-- A man who was robbing a video store in Australia left behind his driver’s license and other identifying material, causing one policeman to say, “Not the brightest crim, we’ve come across.” However, the thief has yet to be found, so who’s not so bright now?

-- Instead of delivering phone books as she was hired to do, a New Mexico woman kept more than 100,000 directories and is now being indicted for fraud. Ironically, there was no telephone listing available for the woman, so there is no explanation yet why she took the books.

-- Why eat fruits and veggies when you can have a nice cold glass of beer? At a pub in England patrons can barter, trading everything from home-grown produce to rabbits for a pint. The traded goods then get added to dishes on the menu.
 

-- It was raining money on a California highway when a man riding a motorcycle dropped a bag of cash. Greedy motorists risked stopping in high-speed traffic to scoop up the bills. But the real question should be who, besides cartoon bank robbers, carries around bags of money in the first place?
 

-- With the start of the Olympics, Tibetan supporters have been demonstrating in London, Turkey and Nepal, with some shouting, “China, thief: Leave our country. Stop killing in Tibet.” If they want the killing to stop, why would one anti-China protestor set himself on fire? They’re sending mixed messages if you ask me.