oddly enough

oddly enough

How about a shrunken head for Christmas?

NEW YORK

Where’s a Black Friday shopper to turn for a 19th century vampire-killing kit?

Believe it or not, the item is part of the Black Friday madness at the Ripley’s Times Square Odditorium. It will set you back about $25,000.

At a little more than $19,000 a shrunken head is a comparative bargain.

Or the thoughtful gift-giver might prefer a taxidermy Albino giraffe. The price tag is about $1.7 million. Gift-wrapping is not included.

Still got tons of room under the Christmas tree — and about $2.5 million to spare? Your loved one might be clamoring for 18th century, iron-clad elephant armor from India.

Already shopped out? No problem. The “featured collection” is being offered until Dec. 24.

Topless barber faces charges

LONGMONT, Colo.

A woman who purportedly offered topless hairstyling services in northern Colorado faces criminal charges. But police say the problem isn’t cutting hair without a top. It’s cutting hair without a license.

The Longmont Times-Call reports 46-year old Suzette Hall was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of practicing cosmetology without a license.

Hall’s former partner says she advertised $45 topless haircuts online.

According to the arrest warrant, the former partner called police about the topless styling because she “did not believe this was safe or proper.”

Police weren’t able to turn up any Craigslist ads.

Hall’s ex-husband told police she set up shop in Loveland and offered services as “Rebel Barber.” He told police she applied for “a nude license for hairstylists,” but no such license exists.

Ghost hunters in Pa. mistaken for burglars

GETTYSBURG, Pa.

Police in Gettysburg are investigating a complaint concerning a ghost hunt that went bust after a police officer mistakenly thought it was a burglary in progress.

The Gettysburg Times said Tuesday that the Thanksgiving night ghost tour ended with two tourists and their guide being detained at gunpoint.

A patrolman passing the building said after seeing flashlights inside the closed store, he went inside and handcuffed and searched the three ghost hunters.

Police called the owner, who confirmed Gettysburg Ghost Tours had permission to use the purportedly haunted Civil War-ear building.

The building is where the first Union general killed in the Battle of Gettysburg was brought after being fatally wounded. The owner of the Victorian-style photography studio that occupies the building and permitted the tour declined to comment.

Associated Press