oddly enough

oddly enough

German man writes own obit, bans relatives from his funeral

BERLIN

A German man has taken his grudges to the grave, telling relatives in a posthumous newspaper notice that some of them aren’t welcome at his funeral.

News agency dpa reported Friday that Hubert Martini published his own obituary in the Trierischer Volksfreund, a newspaper in western Germany.

The deceased described himself as “open, honest and unforgiving” and says his five siblings and their families are forbidden from attending his memorial service.

It is unclear what made Martini want to have the last word, but the 64-year-old notes that in life “I have hurt some people – and that’s good.”

Dpa quoted a local undertaker, Martina Schmidt, calling the obituary “out of order.”

Police: Man punches another for refusing ramen noodles

MOHTON, Pa.

Police said a central Pennsylvania man beat his friend for refusing to eat some ramen noodles.

Brecknock Township police said 23-year-old Brian Douglas Hunter cooked the noodles about 11:30 p.m. Thursday and became angry when his 20-year-old friend refused to eat them.

Police said Hunter punched the other man in the right eye 10 to 15 times. Police said the victim had bruises, swelling and a 1-inch cut under his eye.

Thieves in Wis. steal 20,000 pounds of cheese

OAK CREEK, Wis.

It’s a caper of grand proportion in a state that loves its cheddar.

Police in southeastern Wisconsin say 20,000 pounds of cheese has vanished. The cheese, produced by U.S. Foods, was in a semitrailer parked at a business in the Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek when it went missing Thursday.

Police said the semi driver was transporting the load from Green Bay to the New York City area and unhitched the trailer to run an errand. When he returned, the trailer and $46,000 worth of cheese was gone.

Associated Press