oddly enough

oddly enough

NY lawmaker got his goat and horn in the hand

WASHINGTON

Who was more sheepish? The goat hauled to Capitol Hill as a prop or the New York congressman who took a horn in the hand.

The antsy animal was part of a Capitol Hill news conference Thursday to protest federal mohair subsidies. The goat jabbed its horn into the right hand of Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner, drawing blood.

Weiner spokesman Ben Fishel said the congressman “gave a little blood to help end some of the red ink around the mohair program.”

It’s been tough for New York politicians and animals.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was bit by a groundhog last year. Fishel added: “This is more evidence that animal-themed press conferences are not for the faint of heart.”

Weiner’s district includes parts of Queens and Brooklyn, where goats are more likely to be found in butcher shops.

Buffalo head falls, traps man snoozing in recliner

ISLAMADORA, Fla.

Most people would worry about being crushed by a buffalo only out in the wild. It turns out the animals can be dangerous when they’re mounted on walls, too.

Monroe County deputy sheriffs say a man in the Florida Keys had to call 911 when a stuffed water buffalo’s head mounted on a wall fell on him and pinned him as he slept in a reclining chair.

The sheriff’s office said the call came in early Friday from the man, who could only yell his address and tell operators he had been trapped.

The man apparently had wakened when the buffalo head fell on his lap. The head was too heavy for him to lift, but the man was able to reach for his cell phone and call for help. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Cops: Suspect at court tried to sell GPS to owner

VERNON, Conn.

Police say a Connecticut man who appeared at a courthouse to answer a larceny charge broke into several cars in front of the building, took a GPS unit and inadvertently tried to sell it to its owner.

Police say the arrest of 50-year-old Thomas Peno last Wednesday was his 40th.

When he tried to sell the GPS to its owner, an argument ensued, and a bystander called police.

He has been taken into custody by judicial marshals.

Peno was being held on $25,000 bail and was arraigned Thursday on charges of burglary, larceny and breach of peace.

A court clerk says Peno is not yet represented by a lawyer.

Associated Press