Weird News

Justifying that $4 ATM service fee
                            A malfunctioning ATM at a bank in Maine has dispensed $37,000 in cash to man who requested $140.
                           South Portland police say they responded to the TD Bank branch Thursday morning after getting a call from a woman who said a man spending an unusual amount of time at the ATM she was waiting to use.  Officers found the man stuffing cash into a shopping bag.
                           The money was returned to the bank.  Bank officials say they don't want to press charges, but police continue to investigate.  The man hasn't been charged.

Mom, can Satan come over to play?
                           Warsaw, Poland  ----------- A Roman Catholic priest has touched off a controversy in Poland after news media quoted him describing toys like LEGO's Monster Fighters as tools of Satan that lead children to the "dark side".
                            The Super Express tabloid quoted the Rev. Slawomir Kostrzewa urging parents to dump the LEGO series and those of several other firms.   The remarks at a Sunday service in the town of Wolsztyn touched off discussion in predominantly Catholic Poland, which holds priests in high esteem.
                            In remarks Friday to The Associated Press, Kostrzewa denied having referred to Satan, but insists the toys are scary, undermining harmony and security.

Putin denied the chance to supersize
                            Buffalo, N.Y.  ------------- Hey Putin, don't even think about ordering a Super Mighty in Buffalo.
                            Mighty Taco, a Buffalo-based chain of Mexican fast-food restaurants, has banned Russian President Vladimir Putin from all of the company's 23 locations in western New York.
                            The company known for its quirky ads announced on social media this week that effective immediately, Putin is banned from Mighty Taco for seizing Crimea from Ukraine.  Mighty Taco's posting says Putin may be ordering around Crimea, but he won't be ordering a Super Mighty.
                            The posting, which features a red-tinted photo of a gesticulating Putin, says he'll be "welcomed back" at Mighty Taco when he stops acting like a bully and "picking on people".

Rolling out the yoga mats on Capitol Hill
                            Moscow  ------------------- A senior Russian diplomat says U.S. officials should do yoga and watch TV comedy series to ease what he calls their irrational fixation on punishing Russia over Ukraine.
                            Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov's comments  to the Interfax news agency Thursday reflected simmering tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia's annexation of Crimea.
                            Ryabkov said the U.S. got "fixated" on halting cooperation with Russia.  He said his "advice to the U.S. partners is to spend more time outdoors, do yoga ......and watch TV comedy series" instead of "childish whims, tears and hysterics that won't help."