One Golf Ball Brings Down an Air Force
Did you hear the story about the how one golf ball brought down an entire air force? Well, I’m sure all of you know where the Republic of Benin is. You don’t? It’s right between Togo and Nigeria in West Africa. Ahhh, now you know where it is. Well, in 1987, Benin had no golf courses. Yet, that didn’t stop Matthieu Boya from practicing his game. One day he was hitting golf balls into an open field next to the Benin Air Force base. He hit a high drive that struck a bird in flight. The stunned bird fell into the open cockpit of a fighter plane preparing for takeoff. The startled pilot lost control of the jet and crashed into four other planes parked on the runway. All five planes, making up the entire Benin Air Force, were destroyed. Well, now you know. I found this gem in
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader.
Michelle Wie's "Funny" Uncle
Just last month, police in Seoul, South Korea arrested a 46-year-old man that was representing himself as the uncle of Korean-American Michelle Wie. He appears to have bilked 970 Korean investors out of $14 million for the development of a shoe sterilizing business. Mr. Wie (yes, same name but not related), alledgedly attracted investors to his scheme by showing a picture he had taken with Michelle Wie when she visted Korea in 2003. He claimed that Ms. Wie would be endorsing this business, when in fact she was not even aware of it. He had been perpetrating this deception since last year. You'd think that investors would have gotten wise to a shoe sterilizing scheme. I mean really! Wouldn't a pair of Dr. Scholl's Odor Eaters have done the trick just as well? Source:
Joongan Daily.
