Based on the Papers

Local newspapers always get involved in rivalries. One small town weekly reported the results of a horse race at the county fair. Only two horses were entered. The first was owned by a man named Brown, who was a local friend of the editor. The other horse belonged to a man named Colburn who lived across the county. Colburn's horse won, but the paper told the story this way: "Brown's horse came in second. Colburn's horse came in next to last."

Source:
Concord Printing newsletter, Cape Girardeau, MO, date unknown.

Telling the Truth

By Alan Smith
More stupid criminals:
In Great Britain in 1997, a young man decided to blackmail a well-known supermarket chain by threatening to contaminate the foods on sale there. He sent a note demanding 30,000 pounds to be paid into his bank account and provided, (just to make sure that they got the right amount into the right account) his bank account number. Not surprisingly he was soon caught and convicted.
Source:
Alan Smith's "Thought For The Day," online.