Friday tidbits

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According to a survey of 1,500 filmmakers, actors, critics, and others in Hollywood by the American Film Institute, the American Film Institute's list of most inspirational films:
"It's a Wonderful Life"
“To Kill a Mockingbird”
“Schindler’s List”
"Rocky"
“Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”
“E.T.”
“The Grapes of Wrath”
“Breaking Away”
“Miracle on 34th Street”, and
“Saving Private Ryan”

Alleged thief Nicholas T. Galanis near Modena, Utah, proved a pit bull as a weapon may not work. When police approached him to ask about some stolen property, Nicholas grabbed his dog (which is part pit bull), jumped in his car, and sped off on winding dirt road so bumpy that pursuing deputies said they could see the dog in the passenger seat getting slammed into the window. At some point the poor dog had enough of being jostled around - and bit his owner in the face, “removing part of Galanis' nose,” according to police, who concluded, "And this is what ended the chase.”

Norm Enrique, 63 of Montclair, California, obtained a "gold detector" device that indicated buried gold near his front patio. He began digging a hole, and continued for 10 days making a 60 foot hole but not finding any gold, He told workplace safety officials that paid him a visit that he had planned to go down three or four feet but got "carried away”

While driving his car at 1 a. m., Trooper Patrick Mulcahy noticed that kids were flinging doughnuts at the car. The kids tried to run but Trooper Mulcahy apprehended them and charged them with criminal trespass, criminal mischief, interfering with police, and throwing objects at a moving vehicle.

The Livingston Volunteer Fire Department of Livingston, Kentucky, planned a fish fry to raise money for the Fire Department, but the fish fryer overheated and ignited the grease - which, in turn, ignited the firehouse.

An unnamed couple in Ann Arbor, Michigan, were discussing the topic of marriage late one night, but the woman said she wasn't sure if she was ready. Her boyfriend responded that taking risks is an important part of life, and, to prove his point, he hopped out the first-floor window in the altogether and streaked across the street. However, before he could streak back home, he noticed a couple walking down the sidewalk, and therefore tried to hide the bushes until they passed, unsuccessfully. The couple noticed the bushes rustling, saw feet underneath, causing the male of the walking couple to pull out a gun and order amorous streaker to come out. He did, but then quickly bolted for safety, drawing fire from the walking-couple male, which caused our not-wounded naked lover to hit the ground. A nearby resident called police to report a naked man being chased by a man with a gun - no word on the wedding plans.