OT: Crazy Lady from Columbus in Burlington Coat Factory
I can't remember this being posted and it deserves to be:
'Lottery winner' causes riot at Ohio coat store
Oct 14, 8:56 PM (ET)
By MEGHAN BARR
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Police say an Ohio woman being driven around in a limousine announced at a coat store she'd won the lottery and would pay for everyone's purchases but ended up causing a riot when customers realized it was a hoax. Columbus police Lt. Michael Deakins says the woman announced Tuesday she'd spend $500 on everyone at a Burlington Coat Factory, prompting customers to gather at registers and call relatives.
When police arrived, 500 people filled the store and another 1,000 were outside.
Cashiers rang up sales before discovering the woman had no money. Angry customers grabbed clothes without paying.
The limo driver turned the woman in.
Police say she was arrested on three outstanding warrants but wasn't charged for the coat store chaos pending a mental health evaluation.
A spokeswoman for the Burlington, N.J.-based coat store had no comment.
October 28th, 2009 at 12:50 PM ^
I'm almost certain that this was posted at least a week ago, probably more.
October 28th, 2009 at 12:52 PM ^
MGoBlog is quicker than you think now that there are Google Reader type things. You normally have about a 2 hour window to break something here otherwise you'll be beat to the punch.
October 28th, 2009 at 1:00 PM ^
so quick, in fact, that the thread in question actually started as a thread about how we should call our relatives in columbus because a lottery winner was buying $500 coats for everyone.
October 28th, 2009 at 3:22 PM ^
You have relatives in Columbus? I'm sorry, man.
October 28th, 2009 at 7:45 PM ^
Freaky fast.
October 28th, 2009 at 1:04 PM ^
In fact, this seems like ancient history already.
October 28th, 2009 at 1:05 PM ^
Two weeks ago called and wants it's news back.
October 28th, 2009 at 1:58 PM ^
Even with age I still get a laugh out of that joke. I believe the funniest time I heard it was on the Simpsons when someone said referring to Homer that Springfield called and they want their village idiot back. +1 to you.
October 28th, 2009 at 3:35 PM ^
oh, wait... you've heard this one? my bad.
I must be an AS*H*OLE to waste your time.
October 28th, 2009 at 1:22 PM ^
It was posted more then once before you did here today. Thanks a lot, I was expecting an update. You need to hang out with us more and you'd know these things.
October 28th, 2009 at 1:34 PM ^
"It was posted more than once..."
FTFY
October 28th, 2009 at 3:15 PM ^
Well, don't let the mistaken apostrophre up there in the possessive "its" go uncommented upon.
I just ended a sentence with a preposition. DOH
October 28th, 2009 at 5:20 PM ^
And you said "apostrophre"
October 28th, 2009 at 6:44 PM ^
DO NOT MAKE LIGHT OF NAZI'S!!!!!
October 28th, 2009 at 9:45 PM ^
I think I remember where this went the last time someone mentioned Nazis. Wasn't pretty.
October 28th, 2009 at 7:25 PM ^
You sure it wasn't a comma he forgot? "It was posted more, then once before you did today."
October 28th, 2009 at 7:47 PM ^
UVA degree at work, ladies and gents. +1
October 28th, 2009 at 1:31 PM ^
intially. A Classic. Thanks. Odds that it was a Pryor relative? They mentinoed a mental health exam . . .
October 28th, 2009 at 2:02 PM ^
Perhaps Pryor will put "FREE" and "COATS" on his eye blacks to support his crazy aunt. Then speak to everyone's tendency to start riots and, you know, murder.
October 28th, 2009 at 7:25 PM ^
Since when does "mental health exam" narrow it down to anyone specific in Ohio?