues with friends, family, and stranger.  During that time I find most people are for kicking out illegal immigrants.  To be clear I'm not for kicking them out at all.  In fact I think there should be some kind of amnesty (the dreaded "A" word most people avoid) for those who serve or want to serve in the military, those who went/go to college, or have proof they've paid into the system in some way (say receipts for rent or bills slips) for a certain amount of time (for the sake of argument five years).  A lot of the time people don't agree with me, saying they broke the law (ironically I know for a FACT these same people have broken the law in some way as I've witnessed them do it). Most of the time I come back with "What about the jobs they leave?" These questions are answered with one of two answers:

• "Americans will do them" - Many times I get this one and I tend to say something like "I admit I wouldn't do the jobs and most Americans wouldn't." The reason I say this is because I not only wouldn't want it, but to be more exact I have a horrible series of allergies.  Other people wouldn't do it because it doesn't pay enough, as the MSNBC article demonstrates, it's not what they want to do, it's too hard for them, etc.  Every once in a while I get someone saying they would do it and I tell them to go to Take Our Jobs and prove me wrong.  I don't say it to be a smart-ass, I really want them to prove me wrong.  Sadly nobody I know has taken up the offer yet.
• "The immigrants are taking the jobs and when we throw them out we'll have them again" - One of my "favorites." Besides the fact the laws - in place in states like Georgia, Alabama, and Arizona - were proven to be wrong, there is the fact immigrants are NOT "taking jobs" from anyone.  Rather they are taking jobs Americans don't want.  I find it hard to believe anyone, even the people picking doing the unwanted jobs, want to work there forever.  No sane person would ever want to do such a thing.  They are taking the jobs which are available because they tend to not be monitored as strictly, usually or don't have the skills necessary (I highly doubt they're coming here to get cushy Microsoft jobs for example).

 If people think "kicking out the illegals" is the right idea then they have to think about what will happen.  Sadly in this country nobody does and as a result we've kicked them out of several states but the jobs are not being filled by anyone.  As a result Georgia for example has had fruit and vegetables falling off and rotting at an insane rate earlier this year.  Mexican people (lets be honest they're just going after Mexicans and those who "look like them", not whites or blacks), even ones who are here legally, are leaving all they know, taking their kids out of school, and going elsewhere.  The local farmers and economy suffer, people suffer through their pocketbooks, and nothing good comes from the event.

So what would be a better solution? Lets start with the  businesses, which is a bigger problem than the border.  You cannot blame the people for trying to get a job so they can get a better life for themselves, but you can blame the companies hiring them.  Fine them, heavily, when you catch them.  With the new jobs have more pay or provide better benefits for the workers.  There's a saying that you don't be mean to the people who make your food.  You should also give them some of the best care possible.  Failure to do so will increase the likelihood someone will end up infecting food, getting a piece of their body cut off, or dying at the job.  With a good security net beneath them they are able to get the care they need or have extra money for desires/necessities.  Combined with the amnesty deal I mentioned earlier you are sure to have a stable and happier workforce as well as have a group of people who come to the United States get security while contributing to society like everyone else.  I know the issue isn't a cut-and-dry one but surely it is better than our record-number deportation rate and empty jobs waiting to be filled.

Keep in mind this not not what I would want but my idea would probably make a lot of Americans run away screaming so I'll keep it to myself.

"I am the Government."

Albany, New York - In no time at all Governor Andrew Cuomo became a joke with the statement “I am the government.”


After spreading quickly on Twitter, someone made a ringtone based off his statement. Thursday it seemed to hit mainstream press when the New York Daily News posted a picture with the governor in a wig as France's Louis XIV, famous for the statement "I am the state."

Occupy Denver Gets a Leader.

Denver - Although the Occupy Movement is leaderless, one group deviated from the norm and selected a leader.



Denver Mayor Michael Hancock got the answer of his life after he insisted the local Occupy group piks a leader so communications can happen between the movement and city/state officials. They granted him his wish and now have Shelby as a leader.



Shelby is a three-year-old border collie who is, in the words of a Shelby supporter, “closer to a person than any corporation: She can bleed, she can breed, and she can show emotion. Either Shelby is a person, or corporations aren’t people.”



Occupy Denver says it's looking forward to the talks between her and the mayor. The leader is planning to lead Saturday's march in the city against corporate personhood and invites others to join.

Fracking Industry More Powerful Than One Thinks

A Common Cause report brings to light the natural gas industry is pumping millions to Congress in an attempt to make sure fracking regulation doesn't happen.


“Fracking” is a method used to obtain gas by mixing sand, water, and chemicals at high pressure. Ever since the 1980s there have been concerns about the pollution of nearby groundwater and was the subject of a 1987 study. It's well-known for being related to people being able to light their water on fire.


The report shows approximately $747-million was spent between the years of 2001-2011 to influence Congresspersons. More details from Common Cause are:

• From 2001 through June 2011, companies now engaged in fracking contributed $20.5 million to current members of Congress. Industry giving more than tripled from the 2001-02 election cycle, when $2 million was contributed, to the 2009-10 election cycle, when $6.8 million was contributed. These same companies spent $726 million on lobbying at the federal level from 2001 through September, 2011.
• Contributions heavily favored current members of Congress who voted for the 2005 Energy Policy Act, which exempted fracking from regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Current members who voted for the bill received an average of $73,433, while those who voted against the bill received an average of $10,894.
• The natural gas industry’s fight against regulation has gotten important help at the state level from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). As documented in an August 2011 Common Cause report, ALEC generates and lobbies for hundreds of model bills every year despite its status as a tax-exempt 501 (c)(3) organization. Prominent financial backers of ALEC’s activities include the American Petroleum Institute, ExxonMobil, and Koch Industries, owner of the largest network of natural gas- transmitting pipelines in the country.
  

These were taken from Commondreams.org


Common Cause President Bob Edgar said “Thanks to the Supreme Court and its Citizens United decision, the natural gas industry will be free to spend whatever it likes next year to elect a Congress that will do its bidding. The industry’s political investments already have largely freed it from government oversight. Controlling the flow of that money and other corporate spending on our elections is critical to protecting our environment for this and future generations.”


More will be detailed Friday after I go more in-depth with the PDF.

Health Inequality in the World

Chicago – Americans with chronic illnesses struggle more to pay their medical bills or need more help than their counterparts in other high-income countries, according to a survey by the Commonwealth Fund.


The survey studied 18-thousand adults not in the United States, but in ten other countries around the world. Past reports by the nonpartisan group have been used by politicians and policymakers who advocate for healthcare reform. Chances are this one will be touted as a strong argument it.


“Despite spending far more on health care than any other country, the United States practically stands alone when it comes to people with illness or chronic conditions having difficulty affording health care and paying medical bills,” says Commonwealth Fund president Karen Davis.


The survey, which took place over the telephone, included those who were in fair or good health, had surgery in the recent years, or treated for a serious illness or injury in the past year.


Forty-two percent of the 1,200 U.S. adults in the survey went without care, visiting a doctor, or not getting a prescription filled, as a result of costs. and more than a quarter (27%) said they couldn't pay, the study found. The comparison with countries like Australia, Great Britain, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, reveals at the most a 41-point gap. Those countries had between one and 14 percent.


More than seven out of ten people in Britain, Switzerland, France, New Zealand, and the Netherlands were found to be able to get an appointment for their illnesses on the same day or the next. Half of the Canadian and Swiss patients are able to get the same speedy care.


Adults under the age of 65, 51 percent, didn't have care because of the costs when compared to those older than 65, who were under Medicare.


For more information about health inequality, visit the CommonWealthFund website.

Western Black Rhino Deemed Extinct

Geneva - A type of African rhino may soon have company. Africa's Western Black Rhino is officially declared extinct. Two others – the Northern White Rhino of central Africa and Vietnam's Javan Rhino – are “possibly extinct.” This includes the Javan Rhino population living on Indonesia's island of Java, which is declining.


"A lack of political support and willpower for conservation efforts in many rhino habitats, international organized crime groups targeting rhinos and increasing illegal demand for rhino horns and commercial poaching are the main threats faced by rhinos,” said the International Union for Conservation of Nature.


The Red List, which lists endangered species of plants and animals, contains more than 62,000 species which are monitored by conservationists.

Mogadishu Legislator Gunned Down

Mogadishu, Somalia – Somali legislator Adan Bule Mohamed died after being shot by what local citizens call “clan armed fighters.”

According to witnesses two men armed with AK-47s shot him several times in the head and shoulder in front of his house.

One eyewitness to the event, Ali Aden, said "I believe it was the clan militia who occupied his own house by force for years. He ordered security forces to evict the fighters.”

The attack follows a day after several grenade attacks resulted in the death of two people. Al-Shabab released a statement that those attacks were “just an introduction. We are planning more serious attacks inside the capital.”

Turkey Struck by Another Quake

Second major earthquake hits eastern Turkey - Europe - Al Jazeera English

Van, Turkey - Seven Ten people are dead after an earthquake hit eastern Turkey a few weeks after bigger quake hit the area, killed more than 600 people.  One of them, 32-year-old Atsushi Miyazaki, was a Japanese aid worker for Japan's Association for Aid and Relief died in a hospital after being dug out from the rubble of a hotel.

The quake measured 5.6 on the Richter scale. The last one was 7.2.

Twenty-five buildings, all but three empty were destroyed by the event. One of the buildings was a hospital and another a maternal hospital.

Al-Jazeera reports at least 2,000 buildings were demolished and 3,000 others were declared inhabitable by the earthquake that hit in October.

More than a thousand aftershocks hit the area after the October 23rd quake.

Here is video from RT.

Healthy Eating for Teens Helps in Their Future

New York – A new study reveals teens who eat food rich in fiber are less likely to develop heart disease and diabetes.

Head of Michigan State University's Division of Sports and Cardiovascular Nutrition Joe Carlson and his colleagues looked at the diets of more than 2,000 teenagers between the ages of 12 to 19. They tested to see if the teens had high blood pressure, high levels of sugar and fat in the blood, low levels of “good” cholesterol, and large waistlines. All of them are conditions which make up metabolic syndrome. Six percent of them had it.
Nine percent of the people who ate the least amount of fiber had the risk factors while those who ate the most made up only three percent.

According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information website, metabolic syndrome is a name for a group of risk factors that occur together and increase the risk for coronary artery disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. It's not a disease but “a warning” says Carlson.

The study states there's no link between diabetes and heart disease and how much fat or cholesterol they ate. It was based on data the government collected from the periods of 1999 to 2002 for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

More Proof the Murdochs Knew About Hacking

London – Private investigator Derek Webb admitted to the BBC he was hired by News of the World to follow more than 90 people who were selected by journalists at the paper.


Some of the targets over the course of eight years, were the parents of Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, Prince William, government chief legal adviser Peter Goldsmith, and ex-footballer/soccer player Gary Lineker. Ninety percent of the people he was hired to follow are celebrities or politicians.  More than 100 people were being watched by the paper.


“I was working for them extensively on many jobs throughout that time. I never knew when I was going to be required. They phoned me up by the day or by the night. … It could be anywhere in the country,” Webb stated.


Webb also kept extensive logs about his movements and observations. The BBC claims to have seen the documents.

Embryo Personhood Amendment to Be Voted on in Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi – Voters in Mississippi were asked to vote on whether or not a state constitutional amendment should give personhood to a fetus. If it passes it will be the first win in the battle to make abortions illegal.

If it passes it will find itself at odds with Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing a woman to get an abortion. It seeks "to include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning, or the functional equivalent thereof" as a person.

Backed by Personhood USA the measure “could send shockwaves around the country if it wins” said Keith Mason, the group's co-founder. It's also trying to put similar bills on ballots in Florida, Oregon, Montana, and Ohio. A similar tactic in Colorado failed twice – once in 2008 and again in 2010.

Republican governor Haley Barbour is one of the many pro-life people who is raising questions about the actual consequences. "Some very strongly pro-life people have raised questions about the ambiguity and about the actual consequences — whether there are unforeseen, unintended consequences. And I'll have to say that I have heard those concerns and they give me some pause," he said last week.

The split is also felt between religious groups. The Mississippi Baptist Convention is backing the ban while the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi and the General Conference of the United Methodist Church oppose it. Another religious group, the Catholic Diocese of Jackson is remains neutral on the issue. Mississippi's State Medical Association is also taking a neutral stance while other medical groups are against it.

The amendment could make birth control illegal and deter physicians from performing in-vitro fertilization due to possible criminal charges if the embryo doesn't survive, say opponents. They also claimed supporters are forcing their religious views on others by forcing women to go through with unwanted pregnancies.

Currently tough regulations on abortions and only one clinic performing them makes Mississippi a good proving ground for social conservatives who want to get in state abortion bans throughout the country.

Both Democrat and Republican candidates for governor are supportive of the abortion ban measure.

Update: Thankfully Mississippi voters struck down the proposed legislation.

Major Step Forward in Poland

Warsaw, Poland – A transsexual and openly gay man are welcomed with open arms into the Polish parliament.

Anna Grodzka is a member of Palikot's Movement. It's a new progressive party which became the third-largest in parliament. She was born a man but had a sexchange. Sitting next to her was Robert Biedron, the first openly gay person elected to Poland's parliament. He's also a member of Palikot's Movement.

Later Grodzka said “It is a symbolic moment, but we owe this symbolism not to me but to the people of Poland because they made their choice. They wanted a modern Poland, a Poland open to variety, a Poland where all people would feel good regardless of their differences. I cannot fail them in their expectations."

Poland's Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, were among the people who shook Anna Grodzka's hand.

Commentary: Herman Cain

I'm excited about what's happening to Herman Cain.  I admit I don't like the guy but seeing him go down this hard isn't something I'd want for anyone.  What I like about it is the woman now speaking out about what Herman Cain did.

More women need to speak out about sexual harassment and abuse.  Certain groups of people like to blame the woman's way of dressing instead of putting the blame where it belongs.  It's wonderful to know women are fighting back against men who want to force women to do whatever they wish.  I hope the others come out as well.

Here is the video about the incident

Commentary: Obama Supporters are Lied to Again

To people who claim the United States took a “back seat” to the Libyan war, I'd like to introduce you to this. Obama himself admits he played you for fools. We used drones, had precise attacks, and it seems we even used French jets ourselves.

Some will say “maybe he didn't know” and those people are very wrong. A Defense Department article shows President Obama was aware “American pilots flew French fighter jets off a French carrier in the Mediterranean Sea during the operation.”

Ball is in your court now Obama supporters.

Richard Clarke Warns Against War

Washington D.C. - A former U.S. cyber-security official said the United States should not go to war because of the country's vulnerability to cyberattacks.

"If I were advising the President, I would warn against fighting other countries because many of them could react via cyber-attacks capable of destroying power grids, bank networks, or transportation systems."  These are the words of Richard Clark, who advised three Presidents and joined several military and civilian experts in assessing the country's cyber-security.

He continued "the U.S. military is entirely dependent on computer systems and could end up in a future conflict in which troops trot out onto a battlefield and nothing works."

Clarke said several more things such as "the entire us economic system could be crashed in retaliation ... because we can't defend it today", "I can't assure you that as you go to war with a cybersecurity-conscious, cybersecurity-capable enemy that any of our stuff is going to work", and "

General Keith Alexander, head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command joined him in saying the U.S. needs to do better when it comes to seeking out malware and viruses.

Last week the United States blamed Russia and China for stealing economic information and technology for their own gain.

Odd Stories: Racist Pays for His Remarks

Pensacola, Florida & Daphne, Alabama - An Alabama man has won 7.5-million dollars after he successfully sued a competitor for slander after he called his car dealership “Taliban Toyota”. Eastern Shore Toyota owner Shawn Esfahani, who was born in Iran and became naturalized in 1980, originally pursued $28-million in damages from Bob Tyler Toyota due to Fred Kenner.

Esfahani claimed Kenner told at least one couple buying from him would “help fund the insurgents there,” he's “laundering money for them,” Esfahani is from Iraq, is “a "terrorist" who put soldiers including the salesman's brother in harm's way, and said on the Eastern Shore sales floor "Esfahani is funneling money back to his family and other terrorists. I have a brother over there and what you're doing is helping kill my brother."

Shawn Esfahani the dollar amount awarded was irrelevant unless it sets a precedent by which other business owners can fight back against he considers un-American.

"This case didn't take aim at just Mr. Tyler, it was intended to address any other business that resorts to those kinds of actions to win at their game unfairly."

Eastern Shore Toyota is in Daphne, Alabama and Bob Tyler Toyota is in Pensecola, Florida.

Odd Stories: Sausages and Euros

Braunschweig, Germany – A 78-year-old pensioner found herself paying five euros for a package containing more than 2,000. The owner of the butcher shop put the day's money in a paper bag and placed it next to the register. The employee thought it was the cuts and gave that to the customer.

She got 100 euros from the butcher and a free basket of sausages for being honest.