Tuesday, 10 February 2009

In Passing

“Idiots Out Wandering Around”?


Des Moines Register:

The Des Moines police bomb squad determined Sunday that an object that looked like a bomb outside the Iowa Judicial Building was in fact a sump or toilet tank float ball.

The bomb squad was called out shortly before 4 a.m., on Sunday to have a look at the round, black object that was discovered by an Iowa State Patrol trooper.

“They called us and rightly so,” said Police Sgt. Russell Schafnitz.  “I wasn't out there but I understand it had a sinister look about it.  A ball-shaped thing with something sticking out of it.”

Did it have “Acme” written on it, too?

HT:  Tam; post title courtesy of “Anonymous” in the comments.

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