SNIPPETS

MONDAY,  MAY 25,  2009

SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand police have launched an international search for a couple who fled with millions of dollars after NZ$10 million (US$6.05 million) was accidentally deposited into their bank account.  Detective Senior Sergeant David Harvey of New Zealand Police said in a statement on Thursday that an investigation team was working with Westpac Bank on the case.

Now that is a great movie.

It's come to this:  STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 23 (UPI) -- A new service by a Swedish design student will allow people to have a final Tweet or Facebook status update made after they die.  Lisa Granberg told The Local her service will allow friends and family members to have the information necessary to access social networking accounts belonging to people who have died.

Makes a wonderful gift for an elderly relative.  Not.

SUNDAY,  MAY 24,  2009

Government at work:  BLOXWICH, England, May 23 (UPI) -- Potholes on a street in Bloxwich, England, were only half filled because the other half of the holes were on private property, town workers said.  "The water is gathering in the other half of the holes, so surely that will ruin the part that has been fixed. What a waste of money," butcher shop owner Keith Clarke said.

Whoever planned this can now go on to become superindendent of schools for Newark.

From AP:   LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles couple filed a lawsuit Friday against a writer for the CBS show "CSI," alleging she named two shady characters in an episode after them to get revenge for a real estate deal gone bad.  Real estate agents Melinda and Scott Tamkin are suing writer and producer Sarah Goldfinger for defamation and invasion-of-privacy. They allege the show hurt their real estate business and are seeking $6 million in damages.

In the immortal words of the philosopher, Jerry Lewis, "Bad looks you can change, stupid is forever."  Not a wise thing for a writer to do.

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