Friday, December 13, 2019

Deaths Come in Threes – Snake in Christmas Wreath – Spit in Cop’s Drink (Wisconsin)



Ben Townsend, “When Brushes with Death Came in Three,” Beyond Reality (New York), no. 35, Jan./Feb. 1979, pp. 28-31, 52.  “Experienced newsmen know that notable events – especially deaths and calamities – come in threes.”

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The Sun [UK]
13 December 2019

GOOD WREATH! Man notices Co-op Christmas wreath has a funny smell – and finds SNAKE inside

A BAFFLED dad noticed some scaly bulges in his Christmas wreath and was horrified to discover it contained a dead snake. Karl Gaskell, 43, and his wife Nicki, 40, bought the natural decoration - made from branches and tightly bound straw - from a supermarket to hang on their front door. […] “I panicked because I thought - 'what if it was from China?' I suddenly thought if it had come from Asia somehow, poisonous snakes remain poisonous long after they've died.” […] [Gaskell sent a photo to the Natural History Museum, which informed him that the specimen was a harmless British grass snake.]



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WDJT-TV [Milwaukee, WI]
11 December 2019

Menomonee Falls police detective sues Dunkin' Donuts after employee spit in coffee

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A Menomonee Falls police detective is suing Dunkin' Donuts because an employee spit in his drink. The employee, Brian Colon, admits he did in fact spit in Andrew Martin's coffee in December 2017. […]

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